Blue Star Awards

Kansas City, MO
2026 Ceremony Date: May 21, 2026
Starlight's annual Blue Star Awards recognize achievement and excellence in musical theatre among Kansas City area high school students.
Nominees
2025

Caden Barner
Dmitry, Anastasia
Liberty North High School

Hadley Wilson
Donna, Mamma Mia!
Blue Valley Northwest
2024

Mia Cabrera-Davila
Cady Heron, Mean Girls High School Version
Blue Valley Southwest High School

Peter Dessert
Chad, All Shook Up
Bishop Miege High School
2023

Layla Abu Saada
Katherine Plumber, Newsies
Olathe East High School

Skylar Kline
Bert, Mary Poppins
Central High School
2022

Maddox Bane
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family: School Edition
Park Hill Senior High School

Georgia Barge
Donna, Mamma Mia!
Liberty North High School
2021

Justin Cooley
Olathe East High School

Ava Wolesky
Liberty North High School
2019

Samuel Aubuchon
Terry Connor, Side Show
Blue Springs High School

Janie Carr
Ariel, The Little Mermaid
Shawnee Mission East High School
2018

Sam Aubuchon
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Blue Springs High School

Lauryn Hurley
Amalia Balash, She Loves Me
Mill Valley High School
2017

Stephanie Ainsworth
Rose Alvarez, Bye Bye Birdie
Blue Valley High School

Joey Myers
Edward Bloom, Big Fish
Central High School
2016

Alison Ann Gillespie
Mabel, The Pirates of Penzance
Raymore-Peculiar High School

Lucas Lowry
Chad, All Shook Up
Shawnee Mission West High School
2015

Austin Dalgleish
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Shawnee Mission East High School

Maggie Marx
Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors
Shawnee Mission North West High School
2014

Samuel Long
Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, Curtains
Blue Valley Northwest High School

Maddie Roberts
Princess Fiona, Shrek The Musical
Shawnee Mission East
2013

Patrick Graham
Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd
Lee's Summit North High School

Lily Kaufmann
Janet Van De Graaff, The Drowsy Chaperone
Shawnee Mission East
2012

Tyler Eisenreich
Jimmy Smith, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Blue Springs High School

Brooke Myers
Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls
Lee’s Summit High School
2011

Seth Jones
Bobby Child, Crazy for You
Raymore-Peculiar High School

Katie McKernan
Rose Alvarez, Bye Bye Birdie
Kearney Senior High School
2010

Sarah Bergeson
Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Blue Valley High School

Ben Jones
Leading Player, Pippin
Raymore-Peculiar High School
2009

Keegan Rice
Ren McCormack, Footloose
Shawnee Mission West

Samantha Steinmetz
Dorothy Brock, 42nd Street
Blue Valley High School