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