The Blumey Awards
Charlotte, NC
2026 Ceremony Date: May 17, 2026
The program's mission is to recognize, reward and encourage talent and achievement in musical theater among high school students in the greater Charlotte area. The Blumey Awards highlight the importance of musical theater and arts education.
Nominees
2025
Alex Board
Javert, Les Misérables: School Edition
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
Haley Rose Ciaramella
Eponine, Les Misérables: School Edition
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
2024
Lainey Gaston
Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Concord Academy
Rylan Lowe
William Shakespeare, Something Rotten!
A.L. Brown High School
2023
Katie Ruttenberg
Mary Magdalene, Jesus Christ Superstar
Central Academy of Technology & Arts
Lance Toppin
Nick Bottom, Something Rotten!
Charlotte Country Day School
2022
Kate McCracken
Alice Murphy, Bright Star
Charlotte Latin School
Lance Toppin
Vlad, Anastasia
Charlotte Country Day School
2021
Bryson Battle
Hickory Ridge High School
Kate McCracken
Charlotte Latin School
2019
Arella Flur
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins
Charlotte Latin School
Sayo Oni
Drew, Rock of Ages
Central Academy of Technology & Arts
2018
Ethan Holtzman
Baker, Into the Woods
Charlotte Latin School
Reneé Rapp
Sandra Bloom, Big Fish
Northwest School Of The Arts
2017
Anna Hertel
Velma Kelly, Chicago
Ardrey Kell High School
Justin Rivers
Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
2016
Amina Faye
Sarah, Ragtime
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
Justin Rivers
Coalhouse Walker Jr., Ragtime
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
2015
Lauren Hunkele
Jo March, Little Women
Northwest Cabarrus High School
Justin Norwood
Radames, Aida
South Pointe High School
2014
Mekhai Lee
Shrek, Shrek The Musical
Northwest School of the Arts
Ashlyn Uribe
Maria, The Sound of Music
Carmel Christian School
2013
Areon Mobasher
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Charlotte Latin School
Eva Maria Noblezada
Ariel Moore, Footloose
Northwest School of the Arts
2012
Kyle Conroy
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Jay M. Robinson High School
Taylor Neal
Belle, Beauty and the Beast
Cuthbertson High School