Elizabeth Eldar
Jo March, Little Women
Musical Theatre University
Jimmy Awards
Regional Awards Programs
The Lucie Arnaz Awards
Palm Desert, CA
2026 Ceremony Date: May 31, 2026
The Lucie Arnaz Awards were created to honor and celebrate the outstanding work of teachers and students in the performing arts, specifically musical theatre, in both public and private high schools in The Inland Empire, which includes both Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Nominees
2026
Rowan Thomas
Ren McCormack, Footloose
Martin Luther King High School
2025
Elliot Burns
Jack, Into the Woods
Idylwild Arts Academy
Kayla Rae
Cassie, A Chorus Line Teen Edition
Ramona High School
2024
Rachel Rogstad
Ariel, The Little Mermaid
Arrowhead Christian Academy
Ben Van Dijk
Cornelius, Hello, Dolly!
Rancho Mirage High School
2023
Kayla Rae McCarty
Carmen Diaz, Fame
Ramona High School
Omar Andre Real
Bat Boy, Bat Boy
Idyllwild Arts Academy
2022
Devlyn Novelli
Spongebob Squarepants, The SpongeBob Musical
Temecula Valley High School
Ben Van Dijk
Jack, Into the Woods
Rancho Mirage High School
2021
Nathan Bravo
John W. North High School
Arianna Vila
John W. North High School
2019
Nathan Bravo
Usnavi, In the Heights
John W North High School
Marisa Moenho
Deloris Van Cartier, Sister Act
Murrieta Valley High School
2018
Garrett Ryan Hoy
Fabrizio Naccarelli, The Light In The Piazza
Rancho Mirage High School
Marisa Ines Moenho
Hope Cladwell, Urinetown
Murrieta Valley High School
2017
Laurel Bollard
Belle, Beauty and the Beast
Shadow Hills High School
William Webster
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
Rancho Mirage High School