The Monte Awards
Tucson, AZ
2026 Ceremony Date: May 17, 2026
The Monte Awards is a scholarship competition for talented high school musical theater performers in the Tucson area.
This program was formerly known as Tucson Starlight Awards – High School Musical Theatre Finals and was formerly part of the Ben Vereen Awards.
Nominees
2025
Gavin Evanson
Hades, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Salpointe Catholic High School
Chloe Harris
Eurydice, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Salpointe Catholic High School
2024
Lance Jacobson
Edward Bloom, Big Fish
Catalina Foothills High School
Samia Posadas
Cinderella, Into the Woods
Salpointe Catholic High School
2023
Korin Messina
Nick Bottom, Something Rotten!
Cienega High School
Samia Posadas
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Salpointe Catholic High School
2022
Evan Grant
Sky Masterson, Guys and Dolls
Cienega High School
Chloe Harris
Sister Mary, Disaster, The Musical
Salpointe Catholic High School
2021
Kendall Hicks
Ironwood Ridge High School
Aiden James McCoy
Ironwood Ridge High School
2019
Chloe Elmer
Heidi, [title of show]
Ironwood Ridge High School
Austin Killian
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Sabino High School
2018
Danny Fapp
Baker, Into the Woods
Ironwood Ridge High School
Elizah Knight
Baker's Wife, Into the Woods
Ironwood Ridge High School
2017
Sophia Rose Franklin
Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls
Ironwood Ridge High School
Luke Gaff
Baker, Into the Woods
Desert Christian High School
2016
Sarah Chico
Aida, Aida
Marana High School
Daniel Rosenberg
Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ Superstar
The Gregory School