Playhouse Square Dazzle Awards
Cleveland, OH
2026 Ceremony Date: May 16, 2026
The Dazzle Awards inspire and honor excellence in high school musical theater, and recognize the importance of musical theater and arts education within the Northeast Ohio community.
Nominees
2025
Mira Cahalane
Hermes, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Hudson High School
Tony Fritzgerald
Donkey, Shrek The Musical
St. Ignatius High School
2024
Kyle McFalls
Spongebob Squarepants, The SpongeBob Musical
The Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC
Lindsey Ross
Baker's Wife, Into the Woods
Hudson High School
2023
Savon Harris
Coalhouse Walker Jr., Ragtime School Edition
Mayfield High School
Calista Zajac
Roxie Hart, Chicago: Teen Edition
Magnificat High School
2022
Daniel Blum
Leo Frank, Parade
Mayfield High School
Gabi Ilg
Laura, Band Geeks
Medina High School
2021
Lauren Claxton
Wadsworth Senior High School
Wilson Ha
Hawken School
2019
J.R. Heckman
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
Solon High School
Margo Tipping
Mrs. Irene Molloy, Hello, Dolly!
Walsh Jesuit High School
2018
J.R. Heckman
Archibald Craven, The Secret Garden
Solon High School
Reyna Grace Moran
Velma Kelly, Chicago
The Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC
2017
Reyna Grace Moran
Vanessa, In the Heights
The Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC
Brandon Schumacker
Emmett Forrest, Legally Blonde the Musical
Rocky River High School
2016
J.R. Heckman
Donkey, Shrek The Musical
Solon High School
Kate Klika
Ariel, The Little Mermaid
The Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC