Spirit of the MACY Awards
La Mirada, CA
2026 Ceremony Date: May 23, 2026
The Spirit of the MACY Awards is dedicated to encouraging, recognizing and rewarding achievement and excellence in high school musical theatrein Greater Orange County, California.
Nominees
2025
Isaiah Medina
Orpheus, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Tesoro High School
Lauren Norrix
Judy Bernly, 9 to 5
Laguna Beach High School
2024
Catherine Dosier
Lily Caven, The Secret Garden
Huntington Beach High School Academy for the Performing Arts
Robbie Troyan
Tiernan, The Pirate Queen
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
2023
Christian McCleary
Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera
San Clemente High School
Natalia Vassilian
Katherine, Freaky Friday
Tesoro High School
2022
Sean Kato
The Stoker, Titanic
Huntington Beach High School
Payton Moore
Gladys, The Pajama Game
Huntington Beach High School
2019
Elyse Bell
Jo March, Little Women
Yorba Linda High School
Michael Iskander
Usnavi, In the Heights
Marina High School
2018
Sabrina Astle
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Laguna Hills High School
Zach Fogel
Leo Frank, Parade
La Habra High School
2017
Maggie Gidden
Rusty, Footloose
Orange County School of the Arts
Adrian Villegas
Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde, Jekyll & Hyde
Huntington Beach High School
2016
Amanda Dayhoff
Princess Fiona, Shrek The Musical
Orange Lutheran High School
Adrian Villegas
Stone, City of Angels
Huntington Beach High School
2015
Morgan Higgins
Eponine, Les Misérables
St. Margaret's Episcopal School
Anthony Skillman
Tarzan, Tarzan
Orange Lutheran High School
2014
D'Arcy Green
JoJo, Seussical
Tesoro High School
Shane Satterfield
The Cowardly Lion, The Wizard of Oz
La Habra High School
2013
Michael Burrell
Baker, Into the Woods
Lutheran High School of Orange County
Sarah Pierce
Cinderella, Into the Woods
Lutheran High School of Orange County
2012
Elan J. Kramer
Baker, Into the Woods
Laguna Beach High School
Jaclyn Stickel
Janet Van De Graaff, The Drowsy Chaperone
La Habra High School
2011
Douglas Davis
Jane Eyre, Edward Rochester
St. Margaret’s Episcopal High School
Sarah Sommers
Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Lutheran High School of Orange County
2010
Bryan Galvan
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
Valley High School
Elise Vannerson
Florence Vassey, Chess
Orange County High School of the Arts
2009
Sarah Franklin
Jo March, Little Women
Lutheran High School of Orange County
Ryan Morton
Laurie, Little Women
Orange County High School of the Arts