Xanti Cabrera
Javert, Les Misérables: School Edition
DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts
Jimmy Awards
Regional Awards Programs
Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards - Michael Ballam Awards
Logan, UT
Broadway at the Eccles/Utah Opera Festival & Musical Theatre
2026 Ceremony Date: May 9, 2026
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre is proud to sponsor the Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards, a state-wide musical theatre scholarship program that rewards excellence at the high school level.
Nominees
2026
William Madsen
Eric, Disney's The Little Mermaid
Timpview High School
2025
Alex Farnsworth
Hermes, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Davis High School
Sophie Utley
Polly Baker, Crazy for You
Viewmont High School
2024
Savannah Carrasco
Regina George, Mean Girls High School Version
Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts
Logan O'Donnell
Jimmy Ray Dobbs, Bright Star School Edition
Green Canyon High School
2023
Dylan Bradford
The Man in the Yellow Suit, Tuck Everlasting
American Leadership Academy
Sophi Keller
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Pleasant Grove High School
2022
Savannah Carrasco
Aldonza, Man of La Mancha
Skyridge High School
Hayden Henderson
Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Northridge High School
2021
Brynn Brady
Davis High School
Taylor Garlick
Farmington High School
2019
Abigail Edwards
Belle, Beauty and the Beast
Green Canyon High School
Ethan Kelso
Will Bloom, Big Fish
Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts
2018
Bennett Chew
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Hillcrest High School
Aria Grace Critchley
Jane Porter, Tarzan
East High School
2017
Levi Hopkins
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
Ridgeline High School
Jessica Lewis
Miriam, Fly By Night
DaVinci Academy
2016
Angel Martinez
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
Clearfield High School
Hannah Romney
Brenda Strong, Catch Me If You Can
The Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts
2015
Jordan Kirkham
Robbie Hart, The Wedding Singer
Northridge High School
Abby Watts
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins
Woods Cross High School
2014
Aitana Alapa
Aida, Aida
Woods Cross High School
Matthew Richards
Percy Blakeney, The Scarlet Pimpernel
Northridge High School
2013
Stirling Brenna
Baker, Into the Woods
Ogden High School
Sierra Dew
Eponine, Les Misérables
Lone Peak High School
2012
Peter Lambert
Bobby Child, Crazy for You
Alta High School
Malia Morley
Aida, Aida
Hillcrest High School
2011
Taylor Nefcy
Babe Williams, The Pajama Game
St. Joseph Catholic High School
Aaron Wilcox
Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof
Legacy Preparatory Academy