Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards - May 12
Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards
About The Nominees
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Sophia Leverett
(Ursula - Disney's The Little Mermaid at Providence Catholic HS) Won a JTF Outstanding Performance Award as Elsa and is a 2023 August Wilson regional winner. Originated Ellie in Strike. Spark. Ignite! for UNC New Works. Illinois Thespian President, Steppenwolf YAC member, & future Musical Theatre Student at the University of Michigan. She’s grateful to God, family, & her community. She uncovers truth, protects joy, and carves space for every voice to rise.
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Sebastián Llavona
(Bobby Strong - Urinetown at Dundee-Crown HS) is honored to be an IHSMTA Nominee! His only other theatrical role was Damian in Mean Girls at DCHS. Thanks to his parents, sister Andrea, his vocal teacher Mrs. Westbrook, & DCHS’s Fine Arts program for supporting him throughout his journey in theatre. Finally, he would like to thank the late Matthew Bishop for his generosity.
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Gabriel McKinney
(Ms. Winx - Between the Lines at Homewood-Flossmoor HS) is beyond excited to be back at IHSMTA! You might recognize him from last year’s Urinetown at Homewood-Flossmoor, where he had a blast playing the delightfully wicked Caldwell. Huge shoutout to his amazing family and friends for always cheering him on, he couldn’t do it without you! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!
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Mason Natyshok
(Beadle Bamford - Sweeney Todd at Coal City HS) is blown away and grateful to be nominated! Past productions include Hadestown (Fate), Alice By Heart (The Duchess), and IHSTF All-State Productions of Shrek and The Prom. He plans on attending ISU for a double major in Musical Theatre/Dance. He would like to thank his parents, brothers, his entire family who he loves very much, Kim, Jack, and Shanan!
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