“The Bobby G Awards gives kids in the arts something to hang their hats on…”
— Randy Weeks
Our late DCPA President Randy Weeks founded Bobby G Awards in 2013 when he decided that high school theatre students deserved as much attention as high school athletes.
Randy began working in the DCPA box office, where he got his first taste of ticketing, marketing and public relations, while still a student at the University of Colorado. He became Robert Garner’s successor in 1989 and in 2007 became the President of the DCPA.
“I think this gives them something to strive for. And even if they don’t win, they have participated in a statewide competition. So it is going to be like going to the state championship in sports. We are providing our version of kids getting their letter sweaters.”
— Randy Weeks
Randy passed away in 2014 at age 59. What he started with the Bobby G Awards will ensure that neither he — nor the achievements of students in high school musical theatre — will ever be forgotten.
The Randy Weeks Memorial Fund for The Bobby G Awards was established at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in 2015 to support the advancement of musical theatre for Colorado high school students. Beginning in 2017 the fund will provide financial support to selected schools through The Bobby G Awards. Due to the generosity of Robert and Judi Newman, the DCPA began accepting applications for the Production Support Fund during the 2015/16 Bobby G season.
by Kyle Malone
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“ My whole career was about passion,”
Bob Garner said to The Denver Post.
“It’s true of anybody who wants to be successful: if you don’t have passion for anything, you have nothing.”
The Bobby G Awards, a regional high school musical theatre awards program for THE JIMMY AWARDS National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA), encourages and rewards outstanding achievements in the production of high school musical theatre.
Bob paved the way for Broadway theatre in Denver. Now, DCPA Broadway presents the finest touring productions at The Buell Theatre and The Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Robert Garner (1979–1989) and Randy Weeks (1989–2014) entertained Denver audiences with more than 475 Broadway hits including the pre-Broadway engagement of Disney’s The Little Mermaid as well as 11 national touring premieres such as The Book of Mormon, Peter and the Starcatcher and Pippin. In 1992, DCPA Broadway expanded programming to include cabaret productions at The Garner Galleria Theatre, named after Bob. The first production mounted was the successful run of Forever Plaid, followed by several cabaret hits including Denver’s longest-running musical, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.
WELCOME TO THE 2025
BOBBY G HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS. Following is the order for this evening’s ceremony. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!
WELCOME
JANICE SINDEN, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
PERFORMANCE
OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION NOMINEE –THE ARTS ACADEMY AT PUEBLO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE*
*Two awards will be presented in this category
Marcos Rendon (Pinocchio), Shrek the Musical Denver North High School
Jonah Stadtmueller (Raphael/Elton John), Amelie: Teen Edition Fort Collins High School
Lily Hasselbach (Miss Gardner), Carrie: The Musical Fossil Ridge High School
Gabby Luce (Brooke Wyndham), Legally Blonde Greeley Central High School
Mario Gonzalez (Uncle Henry/Guard), The Wizard of Oz Holy Family High School
Clara Frey (Eileen Evergreen), Nice Work If You Can Get It
Lakewood High School
Daniel Blackburn (Cookie McGee), Nice Work If You Can Get
Lakewood High School
Eden Wagonlander (Brooke Wyndham), Legally Blonde Ralston Valley High School
Grace Galan (Madame), Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella ThunderRidge High School
Micah Mirabella (Belling), Curtains Woodland Park High School
ROBERT AND JUDI NEWMAN RISING STAR AWARD
Eva Mills (Chris Hargensen), Carrie: The Musical Fossil Ridge High School
Audrey Trask (Anya/Anastasia), Anastasia Glenwood Springs High School
Brian Erickson (Pugsley Addams), The Addams Family Grandview High School
Ivy Howell (Katherine Plumber), Newsies Lutheran High School
Brielle Pinther (Eurydice), Hadestown: Teen Edition Northfield High School
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN
PROJECTIONS
Conrad Diniz Behn Nice Work If You Can Get It Lakewood High School
PERFORMANCE
OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION NOMINEE –
VISTA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, NEWSIES
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN
SCENIC DESIGN
Ronnie Funderburke, Rylie Hackett, Bailey Hussen, Helen Spica Taylor
Sweeney Todd, Arvada West High School
Max Fischer, Evie Powell
Hadestown: Teen Edition, Durango High School
Brynn Olsen, John Garner
Carrie: The Musical, Fossil Ridge High School
Morgan Downing
Mamma Mia!, Loveland High School
Jordan Sokolik, Jasper Platt, Megan Platt Newsies, Vista Ridge High School
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DESIGN
Remi Beavers, James Dykstra
Anything Goes, Castle View High School
Will Brown
Hadestown: Teen Edition, Durango High School
Alexander Heinrich
Carrie: The Musical, Fossil Ridge High School
Corbin Suntych, Jeb Matthews
Hadestown: Teen Edition, Greeley West High School
Adeline Lindt, Delilah Tapia, Taylor Morgan
Hadestown: Teen Edition, The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School
PERFORMANCE
OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION NOMINEE –FOSSIL RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN
COSTUME DESIGN
Elleca Cresmen, Olivia Hult, Taylor Dykstra
Anything Goes, Castle View High School
Ava Allen, Sofia Gutierrez
Hadestown: Teen Edition, Durango High School
Brooke Nye, Rebecca Spafford
Carrie: The Musical, Fossil Ridge High School
Bri Howell, Jillian Lietzau
Newsies, Lutheran High School
Caitlyn Riley, Jayce Garcia, Annette Farner
Beauty & the Beast, Riverdale Ridge High School
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIR & MAKE-UP DESIGN
Ava Allen, Sofia Gutierrez
Hadestown: Teen Edition, Durango High School
Jemma Wayne, Rebecca Spafford
Carrie: The Musical, Fossil Ridge High School
Raelynn Kaiser, Savannah Sills
The Addams Family, Grandview High School
Brenna Barry, Ozzy Maisel, Jonathan Sandner, Lily Sandner
Beauty & the Beast, Montezuma-Cortez High School
Savannah Aragon, Nova Miller, Willow Stephenson
Hadestown: Teen Edition, The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School
THE CLAUDIA CARSON
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STAGE MANAGEMENT
Logan Peek, Hadestown: Teen Edition Chaparral High School
Payton Larson, Sister Act Denver School of the Arts
Caitlyn Wellcome, 9 to 5: The Musical Eaglecrest High School
Katelyn Heintz, The Addams Family Grandview High School
Jessica Hix, Beauty & the Beast Riverdale Ridge High School
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ORCHESTRA
Chaparral High School, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Durango High School, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Fossil Ridge High School, Carrie: The Musical
Lakewood High School, Nice Work If You Can Get It
The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School, Hadestown: Teen Edition
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL DIRECTION
Mathew Coronado, Damian Johann, Francisco Castaneda Anastasia, Central High School
Petra Lyon
Hadestown: Teen Edition, Durango High School
Bri McCormick
Carrie: The Musical, Fossil Ridge High School
Chris Loesel, Jennifer Oge Newsies, Lutheran High School
Becca Klock, Brook Mead, Joshua Muller
Hadestown: Teen Edition, The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHOREOGRAPHY
Camryn Leistico, Amanda Meltzer Anastasia, Central High School
Ava Allen, Gillian Reynolds, Jenny Fitts Reynolds
Hadestown: Teen Edition, Durango High School
Libby Johnson, Becca Greer, Susan Habegger Newsies, Lutheran High School
Alana Mills, Peyton Vialpando, Aubrey Vialpando
Hadestown: Teen Edition, The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School
Addison Garrett, Collin Langston, Shayla Mellen Newsies, Vista Ridge High School
PERFORMANCE
OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION NOMINEE –
DURANGO HIGH SCHOOL, HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A
CHORUS
Durango High School, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Fossil Ridge High School, Carrie: The Musical
Lutheran High School, Newsies
The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Vista Ridge High School, Newsies
THE SPIRIT OF THE BOBBY G’S AWARD
Nominated by the Bobby G Adjudication Team, this award recognizes a high school program whose student-centered initiatives and community engagement efforts have gone above & beyond any of the Bobby G nominated categories for a high school production.
Outstanding Special Achievement of Belonging & Community Spirit Denver North High School
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Mathew Coronado, Amanda Meltzer, Anastasia
Central High School
Benjamin Mattson, Jenny Fitts Reynolds, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Durango High School
Jillian Lietzau, Newsies
Lutheran High School
Perseus Coughlin, Taylor Morgan, Hadestown: Teen Edition
The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School
Andy Mello, Newsies
Vista Ridge High School
AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A
LEADING ROLE*
*Two awards will be presented in this category This award is generously sponsored by Deborah Kelly
Marcus Grattan (Vlad), Anastasia Central High School
Gillian Reynolds (Eurydice), Hadestown: Teen Edition Durango High School
Noah Oury (Hermes), Hadestown: Teen Edition Durango High School
Hannah Schnorr (Carrie White), Carrie: The Musical Fossil Ridge High School
Laya Greenacre (Margaret White), Carrie: The Musical Fossil Ridge High School
Kayden Deagle (Crutchie), Newsies Lutheran High School
Grayson Graham (Jack Kelly), Newsies Lutheran High School
Nathaniel Bicha (Orpheus), Hadestown: Teen Edition Northfield High School
Maylis Morales Ortega (Eurydice), Hadestown: Teen Edition
The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School
Elliet Johnson (Hermes), Hadestown: Teen Edition
The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School
AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING
OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Durango High School, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Fossil Ridge High School, Carrie: The Musical
Lutheran High School, Newsies
The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Vista Ridge High School, Newsies
BROADWAY’S NEXT GENERATION!
Two students from our program will join teens from across the U.S. to compete for top honors in a one-night-only showcase at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards®.
2024/25 ADJUDICATORS
Jessica Shea Alverson
Noelia Antweiler
Annie Barbour
Rick Barbour
Stuart Barr
Antigone Biddle
Kelly Bidstrup Graham
Brian Bohlender
Grant Bowman
Wayne Breyer
Juli Brubaker
Kerstin Caldwell
Andrea Camacho
Alex Campbell
Leah Cardenas
Claudia Carson
Leslie Channell
Hap Channell
Jamie Clements
Bud Coleman
Lyndsay Dru Corbett
Maria Corral
Heather Curran
Emily Doherty
Diana Dresser
Rachel Ducat
Rya Dyes
Tara Falk
Beau Fisher
Tammy Franklin
Eric Franklin
Mandy Gardener
Barbara Gehring
Martha Harmon Pardee
Josh Hartwell
Kristin Skye Hoffmann
Damian Hoover
Gavin Juckette
Lucas Kreitler
Maurice LaMee
Cindy Laudadio Hill
Kyle Lawrence
Jason Lythgow
Lara Maerz
Tim McCracken
Leigh Miller
Alicia Millerson
Gabriella Miranda
Rick Mireles
Michaela Murray
BOBBY G AWARDS TEAM
Lyndsay Dru Corbett –
Bobby G Awards
Program Manager & Ceremony Choreographer
Ryan Durfee –Musical Director
Bobby G Band –
Mike Abbott (guitar), Jason
Malberg (bass), Ryan Durfee (piano), Brian Jaffe (drums)
Pamela Nocerino
Natalie Oliver-Atherton
Rebekah Ortiz
Julia Pace Mitchell
Wynn Pastor
Anne Penner
Samantha Piel
Kate Poling
Alan Rubin
Cheri Rubin
Lacey Ruskin
David Saphier
Jill Schladweiler
Rachel Schmeling
Liz Schmit
Georgi Silverman
Madelyn Smith
Grady Soapes
Rachel Kay Taylor
Macy Vinther
Justin Walvoord
Allison Watrous
Sam Wood
Brook Nichols –Technical Director & Stage Manager
Rachel Ducat –Assistant Stage Manager
Stori Heleen O’Foley –
Lighting Designer & Assistant Technical Director
Ben Peitzer –
Live Video Operator & Switcher
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Allison Watrous –Executive Director of Education & Community Engagement
Sam Wood –Director of Education & Curriculum Development
Leslie Channell – Director of Business Operations – Education & Community Engagement
Maria Corral – Director of Community Engagement
Stuart Barr – Technical Director
Lyndsay Dru Corbett – Teaching Artist & Program Manager: Bobby G
Heather Curran – Teaching Artist & Program Manager: Playwriting
Elliot Davis – Evening Registrar & Office Coordinator
Rachel Ducat – Executive Assistant & Business Manager
Video assets provided by Todd Metcalf
Photos by
Rya Dyes – Registrar & On-Site Class Manager
Gavin Juckette – Teaching Artist & Program Manager: Theatre for Young Audiences, Music Coordinator
Tim McCracken – Head of Acting
Rick Mireles – Community Engagement Manager
David Saphier – Teaching Artist & Program Manager: In School Programming
Charlotte Talbert – Librarian
Rachel Kae Taylor – Teaching Artist & Program Manager –Literacy Engagement & Resiliency Programming
Justin Walvoord – Teaching Artist & Program Manager: Shakespeare in the Parking Lot
Susannah McLeod, McLeod9 Creative
Alumni Hosts
Cami Nugent & Connor O’Brian
Alumni Guest Performers
Gabi Karl & Caleb Kezeor
2024/25 BOBBY G AWARDS
Alexander Dawson School
RENT: High School Edition
Arvada West High School Sweeney Todd
Brighton High School Tarzan
Broomfield High School Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Castle View High School Anything Goes
Central High School Anastasia
Chaparral High School
Hadestown: Teen Edition
Cherokee Trail High School Mamma Mia!
Cherry Creek High School
Hadestown: Teen Edition
CIVA Charter High School Between the Lines
Denver North High School Shrek the Musical
Denver School of the Arts Sister Act
Durango High School
Hadestown: Teen Edition
Eaglecrest High School 9 to 5: The Musical
Eagle Ridge Academy
Hadestown: Teen Edition
Elizabeth High School Disney’s Descendants the Musical
Erie High School Into the Woods
Forge Christian High School Matilda the Musical
Fort Collins High School Amelie: Teen Edition
Fossil Ridge High School Carrie: The Musical
Glenwood Springs High School Anastasia
Grandview High School The Addams Family
Greeley Central High School Legally Blonde
Greeley West High School
Hadestown: Teen Edition
Holy Family High School The Wizard of Oz
Lakewood High School Nice Work If You Can Get It
Liberty High School Anything Goes
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Littleton High School Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
Longmont High School Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Loveland High School Mamma Mia!
Lutheran High School Newsies
Montezuma-Cortez High School Beauty & the Beast
Mountain View High School Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Mullen High School The Sound of Music
Northfield High School
Overland High School
Hadestown: Teen Edition
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Palisade High School Little Shop of Horrors
Palmer Ridge High School Pippin
Ponderosa High School Urinetown
Prairie View High School
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School Hadestown: Teen Edition
Ralston Valley High School Legally Blonde
Regis Jesuit High School
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Renaissance Secondary School Urinetown
Rifle High School Guys & Dolls
Riverdale Ridge High School Beauty & the Beast
SkyView Academy High School Chicago: Teen Edition
ThunderRidge High School
The Vanguard School
Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Hadestown: Teen Edition
Vista Ridge High School Newsies
Westminster High School
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
Windsor High School Mamma Mia!
Woodland Park High School Curtains
SERIOUS TRAINING SERIOUS FUN
Take your skills to the next level with one and two-week summer classes. Musical Theatre Showcase, Audition Intensive, Improv Showcase, Teen Performances of The Hobbit, William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (A Wild West Adventure), The Phantom Tollbooth, The Big Variety Show Bash, Teen Acting Intensive and more! ENROLL TODAY
