2016 Best in Costumes, Pippin, performed by Huntington Beach Academy of the Performing Arts, and Showcase Trophy winner for best performance of the day, as selected by the Celebrity Judges on 5/21/16.
Grant Bower, 2016 JRAY Actor of the Year portraying Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
Amanda Dayoff, 2016 JRAY Actress of the Year and BAA Winner, portraying Fiona in Shrek The Musical, Orange Lutheran High School.
Tristan McIntyre, 2016 JRAY Supporting Actor of the Year and BAA Winner, portraying Sir Robin in “Spamalot.”
| INDIVIDUAL AWARDS | |||
| Actress of the Year in a Lead Role | Character | Show | School |
| Taylor Aragon | Leading Player | Pippin | Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts |
| Hasti Bakian | Princess Winnifred | Once Upon A Mattress | Los Alamitos High School |
| Miranda Baldo | Morticia Addams | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School |
| Emme Bartlett | Eponine | Les Misérables | Mater Dei High School |
| Josie Bender Bernstein | Mary Lennox | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
| Amanda Dayhoff WINNER | Fiona | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School |
| Sophia Didier | Morticia Addams | The Addams Family | San Clemente High School |
| Megan Djanbatian | Tracy | Hairspray | Citrus Valley High School |
| Crystal Hernandez | Sandy | Grease | Corona del Mar High School |
| Yoomi Kim | Luisa, The Girl | The Fantasticks | Orange County School of the Arts |
| Alexandra Stetkevich | Julia Sullivan | The Wedding Singer | Poly High School, Riverside |
| Brooke Vanderdonck | Narrator | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School |
| Sabrina Von Bogenberg | Morticia Addams | The Addams Family | Newport Harbor High School |
| Macy Warner | Elle Woods | Legally Blonde The Musical | Yorba Linda High School |
| Alexandra Worden | Jo | Little Women The Musical | Tri-School Theatre |
| Nicole Wormley | Mrs. Nellie Lovett | Sweeney Todd | Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts |
| Actor of the Year in a Lead Role | Character | Show | School |
| Joey Bacon | Joseph | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School |
| Duncan Bardeau | Gomez Addams | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School |
| Grant Bower WINNER | Archibald Craven | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
| Josiah Haugen | Sweeney Todd | Sweeney Todd | Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts |
| Matt Hutnyan | Shrek | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School |
| Daniel Klevit | Gomez Addams | The Addams Family | San Clemente High School |
| Henry Lopez | Gomez Addams | The Addams Family | Newport Harbor High School |
| Tiago Santos | Bert | Mary Poppins | Village Christian Theatre Arts |
| Ben Sellers | Oscar Lindquist | Sweet Charity | Mission Viejo High School |
| Scott Senior | King Arthur | Spamalot | Beverly Hills High School |
| Cole Wachman | Pippin | Pippin | Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts |
| Cameron Webb | Robbie Hart | The Wedding Singer | Poly High School, Riverside |
| Blake Weise | Danny | Grease | Corona del Mar High School |
| Supporting Actress | Character | Show | School |
| Alina Aguirre | Wednesday Addams | The Addams Family | Newport Harbor High School |
| Emily Arenal | Frenchy | Grease | Corona del Mar High School |
| Tamara Armstrong | Wednesday Addams | The Addams Family | San Clemente High School |
| Emily Ashcraft | Kim MacAfee | Bye Bye Birdie | Marina High School |
| Kaylee Bashor | Olive Ostrovsky | 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee | San Juan Hills High School |
| Micaela Erickson | Lady Larkin | Once Upon A Mattress | Los Alamitos High School |
| Calyssa Frankel WINNER | Wednesday Addams | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School |
| Samantha Hood | Dragon | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School |
| Kaitlyn Kraack | Paulette Bonafonté | Legally Blonde The Musical | Yorba Linda High School |
| Jenna Luck | Nikki | Sweet Charity | Mission Viejo High School |
| Georgia Mendes | Martha | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
| Alessia Rimicci | Fantine | Les Misérables | Mater Dei High School |
| Supporting Actor | Character | Show | School |
| Mason Amdor | Kenickie | Grease | Corona del Mar High School |
| Zachary Balagot | Matt, The Boy | The Fantasticks | Orange County School of the Arts |
| Noah Geller | Lucas Beineke | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School |
| Jacob Hall | Edna | Hairspray | Citrus Valley High School |
| Kyle Hill | Donkey | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School |
| Alex Katnic | Simeon/Butler | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School |
| Tristan McIntyre WINNER | Sir Robin | Spamalot | Beverly Hills High School |
| John Scott Massey | Herman | Sweet Charity | Mission Viejo High School |
| Sid Piravi | Mitch Majoney | 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee | San Juan Hills High School |
| Charlie Smith | Dr. Neville Craven | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
| Steve Wehner | Laurie | Little Women The Musical | Tri-School Theatre |
| Featured Actress | Character | Show | School |
| Audrey Bivens | Gingy/Mama Ogre/Bluebird | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School |
| Lily Campbell | Colin | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
| Ashley Donaldson | Miss Andrew | Mary Poppins | Village Christian Theatre Arts |
| Gianna Gazich | Beth | Little Women The Musical | Tri-School Theatre |
| Cassidy Ledford | Ursula Merkle | Bye Bye Birdie | Marina High School |
| Carlie McCleary WINNER | Pugsley Addams | The Addams Family | San Clemente High School |
| Shelby Marsh | Queen Aggravain | Once Upon A Mattress | Los Alamitos High School |
| Abby Mohaddes | Zebulon | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School |
| Kayla Morgan | Helene | Sweet Charity | Mission Viejo High School |
| Vita Muccia | Alice Beineke | The Addams Family | Newport Harbor High School |
| Melisa Ulkumen | Jan | Grease | Corona del Mar High School |
| Featured Actor | Character | Show | School |
| Nick Ciulla | Lord Farquaad | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School |
| Matthew Cyprien | Professor Callahan | Legally Blonde The Musical | Yorba Linda High School |
| Owen Lloyd | Sir Galahad | Spamalot | Beverly Hills High School |
| Brandon Martinez | Professor Bhaer | Little Women The Musical | Tri-School Theatre |
| Terren Mueller WINNER | Pharaoh/Benjamin | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School |
| Jack Murphy | Hucklebee | The Fantasticks | Orange County School of the Arts |
| Tristan Neal | Vince Fontaine | Grease | Corona del Mar High School |
| Devin Ricklef | Tobias Ragg | Sweeney Todd | Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts |
| Connor Tree | Mal Beineke | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School |
| Comedienne | Character | Show | School |
| Jillian Brazelton | Fester Addams | The Addams Family | Newport Harbor High School |
| Cassidy McCleary | Alice Beineke | The Addams Family | San Clemente High School |
| Bree Moreno | Pinocchio | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School |
| Allyson Peffers | Catherine | Pippin | Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts |
| Sarah Rudolph WINNER | Lady of the Lake | Spamalot | Beverly Hills High School |
| Comedian | Character | Show | School |
| Jeffrey Baker | Big Daddy | Sweet Charity | Mission Viejo High School |
| Garrett Claud WINNER | Fester Addams | The Addams Family | San Clemente High School |
| Ronald Kinloch | Henry, The Old Actor | The Fantasticks | Orange County School of the Arts |
| Michael Laverde | Adolfo Pirelli | Sweeney Todd | Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts |
| Charles Lindberg | William Barfee | 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee | San Juan Hills High School |
| Ryan McGowan | Judah | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School |
| Solomon Margo | Sir Bedevere | Spamalot | Beverly Hills High School |
| Andrew Olson | Wilbur | Hairspray | Citrus Valley High School |
| Gino Roberto | Kyle B. O'Boyle | Legally Blonde The Musical | Yorba Linda High School |
| Soloist - Female | Character | Show | School |
| Emma Ashford WINNER | Lily | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
| Natalie Garcia | Bird Woman | Mary Poppins | Village Christian Theatre Arts |
| Madeleine Huggins | Alice Beineke | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School |
| Dana Kadifa | Teen Angel | Grease | Corona del Mar High School |
| Jasmine Powell | Rona Lisa Peretti | 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee | San Juan Hills High School |
| Jazmine Ruffin | Motormouth | Hairspray | Citrus Valley High School |
| Soloist - Male | Character | Show | School |
| Michael Dager | Captain Albert Lennox | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
| Daniel Kohanbash | Prince Herbert | Spamalot | Beverly Hills High School |
| Ryan Lloyd | El Gallo, The Narrator | The Fantasticks | Orange County School of the Arts |
| Noah Martinez | Beadle Bamford | Sweeney Todd | Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts |
| Antonio Sellitto | Lurch | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School |
| Jack Van Dalsem | Jean Valjean | Les Misérables | Mater Dei High Scool |
| Adrian Villegas WINNER | Charlemagne | Pippin | Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts |
| Dancer - Female | Character | Show | School |
| Bryndal Braithwaite | Serena | Legally Blonde The Musical | Yorba Linda High School |
| Sarah Droker | Rosie Alvarez | Bye Bye Birdie | Marina High School |
| Molly Dvorkin | Saloon Girl Ancestor | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School |
| Nicole Rogalski | Dance Captain | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School |
| Rebecca Smith | Dance Ensemble | Hairspray | Citrus Valley High School |
| Katie Van Horn WINNER | Suzanne/Frug Specialty Dancer | Sweet Charity | Mission Viejo High School |
| Dancer - Male | Character | Show | School |
| Baxter Bartlett | Frug Dancer | Sweet Charity | Mission Viejo High School |
| Khor Gracie | Levi/Potiphar | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School |
| Toby Kamish WINNER | Dough Boy Ancestor | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School |
| Chris Lee | Dance Captain | Hairspray | Citrus Valley High School |
| Cole Parker | Glen Guglia | The Wedding Singer | Poly High School, Riverside |
| Jack Yang | Dance Ensemble | Mary Poppins | Village Christian Theatre Arts |
| Cameo - Female | Character | Show | School |
| Mia Battaglia | Humpty Dumpty | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School |
| Macy Boren | Pantomime Queen/Lady | Once Upon A Mattress | Los Alamitos High School |
| Caitlin Crawley | Mrs. Kirk | Little Women The Musical | Tri-School Theatre |
| Amy Prochaska | Mrs. Medlock | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
| Tessa Rawlinson | Silks | Pippin | Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts |
| Jessica Schreiber WINNER | The Mute, The Wall | The Fantasticks | Orange County School of the Arts |
| Cameo - Male | Character | Show | School |
| Keishaun Burroughs | Lurch | The Addams Family | Newport Harbor High School |
| Luke Giannelli | Conquistador Ancestor | The Addams Family | San Clemente High School |
| Jasper Hammer | Rodrigo | Little Women The Musical | Tri-School Theatre |
| Christopher James | Ben | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
| Michael Kriesel | Harvey Johnson | Bye Bye Birdie | Marina High School |
| Taylor Lueckenotte | French Taunter | Spamalot | Beverly Hills High School |
| Robbie Newgard | Von Hussler/Park Keeper | Mary Poppins | Village Christian Theatre Arts |
| Arthur Pescan WINNER | Rydell Teacher | Grease | Corona del Mar High School |
| Marcus Veyette | Talking Head | Pippin | Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts |
| SCHOOL AWARDS | |||
| Student Stage Manager of the Year | Show | School | |
| Dana Beech | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School | |
| Katya Beener & McKenna Vargas WINNERS | Sweeney Todd | Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts | |
| Mattie Cross | Little Women The Musical | Tri-School Theatre | |
| Coral Gangitano WINNER | Pippin | Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | |
| Viv LaBreche | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School | |
| Emma Loney | Hairspray | Citrus Valley High School | |
| Hadley Rosen | Spamalot | Beverly Hills High School | |
| Virginia Rumbaugh | Sweet Charity | Mission Viejo High School | |
| Maddie Webb | The Wedding Singer | Poly High School, Riverside | |
| Caroline Wilkes | The Addams Family | Newport Harbor High School | |
| Ensemble of the Year | Show | Director | |
| Beverly Hills High School | Spamalot | Brad Vincent | |
| Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts WINNER | Sweeney Todd | Michael Despars | |
| Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Pippin | Tim Nelson | |
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | The Secret Garden | Stephanie Vlahos | |
| Mater Dei High School | Les Misérables | Joe Alanes | |
| Mira Costa High School | The Addams Family | Carol J. Mathews/Cary Jordahl | |
| Mission Viejo High School | Sweet Charity | Kathleen Cannarozzi Harris | |
| Orange Lutheran High School | Shrek The Musical | Chelsey Everhart | |
| Palos Verdes High School | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Nicole Thompson | |
| San Clemente High School | The Addams Family | Daniel Ingram | |
| San Juan Hills High School | 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee | Cambria Beilstein | |
| Yorba Linda High School | Legally Blonde The Musical | Cathy Petz | |
| Student Orchestra of the Year | Show | Conducted By | |
| Beverly Hills High School WINNER | Spamalot | Bill Bradbury | |
| Citrus Valley High School | Hairspray | Austin Meiners | |
| Corona del Mar High School | Grease | Kevin Weed | |
| Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Pippin | Gregg Gilboe | |
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | The Secret Garden | Alan Mautner | |
| Mira Costa High School WINNER | The Addams Family | Mark McCormick | |
| Mission Viejo High School | Sweet Charity | John Hannan | |
| Newport Harbor High School | The Addams Family | Kevin Weed | |
| Palos Verdes High School | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Shellie Parkinson | |
| San Juan Hills High School | 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee | Dean McElroy | |
| Choreography | Show | Choreographed By | |
| Beverly Hills High School | Spamalot | Isaac Spector | |
| Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Pippin | Diane Makas | |
| Mira Costa High School | The Addams Family | Christopher M. Albrecht | |
| Mission Viejo High School WINNER | Sweet Charity | Kristi Davar | |
| Newport Harbor High School | The Addams Family | Roberta Kay Smith | |
| Orange Lutheran High School | Shrek The Musical | Amy Nadeau Berokoff | |
| Palos Verdes High School | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Niko Montelibano | |
| San Clemente High School | The Addams Family | Laurie Mason | |
| Crew/Technical Execution | Show | Director | |
| Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts WINNER | Sweeney Todd | Michael Despars | |
| Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Pippin | Tim Nelson | |
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | The Secret Garden | Stephanie Vlahos | |
| Marina High School | Bye Bye Birdie | Maureen LeFevre | |
| Mira Costa High School | The Addams Family | Carol J. Mathews/Cary Jordahl | |
| Newport Harbor High School | The Addams Family | Roberta Kay Smith | |
| Orange Lutheran High School | Shrek The Musical | Chelsey Everhart | |
| Palos Verdes High School | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Nicole Thompson | |
| San Juan Hills High School | 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee | Cambria Beilstein | |
| Tri-School Theatre | Little Women The Musical | Hillary Pearson | |
| Yorba Linda High School | Legally Blonde The Musical | Cathy Petz | |
| Costumes | Show | Director | |
| Beverly Hills High School | Spamalot | Brad Vincent | |
| Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts | Sweeney Todd | Michael Despars | |
| Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts WINNER | Pippin | Tim Nelson | |
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | The Secret Garden | Stephanie Vlahos | |
| Orange County School of the Arts | The Fantasticks | Karen Culliver | |
| San Juan Hills High School | 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee | Cambria Beilstein | |
| Tri-School Theatre | Little Women The Musical | Hillary Pearson | |
| Sets | Show | Director | |
| Beverly Hills High School | Spamalot | Brad Vincent | |
| Citrus Valley High School | Hairspray | Elena Villa | |
| Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts | Sweeney Todd | Michael Despars | |
| Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Pippin | Tim Nelson | |
| Los Alamitos High School | Once Upon A Mattress | Stacy Castiglione | |
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | The Secret Garden | Stephanie Vlahos | |
| Mira Costa High School WINNER | The Addams Family | Carol J. Mathews/Cary Jordahl | |
| Mission Viejo High School | Sweet Charity | Kathleen Cannarozzi Harris | |
| Poly High School, Riverside | The Wedding Singer | Chris MarkerMorse | |
| San Clemente High School | The Addams Family | Daniel Ingram | |
| Lighting | |||
| Beverly Hills High School | Spamalot | Brad Vincent | |
| Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts | Sweeney Todd | Michael Despars | |
| Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Pippin | Tim Nelson | |
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | The Secret Garden | Stephanie Vlahos | |
| Newport Harbor High School WINNER | The Addams Family | Robert Kay Smith | |
| Orange County School of the Arts | The Fantasticks | Karen Culliver | |
| San Juan Hills High School | 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee | Cambria Beilstein | |
| Tri-School Theatre | Little Women The Musical | Hillary Pearson | |
| Audio/Sound | Show | Director | |
| Beverly Hills High School | Spamalot | Brad Vincent | |
| Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts | Sweeney Todd | Michael Despars | |
| Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Pippin | Tim Nelson | |
| Newport Harbor High School | The Addams Family | Robert Kay Smith | |
| Orange County School of the Arts | The Fantasticks | Karen Culliver | |
| Tri-School Theatre WINNER | Little Women The Musical | Hillary Pearson | |
| Director of the Year | Show | School | |
| Michael Despars WINNER | Sweeney Todd | Fullerton Union HS Academy of the Arts | |
| Chelsey Everhart | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School | |
| Kathleen Cannarozzi Harris | Sweet Charity | Mission Viejo High School | |
| Maureen LeFevre | Bye Bye Birdie | Marina High School | |
| Carol J. Mathews/Cary Jordahl | The Addams Family | Mira Costa High School | |
| Tim Nelson | Pippin | Huntington Beach APA | |
| Hillary Pearson | Little Women The Musical | Tri-School Theatre | |
| Cathy Petz | Legally Blonde The Musical | Yorba Linda High School | |
| Nicole Thompson | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Palos Verdes High School | |
| Brad Vincent | Spamalot | Beverly Hills High School | |
| Stephanie Vlahos | The Secret Garden | Los Angeles County School for the Arts | |
| Musical of the Year | Show | Director | |
| Beverly Hills High School | Spamalot | Brad Vincent | |
| Fullerton Union HS AOA WINNER - DRAMATIC MUSICAL | Sweeney Todd | Michael Despars | |
| Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | Pippin | Tim Nelson | |
| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | The Secret Garden | Stephanie Vlahos | |
| Mira Costa High School | The Addams Family | Carol J. Mathews/Cary Jordahl | |
| Mission Viejo High School | Sweet Charity | Kathleen Cannarozzi Harris | |
| Orange Lutheran High School | Shrek The Musical | Chelsey Everhart | |
| Palos Verdes High School WINNER - MUSICAL COMEDY | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Nicole Thompson | |
| San Clemente High School | The Addams Family | Daniel Ingram | |
| Tri-School Theatre | Little Women The Musical | Hillary Pearson | |
| Yorba Linda High School | Legally Blonde The Musical | Cathy Petz | |
| Special Achievement of the Year | Show | School | |
| Aerialist Ensemble - Silks and Ropes | Pippin | Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts | |
| Dragon Dancers | Shrek The Musical | Orange Lutheran High School | |
| Dance Ensemble - "Step In Time" | Mary Poppins | Village Christian School | |
| SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS | SCHOOL | ||
| Dana Beech - K. Lee Peck Scholarship | Mira Costa High School | ||
| Dean Bottorff - FCLO Music Theatre Guild | Citrus Valley High School | ||
| Jackson Halphide - INVENT Master Class | Newport Harbor High School | ||
| Sonia Mendez - FCLO Music Theatre Guild | Fullertion Union HS Academy of the Arts | ||
| Tiago Santos - FCLO Music Theatre Guild | Village Christian School | ||
| NEW YORK-BOUND BROADWAY ARTIST ALLIANCE WINNERS | SCHOOL | ||
| Amanda Dayhoff (and recipient of $1,500) | Orange Lutheran High School | ||
| Tristan McIntyre (and recipient of $1,500) | Beverly Hills High School | ||
| SHOWCASE TROPHY - WINNING PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY | SCHOOL | ||
| Pippin | Huntington Beach APA |
