The 13th Annual National Youth Arts Awards for the 2017-2018 season have just been announced, and SOOP earned 4 awards and 15 additional nominations! Congratulations to all of our SOOP 2017/2018 cast members – we are proud of each and every one of you for all that you do!

Awards:

Artist of the Year: Maggie Solimine (Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly! and Sophia Zubritsky in Fools @ Pelham, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde @ SOOP)

Lead Performance (Junior Division): Malia McLellan as Ariel in The Little Mermaid

Lead Performance (Junior Division): Oliver Tam as Eric in The Little Mermaid

Ensemble (Junior Division): The Little Mermaid

Nominations:

Lead Performance in a Musical (Junior Division): Caitlin Winston as Ariel in The Little Mermaid

Lead Performance in a Musical (Junior Division): Aidan Zusin as Eric in The Little Mermaid

Supporting Performance in a Musical: Sarah Cullen as Vivienne in Legally Blonde

Supporting Performance in a Musical: Samantha Romanello as Paulette in Legally Blonde

Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Leo Garcia as Scuttle in The Little Mermaid

Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Austin Kelly as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid

Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Emma Koonce as Ursula in The Little Mermaid

Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Maddy Lyons as Flounder in The Little Mermaid

Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Quentin Meyer as Scuttle in The Little Mermaid

Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Isabella Rosado as Ursula in The Little Mermaid

Featured Performance in a Musical: Jordan Gray as Brooke in Legally Blonde

Featured Performance in a Musical: Emma McNulty as Serena in Legally Blonde

Ensemble: Legally Blonde

Set Design: Reilly Rabitaille for Legally Blonde

Direction: Paul Romanello for Legally Blonde

To see the full list of winners and nominations for this ceremony, click on http://www.nationalyouththeatre.com/news/news_nya_awards2018_eastern_matinee.asp.