Roger Rees Awards New York: Broadway Education Alliance Announces New Faces of 2026 Honorees

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Honorees were granted a total of $470,750 in scholarships awarded by AMDA; Savannah College of Art & Design and more.

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The Roger Rees Awards New Faces 2026 Honorees have been revealed. On May 9th, 30 New York high school performers participated in a day-long career development intensive in midtown Manhattan that included performance coaching by experts in acting, singing and dancing, along with panel discussions. Honorees were granted a total of $470,750 in scholarships awarded by AMDA; Savannah College of Art & Design; Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts and support by New York Film Academy.

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NEW FACES is a featured recognition within The Roger Rees Awards portfolio which honors students for solo performance in a single performance discipline.

The program is presented in collaboration with The Casting Society’s (CSA) leaders Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick and Stephanie Klapper , who lead a team of dozens of professional casting directors who reviewed over 150 student audition videos to select the 30 honorees. These students attended a day-long career event featuring individual performance coaching by renown subject experts Celeste Simone (vocals); Drew Wutke (music director); Maura Malloy (acting); and Karla Garcia (dance). Students also enjoyed masterclasses with college faculty members from AMDA ( J. Elaine Marcos ); Savannah College of Art & Design, SCAD, ( Mike Evariste ) and New York Film Academy ( Sam Underwood ). The event culminated in a discussion on careers in the theater led by Stephanie Klapper .

In addition to the possibility of winning full or partial scholarships from Roger Rees Awards-partner educational institutions, students also celebrated on stage during the 16th annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance on May 17, 2026, at Symphony Space in New York City. The Roger Rees Awards recognize the importance of theater arts education and celebrate the exceptional life and career-long artistic excellence of Broadway’s beloved actor/director, Roger Rees .

Myli Bruno, Rye Neck High School Peyton Burlew, Wantagh High School Reed Harris Butts, Professional Performing Arts School Giana Cabrera, Professional Performing Arts School Noam Chen, Professional Performing Arts School Emma DeFilippo, Professional Performing Arts School Alexandra Frangiskatos, Manhasset High School Tessa Frascogna, Garden City High School Lea Fredonis, Farmingdale High School Alexa Galante, Scarsdale High School Sofia Giannotti, Cardinal Spellman High School Soleil Hall, The Scholars’ Academy Victory Handy, Professional Performing Arts School Jae’den Hastings, Cardinal Spellman High School Kate Koczko, Garden City High School Madeline Lee , Syosset High School Jackson Lehrer, Wantagh High School Scott McKiernan, Cardinal Spellman High School Harrison McNeill, Professional Performing Arts School Julianna Miano, John L. Miller Great Neck North High School Myles Molina, Arlington High School Rohan Nair, Herricks High School Charlotte Nerayoff, John L. Miller Great Neck North High School Grace Selvers, Riverdale Country School Pedro Suaid, Rye Neck High School Joannie Taveras, Bay Shore Senior High School Madeline Travis, Professional Performing Arts School Valentina Vergara, East Hampton High School Rachael Wade, Brooklyn High School of the Arts Addison Yan, Professional Performing Arts School

Photo Credit: Jennifer Buritica-Lopez

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/industry/article/Broadway-Education-Alliance-Reveals-Roger-Rees-Awards-New-Faces-2026-New-York-Honorees-20260529)._