Starlight Theatre to Host 2026 Blue Star Awards, Honoring Area High School Students

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Thirty seven winners took home the top prizes in 32 categories, and $10,000 in monetary prizes were awarded.

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Starlight has announced the 2025-26 Blue Star Awards winners in a red-carpet ceremony at Starlight Theatre Thursday, May 21. Thirty seven winners took home the top prizes in 32 categories, and $10,000 in monetary prizes were awarded to deserving high school students. The ceremony also featured 10 onstage performances.

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Modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards®, Starlight’s annual Blue Star Awards recognize achievement and excellence in musical theatre among Kansas City area high school students. In the 2025-26 Blue Star Awards season, 66 schools and 5,100 metro students participated, making it one of the largest and most respected high school musical awards programs in the nation.

Central - Macormick Carlson Liberty North - Lainey Beaty Park Hill - Chamberlain Webster St. Teresa's Academy - Lainey McManamy

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Olathe West - Lydia Treff for Choreography

Olathe West - Teddy Garcia for Publicity and Marketing

Liberty - Hannah Mees for Direction

Pembroke Hill - Cecilia Miller

Blue Valley Southwest - Aliyah Lawrence

Blue Springs - Cailey Petersen

Fort Osage - Malia Arnold Lee's Summit North - Jake Johnson

Megan Sheehan Park Hill South High School Jesus Christ Superstar

Charlotte Sweet Platte County High School Disney's Newsies

Lawrence Free State - The Addams Family Musical (School Edition)

Olathe Northwest - Mean Girls High School Version

Excelsior Springs - Disney's The Little Mermaid

Central - Footloose

Lawrence Free State - The Addams Family Musical (School Edition)

Liberty - The Phantom of the Opera

Belton - Disney's Descendants: The Musical

Olathe East - Between the Lines

Platte County - Disney's Newsies

Park Hill South - Jesus Christ Superstar

Raymore-Peculiar - Pippin - Costume Crew

Liberty - The Phantom of the Opera - Set Crew

Ruskin - The Prince of Egypt - Desmond Walker III as Moses

Liberty - The Phantom of the Opera - Olivia Dolton as Christine Daaé

Raytown - Hadestown: Teen Edition - Cameron Ritchie as Hermes

Liberty North - Mean Girls High School Version - Jillian Downing as Janis Sarkisian

Lawrence Free State - The Addams Family Musical (School Edition) - Harper York as Grandma

Blue Valley Northwest - Grease - Ryan Peterson as Doody

Platte County - Disney's Newsies

Blue Springs South - Anything Goes

Platte County - Disney's Newsies

Liberty - The Phantom of the Opera

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/kansas-city/article/Starlight-Celebrates-Area-High-School-Students-with-2026-Blue-Star-Awards-Ceremony-20260522)._