Starlight Theatre and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Congratulate the Blue Star Award Recipients of the Past 5 Years!
Outstanding Overall Production
2007 - Lee's Summit - Wonderful Town
2006 - Park Hill - Les Misérables
2005- Lee’s Summit North - Seussical, the Musical
2004 - Lee's Summit - Children of Eden
2003 - Shawnee Mission East - Little Shop of Horrors
Outstanding Direction
2007 - Olathe South - Hello Dolly!
2006 - Park Hill - Les Misérables
2005 - Shawnee Mission Northwest - Working
2004 Lee’s Summit North - The Music Man
2003 Shawnee Mission East - Little Shop of Horrors
Outstanding Musical Direction
2007 - Park Hill - Beauty and the Beast
2006 - Lee’s Summit North - Evita
2005 - Blue Valley - Anything Goes
2004 - Raymore-Peculiar - Bat Boy
2003 - The Pembroke Hill School - Godspell
Outstanding Choreography and Staging
2007 - Lee’s Summit - Wonderful Town
2006 - Blue Valley - Will Rogers Follies
2005 - Olathe East - Anything Goes
2004 - Park Hill - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2003 - Blue Springs South - Oklahoma!
Outstanding Orchestra
2007 - Lee’s Summit North - Copacabana
2006 - Shawnee Mission Northwest - Pirates of Penzance
2005 - Shawnee Mission East - Brigadoon
2004 - Blue Valley North - West SideStory
2003 - Olathe East - The Boyfriend
Outstanding Scenic Design
2004 - Shawnee Mission South - Little Shop of Horrors
2003 - Ruskin - Bring in the Morning
Outstanding Scenic Design, Tier I
2007 - Lee’s Summit - WonderfulTown
2006 - Raymore-Peculiar - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2005 - Bishop Ward - Into the Woods
Outstanding Scenic Design, Tier II
2007 - Central - Brigadoon
2006 - Central - Sound of Music
2005 - Lee’s Summit North - Seussical, the Musical
Outstanding Lighting Design
2007 - Shawnee Mission South - Once on this Island
2006 - North Kansas City - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2005 - Shawnee Mission East - Brigadoon
2004 - Shawnee Mission East - Once Upon A Mattress
2003 - Gardner Edgerton - Les Misérables
Outstanding Technical Crew
2007 - Lee’s Summit West - Violet
2005 - Blue Valley Northwest - Oliver
2004 - Shawnee Mission North - The King and I
2003 - Blue Valley North - Les Misérables
Outstanding Costume Design
2007 - Excelsior Springs - Jekyll & Hyde
2006 - Kearney - Once on This Island
2005 - St. Pius X - Fiddler on the Roof
2004 - St. Pius X - Into The Woods
2003 - Bishop Ward - Grease
Outstanding Hair & Makeup Design
2007 - Grandview - Pippin
2006 - Hickman Mills - Seussical, the Musical
2005 - Winnetonka - Beauty and the Beast
2004 - Rockhurst - Guys and Dolls
2003 - Blue Valley - Grease
Outstanding Graphic Design
2007 - Shawnee Mission North - Hair
2006 - Shawnee Mission North - Starmites
2005 - Olathe South - Grease
2004 - Blue Valley - Kiss Me, Kate!
2003 - Truman - Anything Goes
Outstanding Lobby Design
2007 - Central - Brigadoon
2006 - Rockhurst - South Pacific
2005 - Blue Valley - Anything Goes
2004 - Truman - Godspell
2003 - Blue Valley - Grease
Outstanding Technical Achievement
2007 - Olathe North - Kristina Banton
2006 - Olathe South - Sheila Hunter
2005 - Lee’s Summit North - Kaylie Roy
2004 - Olathe East - Susan Surman
2003 - Truman - Andrew Thompson
Outstanding Chorus
2007 - Shawnee Mission Northwest - Bye Bye Birdie
2006 - Kearney - Once on This Island
2005 - Rockhurst - Jesus Christ Superstar
2004 - Shawnee Mission Northwest - Carousel
2003 - Shawnee Mission South - Les Misérables
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
2007 - Shawnee Mission Northwest - Kaitlin Mesh as Rose Alvarez, Bye Bye Birdie
2006 - Shawnee Mission South - Jessica Smith as Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls
2005 - Blue Valley - Kaitlyn Davidson as Reno Sweeney, Anything Goes
2004 - Blue Valley - Kaitlyn Davidson as Lilli Vanessi/ Katherine, Kiss Me, Kate!
2003 - Blue Valley Northwest - Elizabeth Sykes as the Witch, Into the Woods
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role
2007 - Shawnee Mission West - Eric Huffman as Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde, Jekyll & Hyde
2006 - Park Hill - David Pope as Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
2005 - Blue Springs - Devin Ceperley as the Beast, Beauty and the Beast
2004 - Raymore-Peculiar - Jared Hill as Bat Boy, Bat Boy
2003 - Blue Valley North - John Kultgen as Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role
2007 - Blue Valley Northwest - Brittany Church as Martha, The Secret Garden
2006 - Rockhurst - Tina Khaleghi as Bloody Mary, South Pacific
2005 - Shawnee Mission Northwest - Marisa Wilson as Kate Rushton, Working
2004 - Gardner Edgerton - Ashley Stanley as Miss Delilah Strict, Zombie Prom
2003 - Olathe South - Tracy Van Unen as the Sergeant,The Pirates of Penzance
Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role
2007 - Pembroke Hill - Brennan Caldwell as Edward Hyde, Jekyll & Hyde
2006 - Barstow School - Jacob Highland as Will Parker, Oklahoma!
2005 - Lee’s Summit North - John Goodman as Horton the Elephant,Seussical, the Musical
2004 - Blue Springs - Joey Daniel as Willard Hewitt, Footloose
2003 - Rockhurst - Roy Lightner as Paul, A Chorus Line
Outstanding Featured Performance
2007 - Raymore-Peculiar - Tiffany Marin as Bonnie, Anything Goes
2006 - Park Hill South - Toshia Coleman as Mabel Washington, Fame
2005 - Rockhurst - Julian Rivera as Simon Zealots, Jesus Christ Superstar
2004 - Lee’s Summit - Erikka Dunn as Mama, Children of Eden
2003 - Blue Valley Northwest - Jared Loehr as Milky White, Into the Woods
Outstanding Character Performance
2007 - Kearney - Katie Weidmaier & Caleb Hoffman as Audrey II, Little Shop of Horrors
2006 - Pembroke Hill - Brennan Caldwell as Harry MacAfee, Bye Bye Birdie
2005 - Truman - Mike Hudgens as Nicely, Nicely Johnson,Guys & Dolls
2004 - Liberty - Adam Sharples as Ali Hakim, Oklahoma!
2003 - Blue Valley West - Jenny Franz as Yente the Matchmaker, Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Ensemble Member
2007 - Shawnee Mission East - Courtney Pennington as Info Booth Girl, Sweet Charity
2006 - Shawnee Mission Northwest - Kaitlin Mesh as Madelaine, Pirates of Penzance
2005 - Blue Springs - Chris Paris, Beauty and the Beast
2004 - Olathe South - Eric Casady, Kiss Me, Kate!
2003 - Bishop Ward - Rachelle LeDesma, Grease
Outstanding Ensemble Group
2007 Blue Springs, Barbershop Quartet, The Music Man
2006 Olathe South, The Lost Boys, Peter Pan
2005 Shawnee Mission Northwest , The Cast, Working
2004 Kearney , The Russian Dancers, Fiddler on the Roof
2003 The Paseo Academy of Performing Arts, The Cotton Pickers, Purlie
To view the full-page 2007 Blue Star Awards ad in
The Kansas City Star, click on the link below.
2007 Blue Star Awards ad.pdf.