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It’s Time for School Musicals! School has been in session for a few months which means budding young theatre kids have been hard at work on their school musicals. Starlight’s Blue Star Awards program has been recognizing achievement in high school musical theatre since 2003. All high schools within a 60-mile radius of Starlight are … Continued

Each year, thousands of high school students across the Kansas City metro celebrate their accomplishments at the annual Blue Star Awards Ceremony. This year is the 20th Anniversary of the Blue Star Awards, and 49 schools and more than 3,700 metro area students participated.   For those that may be unfamiliar, Starlight launched the Blue Star … Continued

Last year’s Blue Star Awards celebrated more than 90 students involved in musical theatre from area high schools in our community, and local Olathe East graduate Justin Cooley took home the award for Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role. His win led him to the Jimmy Awards, presented in New York by the Broadway League … Continued

Each year, thousands of high school students across the Kansas City metro wait in anticipation for the announcement of the annual Blue Star Awards nominations. After a hiatus due to the pandemic, Starlight leadership, staff, and board members returned to in-person presentations to reveal this year’s nominations on Thursday, April 28. This year is the … Continued

As a Corporate Charitable Partner, CommunityAmerica Credit Union has generously supported Starlight’s Blue Star Awards Program for the past two years, and countless other charitable organizations.  We recently sat down with Kathryn Harvel, Executive Director of the CommunityAmerica Foundation, to discuss their philanthropic approach.   How would you describe the values that guide CommunityAmerica Credit … Continued

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact schools and students alike, young theatre artists throughout Kansas City prove their adaptability and creativity on and off the stage. On Thursday, April 22, Starlight was proud to reveal the much-anticipated nominations for the 19th annual Blue Star Awards, honoring the hard work of area high school students. … Continued

Thanks to our generous donors and corporate partners, thousands of Kansas City residents are impacted by Starlight’s community engagement programs each year. One of our longest partnerships is with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC), who have helped Starlight advance its mission in many capacities over the past several decades – … Continued

In it’s first-ever virtual Blue Star Awards ceremony, Starlight announced the winners of the 2019-20 Blue Star Awards on Friday, July 31. The online evening featured a number of guest presenters, interviews with students and teachers, and pre-recorded performances by nominees for Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Lead Role. In another “first,” Starlight debuted … Continued

This year’s first-ever virtual Blue Star Awards ceremony also led to Starlight staff creating the first-ever digital Blue Star Awards ceremony souvenir program. While we put it together—we thought, why not dig up the ceremony programs from years past and post them online? Blue Star Awards student alumni, teachers, parents and more can explore and … Continued

Our final Starlight Senior in the spotlight has been active in theatre at Shawnee Mission South throughout her high school years. She shared her passion for performing and creativity as a member of Starlight’s Blue Star Awards Student Council. ALEXA MORGAN New Graduate, Shawnee Mission South High School Blue Star Awards Student Council, 2019-20   … Continued

For the first time in the program’s 18-year history, the Blue Star Awards ceremony will become a virtual event and premiere live on Starlight’s Facebook page Friday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Although Starlight had previously postponed the ceremony in hopes of holding an in-person event in July, leadership and staff have since determined that … Continued

In its first-ever virtual announcement, Starlight revealed the nominations for the 18th annual Blue Star Awards in a live broadcast on Facebook Thursday, May 21. Fifty-three of 54 schools were able to stage their 2019-20 Blue Star Awards musicals throughout the past school year, leading to 179 nominations in 23 categories. Hundreds of Blue Star … Continued

Although the coronavirus pandemic cut the spring semester short for many high school students, it did not negate the months of hard work spent preparing for and staging their high school musical theatre performances last fall and winter. Starlight will publicly recognize many outstanding Kansas City area students and schools when its community engagement team … Continued

In this week’s installment of Starlight Seniors, we shine the spotlight on a second member of our Blue Star Awards Student Council. Recently sporting purple hair for her lead role in Disney’s Descendants, this senior shines in the theatre department of Leavenworth High School. HALEY BELL Senior, Leavenworth High School Member, Starlight Blue Star Awards Student … Continued

In an effort to keep everyone safe in light of circumstances surrounding COVID-19, Starlight staff and leadership have made the decision to postpone Starlight’s Blue Star Awards Ceremony to Friday, July 31, 2020. Starlight recognizes the need, now more than ever, to celebrate the hard work and dedication that so many metro high school theatre students put into … Continued

Starlight is broadening its Blue Star Awards by adding new, noncompetitive aspects to the program in 2020, the first of which will be presented Monday, Feb. 10. Tony Award® nominated actress Laura Osnes headlines the evening event, “A Conversation with Laura Osnes,” and she’ll be joined by a panel of Kansas City theatre professionals. Presented … Continued

On this week’s episode, Carolee Carmello makes her Hello, Dolly! premiere in Kansas City, Love Actually Parody coming to Off-Broadway, a film version of Merrily We Roll Along is in the works and, Starlight Theatre offers college prep workshops to Blue Star Awards students. See Who’s Joining Carolee Carmello in the New Company of Hello, Dolly! Tour Dolly will be back where she … Continued

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