AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS (est. 2013)

Award of Merit
Liesl Cruz (2025)

Past Recognition
(We gratefully acknowledge these unique contributors who helped to build Stage Center into the institution that it is today)
Lyn Cramer, Karen Dymond, Ray Evans, Carol and Hanna Gamble, Shawn Meyer (2024)
Centenary College of Louisiana Theatre Program, Eugen Crook, Jade Crook Dishman, Katie Dupont, Emerson Jones, Josh Talley, Kim McInnis (2023)
Heidi Cooper, Darion Elie, Grace Community, Virginia Dupree Joyner, Jamie Kiihnl, Jennifer Reeme, Arden Miller (2022)
Sara Burney, Maddison Gilcrease, Zhailon Levingston, Patriot Mortgage, Julia Raring, Sarah Shoup (2021)
Tracy Jones, Luke Lee, Cade Ostermeyer, Tamara Sexton (2020)
Charlies Chapman, Melissa Goslin, Aiden Poling, Jason Shidiskis, Logan Sledge (2019)
Monica Haynes, Glenda Johnson, Phillip Mullins, Terri Ostermeyer, Kat Payne (2018)
Terri Fisher, Candy Huggins, Mary Kate McLaurine (2017)
Maddison Gilcrease, Kasie Mainiero, Lela Robichaux, Trey & Tina Tomasek (2016)
Jason Anderson, Elizabeth Beagley, Kayla Cason, John Peyton Pou, Daniel Salazar (2015)
Cameron Cason, Bryan Grisham, Emilane Watson, Sarah Wise (2014)

Favorite SOPA Production
Mean Girls (2025)
Legally Blonde (2024)
Anastasia (2023)
Disney’s Descendants (co-Production, 2022)
Disney’s Moana (2021)
Bring It On (co-Production, 2020)
Disney’s Frozen (2019)
Disney’s Aladdin (2018)
Shrek the musical (2017)
Disney’s The Little Mermaid (co-Production, 2016)
Disney’s The Lion King (*new* in 2015)

Favorite Choreography
Six The Musical (2025)
The SpongeBob Musical (2024)
The Addams Family (2023)
Disney’s Descendants (2022)
Roald Dahl’s Matilda (2021)
Bring It On (2020)
Disney’s Newsies (2019)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(2018)
Green Day’s American Idiot (2017)
Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2016)
Jesus Christ Superstar (2015)
A Chorus Line (2014)
Evita (2013)

Favorite Scenic Design
Six The Musical (2025)
The SpongeBob Musical (2024)
The Addams Family (2023)
Disney’s Descendants (2022)
Roald Dahl’s Matilda (2021)
Carrie (2020)
Disney’s Newsies (2019)
Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2018)
Peter and the Starcatcher (2017)
Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2016)
Bonnie & Clyde (2015)
Ragtime (2014)
Evita (2013)

Favorite Costume Design
Six The Musical (2025)
The SpongeBob Musical (2024)
A Christmas Story (2023)
Kinky Boots (2022)
Roald Dahl’s Matilda (2021)
Amelie (2020)
Disney’s Newsies (2019)
DIsney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2018)
Joseph…Dreamcoat (2017)
Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2016)
Bonnie & Clyde (2015)
Ragtime (2014)
9 to 5 the musical (2013)

Leading Performance
2025 – Hannah Wallace (Hairspray)
2024 – Christian Perkins (The SpongeBob Musical)
2023 – Anna Maria Sparke (The Addams Family)
2022 – Cordara Newson (Kinky Boots)
2021 – Selena Simmons (Spring Awakening)/John Bogan (Matilda)
2020 – Mary Grace Humphries (Amelie)/Lucas Mainiero (Curious Incident)
2019 – Maddison Gilcrease (Newsies)/Aiden Poling (Newsies)
2018 – Mary Kate McLaurine (Fun Home)/Seth Taylor (Hunchback)
2017 – Cara Derrick (Curtains)/John Peyton Pou (American Idiot)
2016 – Heather Bryson (Next to Normal)/Ryan Williams (Next to Normal)
2015 – Hollis Scarborough (Bonnie & Cyde)/Daniel Salazar (Cabaret)
2014 – Missy Wise (Ragtime)/Seth Taylor (Ragtime)
2013 – Missy Wise (Evita)/John Bogan (9 to 5)

Supporting Performance
2025 – Mia Kiihnl (Hairspray)
2024 – Trey Jackson (The SpongeBob Musical)
2023 – Trey Jackson (The Addams Family)
2022 – Selena Simmons (Kinky Boots)
2021 – Daniel Salazar (Matilda)/Mary Grace Humphries (Matilda)
2020 – Cade Ostermeyer (Carrie)/Hannah Wallace (Bring It On)
2019 – Lucas Mainiero (Newsies)/Kezia Pigford (Newsies)
2018 – Marshall Merrit (Godspell)/Mary King (Whorehouse)
2017 – Chase Miller (American Idiot)/Anna Maria Sparke (Curtains)
2016 – Cameron Cason (The Little Mermaid)/Aubrey Buckner (Next to Normal)
2015 – Jason Shidiskis (Cabaret)/Earleen Bergeron (Cabaret)
2014 – Bryan Grisham (Ragtime)/Nia Savoy (Ragtime)
2013 – Corey Shadd (9 to 5)/Cara Derrick (9 to 5)

Featured Performance
2025 – Annabelle Johnson (Hairspray)
2024 – Sarah Jackson (The SpongeBob Musical)
2023 – Amelia Osborn (The Addams Family)
2022 – Lacee Smith (Kinky Boots)
2021 – Amelia Raring (Matilda)/Cade Ostermeyer (Matilda)
2020 – Mary Grace Humphries (Bring It On)/Christian Perkins (Bring It On)
2019 – Sarah Lord (Newsies)/Nate Bokenfohr (Newsies)
2018 – Marguerite Papa (Godspell)/Finnegan Collins/Jayden Norwood (Fun Home)
2017 – Liesl Cruz (Curtains)/Daniel Salazar (Peter & the Starcatcher)
2016 – Cassidy Giddens (Into the Woods)/Jason Shidiskis (Into the Woods)
2015 – Emily Mwakitawa (JCSuperstar)/Cordara Newson (Bonnie & Clyde)
2014 – Lindsey Filieccia (Ragtime)/Cordara Newson (Ragtime)
2013 – Delia Caldwell (9 to 5)/John Peyton Pou (9 to 5)

Ensemble Performance
2025 – Nate Bokenfohr, Zoë Brown, Kaden Jones
2024 – Nate Bokenfohr, Ray Evans, Mia Kiihnl
2023 – Kaitlyn Brown, Espyn Doughty, Millie Oakes
2022 – Tianna Andrews, Kaitlyn Brown, Fordham Hammond
2021 – Dane Bogosian, Darion Elie, Fordham Hammond/Carolanne Adams, Emma Burney, Rachel Evans
2020 – Julian Faust, Fordham Hammond, Cade Ostermeyer/Mary Beth Gaines, Bella Mainiero, Selena Simmons
2019 – Fordham Hammond, Aiden Poling, Jason Shidiskis/Mary Grace Humphries, Bella Mainiero, Selena Simmons
2018 – Carter Calahan, Marshall Merritt, Aiden Poling/Meredith Fisher, Sophia Gappo, Mary Kate McLaurine
2017 –
2016 – Cody Griffin, Isaiah Aaron Jones, Jason Shidiskis/Emily Buckner, Kaitlyn Bundrick, Kezia Pigford
2015 – Cameron Cason, Isaiah Aaron Jones, John Peyton Pou/Aubrey Buckner, Emily Buckner, Courtnei Gabriel
2014 – John Peyton Pou, Daniel Salazar, Jason Shidiskis/Katy Allred, Mary King, Sarah Wise
2013 – Zhailon Levingston, Luke Sexton, Gentry Williams/Barbara Holmes, Tamara Mayer, Misty Shadd

Breakout Performance
2025 – Paul Petersen (The Shark is Broken)
2024 – Charlie Roppolo (Jersey Boys)
2023 – Mia Kiihnl (The Addams Family)
2022 – Jaya McSharma (Disney’s Descendants)
2021 – Abigail Weyermuller (Matilda)
2020 – Christian Perkins (Bring It On)
2019 – Levi Volcheck (Newsies)
2018 – Trevo Brown (Hunchback)
2017 – Aiden Poling (American Idiot)
2016 – Aubrey Buckner (Next to Normal)
2015 – Cassidy Giddens (JCSuperstar)
2014 – Zac Rowe (Tarzan)
2013 – Misty Shadd (9 to 5)

“Diva” Performance
2025 – Trey Jackson (Hairspray)
2024 – Angelique Feaster Evans (POTUS)
2023 – Ryan Williams (A Christmas Story)
2022 – Anna Maria Sparke (Disney’s Descendants)
2021 – Lachle Boniol (Matilda)
2020 – Selena Simmons (Bring It On)
2019 – Emily Mwakitawa (Avenue Q)
2018 – Mary King (Whorehouse)
2017 – Blayne Weaver (Peter & the Starcatcher)
2016 – Jasey Gilbert (The Little Mermaid)
2015 – Megan Lowe (JCSuperster)
2014 – Barbara Holmes (Ragtime)
2013 – Mary King (The Civil War)

Favorite Dramatic Duo/Group
Youree McBride Jr., Paul Petersen, Logan Sledge (The Shark is Broken-2025)
Zhailon Levingston, Mikah Thomas (Topdog/Underdog-2024)
Heather Peak Hooper, Blayne Weaver (Misery-2023)
Cordara Newson, Cade Ostermeyer (Kinky Boots-2023)
Mary Grace Humphries, Abigail Weyermuller (Matilda-2021)
Lucas Mainiero, Youree McBride, Jr. (Curious Incident-2020)
Logan Sledge, Blayne Weaver (A Steady Rain-2019)
John Bogan, Seth Taylor (Hunchback-2018)
Aiden Poling, John Peyton Pou, Daniel Salazar (American Idiot-2017)
Jim Cowles, Daniel Salazar (Red-2016)
Rachel Magill, Jason Shidiskis (Cabaret-2015)
Seth Taylor, Missy Wise (Ragtime-2014)
Jared Watson, Missy Wise (Evita-2013)

Favorite Comdic Duo/Group
Trey Jackson, Daniel Salazar (Hairspray-2025)
Nate Bokenfohr, Mia Kiihnl, Marshall Merritt (The SpongeBob Musical-2024)
Carson Alvarez, Charlie Roppolo, Madelyn Stewart, Tessa VandurKuy (A Christmas Story-2023)
Samuel Copeland, Cara Derrick, Katie Dupont, Anna Maria Sparke (Descendants-2022)
Lachle Boniol, Cade Ostermeyer (Matilda-2021)
Cassidy Giddens, Fordham Hammond (Bring It On-2020)
The Newsies (Newsies-2019)
Carter Calahan, Aiden Poling, Jason Shidiskis (Whorehouse-2018)
Jesse Kortus, Daniel Salazar, Nolan Tomasek (Peter & the Starcatcher-2017)
Cameron Cason, Kaelon Gerard, Cade Ostermeyer (The Little Mermaid-2016)
Tommy Thurston, Missy Wise (Bonnie & Clyde-2015)
Nolan Budgewater, Zac Rowe (Tarzan-2014)
Corey Shadd, Seth Taylor (Avenue Q-2013)

Favorite Romantic Duo
Ja’Siah Jackson, Mia Kiihnl (Hairspray-2025)
Sam Ortiz, Charity Schubert (POTUS-2024)
Nate Bokenfohr, Mia Kiihnl (The Addams Family-2023)
Bella Mainiero, Christian Perkins (Descendants-2022)
Cade Ostermeyer, Selena Simmons (Spring Awakening-2021)
Mary Grace Humphries, Cade Ostermeyer (Amelie-2020)
Maddison Gilcrease, Aiden Poling (Newsies-2019)
Aubrey Buckner, Camille Schmoutz (Fun Home-2018)
Mary Kate McLaurine, Daniel Salazar (Curtains-2017)
Maddison Gilcrease, Tommy Thurston (The Little Mermaid-2016)
Jesse Kortus, Joe Ochterbeck (Mothers & Sons-2015)
Thomas Eugene Keys, Nia Savoy (Ragtime-*new* in 2014)