Meet Our NEXT ON STAGE College Top 25!
By: Taylor Brethauer-Hamling May. 16, 2020
You voted, here they are! In no particular order, meet our top 25 in the college category.
Note to contestants: Keep an eye on your emails for information coming shortly regarding how to submit for round 2.
Chiara Miller from Northeastern State University
All Falls Down
One of Her Dream Roles: Mimi in Rent
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Paloma Aisenberg from Stanford University
Part of Your World
A Performer She Looks Up To: Barbra Streisand
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Gabrielle Bieder from Northwestern University
Unusual Way
A Favorite Role She's Had: Wendla in Spring Awakening
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Kalen Robinson from Howard University
I Am Changing
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
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Steven Klenk from Millikin University
Fight The Dragons
One of His Dream Roles: The Ensemble Track in Wicked
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Adriana Ruiz-Sorrentini from Marymount Manhattan College
'No One Else'
Year: Junior
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Kalonjee Gallimore from NYU Tisch | New Studio On Broadway
'I'm Here' - The Color Purple
A Dream Role He Has: Originating a role in a Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jason Robert Brown, or Pasek and Paul show
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Amaris Rios from Emerson College
Burn
A Performer She Looks Up To: Karen Olivo
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Leo Carmody from CCM - Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Almost Like Being in Love
One of His Dream Roles: Whizzer in Falsettos
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Armand Akbari from University of Southern California (USC)
Later From A Little Night Music
A Favorite Role He's Had: Tommy in The Who's Tommy
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Anna Fitzpatrick from St. John's University
Dead Mom - Beetlejuice the Musical
Two of Her Dream Roles: Jenna in Waitress or Veronica in Heathers
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Danielle Profita from Fairfield University
Part of Your World
A Performer She Looks Up To: Jackie Burns
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Zoie Lanning from Marymount Manhattan College
My Strongest Suit
One of Her Dream Roles: Eva Peron in Evita
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Nicole Eve Goldstein from Oberlin Conservatory
The Girl in 14G
One of Her Dream Roles: Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady
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Sophia Matteucci from Nazareth College
Till There Was You
Year: Sophomore
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Melissa Ramondelli from UCLA
One Perfect Moment
A Performer She Looks Up To: Christy Altomare
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Catarina Kirst from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy - NYC
I Love Paris
A Favorite Role She's Had: Velma Kelly in Chicago
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Murilo Ohl from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy - NYC
"What Am I Doin'?" - Closer Than Ever
A Favorite Role He's Had: Rudolpho in Matilda
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Jessica Vanek from Oklahoma City University
On My Way- Violet
A Favorite Role She's Had: Maureen in Rent
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Isabella Pena from Harvard College/Berklee School of Music Dual Degree
Breathe
Hometown: Miami, FL
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Ava Karas from Elon University
If I Loved You
One of Her Dreams: Julie Jordan in Carousel
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Hosea Mundi from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy - LA
When The Sun Goes Down From In The Heights
Two of His Dream Roles: Aaron Burr in Hamilton or Seaweed in Hairspray
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Tyler Kelly from Nazareth College
Who I'd Be
One of His Dream Roles: Shrek in Shrek the Musical
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Caroline Segars from Liberty University
Astonishing
Hometown: Mebane, NC
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Gregorio Umana from The New School, Mannes School of Music
This is the Moment - Jekyll and Hyde
A Performer He Looks Up To: Opera Singer Maria Callas
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AND THE JUDGES SAVED...
Willem Butler from Elon University
Made of stone
Some of His Dream Roles: Quasimodo (professionally), Jack Kelly in Newsies, or originate a role in a Disney Broadway musical
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Last night our judges for the college round, Lesli Margherita, Courtney Reed, Kate Rockwell and this week's guest judge, Wicked's Brittney Johnson, saved Willem Butler.
Both the college and high school winner will receive a Broadway prizepack with merch from the BroadwayWorld Theatre Shop, CDs from Broadway Records, and $1000 to a charity of their choosing, and both first-place winners will also have the opportunity to record a single, to be released by Broadway Records, with the profits from the recording being donated to The Actors Fund.
Additional first place prizes include:
-A virtual voice lesson with Matt Farnsworth prior to recording your single.
-A session with Telsey + Company's Rachel Hoffman to hone in your audition skills.
-A free subscription to BroadwayWorld Edu - online classes in singing, acting, and dancing worth over $1200.
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