Jennifer Kranz (1st Place), Travis Leland (2nd Place), Adrienne Visnic (3rd Place), Barbara Van Orden (Co-Executive producer), Danielle Painton (4th Place), jade Johnson (5th Place) and Kimberly Hessler (6th Place) Photo

From: Photo Flash: LA'S NEXT GREAT STAGE STAR Crowns Jennifer Kranz

And the winner of the 8th annual LA'S NEXT GREAT STAGE STAR talent competition is Jennifer Kranz, a senior at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles majoring in Theatre and minoring in Musical Theatre. On Sunday, Feb 16th, Ms. Kranz and 19 other talented young professionals sang their hearts out for the coveted prize. As winner, Ms. Kranz awarded a cash prize of $1000; an upcoming paid headlining concert engagement at Sterling's Upstairs; a vocal demo recording session from Tom Griep's Audition Trax; a photo session with Isaac James Creative; and is already in the process of scheduling meetings to be signed and represented by one of the lucrative competition's Equity Agent/Judges as the first step toward a professional career in musical theatre, television and film. Scroll down for photos from the competition!