Meet the Top 15 for Next On Stage: Season 5

Earlier this week, host Ben Cameron and the esteemed panel of judges on BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage: Season 5 revealed the High School and College Top 15. Next on Stage is Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students. Meet all of the contestants who are moving forward in the competition below!

High School:

Yaira Spears
Graduating from Booker High School in 2025

Macy Bettwieser
Graduating from Hartford High School in 2025

Aaiden Cotton
Graduating from Eastside Highschool in 2027

Khalid Trent
Graduating from West Brook High School in 2026

Ashlee Fucarino
Graduating from Wantagh High School / Long Island High School for the Arts in 2025

Emersyn Hunt
Graduating from Rocklin High School in 2027

Zakk Massa
Graduating from Terre Haute North Vigo High school in 2027

Lillian Duncan
Graduating from Arrow Christian Academy in 2026

Apalonia Passetti
Graduating from Wyoming Valley West School District in 2027

Marco Rodriguez
Graduating from Riverview Senior High School in 2025

Tyler Landusky
Graduating from Monroe-Woodbury High School in 2025

Rika Nishikawa
Graduating from Homeschool in 2025

Maya Johnson
Graduating from Mount Saint Mary Academy in 2025

Patrick Ford
Graduating from Eastside High School in 2027

Tyler Stover
Graduating from Lincoln Southwest High School in 2025

Wrigley Mancha
Graduating from Davenport Central in 2026

College:

Fernando Flores
Graduating from Manhattan School of Music in 2026

Josh Thone
Graduating from UW Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts in 2026

Kristabel Kenta-Bibi
Graduating from University of Michigan in 2026

Tarrick Walker
Graduating from AMDA in 2027

Dylan Renart
Graduating from University of Hartford in 2025

Gabriel Sanchez
Graduating from University of Michigan in 2026

Erin Morton
Graduating from University of Cincinnati in 2026

Emily Marx
Graduating from Ithaca College in 2028

Angelina Milici
Graduating from Marymount Manhattan College in 2025

Nino de la Torre
Graduating from Manhattan School of Music in 2026

Elijah V. Ramos
Graduating from Manhattan School of Music in 2026

Gavin Blonda
Graduating from University of New Hampshire in 2025

Gianna DiTucci
Graduating from Manhattan School of Music in 2026

Kirsten Braceras
Graduating from Santa Fe College in 2026

Rachael Harper
Graduating from Texas Tech University in 2027

Myriam Zamy
Graduating from New York University in 2027