NATS congratulates the YouTube-round participants who have been selected to advance to the onsite national semifinal round at the 2016 National Student Auditions in Chicago as part of the NATS 54th National Conference this July.
The semifinal round will be held offsite, Saturday, July 9, at Roosevelt University. The final round for the 2016 National Student Auditions will be held Sunday, July 10, at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile. Further details will be communicated to semifinalists via e-mail no later than Friday, May 27.
Note to National Student Audition participants: Each YouTube-round judge provided comments on each audition. Competition participants can access these comments by logging on to their NATS account (with Username and Password). From the "Member Home" page, click to "view" the application; comments are listed toward the bottom.
Here is a complete list of the singers selected to participate in the live semifinal round, by category:
Category I - High School Music Theater Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Sarah |
Aaldering |
Cal-Western |
| Leah |
Aldridge |
Southern |
| Zan |
Berube |
New England |
| Hannah |
Boyack |
Northwestern |
| Faith |
Brooks |
Central |
| Caitlyn |
Burns |
New England |
| Olivia |
Coen |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Megan |
Hull |
Eastern |
| Atlee |
Jensen |
North Central |
| GraceAnn |
Kontak |
New England |
| Sunday |
Manisto-Saari |
Northwestern |
| Julie |
Messenger |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Andrea |
Reichle |
Northwestern |
| Lili |
Whittier |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category II – High School Music Theater Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Andrew |
Bonomolo |
Mid-Atlantic |
| William |
Cloud |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Matthew |
Goodheart |
Eastern |
| Jackson |
Harvey |
Southeastern |
| Jeff |
Hines-Mohrman |
Northwestern |
| Tyler |
Horwitz |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Robert |
Kinsfather |
Northwestern |
| Adam |
LeKang |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Taylor |
Lomax |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Eli |
Neslund |
Northwestern |
| Noah |
Odegaard |
North Central |
| Leo |
Plante |
North Central |
| Tyler |
Shore |
New England |
| Isaiah |
Zimmerman |
Northwestern |
Category III - High School Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Sarah |
Aaldering |
Cal-Western |
| Britany |
Brewer |
Texoma |
| Kate |
Broderick |
Central |
| Alexandra |
Burch |
North Central |
| Yohji |
Daquio-Braude |
New England |
| Sydney |
Dardis |
Cal-Western |
| Claire |
Griffin |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Victoria |
Hill |
Southeastern |
| Megan |
Hull |
Eastern |
| Sophia |
Mackey |
Great Lakes |
| Gabriela |
Malicki |
Southeastern |
| Olga |
Melendez Valdes |
Northwestern |
| Julianna |
Smith |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Madeleine |
Wiegers |
Central |
Category IV - High School Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Erik |
Belz |
North Central |
| Benjamin |
Braaten |
Intermountain |
| Tyrese |
Byrd |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Matthew |
Goodheart |
Eastern |
| Jackson |
Harvey |
Southeastern |
| Benedict |
Hensley |
New England |
| Christopher |
LaMountain |
New England |
| Taylor |
Lomax |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Niko |
Mancera |
Cal-Western |
| Henrique |
Neves |
Eastern |
| Shayne |
Piles |
Central |
| Hooper |
Stevens |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Fredrick |
Thompson |
Southeastern |
| Matthew |
Youngblood |
Mid-South |
Category V – Lower College Music Theater Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Chelsie |
Burks |
Southeastern |
| Karon |
Chapa |
Texoma |
| Elena |
Janis |
Intermountain |
| Alexandra |
Marx |
Northwestern |
| Amanda |
Mason |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Laura |
Paruzynski |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Roni Shelley |
Perez |
West Central |
| Emma |
Ratcliffe |
Great Lakes |
| Deanna |
Richard |
West Central |
| Paris |
Rumbolz |
Northwestern |
| Kelsey |
Seals |
Southeastern |
| Kelly |
Urschel |
West Central |
| Emma |
Whitt |
Mid-South |
| Mariel |
Zmarzly |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category VI – Lower College Music Theater Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Caleb |
Brown |
Southeastern |
| David |
Fournie |
Central |
| Nik |
Griffo |
Southeastern |
| Noah |
Lindquist |
West Central |
| Ethan |
Lynch |
Eastern |
| Randy |
Martono-Chai |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Sam |
Mitchell |
West Central |
| Andrew |
Mullin |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Titus |
Muzi |
Southeastern |
| Andrew |
Poston |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Trevor |
Ross |
Central |
| Tyler |
Smith |
Southeastern |
| Bronson |
Todd |
Cal-Western |
| John |
Travis |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category VII – Lower College/Independent Studio Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Esther |
Atkinson |
Southern |
| Jenny |
Barosh |
Texoma |
| Taylor |
Bayes |
Eastern |
| Taylor |
Belk |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Mackenzie |
Bitz |
Texoma |
| Jaylin |
Brown |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Alexandra |
Fee |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Katherine |
Krebs |
Eastern |
| Sicily |
Mathenia |
Central |
| Claire |
Powling |
North Central |
| Anja |
Pustaver |
North Central |
| Claire |
Robinson |
Cal-Western |
| Logan |
Trotter |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Margaret Ann |
Zentner |
Southern |
Category VIII – Lower College/Independent Studio Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Colin |
Bell |
Great Lakes |
| William |
Edwards |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Carlos |
Flores |
Texoma |
| David |
Fournie |
Central |
| Patrick |
Graham |
Central |
| Robert |
Harfield |
Texoma |
| Christopher |
Ludwig |
Southeastern |
| Titus |
Muzi |
Southeastern |
| Ranon Alexander |
Pador |
Cal-Western |
| Robert |
Skylis |
Great Lakes |
| Jeffrey |
Todd |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Erik |
Tofte |
Eastern |
| John |
Travis |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Jared |
Yoakem |
Mid-South |
Category IX – Upper College Music Theater Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Stephanie |
Blakely |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Mary Beth |
Cameron |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Amy |
Docalavich |
Southeastern |
| Katherine |
Jonza |
North Central |
| Emma |
Larson |
North Central |
| Kiani |
Nelson |
Eastern |
| Shahayla |
Ononaiye |
Northwestern |
| Cheyanne |
Osoria |
Southeastern |
| Natalie |
Pate |
Northwestern |
| Carissa |
Reyes |
Texoma |
| Laura |
Rowe |
Central |
| Nicole |
Stewart |
Central |
| Sakkara |
Turner |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Lindsey |
Ussery |
West Central |
| Kimmy |
Zerega |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category X – Upper College Music Theater Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Steven |
Bates |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Nicholas |
Branson |
Mid-South |
| Clayton |
Capra |
West Central |
| Matthew |
Cook |
Southeastern |
| Christian |
Harward |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Jordan |
Hope |
Mid-South |
| Wesley |
Hudson |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Sean |
Kaiser |
New England |
| Timothy |
Kirby |
Central |
| Alexander |
Lentz |
North Central |
| Craig |
Smith |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Jalen |
Smith |
Southeastern |
| Sebastian |
Sorensen |
West Central |
| Jordan |
Taylor |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category XI – Upper College/Independent Studio Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Pax |
Baker |
Central |
| Alyssa |
Becker |
Central |
| Sadie |
Cheslak |
North Central |
| Mary |
Kettlewell |
Central |
| Cornelia |
Lotito |
Eastern |
| Isabelle |
Maina |
Southeastern |
| Zoe Elizabeth |
McCray |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Christine |
Rauschenbach |
Eastern |
| Rebecca |
Rogers |
Mid-South |
| Hayley |
Shoemaker |
West Central |
| Corinthia |
Sims |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Kate |
Sorrells |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Sara |
Villa |
Southeastern |
| Taryn |
Wetherington |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category XII – Upper College/Independent Studio Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Joram |
Alford |
Texoma |
| Stephen |
Ash |
Texoma |
| Daveon |
Bolden |
Cal-Western |
| Joseph |
Bowman |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Clayton |
Capra |
West Central |
| David |
Catalano |
Central |
| Tyrez |
Dabbs |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Erik |
Grendahl |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Henry |
Hubbard |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Prentiss |
Mouton |
Southern |
| Kyle |
Roeder |
Central |
| Christopher |
Senty |
Southern |
| Sebastian |
Sorensen |
West Central |
| Nathan |
Strock |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Jordan |
Taylor |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category XIII – Advanced College/Independent Studio Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| LaToya |
Adams |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Andrea |
Caruso |
Central |
| Lauren |
Corcoran |
Great Lakes |
| Brittany |
Graham |
Central |
| Sujin |
Kang |
Eastern |
| Suzanne |
Karpov |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Lauryn |
Kay |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Krista |
Lawrence |
West Central |
| Janel |
Mercado |
North Central |
| Na Ae |
Park |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Christina |
Russo |
Eastern |
| Rebecca |
Sacks |
Northwestern |
| Katie |
Sullivan |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Karolina |
Wojteczko |
New England |
Category XIV - Advanced College/Independent Studio Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Emzy |
Burroughs |
Cal-Western |
| Justin |
Colon |
Mid-South |
| Raymond |
Graybar |
North Central |
| Andrew |
Hiers |
Eastern |
| Christopher |
Langton |
Cal-Western |
| Adam |
Lowe |
Great Lakes |
| Karlos |
Pinero-Mercado |
Central |
| Austin |
Sanders |
North Central |
| Roddey |
Smith |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Sean |
Stanton |
Central |
| Samuel |
Witmer |
Great Lakes |
| Benjamin |
Worley |
Central |
Category – Hall Johnson Spiritual
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Eliysheba |
Anderson |
Cal-Western |
| Ja’Shon |
Burks |
Great Lakes |
| Daon |
Drisdom |
Southeastern |
| Israel |
Hernandez |
Eastern |
| Linda |
Jackson |
Southeastern |
| Zoe Elizabeth |
McCray |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Prentiss |
Mouton |
Southern |
| Corinthia |
Sims |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Elizabeth |
Smith |
Eastern |
| Jalen |
Smith |
Southeastern |
| Briannica |
Thompson |
Southern |
| Samuel |
Wilson |
West Central |
| Stephan |
Wilson |
Great Lakes |
For more information on the National Student Auditions, click here.
For information on the NATS 54th National Conference, click here.
