NATS congratulates the preliminary YouTube-round participants who have been selected to advance to the onsite national semifinal round at the 2018 National Student Auditions in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the NATS 55th National Conference.
The semifinal round will be held on Friday, June 22 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The top three singers in each category from the semifinal round of competition will advance to the live National Finals on Sunday, June 24, at the Tropicana Las Vegas, Partagas room.
Further details will be communicated to semifinalists via e-mail no later than Wednesday, May 23.
Note to National Student Audition participants: Each preliminary YouTube-round adjudicator provided comments on each audition. Competition participants can access these comments by logging on to their NATS account, with Username and Password. (Your Username is the email address you provided for registration). From the "Member Home" page, click to "view" the application; comments are listed toward the bottom.
Following is a complete list of the singers selected to participate in the live semifinal round, by category, including the biennial Hall Johnson Spirituals:
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Category 1 - High School Music Theater Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Anna |
Bakun |
Northwestern |
| Emma |
Broyles |
Northwestern |
| Hannah |
Carroll |
New England |
| Kateri |
Condon |
Eastern |
| Aria |
Critchley |
Cal-Western |
| Sara |
Gordon |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Phoebe |
Jacobs |
Northwestern |
| Jordan |
McAndrew |
Eastern |
| Riley |
Ortega |
Southeastern |
| Abigail |
Pauley |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Katherine |
Roeder |
New England |
| Kathryn |
Schneider |
North Central |
| Lauren |
Senden |
North Central |
| Jocelyn |
Shank |
Eastern |
| Macey |
Trussell |
Northwestern |
Category 2 – High School Music Theater Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Toshaan |
Arora |
Texoma |
| Andrew |
Bonomolo |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Bailey |
Connors |
Central |
| Nick |
DiPuma |
Southeastern |
| Andy |
Edelman |
New England |
| James |
Gagnon |
New England |
| Jack |
Hale |
Northwestern |
| Luke |
Henson |
North Central |
| Jeff |
Hines-Mohrman |
Northwestern |
| Ethan |
Kelso |
Cal-Western |
| Andrew |
McClelland |
New England |
| Nathan |
Rowbotham |
North Central |
| David |
Timm |
North Central |
| Parker |
Waters |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category 3 - High School Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Clara |
Dahmer |
Northwestern |
| Isabel |
Ferguson |
Cal-Western |
| Halle |
Fish |
Central |
| Sophia |
Heinz |
Northwestern |
| Julia |
Holoman |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Rae |
Hyra |
Northwestern |
| Callie |
Iliff |
Texoma |
| Phoebe |
Jacobs |
Northwestern |
| Madeleine |
Keane |
North Central |
| Ava |
Kuntz |
Cal-Western |
| Riley |
Ortega |
Southeastern |
| Madison |
Riley |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Lauren |
Senden |
North Central |
| Maddy |
Smith |
Northwestern |
| Maya |
Thorson |
Cal-Western |
Category 4 - High School Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Williams |
Atkinson |
Mid-South |
| David |
Bone |
Central |
| Kourtney |
Clay |
Southeastern |
| Bailey |
Connors |
Central |
| Jack |
Hale |
Northwestern |
| Carter |
Hayden |
Central |
| Taurus |
Huling |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Nathan |
Janzen |
North Central |
| Grey |
Lehman |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Avery |
Luepker |
Central |
| Easton |
Marks |
Northwestern |
| Ethan |
Mirman |
North Central |
| Ethan |
Nott |
North Central |
| Koby |
Springsteen |
Northwestern |
| Parker |
Waters |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category 5 – Lower College Music Theater Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Sydney |
Byte |
Texoma |
| Melissa |
Campbell |
Texoma |
| Alivia |
Combs |
Great Lakes |
| Elizabeth |
Drake |
Southeastern |
| Ashlynn |
Eubanks |
Southeastern |
| Faustina |
Gorham |
Mid-South |
| Victoria |
Hill |
Southeastern |
| Faith |
Jones |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Brenna |
McFarland |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Lee |
Metaxa |
Texoma |
| Georgia |
Peake |
Mid-South |
| Morgan |
Roberts |
Northwestern |
| Samantha |
Scantlin |
West Central |
| Ashley |
Stackhouse |
Cal-Western |
Category 6 – Lower College Music Theater Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Landon |
Bell |
Southeastern |
| Anthony |
Blatter |
Central |
| JR |
Bloomer |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Ben |
Boutell |
Mid-South |
| Matthew |
Carter |
West Central |
| Austin |
Colburn |
Texoma |
| Jeremiah |
Copeland |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Brendan |
Hanks |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Dakota |
Mathew |
West Central |
| Bryce |
Mixon |
Southeastern |
| Asa |
Stallings |
Southeastern |
| Jared |
Thom |
West Central |
| Tyler |
Vandiver |
Southeastern |
| Anthony |
Zuniga |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category 7 – Lower College/Independent Studio Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Bonnie |
Blackwell |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Alexandra |
Burch |
North Central |
| Laura |
Dean |
Cal-Western |
| Lucy |
Evans |
Central |
| Leah |
Finn |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Alison |
Gillespie |
West Central |
| Victoria |
Hill |
Southeastern |
| Anna |
Lee |
Southeastern |
| Emma |
Robertson |
Southeastern |
| Ashley |
Stackhouse |
Cal-Western |
| Strummer |
Steele |
Eastern |
| Mary Lee |
Turner |
Southeastern |
| Olga |
Valdes |
Northwestern |
| Leah |
Wons |
North Central |
Category 8 – Lower College/Independent Studio Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Adriel |
Baralt |
Southeastern |
| Edward |
Bland |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Ben |
Boutell |
Mid-South |
| Harris |
Boyer |
Mid-South |
| Tyrese |
Byrd |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Joshua |
Coleman |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Trevor |
Eaden |
Northwestern |
| Alexander |
Foufos |
Northwestern |
| Jacob |
Hungerford |
Northwestern |
| Nicholas |
Lin |
Central |
| Ruben |
Ortega |
Texoma |
| Shayne |
Piles |
Central |
| Ben |
Strong |
Eastern |
| Travis |
Williams |
Great Lakes |
Category 9 – Upper College Music Theater Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Hannah |
Bach |
Texoma |
| Desiree |
Borges |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Mikensley |
Clayton |
Southeastern |
| Ashton |
Davis |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Skyler |
Dykes |
West Central |
| Kourtney |
Ellis |
Southeastern |
| Faith |
Fryer |
Texoma |
| Lizzie |
Guest |
Texoma |
| Kristen |
Marion |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Patrisha |
Matthews |
Southeastern |
| Kaylee |
Miltersen |
Northwestern |
| Elise |
O'Connell |
Texoma |
| Kelsey |
Seals |
Southeastern |
| Timmi |
Winston |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category 10 – Upper College Music Theater Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Zach |
Butler |
Texoma |
| Evan |
Crump |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Corbin |
Eakes |
West Central |
| Charles |
Giles |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Luke |
Holt |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Quinten |
Hopkins |
Southeastern |
| Wesley |
Hudson |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Reese |
Landis |
Texoma |
| Logan |
Langholdt |
West Central |
| Jairus |
McClanahan |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Chance |
Passmore |
Southeastern |
| Jalen |
Smith |
Southeastern |
| Tyler |
Smith |
Southeastern |
| Alan |
Stein |
Southeastern |
Category 11 – Upper College/Independent Studio Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Casey |
Dakus |
Cal-Western |
| Eliza |
Eaches |
Mid-South |
| Emily |
Heyl |
Central |
| Savannah |
Hirst |
Southeastern |
| Catherine |
Jacobs |
Northwestern |
| Morgan |
Jessee |
Mid-South |
| Zoë |
Jones |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Joanna |
Jones |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Jessica |
Rice |
Southeastern |
| Claire |
Robinson |
Cal-Western |
| Susannah |
Stewart |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Raji |
Venkat |
Southeastern |
| Aiyana |
Williams |
Central |
| Hannah |
Wynne |
Northwestern |
Category 12 – Upper College/Independent Studio Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Ryan |
Alexander |
Southern |
| Seth |
Blohm |
Northwestern |
| Cardarious |
Bonner |
Texoma |
| Clayton |
Capra |
West Central |
| Tyler |
Hast |
Central |
| Logan |
Kenison |
Mid-Atlantic |
| John |
Mburu |
Mid-South |
| Matthew |
McKinnon |
Texoma |
| Luke |
Merrick |
Southern |
| Chance |
Passmore |
Southeastern |
| Christopher |
Senty |
Southern |
| Hunter |
Shaner |
Mid-South |
| Austin |
Stone |
New England |
| Jeffrey |
Todd |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Bergsvein W. |
Toverud |
Mid-Atlantic |
Category 13 – Advanced College/Independent Studio Women
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| LaToya |
Adams |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Kari |
Burgess |
Northwestern |
| Clarisse |
Colao |
Cal-Western |
| Jaralane |
Davis |
Southeastern |
| Crystal |
Golden |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Larissa |
Hommes |
Northwestern |
| Audra |
House |
North Central |
| Patty |
Kramer |
West Central |
| Kaylee |
Miltersen |
Northwestern |
| Caitlin |
Moore |
Mid-South |
| Courtney |
Pendleton |
Eastern |
| Yvette |
Rodriguez |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Yasmine |
Swanson |
Eastern |
| Alana |
Yeomans |
Central |
Category 14 - Advanced College/Independent Studio Men
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Thomas |
Albanese |
Northwestern |
| Emzy |
Burroughs |
Cal-Western |
| Nicholas |
Carratura |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Chris |
Langton |
Cal-Western |
| Gerald |
Nicholas |
Texoma |
| Austin |
Sanders |
North Central |
| Zaikuan |
Song |
Great Lakes |
| Jared |
Stufft |
Eastern |
| Vincent |
Valentin |
Southeastern |
| Kendrick |
Williams |
Mid-Atlantic |
Hall Johnson Spirituals
| First Name |
Last Name |
Region |
| Tiffanie |
Briggs |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Jordan |
Brown |
Southern |
| Dekarius |
Dawson |
Southern |
| Morgan |
Jessee |
Mid-South |
| Juwan |
Johnson |
Eastern |
| Faith |
Jones |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Sasha |
King |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Kayla |
Linquist |
Northwestern |
| Nicholas |
Lockett |
Southern |
| Malek |
McDuffie |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Tres |
McMichael |
Mid-Atlantic |
| Jalen |
Smith |
Southeastern |
| Kayla |
Thomas |
Southeastern |
| Samuel |
Wilson |
West Central |
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