Mesa theaters, directors, actors nominated for ariZoni awards

Theaters in Mesa are among the nominees in the 2024-25 annual ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence, which celebrates the contributions of everyone involved in productions throughout the Valley of the Sun.

The winners are to be announced at a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, which is co-producing the ceremonies with the ariZoni Board. The youth ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the adult ceremony at 8 p.m.

See the full list at https://phxstages.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-2025-arizoni-theatre-awards-of.html

Mesa nominations include:

• For best overall production for a play, MCC Theatre and Film Arts for “Appropriate.”
• For best overall production for a musical, MCC Musical Theatre for “Be More Chill.”
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  For best actress in a major role for a musical, MCC Musical Theatre for “Ordinary Days,” — Grace Kuhn.
• For best actress in a major role for a musical, MCC Musical Theatre for “Sister Act” — Nikki Reeves
• For best actress in a major role for a musical, Mesa Encore Theatre for “Freaky Friday” — Alixandra Giordano
• For best actress in a major role for a musical, Mesa Encore Theatre for “Freaky Friday” — Samantha Belle
• For best actor in a major role for a play, MCC Theatre and Film Arts for “Appropriate” — Alex Parker
• For best actor in a major role for a musical, MCC Musical Theatre for “Ordinary Days” — Gavin Kennedy
• For best actress in a supporting role in a play, MCC Theatre and Film Arts for “Appropriate” — Madison Escarcega
• For best actress in a supporting role in a musical, MCC Musical Theatre for “Sister Act" — Paige Boulter
• For best actor in a supporting role in a play, MCC Theatre and Film Arts for “Appropriate” — Logan Beers
• For best actor in a supporting role in musical, MCC Musical Theatre for “Be More Chill” — Griffin Slivka
• For best guest actor in an adult Pproduction, Mesa Encore Theatre for “Freaky Friday” — Oli Pearson
• For best director in a play, MCC Theatre and Film Arts for “The Imaginary Invalid” — Andy Meyers
• For best director in a musical, MCC Musical Theatre for “Ordinary Days” — Leia Wasbotten
• For best director in a musical, Mesa Encore Theatre for “Freaky Friday” — Gianbari Deebom, Bray Lawrence