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Meet the Top 15 for Next On Stage: Season 5

Catch up on both broadcasts, hear the judges' feedback, and meet the top 15!

By: Nov. 24, 2024
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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




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