ANNOUNCING: 2023 JOCI AWARDS FINALISTS
Annual show scheduled for Sunday, May 21 live at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre; more than $100,000 in scholarships to be awarded
The Majestic Empire Foundation is pleased to announce the finalists that have been selected to step into the spotlight at the 2023 Joci Awards, scheduled on Sunday, May 21 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre. In partnership with Blanchard Creative Group, the show is the culmination of the Foundation’s annual scholarship program. The Foundation will once again award over $100,000 in scholarship funds, maintaining its designation as one of the largest funding sources of its kind in the country.
The Joci Awards highlights students in five different categories including Acting, Best Lead Actor in a Musical, Best Lead Actress in a Musical, Dance and Vocal. The finalists for this year’s Joci Awards are:
Acting
Persephone Amato, Junior
Jack Dulling, Senior
Eduardo Gallardo, Senior
CJ Heiskell, Junior
Will Lunsford, Junior
Ollie McCrary, Junior
Adrianna Rodriguez, Sophomore
Andres-Roman Wood, Senior
Best Lead Actor in a Musical
Briggs Blume, Junior
Cameron Duggins, Senior
Kruz Maldonado, Junior
Christian Wood, Junior
Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Arden Allmon, Senior
Danica Feig, Sophomore
Madelynn Forcier, Senior
Hannah Jenkins, Senior
Sophie Leune, Sophomore
Azaria McCants, Senior
Laurel Seller, Senior
Dance
Noelani De La Garza, Senior
Isabella DeLeon, Junior
Megan Gault, Senior
Abigail Wessa, Junior
Vocal
Elliot Kehoe, Senior
Michelle Ko, Senior
Emma Mason, Senior
Sophia Luz Tellus, Junior
