Eligible Roles 2026-2027
| SHOW NAME | KPA LEADING ROLES | KPA SUPPORTING ROLES |
|---|---|---|
| 9 to 5 | Doralee Rhodes, Franklin Hart, Jr., Judy Bernly, Violet Newstead | Joe, Roz Keith |
| Aladdin Jr.* | Aladdin, Genie, Jasmine | Babkak, Omar, Kassim, Jafar |
| Alice By Heart | Alice, Alfred/White Rabbit/March Hare | Red Cross Nurse/Queen of Hearts, The Duchess/Dodgy, Tabatha/Cheshire Cat, Dr. Butridge/Jabberwock/Kings of Hearts |
| All Shook Up | Chad, Natalie Heller/Ed | Dennis, Sylvia, Sandra, Jim, Matilda |
| Anastasia | Anya / Princess Anastasia, Dmitry | Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, Gleb Vaganov, Vlad Popov |
| Annie | Annie, Miss Hannigan, Oliver Warbucks | Grace Farrell, Rooster |
| Anything Goes | Billy Crocker, Moonface Martin, Reno Sweeney | Erma, Hope Harcourt, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh |
| Back to the 80's | Corey Junior, Corey Senior, Tiffany | Cyndie, Eileen, Feargal, Michael |
| Beauty and the Beast | Beast, Belle, Gaston | Cogsworth, LeFou, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts |
| Beetlejuice Jr.* | Beetlejuice, Lydia Deetz | Adam Maitland, Barbara Maitland, Charles Deetz, Delia Schlimmer |
| Between the Lines | Delilah, Oliver | Grace, Ms. Winx, Rapskullio, Allie Jules, Frump |
| Big Fish | Edward Bloom, Sandra Bloom, Will Bloom | Amos Calloway, Don Price, The Witch |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Charlie Bucket, Grandpa Joe, Willy Wonka | Augustus Gloop, Mike Teavee, Mr. Salt, Mrs. Bucket, Veruca Salt, Violet |
| Chicago: Teen Edition | Billy Flynn, Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly | Amos Hart, Mama Morton, Mary Sunshine |
| Cinderella: Enchanted Edition | Christopher, Cinderella | Fairy Godmother, Grace, Joy |
| Clue | Mr. Boddy | Mrs. Peacock, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Professor Plum |
| Dreamgirls | Curtis Taylor Jr., Effie White, Deena Jones, Lorrell Robinson, James Thunder Early | C.C. White, Marty, Michelle Morris |
| Emma, A Pop Musical* | Emma Woodhouse, Jeff Knightly | Frankie Churchill, Jane Fairfax, Harriet Smith |
| Footloose | Ariel Moore, Ren McCormack, Reverend Shaw Moore | Rusty, Vi Moore, Willard Hewitt |
| Freaky Friday | Adam, Ellie, Katherine | Torrey |
| Frozen or Frozen Jr.* | Anna, Elsa, Kristoff | Hans, Olaf |
| Godspell | Jesus, Judas | |
| Grease* | Danny Zucko, Sandy Dumbrowski | Doody, Jan, Kenickie, Marty, Rizzo, Roger |
| Guys and Dolls | Miss Adelaide, Nathan Detroit, Sarah Brown, Sky Masterson | Arvide Abernathy, Nicely-Nicely Johnson |
| Hadestown | Eurydice, Hades, Hermes, Orpheus, Persephone | |
| Hands on a Hardbody | Benny Perkins, JD Drew, Norma Valverde | Chris Alvaro, Greg Wilhote, Heather Stovall, Kelli Mangrum |
| Hello, Dolly! | Cornelius Hackl, Dolly Levi, Horace Vandergelder, Irene Molloy | Ambrose Kemper, Barnaby Tucker, Minnie Fay |
| High School Musical | Gabriella Montez, Sharpay Evans, Troy Bolton | Chad Danforth, Ryan Evans, Taylor McKessie |
| Into the Woods | Baker, Baker's Wife, Cinderella, Little Red, Jack, The Witch | Cinderella's Prince, Narrator/Mysterious Man, The Wolf/Rapunzel's Prince |
| Irving Berlin's White Christmas | Betty Haynes, Bob Wallace, Judy Haynes, Phil Davis | General Henry Waverly, Martha Watson, Ralph Sheldrake |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Jesus of Nazareth, Judas Iscariot, Mary Magdalene | Annas, Caiaphas, King Herod, Peter, Pontius Pilate, Simon Zealotes |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph, Narrator** | Jacob, Judah, Pharoah, Reuben |
| Legally Blonde | Elle Woods, Emmett Forrest | Paulette, Professor Callahan, Vivienne Kensington, Warner Huntington III |
| Les Miserables School Edition | Eponine, Fantine, Javert, Marius, Valjean | Cosette, Enjolras, Mme. Thenardier, Thenardier |
| Little Shop of Horrors | Audrey, Seymour | Mr. Mushnick, Orin Scrivello |
| Little Women the Broadway Musical | Jo, Laurie, Marmee | Amy, Beth, Meg, Professor Bhaer |
| Mamma Mia! | Donna, Sophie | Bill, Harry, Rosie, Sky, Sam, Tanya |
| Mary Poppins | Bert, Mary, Mr. Banks, Mrs. Banks | Jane Banks, Michael Banks |
| Mean Girls High School Version | Cady, Regina | Damian, Gretchen, Janis, Karen, Mrs. George/Ms. Norbury |
| Mean Girls Jr. Version* | ||
| Newsies | Jack, Katherine | Crutchie, Davey, Medda, Pulitzer |
| Oklahoma! | Curly, Laurey | Ado Annie, Jud, Will |
| Once On This Island | Daniel, Ti Moune | Agwe, Asaka, Erzulie, Mama Euralie, Papa Ge, Tonton Julian |
| Once Upon a Mattress | Princess Winnifred, Prince Dauntless | Sir Harry, Jester, Minstrel, Queen Aggravain, Lady Larken, Wizard |
| Pippin | Leading Player**, Pippin | Berthe, Catherine, Charles, Fastrada |
| Ride the Cyclone | Ocean, Misha, Noel, Ricky, Constance, Jane Doe | Karnak |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella | Topher, Ella | Marie, Charlotte, Gabrielle, Lord Pinkleton, Madame, Jean-Michel |
| Seussical The Musical | The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, Horton the Elephant, Jojo, Mayzie | Sour Kangaroo |
| SIX: Teen Edition | Anna of Cleves, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr, Jane Seymour, Katherine Howard | |
| Shrek the Musical | Donkey, Fiona, Shrek | Dragon, Farquaad |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Olive Ostrovsky, William Barfee | Chip Tolentino, Leaf Coneybear, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, Marcy Park, Mitch Mahoney, Rona Lisa Peretti |
| The Addams Family: School Edition | Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday | Alice, Grandma, Lucas, Mal, Pugsley, Uncle Fester |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | The Drowsy Chaperone, Janet Van De Graaf, Man in Chair, | Adolpho, George, Kitty, Robert, Mrs. Tottendale, Underling |
| The Hello Girls | Bertha Hunt, Grace Banker, Helen Hill, Suzanne Prevot | Cpt. Joseph Riser, Louise Lebreton |
| The Lightning Thief | Anabeth Chase, Percy Jackson | Grover, Mr. D |
| The Little Mermaid | Ariel, Eric | Triton, Scuttle, Sebastian, Ursula |
| The Music Man | Harold Hill, Marian Paroo | Eulailie McKecknie Shinn, Marcellus Washburn, Mayor Shinne, Winthrop Paroo*** |
| The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Edwin Drood/Miss Alice Nutting, The Princess Puffer/Miss Angela Prysock, Rosa Bud/Miss Deidre Peregrine, Mr. William Cartwright/Chairiman | Bazzard/Mr. Philip Bax, Helena Landless/Miss Janet Conover, John Jasper/Mr. Clive Paget, Neville Landless/Mr. Victor Grinstead |
| The Prince of Egypt | Miriam, Moses, Ramses, Tzipporah | Hotep, Nefertari, Tuya |
| The Prom: School Edition | Alyssa, Barry, Dee Dee, Emma | Angie, Mr. Hawkins, Trent |
| The Secret Garden | Archibald Craven, Mary Lennox, Neville Craven | Dickon, Lilly, Martha |
| The Sound of Music | Captain Georg von Trapp, Maria Rainer | Mother Abbess, Leisel, Rolf, Elsa Schrader, Max Dettweiler |
| Tuck Everlasting | Jesse Tuck, Winnie Foster | Hugo, Mae Tuck, Miles Tuck, The Man in the Yellow Suit |
| The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion | Wicked Witch, Wizard |
| Twelfth Night | Viola, Orsino, Feste | Olivia, Malvolio, Toby Belch, Sebastian |
| Urinetown | Bobby Strong, Hope Cladwell, Penelope Pennywise, Caldwell B. Cladwell | Officer Lockstock, Little Sally |
| You're A Good Man Charlie Brown | Charlie, Snoopy | Schroeder, Linus, Lucy, Sally |
* Shows are eligible for KPA, but the Leading Roles are not eligible for The Jimmy Awards.
**If role is split between two or more actors, those actors are only eligible for Supporting Role Nominations.
***Student must be of high school age to be eligible for nomination.