The 2022 Magnolia Arts Center Theatrical Awards
Outstanding Production: Avenue Q (Justin Collis)
Outstanding Lead Actor: Richard Jordon (Avenue Q)
Outstanding Lead Actress: Holly Holder (The Taming of the Shrew)
Outstanding Supporting Actor: Jorge Gonzales (Cinderella – A Tale Retold)
Outstanding Supporting Actress: Stephanie Kruchesky (Arsenic & Old Lace)
Outstanding Featured Actor: Tim Messina (Arsenic & Old Lace) Owen Baxter (Junie B. Jones)
Outstanding Featured Actress: Kristina Kessler (Clue) Laura Dixon (Doubt)
Spotlight Recognition:
- Andy Bates (Clue)
- Megan Dixon (Avenue Q)
- Jason Brown (Between Riverside & Crazy)
- Cindy Quinn (Arsenic & Old Lace)
- Johnie Hamilton Jr. (Between Riverside & Crazy)
Outstanding Special Event: The Last 24 Hours of Lincoln (Mitch W. Butts)
The 2023 Magnolia Arts Center Theatrical Awards
MAC Person of the Year: Thad Aley
Outstanding Play: The Mountaintop (Owen Baxter & Jayden Peszko)
Outstanding Musical: Summer of Love (Laura Challender)
Outstanding Lead Actor – Play: Aloysius Franklin (The Mountaintop)
Outstanding Lead Actress – Play: Rachel Cherrier (The Mountaintop)
Outstanding Lead Actor – Musical: Hunter Martin (Summer of Love)
Outstanding Lead Actress – Musical: Laura Challender (Oliver)
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Play: Phillip Rodriquqez-Hart (You Can’t Take it With You)
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Play: Alyssia Overton (Agnes of God) Amanda Scanlan (An Inspector Calls)
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Musical: Ryan Bailey (Little Shop of Horrors)
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Musical: Elaine Yontz (Extra, Extra – The Musical)
Outstanding Featured Actor – Play: George Crowl (You Can’t Take it With You)
Outstanding Featured Actress – Play:
- Deana Rodman (You Can’t Take it With You)
- Diane DeGroot (You Can’t Take it With You)
Outstanding Featured Actor – Musical: Elbert Espanol (Little Shop of Horrors)
Outstanding Featured Actress – Musical: Tricia Nowlin (Summer of Love)
Theatrical Couple of the Year: Lana Miller & Antony Holsten (Oliver)
Spotlight Recognition:
- Ethan Holsten (Oliver)
- Axel Van Braam (In the Nick of Time)
- Jennifer Dellinger (An Inspector Calls)
- Brieanne Viverette (In the Nick of Time)
- Natalie Reid (Oliver)
- Josiah Breazeale (Oliver)
- Avery Reddick (In the Nick of Time)
- Margaret Hrushesky (An Inspector Calls)
- Evelina Miller (In the Nick of Time)
- Bobby Knowles (Little Shop of Horrors)
Outstanding Song – Individual: Ashka Lewis
“Piece of My Heart” (Summer of Love)
Outstanding Song – Solo: Kelly Byrne
- “Somewhere That’s Green” (Little Shop of Horrors)
Outstanding Song (Duet, Trio, Quartet): Elaine Yontz Laura Challender Emma Laughinghouse
- “What If…” (Extra, Extra, The Musical)
Recognition & Appreciation:
- Angela Davis
- Emily Koenig
- Andy & Christine Bates
Outstanding Service: Ruby White Kate White Jennifer White
Inspiration Award: Andy Bates
Newcomer of the Year: Alex Scanlan Lana Miller
The 2024 Magnolia Arts Center Theatrical Awards
MAC Person of the Year: Lana Miller
Outstanding Play: The 39 Steps (Jeremiah Reid)
Outstanding Musical: Jesus Christ Superstar (Mitch Butts, Owen Baxter)
Outstanding Lead Actor – Play: Thad Aley (The 39 Steps)
Outstanding Lead Actress – Play: Stephanie Kruchesky (The 39 Steps)
Tonya McRoy (Love, Loss, & What I Wore)
Outstanding Lead Actor – Musical Ryan Bailey (Jesus Christ Superstar) Zachery Rayburn (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Outstanding Lead Actress – Musical Alyssa Krasovich (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Play Jorge Gonzales (The 39 Steps)
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Play Gene Eakes (Love, Loss, and What I Wore) Kendra Harley (The Sparrow)
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Musical Justin Miller (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Musical Laura Challender (A Grand Night for Singing)
Outstanding Featured Actor – Play Ira Thompson (The Sparrow)
Outstanding Featured Actress – Play Julie George (Love, Loss, & What I Wore)
Outstanding Featured Actor – Musical Hunter Martin (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Outstanding Featured Actress – Musical Meredith Martin (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Spotlight Recognition:
- Jordon Coleman (Jesus Christ Superstar)
- Emilia Miller (Jesus Christ Superstar)
- Laura Surles (Ebenezer – A Christmas Carol)
- Rochelle Collis (Ebenezer – A Christmas Carol)
- Tyshenna Wilson (Ebenezer – A Christmas Carol)
Young Actor of the Year Josiah Breazeale Brieanne Viverette
Outstanding Song – Solo “Gethsemane” – Zachary Rayburn (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Outstanding Song (Duet, Trio, Quartet): Ashka Lewis, Megan Dixon, Laura Challender “Wash That Man” (A Grand Night for Singing)
Inspiration Award Kelsey Weimar Juno Maya Wilson
Newcomer of the Year: Walter Lee Dail Harvey Estes Gigi Collis
Outstanding Special Event: Carolina Chord Connection (Stephen Brand)
2025 Grand Prize Winner – Tim Messina
Tim Messina took home top honors by performing a lovestruck “I Love Betsy” from Honeymoon in Vegas. He followed it up with Queen’s iconic “Don’t Stop Me Now”. Messina said he has been part of the Greenville community since 2005. “It is truly an honor to sing with each and every one of these contestants. It’s such a fantastic competition.”
Second Place – Elly Jones
