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Next On Stage Season 6

It's time to freshen up your book and warm up those pipes! Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, will return for Season 6 in 2025, and this season will be bigger and better than ever!

What is Next On Stage? In Spring 2020, when Broadway was dark and student productions across the country were being canceled due to the COVID pandemic, BroadwayWorld saw an opportunity to shine a spotlight on young performers across the country who were otherwise sidelined. Next On Stage was born out of the hope of providing a platform for some of the outstanding talent that will grace the Broadway stages of the future. Since its launch, the series has enjoyed four seasons and showcased the voices of thousands of young people across the country.

Watch the Season 5 Finale:

After months of hard work, the six finalists of BroadwayWorld's Next on Stage, sponsored by AMDA, hit the stage on Sunday for the live finale at 54 Below! The finalists included Macy Bettwieser, Patrick Ford and Emersyn Hunt (High School Age Group) and Gavin Blonda, Kristabel Kenta-Bibi and Elijah V. Ramos (College Age Group).

They were judged by J. Elaine Marcos, Lesli Margherita, Kyle Taylor Parker, Courtney Reed, Kate Rockwell and Michael James Scott. The special event was hosted by Ben Cameron and featured music direction by James Rushin.

After performing and receiving feedback from the judges, Emersyn Hunt and Kristabel Kenta-Bibi were crowned the winners of this 5th season, receiving an AMDA Emerging Artists Scholarship, a vocal lesson with Matt Farnsworth, a work session with The Telsey Office's Jimmy Larkin, a BroadwayWorld Merch Prize Pack, and a $1000 donated to the charity of their choice.

Check out photos from inside the special day below and watch the finale in full here!

Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski


Patrick Ford, Emersyn Hunt, Macy Bettwieser, Gavin Blonda, Elijah V. Ramos, Kristabel Kenta-Bibi


J. Elaine Marcos, Lesli Margherita, Kate Rockwell, Kyle Taylor Parker, Courtney Reed, Michael James Scott


Colin O'Connor, Sara Elder, Braxton Offor, Jeffery Walker III


Ben Cameron


Elijah V. Ramos, Kristabel Kenta-Bibi Gavin Blonda, Emersyn Hunt, Patrick Ford, Macy Bettwieser, Ben Cameron


Kate Rockwell, Lesli Margherita, J. Elaine Marcos, Kyle Taylor Parker, Michael James Scott, Courtney Reed, Ben Cameron


Macy Bettwieser, Ben Cameron


Macy Bettwieser


Macy Bettwieser


Macy Bettwieser


Macy Bettwieser


Macy Bettwieser


Patrick Ford, Ben Cameron


James Rushin, Patrick Ford


Patrick Ford


Patrick Ford


Patrick Ford


Patrick Ford


Emersyn Hunt, Ben Cameron


Emersyn Hunt


Emersyn Hunt


Emersyn Hunt


Emersyn Hunt


Emersyn Hunt


Gavin Blonda, Ben Cameron


Gavin Blonda


James Rushin, Gavin Blonda


Gavin Blonda


Gavin Blonda


Gavin Blonda


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi, Ben Cameron


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi


James Rushin, Kristabel Kenta-Bibi


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi


Elijah V. Ramos, Ben Cameron


James Rushin, Elijah V. Ramos


Elijah V. Ramos


Elijah V. Ramos


Elijah V. Ramos


Elijah V. Ramos


Rosa Chapa, Ryan Dejak


Emersyn Hunt, Courtney Reed


Emersyn Hunt


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi, Ryan Dejak, Rosa Chapa


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi, Emersyn Hunt


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi, Emersyn Hunt


Ryan Dejak, Rosa Chapa, Lesli Margherita, Kyle Taylor Parker, Kate Rockwell, Kristabel Kenta-Bibi, Emersyn Hunt, Courtney Reed, Michael James Scott, Ben Cameron


Ryan Dejak, Rosa Chapa, Lesli Margherita, Kyle Taylor Parker, Kate Rockwell, Kristabel Kenta-Bibi, Michael James Scott, Courtney Reed, Emersyn Hunt, Ben Cameron, James Cocovinis


Kristabel Kenta-Bibi, Emersyn Hunt