Fountain Hills Theater won four awards at the 2026 ariZonis, a ceremony that recognizes the best in theater in Arizona each year.
FHT was nominated 29 times at the ceremony on Oct. 6 at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, according to a press release.
Winners from FHT were Jay Melberg and Peter J. Hill, who won best Original Score for “Private Lives: the Musical;” Elias Matthews, who won best Media Design for “Wizard of Oz;” Matthew Schmidt, who won best Guest Actor for “Wizard of Oz;” and Allison Hacker, who won best Property Design for “Evil Dead the Musical.”
