Jane Hereth
Esmeralda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
St. Francis High School
Jimmy Awards
Regional Awards Programs
Shea's Wonder Awards
Buffalo, NY
2026 Ceremony Date: May 16, 2026
The purpose of the Shea’s Wonder Awards is to recognize, reward, and encourage student talent and achievement in high school musical theatre productions in the Buffalo area.
The program was formerly known as The Kenny Awards and Shea’s High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Nominees
2026
Jonah Higgins
Nick Bottom, Something Rotten!
West Seneca West High School
2025
Jonah Higgins
Javert, Les Misérables: School Edition
West Seneca West High School
Naomi Lawley
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Nardin Academy
2024
Tori Gill
Velma Kelly, Chicago: Teen Edition
Nardin Academy
Connor Hesch
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables: School Edition
Amherst Central High School
2023
Tiffany Nowak
Belle, Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Maryvale High School
Ayden Weinstein
Prince Eric, Disney's The Little Mermaid
Williamsville East High School
2022
Ryan Butler
Jack Kelly, Newsies
Starpoint High School
Lizzie Hopkins
Jo March, Little Women
Barker Central School
2021
Caleb Gould
Eden Junior Senior High School
Talia Mobley
West Seneca West Senior High School
2019
Penelope Sergi
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
West Seneca West Senior High School
Matthew Wilson
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts
2018
Emily Kuhn
Lucy, Jekyll & Hyde
Tonawanda Middle High School
Christopher Palumbo
Bert, Mary Poppins
Starpoint High School
2017
Grace Auer
Reno Sweeney, Anything Goes
Maple Grove Jr-Sr High School
Ian Hayes
Prince Eric, Disney's The Little Mermaid
Frontier Senior High School
2016
Rachel Kauderer
Frau Blücher, Young Frankenstein
Clarence High School
Joseph Russi
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
Frontier High School