On Monday, June 27, 2011, two students were presented with Jimmy® Awards for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre at the 3rd Annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards®/Jimmy Awards®.

Our 2011

Winners

Presented by the Nederlander Organization
Ryan McCartan

Ryan McCartan

Minneapolis, MN

The 2011 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actor was presented to Ryan McCartan representing the SpotLight Musical Theatre Program in Minneapolis, MN.

Shauni Ruetz

Shauni Ruetz

Rochester, NY

The 2011 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actress was presented to Shauni Ruetz, representing the Stars of Tomorrow Awards in Rochester, NY.

Finalists

Presented by Barry and Fran Weissler Foundation
Mackenzie Orr

Mackenzie Orr

The Schmidt and Jones Awards
Irving, TX
Maya Maniar

Maya Maniar

Best Performance in an Ensemble

Kevin Crowley

Kevin Crowley

Most Improved

Mia Gerachis

Mia Gerachis

Spirit of the Jimmy Awards

Joy Christian

Joy Christian

6 Week Pre-College Drama Summer Program Scholarship, presented by Carnegie Mellon University.

Our 2011

Nominees

Kylie Arnold

Kylie Arnold

Betty Lynn Buckley Awards
Fort Worth, TX

Violet, Side Show

Mansfield High School
John Caliendo

John Caliendo

Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards
Millburn, NJ

Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof

Point Pleasant Borough High School
Sarah Cartwright

Sarah Cartwright

Minneapolis, MN

Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie

Eastview High School
Joy Christian

Joy Christian

Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards
Hershey, PA

Dorothy, The Wiz

Central Dauphin East High School
Lindsay Estelle Dunn

Lindsay Estelle Dunn

Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards
Millburn, NJ

Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie

Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Chase Durrett

Chase Durrett

Betty Lynn Buckley Awards
Fort Worth, TX

Evan Goldman, 13

Keller Central High School
Nicole Elledge

Nicole Elledge

Globe Honors
San Diego, CA

Patsy Cline, Always…Patsy Cline

Francis Parker School
Lucy Moon Fitzsimons

Lucy Moon Fitzsimons

Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards
Waterbury, CT

Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray

Regional Center for the Arts
Mia Gerachis

Mia Gerachis

Houston, TX

Baker's Wife, Into the Woods

Episcopal High School
Jacob Gonzalez

Jacob Gonzalez

Footlighters Scholarship Awards
Long Beach, CA

Jean Valjean, Les Misérables

Huntington Beach High School
Max Gottschall

Max Gottschall

Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards
Waterbury, CT

Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof

Trumbull High School
Luke Halferty

Luke Halferty

Pittsburgh, PA

Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof

Central Catholic High School
Kirsten Hoover

Kirsten Hoover

Pittsburgh, PA

Nanette, No, No, Nanette

North Hills High School
Maggie Hunter

Maggie Hunter

The Schmidt and Jones Awards
Irving, TX

Baker's Wife, Into the Woods

Coppell High School
Keaton Jadwin

Keaton Jadwin

The Jester Awards
Wichita, KS

Baker, Into the Woods

Wichita High School East
Seth Jones

Seth Jones

Kansas City, MO

Bobby Child, Crazy for You

Raymore-Peculiar High School
Sarah Klingel

Sarah Klingel

The Freddy Awards
Easton, PA

Anna Leonowens, The King and I

Pius X High School
Emily Loewus

Emily Loewus

New York, NY

Sharon McLonergan, Finian's Rainbow

Poly Prep Country Day School
Michael Mahady

Michael Mahady

Globe Honors
San Diego, CA

Leaf Coneybear, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Cathedral Catholic High School
Ben Mays

Ben Mays

The Freddy Awards
Easton, PA

Freddy Benson, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Parkland High School
Ryan McCartan

Ryan McCartan

Minneapolis, MN

J. Pierrepont Finch, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Minnetonka High School
Katie McKernan

Katie McKernan

Kansas City, MO

Rose Alvarez, Bye Bye Birdie

Kearney Senior High School
Kassiani Menas

Kassiani Menas

The Jester Awards
Wichita, KS

Witch, Into the Woods

Wichita High School East
Mackenzie Orr

Mackenzie Orr

The Schmidt and Jones Awards
Irving, TX

Baker, Into the Woods

Coppell High School
Robert Joseph Price

Robert Joseph Price

Houston, TX

William Barfee, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Cypress Falls High School
Elizabeth Romero

Elizabeth Romero

Footlighters Scholarship Awards
Long Beach, CA

Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie

Huntington Beach High School
Shauni Ruetz

Shauni Ruetz

Rochester, NY

Witch, Into the Woods

Wayne Central High School
Melissa Ruh

Melissa Ruh

Spotlight on Stars
Beverly, MA

Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie

Georgetown High School
Allison Sheppard

Allison Sheppard

John Raitt Awards for Youth (JRAY)
Fullerton, CA

Jo March, Little Women

Newport Harbor High School
Sarah Sommers

Sarah Sommers

La Mirada, CA

Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Lutheran High School of Orange County
James Stankunas

James Stankunas

Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards
Hershey, PA

Huckleberry Finn, Big River

Milton Hershey High School
Andrew Tighe

Andrew Tighe

Spotlight on Stars
Beverly, MA

P.T. Barnum, Barnum

North Reading High School
Daniel Walton

Daniel Walton

Rochester, NY

Bob Wallace, White Christmas

Brockport High School
Zachary Zaret

Zachary Zaret

John Raitt Awards for Youth (JRAY)
Fullerton, CA

J. Pierrepont Finch, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Fullerton Union High School