On Monday, July 1, 2013 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 5th Annual National High School Musical Theater Awards® (NHSMTA®)/Jimmy Awards®.

Our 2013

Winners

Presented by the Nederlander Organization
Sarah Lynn Marion

Sarah Lynn Marion

The 2013 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actress was presented to Sarah Lynn Marion representing the John Raitt Awards for Youth (JRAY) in Fullerton, CA.

Taylor Varga

Taylor Varga

The 2013 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actor was presented to Taylor Varga, representing the Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards in Norwich, CT.

Finalists

Presented by Barry and Fran Weissler Foundation
Jillian Caillouette

Jillian Caillouette

Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards
Waterbury, CT
Billy Krager

Billy Krager

Best Performance in an Ensemble

Jillian Caillouette

Jillian Caillouette

Most Improved

Brian Baylor

Brian Baylor

Spirit of the Jimmy Awards

McKenzie Kurtz

McKenzie Kurtz

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

Jimmy Award winners were selected by a panel of Broadway brass including Scott Ellis (Roundabout Theatre Company); Kent Gash (New Studio on Broadway, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama); Tony® Award-nominee Montego Glover (Memphis); Rachel Hoffman (Telsey +Co); Alecia Parker (NAMCO); Nick Scandalios (Nederlander Organization); and Bernie Telsey (Telsey + Co).

Our 2013

Nominees

Benjamin Allen

Benjamin Allen

Betty Lynn Buckley Awards
Fort Worth, TX

Man in Chair, The Drowsy Chaperone

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Allison Anderson

Allison Anderson

Houston, TX

Nellie Forbush, South Pacific

Pearland High School
Sakyiwaa Baah

Sakyiwaa Baah

The Schmidt and Jones Awards
Irving, TX

Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls

MacArthur High School
Brian Baylor

Brian Baylor

East Lansing, MI

Coalhouse Walker Jr., Ragtime

West Bloomfield High School
Jana Bernard

Jana Bernard

Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards
Millburn, NJ

Marmee, Little Women

Gill St. Bernard's School
Jillian Caillouette

Jillian Caillouette

Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards
Waterbury, CT

Jo March, Little Women

St. Paul Catholic High School
Connor Fallon

Connor Fallon

Spotlight on Stars
Beverly, MA

Joseph, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Framingham High School
Benton Felty

Benton Felty

Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards
Hershey, PA

Freddy Benson, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Central Dauphin East High
Laura Girard

Laura Girard

Spotlight on Stars
Beverly, MA

Olive Ostrovsky, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Hudson High School
Bo Graham

Bo Graham

The Schmidt and Jones Awards
Irving, TX

Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors

Lovejoy High School
Patrick Graham

Patrick Graham

Kansas City, MO

Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd

Lee's Summit North High School
Annika Gullahorn

Annika Gullahorn

Globe Honors
San Diego, CA

Baker's Wife, Into the Woods

Pacific Ridge School
Stephen Heller

Stephen Heller

Rochester, NY

Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde, Jekyll & Hyde

Victor Senior High School
Martha Hellerman

Martha Hellerman

Madison, WI

Wendla, Spring Awakening

Shorewood High School
Emily Homburger

Emily Homburger

Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards
Hershey, PA

Annie Oakley, Annie Get Your Gun

West Shore Christian Academy
Rachael Houser

Rachael Houser

Pittsburgh, PA

Reno Sweeney, Anything Goes

Quaker Valley High School
Lily Kaufmann

Lily Kaufmann

Kansas City, MO

Janet Van De Graaff, The Drowsy Chaperone

Shawnee Mission East
Billy Krager

Billy Krager

Madison, WI

Emmett Forrest, Legally Blonde the Musical

Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
Matthew Durward Lynn

Matthew Durward Lynn

Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards
Millburn, NJ

Bat Boy, Bat Boy

Westfield High School
Sophia Macias

Sophia Macias

The Jester Awards
Wichita, KS

Belle, Beauty and the Beast

Goddard High School
Chris Maclean

Chris Maclean

Denver, CO

Jean Valjean, Les Misérables

Chaparral High School
Sarah Lynn Marion

Sarah Lynn Marion

John Raitt Awards for Youth (JRAY)
Fullerton, CA

Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Hello, Dolly!

Huntington Beach High School Academy for the Performing Arts
Halle Mastroberardino

Halle Mastroberardino

New York, NY

Polly Baker, Crazy for You

Harrison High School
Trevor McChristian

Trevor McChristian

The Jester Awards
Wichita, KS

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

Maize High School
Areon Mobasher

Areon Mobasher

Charlotte, NC

Jean Valjean, Les Misérables

Charlotte Latin School
Ryne Nardecchia

Ryne Nardecchia

Houston, TX

Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd

Klein Oak High School
Eva Maria Noblezada

Eva Maria Noblezada

Charlotte, NC

Ariel Moore, Footloose

Northwest School of the Arts
Angelo Ragghianti

Angelo Ragghianti

Pittsburgh, PA

Usnavi, In the Heights

Pittsburgh CAPA
Sarah Roach

Sarah Roach

Betty Lynn Buckley Awards
Fort Worth, TX

Velma Kelly, Chicago

Grapevine High School
Shane Satterfield

Shane Satterfield

John Raitt Awards for Youth (JRAY)
Fullerton, CA

Curly, Oklahoma!

La Habra High School
Hunter Schwarz

Hunter Schwarz

Globe Honors
San Diego, CA

Princeton, Avenue Q

Canyon Crest Academy
Nicole Seefried

Nicole Seefried

Denver, CO

Kate Monster, Avenue Q

Denver School of the Arts
Mason Van Gieson

Mason Van Gieson

East Lansing, MI

Belle, Beauty and the Beast

Clarkston High School
Taylor Varga

Taylor Varga

Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards
Waterbury, CT

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

Newtown High School
MacKenzie Wright

MacKenzie Wright

Rochester, NY

Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical

Greece Athena High School