Sofia Deler
Orlando, FL
The 2017 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actress was presented to Sofia Deler representing the Applause Awards.
Winners & Nominees
The 2017 National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA)/Jimmy Awards® took place on Monday, June 26, 2017 at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Ben Platt hosted.
Our 2017
Winners
Presented by the Nederlander Organization
Tony Moreno
Orlando, FL
The 2017 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actor was presented to Tony Moreno representing the Applause Awards.
Finalists
Presented by Barry and Fran Weissler Foundation
Additional Awards
Anna Hertel
Best Dancer, presented by The Shubert Organization.
Ian Hayes
Best Performance in an Ensemble, presented by Disney Theatrical Group.
Sky Frank
Rising Star, presented by The John Gore Organization.
Liz Valentin
Spirit of the Jimmys, presented by Music Theatre International.
Sam Primack
6 Week Pre-College Drama Summer Program Scholarship, presented by Carnegie Mellon University.
Special Recognition
Presented by Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
Inspiring Teacher Award
During the ceremony, Brendan Jennings (Burbank, CA) and Larry Robinson (Monroe, NC) received the inaugural Inspiring Teacher Award presented by Wells Fargo for the encouragement and inspiration that led their students to win the 2016 coveted Jimmy Awards for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor.
Julia Fernandez
The Rita Moreno Awards at Broadway (San Jose, CA)
Nate Garner
Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards at Broadway In Chicago
Student Reporters
Director, choreographer, and producer Kenny Ortega also made a special appearance at the ceremony and presented the week in review video.
Winners were selected by a panel of judges comprised of notable theatre professionals including Tony Award-winning producers, award-winning casting experts and industry professionals: Kent Gash, Montego Glover, Rachel Hoffman, Kevin McCollum, Alecia Parker, Tara Rubin, Bernard Telsey, and Charlotte Wilcox. Additional judges during the week were Paul Canaan, Wayne Cilento, Stephanie Klapper, Cesar Rocha, and Tara Rubin.
The production was directed by Van Kaplan and choreographed by Kiesha Lalama, with musical direction and arrangements by Michael Moricz.
Broadway stars Andréa Burns, Randy Graff, Adam Kantor, Michael McElroy, Howard McGillin, and Schele Williams served as coaches for the nominees in preparation for the ceremony.
Our 2017
Nominees
Stephanie Ainsworth
Kansas City, MO
Rose Alvarez, Bye Bye Birdie
Blue Valley High School
Samuel Michael Bennett
The 5th Avenue Theatre: Celebrating High School Musicals
Seattle, WA
Sam Wheat, Ghost the Musical
Tahoma High School
Ethan Benson
Memphis, TN
Benny, In The Heights
Olive Branch High School
Laurel Bollard
Palm Desert, CA
Belle, Beauty and the Beast
Shadow Hills High School
Natalie Bourgeois
San Jose, CA
Jo March, Little Women
Saint Francis High School
Antonio Cipriano
East Lansing, MI
Mickey McKee, Hello! My Baby
University Liggett School
Catherine Elliott
East Lansing, MI
Betty Gold/Buddy, Hello! My Baby
University Liggett School
Shelby Ennis
Rochester, NY
Princess Fiona, Shrek The Musical
Churchville-Chili High School
Briana Fleming
Tempe, AZ
Marie, Cinderella
Marcos de Niza High School
Seamus Foley
Des Moines, IA
Javert, Les Misérables
Dubuque Senior High School
Sky Frank
San Diego, CA
Moonface Martin, Anything Goes
San Diego School of Creative & Performing Arts
Sophia Rose Franklin
Tucson, AZ
Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls
Ironwood Ridge High School
John Fredrickson
Dallas, TX
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
John H Guyer High School
Eric Gaydon
San Jose, CA
Curly, Oklahoma!
Valley Christian High School
Ian Hayes
Buffalo, NY
Prince Eric, Disney's The Little Mermaid
Frontier Senior High School
Levi Hopkins
Logan, UT
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
Ridgeline High School
Parker Jennings
Atlanta, GA
Dorothy Brock, 42nd Street
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Lauren Johnson
Omaha, NE
The Drowsy Chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone
Bellevue West High School
Nathan Keffer
Nashville, TN
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Ravenwood High School
Chloe Kehm
Pittsburgh, PA
Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie
West Allegheny Senior High School
Hatty King
Nashville, TN
Jo March, Little Women
Lipscomb Academy
Nicholas Kraft
Durham, NC
Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can
Clayton High School
Jessica Lewis
Logan, UT
Miriam, Fly By Night
DaVinci Academy
Carly Meyer
Chicago, IL
Hodel, Fiddler on the Roof
Glenbrook North High School
Reyna Grace Moran
Cleveland, OH
Vanessa, In the Heights
The Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC
Tony Moreno
Orlando, FL
Don Quixote (Cervantes), Man of La Mancha
Trinity Preparatory School
Maggie Musco
Tampa, FL
Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family
H.B. Plant High School
Ramone Nelson
Atlanta, GA
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Heritage High School
Jaynie Parmenter
Schenectady, NY
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins
Voorheesville High School
Jake Pedersen
Pittsburgh, PA
Joseph, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Pine-Richland High School
Preston Perez
San Antonio, TX
Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera
North East School of the Arts
Shelby Priddy
Dallas, TX
Jo March, Little Women
Mansfield High School
Sam Primack
Tempe, AZ
Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can
Chaparral High School
Justin Rivers
Charlotte, NC
Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
Morgan Claire Roberts
The 5th Avenue Theatre: Celebrating High School Musicals
Seattle, WA
Molly Jensen, Ghost the Musical
Tahoma High School
Maddie Rubin
New York, NY
Rosemary Pilkington, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Professional Performing Arts School
Adriel Salinas
San Antonio, TX
Carlotta, The Phantom of the Opera
North East School of the Arts
Brandon Schumacker
Cleveland, OH
Emmett Forrest, Legally Blonde the Musical
Rocky River High School
Patrick Shannon
Schenectady, NY
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Queensbury High School
Nathan Sink
Las Vegas, NV
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
Centennial High School
Asia Smith
Memphis, TN
Delilah Strict, Zombie Prom
Bolton High School
Justin Smusz
Chicago, IL
Chad, All Shook Up
Benet Academy
Marisa Spahn
Des Moines, IA
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Waukee High School
Jillian Strattman
San Diego, CA
Alice Beineke, The Addams Family
San Dieguito Academy
Kaylee Terrell
Durham, NC
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Panther Creek High School
Brighton Thomas
Los Angeles, CA
Leading Player, Pippin
John Burroughs High School
Felix Torrez
Appleton, WI
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
Southwest High School
Adelynn Tourondel
Las Vegas, NV
Billie Bendix, Nice Work If You Can Get It
Green Valley High School
Liz Valentin
Appleton, WI
Doralee Rhodes, 9 to 5
West High School
Cameron Vargas
Los Angeles, CA
Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera
Crescenta Valley High School
Adrian Villegas
La Mirada, CA
Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde, Jekyll & Hyde
Huntington Beach High School
William Webster
Palm Desert, CA
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
Rancho Mirage High School