Andrew Barth Feldman
New York, NY
The 2018 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actor was presented to Andrew Barth Feldman representing The Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance.
Winners & Nominees
The 2018 Jimmy Awards® took place on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Laura Benanti hosted.
Our 2018
Winners
Presented by the Nederlander Organization
Reneé Rapp
Charlotte, NC
The 2018 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actress was presented to Reneé Rapp representing The Blumey Awards.
Finalists
Presented by BNY Mellon
Additional award winners
John Zamborsky
Best Dancer, presented by The Shubert Organization.
Halle Surgil
Rising Star, presented by The John Gore Organization.
Hannah Kanter
Best Performance in an Ensemble, presented by Disney Theatrical Group.
Special Recognition
Presented by BWF Foundation, Once Upon A Time Productions and Pantages Presidents Club
Additional Awards
Daniel Kohanbash
Spirit of the Jimmys, presented by Music Theatre International.
Garrett Morris
Spirit of the Jimmys, presented by Music Theatre International.
Andrew Barth Feldman
6 Week Pre-College Drama Summer Program Scholarship, presented by Carnegie Mellon University.
Inspiring Teacher Award
During the ceremony, Janine Papin (Winter Park, FL) and Nadine Love (Orlando, FL) received the Inspiring Teacher Award presented by Wells Fargo for the encouragement and inspiration that led their students to win the 2017 Jimmy Awards for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor.
Janine Papin
Winter Park, FL
Nadine Love
Orlando, FL
Clarissa Moon
Applause Awards
Giao Nguyen
The 5th Avenue Theatre's 5th Avenue Awards (Seattle, WA)
Student Reporters
Tony Award winner Ari'el Stachel (The Band’s Visit) presented the Week in Review Video. Jimmy Awards alumni Kylie Selig (Mean Girls), Jai'Len Christine Li Josey (SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical), and Nathan Salstone (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two) also made a special appearance at the ceremony. The stars of the Disney Channel Original Movie “Freaky Friday” Heidi Blickenstaff and Cozi Zuehlsdorff introduced the production number, a tribute to Disney Theatrical Productions.
Judges were comprised of notable theatre professionals including Tony Award-winning producers, award-winning casting experts and industry professionals. The evening of the performance, winners were selected by Dawn-Elin Fraser, Alecia Parker, Marc Platt, Tara Rubin, Nick Scandalios, Thomas Schumacher, Bernard Telsey, and Charlotte Wilcox. Preliminary judges working at NYU the week before the ceremony included Gabriel Barre, Jeff Calhoun, Wayne Cilento, Victoria Clark, Kent Gash, and Stephanie Klapper.
The production was directed by Van Kaplan and choreographed by Kiesha Lalama. Michael Moricz was the musical arranger and conductor, and Mary Jane Brennan was the writer. All four have been with the Jimmy Awards for all 10 years.
Our 2018
Nominees
Noah Aguilar
Dallas, TX
Topher, Cinderella
Frenship High School
Anna Ascheman
Des Moines, IA
Lady Larkin, Once Upon a Mattress
Spirit Lake High School
Sevon Askew
Nashville, TN
El Gallo, The Fantasticks
Central Magnet School
Sabrina Astle
La Mirada, CA
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Laguna Hills High School
Veronica Ballejos
San Jose, CA
Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Cosumnes Oaks High School
Andrew Barth Feldman
New York, NY
Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can
Lawrence Woodmere Academy
Amelia Beckham
Memphis, TN
Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Evangelical Christian School
Laughton Berry
Atlanta, GA
Pippin, Pippin
Tri-Cities High School
Felicity Bryant
San Diego, CA
Princess Puffer, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Coronado High School
Bella Campos
San Antonio, TX
Ado Annie, Oklahoma!
Ronald Reagan High School
Cooper Cardone
New Haven, CT
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
North Kingstown High School
Bennett Chew
Logan, UT
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Hillcrest High School
Britta Rae Cowan
Minneapolis, MN
Kathy Selden, Singin' in the Rain
Chaska High School
Aria Grace Critchley
Logan, UT
Jane Porter, Tarzan
East High School
Joliana Davidson
Albuquerque, NM
Princess Winnifred, Once Upon a Mattress
Cibola High School
Noah Diggs
Tampa, FL
Frollo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gibbs Senior High School
Cassie Dixon
The 5th Avenue Theatre: Celebrating High School Musicals
Seattle, WA
Ella Peterson, Bells Are Ringing
Walla Walla High School
Natalie Doppelt
Chicago, IL
Sister Mary Robert, Sister Act
Deerfield High School
Annabelle Duffy
Schenectady, NY
Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray
Albany High School
Cole Duffy
Las Vegas, NV
Eddie, Dogfight
Las Vegas Academy Of The Arts
Danny Fapp
Tucson, AZ
Baker, Into the Woods
Ironwood Ridge High School
Tiyanna Gentry
Nashville, TN
Witch, Into the Woods
Hillsboro High School
Darian Goulding
Chicago, IL
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
Hampshire High School
Jackson Grove
Minneapolis, MN
Jesse Tuck, Tuck Everlasting
Alexandria Area High School
J.R. Heckman
Cleveland, OH
Archibald Craven, The Secret Garden
Solon High School
Ahnaleisa Hodges
Las Vegas, NV
Gertrude McFuzz, Seussical
Centennial High School
Garrett Ryan Hoy
Palm Desert, CA
Fabrizio Naccarelli, The Light In The Piazza
Rancho Mirage High School
Miles Hull
Tempe, AZ
Bert, Mary Poppins
Red Mountain High School
Jake Isom
The 5th Avenue Theatre: Celebrating High School Musicals
Seattle, WA
Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, Curtains
Hanford High School
Parker Jennings
Atlanta, GA
Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Sterling Jones
Durham, NC
Gaston, Beauty and the Beast
Needham B Broughton High School
Elizah Knight
Tucson, AZ
Baker's Wife, Into the Woods
Ironwood Ridge High School
Daniel Kohanbash
Los Angeles, CA
Robert, The Drowsy Chaperone
Beverly Hills High School
Maggie Kuntz
St. Louis, MO
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Hello, Dolly!
Cor Jesu Academy
Natalie Leclair
Rochester, NY
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins
Pittsford Sutherland High School
Alyssa McDonald
New York, NY
Doria, Smile
Nyack High School
Jonas McMullen
San Diego, CA
Henry Jekyll, Jekyll & Hyde
Canyon Crest Academy
Mark Mitrano
Rochester, NY
Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Greece Athena High School
Marisa Ines Moenho
Palm Desert, CA
Hope Cladwell, Urinetown
Murrieta Valley High School
Reyna Grace Moran
Cleveland, OH
Velma Kelly, Chicago
The Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC
Garrett Morris
Houston, TX
Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Friendswood High School
Paige Neumeyer
Appleton, WI
Cassie, A Chorus Line
East High School
Jacob Nuti
Des Moines, IA
Emmett Forrest, Legally Blonde the Musical
Wahlert Catholic High School
Haley Reed
Tempe, AZ
Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Dobson High School
Sierra Roberson
Dallas, TX
Cinderella, Cinderella
Frenship High School
Skyler Sajewski
West Palm Beach, FL
Lilli Vanessi/Katharine, Kiss Me, Kate
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Brandon Sarti
Schenectady, NY
Sam Wheat, Ghost the Musical
South Glens Falls Central High School
Cole Sisser
San Jose, CA
Igor, Young Frankenstein
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts
Halle Surgil
Midland, PA
Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family
Freeport Area Senior High School
Andrew Swetonic
San Antonio, TX
Curly, Oklahoma!
Ronald Reagan High School
Noah Tobery
Midland, PA
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Beaver Falls Senior High School
Travis Vandenberg
Appleton, WI
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Kimberly High School
Jeremy VandenHout
East Lansing, MI
Snoopy, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Caledonia High School
Riley Thad Young
Memphis, TN
Grasshopper, James and the Giant Peach
Hernando High School