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
Topher, Cinderella
Frenship High School
Dallas, TX
Anna Ascheman
Lady Larkin, Once Upon a Mattress
Spirit Lake High School
Des Moines, IA
Sevon Askew
El Gallo, The Fantasticks
Central Magnet School
Nashville, TN
Sabrina Astle
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Laguna Hills High School
La Mirada, CA
Veronica Ballejos
Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Cosumnes Oaks High School
San Jose, CA
Andrew Barth Feldman
Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can
Lawrence Woodmere Academy
New York, NY
Amelia Beckham
Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Evangelical Christian School
Memphis, TN
Laughton Berry
Pippin, Pippin
Tri-Cities High School
Atlanta, GA
Felicity Bryant
Princess Puffer, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Coronado High School
San Diego, CA
Bella Campos
Ado Annie, Oklahoma!
Ronald Reagan High School
San Antonio, TX
Cooper Cardone
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
North Kingstown High School
New Haven, CT
Bennett Chew
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Hillcrest High School
Logan, UT
Britta Rae Cowan
Kathy Selden, Singin' in the Rain
Chaska High School
Minneapolis, MN
Aria Grace Critchley
Jane Porter, Tarzan
East High School
Logan, UT
Joliana Davidson
Princess Winnifred, Once Upon a Mattress
Cibola High School
Albuquerque, NM
Noah Diggs
Frollo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gibbs Senior High School
Tampa, FL
Cassie Dixon
The 5th Avenue Theatre: Celebrating High School Musicals
Ella Peterson, Bells Are Ringing
Walla Walla High School
Seattle, WA
Natalie Doppelt
Sister Mary Robert, Sister Act
Deerfield High School
Chicago, IL
Annabelle Duffy
Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray
Albany High School
Schenectady, NY
Cole Duffy
Eddie, Dogfight
Las Vegas Academy Of The Arts
Las Vegas, NV
Danny Fapp
Baker, Into the Woods
Ironwood Ridge High School
Tucson, AZ
Tiyanna Gentry
Witch, Into the Woods
Hillsboro High School
Nashville, TN
Darian Goulding
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
Hampshire High School
Chicago, IL
Jackson Grove
Jesse Tuck, Tuck Everlasting
Alexandria Area High School
Minneapolis, MN
J.R. Heckman
Archibald Craven, The Secret Garden
Solon High School
Cleveland, OH
Ahnaleisa Hodges
Gertrude McFuzz, Seussical
Centennial High School
Las Vegas, NV
Garrett Ryan Hoy
Fabrizio Naccarelli, The Light In The Piazza
Rancho Mirage High School
Palm Springs, CA
Miles Hull
Bert, Mary Poppins
Red Mountain High School
Tempe, AZ
Jake Isom
The 5th Avenue Theatre: Celebrating High School Musicals
Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, Curtains
Hanford High School
Seattle, WA
Parker Jennings
Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Atlanta, GA
Sterling Jones
Gaston, Beauty and the Beast
Needham B Broughton High School
Durham, NC
Elizah Knight
Baker's Wife, Into the Woods
Ironwood Ridge High School
Tucson, AZ
Daniel Kohanbash
Robert, The Drowsy Chaperone
Beverly Hills High School
Los Angeles, CA
Maggie Kuntz
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Hello, Dolly!
Cor Jesu Academy
St. Louis, MO
Natalie Leclair
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins
Pittsford Sutherland High School
Rochester, NY
Alyssa McDonald
Doria, Smile
Nyack High School
New York, NY
Jonas McMullen
Henry Jekyll, Jekyll & Hyde
Canyon Crest Academy
San Diego, CA
Mark Mitrano
Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Greece Athena High School
Rochester, NY
Marisa Ines Moenho
Hope Cladwell, Urinetown
Murrieta Valley High School
Palm Springs, CA
Reyna Grace Moran
Velma Kelly, Chicago
The Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC
Cleveland, OH
Garrett Morris
Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Friendswood High School
Houston, TX
Paige Neumeyer
Cassie, A Chorus Line
East High School
Appleton, WI
Jacob Nuti
Emmett Forrest, Legally Blonde the Musical
Wahlert Catholic High School
Des Moines, IA
Haley Reed
Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Dobson High School
Tempe, AZ
Sierra Roberson
Cinderella, Cinderella
Frenship High School
Dallas, TX
Skyler Sajewski
Lilli Vanessi/Katharine, Kiss Me, Kate
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Brandon Sarti
Sam Wheat, Ghost the Musical
South Glens Falls Central High School
Schenectady, NY
Cole Sisser
Igor, Young Frankenstein
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts
San Jose, CA
Halle Surgil
Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family
Freeport Area Senior High School
Midland, PA
Andrew Swetonic
Curly, Oklahoma!
Ronald Reagan High School
San Antonio, TX
Noah Tobery
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
Beaver Falls Senior High School
Midland, PA
Travis Vandenberg
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Kimberly High School
Appleton, WI
Jeremy VandenHout
Snoopy, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Caledonia High School
East Lansing, MI
Riley Thad Young
Grasshopper, James and the Giant Peach
Hernando High School
Memphis, TN