Nicholas Barrón
San Antonio, TX
The 2022 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actor was presented to Nicholas Barrón representing Las Casas Foundation's Joci Awards.
Winners & Nominees
The 2022 Jimmy Awards® took place on Monday, June 27 at 7:30pm live at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre hosted by Kate Reinders.
Our 2022
Winners
Presented by the Nederlander Organization
Kendall Becerra
San Diego, CA
The 2022 Jimmy® Award for Best Performance by an Actress was presented to Kendall Becerra representing The Broadway San Diego Awards.
Finalists
Presented by Shubert Organization
Additional award winners
Kylie Edwards
Best Dancer, presented by Moulin Rouge! The Musical, for excellence in dance and movement.
Carl Robinett
Rising Star, presented by The John Gore Organization, for impressive advancement during the Jimmy Awards program.
Jackson Chase
Best Performance in an Ensemble, presented by Thomas Schumacher & Disney Theatrical Productions, for outstanding collaboration during the Jimmy Awards program.
Joshua Thompson
Spirit of the Jimmys, presented by Iris Smith & Once Upon A Time Productions, for embodying the spirit of this musical theatre celebration.
Semifinalists
Presented by the Shubert Organization
Inspiring Teacher Award
The Jimmy Awards is pleased to announce the 2022 Inspiring Teacher Award, presented by Wells Fargo, will be given to Kristin Winchester, Durham School of the Arts (Durham, NC), and Ian Sullivan, Hickory Ridge High School (Harrisburg, NC).
These teachers are being recognized for their tireless efforts in guiding their students with the training and support necessary to thrive and ultimately win the coveted Jimmy Awards for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor during last year’s 2021 Jimmy Awards ceremony.
Kristin Winchester
Durham School of the Arts (Durham, NC)
Ian Sullivan
Hickory Ridge High School (Harrisburg, NC)
Cecilia deLeon
Spotlight Education (Minneapolis, MN)
Zach Lee
The Rita Moreno Awards (San Jose, CA)
Student Reporters
The 2022 Jimmys welcomed two student reporters: Cecilia deLeon from Spotlight Education (Minneapolis, MN) and Zach Lee from The Rita Moreno Awards (San Jose, CA). These young journalists, selected following a nation-wide submissions process, covered The Jimmy Awards on social media from The Minskoff Theatre on June 27, giving fans an inside look at the final preparations for the evening performance. The students also visited WABC studios to watch preparations for WABC’s live intermission broadcast at the theatre, as well as conducted exclusive interviews with the 2022 Best Actor and Best Actress winners at the after-party.
Our 2022
Nominees
Zach Ahrens
Dayton, OH
Lumiere, Beauty and the Beast
Versailles High School
Maddox Bane
Kansas City, MO
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family: School Edition
Park Hill Senior High School
Landry Barker
Dallas, TX
Spongebob Squarepants, The SpongeBob Musical
Central High School
Nicholas Barrón
San Antonio, TX
Dominique, The Baker's Wife
Northeast School of the Arts
Alexander Benton
Nashville, TN
William Shakespeare, Something Rotten!
John Overton Comprehensive High School
Ava Berutti
St. Louis, MO
Ella, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Westminster Christian Academy
Kalena Blake
Las Vegas, NV
Queen of Hearts, Wonderland
Green Valley High School
Noah Bowers
Des Moines, IA
Jack Kelly, Newsies
Southeast Polk High School
Spencer Boyce
Schenectady, NY
Baker, Into the Woods
Saratoga Springs High School
Benjamin Brown
Philadelphia, PA
Percy Jackson, The Lightning Thief
Upper Dublin High School
Vera Brown
Memphis, TN
Snoopy, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Crosstown High School
Savannah Carrasco
Logan, UT
Aldonza, Man of La Mancha
Skyridge High School
Joshua Devine
Tampa, FL
Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde, Jekyll & Hyde
Manatee School for the Arts
Aidan Eddy
Rochester, NY
Pa Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie
Greece Odyssey Academy
Kylie Edwards
Pittsburgh, PA
Janet Van De Graaff, The Drowsy Chaperone
Gateway High School
Lily Flynn
Philadelphia, PA
Amelie, Amelie
Central Bucks High School West
Brima Gassama
Memphis, TN
Reverend Shaw, Footloose
Germantown High School
Amelia Gibbons
Appleton, WI
Rosie, Mamma Mia!
Southwest High School
Liam Ginsburg
New York, NY
Billy Cane, Bright Star
Pelham Memorial High School
Angelis Gonzalez
Nashville, TN
Matilda, Matilda
Ravenwood High School
Emery Gray
Dallas, TX
Gertrude McFuzz, Seussical
Prince of Peace Christian School
Tyler Guinto-Brody
Pittsburgh, PA
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Elizabeth Forward High School
Chloe Harris
Tucson, AZ
Sister Mary, Disaster, The Musical
Salpointe Catholic High School
Heather Hayes
Schenectady, NY
Mrs. Wormwood, Matilda
South Glens Falls Central High School
Ben Heller
West Palm Beach, FL
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Rosenblatt High School at Donna Klein Jewish Academy
Hayden Henderson
Logan, UT
Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Northridge High School
Maelyn Isenberg
Midland, PA
Katherine, Freaky Friday
Beaver Falls Senior High School
Samuel Karpinski
Los Angeles, CA
Beast, Beauty and the Beast
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Rachel Kearse
New Haven, CT
Deloris Van Cartier, Sister Act
Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School
Wyatt Kerns
Columbus, OH
Squidward Q. Tentacles, The SpongeBob Musical
Worthington Christian School
Joseph Kotze
Chicago, IL
Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd
Lincoln-Way East High School
Yale Langworthy
Boise, ID
Jonathan Harker, Dracula: The Musical
Richard McKenna Charter High School
Joshua Lemons
Washington, D.C.
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
Oakton High School
Janiyah McAllister
Tampa, FL
Esmerelda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Harrison Center for Visual and Performing Arts
Payton Moore
La Mirada, CA
Gladys, The Pajama Game
Huntington Beach High School
Roosevelt Tre Moore
Tempe, AZ
Flick, Violet
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic
Rachael Mosshammer
Oklahoma City, OK
Mae Peterson, Bye Bye Birdie
Choctaw High School
Samantha Nelson
Orlando, FL
Cassie, A Chorus Line Teen Edition
Douglas Anderson School Arts
Devlyn Novelli
Palm Desert, CA
Spongebob Squarepants, The SpongeBob Musical
Temecula Valley High School
Sophia Anna O'Brien
New York, NY
Eponine, Les Misérables
Fordham Preparatory School
Eileen Parks
Washington, D.C.
Jo March, Little Women
Bishop O'Connell High School
Ella Plourde
Denver, CO
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, Anastasia
Valor Christian High School
Sophie Pollono
Los Angeles, CA
Cinderella, Into the Woods
John Burroughs High School
Haley Raffaele
Tempe, AZ
Alice, Bright Star
Maricopa High School
Isabel Rawlins
Dayton, OH
LeFou, Beauty and the Beast
Versailles High School
Dakota Renteria
Las Vegas, NV
Edward Bloom, Big Fish
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
Adriano Robins
St. Louis, MO
Emmett Forrest, Legally Blonde the Musical
Marquette High School
Eli Talley
Atlanta, GA
Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can
Ringgold High School
Matthew Evans Taylor
Albuquerque, NM
Mike, A Chorus Line Teen Edition
Organ Mountain High School
Georgia Thomas
Atlanta, GA
Anya, Anastasia
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Josh Thone
Appleton, WI
Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
Xavier High School
Grace Trainor
West Palm Beach, FL
Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors
A. W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Emily Winn
Des Moines, IA
Ariel, The Little Mermaid
Davenport Central High School
Ashley Woytal
East Lansing, MI
Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors
Portage Northern High School
Regan Wright
Chicago, IL
Alice Murphy, Bright Star
York Community High School
Anna Zavelson
San Antonio, TX
Anya, Anastasia
Vandegrift High School