Fabiola Caraballo Quijada
Dallas, TX
The 2025 Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress was presented to Fabiola Caraballo Quijada representing the Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Winners & Nominees
The 2025 Jimmy Awards took place on Monday June 23 at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre hosted by Josh Groban.
Our 2025
Winners
Presented by the Nederlander Organization
Chris Hayes
Las Vegas, NV
The 2025 Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor was presented to Chris Hayes representing the Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards.
Finalists
Presented by MJ
Additional award winners
Gavin Evanson
Rising Star for impressive advancement during the Jimmy Awards program.
Jamaur Houston
Best Dancer, presented by The Shubert Organization, for excellence in dance and movement.
Kevin Wilson
Spirit of the Jimmys, presented by Aki Nishino of Chimney Town, for embodying the spirit of this musical theatre celebration.
Outstanding Performance
In an Ensemble
Co-presented by BOOP! The Musical, Hadestown, John Gore Organization, No Guarantees, and Thomas Schumacher for outstanding collaboration during the Jimmy Awards program.
Inspiring Teacher Award
The Jimmy Awards congratulates the recipients of the 2025 Inspiring Teacher Award, which honors educators for providing valuable guidance and encouragement to their students and school communities. The honorees were nominated for this recognition last spring by 2024 Jimmy Awards nominees and subsequently selected by a committee of Broadway League members. Presented in memory of Luigi Caiola, this year’s recipients are Elena Ferrante-Martin, Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, NV) and KoKo M. Thornton, Enloe High School (Durham, NC).
Elena Ferrante-Martin
Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas, NV)
KoKo M. Thornton
Enloe High School (Durham, NC)
Jayden Hope Fernando
Rita Moreno Awards (San Jose, CA)
Jose Antonio Morales
The Majestic Empire Foundation's Joci Awards (San Antonio, TX)
Student Reporters
The 2025 Jimmy Awards Student Reporter initiative with support from Broadway News welcomed two student reporters to NYC. Jayden Hope Fernando from the Rita Moreno Awards (San Jose, CA) and Jose Antonio Morales from The Majestic Empire Foundation's Joci Awards (San Antonio, TX) were selected following a nationwide submissions process and covered The Jimmy Awards on social media from The Minskoff Theatre on June 23rd, providing fans an inside look at the final preparations for the evening performance. Jayden and Jose also conducted exclusive interviews with the 2025 Best Actor and Best Actress winners following the awards ceremony. As part of the experience, they were granted a special visit to the WABC studios to observe the behind-the-scenes production of an upcoming news segment.
Our 2025
Nominees
Kaydence Arora
Nashville, TN
Witch, Into the Woods
Summit High School
Jackson A. Baker
Des Moines, IA
Jack Kelly, Newsies
Nevada High School
Sascha Bass
Little Rock, AR
Alice, Alice By Heart
Pulaski Academy
Alex Board
Charlotte, NC
Javert, Les Misérables: School Edition
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
Bradley Bolden
Memphis, TN
Aldolpho, The Drowsy Chaperone
St. Mary's Episcopal School
Adam Bouchachia
Orlando, FL
Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Lake Nona High School
Mira Cahalane
Cleveland, OH
Hermes, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Hudson High School
Sabina Camblor
East Lansing, MI
Baker's Wife, Into the Woods
Interlochen Arts Academy
Fabiola Caraballo Quijada
Dallas, TX
Sandra Bloom, Big Fish
Tyler Legacy High School
Braedon Carlton
Dallas, TX
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family: School Edition
Cleburne High School
Collin Jones Carlton
Little Rock, AR
Alfred/White Rabbit/March Hare, Alice by Heart
Pulaski Academy
Benjamin Cavallo-Smith
Boston, MA
Orpheus, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Hingham High School
Jack Ceglie
New York, NY
Bobby Strong, Urinetown
Long Island High School for the Arts
Haley Rose Ciaramella
Charlotte, NC
Eponine, Les Misérables: School Edition
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
Angelo Cipolla
Providence, RI
Lucas Beineke, The Addams Family: School Edition
St. Mary Academy - Bay View
Jason Thomas Clyde
East Lansing, MI
Percy Jackson, The Lightning Thief
Zeeland High School
Mekenzie Joe Combs
Tempe, AZ
Donna, Mamma Mia!
Mingus Union High School
Isabel Coviello
Boston, MA
Belle, Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Quabbin Regional High School
Kamryn J. Dansby
Columbus, OH
Catherine of Aragon, SIX: Teen Edition
Pickerington High School North
Sophia DaSilva
Providence, RI
Eurydice, Hadestown: Teen Edition
West Warwick High School
Lynn M Dauterman
Dayton, OH
Madame Thénardier, Les Misérables: School Edition
Kettering Fairmont High School
Bruno Domínguez Martínez
San Diego, CA
Master of Ceremonies, Cabaret
Coronado High School
Alyssa Dorsey
Houston, TX
Effie Melody White, Dreamgirls
G.W. Carver Magnet High School
Riley Eichberg
Los Angeles, CA
Penelope Pennywise, Urinetown
Calabasas High School
Alex Farnsworth
Logan, UT
Hermes, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Davis High School
Danica Feig
San Antonio, TX
Eva Peron, Evita
Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Tony Fritzgerald
Cleveland, OH
Donkey, Shrek The Musical
St. Ignatius High School
Carlos Garza
Houston, TX
Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can
Pearland High School
Griffin Greear
Dayton, OH
Fester Addams, The Addams Family
Oakwood High School
Rebecca Gutierrez
Philadelphia, PA
Inga, Young Frankenstein
Neshaminy High School
Meadow Hall
New Haven, CT
Vivienne Kensington, Legally Blonde the Musical
New Milford High School
Myles Hardt
Omaha, NE
Orpheus, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Lincoln East High School
Chloe Harris
Tucson, AZ
Eurydice, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Salpointe Catholic High School
Chris Hayes
Las Vegas, NV
Gaston, Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
Jonah Higgins
Buffalo, NY
Javert, Les Misérables: School Edition
West Seneca West High School
Jamaur Houston
Chicago, IL
Jack, Into the Woods
The Chicago Academy for the Arts
Jonathan Jacknow
West Palm Beach, FL
Franklin Hart, Jr., 9 to 5
American Heritage School
Josiah D. Jennings
Durham, NC
Patrick Star, The SpongeBob Musical
Hillside High School
Kennedy Shae Julian
Louisville, KY
Sally Brown, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Youth Performing Arts School
Reagan Kern
Minneapolis, MN
Elle Woods, Legally Blonde the Musical
Duluth Denfeld High School
Natalie Kersten
Omaha, NE
Eponine, Les Misérables: School Edition
Millard West High School
JJ Korkin
West Palm Beach, FL
The Drowsy Chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone
A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Sophia Lesia Leverett
Chicago, IL
Ursula, Disney's The Little Mermaid
Providence Catholic High School
Aidan Liston
San Francisco, CA
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables: School Edition
Inspire School of Arts & Sciences
Amelie Lock
St. Louis, MO
Emma Nolan, The Prom: School Edition
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Roman Mangino
Schenectady, NY
Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can
Ballston Spa High School
Mariana Mangual
Pittsburgh, PA
Ella, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Seton LaSalle Catholic High School
Gloria Manning
New York, NY
Natasha, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812
Professional Performing Arts School
Zayda Martin
Tampa, FL
Carmen Bernstein, Curtains
Harrison School for the Arts
JJ McDonough
Philadelphia, PA
J. Pierrepont Finch, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Holy Ghost Preparatory School
Eamonn McElfresh
Pittsburgh, PA
Pierre Bezukhov, Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Bella McKivigan
Midland, PA
Eponine, Les Misérables: School Edition
Freeport Area Senior High School
Alyssa McNinch
Memphis, TN
Carmen Bernstein, Curtains: School Edition
Bartlett High School
Isaiah Medina
La Mirada, CA
Orpheus, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Tesoro High School
Basye Mummert
San Francisco, CA
Princess Fiona, Shrek The Musical
Albany High School
Marie Muñoz
Las Vegas, NV
Judas Iscariot, Jesus Christ Superstar
Bishop Gorman High School
Lucy Natale
Madison, WI
Hermes, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Janesville Parker High School/Parker Arts Academy
James Hart Nelson
Nashville, TN
Don Lockwood, Singin' in the Rain
Wilson Central High School
Greta Nolte
Appleton, WI
Kala, Tarzan
Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Suliette Iris Ortiz
Orlando, FL
Diana Goodman, Next to Normal
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
Seger Ott-Rudolph
Washington, D.C.
Archibald Craven, The Secret Garden
Albert Einstein High School
Lianelys Oviedo-Roman
Schenectady, NY
Eurydice, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Amsterdam High School
Hayden Poe
Atlanta, GA
Hermes, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Dalton High School
Jacob Carl Price
Tempe, AZ
Gleb Vaganov, Anastasia
Chaparral High School
Audrey Redwine
Fayetteville, AR
Cinderella, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Fayetteville High School
Jakob Bauer Robinson
Columbus, OH
Edward Bloom, Big Fish: School Edition
Bexley High School
Isaac Schultz
Appleton, WI
Buddy, Elf The Musical
Brillion High School
Trip Shirah
San Antonio, TX
Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can
McAllen High School
Natalie Sierk
Des Moines, IA
Doralee Rhodes, 9 to 5
North Scott High School
Kinsley Stephens
Atlanta, GA
Eurydice, Hadestown: Teen Edition
Dalton High School
Cardon Sullivan
Fayetteville, AR
Gomez Addams, The Addams Family: School Edition
Bentonville West High School
Sophie Utley
Logan, UT
Polly Baker, Crazy for You
Viewmont High School
Laila Christine Varner
San Diego, CA
Fairy Godmother, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
The Rock Academy
Walker Wallace
Austin, TX
Nick Bottom, Something Rotten!
Round Rock High School
Jackson Wright
Los Angeles, CA
Jean Valjean, Les Misérables: School Edition
St. Francis High School
Addie Zamora Nayback
Albuquerque, NM
Paul, The Theory of Relativity
Albuquerque Academy
