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2018 © The Foundation Celebrating Jimmy Nederlander James M. Nederlander or “Jimmy,” Chairman of The , was the visionary theatrical impresario who built one of the largest private live entertainment companies in the world known for producing and presenting world-class entertainment since 1912. Jimmy started in the theatre at age 7 sweeping floors for his father, David Tobias (D.T.) Nederlander, in Detroit, Michigan. During a career that spanned over 70 years, Jimmy amassed a network of premier legitimate including on Broadway: the , Gershwin, Lunt- Fontanne, Marquis, Minskoff, Nederlander, Neil Simon, , and the world famous Palace; in : Auditorium and Private Bank Theaters, Broadway Playhouse, Cadillac Palace, and Oriental Theaters; in : The Pantages; and in : the Adelphi, Aldwych, and Dominion. He produced over one hundred acclaimed Broadway musicals and plays including , , La Cage aux Folles, Les Liaisions Dangereuses, , Nine, , , , and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby, The , Woman of the Year, and many more. Jimmy was credited with developing the outdoor amphitheatre concept as the developer of premier venues including the New Jersey Garden State Arts Center, Pine Knob Music Theatre, the Merriweather Post Pavilion, the Pacific Amphitheatre, and as the decades-long operator of the Greek Theatre where he presented headline artists including Tony Bennett, , , , and Frank Sinatra, among many others. “Generous,” “loyal” and “trusted” are just a few of the accolades his friends use to describe him. Jimmy was beloved by the industry and the recipient of many distinguished honors including an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut (2014), the Exploring the Arts Foundation Award (2014), the United Nations Foundation Champion Award (2012), ’s Schoenfeld Vision for Arts Education Award (2011), the New York Pop’s Man of the Year (2008), and the for Lifetime Achievement (2004). To mark the Nederlanders’ centennial in 2012, The New York Landmarks Conservancy proclaimed Jimmy to be a “Living Landmark.” The National High School Awards is called the Jimmy® Awards in celebration of his career- long dedication to supporting young talent. June 25, 2018

Honoring James M. Nederlander

Produced by The Broadway League Foundation and CLO Hosted by Starring Jimmy® Award Nominees

Lighting Designer Sound Designer Projection Designers Video Production Marty Vreeland Nick Borisjuk Wendall K. Harrington Apples and Oranges Brian Beasley Arts Production Stage Manager Writer Announcer Phyllis Schray Mary Jane Brennan Valerie Smaldone

General Management Production Management Foresight Theatrical Production Core

Musical Arranger and Conductor Michael Moricz Choreographer Kiesha Lalama Director Van Kaplan Executive Producer Rachel Reiner

The Broadway League Foundation Inc.

President, The Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin Al Nocciolino

Marketing Public Relations Digital Jeep Bryant Martine Sainvil Neal Freeman

Sponsorships Regional/Donor Relations Christine Giordano Amanda Ogorzalek

Special Thanks New Studio on Broadway, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama Co-Founded by Pittsburgh CLO and Nederlander Alliances LLC Founding President Van Kaplan, Founding Executive Director Susan Lee 3 2018 Jimmy® Awards Host

Tony Award-winner and five-time Tony Award nominee LAURA BENANTI is a highly celebrated stage and screen actress, with dozens of credits to her name. A native of Kinnelon, New Jersey, she won ’s Rising Star Award for her portrayal of Dolly Levi in her high school production of Hello, Dolly!, and from there, she went on to take Broadway by storm, making her Broadway debut at the young age of 18 as Maria in , opposite Richard Chamberlain. Benanti was most recently seen onstage in ’s hit Broadway play Meteor Shower, where she costarred alongside Amy Schumer and Keegan Michael Key. Other Broadway roles include Amalia Balash in , for which she was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Awards. For , Laura was nominated for a Tony Award and won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her starring role in the Broadway production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and also starred in their Broadway production of Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play. Ms. Benanti earned the 2008 Tony Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, a , and an Outer Critics Circle Award for her revelatory portrayal of Rose Lee in Gypsy opposite Patti LuPone. Other Broadway roles include The Wedding Singer, Nine (starring Antonio Banderas), her Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-nominated performance of Cinderella in ’s , and her Tony-nominated turn in Swing!. Her television credits include a series regular roles on the Samantha Bee and Jason Jones produced TBS show “The Detour,” as as recurring and guest appearances CW’s “Supergirl,” ABC’s “Nashville” and “Eli Stone,” CBS’ “The Good Wife” and “Elementary,” Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie” and “The C,” NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live,” “The Playboy Club,” “Go On,” “Law and Order: SVU,” USA’s “Royal Pains,” and FX’s “Starved.” She frequently appears on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in her comedic portrayal of First Lady Melania Trump. Other distinguished theater performances include ’s production of Christopher Durang’s Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them, Perdita in The Winter's Tale at the Williamstown Theatre Festival opposite Kate Burton, Anne in at the L.A. Opera opposite , Eileen in opposite , and Rosabella in , both for City Center Encores! Ms. Benanti has performed numerous concert engagements, both solo in her critically-lauded “Tales from Soprano Isle,” and with her mother, in their new duo show “The Story Goes On.” In September 2013, she released her debut album, “In Constant Search of the Right Kind of Attention: Live at 54 Below” on Broadway Records to rave reviews. She currently resides in Manhattan with her husband, Patrick, and daughter, Ella.

4 5 CONGRATULATIONS 2018 Nominees

“Curtain up! Light the lights! You got nothing to hit but the heights!”

Van Kaplan & Pittsburgh CLO

6 BRAVO

AND “BREAK A LEG” TO THE BROADWAY STARS OF TOMORROW

As the presenter of the Jimmy® Awards/ National Theatre Awards™, The Broadway League Foundation congratulates all of tonight’s nominees. You are our future. Give yourselves a standing ovation!

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7 The Jimmy® Awards/the National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (NHSMTA) is a celebration of outstanding achievement in vocal, dance and acting performance, developed to elevate the profile of in-school arts education across America, provide college scholarships and create pathways connecting promising young performers to the professional theatre industry. Each year, 100,000 teenagers at over 1,500 high schools participate in the program. Students who win lead actor and actress awards at their regional high school musical theatre awards competitions convene in for 9 days of private coaching and rehearsals at the New Studio on Broadway, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama, in preparation for their Broadway stage debut at The Jimmy® Awards. The program was founded in 2009 by Pittsburgh CLO, Executive Producer Van Kaplan; Nederlander Alliances LLC, President James L. Nederlander; and Founding Executive Director Susan Lee. It is produced annually by The Broadway League Foundation and Pittsburgh CLO. Named in honor of James M. Nederlander, the late legendary Broadway producer and theatre owner, The Jimmy® Awards are supported by many leading theatre industry organizations. For more information, please visit JimmyAwards.com. Participating Awards Programs

THE 5TH AVENUE AWARDS THE HENRY MANCINI The MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS Pittsburgh CLO/Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center APPLAUSE AWARDS Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS AT PROCTORS ASU GAMMAGE HIGH SCHOOL Proctors MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS ASU Gammage ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS BLUE STAR AWARDS Starlight Theatre IOWA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS Des Moines Performing Arts THE BLUMEY AWARDS Blumenthal Performing Arts THE JERRY AWARDS Overture Center for the Arts THE BOBBY G AWARDS Denver Center for the Performing Arts THE AWARDS Hollywood Pantages/Nederlander BROADWAY STAR OF THE FUTURE AWARDS The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts KRAVIS CENTER DREAM AWARDS The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts CENTER STAGE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS LAS CASAS FOUNDATION Fox Cities Performing Arts Center JOCI AWARDS Broadway in San Antonio/Majestic and Empire Theatres SUMMER MUSICALS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS THE KENNY AWARDS Dallas Summer Musicals Shea’s Performing Arts Center

THE ENCHANTMENT AWARDS THE LUCIE ARNAZ AWARDS Popejoy Hall Hollywood Pantages/Musical Theatre University

GENE KELLY AWARDS NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE AWARDS Pittsburgh CLO Omaha Performing Arts

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Fox Theater/Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

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THE ORPHEUM HIGH SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS Hennepin Theatre Trust The Orpheum Theatre ST. LOUIS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS PLAYHOUSE SQUARE DAZZLE AWARDS The Fabulous Fox// Playhouse Square Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation

THE RITA MORENO AWARDS STARS OF TOMORROW Broadway San Jose/Nederlander Rochester League

THE ROGER REES AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM AWARDS STUDENT PERFORMANCE Shubert Theatre/ Disney Theatrical Group/Camp Broadway Broadway Method Academy

THE BROADWAY AWARDS OVATION AWARDS Broadway/San Diego – Nederlander Wharton Center for Performing Arts

TUSCON STARLIGHT AWARDS AWARDS Broadway in Tuscon Theatre Under The Stars

SPIRIT OF THE MACY AWARDS TRIANGLE RISING STARS McCoy Rigby Entertainment Durham Performing Arts Center

SPOTLIGHT AWARDS – NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL UTAH HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS Broadway at the Eccles/ Tennessee Performing Arts Center/Lipscomb University Utah Opera Festival & Musical Theatre

9 10 11 CONGRATULATIONS 2018 JIMMY AWARD NOMINEES & WINNERS!

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12 AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor/Actress Presented by Nederlander Producing of America to tonight’s winners

Finalist Scholarships Presented by BNY Mellon to three male and three female nominees from the Medley and Production Groups

Best Dancer Presented by for excellence in dance and movement

Rising Star Award Presented by The for impressive advancement during Jimmy Awards week in New York City

Best Performance in an Ensemble Presented by Disney Theatrical Group for outstanding collaboration during Jimmy Awards week in New York City

Special Recognition Scholarships Sponsors include: BWF Foundation, Upon A Time Productions/Iris Smith, Pantages Presidents Club Presented by each sponsor to one male and one female selected from the Production Group

Spirit of The Jimmys Presented by Music Theatre International for embodying the spirit of this musical theatre celebration

6-Week Pre-College Drama Summer Program Scholarship Presented by Carnegie Mellon University Presented to a rising junior

INSPIRING TEACHER AWARDS PRESENTED BY WELLS FARGO

Nadine Love Janine Papin William R. Boone High School Trinity Preparatory School Orlando, FL Winter Park, FL 13 14 15 16 The Hollywood Pantages Theatre Congratulates all the Nominees and Winners of the 2018 Jimmy® Awards! Pantages Theatre photo by Randall Michaelson • FulPg 4.625” x 7.75” “Jimmy Awards” Program Ad June 2018 17 A Concord Music Company

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NOAH AGUILAR ANNA ASCHEMAN SEVON ASKEW SABRINA ASTLE Topher Lady Larken El Gallo Elle Woods Cinderella Once Upon a Mattress The Fantasticks The Musical Dallas Summer Musicals High Iowa High School Nashville High School Spirit of the MACY Awards School Musical Theatre Awards Musical Theater Awards Musical Theatre Awards - La Mirada, CA Dallas, TX Des Moines, IA Spotlight Awards Laguna Hills High School Frenship High School Spirit Lake High School Nashville, TN Central Magnet School

SAM AUBUCHON VERONICA BALLEJOS AMELIA BECKHAM LAUGHTON BERRY Seymour Millie Dillmount Millie Dillmount Little Shop of Horrors Thoroughly Modern Millie Thoroughly Modern Millie Pippin Blue Star Awards The Rita Moreno Awards The Orpheum High School Georgia High School Kansas City, MO San Jose, CA Musical Theatre Awards Musical Theatre Awards Blue Springs High School Cosumnes Oaks High School , TN , GA Evangelical Christian School Tri-Cities High School

NATHAN BONSALL KRISTEN BROCK FELICITY BRYANT CASEY BUTLER Gomez Addams Witch Princess Puffer Artful Dodger Into the Woods The Mystery of Edwin Drood Oliver! Nebraska High School Applause Awards The Broadway Kravis Center Dream Awards Theatre Awards Orlando, FL San Diego Awards West Palm Beach, FL Omaha, NE Harrison School for the Arts San Diego, CA The King's Academy Kearney High School Coronado High School HE RTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2018 JIMMY® AWARD NOMINEES

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NASIR BUTLER BELLA CAMPOS TREY CAPERTON COOPER CARDONE Jean Valjean Ado Annie Sir Harry Beast Les Misérables Oklahoma! Once Upon a Mattress Beauty and the Beast Gene Kelly Awards Las Casas Foundation The Enchantment Awards The Stephen Sondheim Pittsburgh, PA Joci Awards Albuquerque, NM Awards CAPA High School San Antonio, TX Albuquerque Academy New Haven, CT Ronald Reagan High School North Kingstown High School

BENNETT CHEW BRITTA RAE COWAN ARIA GRACE CRITCHLEY JOLIANA DAVIDSON Jean Valjean Kathy Selden Jane Porter Princess Winnifred Les Misérables Singin' in the Rain Once Upon a Mattress Utah High School Musical Spotlight Education Utah High School Musical The Enchantment Awards Theatre Awards , MN Theatre Awards Albuquerque, NM Logan, UT Chaska High School Logan, UT Cibola High School Hillcrest High School East High School

LIAM DEAN NOAH DIGGS CASSIE DIXON NATALIE DOPPELT Seymour Frollo Ella Peterson Sister Mary Robert Little Shop of Horrors The Hunchback of Notre Dame Bells Are Ringing St. Louis High School Broadway Star of the Future 5th Avenue Awards Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards Tampa, FL , WA Musical Theatre Awards St. Louis, MO Gibbs Senior High School Walla Walla High School Chicago, IL Whitfield School Deerfield High School

ANNABELLE DUFFY COLE DUFFY EMILY ESCOBAR DANNY FAPP Tracy Turnblad Eddie Toffee Baker Dogfight Zombie Prom Into the Woods High School Musical Nevada High School Musical Broadway Star of the Future Tucson Starlight Awards Theatre Awards at Proctors Theater Awards Tampa, FL Tucson, AZ Schenectady, NY , NV Braulio Alonso High School Ironwood Ridge High School Albany High School Las Vegas Academy of the Arts CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2018 JIMMY® AWARD NOMINEES

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ANDREW BARTH FELDMAN ZACH FOGEL TIYANNA GENTRY DARIAN GOULDING Frank Abagnale, Jr. Leo Frank Witch Beast Catch Me If You Can Into the Woods Beauty and the Beast The Roger Rees Awards Spirit of the MACY Awards Nashville High School Illinois High School New York, NY La Mirada, CA Musical Theatre Awards - Musical Theatre Awards Lawrence Woodmere Academy La Habra High School Spotlight Awards Chicago, IL Nashville, TN Hampshire High School Hillsboro High School

JACKSON GROVE J.R. HECKMAN AHNALEISA HODGES ETHAN HOLTZMAN Jesse Tuck Archibald Craven Gertrude McFuzz Baker Tuck Everlasting The Secret Garden Into the Woods Spotlight Education Playhouse Square Nevada High School The Blumey Awards Minneapolis, MN Dazzle Awards Musical Theater Awards Charlotte, NC Alexandria Area High School , OH Las Vegas, NV Charlotte Latin School Solon High School Centennial High School

ELISHA HORNE GARRETT RYAN HOY MILES HULL LAURYN HURLEY Baker Fabrizio Naccarelli Bert Amalia Balash Into the Woods The Light in the Piazza She Loves Me The Bobby G Awards Lucie Arnaz Awards ASU Gammage High School Blue Star Awards Denver, CO Palm Springs, CA Musical Theatre Awards Kansas City, MO Vista Peak Preparatory Rancho Mirage High School Tempe, AZ Mill Valley High School Mountain High School

JAKE ISOM MYA ISON PARKER JENNINGS STERLING JONES Lieutenant Frank Cioffi Sarah Eliza Doolittle Gaston Beauty and the Beast 5th Avenue Awards Triangle Rising Stars Georgia High School Triangle Rising Stars Seattle, WA Durham, NC Musical Theatre Awards Durham, NC Hanford High School Enloe Magnet High School Atlanta, GA Needham B Broughton Greater Atlanta High School Christian School We proudly support the vision and magic of The National High School Musical Theatre Awards.

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HANNAH KANTER ELIZAH KNIGHT DANIEL KOHANBASH EMILY KUHN Velma Kelly Baker´s Wife Robert Lucy Chicago Into the Woods Jekyll & Hyde The Jerry Herman Awards Tucson Starlight Awards The Jerry Herman Awards The Kenny Awards Los Angeles, CA Tucson, AZ Los Angeles, CA Buffalo, NY Windward High School Ironwood Ridge High School Beverly Hills High School Tonawanda Middle/ High School

MAGGIE KUNTZ SIERRA LANCASTER NATALIE LECLAIR ABIGAIL LEHRER Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi Mary Poppins Eponine Hello, Dolly! Aida Mary Poppins Les Misérables St. Louis High School Nebraska High School Stars of Tomorrow The Bobby G Awards Musical Theatre Awards Theatre Awards Rochester, NY Denver, CO St. Louis, MO Omaha, NE Pittsford Sutherland Castle View High School Cor Jesu Academy Millard North High School High School

JOHANNA LOUGHRAN ALYSSA MCDONALD JONAS MCMULLEN EMILY MESA Cassie Doria Henry Jekyll Esmerelda Smile Jekyll & Hyde The Hunchback of Notre Dame Gene Kelly Awards The Roger Rees Awards The Broadway Tommy Tune Awards Pittsburgh, PA New York, NY San Diego Awards , TX Oakland Catholic High School Nyack High School San Diego, CA Friendswood High School Canyon Crest Academy

BETSY MILLER MARK MITRANO MARISA INES MOENHO REYNA GRACE MORAN Mary Poppins Quasimodo Hope Cladwell Velma Kelly Mary Poppins The Hunchback of Notre Dame Chicago Sutton Foster Ovation Awards Stars of Tomorrow Lucie Arnaz Awards Playhouse Square East Lansing, MI Rochester, NY Palm Springs, CA Dazzle Awards John Glenn High School Greece Athena High School Murrieta Valley High School Cleveland, OH Akron School for the Arts Congratulates all of the Nominees at the 2018 Jimmy Awards

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GARRETT MORRIS PAIGE NEUMEYER JACOB NUTI CHRISTOPHER PALUMBO Quasimodo Cassie Emmett Forrest Bert The Hunchback of Notre Dame A Chorus Line Legally Blonde The Musical Mary Poppins Tommy Tune Awards Center Stage High School Iowa High School Musical The Kenny Awards Houston, TX Musical Theater Awards Theater Awards Buffalo, NY Friendswood High School Appleton, WI Des Moines, IA Starpoint High School East High School Wahlert Catholic High School

MAX PINK RENEÉ RAPP HALEY REED TEAH RENZI Archibald Craven Sandra Bloom Millie Dillmount Eponine The Secret Garden Thoroughly Modern Millie Les Misérables The Jerry Awards The Blumey Awards ASU Gammage High School The Stephen Sondheim Madison, WI Charlotte, NC Musical Theatre Awards Awards Shorewood High School Northwest School of the Arts Tempe, AZ New Haven, CT Dobson High School Newtown High School 28 2018 Jimmy ® Award Nominees

SIERRA ROBERSON SKYLER SAJEWSKI BRANDON SARTI COLE SISSER Cinderella Lilli Vanessi/Katharine Sam Wheat Igor Cinderella Kiss Me, Kate Ghost The Musical Young Frankenstein Dallas Summer Musicals High Kravis Center Dream Awards High School Musical The Rita Moreno Awards School Musical Theatre Awards West Palm Beach, FL Theatre Awards at Proctors San Jose, CA Dallas, TX Dreyfoos School of the Arts Schenectady, NY Ruth Asawa Frenship High School South Glens Falls Central School of the Arts High School

CORINNA SMITH HALLE SURGIL ANDREW SWETONIC NOAH TOBERY Amalia Balash Wednesday Addams Curly Jean Valjean She Loves Me The Addams Family Oklahoma! Les Misérables The Jerry Awards Mancini Awards Las Casas Foundation Mancini Awards Madison, WI Midland, PA Joci Awards Midland, PA Edgewood High School Freeport Area Senior San Antonio, TX Beaver Falls Senior High School Ronald Reagan High School High School

TRAVIS VANDENBERG JEREMY VANDENHOUT RILEY THAD YOUNG JOHN ZAMBORSKY Seymour Snoopy Grasshopper Galileo Little Shop of Horrors You're a Good Man, James and the Giant Peach We Will Rock You Center Stage High School Charlie Brown The Orpheum High School Applause Awards Musical Theater Awards Sutton Foster Ovation Awards Musical Theatre Awards Orlando, FL Appleton, WI East Lansing, MI Memphis, TN Spruce Creek High School Kimberly High School Caledonia High School Hernando High School Charlotte, N.C. proudly supports the National High School Musical Theatre Awards

Ethan Holtzman, Best Actor, 2018 Blumey Awards Reneé Rapp, Best Actress, 2018 Blumey Awards Congratulations to all participants in our 2018 Blumey Awards, where 46 schools competed for 12 awards – including Wells Fargo Best Musical and Best Actor/Actress – as well as $80,000 in college scholarships. We are proud of Reneé Rapp, Ethan Holtzman and all of The Jimmy® Awards participants!

30 Congratulations to all the student participants.

- Roy Furman

31 SPONSORS

GREAT WHITE WAY ($20,000+) Apples and Oranges Arts NYU Tisch School of the Arts BNY Mellon Once Upon A Time Productions Pittsburgh CLO James L. Nederlander and Planet Hollywood Nederlander Producing Company of The Shubert Organization, Inc. America, Inc. Wells Fargo John Gore Organization

SUPERSTARS ($15,000+) BWF Foundation Disney Theatrical Group

SHOWSTOPPER ($10,000+) Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

PRODUCERS ($5,000+) Carnegie Mellon University Music Theatre International Samuel French, Inc. REGIONAL SUPPORTERS

GREAT WHITE WAY ($20,000+) Nederlander´s Presidents Club

SHOWSTOPPERS ($10,000+) Blumenthal Performing Arts McCoy Rigby Entertainment The Smith Center PRODUCERS ($5,000+) Nederlander – Broadway in Detroit / Wharton Center for Performing Arts / Broadway Grand Rapids

DIRECTOR ($2,500+) Broadway/San Diego - A Nederlander Presentation

32 INDUSTRY DONORS

SHOWSTOPPERS ($10,000+) Stacey Mindich Productions PRODUCERS ($5,000+) Sara Minskoff Allan Nederlander Worldwide Ticketmaster Entertainment TROIKA Entertainment LLC Independent Presenters Sound Associates Network DIRECTORS ($2,500+) Audience Rewards Roy Furman Nick Scandalios The Booking Group The Road Company CHORUS ($1,000+) Catherine Adler Tom & Vickie Gabbard Albert Nocciolino Richard & Peggy Baker Kelly & Lou Gonda Orpheum Theatre Group Michael & Peggy Brand Michael Jenkins Situation Interactive Broadway Booking Office G. Marlyne Sexton Jeff Chelesvig Stephanie and Carter Joan Squires Clark Transfer Inc. McClelland Charlotte St. Martin (Charlie Deull) Nestle Waters Theatrical Rights Worldwide North America SWINGS ($500+) Grove Entertainment WALK-ONS ($250+) Isobel Robins Konecky Productions DONORS

PRODUCERS ($5,000+) Howard Gilman Foundation MSU Federal Credit Union DIRECTORS ($2,500+) The Atlantic Philanthropies City National Bank, Nickelodeon Casting Director/Employee An RBC Company The Weeks Lerman Group Designated Gift Fund National Trust Insurance Services CHORUS ($1,000+) Isseks Bros, Inc. Jeffrey Bolton M&M Sanitation Corp. SWINGS ($500+) CLEANTECH Assured Environments WALK-ON ($250+) Reliable Power Alternatives Corp.

Listings are complete as of 6/14/2018 34 Planet Hollywood is proud to partner with The Jimmy Awards to honor excellence in theatre arts education and student performance.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2018 JIMMY AWARD NOMINEES!

35 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 2018 JIMMY® AWARD NOMINEES!

36 THE JIMMY® AWARDS/NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS™ NHSMTA ADVISORY BOARD Production Stage Manager...... Phyllis Schray Tom Gabbard and Al Nocciolino (Co-Chairs), Assistant Stage Manager...... Wendy Dubner Rich Baker, Michael Brand, Jeff Chelesvig, Musical Arranger & Conductor...... Michael Moricz Roy Furman, Michael Jenkins, Van Kaplan, Associate Music Director & Pianist...... John DiPinto Eileen LaCario, Myron Martin, Tom McCoy, Production Number Music Director...... Connor Doran Stacey Mindich, Joan Squires, Solo Performance Pianist...... Ming Aldrich-Gan Maria Van Laanen, Martin Wiviott Music Supervisor...... Adam Wiggins Music Department Supervisor...... David Dabbon BROADWAY LEAGUE FOR NHSMTA Solo Music Editor...... Matt Cataldi President, The Broadway League...... Charlotte St. Martin Orchestra Contractor...... Avril Brown Executive Producer NHSMTA, Orchestrators...... James Abbott, Fred Barton, Director of Audience Engagement...... Rachel Reiner Michael Morris, Richard Rockage Regional and Donor Relations, Music Assistant...... Sean Cameron Audience Engagement Rehearsal Pianists...... Nolan Bonvouloir, Elijah Caldwell, Associate...... Amanda Ogorzalek Mark Evans, Brad Gardner, Livestream Producer, Director of Trevor Pierce, Christine Riley Digital and Technology...... Neal Freeman Lighting Designer...... Marty Vreeland Director of Assistant Lighting Designer...... Kyle Soble Marketing and Business Development...... Jeep Bryant Moving Light Programmer...... Matt Hudson Director of Communications...... Martine Sainvil Sound Designer...... Nick Borisjuk Director of Finance and Administration...... Cheri Phillips Assistant Sound Designer...... Daniel Lundberg Director of Labor Relations...... Scott Irgang Sound & Video Equipment...... Sound Associates, Inc. Associate Director of Head Sound...... Alain Van Achte Labor Relations...... Alison Corinotis Assistant Sound...... Don McKennan, Scott Scheidt Marketing Manager, Projection Designers...... Wendall K. Harrington, Partnerships...... Christine Giordano Brian Beasley Digital...... Kayla Kreidell, Tyler Emeney Video Technician...... Chris Kurtz Marketing...... Ben Pesner, Josh Cacchione, Livestream Director...... Tim Kashani Chris Brucato Video Production...... Apples and Oranges Arts, Communications...... Madison Summers, Zachary Anderson, Katherine Guanche, Claudia Velez, Elena Ciotta Nate Hochstetler, Tim Kashani, Ally Rice Finance...... Laura Fayans, Lindsay Florestal Talent Manager...... William Karvouniaris Audience Engagement...... Robin Aronson NHSMTA Chaperones...... Anna Raful, Interns...... Harris Cabrera, Brooklyn Chalfant, Michael Mahady, Jayme Kelmigian Elizabeth Elliott, Kristen Gensinger, Assistant to the Choreographer...... Theo Lencicki Brittany Halberstadt, Tiffany Holt Dance Rehearsal Assistants...... English Bernhardt, Alli Kramer PITTSBURGH CLO FOR NHSMTA Production Assistants...... Kyra Armstrong, Executive Producer/Director...... Van Kaplan Tricia Henson, Ariel C. Osborne, Writer...... Mary Jane Brennan Benjamin Parrish Project Director...... Kiesha Lalama Program...... Playbill, Inc. Special Projects...... R. James Mercer Music Clearance Production...... Cindy Opatick, Aja Jones and Licensing...... Manage This Media LLC; Assistant to Executive Janet Billig Rich, David A. Rich & Producer/Director...... Elizabeth Roberts Wendy Marmo Legal...... Proskauer Rose, LLP NEDERLANDER FOR NHSMTA Accountant...... Marks Paneth, LLP VP of Sales and Ticketing...... Sean Free Insurance...... DeWitt Stern Group, Inc. Director of Sales and Ticketing...... Andrew Michaelson Banking...... JP Morgan Chase Sales and Ticketing Associate...... Taylor Maimbourg Website Development...... Lava New Media Sales & Ticketing Assistant...... Jonathan Moore Event Photographer...... Henry McGee Ticketing Coordinator...... Ivy Balnarine Director of Digital Communications...... Erin Porvaznik NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Manager of Digital Dean, NYU Tisch School of the Arts...... Allyson Green Communications...... Glenn Halcomb Chair, Department of Drama...... Rubén Polendo Assistant – Digital Communications...... Iris Chan Founding Director, Data Scientist...... Justin Maxfield New Studio on Broadway...... Kent Gash Database Manager...... Stefanie Slabicki Associate Chair, Department of Jr. Data Scientist...... Katie Finnigan Drama, and Head of Vocal Performance, VP of Operations...... Bill Register New Studio on Broadway...... Michael McElroy Director of Labor Relations Studio Administrator, Operations...... Anthony LaTorella New Studio on Broadway...... Janelle Hutchison Operations Coordinator...... Leah Siesfeld Production Manager, Director of Theatre Management...... Thom Clay Department of Drama...... Scott Mancha Director of Sales...... Brian Harasek Associate Production Manager, Sales and Hospitality Coordinator...... Hillary Nicoll Department of Drama...... Brídín Clements House Manager...... Sean Coughlin Operations Manager, Associate House Manager...... Paul Perez Department of Drama...... Ryan Parow Associate Director, Special Projects, NHSMTA Department of Drama...... Joe McGowan General Manager...... Foresight Theatrical/ Director of Recruitment, Mark Shacket, Aaron Lustbader, Allan Williams, NYU Tisch School of the Arts...... Patricia Decker Cathy Kwon, Jason Haft, Jalaina Ross Production Manager...... James Cleveland COACHES Associate Production Manager...... Mae Frankeberger Lisa Brescia, MaryAnn Hu, Adam Kantor, Assistant Production Manager...... Anna Engelsman Howard McGillin, Natalie Weiss, Schele Williams 37 TAKING THE STARVING OUT OF ARTIST ™ on stage, on screen, online, and beyond

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Hosted by LAURA BENANTI ACT I Opening Number...... Full Cast Welcome...... Laura Benanti Week In Review Event Highlights...... Ari’el Stachel Judges’ Introduction...... Laura Benanti

Medley Presentation In Order of Appearance

Medley Medley Medley Medley Reneé Rapp Cole Duffy Sierra Lancaster John Zamborsky Felicity Bryant Laughton Berry Skyler Sajewski Darian Goulding Annabelle Duffy Andrew Barth Feldman Kristen Brock Sevon Askew Tiyanna Gentry Garrett Morris Teah Renzi Garrett Ryan Hoy Marisa Ines Moenho Trey Caperton Elizah Knight Brandon Sarti Natalie Doppelt Mark Mitrano Maggie Kuntz Sam Aubuchon Johanna Loughran Riley Thad Young Emily Escobar Miles Hull Aria Grace Critchley Jeremy VandenHout Paige Neumeyer Jonas McMullen Betsy Miller Nasir Butler Lauryn Hurley Daniel Kohanbash Sierra Roberson Noah Aguilar Corinna Smith Max Pink

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Anna Ascheman Joliana Davidson Elisha Horne Emily Mesa Sabrina Astle Liam Dean Jake Isom Reyna Grace Moran Veronica Ballejos Noah Diggs Mya Ison Jacob Nuti Amelia Beckham Cassie Dixon Parker Jennings Christopher Palumbo Nathan Bonsall Danny Fapp Sterling Jones Haley Reed Casey Butler Zach Fogel Hannah Kanter Cole Sisser Bella Campos Jackson Grove Emily Kuhn Halle Surgil Cooper Cardone J.R. Heckman Natalie Leclair Andrew Swetonic Bennett Chew Ahnaleisa Hodges Abigail Lehrer Noah Tobery Britta Rae Cowan Ethan Holtzman Alyssa McDonald Travis Vandenberg

Intermission ACT II

Participating Programs Video Announcement of Finalists...... Laura Benanti Broadway League President’s Remarks...... Charlotte St. Martin Alumni Spotlight...... Jai’Len Christine Li Josey, Nathan Salstone, & Kyle Selig Solo Performances...... Finalists Inspiring Teacher Awards Presentation ...... Jay Everette Jimmy® Awards Presentation...... James L. Nederlander & Van Kaplan Closing Remarks...... Laura Benanti Finale...... Full Cast ORCHESTRA

Michael Moricz – Musical Arranger and Conductor John DiPinto...... Keyboard 1 Ming Aldrich-Gan...... Keyboard 2 Perry Cavari...... Drums Dick Sarpola...... Bass Kevin Kuhn...... Guitar Avril Brown...... Violin Dave Weiss...... Reed 1 Rob DeBellis...... Reed 2 Glenn Drewes...... Trumpet Bob Millikan...... Trumpet Rock Ciccarone...... Trombone Additional Rehearsal Pianists – Max Mamon, Kyle Norris Additional Orchestrators – Wayne Barker, Frank Galgano & Matt Castle JUDGES

MINSKOFF Dawn-Elin Fraser Nick Scandalios Alecia Parker Thomas Schumacher Marc Platt Bernard Telsey Tara Rubin Charlotte Wilcox

NYU Gabriel Barre, Jeff Calhoun, Wayne Cilento, , Kent Gash, Stephanie Klapper

SPECIAL THANKS

Jeff Lee Lauren Moore Josh Murray Adam Dworkin Pete Milano Ryan Parow Christopher Sepulveda Jeremy Doroski Joe McGowan Deborah Rosenstock Michael McElroy Bryn Sowash

CHAPERONES

Vanessa Agnes, Karra Beach, Sarah Berland, Dana Brazil, Daron Bruce, Tracy Butler, Mary Theresa Capriles, Claudia Carson, Kacy Connon, Sheffia Dooley, Ana Flores, Sarah Florian, Amy Gosz, Holly Grant, Aspen Green, Bill Grennan, Rick Hernandez, Grace Janiszewski, Lindsay Krosnes, Sarah Clay Lindvall, Maggie McNamara, Leanne Nagle, Katherine Nelson, Andy Pierce, Megan Rindoks, Kim Russell, Tim Sauers, Amy Scheers, Susan Semegran, Erin Crowley Tavernia, Tina Walsh, Mikeitta Williams

ADDITIONAL DONORS

Alchemation Cross Fire & Security Co., Inc. Risk Management International