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Celebrating Jimmy Nederlander James M. Nederlander or “Jimmy,” Chairman of The , is 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 working in the theatre at age 7 sweeping floors for his father, David Tobias (D.T.) Nederlander, in Detroit, Michigan. D uring a career that spans over 70 years, Jimmy has amassed a network of premier legitimate theatres including nine on Broadway: the Brooks Atkinson, Gershwin, Lunt-Fontanne, Marquis, Minskoff, Nederlander, Neil Simon, Richard Rodgers, and the world famous Palace; in : Auditorium and Private Bank Theaters, Broadway Playhouse, Cadillac Palace, and Oriental Theaters; in : The Pantages; and in London: the Adelphi, Aldwych, and Dominion. He has produced over one hundred acclaimed Broadway musicals and plays including , Applause, La Cage aux Folles, Les Liaisions Dangereuses, Me and My Girl, Nine, Noises Off, Peter Pan, Sweet Charity, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby, The Will Rogers Follies, Woman of the Year, and many more. “Generous,” “loyal” and “trusted” are just a few of the accolades his friends use to describe him. Jimmy is beloved by the industry and is 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 special Tony Award 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 Theatre Awards is called the Jimmy Award in celebration of his career-long dedication to supporting young talent. This year, Jimmy celebrated his 94th birthday.

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June 27, 2016

Presents the 2016 JIMMY™ AWARDS Honoring James M. Nederlander

Produced by The Broadway League Foundation Inc. and CLO Hosted by ZACHARY LEVI Starring Jimmy™ Award Nominees

Lighting Designer Sound Designer Video Projection Designer Video Production Karen Spahn Nick Borisjuk Brian Beasley Apples and Oranges

Production Stage Manager Writer Announcer Alix Claps Mary Jane Brennan Valerie Smaldone

Project Manager General Manager Camp Broadway, LLC Camp Broadway, LLC Terrence Williams Melissa Caolo

Music Director and Arranger 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 and Business Development Public Relations Digital Jan Friedlander Svendsen Elisa Shevitz Neal Freeman

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 Jimmy 32pg 6-16_Layout 1 6/22/16 9:07 AM Page 4

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5 Jimmy 32pg 6-16_Layout 1 6/22/16 9:07 AM Page 6 BRAVO “BREAK A LEG” AND T O T H E B R O A D W AY S TA R S OF TOMORROW Welcome to the “Jimmy” Awards. In our second year presenting the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, The Broadway League Foundation congratulates tonight’s performers, theatre professionals, and audience members. You are our future. Give yourselves a standing ovation!

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THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS (NHSMTA)/JIMMY™ AWARDS 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, 50,000 teenagers at 1,000 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 10 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. The Jimmy™ Award is named for James M. Nederlander, the legendary owner, in honor of his vision and generous support of young artists. For more information, please visit www.NHSMTA.com.

Participating Awards Programs THE 5TH AVENUE AWARDS ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL THE AWARDS The 5th Avenue Theatre MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS Broadway San Jose Broadway In Chicago APPLAUSE AWARDS THE ROGER REES AWARDS Dr. Phillips Center for the IOWA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Disney Theatrical Group/ Performing Arts THEATER AWARDS Camp Broadway Des Moines Performing Arts ASU GAMMAGE THE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THE JERRY HERMAN AWARDS BEN VEREEN AWARDS THEATER AWARDS Hollywood Pantages/ Broadway/San Diego - ASU Gammage Nederlander Nederlander

BLUE STAR AWARDS JOCI AWARDS SOUTHERN ARIZONA Starlight Theatre ACE Theatrical Group, LLC/ BEN VEREEN AWARDS Las Casas Foundation Broadway in Tucson THE BLUMEY AWARDS Blumenthal Performing Arts THE KENNY AWARDS STARS OF TOMORROW Shea’s Performing Arts Center Rochester Broadway THE BOBBY G AWARDS Theatre League Denver Center for the MACY AWARDS Performing Arts McCoy Rigby Entertainment SUTTON FOSTER OVATION AWARDS BROADWAY STAR OF NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL Wharton Center for THE FUTURE THEATRE AWARDS Performing Arts Straz Center for the Omaha Performing Arts Performing Arts TOMMY AWARDS HIGH SCHOOL Overture Center for the Arts DSM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS THEATRE AWARDS The Smith Center for the AWARDS Summer Musicals Performing Arts Theatre Under The Stars

GENE KELLY AWARDS THE ORPHEUM HIGH SCHOOL TRIANGLE RISING STARS Pittsburgh CLO MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS Durham Performing Arts Center The Orpheum Theatre GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL UTAH HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS PLAYHOUSE SQUARE THEATRE AWARDS Cobb Energy Performing DAZZLE AWARDS MagicSpace/Utah Festival Arts Centre Playhouse Square Opera & Musical Theatre

POPEJOY AWARDS Popejoy Hall

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Jimmy, You keep us young at heart.

Van Kaplan & Pittsburgh CLO

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CONGRATULATIONS! 2016 JIMMY™ AWARD NOMINEES & WINNERS

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The Hollywood Pantages Theatre Congratulates all the Nominees and Winners of the 2016 Jimmy™ Awards!

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2016 Jimmy™ Award Nominees

TRAVIS ANDERSON KAILEY BOYLE DEIMONI BREWINGTON MADELINE BARBARA Bert, Princess Winnifred, Willard Hewitt, BURROW Upon a Mattress Footloose Mary Poppins, Joci Awards Tommy Awards Nevada High School Musical Mary Poppins San Antonio, TX Madison, WI Theater Awards Joci Awards North East School of the Arts Middleton High School , NV San Antonio, TX Las Vegas Academy North East School of the Arts of the Arts

JACOB BUSH JACK CAHILL-LEMME HAYDEN CALL CAMERON CHANG Amos Hart, Edward Bloom, Beast, Aldolpho, Chicago Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Triangle Rising Stars Illinois High School Musical The 5th Avenue Awards The San Diego Ben Vereen Durham, NC Theatre Awards , WA Awards Green Hope High School Chicago,IL Glacier Peak High School San Diego, CA Maine South High School Canyon Crest Academy

SARAH CHICO STACY COLEMAN SOPHIA CONDON JOLIANA DAVIDSON , Deb, Audrey, Fantine, Aida Ordinary Days Little Shop of Horrors Les Misérables Southern Arizona Ben Vereen Sutton Foster Ovation Awards The Roger Rees Awards Popejoy Awards Awards East Lansing, MI New York, NY Albuquerque, NM Tucson, AZ Rockford High School New Dorp High School Cibola High School Marana High School Jimmy 32pg 6-16_Layout 1 6/22/16 9:07 AM Page 14

SAMUEL FRENCH PROUDLY SUPPORTS THE 2016 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS AND ALL WHO MAKE THEATRE HAPPEN

Congr at u l at ions to t he Broa dway sta r s of tomor row !

The world’s gonna know your names!

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2016 Jimmy™ Award Nominees

WILL DAVIS AMANDA DAYHOFF FRANK DEMMA ABIGAIL DeWITTE Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde, Fiona, Alfred P. Doolittle, Elle Woods, Jekyll & Hyde Shrek The Musical My Fair Lady Georgia High School Musical MACY Awards The Rita Moreno Awards Stars of Tomorrow Theatre Awards La Mirada, CA San Jose, CA Rochester, NY , GA Orange Lutheran High School Novato High School/ Wayne Central Buford High School Marin School of the Arts

LOGAN DOLENCE AMINA FAYE DEMARIUS FISHER NOELLE FLORES Papa Ge, Sarah, Donkey, Reno Sweeney, Shrek The Musical Sutton Foster Ovation Awards The Blumey Awards Iowa High School Musical Tommy Tune Awards East Lansing, MI Charlotte, NC Theater Awards , TX Zeeland East High School Central Academy of Des Moines, IA Stratford High School Technology and Arts Roosevelt High School

JOHN FREDRICKSON JAZLEY GENOVESE SPENCER GERMANY ALISON ANN GILLESPIE Bert, Mama Morton, Emmett Forrest, Mabel, Mary Poppins Chicago Legally Blonde The Pirates of Penzance DSM High School Musical The San Diego Ben Vereen The Orpheum High School Blue Star Awards Theatre Awards Awards Musical Theatre Awards Kansas City, MO Dallas, TX San Diego, CA , TN Raymore-Peculiar High School Guyer High School San Diego School of Creative Hutchison School and Performing Arts

SAMANTHA GORJANC EMMA GRIFFONE MATTHEW HAKEL J.R. HECKMAN Jo March, Evillene, Don Lockwood, Donkey, Little Women Singin’ in the Rain Shrek The Musical The Rita Moreno Awards The Jerry Herman Awards Nebraska High School Playhouse Square Dazzle San Jose, CA Los Angeles, CA Theatre Awards Awards Archbishop Mitty High School High School Omaha, NE , OH Lincoln Southwest High School Solon High School Jimmy 32pg 6-16_Layout 1 6/22/16 9:07 AM Page 16

Congratulations to The Nederlanders Van Kaplan & The Jimmys

– Roy Furman

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2016 Jimmy™ Award Nominees

EMMA HEISTAND FRANCESCA IACOVACCI LAUREN JOHNSON RACHEL KAUDERER Mary Poppins, Dot/Marie, Gertrude McFuzz, Frau Blücher, Mary Poppins Sunday in the Park with George Seussical Young Frankenstein Applause Awards Broadway Star of the Future Nebraska High School The Kenny Awards Orlando, FL Tampa, FL Theatre Awards Buffalo, NY West Orange High School Palm Harbor University High Omaha, NE Clarence High School Bellevue West High School

NOAH ANDREW KING KATE KLIKA BLAKE LAFITA PONI LEJUKOLE Captain Hook, Ariel, George, Eponine, Peter Pan Disney’s The Little Mermaid Sunday in the Park with George Les Misérables ASU Gammage High School Playhouse Square Dazzle Broadway Star of the Future Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Awards Tampa, FL Theater Awards Tempe, AZ Cleveland, OH Palm Harbor University High Des Moines, IA Mesa High School Akron School for the Arts Waukee High School

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McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT 2016 Broadway Global Producers of the Year

the Finalists of the 2016 Jimmy Awards™ Congratulates

Boss…Mentor…Friend Thank you for everything. Love, Nick

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2016 Jimmy™ Award Nominees

LUCAS LOWRY KAIDEN LYNN MAINES GRACE MARTIN MARIAH MARTIN Chad, The Lady of the Lake, Eve/Mama Noah, Miss Hannigan, All Shook Up Monty Python’s Children of Eden Annie Blue Star Awards DSM High School Musical The Orpheum High School Nevada High School Musical Kansas City, MO Theatre Awards Musical Theatre Awards Theater Awards Shawnee Mission West High Dallas, TX Memphis, TN Las Vegas, NV School Waxahachie High School St. Agnes Academy Calvary Chapel Christian School

ANGEL MARTINEZ DEVON McCLESKEY MARK MITRANO BROOKE MOLTRUM Gomez Addams, King Arthur, Jimmy Smith, Fiona, The Addams Family Monty Python’s Spamalot Thoroughly Modern Millie Utah High School Musical Popejoy Awards Stars of Tomorrow The 5th Avenue Awards Theatre Awards Albuquerque, NM Rochester, NY Seattle, WA Logan, UT Los Alamos High School Greece Athena High School Camas High School Clearfield High School

DEVIN MOORE TONY MORENO CHARLOTTE MOVIZZO SHELBEA OWEN Jean Valjean, Jamie, Charity, Tracy Turnblad, Les Misérables The Last Five Years Sweet Charity Applause Awards The Bobby G Awards Georgia High School Musical Pittsburgh, PA Orlando, FL Denver, CO Theatre Awards Chartiers Valley High School Trinity Preparatory School Ponderosa High School Atlanta, GA Marietta High School

Proud Supporter of the Jimmy™ Awards

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To all of the talented students, the dedicated teachers, and everyone at The National High School Musical Theatre Awards.

Thanks for all the Razzle Dazzle.

Congratulations…And All That Jazz, Barry and Fran Weissler

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2016 Jimmy™ Award Nominees

ZANDER PACELLA HOLLY PAYNE MARNIE QUICK JUSTIN RIVERS The Baker, Peter Pan, Doralee Rhodes, Coalhouse Walker Jr, Peter Pan Ragtime The Roger Rees Awards ASU Gammage High School Gene Kelly Awards The Blumey Awards New York, NY Theater Awards Pittsburgh, PA Charlotte, NC Bay Shore High School Tempe, AZ Barack Obama Academy of Central Academy of Mesa High School International Studies Technology and Arts

HANNAH ROMNEY DANIEL ROSENBERG JOSEPH RUSSI CURTIS J. SALINGER Brenda Strong, Jesus of Nazareth Gomez Addams, Emmett Forrest, Catch Me If You Can The Addams Family Legally Blonde Utah High School Musical Southern Arizona Ben Vereen The Kenny Awards The Bobby G Awards Theatre Awards Awards Buffalo, NY Denver, CO Logan, UT Tucson, AZ Frontier High School Durango High School Salt Lake School for the The Gregory School Performing Arts

AINSLEY SEIGER JOSH STROBL CECILIA TRIPPIEDI Wednesday Addams Link Larkin, Eliza Doolittle, The Addams Family Hairspray My Fair Lady Triangle Rising Stars The Jerry Herman Awards Illinois High School Musical Durham, NC Los Angeles, CA Theatre Awards Apex High School John Burroughs High School Chicago, IL Carl Sandburg High School

TRAVIS ULRICH ADRIAN VILLEGAS MUHAMMAD YUNUS Gaston, Stone, Usnavi, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast City of Angels Tommy Awards MACY Awards Tommy Tune Awards Madison, WI La Mirada, CA Houston, TX Wauwatosa East High School Huntington Beach High School Foster High School Jimmy 32pg 6-16_Layout 1 6/22/16 9:07 AM Page 22

CHARLOTTE, N.C. proudly supports the National High School Musical Theatre Awards

Justin Rivers, Best Actor, 2016 Blumey Awards Amina Faye, Best Actress, 2016 Blumey Awards

Congratulations to all participants in our 2016 Blumey Awards, where 43 schools competed for 12 awards – including Wells Fargo Best Musical, Best Actor/Actress and Student Critic – as well as $80,000 in college scholarships. We are proud of Justin Rivers, Amina Faye and all of The JimmyTM Awards participants!

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Your Future Starts Here Learn more about our Pre-College Program at DRAMA.CMU.EDU

We proudly support the vision and magic of The National High School Musical Theatre Awards.

Bringing Broadway to Our Communities

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To my two favorite Jimmys,

The world of theatre and the students within it are indebted to you for all that you both have done in the name of theatre education and beyond.

Congratulations to two giants of Broadway.

Love always, Catherine Adler

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WeW are proud d to congratulate lh the Michigan Ovation Award Winners & all the nominees of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards

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2016 League Educator Apple Awards®

The Broadway League has bestowed the League Educator Apple Awards since 2003 to recognize teachers, administrators, school district heads, andd advocates from around the country for their commitment to arts education, as well as their work in collaboration with Broadway League member venues that present Broadway and Touring Broadway shows. Through this award and other initiatives, The Broadway League encourages the ongoing development of theatre education programs around the country. This year’ss recipients:

Recipient: DAWN DUNHAM, Civics Teacher Organization name: Maitland Middle School, Maitland, FL Nominated by: Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Dawn Dunham is being recognized for her efforts to integrate the arts into her 7th grade Civics classroom, as well as the Language Arts Department at DAWN DUNHAM Maitland Middle School. Ms. Dunham used to teach her students about the power of the press, child labor laws, and the significance of having a voice in politics. With , Ms. Dunham’s students analyzed the different political structures of the United States and Germany and created political cartoons depicting the lives of the characters in the show. Her work has increased students’ engagement in both the classroom and the theatre. Outside of the classroom, she and her students sold over $500 worth of newspapers before performances of Newsies to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Recipient: DENISE SASIAIN, Afterschool Program Director Organization name: Lantana Elementary, Lantana, FL Nominated by: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Denise Sasiain is the Afterschool Program Director at Lantana Elementary School. In association with the Kravis Center, she oversees the school’s Broadway Reach program. She participated in a collaboration with Milton Hall Primary School in London to engage her students in a unique international theatre and writing learning experience. Her students have written stories inspired by Matilda the Musical that display how the show has changed their perception of the world and left them feeling more empowered. Ms. Sasiain makes providing theatre for elementary age students her mission and is continuously applying for grants to assure theatre is an integral part of her students’ lives year-round. Ms. Sasiain also brings teaching artists into her school to educate both the students and DENISE SASIAIN staff. As a result of her efforts, attendance and engagement has increased at both Lantana Elementary and the Kravis Center.

Recipient: ELISA DE GREGORIO, Arts Education Liaison and Art Specialist Organization name: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School for International Careers, New York, NY Nominated by: Roundabout Theatre Company Elisa De Gregorio is passionate about creating a new generationn of socially and environmentally conscious individuals throughh theatre. As her school’s Arts Education Liaison and Art Specialist,, she has started Smash Arts Productions, where students devisee theatrical pieces based on social and environmental issues andd their performances are fundraisers that benefit those issues.. Her students incorporate Roundabout Theatre Company’s productions as inspiration for their pieces. Their work includess a piece inspired by Roundabout’s production of , which examined the stigma of HIV/AIDS and looked at thee early days of the epidemic and today. Ms. De Gregorio is s changing the way students view the world through theatree education. ELISA DE GREGORIO

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NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS

NHSMTA ADVISORY BOARD Video Technician ...... Chris Kurtz Advisory Board ...... Myron Martin (chair), Video Production ...... Apples and Oranges Rich Baker, Michael Brand, John Breckenridge, Jeff Tim Kashani, Ally Rice, Mayumi Ando, Daniel Chelesvig, Roy Furman, Tom Gabbard, Michael Iwrey, Chloe Jury-Fogel, Dawson Schachter Jenkins, Van Kaplan, Eileen LaCario, Arielle Chaperone Manager ...... William Karvouniaris Tepper Madover, Tom McCoy, Stacey Mindich, NHSMTA Chaperones ...... Michael Mahady, Al Nocciolino, Joan Squires, Michael Taormina, Anna Raful Martin Wiviott Assistant to the Choreographer ...... Theo Lencicki NHSMTA Production Assistants ...... Laurie Beniot, President, The Broadway League ....Charlotte St. Martin Kerry Dineen, Barb Domue Executive Producer NHSMTA, League Senior Program ...... Playbill, Inc. Manager of Audience Engagement ..... Rachel Reiner Legal ...... Proskauer Rose, LLP General Manager ...... Camp Broadway, LLC/ Accountant ...... Marks Paneth, LLP Melissa Caolo Insurance ...... DeWitt Stern Group, Inc. Project Manager ...... Camp Broadway, LLC/ Banking ...... JP Morgan Chase Terrence Williams Website Development ...... Lava New Media Event Relations Coordinator...... Jayme Kelmigian Event Photographer ...... Henry McGee League Director of Finance and Administration ...... Colin Gibson PITTSBURGH CLO FOR NHSMTA League Director of Labor Relations ...... Jason Laks Executive Producer/Director ...... Van Kaplan League Director of Membership ...... Ed Sandler Writer ...... Mary Jane Brennan League Membership ...... Erica Ryan, Project Director ...... Kiesha Lalama Kendra Srebro, Shaquan Perkins Special Projects ...... R. James Mercer League Director of Marketing and Production ...... Cindy Opatick, Aja Jones Business Development ....Jan Friedlander Svendsen Assistant to League Marketing Manager, Executive Producer/Director ...... Elizabeth Roberts Partnerships ...... Christine Giordano League Marketing ...... Chris Brucato, NEDERLANDER FOR NHSMTA Josh Cacchione, Graham Forden, Ben Pesner VP of Sales and Ticketing ...... Sean Free League Director of Communications .....Elisa Shevitz Director of Sales League Manager of and Ticketing ...... Andrew Michaelson Communications ...... Martine Sainvil Sales and Ticketing Associate ...Taylor Maimbourg League Director of Digital ...... Neal Freeman VP of Operations ...... Bill Register League Manager of Digital ...... Kayla Kreidell Director of Operations ...... Anthony LaTorella League Finance…..Laura Fayans, Lindsay Florestal Director of Facilities League Interns ...... Amanda Ogorzalek, & Theatre Management ...... Austin Nathaniel Joseph Sykes-Burns, Tyler Emeney, Sara Garcia, Director of Sales ...... Brian Harasek Nora Rigney, Blaire Townshend, Sales and Hospitality Coordinator ....Hillary Nicoll Skyler Van Valkenburgh, Claudia Velez House Manager ...... Sean Coughlin Production Stage Manager ...... Alix Claps Associate House Manager ...... Paul Perez Music Director and Arranger ...... Michael Moricz Associate Music Director & Pianist ...... John DiPinto NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Production Group Music Director ... David Dabbon Dean, NYU Tisch School of the Arts ....Allyson Green Solo Music Preparation & Pianist ...... Isaac Harlan Chair, Department of Drama ...... Edward Ziter Music Supervisor ...... Adam Wiggins Founding Director, New Studio Orchestra Contractor ...... Avril Brown on Broadway ...... Kent Gash Orchestrators ...... Fred Barton, David Dabbon, Production Manager ...... Jonathan Dunkle Michael Morris, Richard Rockage Production Administrator ...... Ryan Parow Music Assistant ...... Ted Arthur Director of Recruitment, Rehearsal Pianists... Ted Arthur, Matt Cataldi, Mark NYU Tisch School of the Arts ...... Patricia Decker Evans, Nissa Kahle, Max Mamon, Assistant Director, Special Projects ...... Joe McGowan J. Oconer Navarro, Stephen Purdy Warm-Up Instructor ...... Ross Rayburn FACULTY COACHES Lighting Designer ...... Karen Spahn Head of Vocal Music, New Studio Assistant Lighting Designer ...... Keri Thibodeau on Broadway ...... Michael McElroy Sound Designer ...... Nick Borisjuk Gavin Creel, Eden Espinosa, Jose Llana, Sound & Video Equipment ... Sound Associates, Inc. Howard McGillin, Karen Olivo Audio Assistants ..... Janet Smith, Sound Associates, Inc., Karen Zabinski For more information on the National Head Sound ...... Alain Van Achte High School Musical Theatre Awards Assistant Sound...... Don McKennan, Scott Scheidt visit NHSMTA.com. Video Projection Designer ...... Brian Beasley Jimmy 32pg 6-16_Layout 1 6/22/16 9:07 AM Page 30

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