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2009 © The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. June 29, 2009 NHS MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS, LLC

Van Kaplan James L. Nederlander Nick Scandalios Susan Lee Joseph C. Guyaux

Present

THE 2009 JIMMY AWARDS For excellence in High School Musical Theater

Honoring James M. Nederlander

Sponsored by Pittsburgh CLO Nederlander Alliances, LLC Host Kathie Lee Gifford

General Management Lighting Designer Sound Designer Technical Director CONGRATULATIONS Arianna Knapp Andrew D. Ostrowski Christopher M. Evans John R. Edkins SenovvA, Inc. Director of Production, TO THE JIMMY AWARD Sound Video Dept. of Drama Production Stage Manager Sound Associates SenovvA, Inc. Chris Jaehnig Alix Claps F INALISTS ON YOUR Press Representatives Development Corporate Relations Program Coordinator Ryan Ratelle Wynne Fedele Kathleen Raitt Stephanie Chaffee EXCEPTIONAL A CHIEVEMENT Mary Jane Brennan Steven Libman Kristin Archbold

Music Director and Arranger Michael Moricz

Staged and Choreographed by Kiesha Lalama-White

Executive Director Susan Lee

Executive Producer Van Kaplan

WSS-0188P-JimmyAwards-5.375x8.5.indd 1 6/9/09 3:45 PM Celebrating Jimmy Nederlander

James M. Nederlander or “Jimmy” as the theatrical community knows him, is the Chairman of the Nederlander Producing Company of America Inc., the owner/operator of a vast chain of entertainment venues, and is in his 70th year as a producer of distinguished entertainment. He has produced innumerable Broadway plays and musicals, winning 11 Tony® Awards, and has presented operas, ballets, concerts and artists ranging from Nureyev to Sinatra to Billy Joel to Dear Dad... U2. Nine of his theatres are on Broadway and the balance in Detroit, Los Angeles, San Diego, Tucson, Durham, Chicago and London. Nederlander Broadway houses currently host Disney’s The Lion King, the musical 9 to 5, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, We love you the revival of West Side Story, In The Heights, and Wicked. Mr. Nederlander has produced or co-produced more than 100 shows including Annie, Applause, Copenhagen, The Will Rogers Follies, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Me and My Girl, La Cage aux Folles, Nine, Noises Off, Lena Horne: The Lady and her Music, Benefactors, and are so proud Woman of the Year and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

of you !

Jimmy and Boss...Mentor...Friend Margo Thank you for everything. Love, Nick

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In 2008, over 54,000 students at 900 high schools in 30 communities across the United States participated in regional awards programs honoring the achievements of 9-12 grade student Congratulations thespians. Tonight, The National High School Musical Theater Awards, established by Nederlander Alliances, LLC and Pittsburgh CLO, will present a national award for excellence in high school TO JIMMY musical theater by recognizing the Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor. The Jimmy Award, named in honor of legendary Broadway theater owner and producer James M. Nederlander, will be presented to two students chosen from a talented group of performers, nominated by 16 professional theater organizations. From the Gerard and More than a competition, The National High School Musical Theater Awards recognize individual artistry in vocal, dance and acting performance by high school students and also Irma Oestreicher Family honor commitment to excellence in performing arts education. Students participating in tonight’s awards program have participated in five days of rehearsals, master classes and private coaching in preparation for this collaborative and competitive musical showcase. As industry leaders, Nederlander Alliances, LLC, Pittsburgh CLO and our sponsors believe that The National High School Musical Theater Awards is an initiative that will stimulate new partnerships between theaters and their local schools, engage entire families in the activities of the participating students and contribute to the development of future theater audiences in communities across America.

Rules and Regulations Committee A Special thanks to the Rules and Regulations Committee for their guidance with developing program criteria for eligibility and establishing rules and regulations for the program. “Role Model” Committee members include: Co–Chairs; Lisa Cooney - Paper Mill Playhouse and Kiesha Lalama- for Broadway—Today and Tomorrow White - Pittsburgh CLO, Members: Ginny Cisneros - Theater Under the Stars, Anya Rudnick - 5th Avenue Theater, Jason Verhoosky - North Shore Music Theatre, and DJ Zwicker-Sobrepena - We salute Jimmy Nederlander American Music Theater of San Jose for his commitment to identifying the next generation of theatre artists, and nurturing them by visionary example. 2009 Jimmy Award Judges

Scott Ellis Kent Gash Montego Glover Alecia Parker

Nick Scandalios Bernie Telsey

Judicial Administrator Dr. Christopher Rawson Chair, American Theatre Critics Association

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elizabeth bailey erin borain ALEC BRASHEAR rebecca brinkley chauncey matthews kian mccollum ryan morton mallory moser anna karenina, miss adelaide, Guys & Dolls sid sorokin, the pajama game Eva Peron, EVITA king, the king and i robbie hart, laurie, little women kate, kiss me, kate anna karenina shuler hensley awards apollo Awards North Carolina Theatre globe honors the wedding singer The McCoy Rigby betty lynn buckley awards gene kelly awards Gene Kelly Awards for excellence hershey, pa Capital Awards san diego, ca MACY awards fort worth, tx Pittsburgh, PA atlanta, ga lower dauphin high School raleigh, nc san diego school of pittsburgh, pa Yorba Linda, CA trinity valley school pittsburgh capa alpharetta high School Cedar Ridge High SChool creative and performing arts chartiers valley high schooL orange county high school of the arts

david broyles anthony bruno stephanie cooksey alejandro fallick adrien pellerin joe pudetti keegan rice michelle rubich Sky Masterson, Guys & Dolls Baker, Into the Woods Chairy Barnum, Barnum P.t. Barnum, Barnum baker, into the woods jesus, godspell ren, footloose audrey, little shop of horrors Spotlight Awards Rising Star Awards Tommy Tune Awards Tommy tune awards shuler hensley awards stars of tomorrow blue star awards the metropolitan awards Beverly, MA Millburn, NJ Houston, TX houston, tx for excellence rochester, ny kansas city, mo new york city, ny Newton South High School Bergen county academies Stratford High School stratford high school atlanta, ga penfield high school shawnee mission west briarcliff high school atlanta international school

sarah franklin grace hardin emily higgins seth johnson aaron sauer taryn sprenkle samantha steinmetz emma stratton jo march, Little WOmen millie dillmount, edwin drood jean valjean, les misÉrables jean valjean, les misÉrables ariel moore, footloose Dorothy Brock, 42nd Street nellie, south pacific The McCoy Rigby thoroughly modern millie the mystery of edwin drood North Carolina Theatre the metropolitan awards apollo awards blue star awards globe honors MACY awards The connecticut hs spotlight awards Capital Awards new york city, ny hershey, pa kansas city, mo san diego, ca Yorba Linda, CA musical theater awards beverly, ma raleigh, nc don bosco prep high school east pennsboro high school blue valley high school canyon crest academy lutheran high school of norwich, ct danvers high school cary academy orange county ridgefield high school

julia knitel krystal lawton sam leake stephen mark alexander syiek patrick thomas gina velez jenny wine Millie dillmount, Reno Sweeney, toad, jimmy smith, sweeney todd, sweeney todd billy, anything goes belle, beauty and the beast julia, the wedding singer thoroughly modern millie anything goes a year with frog and toad thoroughly modern millie john raitt awards for youth betty lynn buckley awards john raitt awards for youth the jester awards rising star awards stars of tomorrow the jester awards The connecticut hs fullerton, ca fort worth, tx fullerton, ca wichita, ks milburn, nj rochester, ny wichita, ks musical theater awards huntington beach colleyville heritage la habra high school wichita east high school fair lawn high school the school of arts sterling high school norwich, ct - ridgefield hs high school high school NHS Musical Theater Awards NHS Musical Theater Awards 8 2009 Jimmy Awards 9 2009 Jimmy Awards ACT I Opening Number ...... Full. Cast Broadway Medley Host ...... Kathie Lee Gifford Welcome NHSMTA President & NHSMTA Executive Director . . . Van. Kaplan & Susan Lee Actress Medley Erin Borain Mallory Moser Michelle Rubich Gina Velez Jenny Wine Rebecca Brinkley Julia Knitel Grace Hardin Actor Medley Patrick Thomas Alec Brashear David Broyles Kian McCollum Stephen Mark Adrien Pellerin Anthony Bruno Ryan Morton Special Presentation ...... Tommy Tune Actor Medley Alejandro Fallick Chauncey Matthews Seth Johnson Aaron Sauer Alexander Syiek Joe Pudetti Sam Leake Keegan Rice Actress Medley Samantha Steinmetz Elizabeth Bailey Taryn Sprenkle Emily Higgins Stephanie Cooksey Krystal Lawton Emma Stratton Sarah Franklin Intermission ACT II Participating Programs Video Event Highlights Presentation ...... Neil Haskell Announcement of Finalists ...... Kathie Lee Gifford Camp Broadway Award ...... John Shorter Finalist Performances ...... Norm. Lewis Outstanding Arts Educator Award ...... Jon Kimbell & Frank Young Tish School of the Arts Presentation ...... Elizabeth. Bradley Award Presentation ...... Van Kaplan & James L . Nederlander Closing Remarks ...... Kathie Lee Gifford Finale ...... All Participants “Eyes on the Goal” Donors Special Thanks PALACE Phillip Birsh and Alex Near, Playbill, Inc . Terry Allen Kramer Pittsburgh CLO Jeremy Scott Blaustein, Jeffrey Richards Associates Nederlander Alliances, LLC The Shubert Organization, Inc . John Bower, Stage Promotions Inc . PANTAGES Mary Jane Brennan The Broadway League Gerard & Irma Oestreicher Family Disney Theatrical Productions PNC Tracy Brigden, Greg Quinlan, Holly Koening- Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc . City Theatre ALDWYCH David Dabbon Broadway in Chicago The Rodgers & Hammerstein Kurt Deutsch, Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records Organization City National Bank NY - Stephanie Dalton Nancy Gibbs, 321 Management Allan S . Gordon Showtime Networks, Inc . Bruce Glick, Broadway .com ORIENTAL Louise Kerz Hirschfeld and David Leopold- Robb & Sara Minskoff Allan Lou Raizin Dennis Arfa RMI Consulting, Inc .- The Al Hirschfeld Foundation Emanuel Azenberg MaryAnn Sackman & Rei Hirasawa Debra Black Daryl L . Roth Jon Kimbell, Chair, Outstanding Arts Educator Award Committee Patricia & Stanley Brilliant Samuel French, Inc . Lava New Media Michael Codron Nick Scandalios Jonathan D . Farkas Stop Pest Control of NY Peter LeDonne Kelly Gonda Stuart Thompson Productions Casey McDermott William Haber Theatrical Protective Union – I .A .T .S .E . Local No . 1 I .A .T .S .E Michael McKenna, Sandbar Concessions Jerrold Katzman Treasurers & Ticket Sellers Union Local 751 Music Theatre International Stephanie & Carter McClelland Trident Contracting Corp . Lisa Poelle, John Shorter and Sarah Hutton- Al Nocciolino, NAC Entertainment Alan Wasser & Allan Williams Larry Payton – Celebrity Attractions Barry & Fran Weissler Camp Broadway Providence Performing Arts Center Ronald Alan Lindblom, Earl Hughes, Kim Martin, Scott Weston- GREEK Point Park University and The Pittsburgh Playhouse Charlotte Wilcox Company Ronald & Isobel Konecky Michael David/Dodger Properties Christopher B . Manos - Theater of the Stars, Inc . SenovvA Hi Tech Air Conditioning Service, Inc . Serino Coyne Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU Howard L . Zimmerman, Architects, P .C . Richard M . Ticktin Sound Associates FISHER Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers Leonard Soloway Theater of the Stars, Inc . Dancap Productions – Aubrey Dan Louis Spisto Jan Thomas, Hicks Heim Mustio Insurance Alvin Deutsch Evelyn Mack Truitt Sheldon Fireman Tom Viertel Tisch School for the Arts – NYU Nancy Gibbs, in honor of Harry Schanker Franklin Weissberg Timothy Haidinger Scott Zeiger - Base Entertainment West Side Story Producers Jon Kimbell Zwick & Steinberger, P .L .L .C . Simma Levine & Steven King reception sponsors Theatre Under the Stars Theatrical Rights Worldwide We are proud to honor our dear friend, colleague and a “Man of the Theatre”

James M. Nederlander

The Shubert Organization, Inc.

Philip J. Smith Robert E. Wankel Chairman President Participating Award Programs

Apollo Awards The McCoy Ribgy Hershey Theatre MACY Awards McCoy Rigby Entertainment Betty Lynn Buckley Awards Casa Mañana Theater The Metropolitan Awards Helen Hayes Youth Theatre Blue Star Awards Kansas City North Carolina Theatre Starlight Theatre Capital Awards North Carolina Theatre The Connecticut High School Rising Star Awards Music Theater Awards Paper Mill Playhouse The Spirit of Broadway Theater Shuler Hensley Awards for Excellence Gene Kelly Awards Cobb Energy Performing Pittsburgh CLO Arts Centre

Globe Honors Spotlight Awards The Old Globe North Shore Music Theatre

The Jester Awards Stars of Tomorrow Awards Music Theatre of Wichita Rochester Broadway Theatre League John Raitt Awards for Youth Tommy Tune Awards FCLO Music Theatre Theatre Under the Stars

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PROUD SUPPORTER We’re happy to lend a OF THE JIMMY AWARDS hand to those who reach

Department of Drama, Undergraduate for the stars. NEW STUDIO ON BROADWAY: MUSIC THEATRE AND ACTING First Class Begins FALL OF 2010!

The bold, new professional training studio specializing in music, PNC is proud to support the National High dance, and acting on Broadway. School Musical Theater Awards. Best wishes GLOBAL. DIVERSE. FRESH and FAMILIAR. to tonight’s honorees. For information contact: drama.tisch.nyu.edu and/or (212) 998-1850.

Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean Kent Gash, Head, Elizabeth Bradley, Chair, New Studio on Broadway Department of Drama

JACK H. SKIRBALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS New York University The Skirball Center is the premier venue for the presentation of cultural and performing arts events for NYU and lower Manhattan. The programs of the Skirball Center reflect NYU’s mission as an international center of scholarship, defined by excellence and innovation and shaped by an intellectually rich and diverse environment. Since 2003, the 860-seat Center has provided a unique venue for enhancing a sense of community while continuing the Greenwich Village traditions of creativity and Congratulations! artistic discovery with a broad range of compelling performance events at affordable ticket prices. Led by Executive Producer Jay Oliva (President Emeritus of New York University) and Director Michael Harrington, a natural and vital aspect of the Center’s mission is to build young adult audiences for the future of live performance. www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu HOW TO BUY TICKETS: ONLINE: www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu to all the participants BY PHONE: 212.352.3101 TheaterMania/OvationTix IN PERSON: NYU Skirball Center’s Shagan Box Office in the National High School 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South) Open Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6pm INVEST IN THE FUTURE: Musical The at er Awards The Skirball Center’s ability to continue providing affordable ticket prices, presenting high-quality and innovative performances, offering support to exciting young artists, and developing new audiences for the future of live performance relies heavily on the and to generous and valued support of our friends. SKIRBALL CENTER STAFF Amara Dieter*, Jenny Donheiser*, Danielle Gimbal*, Executive Producer: L. Jay Oliva Brandon Goodman*, Lucas Green*, Allison Holcomb*, Director: Michael Harrington Joanna Hurley*, Daniel Johnson*, Meagan Kensil*, Pittsburgh CLO Operations Director: Amy Coombs Rebecca Kostell*, Emily Landham*, Nick Luckenbaugh*, and Front of House Coordinator: Ian Tabatchnick Jennie McGuinness*, David McTiernan*, Paul Sanguino*, Marketing and Development Manager: Kristin Svorinic Ariana Schrier*, Arielle Siegel*, Laurel Snyder* Executive Assistant to Dr. Oliva: Patrice Fealy Box Office Staff: Charlie Callahan*, Victoria DeRosa*, Nederlander Presentations Administrative Coordinator: Jason Cohen Ashley Horton*, Adam Leposa*, Ashlyn Michalakis*, Head Audio Technician: Ethan Bade Taylor Roberts* for making it happen! Head Lighting Technician: Jeffrey Collier Administrative Interns: Dianne de la Veaux*, Maki Fujita*, Head Stage Technician: Jason Adams Michael Gross*, Kristen Hill*, Daisy Moreno* Manager of Ticket Services: Lori Moore *NYU Students Assistant Box Office Manager: Jason Stuart Associate Audio Technician: David Fowler NEW YORK UNIVERSITY TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC. Associate Lighting Technician: Rachael Harris President: John Sexton Associate Stage Technichian: Nicholas Lazzaro Provost: David McLaughlin 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Assistant House Managers: Kelly Strandemo, Christian Zaremba Executive Vice President: Michael Alfano Head Ushers: Thomas DeMarcus, Jon Herman*, Colleen Jasinski, Senior Vice President for Operations: Alison Leary 212-688-2525 • fax 212-688-3232 • www.tamswitmark.com Michelle Kuchuk*, Katelyn Manfre*, Eloise Mumford*, Vice President for Campus Services: Robert Kivetz Yvonne Norat, Molly Roberson, Laura Williams As of 6/10/09 House Staff: Mindy Baucicot*, Jenna Bryant*, Evelyn Cruzatte*,

12 13 NHS MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS, LLC Board of Directors Van Kaplan James L. Nederlander Nick Scandalios Susan Lee Joseph C. Guyaux Honorary Members Frank Young Theodore S. Chapin Jon Kimbell STAFF President ...... Van Kaplan Executive Director ...... Susan Lee Project Director ...... Kiesha LaLama-White Musical Director and Arranger ...... Michael Moricz General Management ...... Arianna Knapp, SenovvA, Inc. Program Coordinator ...... Stephanie Chaffee To Jimmy, Corporate Relations ...... Kathleen Raitt Administrative Associate ...... Brian Carey Marketing ...... Cindy Opatick Special Projects ...... R. James Mercer Development ...... Wynne Fedele, Steven Libman Technical Director ...... John R. Edkins Lighting Designer ...... Andrew D. Ostrowski Your Life in the Theater Sound Designer ...... Christopher M. Evans Production Stage Manager ...... Alix Claps Assistant Production Coordinator ...... Robert Finnegan Press Representatives ...... Ryan Ratelle, Kristin Archbold, Mary Jane Brennan Sound Equipment ...... Sound Associates, Inc. Has Inspired So Many. Video Equipment ...... SenovvA inc. Audio Assistant ...... Janet Smith, Sound Associates, Inc. Video Engineer ...... Earl Copp, SenovvA, Inc. Brand Merchandising ...... John Bower, Stage Promotions Travel Coordination ...... Alan Martin, Show Stoppers Travel Group Sales ...... Beth Sousa, Nederlander Group Sales Assistant to Executive Producer ...... Susanne Sommer Documentary Filming ...... James Carter, Brandon Kelly, Jessica Moore, Bravo, Wrecking Crew Media Program Production ...... Adam Conti Program Provided By ...... Playbill, Inc. Legal ...... Thomas R. Distler, Brooks and Distler, Amy C. Opp, Donovan & Yee, LLP Accountant ...... Robert Fried, Fried & Kowgios CPA’s, LLP Van Kaplan & Banking ...... PNC Website Development ...... Lava New Media Award Production ...... Newton Manufacturing Company Pittsburgh CLO NYU Tisch School of the Arts STAFF Chair, Dept. of Drama ...... Elizabeth Bradley Head, New Studio on Broadway Music Theatre and Acting ...... Kent Gash Director of Production, Dept. of Drama ...... Chris Jaehnig External Affairs Liaison ...... Anne Palermo Assistant to Chair, Dept. of Drama ...... Aimee Epstein Faculty Coaches ...... Glenn White, Patricia Dell, Theresa McCarthy chaperones Ginny Cisneros, Staci Thornton, Norma Burks, Heather Kronk, Amy Reinert, Tony Measley, Kim Higgins, Roberta Wells-Famula, Brian Johnson, Tim Nelson, Laurie Mason, Mark Kent, Joyce Flanagan, Jennie Redling, Linda Glosser, Tom Wine, Nancy Marino

14 15 To My Very Best Friend Who Not Only Taught Me All About The Theater, But About Loyalty, Life, and Friendship

Many thanks for your help

Terry Allen Kramer