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4 5 6 June 25, 2012 Education Alliance In association with CLO present

Hosted by CONSTANTINE MAROULIS AND DEBORAH COX Starring JIMMY™ AWARD NOMINEES

Mason Alexander Hannah C. Arnold Hanna Kristen Berggren Sam Burns Nicolette Burton Joshua N. Carey Billy Cohen Kyle Conroy Brittany Dankwa Erica Durham Maureen Edwards Tyler Eisenreich Emily Emmett Michael Ferlita Caitlin Finnie Chase Fischer Evan Greenberg Joshua Grosso Matthew Gurniak Sheridan Hearn Morgan Kirner Zachary Kozlow Alli Kramer Elan J. Kramer Peter Lambert Kyra Leeds Adam Levy Emily McIntyre Emily McKay Evyn Mirasol Carly Moffi e Malia Morley Brooke Myers Gavin Myers Taylor Neal Meadow Nguy David Nicholson Emily Nies Kaitlin Pagliaro Myles Phillips Dan Piering Nathan Pool Elizabeth Romero Nathan Salstone Samantha Schneider-Behen Joshua Schwartz Drew Shafranek Sam Shankman Sabaa Sharma Shavance Stephens Jaclyn Stickel Gretchen Struckmeyer Brooke Tate Ryan Vander Wagen Chloe Voreis Nick Wasileski Lindsey Wells Nicholas Spain Wetherbee Joshua Williams Michael B. Williams Honoring James M. Nederlander

Lighting Designer Sound Designer Projection Design Technical Director Andrew D. Ostrowski Christopher M. Evans SenovvA, Inc. John R. Edkins Shawn Duan

Video Production Production Stage Production Supervisor Script Writer Voice Over Wrecking Crew Media Manager SenovvA, Inc. Mary Jane Brennan Drew Birns Alix Claps Arianna Knapp

Press Representatives Management General Management NHSMTA The Hartman Group Camp Broadway, LLC Camp Broadway, LLC Executive Director Hillary Reeves Melissa Caolo, Lisa Jaeger Susan E. Lee

Music Director and Arranger Michael Moricz

Choreographed by Kiesha Lalama

Directed by Van Kaplan

Special Thanks to New Studio on Broadway, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama Produced with permission from the NHS Musical Theater Awards, LLC 7 8

THE NATIONAL THEATER AWARDS (NHSMTA)/JIMMY™ AWARDS is a celebration of outstanding achievement in vocal, dance and acting performance, developed to elevate the profi le of in-school arts education across America, provide college scholarships and create pathways connecting promising young performers to the professional theater 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 theater awards competitions convene in City for fi ve 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 debut at The Jimmy™ Awards. The program was founded in 2009 by Pittsburgh CLO and Nederlander Alliances LLC, under the leadership of James L. Nederlander, and is produced by The Broadway Education Alliance in association with Pittsburgh CLO. It has been supported by The National Endowment for the Arts, , and other industry organizations and foundations committed to nurturing future artists and audiences. The Jimmy™ Award is named for James M. Nederlander, the legendary Broadway theater owner, in honor of his vision and generous support of young artists. For more information please visit www.nhsmta.com Participating Award Programs BETTY LYNN BUCKLEY AWARDS GLOBE HONORS SCHMIDT AND JONES AWARDS Casa Mañana The Old Globe Lyric Stage, Inc.

BLUE STAR AWARDS PROGRAM HENRY MANCINI MUSICAL AWARDS Starlight Theatre THEATRE AWARDS THE GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL Pittsburgh Musical Theater MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS THE BLUMEY AWARDS Cobb Energy Performing Arts Blumenthal Performing Arts HERSHEY THEATRE Centre AWARDS BROADWAY STAR OF THE FUTURE Hershey Theatre SPOTLIGHT MUSICAL Straz Center for the Performing PROGRAM THE ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL Hennepin Theatre Trust CHILDRESS M.A.C.Y. AWARDS MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS McCoy Rigby Entertainment Broadway in SPOTLIGHT ON STARS North Shore Music Theatre THE CONNECTICUT THE JESTER AWARDS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Music Theatre of Wichita, Inc. STAGE TOP HONOR AWARDS THEATER AWARDS Broadway San Jose The Spirit of Broadway Theater JOHN RAITT AWARDS FOR YOUTH FCLO Music Theatre STARS OF TOMORROW DSM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Rochester THEATRE AWARDS ORPHEUM HIGH SCHOOL League Summer Musicals AWARDS The Orpheum Theatre OVERTURE’S TOMMY AWARDS THE FREDDY AWARDS Overture Center State Theatre - Center for the Arts OVATION AWARDS Wharton Center for Performing Arts AWARDS AWARDS Theatre Under The Stars Pittsburgh CLO THE PANTAGES AWARDS The Pantages TRIANGLE RISING STARS THE GERSHWIN AWARDS Durham Performing Arts Center Camp Broadway in association PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE RISING with CAP21 STAR AWARDS THE UTAH HIGH SCHOOL Paper Mill Playhouse MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre 9 10 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 that now encompasses venue ownership and management, theatrical producing and concert presentation, concessions and patron services.

Jimmy started working in the theatre at age 7 sweeping fl oors for his father David Tobias (D.T.) Nederlander in , . During a career that spans 70 years, Jimmy has amassed a network of premier legitimate including on Broadway: the , Gershwin, Lunt-Fontanne, Marquis, Minskoff, Nederlander, Neil Simon, , and the world-renowned Palace; Chicago: Auditorium and Theatres, Broadway Playhouse, Cadillac Palace and Oriental Theatres; in : Pantages Theatre and the Greek; and in London: the Adelphi, Aldwych, and Dominion Theatres.

He has produced over one hundred of the most acclaimed Broadway musicals and plays of all time including , , La Cage aux Folles, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Me and My Girl, Nine, Noises Off, Peter Pan, Sweet Charity, and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Will Rogers , Woman of the Year, and others too numerous to mention.

“Generous,” “loyal” and “trusted” are just a few of the accolades used to describe Jimmy. Beloved by the industry, Jimmy is the recipient of many distinguished honors including the United Nations Foundation Champion Award (2012), The Broadway League’s Schoenfeld Vision for Arts Education Award (2011), the New York Pop’s Man of the Year (2008), and the ® for Lifetime Achievement (2004).

In 2009, The National High School Musical Theater Awards was established and named The Jimmy® to honor his career-long dedication to supporting young talent. Recently, Jimmy celebrated his 90th birthday and will mark the 100th anniversary of the Nederlander company this fall.

11 To Jimmy, Your Life in the Theater Has Inspired So Many. Bravo! Van Kaplan & Pittsburgh CLO

12 Jimmy, Boss…Mentor…Friend Thank you for everything.

Love, Nick

13 14 2012 Jimmy™ Award Nominees

MASON ALEXANDER HANNAH C. ARNOLD HANNA KRISTEN SAM BURNS Cornelius Hackl, Hello, Dolly! Millie Dillmount, BERGGREN Jean Valjean, The Pantages Awards Thoroughly Modern Millie Princess Winnifred, Les Misérables Los Angeles, CA The Freddy Awards Upon a Mattress Overture’s Tommy Awards Ramon C. Cortines School Easton, PA Stage Top Honor Awards Madison, WI of the Visual and Freedom High School San Jose, CA F. J. Turner High School Performing Arts Menlo-Atherton High School

NICOLETTE BURTON JOSHUA N. CAREY BILLY COHEN KYLE CONROY Lilli Vanessi/ Katharine, Horton the Elephant, Freddy, Seymour, Kiss Me, Kate Seussical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Little Shop of Horrors Globe Honors Stars of Tomorrow Tommy Tune Awards The Blumey Awards , CA Rochester, NY , TX Charlotte, NC Canyon Crest Academy Wheatland Chili High School Episcopal High School Jay M. Robinson High School

BRITTANY DANKWA ERICA DURHAM MAUREEN EDWARDS TYLER EISENREICH Celie, The Color Purple , Lily Craven, Jimmy Smith, Shuler Hensley Awards Aida The Secret Garden Thoroughly Modern Millie The Georgia High School Henry Mancini Musical Stars of Tomorrow Blue Star Awards Program Musical Theater Awards Theatre Awards Rochester, NY Kansas City, MO , GA Pittsburgh, PA Notre Dame High School Blue Springs High School Tri-Cities High School Central Valley High School

EMILY EMMETT MICHAEL FERLITA CAITLIN FINNIE CHASE FISCHER Polly Baker, Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hyde, Belle, Jimmy Smith, Jekyll & Hyde Beauty and the Beast Thoroughly Modern Millie DSM High School Musical Paper Mill Playhouse Tommy Tune Awards Globe Honors Theatre Awards Rising Star Awards Houston, TX San Diego, CA Dallas, TX Millburn, NJ The John Cooper School Coronado High School Flower Mound High School Sayreville War Memorial High School 15 16 2012 Jimmy™ Award Nominees

EVAN GREENBERG JOSHUA GROSSO MATTHEW GURNIAK SHERIDAN HEARN William Barfee, 25th Annual Raoul de Chagny, The Cat in the Hat, Seussical Maria, Putnam County Spelling Bee The Phantom of the Opera The Freddy Awards Shuler Hensley Awards The Broadway Star of the Future Easton, PA Overture’s Tommy Awards Georgia High School Musical Tampa, FL Allentown Central Catholic Madison, WI Theater Awards Atlanta, GA American Heritage School High School Madison Edgewood H.S. Riverwood Int’l Charter H.S.

MORGAN KIRNER ZACHARY KOZLOW ALLI KRAMER ELAN J. KRAMER Cinderella, Albert Peterson, Elle Woods, Baker, Paper Mill Playhouse The Connecticut High School Into the Woods Rising Star Awards Ovation Awards Musical Theater Awards Childress M.A.C.Y. Awards Millburn, NJ East Lansing, MI Norwich, CT Mission Viejo, CA Absegami High School Wylie E. Groves High School Amity Regional High School Laguna Beach High School

PETER LAMBERT KYRA LEEDS ADAM LEVY EMILY MCINTYRE Bobby Child, Princess Winnifred, Marius, Belle, Crazy for You Once Upon a Mattress Les Misérables Beauty and the Beast The Utah High School The Gershwin Awards John Raitt Awards for Youth Schmidt and Jones Awards Musical Theater Awards New York, NY Gullerton, CA Irving, TX Logan, UT Townsend Harris High School Orange County High School Coppell High School Alta High School of the Arts

EMILY MCKAY EVYN MIRASOL CARLY MOFFIE MALIA MORLEY Reno Sweeney, Jesus, Millie Dillmount, Aida, Godspell Thoroughly Modern Millie Aida Ovation Awards The Pantages Awards Spotlight on Stars The Utah High School East Lansing, MI Los Angeles, CA Beverly, MA Musical Theater Awards Okemos High School University High School Beverly High School Logan, UT of Los Angeles Hillcrest High School

17 18 2012 Jimmy™ Award Nominees

BROOKE MYERS GAVIN MYERS TAYLOR NEAL MEADOW NGUY Miss Adelaide, Nathan Detroit, Belle, Dorothy Gale, Guys and Dolls Beauty and the Beast The Wizard of Oz Blue Star Awards Program The Jester Awards The Blumey Awards The Illinois High School Kansas City, MO Wichita, KS Charlotte, NC Musical Theater Awards Lee’s Summit High School Bishop Carroll Catholic H.S. Cuthbertson High School Chicago, IL O’Fallon Township H. S.

DAVID NICHOLSON EMILY NIES KAITLIN PAGLIARO MYLES PHILLIPS Pippin, Rosemary Pilkington, Millie Dillmount, Horton the Elephant, Pippin How to Succeed in Business Thoroughly Modern Millie Seussical Spotlight on Stars Without Really Trying Hershey Theatre Apollo Betty Lynn Buckley Awards Beverly, MA SpotLight Musical Theatre Program Awards Fort Worth, TX Acton Boxborough , MN Hershey, PA Mansfi eld High School Regional High School White Bear Lake Area H. S. Bishop McDevitt High School

DAN PIERING NATHAN POOL ELIZABETH ROMERO NATHAN SALSTONE Tommy Albright, , Lola, Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd John Raitt Awards for Youth The Phantom of the Opera SpotLight Musical Theatre Gullerton, CA The Illinois High School Program Pittsburgh, PA Huntington Beach High Musical Theater Awards Minneapolis, MN Avonworth High School School Academy for the Chicago, IL Wayzata Senior High School Performing Arts Glenbrook North High School

SAMANTHA JOSHUA SCHWARTZ DREW SHAFRANEK SAM SHANKMAN SCHNEIDER-BEHEN Link Larkin, Harold Hill, Leo Bloom, Lucille Frank, Broadway Star of the Future The Gershwin Awards Schmidt and Jones Awards Orpheum High School Tampa, FL New York, NY Irving, TX Musical Theatre Awards Howard W. Blake High School Edward R. Murrow Lovejoy High School Memphis, TN of the Arts High School Memphis University School 19 The prestigious Carnegie Mellon School of Drama is proud to present a Full Scholarship to a deserving JIMMY™ AWARD particpant for our six-week Summer Intensive Pre-College Program, taught by CMU’S renowned Faculty. Congratulations to all!

Peter Cooke, OAM Ph.D. www.drama.cmu.edu Professor and Head, School of Drama 412-268-2143

20 2012 Jimmy™ Award Nominees

SABAA SHARMA SHAVANCE STEPHENS JACLYN STICKEL GRETCHEN STRUCKMEYER Ti Moune, Coalhouse Walker Jr., Janet Van De Graaf, Eliza Doolittle, Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards The Connecticut High School Childress M.A.C.Y. Awards Triangle Rising Stars Memphis, TN Musical Theater Awards Mission Viejo, CA Durham, NC Lausanne Collegiate School Norwich, CT La Habra High School Millbrook High School Regional Center for the Arts

BROOKE TATE RYAN VANDER WAGEN CHLOE VOREIS NICK WASILESKI Mrs. Lovett, Don Lockwood, Gertrude McFuzz, Baker, Sweeney Todd Singin’ in the Rain Seussical Into the Woods Gene Kelly Awards Henry Mancini Musical Betty Lynn Buckley Awards Hershey Theatre Pittsburgh, PA Theatre Awards Fort Worth, TX Apollo Awards Avonworth High School Pittsburgh, PA Mansfi eld High School Hershey, PA Hopewell Area High School Camp Hill High School

LINDSEY WELLS NICHOLAS SPAIN JOSHUA WILLIAMS MICHAEL B. WILLIAMS Maria Rainer, WETHERBEE Lancelot, Phantom of the Opera, Sky Masterson, Camelot The Phantom of the Opera The Jester Awards Guys and Dolls Triangle Rising Stars DSM High School Musical Wichita, KS Stage Top Honor Awards Durham, NC Theatre Awards Wichita Collegiate School San Jose, CA Cary High School Dallas, TX San Mateo High School McKinney Boyd High School 2012 Jimmy Award Judges Kent Gash Rachel Hoffman Alecia Parker Nick Scandalios Bernie Telsey Judicial Administrator Dr. Christopher Rawson, Immediate Past Chair, American Theatre Critics Association Gary Kline, Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Drama Program Award Judge CHAPERONES Faye Austin Lisa Balanda Heidi Bevill Dana Brazil Kristen Bussiere Glenn R. Campbell Geneva Cisneros Erin Theresa Crowley Mary Anna Dennard Alan M. Foushee William A. Goldyn J. Scott Handley Mara Kim M. Heil Tina James Tracy R. Jordan William Karvouniaris Lindsay G. Krosnes Frank P. Kutch Linda M. Myers James Neutrelle Amy K. Reinert Whitney Rhodes Jared Rounds Karen Rymar Lauren Sagnella Tim Sauers Jamie Lynn White Spencer Williams Michelle Youngs Carole Zelinger 21 22 NHS MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS, LLC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Van Kaplan James L. Nederlander Nick Scandalios Susan E. Lee Joseph C. Guyaux

PITTSBURGH CLO FOR NHSMTA Chaperone Coordinator ...... Tony Measley President, NHSMTA ...... Van Kaplan Event Relations Coordinator ...... Christopher Hutton Project Director ...... Kiesha LaLama Production Assistant ...... Camp Broadway LLC/ Musical Director and Arranger ...... Michael Moricz Tyler Forrest Special Projects ...... R. James Mercer Lead Talent Wrangler...... Camp Broadway LLC/ Marketing ...... Cindy Opatick Sunny Naughton Development ...... Wynne Fedele Talent Wranglers ...... Camp Broadway LLC/ Technical Director ...... John R. Edkins Kristin Ewing, Jessica Fallon, Lighting Designer ...... Andrew D. Ostrowski Justin Huebener, Sarah Hutton, Sound Designer ...... Christopher M. Evans Megan Kolb Communications ...... Kristin Archbold, Aja Jones Intern ...... Camp Broadway LLC/ Assistant to Executive Producer ..... Elizabeth Roberts Kerry Deenan Intern ...... Christine Sajewski Program Provided By ...... , Inc. Legal ...... Thomas R. Distler, Brooks and Distler, NEDERLANDER FOR NHSMTA Amy C. Opp, Donovan & Yee, LLP Executive Director, NHSMTA ...... Susan E. Lee Accountant ...... Robert Fried, VP of Sales and Ticketing ...... Sean Free Fried & Kowgios CPA’s, LLP Sales and Ticketing Assistant ...... Taylor Maimbourg Insurance ...... HHM Insurors Sales and Patron Services ...... Brian Harasek Banking ...... City National Bank Hospitality Coordinator ...... Jennifer Caprio Event Photographer ...... Henry McGee Communications Coordinator ...... Erin Porvaznik Award Production ...... Newton Manufacturing House Manager ...... Victor Irving Company

NHSMTA President ...... Van Kaplan NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Executive Director ...... Susan E. Lee Dean, NYU Tisch Associate Producer ...... Mary Jane Brennan School of the Arts ...... Mary Schmidt Campbell General Management ...... Camp Broadway, LLC/ Interim Chair, Department of Drama, Melissa Caolo Undergraduate ...... Louis Scheeder Assistant General Manager ...Camp Broadway, LLC/ Director, New Studio on Broadway: Lisa Jaeger Music Theatre and Acting...... Kent Gash Director of Production and Press Representatives ...... The Hartman Group/ Facilities ...... Leighton Mitchell Michael Hartman, Matt Ross, Production Manager, Department of Drama, Frances White, Bethany Larsen, Undergraduate ...... Joel Krause Nicole Capatasto Director of Recruitment, Company Manager ...... Camp Broadway, LLC/ NYU Tisch School of the Arts ...... Patricia Decker Hillary Reeves Assistant to Chair, Department of Drama, Production Supervisor ...... SenovvA, Inc./ Undergraduate ...... Joe McGowan Arianna Knapp Scene Shop Supervisor, Department of Drama, Production Stage Manager ...... Alix Claps Undergraduate ...... Carlton Ward Associate Music Director & Pianist ...... John DiPinto Music Preparation & FACULTY COACHES Orchestration Supervised by ...... Brett Macias Head of Vocal Music, New Studio on Broadway: Music Editing ...... Melissa Yanchak Music Theatre and Acting...... Michael McElroy, Assistant to the Director ...... Stephen Mark Liz Callaway, Schele Williams-Kleinberger Assistant to the Choreographer ...... Jordan Mercer Telly Leung, Leslie Odom Associate Lighting Designer ...... Jeanne Koenig Assistant Lighting Designer ...... Megan Caplan Audio Assistants ...... Janet Smith, Valerie Spradling Head Sound ...... Alain Van Achte Assistant Sound ...... Don McKennan, Scott Scheidt For more information on the National Video Projection Design ...... SenovvA, Inc., High School Musical Theater Awards Shawn Daan visit NHSMTA.com Sound Equipment ...... Sound Associates, Inc. Video Production ...... Wrecking Crew Media/ James Carter, Jessica Moore

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28 29 CONGRATULATIONS! TO ALL OF THE 2012 JIMMY™ AWARD NOMINEES AND TO EVERYONE AT THE NHS MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS™!

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ORCHESTRA ACT I

All Musical Arrangements by Michael Moricz Opening Number...... Full Cast Orchestrations by Brett Macias and Michael Moricz Broadway Medley Music Preparation Supervised by Brett Macias Orchestra contracted by Kevin Kuhn Hosts...... Constantine Maroulis & Deborah Cox Associate Musical Director & Keyboards John DiPinto Welcome Principal Coaching Pianist and Keyboards II Issac Harlan Music Preparation for Coaching Melissa Yanchak Event Highlights...... Leslie Odom, Jr.

Perri Cavari...... Drums Actor Medley 1 Kevin Kuhn...... Guitar Myles Phillips Joshua N. Carey Nick Wasileski Elan J. Kramer David Kuhn...... Bass Kyle Conroy Nathan Salstone Michael B. Williams Adam Levy David Weiss...... Reed 1 Nathan Pool Michael Ferlita Drew Shafranek Robert Vincent DiBeliss...... Reed 2 Rock Ciccarone...... Trombone Actress Medley 2 Glen Drews...... Trumpet Taylor Neal Emily McIntyre Avril Brown...... Violin Evyn Mirasol Samantha Schneider- Caitlin Finnie Meadow Nguy Maureen Edwards Behen Morgan Kirner Lindsey Wells Brittany Dankwa Students Actor Medley 3 Alessandro Cirafici...... Oboe Dan Piering Mason Alexander Ryan Vander Wagen Zachary Kozlow Stephanie Gozali...... Tenor, Baritone Saxophone Sam Shankman Tyler Eisenreich Chase Fischer Johann Villanueva...... Trumpet Matthew Gurniak Nicholas Spain Wetherbee

Medley Introduction...... Constantine Maroulis

Actress Medley 4 Jaclyn Stickel Emily McKay Emily Emmett Sabaa Sharma Alli Kramer Malia Morley Erica Durham Brooke Tate Gretchen Struckmeyer Sheridan Hearn

Actor Medley 5 Sam Burns Shavance Stephens Joshua Grosso Joshua Williams Peter Lambert Evan Greenberg Gavin Myers David Nicholson Joshua Schwartz Billy Cohen

Actress Medley 6 Chloe Voreis Emily Nies Brooke Myers Nicolette Burton Kyra Leeds Hanna Kristen Berggren Elizabeth Romero Hannah C. Arnold Kaitlin Pagliaro Carly Moffie

Intermission ACT II

Participating Programs Video Announcement of Finalists ...... Constantine Maroulis & Deborah Cox James M. Nederlander Video Solo Performances ...... Finalists Awards Presentation...... Van Kaplan & James L. Nederlander Closing Remarks...... Constantine Maroulis & Deborah Cox Finale...... Full Cast DONORS DONORS PALACE Anonymous GREEK 321 Theatrical Management James M. and James L. Nederlander Akron Community Foundation NYU Tisch School of the Arts Julie & Peter Cummings Pittsburgh CLO The Road Company The Shubert Organization FISHER Ann S. Barish PANTAGES Stewart L. Adelson & Hal A. Luftig Lambchop Productions Barry & Fran Weissler/BWF Foundation Disney Theatrical Productions Producers of Nice Work If You Can Get It SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. JIMMY™ AWARDS SUPPORTERS The Broadway League Actor’s Federal Credit Union The Araca Group ALDWYCH Broadway Merchandising LLC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Creative Goods Creative X’s - Julian Roca, Don Phillips & Steve Espinoza McCoy Rigby Entertainment Dave & Busters Nederlander Worldwide The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Producers of Memphis Ghost the Musical Producers of Hal Leonard Corporation Theatre Under the Stars Icon Parking William H. Pitt Foundation Jesus Christ Superstar MAC Cosmetics MAX Merchandising ORIENTAL Music Theatre International ABS Partners Real Estate Nederlander Sales and Patron Services Actor’s Federal Credit Union Robb & Sara Allan Papa John’s Pizza Bespoke Theatricals The Ride Broadway Across America Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization City National Bank Sandbar Concessions – Ken Happel Dallas Summer Musicals Serino Coyne – Suzanne Tobak Yale L. & Margaret F. Fisher Sh-K-Boom Records NAC Enterprises, Ltd. T Formation Nederlander House Managers and Box Office Treasurers The New York Yankees Foundation The Old Globe The Orpheum Theatre High School Musical Theatre Awards Point Park University To support the National High School Musical Theater Awards, Rochester Broadway Theatre League make a donation at nhsmta.com Starlight Theater Stephanie and Carter McClelland Foundation Troika Entertainment, Inc.