MINSKOFF THEATRE 2015 © The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. 4 5 6 7 8 June 29, 2015 Presents the 2015 JIMMY™ AWARDS Honoring James M. Nederlander Produced by The Broadway League Foundation and Pittsburgh CLO Hosted by SUTTON FOSTER Lighting Designer Sound Designer Video Projection Design Video Production Andrew D. Ostrowski Christopher M. Evans Brian Beasley Apples and Oranges Production Manager Production Stage Manager Writer Announcer John R. Edkins Alix Claps Mary Jane Brennan Mamie Parris Company Management General Management Camp Broadway, LLC Camp Broadway, LLC Noelle Deutsch Melissa Caolo Music Director and Arranger Michael Moricz Choreographed by Kiesha Lalama Directed by Van Kaplan The Broadway League Foundation Charlotte St. Martin Al Nocciolino Rachel Reiner President, The Broadway League President Senior Manager Marketing and Business Development Public Relations Digital Jan Friedlander Svendsen Elisa Shevitz Neal Freeman with special thanks to Jim Glaub – Serino Coyne Special Thanks to 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 9 Celebrating Jimmy Nederlander James M. Nederlander or “Jimmy,” Chairman of The Nederlander Organization, 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. During a career that spans 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 Chicago: Auditorium and Bank of America Theaters, Broadway Playhouse, Cadillac Palace, and Oriental Theaters; in Los Angeles: Pantages and the Greek; and in London: the Adelphi, Aldwych, and Dominion. He has produced over one hundred acclaimed Broadway musicals and plays including Annie, 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), The Broadway League’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 High School Musical Theatre Awards is called the Jimmy Award in celebration of his career-long dedication to supporting young talent. This year, Jimmy celebrated his 93rd birthday. 10 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 New York City for five 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 Broadway theatre owner, in honor of his vision and generous support of young artists. For more information, please visit www.nhsmta.com. Participating Award Programs THE 5TH AVENUE AWARDS GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ORPHEUM HIGH SCHOOL The 5th Avenue Theatre MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS SHULER HENSLEY AWARDS The Orpheum Theatre THE BEN VEREEN AWARDS Cobb Energy Performing Arts Broadway/San Diego Centre ArtsBridge Foundation THE RITA MORENO Broadway in Tucson CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL THE GERSHWIN AWARDS MUSICAL HONORS BLUE STAR AWARDS Camp Broadway Broadway San Jose Kansas City Starlight Theatre ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL OVATION AWARDS THE BLUMEY AWARDS MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS Wharton Center for Blumenthal Performing Arts Broadway In Chicago Performing Arts THE BOBBY G AWARDS IOWA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL STARS OF TOMORROW Denver Center for the THEATER AWARDS Rochester Broadway Performing Arts Des Moines Performing Arts Theatre League BROADWAY STAR OF THE JERRY HERMAN AWARDS THE TOMMY AWARDS THE FUTURE Pantages Theatre (Broadway LA) Overture Center for the Arts Straz Center for the Performing Arts LAS CASAS PERFORMING ARTS TOMMY TUNE AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION Theatre Under The Stars CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL JOCI AWARDS MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS Las Casas Foundation TRIANGLE RISING Palace Theater STAR AWARDS M.A.C.Y. AWARDS Durham Performing Arts Center DSM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL McCoy Rigby Entertainment THEATRE AWARDS UTAH HIGH SCHOOL Dallas Summer Musicals NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS THEATRE AWARDS MagicSpace Entertainment GENE KELLY AWARDS Omaha Performing Arts Pittsburgh CLO NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS The Smith Center 11 Jimmy, You keep us young at heart. Van Kaplan & Pittsburgh CLO 12 Boss…Mentor…Friend Thank you for everything. Love, Nick 13 The William Pitt Foundation is proud to support the Jimmy™ Awards, providing opportunity for up and coming artists and future stars. The Foundation is equally honored to recognize the inspiration behind the Jimmy™ Awards, James M. Nederlander, a “giant” in the business and art that is theatre. The William H. Pitt Foundation, Inc. Congratulations to the 2015 Jimmy™ Award Nominees! – Roy furman 14 15 16 To all of the talented students, the dedicated teachers, and everyone at The National High School Musical Theatre Awards. Thank you for all of the magic you do. Congratulations, Barry and Fran Weissler 17 18 2015 Jimmy™ Award Nominees CatheRINE H. AMES TRavIS ANDERSON NOAH BARNES PERRY ANNE BORDERS Leading Player, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Joe Hardy, Frau Blucher, Pippin Anything Goes Damn Yankees Young Frankenstein The Ben Vereen Awards Las Casas Performing Stars of Tomorrow The Rita Moreno California Tucson, AZ Arts Scholarship Competition Rochester, NY High School Musical Honors Pacific Ridge High School - Joci Awards North Rose-Wolcott San Jose, CA San Antonio, TX High School Marin School of the Arts North East School of the Arts EMMA BROWN BRIANNA BRYAN EMMA BUCHANAN RAYVEN BURDETTE Fiona, Belle, Eponine, Gomez Addams, Shrek Beauty and the Beast Les Misérables The Addams Family Nebraska High School The Jerry Herman Awards The Bobby G Awards The Tommy Awards Musical Theatre Awards Los Angeles, CA Denver, CO Madison, WI Omaha, NE Chaminade College Durango High School Wauwatosa West High School Elkhorn South High School Preparatory High School KatelYN Cave CHRIS CLARK GINO COCCHI MARCEL DALEY Leading Player, Jesus of Nazareth, Frederick, Edward Bloom, Pippin Jesus Christ Superstar Young Frankenstein Big Fish DSM High School Musical DSM High School Musical The Ben Vereen Awards Nebraska High School Theatre Awards Theatre Awards Tucson, AZ Musical Theatre Awards Dallas, TX Dallas, TX Tucson High Magnet School Omaha, NE Guyer High School Plano West Senior Bellevue West High School High School 2015 Jimmy™ Award Judges Kent Gash Rachel Hoffman Arielle Tepper Madover Alecia Parker Tara Rubin Nick Scandalios Thomas Schumacher Bernie Telsey Gary Kline, Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Drama Program Award Judge 19 20 2015 Jimmy™ Award Nominees AUSTIN DALGLEISH DEAN DEYLAN NICK EIBLER GRACE ETZKORN Seymour, Radames, Jimmy Winter, Winifred Banks, Little Shop of Horrors Aida Nice Work If You Can Get It Mary Poppins Blue Star Awards Nevada High School Georgia High School Musical Illinois High School Kansas City, MO Musical Theater Awards Theater Awards - Musical Theater Awards Shawnee Mission East Las Vegas, NV Shuler Hensley Awards Chicago, IL High School Las Vegas Academy of Atlanta, GA Benet Academy the Arts West Forsyth High School MOLLY FELDMAN ALEX FERNANDEZ CHIARA ROSEMAE LINCOLN GINSBERG Wednesday Addams, John, GIAMPIETRO Riff, The Addams Family Miss Saigon Maria Rainer, West Side Story Stars of Tomorrow Triangle Rising Star Awards The Sound of Music Iowa High School Musical Rochester, NY Durham, NC Connecticut High School Theater Awards Pittsford Mendon High School William G. Enloe High School Musical Theater Awards Des Moines, IA Waterbury, CT George Washington St. Paul Catholic High School Senior High School ZAC GOTTSCHALL ANDREW HENSON KYLIE LYNN HEYMAN MORGAN HIGGINS Horace Vandergelder, Master of Ceremonies, Reno Sweeney, Eponine, Hello, Dolly! Cabaret Anything Goes