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| 2019 THE JIMMY AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:02 pm EDT 06/25/19 | |
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| And the Jimmy goes to… THE JIMMY AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Best Performance by an Actress: Ekele Ukegbu Presented by Nederlander Producing Company of America, Inc. Best Performance by an Actor: Ethan Kelso Presented by Nederlander Producing Company of America, Inc. The winners of the eleventh annual JIMMY AWARDS® were determined and announced last night, Monday, June 24, 2019, at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. This life-changing event was hosted by Tony Award® winner Ben Platt and presented by the Broadway League Foundation. The coveted Jimmy Awards for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor were presented to Ekele Ukegbu,The Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance (New York, NY) and Ethan Kelso, Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards (Logan, UT). This year, the entire show was streamed live on Facebook and YouTube and was brought to you by The Broadway League Foundation and 2017 Tony Award winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen. Apples and Oranges Arts was the livestream and video production partner. The official media partner was WABC-TV. The ceremony is still available for viewing for a limited time. The Jimmy Awards are named in honor of the late James M. Nederlander, Chairman of Nederlander Producing Company of America. Both winners were presented with a check for $25,000 to further their education. They will also be eligible for a four-year merit and need-based scholarship to attend NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama, contingent upon acceptance into the program. Six finalists each received a $5,000 scholarship toward their future education: Jessi Kirtley, Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - The Shuler Hensley Awards (Atlanta, GA) Casey Likes, ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards (Tempe, AZ) Lexie Love, The 5th Avenue Theatre Awards (Seattle, WA) Colin Miller, The Enchantment Awards (Albuquerque, NM) Marisa Moenho, The Lucie Arnaz Awards (Palm Springs, CA) Christian Spaay, The Jerry Awards (Madison, WI) Additional awards winners received a $2,000 scholarship each: Best Dancer, presented by The Shubert Organization Anna Gassett, St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards (St. Louis, MO) Rising Star, presented by The John Gore Organization Jacob Simon, Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (Chicago, IL) Best Performance in an Ensemble, presented by Disney Theatrical Productions Senna Prasatthong-osoth, Broadway Star of the Future (Tampa, FL) Spirit of the Jimmys, presented by Hollywood Pantages Theatre Adam Kral, Tommy Tune Awards (Houston, TX) Special Recognition Scholarships: Jack D’Angelo, Stars of Tomorrow (Rochester, NY) William Dusek, Spotlight Education (Minneapolis, MN) Jeremy Fuentes, The Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance (New York, NY) Michael Iskander, Spirit of the MACY Awards (La Mirada, CA) Abby Linderman, The Bobby G Awards (Denver, CO) Mia Hall, Stars of Tomorrow (Rochester, NY) Chloe Elmer, The Monte Awards: Southern Arizona’s Musical Theatre Finals (Tucson, AZ) Sophia Wilson, Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards (Las Vegas, NV) Matthew Hinson (Charlotte, NC) and Tasha Partee (Woodmere, NY) each received the INSPIRING TEACHER AWARD sponsored by WELLS FARGO for the encouragement and inspiration that led their students to win the 2018 Jimmy Awards for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor. At the ceremony GEORGE SALAZAR (Be More Chill) presented a production number which was a tribute to musicals about musicals. Jimmy Awards alumni KYLE SELIG (Mean Girls) and STEPHANIE STYLES (Kiss Me, Kate) presented the Week in Review Video. Last year’s Jimmy Awards winners and current Broadway stars ANDREW BARTH FELDMAN (Dear Evan Hansen) and RENEÉ RAPP (Mean Girls) presented the Inspiring Teacher Award presented by Wells Fargo which features their respective teachers. Also making a special appearance at the ceremony was DEREK KLENA (Jagged Little Pill) who introduced another production number, a celebration of the 15th anniversary of Wicked on Broadway. Judges were comprised of notable theatre professionals including Tony Award-winning producers, award-winning casting experts and industry professionals. The evening of the performance, winners were selected by Nathan Flower, Montego Glover, Alecia Parker, Marc Platt, Tara Rubin, Tom Schumacher, Stephen Schwartz, and Bernie Telsey. Preliminary judges who evaluated nominees prior to the ceremony included Gabriel Barre, Robert Cuccioli, Nathan Flower, Stephanie Klapper, and Seth Sklar-Heyn. Monday’s production was directed by Van Kaplan and choreographed by Kiesha Lalama. Michael Moricz was the musical arranger and conductor, and Mary Jane Brennan was the writer. All four have been with the Jimmy Awards for all 11 years of the program. The Wicked tribute was arranged by Ben Cohn with special guest Director/Choreographer Wayne Cilento. The annual Broadway-focused talent showcase featured performances by all 86 nominees and solos by select finalists. Their debut on a Broadway stage followed eight days of rehearsals and private coaching with faculty at NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama and other professionals. Students also attended a performance of Dear Evan Hansen, including a talkback with the cast. Student performers qualified to compete in the national program by winning top honors at regional high school musical theatre awards competitions presented by Broadway League member performing arts centers. Over 1,700 high schools and 100,000 students participate in these annual events. Since the inception of the Jimmy Awards/National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA) program in 2009, the program has been a catalyst for over $2,000,000 in university and conservatory scholarships to deserving young performers. Several student participants have already been cast in Broadway, Touring and West End productions. The NHSMTA are presented by the Broadway League Foundation. Founded in 2009 by Nederlander Alliances LLC, Pittsburgh CLO, and Broadway Education Alliance (BEA), NHSMTA's mission is to raise the profile of musical theatre in schools, recognize dedicated teachers and inspire the next generation of performers and enthusiasts. The NHSMTA program is supported by many leading theatre industry organizations. More information about the National High School Musical Theatre Awards program can be found at JIMMYAWARDS.COM. JIMMYS BY THE NUMBERS: 1 – Number of World Champion Baton Twirling nominees 3 – Number of nominees who flew on an airplane for the first time 4 – Number of returning Jimmy Awards nominees 5 – Number of nominations for performances from Les Misérables, the most performed show among this year’s nominees 7 – Number of languages in which nominees are proficient 11 – Number of years the Jimmy Awards ceremonies have taken place 15 – Number of nominees visiting New York City for the first time 16 – Age of the youngest nominees 20 – Number of nominees that had never before seen a Broadway show in New York City 27 – Number of states that the nominees represent 28 – Number of Tony nominations among the judges and coaches 39 – Number of nominees who play sports 43 – Number of nominees who play musical instruments 60 – Number of High School seniors amongst this year’s nominees 86 – Number of nominees for this year’s Jimmy Awards program 636 – Number of nominees who have participated in the national competition in New York City 1,700+ – Number of high schools that participate in regional high school musical theatre awards competitions 100,000+ – Estimated number of students nationwide who participated in qualifying shows from which the winners come to New York for the Jimmy Awards $2,000,000+ – Since its inception, NHSMTA has been the catalyst for this number of educational scholarships for deserving young performers # # # DEAR EVAN HANSEN The winner of six 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen features a book by Tony Award-winner Steven Levenson, a score by Academy Award, and Tony & Grammy Award-winning composers Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, and direction by 4-time Tony® Award nominee Michael Greif. The Grammy Award-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen produced by Atlantic Records, was released in February 2017, making an extraordinary debut on the Billboard 200 and entering the chart at #8 – the highest charting debut position for an original cast album since 1961 – and went on to win the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. A deluxe version of the cast recording, including six bonus tracks and a pop cover from Katy Perry of “Waving through a Window: is now available digitally. Declared “One of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by the Washington Post’s Peter Marks, Dear Evan Hansen opened at the Music Box Theatre to rave reviews on December 4, 2016, where it’s broken all box office records and has struck a chord with critics and audiences alike. The first national tour is currently underway with performances scheduled across North America, and the show’s first international production is now playing at Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre, with a West End production to open on November 19, 2019 at London’s Noel Coward Theatre. The Broadway production recently celebrated its two-year anniversary with a special donation to the Smithsonian, where the show’s iconic blue polo and arm cast will now be part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $2.0 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,300 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 42 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 263,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune’s 2017 rankings of America’s largest corporations. APPLES AND ORANGES ARTS - “Taking the Starving out of Artist” Through the convergence of creativity and technology, Apples and Oranges Arts shatters the forgone myth of “starving artist” by providing education, infrastructure and tools that link the artist and audience. www.nycoc.org THE BROADWAY LEAGUE (Charlotte St. Martin, President), founded in 1930, is the national trade association for the Broadway industry. The League’s 700-plus members include theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, and general managers who present in over 200 markets in North America. Each year, League members bring Broadway to over 30 million people in New York and on tour across the U.S. and Canada. The Broadway League has recently added a new category for International membership to collaborate with professionals from around the world who produce and present Broadway quality theatre. The Broadway League annually co-presents the Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards®, one of the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry. Key League programs and resources include: Kids’ Night on Broadway®, The Jimmy Awards®, Stars in the Alley®, Internet Broadway Database® (ibdb.com), Broadway.org, SpotlightonBroadway.com, Commercial Theater Institute (with TDF), as well as numerous conferences and forums for our members. Broadway Bridges®, with the support of the New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers, is aimed at giving every New York City public high school student the opportunity to see a Broadway show before graduation. TheatreAccessNYC (co-produced with TDF) is the one-stop website of accessible Broadway performances for theatregoers with disabilities. Families.Broadway is the League’s site for family friendly offers and pricing. Broadway.org is the League’s official on-line headquarters for Broadway in NYC, on tour, and internationally. For more information visit BroadwayLeague.com or follow @BroadwayLeague on Twitter and visit us at Facebook.com/BroadwayLeague. Follow @Broadway on Instagram for more Broadway content. Follow the Jimmy Awards on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and subscribe on YouTube Broadway theatres are filled with an exciting array of new and classic musicals and plays, providing the perfect experience for every audience. Great seats are available at every price point and are easy to buy online, by phone, or in person at theatre box offices. It’s always the perfect time to see a show. Broadway performs every day of the week at multiple curtain times to accommodate every schedule. |
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