Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at the 2014 Jimmy Awards!
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Jul. 01, 2014
The 6th Annual National High School Musical Awards presented the coveted Jimmy™ Award for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor on Monday, June 30 at Broadway's Minskoff Theater, to Jai' Len Josey representing the Georgia High School Musical Theater Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards and Jonah Rawitz, representing the Illinois High School Musical Theater Awards. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the star-studded arrivals below!
The Jimmy™ Award is named in honor of James M. Nederlander-the legendary Broadway theater owner and producer. James L. Nederlander, Chairman of The Nederlander Organization, presented both winners with a check for $10,000 to further their education. They will also be eligible for a four-year merit and a need-based scholarship to attend the New Studio on Broadway, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama, contingent upon acceptance into the program.
Founded in 2009, NHSMTA's mission is to raise the profile of musical theater in schools, recognize dedicated teachers and inspire the next generation of performers and enthusiasts. Since its inception, the NHSMTA has enabled over $1,000,000 in university and conservatory scholarships to be awarded to talented students at the national and local level-several of whom have already been cast in Broadway, touring and West End productions.
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS (NHSMTA)/JIMMY™ AWARDS was founded in 2009 byPittsburgh 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. The program promotes the importance of theater arts programming in high schools, provides educational scholarships and creates a pathway for promising young performers to pursue a career in the professional theater industry. For more information, visit www.nhsmta.com.
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
6th Annual National High School Musical Awards Contestants
The Contestants are joined by Van Kaplan (Director) and Keisha LaLama (Choreographer)
The Contestants
Keisha LaLama, English Bernhardt, Matthew Washington, Joshua Velez, Jai'Len Josey and Van Kaplan
Ryan McCartan (Host)
Stephen Mark 2009 Winner
Ashley Peter, Keisha LaLama, Genene McGrath
Charlotte St. Martin with the Apple Award Winners-Vincent Gasseto, Holly Valentine, Maureen Binienda and Brian Sammons
Charlotte St. Martin, Brian Sammons, Eric Olmscheid and Karoline Myers
Charlotte St. Martin and Van Kaplan
Keisha LaLama, Stephen Mark, Shauni Ruetz, Arsalan Akhaven and Van Kaplan
Keisha LaLama Tommy Tune and Van Kaplan
Keisha LaLama, Tommy Tune, Ryan McCartan and Van Kaplan
Tommy Tune, James L. Nederlander, Ryan McCartan and Van Kaplan
Tommy Tune and James L. Nederlander
From Mowtown the Musical-Raymond Luke, Jr., Dameontae Luke and Nathaniel Xavier Cullors
Margo Nederlander and James L. Nederlander
Keisha LaLama, Van Kaplan and Tara Rubin
Jadan Sand, Cole Sand and Carp Sand
Paige Brady, Ava Ulloa, Gabriella Pizzolo and Ripley Sobo
The Judges of tonight's event-Kent Gash, Rachel Hoffman, Arielle Tepper Madover, Tara Rubin and Nick Scandalios
Ryan McCartan joins Paige Brady, Ava Ulloa, Gabriella Pizzolo and Ripley Sobo
Ryan McCartan joins Paige Brady, Ava Ulloa, Gabriella Pizzolo and Ripley Sobo
Andrea Burns and her sonHudson Flynn
Julia Murney, Andrea Burns and Adam Kantor
Orfeh and Andy Karl
Ryan McCartan, Orfeh and Andy Karl
From The Lion Kind-Teshi Thomas, Kaci Walfall, Caleb McLaughlin and Cole Bullock
From The Lion Kind-Teshi Thomas, Kaci Walfall, Caleb McLaughlin and Cole Bullock
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