Corbin Bleu, Roger Bart and More to Present at 2015 Jerry Herman Awards; Final Nominees Announced!
By: BWW News Desk May. 28, 2015
Today, the Nederlander Organization and Hollywood Pantages Theatre announced final nominees for THE 4TH ANNUAL JERRY HERMAN AWARDS, a celebration of the achievement and excellence in high school musical theatre in Los Angeles.
The annual awards show will be hosted by KABC-7 Reporter George Pennacchio at the Hollywood Pantages on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 7pm. All tickets for this awards celebration are $25 and are now on sale to the public online at www.JerryHermanAwards.com, www.HollywoodPantages.com, www.Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-982-2787 or at the Hollywood Pantages Box Office (6233 Hollywood Blvd). Group tickets are available at www.PantagesGroups.com or by calling 866-755-3075 Mon-Fri; 10am-5pm PT.
Presenters from the worlds of Broadway, film & television confirmed to present awards include Corbin Bleu, Roger Bart, Kevin Chamberlin, Rico Rodriguez, Raini Rodriguez, Renée Marino, Jared Gertner, Jai Rodriguez, Josh Sussman, Lisa Ann Walter, Davis Gaines & Obba Babatunde.
THE 4TH ANNUAL JERRY HERMAN AWARDS is directed by John Bowab, with Musical Direction by Gerald Sternbach and Musical Staging by Patti Colombo. Director of Education and Outreach is Paul Gleason, and the event is produced by Martin Wiviott.
This year's recipient of the Ed Lester Lifetime Achievement Award is Los Angeles Arts Educator, and L.A. Opera Legend, Suzanna Guzman, who will be receiving the award from last year's recipient, Paul G. Gleason.
Following in the tradition of year's past, THE JERRY HERMAN AWARDS has invited four high schools to perform musical numbers during the awards program. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School will perform "Transylvania Mania" from Young Frankenstein, Oak Park High School will perform "And the Money Kept Rolling In" from Evita, New Community Jewish High School will perform the opening number from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Chaminade College Preparatory High School will perform "Gaston" from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
All schools participating in THE JERRY HERMAN AWARDS are given the opportunity to send a leading man and leading lady to audition before a panel of judges, who determine the winner of the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. Winners in these two awards categories will represent Los Angeles at The National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City, where they will participate in a week long workshop and eventually compete for the coveted "Jimmy" Award; named after the owner of Hollywood Pantages: James M. Nederlander. This year's panel of judges includes Kenny Ortega, Kay Cole, Lewis Wilkenfeld, John Bowab & Cathy Rigby.
During an eight month period this school year, over 32 eligible productions from 29 high schools were attended by adjudicators and scored in multiple creative, technical and performance categories, much like Broadway's Tony Awards.
The final list of nominees for the 4th Annual JERRY HERMAN AWARDS are:
Best Scenic Design
Godspell - Monrovia High School
Hairspray - Arcadia High School
In the Heights - La Habra High School
Les Miserables - La Habra High School
Once On This Island - Oakwood School
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Marina High School
Wizard of Oz - Santa Monica High School
Zorro the Musical - Chadwick School
Best Costume Design
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Canyon High School
Godspell - Oaks Christian High School
How to Succeed in Business - Viewpoint School
Legally Blonde - John Burroughs High School
Les Miserables - La Habra High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Marina High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Mira Costa High School
Rent - L.A.C.H.S.A.
Best Lighting Design
Beauty and the Beast - Chaminade College Preparatory
Godspell - Monrovia High School
Godspell - Oaks Christian School
Hairspray - Arcadia High School
Jesus Christ Superstar - Archer School for Girls
In the Heights - La Habra High School
Zorro the Musical - Chadwick School
Merrily We Roll Along - The School of Arts & Enterprise
Best Orchestra
Beauty and the Beast - Hamilton High School
Evita - Oak Park High School
Hairspray - Covina High School
Shrek the Musical - Santa Susana High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Mira Costa High School
Best Technical Crew
Beauty and the Beast - Chaminade College Preparatory
Godspell - Oaks Christian School
Legally Blonde - John Burroughs High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Marina High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Mira Costa High School
Wizard of Oz - Santa Monica High School
Zorro the Musical- Chadwick School
Les Miserables - La Habra High School
Little Shop of Horrors - HArts Academy
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Village Christian School
Young Frankenstein - Palos Verdes Peninsula H.S.
Zorro the Musical- Chadwick School
Best Ensemble/Chorus
25th Annual...Bee - New Community Jewish High School
A Chorus Line - Oak Park High School
Beauty and the Beast - Chaminade College Preparatory
Beauty and the Beast - Hamilton High School
Godspell - Oaks Christian School
Godspell - Monrovia High School
In the Heights - La Habra High School
Best Musical Staging/Choreography
A Chorus Line - San Marino High School
In the Heights - La Habra High School
Legally Blonde - John Burroughs High School
Rent - L.A.C.H.S.A.
Zorro the Musical - Chadwick School
Bring It On - Hollywood High Performing Arts Magnet
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Nick Amato - Shrek the Musical at Santa Susana High School
Matthew Eaton - Hairspray at Arcadia High School
Joel Loth - Beauty and the Beast at Chaminade College Preparatory
Jonathan Madamba - Urinetown at Whitney High School
Joe Perlot - Thoroughly Modern Millie at Redondo Union H.S.
James Ripple -Thoroughly Modern Millie at Village Christian School
Ethan Robarts - Beauty and the Beast at Hamilton High School
Zach Rubin - 25th...Spelling Bee at New Community Jewish H.S.
Matt Shaw - Thoroughly Modern Millie at Marina H.S.
Best Musical Direction
25th Annual...Spelling Bee - New Community Jewish High School
Beauty and the Beast - Chaminade College Preparatory
Godspell - Oaks Christian School
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Marina High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Mira Costa High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Redondo Union High School
Shrek the Musical - Santa Susana High School
Young Frankenstein - Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Into the Woods - L.A.C.H.S.A.
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Daphne Chiang - Urinetown at Whitney High School
Lauren Dietzel - A Chorus Line at San Marino High School
Sophie Elkins - 25th...Spelling Bee at New Community Jewish H.S.
Hannah Hilden - Young Frankenstein at Palos Verdes Peninsula H.S.
Gracie Jurczyk- Beauty and the Beast at Chaminade College Prep
Faydean Kielty - Legally Blonde at John Burroughs High School
Meghan Pender - Hairspray at Arcadia High School
Billie Wakeham - Jesus Christ Superstar at Archer School for Girls
"No Small Parts" Award
Zach Fogel - Les Miserables at La Habra High School
Garianna Geiselman - Godspell at Oaks Christian School
Grace Osimo - Godspell at Monrovia High School
Josh Ponco - Shrek the Musical at Santa Susana High School
Pete Thiengtrong - Urinetown at Whitney High School
Brandon Winner - Zorro the Musical at Chadwick School
Paulo Hernandez-Farella - Into the Woods - L.A.C.H.S.A.
Best Musical
25th Annual...Bee - New Community Jewish High School
Beauty and the Beast - Chaminade College Preparatory
In the Heights - La Habra High School
Les Miserables - La Habra High School
Rent - L.A.C.H.S.A.
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Mira Costa High School
Young Frankenstein - Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Zorro the Musical - Chadwick School
For a full list of competing high schools and current breakdown of nominations, visit www.JerryHermanAwards.com.
THE JERRY HERMAN AWARDS is a local celebration dedicated to recognizing, encouraging, and rewarding achievements and excellence in high school musical theatre. It is the local award ceremony for THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS, also known as The Jimmys, which take place annually at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway in New York City. This year, the national awards show will take place on Monday, June 29th.
THE JERRY HERMAN AWARDS has a run time of 2 Hours and 45 Minutes and is recommended for all ages. (Please note that in consideration of audiences, no one under 2½ years of age will be admitted to the theatre.)
For more information on THE JERRY HERMAN AWARDS, visit www.JerryHermanAwards.com. For tickets or more information about THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS, visit www.nhsmta.com.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
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