The Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors announced today the 2018 nominees who will compete in front of a panel of nationally recognized judges on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at San Jose'sCenter for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd). Sponsored by Children's Musical Theater San Jose and Broadway San Jose, a Nederlander Presentation, this regional awards competition recognizes outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre outside of the Los Angeles area. Tickets for The Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors are $25 and available now by visiting www.cmtsj.org/ritamorenoawards or calling 800-982-ARTS (2787).
This year's nominated schools are:This year's individual nominees are:
LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Jack Bloome
"David Shayne" in Bullets Over Broadway
Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, CA)
Charles Dierkhising
"Dromio of Ephesus" in The Boys from Syracuse
Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School (Novato, CA)
Nicky Dovydaitis
"Billy Flynn" in Chicago
Sequoia High School (Redwood City, CA)
Tyler Harding
"Beast" in Beauty and the Beast
Presentation High School (San Jose, CA)
Cole Sisser
"Igor" in Young Frankenstein
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
Zach Smallman
"Riff" in West Side Story
Junipero Serra High School (San Mateo, CA)
LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Vero Ballejos
"Millie" in Thoroughly Modern Millie
Cosumnes Oaks High School (Elk Grove, CA)
Ariella Berkman
"Inga" in Young Frankenstein
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
Sophia Bouzid
"Anita" in West Side Story
Junipero Serra High School (San Mateo, CA)
Madelyn Davis
"Olive Neal" in Bullets Over Broadway
Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, CA)
Lucy London
"Adriana" in The Boys from Syracuse
Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School (Novato, CA)
Stefanie Richardson
"Fantine" in Les Misérables
Hillsdale High School (San Mateo, CA)
SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Max Leininger
"Baby John" in West Side Story
Junipero Serra High School (San Mateo, CA)
Milo Mateer
"Hot Blades Harry" in Urinetown
Arcata High School (Arcata, CA)
Conor Sherry
"King Herod" in Jesus Christ Superstar
Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, CA)
Jack Stickler
Mr. McQueen in Urinetown
Dublin High School (Dublin, CA)
Luke Walker
"Eugene Florczyk" in Grease
Coalinga High School (Coalinga, CA)
Hunter Yocom
"Bobby Van Husen" in The Boyfriend
St. Francis High School (Sacramento, CA)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Kalisse Ajlouny
"Madame de la Grande Bouche" in Beauty and the Beast
Presentation High School (San Jose, CA)
Mykia Campbell
"Patty" in Grease
Coalinga High School (Coalinga, CA)
Margaret Carroll
"Madame Thenardier" in Les Misérables
Hillsdale High School (San Mateo, CA)
Christina Cesnik
"Grandmother Tzeitel" in Fiddler on the Roof
Valley Christian High School (San Jose, CA)
Kaila Rucker
"Maisie" in The Boyfriend
St. Francis High School (Sacramento, CA)
Jadyn Steaffens
"Brigitta" in The Sound of Music
Paso Robles High School (Paso Robles, CA)
Judges for the evening of May 22 include casting director Michael Donovan, producer, director and choreographer Andy Ferrara, and actress Wendy Rosoff.Winners in the 'Best Lead Actor' and 'Best Lead Actress' categories that evening will join regional winners from around the nation at The National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA)-also known as the Jimmy™ Awards-in New York City, where they will perform on Monday, June 25 on Broadway's Minskoff Theatre stage before industry experts and compete for scholarship opportunities to New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts. Tony Award winner Laura Benantiwill serve as host.
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