What a night...

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And The Jimmy Award goes to....


Best Performance by an Actress:
LAUREN A. MARCHAND
Presented by Nederlander Producing Company of America, Inc.

 

Best Performance by an Actor:  

LANGSTON LEE

Presented by Nederlander Producing Company of America, Inc.



Andrew Barth Feldman, 2018 Jimmy Award winner, introduced the Musicals Group number which featured a medley of songs from Broadway musicals inspired by Shakespeare directed and choreographed by Luis Salgado. 

New York, NY – June 27, 2023 – The winners of the 14th annual Jimmy Awards® were determined and announced last night, June 26, 2023, in front of a sold-out audience at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. The coveted Jimmy Awards for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor were presented to Lauren A. Marchand, The Roger Rees Award (New York, NY) and Langston Lee, Heller Awards for Young Artists (Austin, TX). Both winners were each presented with a check for the amount of $25,000 to further their education.

The ceremony, hosted by Corbin Bleu was also live streamed and will remain available for viewing for the next 72 hours – through Thursday, June 29, 2023 – at www.jimmyawards.com. An alternate stream that includes ASL interpretation and closed captioning is also available.


The Jimmy Awards has been the catalyst for more than $6,000,000 in educational scholarships to date. This year, a total of 20 awards and scholarships were presented to participants.

Six finalists each received a $3,000 scholarship toward their future education:


● Samia Posadas, The Monte Awards (Tucson, AZ)

● Omar Andre Real, The Lucie Arnaz Awards (Palm Springs, CA)

● Corbin Drew Ross, Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards (Dallas, TX)

● Maya Sharma, Kravis Center Dream Awards (West Palm Beach, FL)

● Christian Strong, CAPA Marquee Awards (Columbus, OH)

● Anna Wright, St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards (St. Louis, MO)

Additional awards winners each received a $2,000 scholarship:

Best Dancer, presented by MJ The Musical, for excellence in dance and movement

● Sophi Keller, Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards (Logan, UT)

Rising Star, presented by The John Gore Organization, for impressive advancement during the Jimmy Awards program

● Gage Williams, St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards (St. Louis, MO)

Best Performance in an Ensemble, presented by The Shubert Organization, for outstanding collaboration during the Jimmy Awards program

● Samantha A. Nelson, Applause Awards (Orlando, FL)

Spirit of the Jimmys, presented by Thomas Schumacher & Disney Theatrical Group, for embodying the spirit of this musical theatre celebration

● Omar Andre Real, The Lucie Arnaz Awards (Palm Springs, CA)

Semifinalist Scholarships, co-presented by Blumenthal Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment:

● Croix Baker, Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards (Des Moines, IA)

● Steven Dao, Nebraska High School Theater Academy (Omaha, NE)

● Jackson Manning, Philadelphia Independence Awards (Philadelphia, PA)

● Carly Mikula, The Jerry Awards (Madison, WI)

● Mia Nelson, Spotlight Education (Minneapolis, MN)

● Annie Sardouk, Broadway Star of the Future (Tampa, FL)

● Ayden Weinstein, The Kenny Awards (Buffalo, NY)

● Makenzie Woolridge, Tommy Tune Awards (Houston, TX)


The evening had Broadway's next generation of stars performs Musicals Inspired by Shakespeare at the 2023 Jimmy

Awards® (the National High School Musical Theatre Awards®), directed and choreographed by Luis Salgado. 

Hosted by Corbin Bleu, the awards ceremony showcases outstanding studentperformers from across the US. The Jimmy Awards are presented by The Broadway League Foundation and the Pittsburgh CLO, with livestream support provided by Apples and Oranges Arts.




Judges for the 2023 Jimmy Awards included Tony Award®-winning producers, award-winning casting experts, and industry leaders. Khady Kamara, Joe Machota, Alecia Parker, T. Oliver Reid, Tara Rubin, Nick Scandalios, Thomas Schumacher, Bernie Telsey, and Sergio Trujillo selected the evening’s winners. Preliminary judges who evaluated and cast the nominees into performance groups included Kristian Charbonier, Stephanie Klapper, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Dale Mott, and Seth Sklar-Heyn.

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