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18
Jun
2019

Nominees Announced for the 11th Annual Jimmy Awards

New York, NY – June 12, 2019 – The Jimmy Awards ® is pleased to announce the nominees that will compete for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress as well as other honors and scholarships at the eleventh annual awards ceremony. This year, a record 86 high school students from across America will participate in the program and ceremony.

Tony Award® Winner Ben Platt will host the presentation which will take place on Monday, June 24th at 7:30PM at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street in Manhattan.

The 11th annual Jimmy® Awards ceremony will be streamed live in its entirety and is brought to you by The Broadway League Foundation and 2017 Tony Award winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen.Fans can watch the ceremony on The Jimmy AwardsFacebook and YouTube pages. Apples and Oranges Arts is the livestream and video production partner. The official media partner is WABC-TV. The livestream will also include special content for those watching the ceremony online.

Jimmy Awards nominees will prepare for their debut on a Broadway stage during a nine-day professional training intensive with NYU Tisch School of the Arts' New Studio on Broadway faculty members plus other theatre professionals. Winners will be selected by a panel of industry experts.

Student performers qualify 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.

Additionally, the INSPIRING TEACHER AWARD presented by WELLS FARGO will be bestowed on Matthew Hinson, Northwest School of the Arts, in Charlotte, NC; and Tasha Partee, Lawrence Woodmere Academy, in Woodmere, New York for the encouragement and inspiration that led their students to win the coveted 2018 Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor.

Founded in 2009 by Nederlander Alliances LLC, Pittsburgh CLO, and Broadway Education Alliance (BEA), the mission of theJimmy Awards/National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA) is to raise the profile of musical theatre in schools, recognize dedicated teachers, and inspire the next generation of performers and enthusiasts. Since the inception of the program, participating students have earned over $2,000,000 in university and conservatory scholarships. Several student participants have already been cast in Broadway, Touring and West End productions.

The Jimmy Awards are presented by the Broadway League Foundation in honor of legendary Broadway producer/theatre owner James M. Nederlander, and are supported by many leading theatre industry organizations. More information about the National High School Musical Theatre Awards program can be found at JimmyAwards.com.

The Broadway League Foundation acts as the philanthropic arm of the Broadway League. Part of the Foundation’s mission is to enlighten and increase the public's knowledge, appreciation, and awareness of the theatrical arts. Since its founding in 1993, it has supported projects to help preserve Broadway's heritage and introduce new audiences to Broadway theatre. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Donations to support the program can be made at JimmyAwards.com.

The 2019 Jimmy Awards

Participating Theatre Organizations and their Nominees:
https://www.jimmyawards.com/winners-and-nominees/2019-jimmy-awards/nominees/