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24-06-2025
- Entertainment
Meet the winners of the 2025 Jimmy Awards
"GMA" introduces the standout winners of the annual Jimmy Awards, honoring the nation's top high school musical theater talent. June 24, 2025
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
Josh Groban previews the Jimmy Awards
The singer and actor, who just released his new album 'Gems Deluxe Edition,' shares what to expect from the Jimmy Awards, which celebrates top high school musical theater talent. June 23, 2025
CBS News
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Hingham student excited to compete in The Jimmy Awards for a chance at scholarship, Broadway coaching
A senior at Hingham High School is now in New York, competing in The Jimmy Awards, for a chance to win scholarships and get Broadway-caliber coaching. The program, also known as the National High School Musical Theater Awards, selects students who are talented in dancing, acting, singing, and other areas from across the country. Benjamin Cavallo-Smith is one of two students chosen to represent Massachusetts, saying, "Even being selected, but especially winning, would be kind of a testament to your teachers and everyone who's kind of shaped you as you've grown up in theatre." For most of his life, Ben has been a mainstay at the Company Theatre in Norwell. "It's a theatre, but it's also my family," he explains. "And it's awesome to have a place where I can feel so comfortable and safe to like experiment, try some new things, just be myself and perform without anxiety." Excited to to learn and perform on Broadway stage Ben and 109 other students will spend ten days in coaching sessions, training, and rehearsals, all led by some of the most accomplished names on Broadway. He tells us, "I'm super excited to learn from all the mentors that will be there, because they have a lot of experience and a lot of them have some pretty decorated resumes. It'll be cool to get a chance to learn directly from them." On June 23rd, Josh Groban will host the awards. Ben says, "Regardless of what happens, if I win or if I don't, I'm going to be super excited and super grateful that I got to experience it and that I got to perform on a Broadway stage." There are a number of awards and scholarships available, including the coveted Best Performance honors. Past Jimmy Award winners and finalists include Renee Rapp, Andrew Barth Feldman, and this year's Tony nominee for Best Actress in a musical, Jasmine Amy Rogers.
CBS News
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Illinois high school seniors competing in national musical theatre competition
Young artists were given a chance to shine with two finalists selected to represent Illinois at the Jimmy Awards, a national musical theatre competition. Broadway In Chicago has been celebrating young performers through the Illinois High School Musical Theatre awards since 2012. Through an application process, 24 nominees were invited to perform at the Broadway Playhouse in front of casting agents and theater professional. Two finalists were selected to represent Illinois to perform and compete at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, known as the Jimmy Awards. This year finalists, Jamaur Houston and Sophia Leverett will perform on the national stage later this month. "This has been one of the best experiences of my life," said Illinois finalist Jamaur Houston. "I feel so prepared for everything not even just musical theatre," Winners of the Jimmy Awards receive a $25,000 scholarship to continue their education, and all finalists receive a $3,000 scholarship. The Jimmy Awards will be held at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre on June 23 at 7:30 pm.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Greece Arcadia students win RBTL ‘Stars of Tomorrow' competition
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two students from Greece Arcadia High School, Tessa Meyers and Ian Royse are the 2025 'Stars of Tomorrow New York City Bound' winners. Next month, Meyers and Royse will represent Rochester in the 2025 National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA) also known as the Jimmy Awards. They will compete with more than 100 student performers from across the country in New York City. This is Royse's second year participating in the Jimmy Awards. The RBTL competition Thursday night included 40 students from area high school theatre programs. In the first round, judges selected twenty students to perform the role they performed at school this year and one minute from a song of their choice. After that round, the judges narrowed the group down to ten who performed a final round before the two students were announced. Holly Valentine, the Education Director at RBTL says this competition is about all the kids not just the two winners. 'They're performing on a Broadway stage, they're performing for Broadway professionals. They are learning all the things they will need if they are going on in this business which many of them hope to do,' said Valentine. The students were cheered on by their families, friends, music teachers and classmates during the competition that lasted over two hours. WROC-TV is a proud sponsor and partners with the Rochester Broadway Theatre League. News 8 hosted a 'Fan Favorite' web contest after the nominees were announced on May 9. The Rochester community visited to vote for their favorite student. News 8 Evening Anchor Theresa Marsenburg announced this year's winner at the beginning of Thursday's competition. Aubrey Puccio from LeRoy Jr/Sr High School received the most votes and won 4 VIP Box Seats, parking and passes to the President's Lounge to a performance of Clue this fall at RBTL'S Auditorium Theatre. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
