The 5th Annual Jerry Herman Awards Announces Nominees; Awards Show to Be Held at Pantages, 5/22

Today, the Nederlander Organization and Hollywood Pantages Theatre announced the nominees for THE 5TH 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 Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 7pm. All tickets for this awards celebration are $25 and are now on sale to the public online atwww.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 atwww.PantagesGroups.com or by calling 866-755-3075 Mon-Fri; 10am-5pm PT.

Presenters from the worlds of Broadway, film & television currently confirmed to present awards include Corbin Bleu, Gregory Jbara, Jonathan Bennett, Obba Babatunde, Jason Graae, Patricia Ward Kelly and many others. Presenters subject to change.

THE 5TH ANNUAL JERRY HERMAN AWARDS is directed by John Bowab, with Musical Direction by Michael Orland and Musical Staging by Dana Solimando. Director of Education and Outreach is Paul Gleason, and the awards event is produced by Benny Aguayo.

This year's recipient of the Ed Lester Lifetime Achievement Award is Los Angeles Arts Educator Stormy Sacks, who will be receiving the award from last year's recipient, Suzanna Guzman.

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. The Archer School for Girls will perform a medley from Spring Awakening,Oaks Christian School will perform "We've Got Magic to Do" from Pippin, de Toledo High School will perform "Run, Freedom, Run" from Urinetown, and Village Christian School will perform a medley from Disney's Mary Poppins.

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, Nancy Dussault, John Bowab, Lewis Wilkenfeld & Cathy Rigby.

Nominations for the 5th Annual Jerry Herman Awards
During an eight month period this school year, 35 eligible productions from 32 high schools were attended by adjudicators and scored in multiple creative, technical and performance categories, much likeBroadway's Tony® Awards. The list of nominees for the 5th Annual JERRY HERMAN AWARDS are:

BEST SCENIC DESIGN
La Habra HS - Cabaret
The Archer School for Girls - Spring Awakening
de Toledo HS - Urinetown
Marina HS - Bye Bye Birdie
Chadwick School - Carrie the Musical
Chaminade College Preparatory - The Addams Family
Fullerton HS - Sweeney Todd
Oaks Christian School - Pippin
La Habra HS - The Pajama Game
Providence HS - Seussical
Viewpoint School - Into the Woods
Village Christian School - Disney's Mary Poppins

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
La Habra HS - Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Hamilton HS - The Wiz
John Burroughs HS - Hairspray
Marina HS - Bye Bye Birdie
Chadwick School - Carrie the Musical
Fullerton HS - Sweeney Todd
Palos Verdes Peninsula HS - Cabaret
Oaks Christian School - Pippin
Arcadia HS - Thoroughly Modern Millie
La Habra HS - The Pajama Game
Mira Costa HS - The Addams Family

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
La Habra HS - Cabaret
Hamilton HS - The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee
de Toledo HS - Urinetown
Hamilton HS - The Wiz
Marina HS - Bye Bye Birdie
Oaks Christian School - Pippin
Village Christian - Disney's Mary Poppins

BEST ORCHESTRA
Hamilton HS - The Wiz
Covina HS - Seussical
Oakwood School - Rent
Oak Park HS - Disney's Mary Poppins
Palisades Charter HS - Evita
Santa Monica HS - The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee
Palos Verdes HS - Joseph...Dreamcoat
Mira Costa HS - The Addams Family
Santa Susana HS - The Addams Family
Verdugo Hills HS - Hairspray

BEST ENSEMBLE OR CHORUS
La Habra HS - Cabaret
The Archer School for Girls - Spring Awakening
de Toledo - Urinetown
Hamilton HS - The Wiz
Chadwick School - Carrie the Musical
Fullerton HS - Sweeney Todd
Palos Verdes Peninsula HS - Cabaret
La Habra HS - The Pajama Game
Santa Monica HS - The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee
Palos Verdes HS - Joseph...Dreamcoat
Mira Costa HS - The Addams Family
Santa Susana HS - The Addams Family

BEST MUSICAL STAGING OR CHOREOGRAPHY
La Habra HS - Cabaret
Whitney HS - Disney's Mary Poppins
HArts Academy - Shout
de Toledo HS - Urinetown
Grace Brethren HS - Guys and Dolls
Oaks Christian School - Pippin
Arcadia HS - Thoroughly Modern Millie
La Habra HS - The Pajama Game

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
The Archer School for Girls - Spring Awakening
LACHSA - The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee
de Toledo HS - Urinetown
Oakwood School - Rent
Fullerton HS - Sweeney Todd
Oaks Christian School - Pippin
Santa Monica HS - The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee
Palos Verdes HS - Joseph...Dreamcoat

BEST TECHNICAL CREW
La Habra HS - Cabaret
Whitney HS - Disney's Mary Poppins
The Archer School for Girls - Spring Awakening
John Burroughs HS - Hairspray
Chadwick School - Carrie the Musical
Grace Brethren HS - Guys and Dolls
Chaminade College Preparatory - The Addams Family
Fullerton HS - Sweeney Todd
San Marino HS - Little Shop of Horrors
Whittier HS - Cinderella
Providence HS - Seussical
Village Christian - Disney's Mary Poppins

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bryce Satterfield (Ernst) Cabaret
La Habra HS
Grant Bower (Mitch Mahoney) Spelling Bee
LACHSA
Zachary Rubin (Officer Lockstock) Urinetown
de Toledo HS
Sully Zack (Wilbur Turnblad) Hairspray
John Burroughs HS
Elijah Christopher De'Vaughn (Billy Nolan) Carrie
Chadwick School
Peter Amoroso (Charlemagne) Pippin
Oaks Christian School
Rex Lee (Ching Ho) Thoroughly Modern Millie
Arcadia HS
Harrison Gerard (VP Douglas Panch) Spelling Bee
Santa Monica HS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alissa Schoeman (Fraulein Kost) Cabaret
La Habra HS
Anabella Roson-Benenati (Ilse) Spring Awakening
The Archer School for Girls
Kat Monzon (Olive's Mom) Spelling Bee
LACHSA
Gili Zigner (Little Sally) Urinetown
de Toledo HS
Heaven Nunez (JoJo) Seussical
Covina HS
Sarah Ritter (Beggar Woman) Sweeney Todd
Fullerton HS
Anabella Sanford (Miss Flannery) Thoroughly Modern Millie
Arcadia HS
Lillie Muir (Mae) The Pajama Game
La Habra HS
Skylar Cutchall (Crystal, Urchin) Little Shop of Horrors
Canyon HS
Milania Cardona (Tom Keeny) Funny Girl
Notre Dame Academy
Maddy Korneychuk (Olive's Mom) Spelling Bee
Santa Monica HS

"NO SMALL PARTS" AWARD
Gracie Abrams (Martha) Spring Awakening
The Archer School for Girls
Brennen Klitzner (Hot Blades Harry) Urinetown
de Toledo HS
Maeve Martinez (Grandma Addams) The Addams Family
Chaminade College Preparatory
Ivan Brizuela (Voice of Audrey II) Little Shop of Horrors
San Marino HS
Henry Zhao (Bun Foo) Thoroughly Modern Millie
Arcadia HS
Sarah Silver (Peron's Mistress) Evita
Palisades Charter HS
Antonio Sollito (Lurch) The Addams Family
Mira Costa HS
Melissa Shilkof (Grandma Addams) The Addams Family
Santa Susana HS

BEST PRODUCTION
La Habra HS - Cabaret
The Archer School for Girls - Spring Awakening
de Toledo HS - Urinetown
John Burroughs HS - Hairspray
Chadwick School - Carrie the Musical
Fullerton HS - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Oaks Christian School - Pippin
Arcadia HS - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Santa Monica HS - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

For a full list of competing high schools and breakdown of nominations, please 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 27th.

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, please visit www.JerryHermanAwards.com.

For tickets or more information about THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS, please visit www.nhsmta.com.

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