Mike Stotts (Paper Mill Playhouse Managing Director), Lisa Cooney (Paper Mill Playhouse Director of Education), Jaron Cole (Winner of Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role), and Mark Hoebee (Paper Mill Playhouse Producing Artistic Directo Photo

From: Photo Flash: Inside The 2019 Rising Star Awards At Paper Mill Playhouse

As one of the nation's leading professional theaters and recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Michael Stotts-Managing Director) has a well-earned reputation for launching both performers and shows to Broadway. Since their inception in 1996, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre have ignited the careers of many notable performers, all of whom attended high school in New Jersey.