Roger Rees News

The Roger Rees Awards New Faces 2026 Honorees have been revealed. New York high school performers  participated in a day-long career development intensive that included performance coaching by experts in acting, singing and dancing.

BroadwayWorld is very proud to be the official media partner of the event and we worked closely with Student Reporter Gabriel Jaffe for complete coverage of this year's awards. In this video, watch as Gabriel catches up with Emersyn and Jacob after the big day, as they look ahead to the Jimmy Awards!

Emersyn Hunt (New York, NY) and Jacob Solomon (Hauppauge, NY) were named Outstanding Performers at the 16th Annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance. Check out photos from inside the big day!

Talented students from across New York City gathered at Symphony Space for the Roger Rees Awards, hosted by Andrew Keenan-Bolger. Watch the pre-show guest arrivals featuring BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge and Student Reporter winner Gabriel Jaffe in this video.

Earlier tonight, talented students from across New York City gathered at Symphony Space for the Roger Rees Awards, hosted by Andrew Keenan-Bolger. Find out who won here!

The Broadway Education Alliance Inc. has just announced that the judges for the 16th annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance. We have the full list here!

The Broadway Education Alliance Inc. has just announced the 50 nominees who will compete for the title of Outstanding Performer. This year’s nominees performed in a qualifying role in an officially licensed high school production presented by 104 high schools located across 13 counties throughout the Greater New York area including the Bronx, Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester, during the 2025-2026 academic year. 

Ready to cross that bridge into the land of Schmigadoon!? The new musical celebrated its opening night earlier this week at the Nederlander Theatre. Watch in this video as the cast an creative team celebrate opening night!

Andrew Keenan-Bolger, actor, director, author and filmmaker will host the 2025-2026 Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance at Symphony Space in New York.

Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced the casting for Built By Barn Revival of Rick Elice and Roger Rees' Double Double, running Tuesday 28 April – Saturday 30 May, with a national press night on Thursday 30 April.

The Broadway Education Alliance just announced the 2nd Before Broadway & Beyond Benefit Concert, a special one-night-only concert featuring a 21-member ensemble of talented New Yorkers who are gathering to support the 16th season of The Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance

The Broadway League Foundation has revealed the 58 participating Regional Awards Programs for the 17th annual Jimmy Awards which will take place at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre. 

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has revealed two more additions to the 2026 Built by Barn season, starting with the Built By Barn Revival of Rick Elice and Roger Rees’ Double Double and Yes, Prime Minister.

The Broadway Education Alliance (BEA) has just announced that the16th Annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

The Broadway Education Alliance has announced that the 16th Annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Symphony Space.

New York City Center has launched a search for teen musicians to form the inaugural City Center Youth Orchestra. The 18-member teen orchestra will accompany the opening and closing numbers at The Roger Rees Awards.

As the fight for women to have equal rights and opportunities has evolved, so has the presence of plays telling these stories. When I wrote my book, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy that the History Books Left Out, the first-ever book about female musical theatre writers, I researched many musicals that are in this genre as well.

Drew & Dane Productions will be leading the development of Mr. Holland's Opus, a musical adaptation of the 1995 Oscar-nominated film, with book and lyrics by BD Wong and music by Wayne Barker.

Jack Ceglie and Gloria Manning  were named the winners of Outstanding Performance in a Musical at the Roger Rees Awards, both moving forward to represent the Greater New York region at the 15th Annual Jimmy Awards. Watch in this video as we meet the winners!

It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! It's Tony Awards weekend! Catch up on all the latest from the week ending June 6, 2025 with videos from Heathers, Hadestown, and more!