The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, better known as the Jimmy Awards, celebrate outstanding student achievement in dance, acting and vocal performance.
“I had this crazy idea, along with a friend of mine, Susan Lee, at the Nederlander Organization and we went to Jimmy Nederlander, and we said, ‘you know, we want to create a program that is inspirational for young high school students that would bring them to New York and give them opportunities and access to all that Broadway has to offer.’ And Jimmy said, yes,” Van Kaplan, co-founder of the Jimmy Awards, said. “And here we are, 15 years later.”
In its 15 years, the Jimmy’s
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