The Jerry Herman Awards

ANNOUNCING OUR 2023 JERRY HERMAN AWARDS NOMINEES!

11TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BE HOSTED AT THE RICARDO MONTALBAN THEATRE ∙ SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2023

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During a seven-month period this school year, 33 eligible high school productions were either attended in person or judged virtually by adjudicators, and scored in multiple creative, technical and performance categories, much like Broadway’s Tony® Awards. The list of nominees for the 11th Annual JERRY HERMAN AWARDS are:

BEST SCENIC DESIGN

  • Calabasas HS | Singin’ in the Rain
  • Oaks Christian HS | Fiddler on the Roof 
  • Diamond Bar HS | Frozen
  • Oakwood School | Little Shop of Horrors
  • Glendora HS | Little Shop of Horrors
  • Viewpoint School | Grease

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

  • Santa Susana HS | Matilda
  • Wildwood School | Twelfth Night
  • Agoura HS | The Little Mermaid
  • Oak Park HS | The Addams Family
  • Calabasas HS | Singin’ in the Rain
  • Monrovia HS | Little Shop of Horrors

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

  • Calabasas HS | Singin’ in the Rain
  • Diamond Bar HS | Frozen
  • Notre Dame Academy | Little Shop of Horrors
  • Oaks Christian HS | Fiddler on the Roof
  • Archer School for Girls | Into the Woods
  • Palos Verdes HS | Something Rotten

BEST ORCHESTRA

  • John Burroughs HS | Rent
  • Santa Monica HS | The Drowsy Chaperone
  • Oak Park HS | The Addams Family
  • Calabasas HS | Singin’ in the Rain
  • Diamond Bar HS | Frozen
  • Redondo Union HS | Les Misérables

BEST ENSEMBLE OR CHORUS

  • Windward HS | Spring Awakening
  • Milken Community School | Rock of Ages
  • Palos Verdes HS | Something Rotten
  • John Burroughs HS | Rent
  • Ambassador Christian School | Guys and Dolls
  • Covina HS | Urinetown
  • Charter Oak HS | Singin’ in the Rain

BEST MUSICAL STAGING & CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Harts Academy | Mary Poppins
  • John Burroughs HS | Rent
  • Santa Susana HS | Matilda
  • Saugus HS | Cinderella
  • Chadwick School | Fame
  • Grace Brethren HS | Newsies

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION

  • John Burroughs HS | Rent
  • Providence HS | Grease
  • Palos Verdes HS | Something Rotten!
  • Viewpoint School | Grease
  • Artes Magnet School | Something Rotten!
  • Redondo Union HS | Les Misérables

BEST TECHNICAL CREW

  • Providence HS | Grease
  • Flintridge Sacred Heart | Little Shop of Horrors
  • Windward HS | Spring Awakening
  • Archer School for Girls | Into the Woods
  • Milken Community School | Rock of Ages
  • Immaculate Heart HS | Newsies

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • LACHSA | Sweeney Todd • Jesse McBride as Tobias
  • Windward HS | Spring Awakening • Cole Kaller as Moritz
  • Ramon C Cortines | Something Rotten! • Baz Felber as Nigel Bottom
  • Milken School | Rock of Ages • Mason Hill as Franzi
  • Oakwood | Little Shop of Horrors • Jackson Raines as Orin
  • Palos Verdes HS | Something Rotten! • Caiden Falstrup-Finney as Shakespeare

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Santa Monica HS | The Drowsy Chaperone • Haley Mullane as Trix
  • Oaks Christian HS | Fiddler on the Roof • Emerson West as Golde
  • Santa Susana HS | Matilda • Emma Minevich as Mrs. Wormwood
  • Viewpoint School | Grease • Violet Kaltman as Jan
  • Ramon C. Cortines HS | Something Rotten! • Lily Rose Silver as Portia
  • Redondo Union HS | Les Misérables • Viviana Garcia, Eponine

"NO SMALL PARTS" AWARD

  • Chadwick School | Fame • Ava Dejong as Iris Kelly
  • Agoura HS | The Little Mermaid • Ashley Tannenbaum as Scuttle
  • Santa Susana | Matilda • Lucas Panczel as Ruldolpho/ Parent
  • Ramon C. Cortines HS | Something Rotten! • Daisy Sklar as Shylock
  • Viewpoint School | Grease • Jake Roth as Teen Angel

BEST PRODUCTION

  • Oaks Christian HS | Fiddler on the Roof
  • Windward HS | Spring Awakening
  • Saugus HS | Cinderella
  • Palos Verdes HS | Something Rotten!
  • Diamond Bar HS | Frozen
  • Redondo Union HS | Les Misérables

High School Participation Guide

The deadline for participation in the 2022 JERRY HERMAN AWARDS has passed. Stay tuned here for more information on when you can watch this year's competition!

Adjudicator Application

Please email JHAwards@nederlander.com to sign up to be a volunteer adjudicator for the 2022 Jerry Herman Awards.

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What are The Jerry Herman Awards?

What are THE JERRY HERMAN AWARDS?

Each year, Broadway in Hollywood hosts the Jerry Herman High School Musical Theatre Awards with one goal: to constructively support local high school performing arts programs. Both public and private high schools from all over Los Angeles County submit productions for consideration across twelve performance and technical categories:

  • Scenic Design
  • Lighting Design
  • Costume Design
  • Orchestra
  • Ensemble/Chorus
  • Musical Staging/Choreography
  • Musical Direction
  • Technical Crew
  • Supporting Actor
  • Supporting Actress
  • "No Small Parts"
  • Best Production

The Hollywood Pantages sends volunteer adjudicators to all of the performances. In the spring, a team at the Pantages, determine the nominees using the adjudicators’ notes and a DVD of the production. 

To compete for the best actor and best actress categories, each participating school sends one male and one female lead to audition in front of a panel of industry judges. For two days leading up the award show, the best actor and actress nominees are narrowed down to three male and three female finalists. The six finalists perform a solo number on the night of the awards, with a trip to New York to participate in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmys) awarded to the final male and female contestants.