More Theater Monday - The Roger Rees Awards For Excellence in Student Performance

We were given complimentary tickets to the Roger Rees Awards for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own.

What: The Rogers Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance

Where: Gerald W. Lynch

             524 W. 59th St.

             New York, NY

When: This event took place on May 19, 2024

The 2024 Rogers Rees Awards took place on May 19, 2024. This event is the New York area precursor to the Jimmy Awards, the National High School Musical Theater Awards. Previous winners who went on to win a Jimmy Award include last year's winner Lauren A. Marchand and most famously, Andrew Barth Feldman.

This year's event included 70 nominees from 13 counties across New York. It was hosted by Bonnie Milligan. who recently completed her run in Kimberly Akimbo and is now starring in City Center Encores! production of Titanic. 

The talent of the competitors was awe-inspiring as always. Ashlee Fucarino of Wantaugh High School in Nassau and Isaiah Baston of Bay Shore Senior High School in Suffolk were chosen winners for their roles as Lucy in Jekyll and Hyde and Father in Children of Eden respectively. The alternates and winners of the Emerging Artists award were Rosabella Procario-Soler for the role of Alice Bean in Titanic (ironically the same role Milligan is currently playing) and Anthony Lerro for his role of Jekyll and Hyde in Jekyll and Hyde. The latter pair will represent the region in the Jimmys if either of the winners cannot participate. 

Other award winners previously chosen were highlighted at the event. They included New Faces of 2024, Scenic and Costume Designers, and Student Reporter. 

And that's our view. For more information about the Rogers Rees awards go to rogerreesawards.com. 

This year's Jimmy Awards will be held next Monday, June 24, at the Minskoff Theatre. The event will also stream for free on YouTube and Facebook. For more information about that or to find out how to purchase a ticket to the event go to www.jimmyawards.com/news

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