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The National High School Musical Theatre Awards Nhsmtajimmy Awards- The seventh annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards were held on Monday, June 29, 2015, at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. This one-of-a-kind-event was hosted by two-time Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris, currently on Broadway in this year's Best Musical Fun Home at Circle in the Square.The coveted Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor on Monday, June 29 at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre, was presented to Marla Louissaint representing The Gershwin Awards and Anthony Skillman, representing the M.A.C.Y. Awards.BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you highlights from the show below...

Broadway got an influx of fresh new talent last night! Fifty-two musical theater hopefuls made their Broadway debut at the Minskoff Theatre June 29 at the seventh annual Jimmy Awards. Hosted by two-time Tony winner Michael Cerveris (“Fun Home”), the National High School Musical Theatre Awards named New York native Marla Louissaint, who played Caroline in “Caroline, or Change,” and Anthony Skillman, who played the titular wild man in “Tarzan,” the competition’s winners in the actress and actor categories. Both took home checks for $10,000, among other prizes that include a role in an upcoming Wyndham Rewards commercial. The four runners-up—Alec Michael Ryan (Laurence, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”), Drayton Maclean Mayers (Edward Bloom, “Big Fish”), Morgan Higgins (Eponine, “Les Misérables”), and Marnie Quick (Orange, “Shout! The Mod Musical”)—all received $2,500 scholarships courtesy of the Barry and Fran Weissler Foundation. The panel of judges included noted casting directors Bernie Telsey and Tara Rubin...

The seventh annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards Jimmy Awards were held lastnight, June 29, 2015, at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. This one-of-a-kind-event was hosted by two-time Tony Award-winnerMichael Cerveris, currently on Broadway in this year's Best Musical Fun Home at Circle in the Square.The coveted Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor on Monday, June 29 at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre, was presented to Marla Louissaint representing The Gershwin Awards and Anthony Skillman, representing the M.A.C.Y. Awards. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the red carpet...