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Celebrate the accomplishments of Nebraska's high school and middle school musical theater programs at the 12th annual Tony Awards®-inspired Nebraska Theater Academy Showcase! The red carpet ceremony will be hosted by Broadway star Kevyn Morrow (Our Town, Floyd Collins, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge! The Musical) and feature performances by more than 500 students from across the state. Awards will be given for outstanding productions, top performers and ensembles, excellence behind-the-scenes, and more.  MORE INFORMATION

Celebrate the accomplishments of Nebraska's high school and middle school musical theater programs at the 12th annual Tony Awards®-inspired Nebraska Theater Academy Showcase! The red carpet ceremony will be hosted by Broadway star Kevyn Morrow (Our Town, Floyd Collins, Hadestown, Moulin Rouge! The Musical) and feature performances by more than 500 students from across the state. Awards will be given for outstanding productions, top performers and ensembles, excellence behind-the-scenes, and more.  LESS INFORMATION

2024/2025 Award Winners

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Outstanding Musical Theater Production

Gretna East High School – Grease: School Version
Gretna High School – The Addams Family Musical
Hastings Senior High School – Elf The Musical
Kearney High School – Seussical
Lincoln East High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition
Lincoln Southwest High School – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Lourdes Central Catholic High School – Disney's Newsies
Millard West High School – Les Misérables School Edition
Papillion-La Vista South High School – Alice by Heart
Westside High School – Mamma Mia!
Columbus Middle School – The SpongeBob Musical Youth Edition
Russell Middle School – Footloose (90-Minute Version) 

Outstanding Ensemble

Fremont High School – Crazy For You
Gretna East High School – Grease: School Version
Gretna High School – The Addams Family Musical
Hastings Senior High School – Elf The Musical
Kearney High School – Seussical
Lincoln East High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition
Lincoln High School – Guys and Dolls
Lincoln Southwest High School – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Lourdes Central Catholic High School – Disney's Newsies
Papillion-La Vista South High School – Alice by Heart
Columbus Middle School – The SpongeBob Musical Youth Edition
Gretna Middle School – Cameron Mackintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins JR.

Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role

AJ Puskar, Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School – Hermes from Hadestown: Teen Edition
Anika Roddy, Papillion-La Vista South High School – Alice from Alice by Heart
Ava Gensler, Kearney High School – Mayzie Labird from Seussical
Caleb Houser, Millard West High School – Jean Valjean from Les Misérables School Edition
Clayton Angland, Gretna High School – Gomez Addams from The Addams Family Musical
Drue Weeda, Lourdes Central Catholic High School – Davey from Disney’s Newsies
Edysen Dolezal, Lincoln Lutheran Junior-Senior High School – Mayzie Labird from Seussical 
Evangeline Peterson, Grand Island Central Catholic High School – Katherine from Disney’s Freaky Friday
Ezekiel Verhage, Hastings Senior High School – Buddy from Elf The Musical
Jay Koozer, Norfolk Senior High School – SpongeBob SquarePants from The SpongeBob Musical
Laine Cunningham, Papillion-La Vista South High School – Tabatha & Cheshire Cat from Alice by Heart
Lily Lane, Millard West High School – Madame Thénardier from Les Misérables School Edition
Lucy Hascall, V.J. & Angela Skutt Catholic High School – Maria Rainer from The Sound of Music
Mahalet Kinde, Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School – Persephone from Hadestown: Teen Edition
Miranda Gregory, Westside High School – Tanya from Mamma Mia!
Natalie Kersten, Millard West High School – Eponine from Les Misérables School Edition
Tyler Stover, Lincoln Southwest High School – J. Pierrepont Finch from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Tyson Johnson, Papillion-La Vista South High School – Alfred Hallam, White Rabbit & March Hare from Alice by Heart
Zach Johannes, Lincoln East High School – Hermes from Hadestown: Teen Edition
Zane Holoubeck, Kearney High School – The Cat In The Hat from Seussical

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role

Addy Haynes, Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School – Fate from Hadestown: Teen Edition
Adelaide Horst, Gretna East High School – Patty Simcox from Grease: School Version
Brykin Jones, Millard West High School – Grantaire from Les Misérables School Edition
Easton Roarty, Gretna East High School – Eugene Florczyk from Grease: School Version
Emily Douglas, Omaha Burke High School – Hunyak from Chicago: Teen Edition
Emma Morely, Millard West High School – Girl 5 (Factory Girl) from Les Misérables School Edition
Eric Weaver, V.J. & Angela Skutt Catholic High School – Max Detweiler from The Sound of Music
Hannah Lane, Papillion-La Vista South High School – Queen of Diamonds from Alice by Heart
Isabella Orellana-Buendia, Papillion-La Vista Senior High School – Fruma-sarah from Fiddler on the Roof
Jayden Nelson, Hastings Senior High School – Deb from Elf The Musical
Jonas Foster, Papillion-La Vista Senior High School – Lazar Wolf from Fiddler on the Roof
Josiah Hydeen, Gretna High School – Lurch from The Addams Family Musical
Jude Perry, Platteview High School – Jacob from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Kolaya Wilmer, Fremont High School – Irene Roth from Crazy For You
Mina Tassi, Buena Vista High School – Dominique du Monaco from Lucky Stiff
Noah Javorsky, Grand Island Senior High School – Flotsam from Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Noelle Moore, Concordia High School – Pearl Krabs from The SpongeBob Musical
Reuben Reyes, Gibbon High School – Emerald City Guard & Nikko from The Wizard of Oz
Ronan Clements, Elkhorn North High School – Orin Scrivello from Little Shop of Horrors
Zach Gibson, Fremont High School – Bela Zangler from Crazy for You

National Jimmy Awards Finalists

Alex Weaver, Grand Island Senior High School
Charlotte Fox, Millard West High School
Evangeline Peterson, Grand Island Central Catholic High School
Gage Havlat, Lincoln High School
Laine Cunningham, Papillion-La Vista South High School
Myles Hardt, Lincoln East High School
Naba Alabdily, Lincoln North Star High School
Natalie Kersten, Millard West High School
Quincy Soto, Lincoln Southeast High School
Sophia Bartlett, Papillion-La Vista South High School
Tyler Stover, Lincoln Southwest High School
Zach Johannes, Lincoln East High School

Backstage Excellence Award

Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School
Columbus Middle School

Outstanding Educator Award

Celeste Ditter, Columbus Middle School
Katherine Welk, Grand Island Senior High School

Senior of the Year

Jack Welstead, Lincoln East High School

Outstanding Achievement in Design

Evelyn Vanek, Millard South High School – Costume 
Katie Picard, Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School – Lighting
Samantha Weeder, Gibbon High School – Puppetry 
Thomas Padios, Westside High School – Scenic 

Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management

Anushree Phuyal, Millard North Middle School
Grace Spicka, Omaha Central High School

Jimmy Awards Student Reporter Finalist

Joshua Carl, Lincoln Southwest High School
Joshua is currently a Top 10 finalist for the Jimmy Awards Student Reporter search.

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ORPHEUM THEATER

The Orpheum Theater has been a cornerstone of local and national performing arts in Omaha for nearly a century. The former vaudeville house was constructed in 1927, and recent renovations restored its ornate splendor and enhanced acoustics.

  409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102

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