The Broadway Education Alliance is pleased to announce that Tony Award-winner Bonnie Milligan, will host the 2023-24 Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at The Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Jay College.
Co-sponsored by Disney Theatrical Group and the Broadway production of Back to the Future, this year’s awards event will feature over 100 high school student performers, singers and musicians representing 74 area schools who will be recognized in several performance categories including Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Choral Performance, Outstanding Solo Performance and Outstanding Student Reporter. Additionally, the New York City Center will be introducing an Outstanding Scenic and Costume Design Award and selecting a student orchestra to perform at the event.
Judges for this years’ Outstanding Performer award includes Erich Bergen (actor/singer); Kiara Brown Clark (teaching artist, Disney Theatrical Group); Jenny Gersten (director and producer, New York City Center); Baayork Lee, (actress, director/choreographer), Merri Sugarman (casting director, Tara Rubin Casting); Tom Viertel (Tony Award-winning producer; Producer of Back to the Future).
The Roger Rees Awards is the Greater New York Regional Award for The Broadway League Foundation’s National High School Musical Theatre Awards aka The Jimmy Awards®.
