{"id":234862,"date":"2026-05-18T01:19:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/234862\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:19:49","slug":"winners-announced-for-the-2026-roger-rees-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/234862\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners Announced for the 2026 Roger Rees Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier tonight, talented students from across New York City gathered at Symphony Space<\/a> for the Roger Rees<\/a> Awards, hosted by Andrew Keenan-Bolger. The winners of Outstanding Performance in a Musical were Jacob Solomon and Emerson Hunt. Hunt also won the fifth season of BroadwayWorld’s Next on Stage in 2025.<\/p>\n

Other finalists included: Gloria Manning (Emerging Artist winner), William Herbert (Emerging Artist winner), Leonidas Tirella, Molly Lyons, Maxwell Vegliando, Tosia Sliwski, Donovan Russell, Tatianna Krummenacker, Jack Chambers, and Lily Giese.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s nominees<\/a> represented 104 high schools located across 13 counties throughout the Greater New York area including the Bronx, Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester.<\/p>\n

Judges included Disney Theatricals\u00a0Kiara Brown-Clark, New York City Center VP and Artistic Director of Musical Theater\u00a0Jenny Gersten<\/a>,\u00a0Tony Award-winning performer\u00a0J. Harrison Ghee<\/a>,\u00a0acclaimed composer\/lyricist\u00a0Andrew Lippa<\/a>,\u00a0Tony Award-winning producer\u00a0Michael Shulman<\/a>,\u00a0renown casting director\/author\u00a0Merri Sugarman<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0& Juliet\u00a0star\u00a0Rachel Webb<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Roger Rees<\/a> Awards recognize the importance of theatre arts education and celebrate the exceptional life and career-long artistic excellence of Broadway\u2019s beloved actor\/director,\u00a0Roger Rees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The two students selected by this panel of Broadway experts will represent the Greater New York region at The Broadway League Foundation\u2019s The Jimmy Awards (also known as the National High School Musical Theatre Awards) on Monday, June 22 at the Minskoff Theatre.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n


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\n 2026 Theater Fans’ Choice Awards – Live Stats\n <\/p>\n

\n Best Lead Performer in a Musical – Top 3\n <\/p>\n

\n 1.
\n LJ Benet – The Lost Boys, A New Musical <\/p>\n

\n 20.4% of votes\n <\/p>\n

\n 2.
\n Joshua Henry – Ragtime <\/p>\n

\n 16% of votes\n <\/p>\n

\n 3.
\n Sam Tutty – Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) <\/p>\n

\n 9.7% of votes\n <\/p>\n

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\n RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n

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50 Student Nominees Selected for the 2026 Roger Rees Awards<\/a><\/p>\n

The Broadway Education Alliance Inc. has just announced the 50 nominees who will compete for the title of Outstanding Performer. This year\u2019s nominees performed in a qualifying role in an officially licensed high school production presented by 104 high schools located across 13 counties throughout the Greater New York area including the Bronx, Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester, during the 2025-2026 academic year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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