{"id":260896,"date":"2026-06-09T19:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260896\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T19:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:13:07","slug":"bowen-yang-will-host-17th-annual-jimmy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260896\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowen Yang Will Host 17th Annual Jimmy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emmy-nominated comedian, actor, writer, podcast host, and Titan\u00edque<\/a>\u00a0co-producer\u00a0Bowen Yang<\/a> (Saturday Night Live, Wicked,\u00a0Las\u00a0Culturistas)\u00a0will host the 17th\u00a0annual Jimmy Awards, celebrating high school musical theatre talent, June 22\u00a0at Broadway’s\u00a0Minskoff Theatre.<\/p>\n

The
\n 2026 Jimmy Awards will also\u00a0stream for free beginning at 7:30 PM ET. Streaming links and information will be
\navailable at JimmyAwards.com<\/a> prior to the ceremony, which\u00a0will
\nremain available online through the evening of\u00a0June 25. (American Sign Language interpretation will be provided during the awards, and live closed captions will be available through the “CC” feature on the primary YouTube stream.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe
\n are thrilled to welcome Bowen Yang as host of the 2026 Jimmy Awards.
\nBowen\u2019s creativity, humor, and enthusiasm for the talent on the Jimmy
\nAwards stage make him an ideal champion for this program. Through his
\nwork across television, film, podcasting, and live entertainment, he has
\n built a unique career that reflects the power of talent, authenticity,
\nand originality. We are excited for our nominees from across the country
\n to share the stage with him as we celebrate their achievements and
\nrecognize the next generation of theatre artists,\u201d said Jason Laks, president of The Broadway League<\/a>, in a statement.<\/p>\n

The
\n Jimmy Awards is the national talent showcase that features\u00a0ensemble and solo performances from musical theatre\u00a0talent from\u00a0around the country. Each participating Regional Awards
\nProgram awards top honors to two local student performers and sponsors
\ntheir travel to New York to participate in the annual ceremony.
\n A panel of judges will bestow awards and
\nscholarships, including the awards for Best Performance by an Actor and
\nBest Performance by an Actress. The Jimmy Awards play a leading role in
\n charting the future of the live performance industry, with over 90 alumni having performed on Broadway and in national tours and numerous others enjoying careers in film, television, and music.<\/p>\n

Meet the 2025 Jimmy Award Winners: Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n

The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, known as The Jimmy Awards, were founded in 2009 by Nederlander Alliances LLC, Pittsburgh CLO, and Broadway Education Alliance. Named for late Broadway impresario James M. Nederlander<\/a>, the mission of the NHSMTA is to advance a national conversation about the importance of arts education, honor teachers and their schools\u2019 commitment to performing arts education, and contribute to the development of future arts workers and audiences for live performing arts in communities across America.<\/p>\n

Presented by The Broadway League Foundation Inc., the program impacts over 180,000 students who participate in regional
\nhigh school musical theatre competitions sponsored by presenters of
\nTouring Broadway productions throughout the country. The 2026
\nJimmy Awards anticipates welcoming 116 nominees from 58 cities across
\nthe country. To date, the awards have\u00a0been the
\ncatalyst for more than $9 million\u00a0in educational scholarships.<\/p>\n

The Jimmy Awards will
\n launch a digital lottery powered by Broadway Direct. A limited number
\nof $110 tickets will be available for the ceremony. The lottery is
\ncurrently accepting entries through June 10 at noon ET. (Once the lottery closes, winners will be notified
\nwithin minutes and will have 60 minutes to claim and pay for tickets.
\nSeat locations and number of tickets awarded by the lottery are subject
\nto availability. Lottery seats may be minimally obstructed; there is a limit of one
\nentry per person and limit of two tickets per entry.)\u00a0Entry instructions
\ncan be found by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emmy-nominated comedian, actor, writer, podcast host, and Titan\u00edque\u00a0co-producer\u00a0Bowen Yang (Saturday Night Live, Wicked,\u00a0Las\u00a0Culturistas)\u00a0will host the 17th\u00a0annual Jimmy Awards,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260897,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-260896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}