LAS VEGAS ( KLAS ) – One thing to sing about? A younger man who simply graduated from the Las Vegas Academy simply received a nationwide theater award
The video related to this story exhibits snippets of Chris Hayes’s award profitable efficiency on the Nationwide Excessive Faculty Musical Theatre Awards.
He sang “She Loves Me” from the musical of the identical identify.
Within the theater world these awards are referred to as The Jimmies.
The host Monday night time on the Lion King Theater on Broadway in New York Metropolis was singer Josh Groban, who defined:
“The Jimmy Awards are named after the long-lasting producer and theater proprietor James Nederlander.
Hayes was one among 110 nominees from greater than 2000 highschool across the nation.
Whereas it is true that he was a pupil on the Las Vegas Academy, he received the award representing a program from the Smith Heart For The Performing Arts, as introduced by the son of the awards founder, James Nederlander II, who opened an envelope and advised the viewers:
“The award for best performance by an actor goes to: from The Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards: Chris Hayes!”
The gang instantaneously broke out in a loud refrain of screaming and cheering.
One other southern Nevadan additionally received a Jimmy Award.
Congrats additionally to one of many nationwide jimmy award winners for many inspiring instructor, Elena Ferrante-Martin from Bishop Gorman Excessive Faculty
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