Addison Trail senior nominated in Best Actor category by Broadway In Chicago’s Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards

Left: Pictured is Addison Trail senior Connor White, who has been selected as a nominee to participate in Broadway In Chicago’s Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards. Right: White was nominated in the Best Actor category for his performance as Jack Kelly in the school’s winter musical, “Newsies.” Photo by HR Imaging

Addison Trail senior Connor White has been selected as a nominee to participate in Broadway In Chicago’s Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA).

White was nominated in the Best Actor category for his performance as Jack Kelly in the school’s winter musical, “Newsies.” White will now participate in the IHSMTA, which will take place on May 5 and 6 at Broadway Playhouse in Chicago, where he will perform a group number and two song selections.

Two winners will represent Illinois as nominees at The Jimmy Awards® (National High School Musical Theatre Awards®). The Best Actor and Best Actress from the IHSMTA will be chosen to attend an all-expense-paid week of performance enrichment programming in New York.

The Illinois chapter of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (The Jimmy Awards®) serves as an annual national celebration of outstanding achievement in musical theater performance by high school students and schools throughout the state. This year, more than 70 high school musicals throughout Illinois participated in the IHSMTA.

For more information about the Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards, go to www.BroadwayInChicago.com/IHSMTA. For more information about the National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (The Jimmy Awards®), go to www.jimmyawards.com.