[inspirational music]
- This is something we do every year.
- It brings us together to celebrate something we share.
- Music. - Dancing.
- Singing. - Acting.
- Musical theater.
- No matter what school we attend.
- Or what show we perform.
- We have a bond.
- We come together to celebrate the work we all have done.
- Because we know about the weeks of rehearsals.
- The extra lessons.
- And the hours that go into the set,
costume, lighting, and sound design.
- We know the work that went into that amazing high note.
- The complicated dance combos.
- And realistic character work.
[inspirational music]
- We come together to celebrate the work we all have done.
- We cheer for one another.
- Support one another.
- And challenge one another.
- This is something we do every year.
- Every year.
- The Jerry Awards brings us together.
- To celebrate our work.
- To honor.
- Encourage.
- And recognize excellence in high school musical theater.
- We are coming together a little differently this year.
- But we're still celebrating.
- Welcome to the 2020 Jerry Awards.
- [In unison] : Welcome to the 2020 Jerry Awards.
[inspirational music]
["I See Stars"]
* Cheap, fake, easy to break
* That's how I used to be
* Here, take it, now I'm awake
* I'll tell you what I see
* Plastic don't shine, glitter don't shine *
* Rhinestones don't shine the way you do *
* You are so real, you are so rare *
* I see you there, I see you
* I see stars, so many stars tonight *
* You could make diamonds dull
* You are so beautiful
* I see stars, you shine as bright as day *
* I will look out for you
* We'll light each other's way
* You're all stars
* See, I went low, not high
* That was my problem, mine
* Don't be frightened like me
* The darker the night
* The brighter you shine
* Plastic don't shine
* Glitter don't shine
* Rhinestones don't shine the way you do *
* You are on fire, you can rise higher, up in the sky *
* Enjoy the view
* You stars
* We are stars
* So many stars tonight
* You could make diamonds dull
* You are so beautiful
* I see stars, we are stars
* We shine as bright as day
* I will look out for you
* We'll light each other's way
* I see stars
* I see stars, I see stars
* So many stars tonight
* We could make diamonds dull
* We are so beautiful
* I see stars, I see stars
* We shine as bright as day
* I will look out for you
* We'll light each other's way
* We are so real, we are so rare *
* We see you there, we see you
* We're all stars
* So many stars
* Stars
- Hello everyone.
It's so nice of you to be able to join us.
Welcome to the 2020 Jerry Awards.
My name is Tim Sauers, Vice President
of Programming and Community Engagement
for Overture Center for the Arts.
- And I'm Karra Beach, Program Manager for the program.
We're here to encourage, recognize, and honor
excellence in high school musical theater.
Since we can't be together right now in Overture Hall,
we're pleased that we were able to provide a virtual show.
We recognize the impact COVID-19 is having on our community
and hope that each and every one of you is safe and healthy.
- I mean, how great was that opening video, Karra?
Wasn't it great? - It was awesome.
- And before we go, we have to thank Dave Alcorn,
who is putting this whole show together
and producer for it, and he put that video together,
and when I saw it, I was so touched
with how great those students sound.
And the students that were in that video
are part of the Jerry Ensemble,
and they were performing "I See Stars" from Mean Girls .
The ensemble features students from two ensembles.
We have the Central Wisconsin ensemble
under the direction of Marshall DeLonay
based out of the Grand Theater in Wausau,
and the South Central ensemble based out of Overture in Madison
under the direction of Gail Becker.
Just marvelous.
- They did a great job.
It was so good to see them singing all together, sort of.
[Karra laughs] - Yeah, right?
- Yep.
Our welcome tonight was presented
by our Supporting Performance recipients,
and this year we awarded 57 students
with Supporting Performer awards.
- The Jerry Awards are named after
philanthropist and great humanitarian Jerry Frautschi,
along with his wife Pleasant Rowland,
had the vision to build a vibrant performing arts center
for the community
that we know today as Overture Center.
Our Jerry Award presenting partners for the program
include the Grand Theater in Wausau,
the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee,
and Viterbo University's Fine Arts Center,
and PBS Wisconsin.
- To participate in the Jerry Awards,
schools agree to have their high school musical
reviewed by a team of adjudicators.
In return, the school receives a thorough critique of their show
and nominations in the various categories we recognize.
At the end of the year, once we see the final productions,
we announce the recipients and produce our show.
This year, we saw 85 productions
produced by 84 schools and theater groups.
Unfortunately, when our community shut down in March,
productions at 24 schools had to be canceled.
We will be recognizing these schools later in the show.
- You know, I'm glad we are recognizing them
because I know how disappointing it has been
for all the teachers and the students and the parents
not even being able to do their show,
but I'm still impressed that we saw 85 productions.
- 85, I know.
- I mean, we saw classics such as
West Side Story at Oconomowoc
and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
at Reedsburg.
- We saw some Disney favorites,
such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame
at New Berlin Eisenhower and Brookfield Central,
and Disney's The Little Mermaid at Sauk Prairie.
- And we saw some fun, uplifting musicals
like Elf: The Musical at DC Everest.
And I had the opportunity to see that show
and I had never seen Elf before,
and it was so much fun.
And we also saw Mamma Mia! at McFarland and Shorewood.
- That's right.
We saw a collaboration of two high schools
with Janesville Parker and Craig coming together
with Meredith Willson's The Music Man .
This year we are awarding 15 Outstanding Musicals.
Directors were asked to submit up to a three-minute video
about their show for tonight's production.
For the first of these, please welcome
Pewaukee High School and their production
of Catch Me if You Can: The Musical .
[triumphant music]
["Live in Living Color"]
* Live in living color
* Let me take you for a ride
* Yes, I'm live in living color *
* So sit back and let me be your TV guide *
[upbeat piano music]
* I got a story I'd like to tell *
* But I'm gonna need help to tell it well *
* And I've got a story about fame and money *
* And it's got more curves than a Playboy bunny *
* I wanna live, not just survive *
* I wanna tell my story live in living color *
* Live in living color
* Something special's up tonight *
* Yes, I'm live in living color *
* Life ain't lived in black and white *
[upbeat piano music]
* I've got a story that's strange but true *
* So come fly with me for a bird's-eye view *
* I've got the world at my command *
* And I'll be your one-man Disneyland *
* I don't wanna wait for the cops to arrive *
* I wanna tell my story live and in living color *
* Live in living color
* Tune me in and turn me on
* Yes I'm live in living color
* Blink your eyes and I'll be gone *
* Yes, I'm live in living color *
* Tune me in and turn me on * Live in living color
* Yes I'm
* Live in living color
* Blink your eyes
and I'll be gone *
- Hey, high schoolers, how's it going?
I'm Annaleigh Ashford and I just wanted to tell you
congratulations, it's an incredible opportunity
that you guys have to get to perform like that together,
and I just wanna say kudos to putting yourself out there
and showing the world your hearts.
That's what we do as performers and storytellers.
And I also want to just give you a little love in this time
when you're not getting to perform
and let you know that all of your fellow performers
on the Broadway are feeling the same way.
Everybody's missing the stage.
So I'm just telling you congratulations,
sending you some love, and we all can't wait
to be back on stage again, the audience and the actors.
All right, I'll see you guys on Broadway!
Take care.
[triumphant music]
["Don't Feed the Plant"]
[tempo increases]
*
- This year, 47 students are being honored
as Outstanding Lead Performers.
Each were asked to submit a video
of them performing a song from their awarded role.
Now, you will see these leads in groupings tonight
throughout the show.
Here is the first group of Outstanding Lead Performers.
["Can You Find It in Your Heart"]
* Does it even cross your mind that I miss you *
* Is there any chance we'll find *
* The joy that we shared at the start *
* Can't you remember what you felt *
* Before that feeling fell apart *
* Can you find it in your heart *
* Have you lost my love somewhere far behind *
* Find it in your heart
["The Winner Takes It All"]
* I don't wanna talk
* 'Cause it makes me feel sad
* And I understand
* You've come to shake my hand
* I apologize
* If it makes you feel bad
* Seeing me so tense
* No self-confidence
* But you'll see the winner takes it all *
* The winner takes it all
* The game is on again
* A lover or a friend
* A big thing or a small
* The winner takes it all
["An Only Child"]
* Dear God, if only you could make me an only child *
* I'd get to tell my sister to go *
* She wouldn't hog the bathroom *
* I'd have the bigger bedroom
* Then maybe I'd have room to grow *
* An only child is never a lonely child *
* Not when she's surrounded by toys *
* Plus a pony and a puppy, a rabbit and a guppy *
* As long as all my pets are boys *
* God, I'm sure you've got a lot of prayers to grant *
* From Jerusalem to Washington to Rome *
* 'Cause all the world is praying for world peace *
* But shouldn't peace begin at home *
["I've Got Rhythm"]
* I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man *
* Who could ask for anything more *
* I got daisies in green pastures *
* I got my man, who could ask for anything more *
* Old man trouble, I don't mind him *
* You won't find him 'round my door *
* I got starlight, I got sweet dreams, I got my man *
* Who could ask for anything more *
["About a Quarter to Nine"] * From morning until twilight
* I don't know I'm alive
* But I know love begins at 8:45 *
* The stars are gonna twinkle and shine *
* This evening about a quarter to nine *
* His loving arms
* Are gonna tenderly twine
* Around me about a quarter to nine *
* I know I won't be late 'cause at half past eight *
* I'm gonna hurry there
* I'll be waiting where the lane begins *
* Waiting for him on needles and pins *
* And then the world is gonna be mine *
* This evening about a quarter to nine *
["Goodbye"]
* It's goodbye, goodbye to every night alone *
* Goodbye, goodbye to lives I don't own *
* I'm tired of living on the stage *
* A life that's only on the page *
* The empty lives are in the past *
* I've tried before but here's the last goodbye *
* Now goodbye, goodbye
* Goodbye
["Moments in the Woods"]
* Oh, if life were made of moments *
* Even now and then a bad one
* But if life were only moments *
* Then you'd never know you had one *
* First a witch, then a child, then a prince, then a moment *
* Who can live in the woods
* And to get what you wish only just for a moment *
* These are dangerous woods
* Let the moment go
* Don't forget it for a moment, though *
* Just remembering you had an "and" when you're back to "or" *
* Makes the "or" mean more than it did before *
* Now I understand
* And it's time to leave the woods *
["What's Wrong with Me?"] * What's wrong with him
* We should be out dancing
* I'm hot to trot, he'd rather not *
* What's wrong with him
* There's things more important than diction *
* So a girl can't say cahn't
- [gasps] I said it!
* Why is he causing such friction *
* When he could be Mr. Lamont
* What's wrong with me
* Why all the confusion
* I'm quite a girl, a real cultured pearl *
* What's wrong with me
* I ain't so dumb, this peach ain't a plum *
* What's wrong with, what's wrong with *
* What's wrong with me
["Me"]
* I can see that we will share
* All that love implies
* We shall be the perfect pair
* Rather like my thighs
* You are face to face with destiny *
* All roads lead to
* The best things in life are
* All's well that ends with me
* Escape me
* There's no way
* Certain as do, re
* Belle, when you marry
- So Belle, what'll it be?
Is it "yes," or is it "oh yes?" [chuckles]
[triumphant music]
["On My Way"]
* And strong
* But Jesus, don't wait so long *
* To make my face okay
* At last, the North Carolina border *
* And I, and I, and I, and I
* I am on my way
* Before another sunrise wakes me *
* Before another night is gone
* I'll find out where this highway takes me *
* You know I got to travel on
* Left my troubles all behind me *
* Back there when I climbed on board *
* Jordan River's where you'll find me *
* It's wide but not too wide to ford *
* As I'm going along
* I carry with me
* Promises that can't go wrong
* As I travel on my way
* First thing I'll do
* Go to Sal's Barbecue * Ready or not
* All those boys making noise * Greasy, messy barbecue
* Can't be so bad * Making noise
* Not the worst * Grubby hands
* Best I've had * Dirty toys
* Not so bad
* No matter what * I'll have some pie
* No better than squirrels
* A head full of curls
* Like Judy Holliday
* Wave goodbye, folks, to Carolina *
* His wife thinks I'm a dragonfly, Lord *
* You've got to help me find my way *
* Too bad we don't see eye-to-eye, Lord *
* We could pass the time of day *
* And as I'm going along
* I carry with me
* Promises that can't go wrong
* As I travel on
* As I travel on my way
* Left my troubles all behind me *
* Back there when I climbed on board *
* Jordan River's where you'll find me *
* It's wide, but not too wide to ford *
* And as I'm going along
* I carry with me
* Promises that can't go wrong
* As I travel on
* My way
[audience applauding and cheering]
- Orchestras and ensembles
bring the world of the musical to life.
Both support the action and enhance the emotional spine.
They both give groupings of students
the opportunity to share in the storytelling
and to come together to create the magic of theater.
Here are the 2020 Jerry Award recipients
for orchestras and ensembles.
[triumphant music]
[upbeat music]
[triumphant music]
- I'm Gustavo Chaviano, choral teacher and director
of the Broadway Company
at Arrowhead High School in Hartland.
This year, we had a blast traveling back to the '80s
where colors were bold, hair was big,
and music was still good
for our production of The Wedding Singer .
Our director and choreographer Scott Michaels
envisioned this production being a caricature of the '80s.
Everything from the colors on the sets
to the costuming and makeup transported our audience
back to this fun time period.
While the students might not have
totally understood every '80s pop culture reference,
their parents loved it.
It even brought back fond memories
of their giant hair and mullets.
I would like to extend a huge thank you
to our production team,
who made putting up this show a complete joy,
with special recognition
to our director/choreographer Scott Michaels,
our assistant director Marilyn Markano,
and my choral colleague
and Broadway Company's biggest fan, Grace Bielski.
I would also like to thank the Arrowhead community
for their continued support of the arts
and a huge thank you to the Jerry Awards
for promoting excellence in high school musical theater.
With COVID-19, we are unable to perform live for you,
so we are going to provide you with this virtual performance.
Everything you're going to see and hear
was submitted by our cast members
on their cell phones at home.
I took all of their submissions
and edited them into this little snippet from our finale.
Now without further ado,
here is the Broadway Company from Arrowhead High School
and their Outstanding Musical Performance
of "The Wedding Singer."
["If I Told You"]
* If I told you
* What I'm feeling now inside
* You'd be certain
* There's not a single thing that we should hide *
* If I hold you
* There's one problem you should know *
* If hold you, I might not ever let you go *
* Never let you go
* So when it's your wedding day *
* And my music starts to play
* I can guarantee that
* Love will always find you
* Yeah, when it's your wedding day *
* All the problems melt away
* If you count on me
* 'Cause love is what
* Yes, love is what
- I do.
* I do
* Love is what I do
["Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat"]
* And as I laughed at those passengers to heaven *
* A great big wave came and washed me overboard *
* And as I sank, and I hollered, "Someone save me" *
* That's the moment I woke up, thank the Lord *
* And I said to myself
* Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat *
* I said to myself
* Sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat *
* And the devil will drag you under *
* With a soul so heavy you'd never float *
* Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down *
* Sit down, you're rockin' the boat *
* Sit down, you're rockin'
* Sit down, sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat *
* Sit down, you're rockin'
* Sit down, sit down, sit down you're rockin' the boat *
* Sit down, you're rockin' the boat *
["At Long Last"] * At last
* At last, at long last
* A blessing unequivocal
* Truly it's a miracle
* Faith restored and hope secured at last *
* Hallelujah, hallelujah
* It's the day I've waited for, it's the day I've waited for *
* It's the day I've waited for at last *
["Hellfire"] * Hellfire, dark fire
* Now gypsy it's your turn
* Choose me or your pyre
* Be mine or you will burn
* God have mercy on her
* God have mercy on me
* But she will be mine or she will burn *
["Pulled"]
* String quartets and Chia Pets *
* And afternoon banana splits
* Angels watching as I sleep
* And Liberace's Greatest Hits
* Have got me pulled in a new direction *
* If they keep insisting, I'll stop resisting *
* Just watch me pulled in a new direction *
* I should stay in the dark
* Not obey every spark
* But the boy has a bite
* Better far than his bark
* And you'll bet I'll bite too
* Do what's truly taboo
* As I'm pulled in a new direction *
"[Singin' in the Rain"]
* I'm singing in the rain
* Just singing in the rain
* What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again *
* I'm laughing at clouds so dark up above *
* And the sun's in my heart
* And I'm ready for love
* Let the stormy clouds chase everyone from the place *
* Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face *
* I'll walk down the lane with a happy refrain *
* Just singing, singing in the rain *
["Close Every Door"]
* If my life were important I would ask *
* Will I live or die
* But I know the answers lie far from this world *
* Close every door to me
* Keep those I love from me
* Children of Israel are never alone *
* For we know we shall find our own piece of mind *
* For we have been promised a land of our own *
["Take a Chance on Me"]
* If you change your mind, I'm the first in line *
* Honey, I'm still free
- Take a chance.
* On me
* If you need me, let me know
* Gonna be around
* If you got no place to go
* If you're feeling down
* If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown *
* Honey I'm still free
* Take a chance on me
* Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie *
* If you put me to the test, if you let me try *
* Take a chance on me
["If I Were a Bell"]
* Ask me how do I feel
* Ask me now that we're cozy and clinging *
* All I can say is if I were a bell I'd be ringing *
* From the moment we kissed tonight *
* That's the way I've just gotta behave *
* Boy, if I were a lamp I'd light *
* And if I were a banner I'd wave *
* Ask me how do I feel
* Little me with my quiet upbringing *
* Well sir, all I can say is if I were a gate *
* I'd be swinging
* And if I were a watch I'd start popping my springs *
* And if I were a bell I'd go
* Ding, dong, ding, dong, ding
[triumphant music]
["Under Attack"]
* Under attack, I'm taking cover *
* They're on my track, three dads, one lover *
- Hi, I'm Patrick Fernan, one of the co-directors
of McFarland High School's Mamma Mia!
- And I'm Brooke Hauser, the other co-director
of McFarland High School's Mamma Mia!
- And I wanna thank the Jerry Awards
for recognizing our show.
- Mamma Mia! is always
a special musical theater experience,
but it was especially important to us
because it was the first musical
in McFarland's new performing arts center.
The students are having such a professional experience
in this new space.
Everything is brand new, backstage,
on-stage, technically.
It's a really amazing experience
and we owe that all to the McFarland community
that has supported our theater.
* And here we go again
- One of the great things about Mamma Mia!
was the fact that we had so many family connections
in our production.
There was six sets of siblings in the cast
or on the crew working together.
Our musical director Mr. Paul Gregg
and my co-director Brooke Hauser
both had juniors who were in the show,
and then Mr. Gregg and myself
both had freshman daughters who were in the ensemble.
Mamma Mia! is about family,
and our production, backstage and onstage,
really had that same feeling.
- Woman: We're on set.
* Money, money, money
* Must be funny
- We wanted to pick a play that would
really impress the community and bring people out,
and we doubled our previous high audience members
because we've doubled the size of the auditorium.
But we were sold out for every show
and Mamma Mia! in that beautiful new gift
from the citizens of McFarland,
we felt like we delivered a great show.
* It's a rich man's world
- Brooke: We all know what makes
high school theater so special
is the bond that you make between the actors
and the singers and the choreographers
and the pit orchestra and the tech department.
Everyone has such a great time together.
We owe a lot of our success to the ensemble
and the production team that brought
all of this together at McFarland High School.
* Just one look and I can hear a bell ring *
* One more look and I forget everything *
* Whoa, oh, mamma mia, here I go again *
* My, my, how can I resist ya
* Mamma mia, does it show again *
* My, my, just how much I missed ya *
* Yes, I've been brokenhearted
* Blue since the day we parted
* Why, why did I ever let you go *
- This year, 24 schools had to cancel their productions
due to COVID-19.
We know how disappointed everyone was
in not being able to share their shows with the community.
Please join us in honoring these schools.
[uplifting music]
[tempo increases]
*
* Let's go, let's go
* Let's go
*
[triumphant music]
["Something's Coming"]
[fingers snapping]
* Could be
* Who knows
* There's something due any day *
* I will know right away
* Soon as it shows
* It may come cannonballing down from the sky *
* Gleam in its eye, bright as a rose *
* Who knows
["America"]
* I like to be in America
* Okay by me in America
* Everything free in America
* For a small fee in America
- It's nice. [girls giggling]
* I like the city of San Juan
* I know a boat you can get on
* Bye, bye
* Hundreds of flowers in full bloom *
* Hundreds of people in each room *
["Cool"]
* Boy, boy, crazy boy
* Stay loose, boy
* Freeze it, buzz it, easy does it *
* Turn off the juice, boy
* Go man, go, but not like a yo-yo, schoolboy *
* Just play it cool, boy
* Real cool
["One Hand, One Heart"] * Make of our lives one life
* Day after day, one life
* Now it begins, now we start
* One hand, one heart
["Gee, Officer Krupke"] * Gee, Officer Krupke
* We're very upset
* We never had the love that every child oughta get *
* We ain't no delinquents, we're misunderstood *
* Deep down inside us there is good *
* There is good, there is good, there is untapped good *
* Like inside the worst of us is good *
["Somewhere"] * There's a place for us
* Somewhere, a place for us
* Peace and quiet and open air
* Wait for us somewhere
- It's important to us
to not only honor student achievement,
but the achievement of the adults
who work tirelessly to assure quality productions.
The directors, the music directors,
the choreographers, the designers and stage managers.
Among the stage managers are also many students.
These individuals often wear many hats
and may not only direct the show,
but they design the set as well.
Some are school personnel while others
are community members, parents, and volunteers.
Congratulations everyone,
for receiving Jerry Awards this year.
[triumphant music]
[upbeat music]
*
[triumphant music]
- Hello, my name is Leigh Birmingham
and I am one of the directors
of Waterford Union High School's production
of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee .
Myself and my co-director Mr. Derek Machan
would like to thank you for this phenomenal honor.
Really what we would like to say is--
[bell rings]
Miss Birmingham, please describe
The Putnam County Spelling Bee in 10 words or less.
- Oh, well, I guess the way I would describe
our experience with the show is--
- Exhilarating, making one feel very happy,
animated, or elated.
Used in a sentence,
the performers had an exhilarating time
performing their musical.
Exhilarating, E-X-H-I-L-A-R-A-T-I-N-G,
exhilarating.
Incomparable, without an equal in quality or extent, matchless.
Being the know-it-all perfect new girl
at the Putnam County Spelling Bee
was an incomparable experience.
I-N-C-O-M-P-A-R-A-B-L-E, incomparable.
- Anomalistic, deviation or departure
from the normal or common order.
Used in a sentence, the musical itself
proved to be anomalistic.
A-N-O-M-A-L-I-S-T-I-C, anomalistic.
- R-I-O-U-S, uproarious.
Or, characterized by excessive laughter.
[snorts]
- Extraordinary, part of speech, adjective.
Meaning beyond what is ordinary and also remarkable.
Used in a sentence, the Putnam County Spelling Bee
was an extraordinary experience that I'll never forget.
E-X-T-R-A-O-R-D-I-N-A-R-Y, extraordinary.
- Unique, U-N-I-Q-U-E, unique.
Did I get it?
- Thalposis, the sensation of warmth.
Used in a sentence, after the directors thought about
what the kids had done for the performance,
they were overcome with a wave of thalposis.
T-H-A-L-P-O-S-I-S, thalposis.
- Well, I guess that pretty much sums it up.
So from all of us here at Waterford Union High School's
production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ,
we would like to say thank you.
["Would You"]
* He holds her in his arms
* Would you, would you
* He tells her of her charms
* Would you, would you
* And would you dare to say
* Let's do the same as they
* I would, would you
* And would you dare to say
* Let's do the same as they
* I would, would you
["Sensitivity"]
* Any genuine princess would feel it *
* If she doesn't, she's through *
* Get the tiniest pea and order one mattress *
* No, make it two
* 10 I think would be plenty
* Better still, make it 20
* And to play it safe in the event *
* Even that's enough to ensure that she sleeps *
* We'll give her a soothing sedative, won't we *
* You can whip up a drink
* Something stunning
* Oh, but you're devilish, I love the way you think *
* She's insensitive, so insensitive *
* She'll fall asleep no doubt
* God, but you're clever
* Brilliant, a genius
* You are divine, get out
["The Old Established"]
* The Biltmore Garage wants a grand *
* But we ain't got a grand on hand *
* And they've now got a lock on the door *
* Of the gym at Public School 84 *
* There's a stock room behind McCloskey's Bar *
* But Mrs. McCloskey ain't a good scout *
* And things being how they are *
* The back of the police station is out *
* So the Biltmore Garage is the spot *
* But the 1,000 bucks we ain't got *
* Why, it's good old reliable Nathan *
* Nathan, Nathan, Nathan Detroit *
* If you're looking for action, he'll furnish the spots *
* Even when the heat is on, it's never too hot *
* Not for good old reliable Nathan *
* For it's always just a short walk *
* To the oldest established permanent *
* Floating crap game in New York *
["Part Of Your World"]
* Betcha on land, they understand *
* Bet they don't reprimand their daughters *
* Bright young women, sick of swimming, ready to stand *
* And ready to know what the people know *
* Ask them my questions and get some answers *
* What's a fire and why does it *
* What's the word, burn
* When's it my turn, wouldn't I love *
* Love to explore that shore up above *
* Out of the sea
* Wish I could be
* Part of that world
["I'm Not That Smart"]
- * Everyone keeps swatting
- Crowd: Dumb kid.
* Everyone keeps yelling
- Crowd: Dumb kid.
* How could a flea such as me think I'd be *
* Good at spelling
- How?
[playful music]
I don't know.
* I might be smart
* My siblings can't believe that I got it right *
* But I got it right, right
* I didn't cheat
* I saw this light and it was neat *
* I like to laugh, I like to spell *
* I like to never hear the bell *
* And if this competition's hell *
* Then at least I'm finally a part *
* I feel my heart
* Begin to swell
* I like, no, no, no, no, no
* I love to spell
I like it a lot.
["Heartbreaker"]
* There's go our chance for happiness *
* And all our hopes and dreams
* I'll never get to see his face *
* Or know the boy he'd be
* I can never go see her again
* Never look into her eyes again *
* I could never tell her why
* How could she ever love me now *
* Ooh, heartache
* How could she ever love me now *
* Heartbreaker, heartbreaker
* Look at what you've done to me *
* You destroyed me
["One of Us"] * One of us is crying
* One of us is lying in her lonely bed *
* Staring at the ceiling
* Wishing she was somewhere else instead *
* One of us is lonely
* One of us is only waiting for a call *
* Sorry for herself, feeling stupid, feeling small *
* Wishing you had never left at all *
* Never left at all
["Amazing Mayzie"] * I was once
* A plain little bird like you, kid *
* One pathetic feather was all I grew *
* I had nothing show-offish
* What's a plain bird to do
* And there's certainly nothing show-offish on you *
* Then I made a plan for my self-improvement *
* No more crumbs, I vowed I would have the cake *
* Yes, I went to the doctor
* Doctor Drake by the lake
* And he told me what sort of a pill I should take *
* Now I'm Amazing Mayzie
* As feathered as feathers can be now *
* Amazing Mayzie
* It was all for sale
[triumphant music]
- Hello, my name is Joe King
and I am the theater director at Shorewood High School.
We are delighted to have had our production
of Mamma Mia! named Outstanding Musical.
Our artistic staff and students,
including designers, builders, costumers,
musicians, and actors worked extremely hard
to achieve excellence.
All of their talent and dedication
makes it possible for our relatively small school
of 650 students to produce
two fully-staged musicals per year.
A huge shout-out to Ashlea Fendyke
for her Outstanding Lead Performer Jerry Award
for her role as Donna Sheridan,
and senior Janiya Carter, who was our Spirit Award winner.
Additionally, junior Olivia Dardis
earned an Outstanding Stage Management Jerry.
Our dynamite artistic staff includes
Brad Brist as technical direction
and set and lighting designer,
Sara Van Loon as costume designer,
Bryan Kujawa and Raven Dockery
as instrumental and vocal music directors,
and Christal Wagner as choreographer.
Amanda Hall serves as our props master
and Paul and Kat Kneevers are our sound designers.
Enjoy some photos of Shorewood High School's
production of Mamma Mia!
["Mamma Mia"]
* I was angry and sad when I knew we were through *
* I can't count all the times I have cried over you *
* Look at me now, will I ever learn *
* I don't know how, but I suddenly lose control *
* There's a fire within my soul *
* Just one look and I can hear a bell ring *
* One more look and I forget everything *
* Whoa, oh
* Mamma mia, here I go again
* My, my, how can I resist ya
* Mamma mia, does it show again *
* My, my, just how much I missed ya *
* Yes, I've been brokenhearted
* Blue since the day we parted
* Why, why did I ever let you go *
* Mamma mia, now I really know
* My, my I should not have let you go *
- Donna: What the hell are you all doing here?
Well, I'd love to stop and chat
but I have to go and clean out my handbag or something.
- Bill: Age does not wither her.
- Harry: I was expecting a rather stout matron.
- Sam: Yeah, she's still Donna.
* Just one look and I can hear a bell ring *
* One more look and I forget everything *
* Whoa, oh, mamma mia, here I go again *
* My, my, how can I resist ya
* Mamma mia, does it show again *
* My, my, just how much I missed ya *
* Yes, I've been brokenhearted
* Blue since the day we parted
* Why, why did I ever let you go *
* Mamma mia, now I really know
* My, my, I should not have let you go *
- We'd like to take this time
to thank our sponsors for the Jerry Awards.
Without their support, our program could not happen.
Old National Bank.
- American Girl Fund for Children.
- Wisconsin Arts Board.
- An anonymous donor.
- Katie Dowling-Marcus and Ben Marcus.
- Electronic Theater Controls.
- And Wahlin Foundation on behalf
of Stoughton Trailers, LCC.
Really, thank you so much.
I mean, it's so great, Karra,
for them to be able to support our work
and to ensure that these students
have the opportunity to get recognized
for their musical theater excellence.
- That's right.
- Hello Jerry participants and all your fans.
My name is Katie Dowling-Marcus
and I'm the co-chair
of Overture's Development Committee.
With so many disappointments and cancellations this spring,
it's wonderful that not even a pandemic
can keep the Jerry Awards program
from celebrating your achievements
and participation in the performing arts.
You all deserve a round of applause
for your hard work and dedication,
whether your school's musical made it to the stage or not.
The Jerry Awards is just one of many
free and low-cost programs offered by Overture Center
that serve nearly 300,000 people each year.
I know how much this program means to all of you
because it has meant so much to my family.
My son has been a nominee
and is a member of the Jerry Ensemble.
We all know how much the Jerry Awards program
inspires young people, but we can't make it happen
without donations, and now is the best time
to make a gift of any size.
Between now and June 30th, every donation will be matched
up to $200,000 thanks to the generosity
of Bell Laboratories and of Dianne Christensen,
whose gift is in honor of Sandra Gajic.
I hope you'll join me and become a supporter
by going to overture.org/give
to donate by June 30th.
On behalf of Overture's board,
we thank you for making a difference.
[triumphant music]
["Seventy-Six Trombones"]
* 76 trombones led the big parade *
* With 110 cornets close at hand *
* They were followed by rows and rows *
* Of the finest virtuosos
* The cream of every famous band *
* 76 trombones caught the morning sun *
* With 110 cornets right behind *
* There were more than a thousand reeds *
* Springing up like weeds
* There were horns of every shape and kind *
- Libby: My name is Libby Fischer,
and I'm the choral director at Craig High School.
I really loved working on Music Man .
It's really unique that students
get to put so much time and effort into a production
with kids from another school.
That experience is so beneficial
to both the students and the district as a whole.
Music Man is also such a uniting show.
It has music that is universally loved
and so many goofy bits that are relatable on many levels.
Students really took this production to the next level.
The amount of care they put into their roles was so fun to see.
I saw kids coming out of their shell on stage
and finding friends that they would've otherwise never met.
Jan Knutson really took me under her wing
during this entire production.
Being able to work across town is an important part
of strengthening the school district
and the City of Janesville.
* While 110 cornets blazed away *
* To the rhythm of harch, harch, harch *
* All the kids began to march
* And they're marching still right today *
- Jan: Hi, I'm Jan Knutson,
the choral director at Parker High School.
Originally from Iowa, and having taught
in Mason City or River City, Iowa,
The Music Man has always been dear to my heart.
Just as Harold Hill brought the townspeople together,
our production brought Craig
and Parker High Schools together.
We now have students who love barbershop quartet singing
and that know how to dance to "Shipoopi."
The Music Man is all about transformation.
Harold Hill is an instrument of change.
He takes a sleepy, rude town
and makes it an energetic, musical, and positive place.
In watching all this metamorphosis,
we change a little ourselves.
We see how the attempt to learn music
changes everyone in the town,
and in our case, brought us all together.
[people cheering] [spirited music]
* 76 trombones led the big parade *
* With 110 cornets close at hand *
* They were followed by rows and rows *
* Of the finest virtuosos
* The cream of every famous band *
* 76 trombones hit the counterpoint *
* While 110 cornets blazed away *
* To the rhythm of harch, harch, harch *
* All the kids began to march
* And they're marching still right today *
[people cheering and applauding]
[triumphant music]
[upbeat music]
*
[triumphant music]
["Overture"]
- Elf is a director's dream.
It has all the big song and dance numbers
and a heartfelt story that captivates an audience.
I think the most memorable part
of the Elf experience for me
was watching our theater community grow
and create memories that will last a lifetime.
- I think that performing for our community
gives them the chance to feel included
in our creative process,
and through the experiences, become a part of our journey.
- Lack of dedication.
- Working around packed schedules.
- Time.
There's never enough time.
- All in all, programming lights
provides an excellent opportunity
to gain experience in a field
that isn't normally covered in standard schooling,
as well as offering opportunities
to make new friends.
- In this show, I really proved
that I can take on difficult characters.
I learned that it isn't necessarily easy
to be funny on the stage,
and you really have to find a balance
between not enough and too much.
- The pump-ups we do a few minutes
prior to places being called.
- Drink water, eat snacks, and listen to pump-up music.
- Dance parties in the dressing rooms.
- That first moment on opening night is so exhilarating.
You can feel all the hard work and determination
that each person on the stage has put into the show,
and I feel that opening night is just the culmination
of all of our hard work.
- I created bonds with people
and shared good laughs with them.
- I made many new friends.
- I became a leader for the underclassmen
and built stronger relationships
with my peers and directors.
- This was truly a collaborative effort.
Our whole department, cast, crew, orchestra,
families, and staff all deserve this recognition.
Additionally, we're so thankful to be in a district
who values and supports the performing arts.
- Being a big part of an overall production
and knowing that my efforts have helped create
many beautiful shows make me so proud
of what I've accomplished.
- Theater has always been a safe place for me.
It turned from a place to escape
to somewhere where I thrived.
I fell in love with theater because
I fell in love with myself in the process.
- Bye.
[lips smacking]
- Hi, everybody at the Overture Center
and all the participants of the Jerry Awards.
We're sending you so much love.
I'm Paul Canaan.
- I'm Jacob Yandura, and I'm a musical theater composer.
We are sending you so much love
since you weren't able to perform
your musicals for the Jerry Awards this year.
Now is a crucial time to use your talent for good.
Keep on researching, keep on performing,
keep on finding new musicals and writers that you love
and that you haven't discovered yet.
And most importantly, keep on spreading that joy.
- Yes, I was a Broadway performer for many years
and now is definitely such an important time
for connection and for expression
and for just creating things together.
We're all going through it, it's a very hard time,
but we believe in you and we know you're gonna kill it,
and we can't wait to see you in New York on these streets.
So good luck with your year
and we're sending you so much love.
- Congratulations.
[kiss noise]
[triumphant music]
- We are the directors of
New Berlin Eisenhower's theater program,
and are proud to accept the award
for Outstanding Musical for our production
of The Hunchback of Notre Dame .
- Quasimodo was a baby
when he was left in an unforgiving world.
He was taught from birth that he was a monster
who would never be accepted.
However, Quasimodo made a choice to see the good in others,
to find beauty in the mundane,
and to see hope for a better future.
Today at this point of great uncertainty,
we all have had something stolen from us.
Time with people we love, a performance, a graduation.
Yet this moment has also shown us
the importance that arts play in our lives.
- The sense of community, camaraderie, and creativity
that the arts provide give us purpose,
create meaningful relationships,
and connects us in ways that few things can.
Today, we make the choice to believe
that someday life will be kinder,
the needs we face will be rarer,
and that a better day will come soon.
["Someday"]
* The world is cruel
* The world is ugly
* But there are times and there are people *
* When the world is not
* And at its cruelest it's still the only world we've got *
* Light and dark
* Foul and fair
* Out there
[gentle piano music]
* Someday life will be kinder
* Love will be blinder
* Some new afternoon
* Godspeed
* This bright millennium
* Hope lives on
* Wish upon the moon
* Let it come one day
* Someday soon
["Alone in the Universe"]
* I'm alone in the universe
* So alone in the universe
* I found magic but they won't see it *
* They all call me a lunatic
* Okay, call me a lunatic
* If I stand on my own so be it *
* 'Cause I have wings, yes I can fly *
* Around the moon and far beyond the sky *
* And one day soon I know there you'll be *
* One small voice in the universe *
* One true friend in the universe *
* Who believes in me
["Make 'Em Laugh"]
* Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh *
* Don't you know everyone wants to laugh, ha ha ha *
* My dad said be an actor, my son *
* But be a comical one
* They'll be standing in lines
* For those old honky-tonk monkey shines *
* Now you could study Shakespeare and be quite elite *
* Or you could charm the critics and have nothing to eat *
* Just slip on a banana peel, the world's at your feet *
* Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh *
* Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh *
* Don't you know everyone wants to laugh *
* My grandpa said go out and tell 'em a joke *
* But give it plenty of hoke
* Make 'em roar, make 'em scream *
* Take a fall, bust a wall, split a seam *
* You start off by pretending you're a dancer with grace *
* You wiggle 'til they're giggling all over the place *
* And then you get a great big custard pie in the face *
* Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh *
["America"] * Puerto Rico, you ugly island
* Island of tropic diseases
* Always the hurricanes blowing *
* Always the population growing *
* And the money owing
* And the babies crying
* And the bullets flying
* I like the island Manhattan
* Smoke on your pipe and put that in *
["Follow Your Heart"]
* Love is kind and considerate
* Love is peaceful and fair
* Love can creep up so suddenly *
* When you least think of it, your love is there *
* We all want a world filled with peace and with joy *
* With plenty of justice
* For each girl and boy
* That bright shining world
* Is just waiting to start
* No anger or badness
* Just laughter and gladness
* If only I follow your heart
["Oh, The Things You Can Think"]
* Oh the thinks you can think
* If you're willing to try
* Think invisible ink or a gink with a stink *
* Or a stair to the sky
* If you open your mind
* Oh, the thinks you can find
* Lining up to get loose
* Oh the thinks you can think
* When you think about Seuss
["The Winner Takes It All"] * I don't wanna talk
* 'Cause it makes me feel sad
* And I understand
* You've come to shake my hand
* I apologize
* If it makes you feel bad
* Seeing me so tense
* No self-confidence
* But you see, the winner takes it all *
* The winner takes it all
* The game is on again
* A lover or a friend
* A big thing or a small
* The winner takes it all
["Poor Unfortunate Souls"] [Carter cackling]
* The men up there don't like a lot of blabber *
* They think a girl who gossips is a bore *
* Yes, on land it's much preferred *
* For ladies not to say a word
* And after all dear, what is idle prattle for *
* Come on
* They're not all that impressed with conversation *
* True gentlemen avoid it when they can *
* But they dote and swoon and fawn *
* On a lady who's withdrawn
* It's she who holds her tongue who gets a man *
* Come on you poor unfortunate soul *
* Go ahead, make your choice
* I'm a very busy woman and I haven't got all day *
* It won't cost much
* Just your voice
* You poor unfortunate soul
* It's sad but true
* If you want to cross a bridge, my sweet *
* You've got the pay the toll
* Take a gulp and take a breath *
* And go ahead and sign the scroll *
* Flotsam, Jetsam, now I've got her, boys *
* The boss is on a roll
* You poor unfortunate soul [cackling]
["Never Fall in Love [With an Elf]"]
* The holidays will seem bittersweet *
* While you're alone in bed
* But how can one girl ever compete *
* With a magic fat guy in a flying sled *
* Go ask a hundred single girls *
* From here to Philadelphia
* They'll say it's clear as day *
* You're in for sleepless nights *
* If you date a guy who has a thing for tights *
* Oh, never fall in love
* Never fall in love
* With an elf
* It's as clear as a jingle bell *
* If you are single
* Well, don't fall in love with an elf *
[triumphant music]
[gentle music]
[warm music]
- Hello, I'm Traci Mann,
Market President at Old National Bank.
We are thrilled to be part of our third year
as title sponsor of the Jerry Awards
through the Overture Center for the Arts.
The Jerrys truly make an impact
throughout the state of Wisconsin,
with nearly 100 schools and 9,500 students and volunteers.
I've been fortunate enough to see Jerry students perform,
and each time I'm blown away.
Yes, these performers have talent,
but what's truly impressive is their poise,
maturity, and commitment.
As a community bank, Old National believes
each of us has a role in making the places
where we live and work be better,
and the arts play an important role.
The arts bring people with different voices together
and throughout those experiences,
you gain new perspectives.
We leave these experiences as better people,
and when that happens, all of our communities are stronger.
From all of us at Old National Bank,
I wanna congratulate all the students,
teachers, and volunteers
for participating in this year's Jerry Awards.
[triumphant music]
- Hello, my name is Joe King
and I'm the theater director at Shorewood High School.
We are delighted to have had our production
of Urinetown named Outstanding Musical.
Our students and staff were delighted
to produce this quirky, underappreciated show.
I would love to acknowledge all of the amazing
and talented student set designers,
builders, costume designers, makeup artists,
musicians, and actors who made Urinetown
a top-notch piece of theater.
I'd especially like to mention junior Maya Schmitz
and senior Jaron Tsuchiyama, who earned
Outstanding Supporting Performer Jerry Awards,
junior Maddie Beeghly who earned
an Outstanding Lead Performer Jerry as Hope Cladwell,
and senior Sarena Powers, who is our Spirit Award winner.
Junior Olivia Dardis earned
an Outstanding Stage Management Jerry,
and sophomore Henry Heyden
was the Sound Design Jerry winner.
Finally, a huge shout-out
to the amazing artistic staff of this production,
including Brad Brist, technical direction
and set and lighting design,
Sara Van Loon, costume design,
Bryan Kujawa and Raven Dockery,
instrumental and vocal music direction,
Ryan Cappleman, choreography,
and Amanda Hall as props design master.
Enjoy some photos of Shorewood High School's
production of Urinetown .
["Run, Freedom, Run!"] * Run freedom, run
* Freedom run away
* My friends, you have to run
* Run-a, run-a, run
* Freedom run away
* That freedom sun
* Will shine some day
* Three, four
* 'Til then you better run, run-a freedom, run *
* Freedom run away
* Run, freedom run
* Run away
* Run, run away
* My friends, you have to run, run-a, run-a, run *
* Freedom run away
* That freedom sun * Freedom sun
* Will shine someday * Run freedom
* 'Til then you better run, run-a, run-a run *
* Run-a, run-a, run, hallelujah *
* Freedom run
* With the wind in your hair
* You run to freedom's glory
* Freedom sun
* That freedom sun will shine all over your freedom story *
* I said freedom
[people chattering]
* I said freedom
[people chattering]
* I said freedom
* Freedom run away
* Let freedom run, let freedom, let freedom run away *
- Hi everybody, Tim here, and I'm here with our partners
for the Jerry Awards program, and without their support
and without their collaboration with us,
we wouldn't have this terrific program
that reaches so many students in schools across the state,
so I want them all to say hi to you.
- Hey everybody, this is Heidi Lofy
from the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee,
and I just wanted to say congratulations
for being a part of this year's Jerry Awards.
Sorry we're not gonna see you in person,
but we'll be back soon.
- Hi everyone, Michael Ranscht from Viterbo University.
So glad that you guys were able to submit some videos
and congratulations on everything that you've done.
You've made music theater an important part
of what happens in high school, congratulations.
- Hi everyone, Sean Wright from
the Grand Theater in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Congratulations.
You guys are some of the best musical theater talent anywhere,
and we're so lucky that you're part
of the Jerry Awards program.
Isn't that right, Katy?
- That is right.
Katy Lang, also from the Grand Theater, here.
We're so proud of all of you.
Congratulations on being part
of a very memorable Jerry Awards show.
- I'm Jon Miskowski, Director of PBS Wisconsin.
I want to thank our colleagues and partners here
for the great work that you do in your communities
and for the wonderful work that happens at Overture
and in schools across the state.
And we are looking forward to continuing
to celebrate that wonderful work next year.
Thanks.
[triumphant music]
- Hello, my name is Colleen Jaskulski and I am the director
of the Wauwatosa East Players production
of Seussical the Musical .
I'm currently seated on our set,
which has still been standing
since we were forced to close early
due to the onset of COVID-19.
We are thrilled that we were able
to perform four of our six public performances,
as we know that so many other schools in the area
did not get that opportunity.
Here at Wauwatosa East, we had over 100 students
involved in the production of Seussical .
We have talented actors, musicians, and performers
that all helped to bring the show to life.
But one of the things that I think
really makes Wauwatosa East special
is the student-run crews.
All of the elements of the show,
from props and construction to lighting and sound
and makeup and everything in between,
the students are the ones that are in charge of those crews.
So although the adult teams are here
to aid them in their creativity
and help them when they need some guidance,
most of the magic that you're seeing on stage
was brought to life by our students,
and I think that that's just a really special
and unique element of this theater.
One of the things that I think
is great about Tosa East Theater
is the traditions that go along with it.
There are traditions that span back
all the way to the beginning of the theater
more than 80 years ago.
But so many of those traditions
align with the closing performance,
which unfortunately we did not get to have this year.
However, theater students are creative.
So on the Sunday of what would've been
our closing performance,
numerous members of the cast, pit, and crew
all got together at a local park
and performed the show one last time.
They laughed and sang and danced
and spent time together,
really honoring the production that they had put together
and the friendship that they all had with one another.
And I think that moment speaks to
really what we need right now,
and the love and commitment that we have to have
for one another in this moment.
On behalf of everyone here at Wauwatosa East,
from the students in the cast and pit and crew,
to the staff that helped make the show possible,
thank you so much for this award
and for honoring high school theater in Wisconsin.
I know I can speak for everyone when I say
we are so excited to be back
and to continue to make magic and theater
that brings joy to so many.
Thank you so much.
["Anything Goes"]
* Times have changed
* And we've often rewound the clock *
* Since the Puritans got a shock *
* When they landed on Plymouth Rock *
* If today, any shock they should try to stem *
* Instead of landing on Plymouth Rock *
* Plymouth Rock would land on them *
* In olden days a glimpse of stocking *
* Was looked on as something shocking *
* But now God knows anything goes *
* Good authors, too, who once knew better words *
* Now only use four-letter words writing prose *
* Anything goes
["Backwoods Barbie"] * I grew up poor and ragged
* Just a simple country girl
* I wanted to be pretty more than anything in the world *
* Like Barbie or the models in the Frederick's catalog *
* From rags to wishes in my dreams I could have it all *
* I'm just a backwoods Barbie
* Too much makeup, too much hair *
* Don't be fooled by thinking
* That the goods are not all there *
* Don't let these false eyelashes lead you to believe *
* That I'm as shallow as I look 'cause I run true and deep *
- [gasps] Oh, it's you.
What a terrific surprise.
["What's Up, Duloc"]
* Once upon a time, this place was infested *
* Freaks on every corner
* I had them all arrested
* Hey nonny, nonny, nonny no
* If you had a quirk, you didn't pass inspection *
* We all have our standards
* But I will have perfection
* And so, and so
* Things are looking up here in Duloc *
* The things I'm cooking up here in Duloc *
* A model that amazes
* A plan with seven phases
* Things are looking up here in Duloc *
* In Duloc
["All to Pieces"] * Oh, one of Bardot's
* Why should she be stingy
* Oh, throw in her toes
* Mine are just too dingy
* I'll give the preacher my mountain of those *
* I love her all, I love her all *
* I love her ah, ah, all to pieces *
* I love her all, I love her all *
* I love her ah, ah, all to pieces *
["It's a Privilege to Pee"] * The good Lord made us
* So we'd piss each day
* Until we piss away
* The good Lord made sure that what goes in men *
* Must soon come out again
* So you're no different then
* From lowly me
[spirited music]
* Then I think I'll charge you twice *
* Or better yet have you arrested *
* Since you prefer the law gets tested *
* And in Urinetown you'll see
* Why it's dumb to fight with me *
* For the privilege to pee
* Wah, wah, wah
["Happy/Sad"] * I think I'm rested
* But then I'm tired
* Today requested, tomorrow fired *
* And now a boy says he adores
* She who once was yours
* How can I ignore such news
* I'm sad and happy
* Why should I choose
* Life is full of contradictions *
* Every inch a mile
* At the moment we start weeping *
* That's when we should smile
["Adelaide's Lament"] * When they get on the train
* For Niagara
* And she can hear church bells chime *
* The compartment is air conditioned *
* And the mood sublime
* Then they get off at Saratoga for the 14th time *
* A person can develop la grippe *
* La grippe, la post nasal drip *
* With the wheezes and the sneezes *
* And a sinus that's really a pip *
* From a lack of community property *
* And a feeling she's getting too old *
* A person can develop a bad, bad cold *
[sneezes]
[groans]
["Poor Unfortunate Souls"]
* The men up there don't like a lot of blabber *
* They think a girl who gossips is a bore *
* Yes, on land it's much preferred *
* For ladies not to say a word
* And after all, dear, what is idle prattle for *
* Come on, they're not all that impressed with conversation *
* True gentlemen avoid it when they can *
* But they dote and swoon and fawn *
* On a lady who's withdrawn
* It's she who holds her tongue who gets her man *
* Come on, you poor unfortunate soul *
* Go ahead, make your choice
* I'm a very busy woman and I haven't got all day *
* It won't cost much, just your voice *
* You poor unfortunate soul
* It's sad but true
* If you want to cross the bridge, my sweet *
* You've gotta pay the toll
* Take a gulp and take a breath *
* Go ahead and sign the scroll
* Flotsam, Jetsam, now I've got her, boys *
* The boss is on a roll
* You poor unfortunate soul
[triumphant music]
[spirited music]
- Hello from Reedsburg Area High School.
The cast, crew, orchestra, and staff
of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
are thrilled to be making our debut
at this year's Jerry Awards.
I am so very proud of everyone involved in this production.
Congratulations.
- Hello everyone, I just wanna give
a huge congratulations and thank you
to all the members of the pit orchestra,
as well as the cast and crew
for your unbelievable job with Joseph this year.
You created memories for yourself
and for everybody that saw the show, well done.
- This really great honor could not have been possible
without the fantastic effort
of my very talented stage ninja crew.
This crew overcame every possible problem that occurred
and ran the show
with the greatest degree of professionalism.
Thank you, ninjas.
- Hi everyone, just wanted to say a big thank you
and congratulations to the wardrobe department
and the entire cast and crew
of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat .
And thank you to the Jerry Awards.
The opportunity has been amazing and life-changing.
["Overture"]
*
- Thank you directing team, cast, crew, orchestra.
What an awesome show.
I couldn't be more proud.
We are honored to be part of the 2020 Jerry Awards this year,
and thank you for giving not only Reedsburg
but all musical theater programs
from across the state of Wisconsin a chance to shine.
Thank you.
- In normal circumstances,
our dance recipients have the opportunity
to be featured in one of our group numbers.
Here they are, showcasing their individual talents
by showing us a signature move.
[invigorating music]
[triumphant music]
* With fins you don't get too far *
* Legs are required for jumping, dancing *
* Strolling along down the what's that word again *
[record scratching]
- Folk of the deep, it is I, King Triton.
As you are aware, the land dwellers
are experiencing a pandemic.
There will be no fin holding,
there will be no touching of the face,
please stay one shark apart,
and for heaven above, please wear your kelp face masks.
* Where did she go, where can she be *
[phone blooping]
[phone bloops]
- She never picks up! [sighs]
- Even though we can't have a gathering
with more than 10 fish,
we still need to practice for the concert.
Okay, one, two.
* She dyes her hair new colors
* She plays all day with pets
* She makes these knitting projects *
* That soon she will forget
* She wastes away her days
* Binge-watching her favorite show *
* She spends her days on Zoom calls *
* She's keeping her six feet
* She's sewed a dozen face masks *
* To use out on the street
* She's going quite insane
* Only one thing it can be
* She's in quarantine
* A nightmare or a dream
* Not to be quarantined
* Sha, la, la, la
* It isn't clear what I'm losing *
- I've actually really enjoyed this time with myself.
I've had the chance to indulge in some culture, like cinema.
Cut the camera!
Really just [snores] unwind.
[gentle music]
* If only you could know the things I long to say *
* If only I could tell you what I wish I could convey *
* Part of your world, ah, ah, ah *
- Woman: Marty.
- Huh?
- Woman: You're seven months late
starting the second act, let's go.
- Really?
- Woman: Yeah, let's go, come on.
- What?
- Thank you everyone for joining us
for this 2020 Jerry Awards.
We continue to be impressed
with the talent in our communities,
even more so here as the students and teachers
rose to the occasion to showcase these talents virtually.
- I know, right?
There was so much creativity,
I just have to do the shout-out
to The Little Mermaid in quarantine.
- Right? [laughs]
- How clever and funny that was, and touching,
and really having such an important message
to convey and to teach to.
I mean, I thought that was just something
extra special tonight. - It was wonderful.
Congratulations everybody.
We're so glad we were able to share your work tonight
with our community, and we hope that next year
when we do the 2021 Jerry Awards,
we'll be able to be back in Overture Hall.
Congratulations everybody. - Congratulations.
- Our final video montage tonight
features our Spirit Award,
and this is a recipient that each school ensemble chooses
that is just spirited, fun, hardworking,
and we're so glad we were able to showcase them tonight
and they're singing,
"You Will be Found" from Dear Evan Hanson .
Goodnight everybody. - Goodnight everybody.
["You Will Be Found"]
* Have you ever felt like nobody was there *
* Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere *
* Have you ever felt like you could disappear *
* Like you could fall and no one would hear *
* So let that lonely feeling wash away *
* 'Cause maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay *
* 'Cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand *
* You can reach, reach out your hand *
* And oh, someone will come running *
* And I know they'll take you home *
* Even when the dark comes crashing through *
* When you need a friend to carry you *
* And when you're broken on the ground *
* You will be found
* So let the sun come streaming in *
* 'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again *
* Lift your head and look around *
* You will be found
[gentle piano music]
* There's a place where we don't have to feel unknown *
* And every time that you call out *
* You're a little less alone
* If you only say the word
* From across the silence, your voice is heard *
* Oh
* Someone will come running
* Oh
* To take you home
* Someone will come running to take you home *
* To take you home
* Even when the dark comes crashing through *
* When you need a friend to carry you *
* When you're broken on the ground *
* You will be found
* So let the sun come streaming in *
* 'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again *
* If you only look around
* You will be found
* Out of the shadows
* The morning is breaking
* And all is new, all is new
* It's filling up the empty
* And suddenly I see that all is new, all is new *
* You are not alone
* You are not, you are not alone *
* You are not alone
* Even when the dark comes crashing through *
* When you need someone to carry you *
* When you're broken on the ground *
* You will be found
* So let the sun come streaming in *
* 'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again *
* If you only look around
* You will be found
* Even when the dark comes crashing through *
* You will be found
* When you need someone to carry you *
* You will be found
[upbeat music]