Eligible Roles
The shows list below is NOT a comprehensive list. It is a list of shows/roles that have been performed in the Independence Awards in the past. Each year new shows are added as schools produce them.
* - not eligible for Jimmy's nominations
* - not eligible for Jimmy's nominations
If combined roles (role1/role2/role3) are split in a production, they will not be eligible in their category OR for Jimmy's consideration.
| Show | Lead Roles | Supporting Roles | Featured Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 to 5 | Doralee Rhodes, Franklin Hart, Judy Bernly, Violet Newstead | Joe, Roz | |
| Alice By Heart | Alfred/White Rabbit/March Hare, Alice, Tabatha/Cheshire Cat | Dr. Butridge/Jabberwock/King of Hearts, Red Cross Nurse/Queen of Hearts, The Duchess/Dodgy | |
| All Shook Up | Chad, Natalie Haller | Dean Hyde, Dennis, Jim Haller, Lorraine, Sandra, Sylvia | |
| Amélie | Amelie | Nino, Young Amelie | |
| Amélie: Teen Edition | Amelie | Nino, Young Amelie | |
| Anastasia: The Musical | Anya/Anastasia, Dmitry | Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch, Dowager Empress Mara Feodorovna, Gelb Vaganov, Vlad Popov | |
| Annie | Annie, Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks | Grace Farrell, Miss Hannigan | |
| Anything Goes (2022) | Billy Crocker, Reno Sweeney | Evangeline Harcourt, Hope Harcourt, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Moonface | |
| Big Fish | Edward Bloom, Will Bloom | Amos Calloway, Josephine Bloom, Karl, Sandra Bloom, Young Sandra Bloom | |
| Brigadoon | Fiona MacLaren, Tommy Albright | Charlie Dalrymple, Harry Beaqtaon*, Jean MacLaren*, Jeff Douglas*, Meg Brockie | |
| Cameron Mackintosh and Disney's Mary Poppins | Bert, Mary Poppins | Jane Banks*, Michael Banks*, Mr. George Banks, Mrs. Winifred Banks | |
| Catch Me If You Can | Carl Hanratty, Frank Abagnale, Jr. | Brenda Strong, Frank Abignale, Sr., Paula Abagnale | |
| Chess | Anatoly Sergievsky, Florence Vassy, Freddie Trumper | Arbiter, Ivan Molokov, Svetlana | |
| Chicago | Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly | Amos Hart, Billy Flynn | |
| Chicago: Teen Edition | Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly | Amos Hart, Billy Flynn | Mama Morton |
| Crazy for You | Bobby Child, Polly Baker | Bella Zangler, Eugene Fodor, Irene Roth, Lank Hawkins, Patricia Fodor | |
| Curtains | Carmen Bernstein, Georgia Hedricks, Lt. Frank Cioffi | Aaron Fox, Niki Harris | |
| Curtains: School Edition | Carmen Bernstein, Georgia Hendricks, Lt. Frank Cioffi | Aaron Fox, Niki Harris | |
| Dear Evan Hansen | Evan Hansen | Connor Murphy*, Heidi Hansen, Zoe Murphy | Larry Murphy |
| Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Freddy Benson, Lawrence Jameson | Andre Thibault, Christine Colgate, Muriel Eubanks | |
| Disney's Beauty and the Beast | Beast, Belle | Gaston, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts | Lefou |
| Disney's Frozen | Anna, Elsa | Hans, Kristoff, Olaf | |
| Disney's High School Musical | Gabriella Montez, Troy Bolton | Chad Danforth, Ryan Evans, Sharpay Evans, Taylor McKessie | |
| Disney's The Little Mermaid | Ariel | King Triton, Prince Eric, Sebastian, Ursula | Scuttle |
| Elf The Musical | Buddy, Jovie | Emily, Michael, Walter | |
| Ernxst | Algy, Cecile, Gwyn, Jax | Slouch, Wince | |
| Evita | Che, Eva Peron | Peron | |
| Footloose | Ariel Moore, Ren McCormack, Rev. Shaw Moore | Rusty, Vi Moore, Willard | |
| Freaky Friday | Ellie, Katherine | Adam | |
| Godspell | Jesus, Judas | ||
| Grease | Danny*, Sandy* | Kenickie*, Rizzo* | |
| Guys and Dolls | Miss Adelaide, Nathan Detroit, Sarah Brown, Sky Masterson | Nicely-Nicely Johnson | |
| Hairspray | Tracy Turnblad | Amber Von Tussle, Edna Turnblad, Link Larkin, Motormouth Maybelle, Penny Pingleton, Seaweed J. Stubbs, Velma Von Tussle | |
| Head Over Heels | Musidorus, Pamela, Philoclea | Basilius, Dametas*, Gynecia*, Mopsa | Pythio |
| Heathers The Musical | JD, Veronica Sawyer | Heather Chandler, Heather Duke, Heather McNamara, Martha Dunnstock | |
| Hello, Dolly! | Dolly Gallagher Levi, Horace Vandergelder | Barnaby Tucker*, Cornelious Hackl, Irene Malloy, Minnie Faye* | |
| How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying | J. Pierrepont Finch, Rosemary Pilkington | Bud Frump*, JB Biggley*, Smitty | |
| Hunchback of Notre Dame | Dom Claude Frollo, Esmeralda, Quasimodo | Captain Phoebus de Martin | Clopin |
| In The Heights | Nina Rosario, Usnavi | Abuela, Benny, Vanessa | |
| Into the Woods | The Baker, The Baker's Wife | Cinderella, Jack, Little Red, The Witch | |
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph, Narrator | Pharoah | |
| Legally Blonde The Musical | Elle Woods | Callahan, Emmett Forrest, Paulette Buonufonte, Warner Huntington III | Vivienne Kensington |
| Les Misérables | Javert, Jean Valjean | Cosette, Eponine, Fantine, Marius, Mrs. Thernardier, Thernardier | |
| Les Misérables, School Edition | Javert, Jean Valjean | Cosette, Eponine, Fantine, Marius, Mrs. Thernardier, Thernardier | |
| Little Shop of Horrors | Audrey, Seymour Krelborn | Audrey II*, Mr. Mushnik*, Orin Scrivello, DDS* | |
| Little Women | Jo March | Friedrich Bhaer, Laurie, Marmee | |
| Mamma Mia! | Donna Sheridan, Sophie Sheridan | Bill Austin*, Harry Bright, Rosie Mulligan, Sam Carmichael, Tanya Cresham-Leigh | Sky Rymand |
| Mean Girls | Cady Heron, Regina George | Damian Hubbard, Gretchen Weiners, Janis Sarkisian, Karen Smith | |
| Monty Python's Spamalot | King Arthur, Lady of the Lake | Patsy, Sir Lancelot, Sir Robin | |
| Monty Python's Spamalot: School Edition | King Arthur, Lady of the Lake | Patsy, Sir Lancelot, Sir Robin | |
| My Fair Lady | Eliza Doolittle, Henry Higgins | Alfred Doolittle, Colonel Pickering | |
| Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 | Natasha, Pierre | Anatole, Aunt Marya*, Helene, Sonya | |
| Newsies | Jack Kelly, Katherine Plummer | Crutchie, Davey Jacobs, Joseph Pulitzer | |
| On The Town | Chip, Claire, Gabey, Hildy, Ozzie | Ivy Smith, Lucy Schmeeler, Madame Dilly, Pitkin W. Bridgework | |
| Once On This Island | Storyteller/Ti Moune | Agwe, Erzulie, Female Asaka, Male Storyteller / Daniel, Mama Euralie*, Papa Ge, Tonton Julian* | |
| Once Upon a Mattress | Prince Dauntless, Princess Winnifred, Queen Aggravain | Lady Larkin, Minstrel, Sir Harry, The Jester | |
| Once Upon a One More Time | Cinderella, Prince Charming | Belinda*, Betany*, OFG, Snow White, Stepmother | |
| Pippin | Leading Player, Pippin | Berthe, Catherine, Fastrada | |
| Pirates! The Penzance Musical | Frederic, Mabel, Pirate King | Major General Stanley, Ruth | |
| Ragtime School Edition | Coalhouse Walker, Jr., Mother, Tateh | Father*, Little Boy (Edgar)*, Sarah, Younger Brother* | |
| Ranked, A Musical | Lily Larsen* | Alexis Larsen*, John Carter*, Jordan Carter*, Ryan Summers*, Sydney Summers* | |
| Rent School Edition | Mark Cohen, Roger Davis | Angel, Collins, Joanne, Maureen, Mimi Marquez | |
| Ride the Cyclone | Jane Doe, Mischa Bachinski, Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg | Cassandra, Constance Blackwood, Karnak, Noel Gruber, Ricky Potts | |
| Ride the Cyclone: Teen Edition | Jane Doe, Mischa Bachinski, Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg | Cassandra, Constance Blackwood, Karnak, Noel Gruber, Ricky Potts | |
| Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach | James, Ladahlord | Grasshopper, Lady Bug, Spiker, Sponge | |
| Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical | Matilda | Miss Honey, Mr. Wormwood, Mrs. Wormwood, Trunchbull | |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel | Billy Bigelow, Julie Jordan | Carrie Pipperidge, Enoch Snow, Jigger Craigin | |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Enchanted Edition) | Christopher, Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Original) | Cinderella, Prince | Fairy Godmother, King, Queen, Stepmother, Stepsister Joy, Stepsister Portia | |
| Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Broadway Version) | Ella, Topher | Charlotte, Gabrielle, Jean-Michel*, Marie | |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! | Curly McLain, Laurey | Ado Annie, Ali Hakim, Aunt Eller, Jud Fry, Will Parker | |
| Seussical | Gertrude McFuzz, Horton, JoJo, The Cat in the Hat | Mayzie | |
| She Loves Me | Amalia Balash, Georg Nowack, Ilona Ritter, Ladislav Sipos | Steven Kodaly | |
| Shrek the Musical | Fiona, Shrek | Donkey, Lord Farquaad | |
| Singin' in the Rain | Don Lockwood, Kathy Seldon | Cosmo Brown, Lina Lamont | |
| Sister Act | Deloris Van Cartier, Mother Superior, Sister Mary Robert | Curtis Jackson, Eddie Souther | |
| Something Rotten | Nick Bottom | Beatrice Bottom, Nigel Bottom, Portia, Thomas Nostradamus, William Shakespeare | |
| Songs for a New World | Man 1, Man 2, Man 3, Woman 1, Woman 2 | ||
| Sound of Music | Maria Rainer | Captain Georg von Trapp, Liesl Von Trapp*, Mother Abbess | |
| Sweeney Todd | Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd | Anthony Hope, Johanna, Judge Turpin, Tobias Ragg | |
| Sweeney Todd School Edition | Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd | Anthony Hope, Johanna, Judge Turpin, Tobias Ragg | Beadle Bamford |
| The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Chip Tolentino, Leaf Coneybear, Marcy Park, Olive Ostrovsky, Rona, Schwartzy, Vice Principal, William Barfee | ||
| The Addams Family Musical | Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams, Wednesday Addams | Alice Beineke, Lucas Beineke, Mal Beineke, Pugsley Addams, Uncle Fester | |
| The Addams Family Musical: School Edition | Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams, Wednesday Addams | Alice Beineke, Lucas Beineke, Mal Beineke, Pugsley Addams, Uncle Fester | |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | Janet Van de Graaf, Man in Chair, Robert Martin | Adolpho, Mrs. Tottendale, The Drowsy Chaperone | |
| The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical | Annabeth, Percy | Grover, Mr. D. | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Vicomte Raoul de Chagny | Carlotta Giudicelli, Madame Giry*, Monsieur Gilles Andre*, Richard Firmin* | |
| The Prom | Barry, Dee Dee, Emma | Alyssa, Angie, Mr. Hawkins, Trent | |
| The Prom: School Edition | Barry, Dee Dee, Emma | Alyssa, Angie, Mr. Hawkins, Trent | |
| The SpongeBob Musical | Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Spongebob Squarepants | Patchy the Pirate, Sheldon J. Plankton, Squidward Q. Tentacles | |
| The Theory of Relativity | Man 1, Man 2, Man 3, Woman 1, Woman 2, Woman 3 | ||
| The Wiz | Dorothy | Lion, Scarecrow, The Wicked Witch, The Wiz, Tin Man | |
| The Wizard of Oz | Dorothy Gale | Glinda*, Lion, Scarecrow, Tin Man | |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie | Jimmy Smith, Millie Dillmount | Miss Dorothy Brown, Mrs. Meers, Muzzy Van Hossmere, Trevor Graydon | |
| Urinetown | Bobby Strong, Hope Cladwell | Caldwell B. Cladwell, Little Sally, Officer Lockstock, Penelope Pennywise | |
| Young Frankenstein | Frederick Frankenstein, Igor, Inga | Elizabeth, Frau Blucher, Inspector Kemp*, The Monster* |