

Note: In addition to covering Equity and community theater throughout the Garden State, New Jersey Stage also covers high school and college productions.

The ceremony will be livestreamed on Paper Mill’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. The 2023 Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards presented by Citizens Philanthropic Foundation and Investors Foundation ceremony will take place at Paper Mill Playhouse on Tuesday, June 13 at 7:30pm, featuring presenters from both Broadway and beyond. James (The Book of Mormon), Tony nominee Rob McClure (Chaplin), Jelani Remy ( Lion King, Ain’t Too Proud), Shanice Williams, star of NBC’s The Wiz Live! and Olivier Award nominee Jared Gertner (The Book of Mormon). Among the early nominees and winners are Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables), Tony Award winners Laura Benanti (Gypsy) and Nikki M. Since their inception in 1996, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater have ignited the careers of many notable performers, all of whom attended high school in New Jersey. (MILLBURN, NJ) - As one of the nation’s leading theaters and recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, Paper Mill Playhouse has a well-earned reputation for launching both performers and shows to Broadway.
