High schoolers from across the region to perform in Jerry Ensemble Cabaret
Get ready for a dazzling night of song and storytelling! The Southern Wisconsin Jerry Ensemble takes the stage with two performances at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday, March 30 in Promenade Hall. The Jerry Ensemble Cabaret will feature everything from beloved musical theater classics to the latest Broadway hits. Tickets ($30) are available at overture.org.
Overture’s Southern Wisconsin Jerry Ensemble is made up of accomplished high school singers from 11 Wisconsin schools. They will wow you with solos, duets, trios and more. Sing along with familiar favorites and discover new showstoppers while enjoying an evening of pure musical magic. With their incredible talent and infectious energy, these performers are sure to leave you humming long after the final note.
2025/26 Southern Wisconsin Jerry Ensemble
- Gigi Christensen, Adams-Friendship High School
- Coen Faber, Mount Horeb High School
- Matias Finley, Abundant Life Christian
- Isaac Freiberg, Middleton High School
- Elleigh Harter, Sauk Prairie High School
- Beau Jacobs, Oregon High School
- Alexandra (Allie) Jonas, Parker High School
- Isabel Killian, Middleton High School
- Callie Lederer, Verona Area High School
- Madison Melrose, Sun Prairie East High School
- Leena Rathgeber, Monona Grove High School
- Kimball Richards, Sun Prairie East High School
- Samuel Roberts, Sauk Prairie High School
- Ava Van Daele, Whitewater High School
- Connor Wilkinson, Sun Prairie East High School
- Aurelia (Lia) Wochenske, Oregon High School
- Payton Sarbacker, Verona Area High School
The Jerrys, one of Wisconsin’s High School Musical Awards Programs, encourages, recognizes and honors excellence in high school musical theater. The program began in the 2009/10 school year as the Tommy Awards and was renamed in 2017/18 season to The Jerrys after philanthropist and arts supporter W. Jerome Frautschi. Educators and industry professionals attend productions at nearly 115 high schools in 30 counties around the state, providing valuable feedback. The program elevates the importance of musical theater within high schools.
The Jerry Ensembles are the premier performance groups representing the Jerry Awards in Southern and Central Wisconsin featuring select vocal performers from schools participating in the Jerry Awards program. Students are selected through auditions each year. The Southern Wisconsin Jerry Ensemble is directed by Gail Becker and the Central Wisconsin Jerry Ensemble is directed by Marshall DeLonay.
OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS in Madison, Wis. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization that features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, nine resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in more than 500,000 educational and artistic experiences each year. Overture’s mission is to support and elevate our community’s creative culture, economy and quality of life through the arts. overture.org
Editor’s note: This press release was provided by the Overture Center.
