Before Christopher Simmons died of an aneurysm last year, he had begun working on improving the singing skills and overall professionalism of the group he’d performed with for several seasons. According to one of his colleagues at PHAMALy (The Physically Handicapped Amateur Musical Actor’s League), Simmons “admonished us to prepare better for auditions, take classes and to raise things up a notch. During the last few months, one of PHAMALy’s volunteers has taken over his project,” the friend continues, “and I’m hoping that his challenge will make people rise to the occasion. If PHAMALy wants to be taken seriously, we’ve got to work harder at it.” Giving a posthumous award is one way to honor his memory; but picking up where Simmons left off would be even better.