THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS (NHSMTA)/ JIMMY™ AWARDS is a celebration of outstanding achievement in vocal, dance and acting performance, developed to elevate the profile of in-school arts education across America, provide college scholarships and create pathways connecting promising young performers to the professional theater industry. Each year, 50,000 teenagers at 1,000 high schools participate in the program. Students who win lead actor and actress awards at their regional high school musical theater awards competitions convene in New York City for five days of private coaching and rehearsals at the New Studio on Broadway, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Department of Drama, in preparation for their Broadway debut at The Jimmy™ Awards. The program was founded in 2009 by Pittsburgh CLO and Nederlander Alliances LLC, under the leadership of James L. Nederlander, and is produced by The Broadway Education Alliance in association with Pittsburgh CLO. The Jimmy™ Award is named for James M. Nederlander, the legendary Broadway theater owner, in honor of his vision and generous support of young artists. For more information please visit www.nhsmta.com.
Participating Award Programs
BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE STAGE TOP HONOR AWARDS,
Broadway San Jose
BETTY LYNN BUCKLEY AWARDS, Casa Mañana
BLUE STAR AWARDS, Kansas City Starlight Theatre
THE BLUMEY AWARDS, Blumenthal Performing Arts
THE BOBBY G AWARDS, Denver Center Attractions
BROADWAY STAR OF THE FUTURE, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
THE CHILDRESS M.A.C.Y. AWARDS, McCoy Rigby Entertainment
CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS, The Spirit of Broadway Theater
DSM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS, Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc.
GENEVA COLLEGE HENRY MANCINI MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS, Pittsburgh Musical Theater
GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS-SHULER HENSLEY AWARDS,
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre Foundation
CAMP BROADWAY-THE GERSHWIN AWARDS, Camp Broadway in association with CAP21
GLOBE HONORS, The Old Globe
HERSHEY THEATRE APOLLO AWARDS, Hershey Theatre
THE ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS, Broadway In Chicago
IOWA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS, Des Moines Performing Arts
THE JERRY HERMAN AWARDS, Pantages Theatre
THE JESTER AWARDS, Music Theatre of Wichita
JOHN RAITT AWARDS FOR YOUTH (JRAY), FCLO Music Theatre
THE NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS, The Smith Center
THE ORPHEUM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS, The Orpheum Theatre
OVATION AWARDS, Wharton Center for Performing Arts
PITTSBURGH CLO GENE KELLY AWARDS, Pittsburgh CLO
PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE RISING STAR AWARDS, Paper Mill Playhouse
THE SCHMIDT AND JONES AWARDS, Lyric Stage, Inc.
SPOTLIGHT ON STARS, North Shore Music Theatre
STARS OF TOMORROW, Rochester Broadway Theatre League
THE TOMMY AWARDS, Overture Center for the Arts
TOMMY TUNE AWARDS, Theatre Under The Stars
TRIANGLE RISING STAR AWARDS, Durham Performing Arts Center
THE UTAH HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATER AWARDS, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
Visit our website to learn more about each of these participating theaters.
