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Tommy Tune Awards

Celebrating Excellence in High School Musical Theatre Across Greater Houston

Each year, Theatre Under The Stars honors the outstanding achievements of high school musical theatre students through the Tommy Tune Awards. In 2025 alone, more than 6,000 students from 72 schools participated — culminating in a dazzling ceremony at the Hobby Center where more than 600 students performed live on stage.

The Tommy Tune Awards recognize excellence both onstage and behind the scenes, inspiring students to pursue their artistic dreams, providing professional-level feedback, and strengthening Houston’s cultural community.

As the official regional program of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (The Jimmy Awards®), the Tommy Tune Awards send two Outstanding Performer winners to New York City each summer. These students train with Broadway professionals, participate in intensive rehearsals and workshops, and represent Houston in a national showcase.

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Participating Schools

Alvin High School – String

Angleton High School – Chicago: Teen Edition

B. F. Terry High School – Hello Dolly

Bridgeland High School – CATS

CE King School – High School Musical on Stage

Cinco Ranch High School – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Clear Brook High School –  The Great Christmas Cookie Bake-Off

Clear Creek High School – Shrek the Musical

Clear Falls High School – Anastasia

Clear Springs High School – The Addams Family

Clements High School – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music

Concordia Lutheran High School – Disney’s Frozen

Conroe High School – Chicago: Teen Edition

Cypress Falls High School – Annie

Cypress Ranch High School – Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Popppins

Cypress Woods High School – Little Shop of Horrors and Shrek the Musical

Dickinson High School – SpongeBob the Musical and Tuck Everlasting 

Dr. Thomas E. Randle High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition

Dulles High School – Les Misérables

Fort Bend High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition

Foster High School – Disney’s Newsies

Friendswood High School – Les Misérables

G.W. Carver Magnet High School – The Wiz

Gene Tomas High School – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

George Bush High School – Little Shop of Horrors

Goose Creek Memorial High School – Mamma Mia!

Hightower High School – Grease and Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Houston Christian High School – Anastasia and High School Musical

Jordan High School – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Kingwood High School – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music

Klein Cain High School – Seussical

Klein Collins High School – All Shook Up

Klein High School – Crazy for You

Klein Oak High School – Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins

Lamar Consolidated High School – Sweeney Todd: School Edition

Lamar High School – Legally Blonde

Lawrence B Elkins High School – Heathers: Teen Edition

Manvel High School – Mean Girls: High School Edition

Memorial High School – The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Broadway Revival Version)

Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions – You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown

Montgomery High School – Disney’s Frozen

Northland Christian School – James and the Giant Peach

Oak Ridge High School – Little Women the Musical

Pasadena Memorial High School – Matilda

Patricia E. Paetow High School – The Addams Family

Pearland High School – Little Women the Musical and Seussical

Ridge Point High School – The Wedding Singer

Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation High School – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)

Second Baptist School – Crazy for You

Shadow Creek High School – Grease: School Version

South Houston High School – Little Shop of Horrors

St. Agnes Academy – String and A Year with Frog and Toad

St. Francis Episcopal School – Shrek the Musical

St. Pius X High School – Godspell

Stephen F. Austin High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition

Stratford High School – Guys and Dolls

Summer Creek High School – Mamma Mia!

The Emery Weiner School – Bandstand

The John Cooper School – Les Misérables School Edition

The Kinkaid School – Once Upon a One More Time (High School Version)

The Village School – Chicago: Teen Edition

Tomball Memorial High School – Big Fish School Edition

William B. Travis High School – Mamma Mia!

Yates High School – TBA

How the Program Works

  • Participating Schools: High schools across Greater Houston apply to participate, producing a qualifying musical during the adjudication window.
  • Volunteer Adjudicators: Theatre professionals and educators attend productions and evaluate them using a detailed rubric.
  • Awards Ceremony: Finalists and winners are announced in the spring, culminating in a live awards show featuring student performances at the Hobby Center.

Benefits for Students

By honoring excellence in high school theatre, the Tommy Tune Awards:

  • Inspire students to pursue their artistic dreams.
  • Enrich the arts through professional feedback and recognition.
  • Strengthen Houston’s cultural community by connecting schools, students, and theatre lovers.

Important Dates (2025–26 Season)

  • School Interest Form Open: August 13 – September 29
  • Adjudication Period: October 11 – March 1
  • Finalists Announced: March 20
  • Tommy Tune Awards Ceremony at the Hobby Center: May 8

Get Involved

Schools

Apply to participate in this year’s program.

Adjudicators

Volunteer your expertise and support Houston’s young performers.

Tommy Tune Awards Tickets

Get your seat for Houston’s biggest night in high school musical theatre!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the connection to the Jimmy Awards?
The Tommy Tune Awards are Houston’s official regional program of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (The Jimmy Awards®). Two Outstanding Performer winners are sent each summer to represent Houston in the national showcase in New York City.
How many schools participate?
Each year, more than 70 schools from across the Greater Houston area participate.
What awards are given?
Awards recognize both performance and technical achievements — including acting, direction, choreography, orchestra, crew, design, and overall production.
Where is the ceremony held?
At the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.
Who can attend the ceremony?
Tickets are available to the public; details are shared each spring.
Where can I find school/adjudicator guidelines?

Downloadable packets are available on the Participating Schools and Volunteer Adjudicators pages.

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