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 2026 alone, more than 6,000 students from 65 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.
Participating Schools
Alvin High School – Godspell
Angleton High School – Grease
Bridgeland High School – Come From Away and Oklahoma!
British International School Houston – School of Rock
Clear Creek High School – Finding Neverland
Clear Falls High School – Disney’s Frozen and Into the Woods
Clear Lake High School – Mamma Mia!
Clear Springs High School – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Clements High School – The Addams Family Musical
Concordia Lutheran High School – Into The Woods
Conroe High School – Oklahoma!
Cypress Falls High School – Sister Act
Cypress Park High School – The Addams Family Musical
Cypress Ranch High School – Little Women The Musical
Dickinson High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition and Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Duchesne Academy of The Sacred Heart – SIX: Teen Edition
Dulles High School – The Addams Family Musical and Curtains School Edition
Friendswood High School – Matilda
G.W. Carver Magnet High School – TBA
Gene Tomas High School – The Wizard of Oz
George Bush High School – Young Frankenstein
Houston Christian High School – Anything Goes and The Addams Family Musical
Incarnate Word Academy – Little Shop of Horrors
Jordan High School – Anything Goes (2022 Revision)
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – Grease
Kingwood High School – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Klein Cain High School – Guys and Dolls
Klein Collins High School – Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Klein High School – Into the Woods
Klein Oak High School – Little Shop of Horrors
Lamar Consolidated High School – Zombie Prom
Langham Creek High School – Come From Away
Lawrence B Elkins High School – SpongeBob The Musical
Manvel High School – Disney’s Frozen
Memorial High School – Seussical
Montgomery High School – SIX: Teen Edition and Anastasia
New Caney High School – Mamma Mia!
Northland Christian School – Godspell
Oak Ridge High School – Little Shop of Horrors
Pasadena Memorial High School – Disney’s Frozen
Pearland High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition
Ridge Point High School – Seussical
Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation High School – You’re Cordially Invited to Sit In
Second Baptist School – Annie
Seven Lakes High School – Disney’s The Little Mermaid
South Houston High School – TBA
St. Agnes Academy – Once Upon A Mattress
St. Francis Episcopal School – Into the Woods
St. Pius X High School – Little Shop of Horrors
Stephen F. Austin High School – Alice By Heart
Stratford High School – Finding Neverland and Urinetown
Summer Creek High School – Alice By Heart
The Emery Weiner School – Sweeney Todd: School Edition
The John Cooper School – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella- Enchanted Edition
The Kinkaid School – Legally Blonde
The Village School – Once Upon a One More Time
Thomas Randle High School – The Lightning Thief: the Percy Jackson Musical
Tomball Memorial High School – Chicago: Teen Edition
Tompkins High School – Disney’s Frozen
William B. Travis High School – Matilda
Yates High School – Dreamgirls
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
- 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 (2026–27 Season)
- Monday, February 1, 2027: Tommy Tune Award Student Reporter Application Opens
- Thursday, February 25, 2027: Tommy Tune Award Ceremony – Director’s Orientation
- Monday, March 1, 2027: Tommy Tune Award Scholarship Applications Open
- Sunday, March 7, 2027: Tommy Tune Award Adjudication Closes
- Sunday, March 21, 2027: Tommy Tune Award Student Reporter Application Closes
- Friday, March 26, 2027: Tommy Tune Award Finalist Announced
- Friday, March 26, 2027: Tommy Tune Award Scholarship Applications Due
- TBD: Jimmy Award Student Reporter Application Due
- Tuesday, April 20, 2027: Tommy Tune Rehearsals & TTA Tech Week
- Friday, May 14, 2027: Tommy Tune Ceremony at 7pm
Get Involved
Schools
Adjudicators
Tommy Tune Awards Tickets
Scholarships
Scholarship application information.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the connection to the Jimmy Awards?
How many schools participate?
What awards are given?
Where is the ceremony held?
Who can attend the ceremony?
Where can I find school/adjudicator guidelines?
Downloadable packets are available on the Participating Schools and Volunteer Adjudicators pages.