The Jimmy Awards have announced that stage and screen star Ben Platt, currently starring on Broadway in Dear Evan Hansen, will host the ninth annual awards ceremony on Monday, June 26th at 7:30PM at the Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street in Manhattan.

The National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA)/Jimmy Awards has announced the inaugural Inspiring Teacher Award, presented by Wells Fargo to Brendan Jennings, John Burroughs High School, Burbank, CA, and Larry Robinson, Central Academy of Technology and Arts, Monroe, NC for the encouragement and inspiration that led their students to win the 2016 coveted Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is excited to announce the nominations and host for TUTS' 15th annual Tommy Tune Awards, which will be held on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.

Today ArtsBridge Foundation announced the 120 actors and actresses who will perform in the Shuler Student Ensemble, along with 46 theatre students who will serve in the S.T.A.R. Council as   production assistants, at the 9th Annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - The Shuler Hensley Awards. The awards show is the culmination of a year-long professional development program, and will showcase the next generation of Georgia's musical theatre talent. Presented by the Georgia Lottery, the awards show will air on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) over its nine-station statewide television network live from Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on April 20, 2017 at 7 pm.

Broadway meets Utah on May  13, 2017 when more than 250 performers from 29 high schools productions across the state compete in the seventh annual Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards at the new George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City.

The Zodiac at Neiman Marcus in downtown Dallas hosted a standing ovation party to kick off The 6th Annual Dallas Summer Musicals High School Musical Theatre Awards (DSM HSMTA) and College Scholarship program. Dallasite and two-time Tony Award® nominee Stark Sands was named this year's recipient of the Fullinwider Award honoring him for his roots and educational years in the Dallas theater community. Patterned after Broadway's Tony Awards®, DSM HSMTA celebrates the power of the arts to significantly improve all areas of education.

Des Moines Performing Arts is thrilled to announce that 60 schools will participate in this year's Iowa High School Musical Awards, nearly double last year's number. A statewide initiative, the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards is a yearlong education program that celebrates the extraordinary achievements of young musical theater artists. The program has continued to grow by leaps and bounds since nine schools first participated during its inaugural year in 2012.

After a successful record breaking Dallas Summer Musicals Theatre Awards (DSM HSMTA) season, Ted R. Munselle, Chair of the Board of Dallas Summer Musicals, Inc. (DSM), announced Dallas arts philanthropist and DSM Board member John R. Clutts as chair of The 6th Annual DSM HSMTA for the second consecutive year.

This final video of the series chronicling Colorado's 2016 Bobby G Awards winners Charlotte Movizzo and Curtis Salinger takes them to New York, where they had a week-long intensive training immersion with coaching from Broadway stars Karen Olivo and Jose Llana, culminating with their performance on a Broadway stage at the Jimmy Awards, where they both won special-recognition scholarships. Both described the overall experience as life-changing. 'It was the most incredible week of my life,' said Movizzo. Added Salinger: 'We're ending this week with lifelong friends. It's priceless.'

Colorado's The Bobby G Awards representatives Curtis Salinger and Charlotte Movizzo both won $2,500 merit scholarships at tonight's national Jimmy Awards in New York City. And Salinger (just a sophomore!) also has won a place in Carnegie Mellon University's six-week Pre-College Drama program, a prize worth $7,500 in tuition, room and board.   

Buford High School's Will Davis and Marietta High School's Shelbea Owen won Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, in the 2016 Shuler Hensley Awards.

Buford High School graduate Will Davis and Marietta High School rising senior Shelbea Owen represented ArtsBridge Foundation last night in the 8th Annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA)/ JimmyTM Awards competition in New York City. The pair, who won the 2016 Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards for leading actor and actress, performed on Broadway's Minskoff Theatre stage for a panel of judges made up of Broadway's finest actors, casting agents, and directors.

Tonight's the night! After months of exclusive coverage by BroadwayWorld, including written and video blogs, interviews of nominees and winners, plus tons of other features, dozens of kids from across the country will gather to compete for the ultimate prize- Best Performance by an Actor and Actress at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards, tonight, Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Minskoff Theatre. This year's awards ceremony is hosted by Zachary Levi who is currently starring in Roundabout Theatre Company's She Loves Me on Broadway. He was nominated for a 2016 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his portrayal of Georg.

Meet Curtis Salinger, Winner of Outstanding Lead Actor of the 2016 Bobby G Awards.

Buford High School's Will Davis and Marietta High School's Shelbea Owens won Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, in the 2016 Shuler Hensley Awards.

Charlotte Movizzo, the Outstanding Lead Actress at the 2016 Bobby G Awards answers some questions in the interview below!

A week ago I tuned 16. It was a great Birthday. The night ended with the annual Bobby G Award's alumni dinner where we met up the previous Bobby G Leading Actor and Actress recipients. Chris Maclean (2013 Bobby G Leading Actor) and Abby Noble (2014 Bobby G Leading Actress), Charlotte Movizzo and I had some fun with our own version of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke. It was my 16th birthday after all and this is the Road to the National High School Musical Theatre Awards.  

The fourth year of Denver's Bobby G Awards brought a new couple of thespians to the forefront of Denver's high school musical theatre scene. They'll be making their Broadway debut in just a few days at the National High School Musical Theatre (The Jimmy) Awards at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Currently they're in the midst of a 10-day intensive that began earlier this week on Sunday.

Buford High School's Will Davis and Marietta High School's Shelbea Owens won Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, in the 2016 Shuler Hensley Awards.

It's that time of year again! Dozens of kids from across the country will gather to compete for the ultimate prize- Best Performance by an Actor and Actress at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards, on Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Minskoff Theatre.

With the aim of inspiring performance and recognizing the importance of musical theater and arts education in Northeast Ohio high schools, Playhouse Square proudly held its inaugural Dazzle Awards ceremony on Saturday, May 21. The Dazzle Awards are affiliated with the National High School Musical Theatre Awards ('The Jimmy Awards') presented by The Broadway League Foundation.  

 How has my life changed since the night of the Bobby G Awards ceremony? My life has been surreal. I still don't believe I won. Walking around town is a mess of congratulations and word has spread through a front-page newspaper story in my hometown of Durango. It's an indescribable feeling when someone you don't know congratulates you on the street for winning this award. It's also been a mad dash preparing material and forms and packing for a theatre camp to then leave right away for New York.

How has my life changed since the night of the Bobby G Awards ceremony? I have had some incredible opportunities. I was invited to sing to perform before the DCPA board, and at the Randy Weeks Memorial Golf Tournament, which raised more than $91,000 for the advancement of musical theatre for Colorado high-school students. Both events showed me what incredible people there are supporting the program, and high-school theatre. Otherwise, I have been very busy practicing and preparing music for New York. Accompanying video and photos: 

ArtsBridge Foundation, the producer of the 8th Annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards, last night announced the winners of the 2016 awards during a ceremony at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Check out the highlight video below!

Shelbea Owen, a rising senior at Marietta High School, is one of the winners who will be representing the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards in New York City this week as she competes in the 8th annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards - The JimmyTM Awards. Shelbea won the 2016 Shuler Leading Actress award for her role as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray.