The National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA), also known as the Jimmy Awards, have announced the 58 regional awards programs (up from 55 in 2025) that will nominate student performers to participate in the 10-day intensive. The program will culminate in the 17th annual Jimmy Awards ceremony on June 22 at the Minskoff Theatre.
Regional programs include: Enchantment Awards in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Center Stage High School Musical Theater Program in Appleton, Wisconsin; Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards — Shuler Hensley Awards in Atlanta; Heller Awards for Young Artists in Austin; the Patty Duke Awards in Boise, Idaho; METG Musical Theater Awards in Boston; Shea’s Wonder Awards in Buffalo, New York; the Blumey Awards in Charlotte, North Carolina; the Jewel Awards in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Broadway in Chicago Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards in Chicago; Playhouse Square Dazzle Awards in Cleveland; Columbus Association for the Performing Arts Marquee Awards in Columbus; Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards in Dallas; Miami Valley High School Theatre Awards in Dayton, Ohio; the Bobby G Awards in Denver; Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards in Des Moines, Iowa; the Durham Performing Arts Center Rising Star Awards in Durham, North Carolina; Sutton Foster Awards in East Lansing, Michigan; Hult High School Musical Theatre Awards in Eugene, Oregon; Walton Arts Center Diamond Awards in Fayetteville, Arkansas; Tommy Tune Awards in Houston; the Tallulah Awards in Huntsville, Alabama; Blue Star Awards in Kansas City, Missouri; the Marquee Awards in Knoxville, Tennessee; Spirit of the MACY Awards in La Mirada, California; Nevada High School Musical Theater Awards in Las Vegas; the Broadway Bound Awards of Central Arkansas in Little Rock, Arkansas; Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards – Michael Ballam Awards in Logan, Utah; the Jerry Herman Awards in Los Angeles; the Kentucky Performing Arts Bradley Awards in Louisville, Kentucky; the Jerrys in Madison, Wisconsin; the Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards in Memphis; the Arshties in Miami; Henry Mancini Awards in Midland, Pennsylvania; Spotlight Education in Minneapolis; Spotlight Awards – Nashville High School Musical Theatre Awards in Nashville, Tennessee; the Stephen Sondheim Awards in New Haven, Connecticut; the Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance in New York; the Kelli O’Hara Awards in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Nebraska Theater Academy in Omaha, Nebraska; Applause Awards in Orlando, Florida; the Lucie Arnaz Awards in Palm Springs, California; the Philadelphia Independence Awards in Philadelphia; Gene Kelly Awards in Pittsburgh; Ocean State Star Awards in Providence, Rhode Island; Stars of Tomorrow in Rochester, New York; the Majestic Empire Foundation’s Joci Awards in San Antonio, Texas; the Broadway San Diego Awards in San Diego; Sara Bareilles Awards in San Francisco; Rita Moreno Awards in San Jose, California; High School Musical Theatre Awards at Proctors in Schenectady, New York; the Ken Page Awards in St. Louis; Broadway Star of the Future in Tampa, Florida; ASU Gammage High School Musical Theatre Awards in Tempe, Arizona; the Monte Awards in Tucson, Arizona; the Discovery Awards in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Brandon Victor Dixon Awards in Washington, D.C.; and Kravis Center Dream Awards in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Each program selected will choose two local student performers and sponsor their travel to New York City to participate in the Jimmys. Presented by the Broadway League Foundation, the awards include a 10-day theater workshop involving coaching, training and rehearsals with Broadway professionals. The program concludes with the students performing in front of an audience on a Broadway stage, after which a panel of judges will present awards and scholarships.
Founded in 2009 by Nederlander Alliances, Pittsburgh CLO and Broadway Education Alliance (BEA) and named for late Broadway theater owner James M. Nederlander, the Jimmy Awards have given away more than $9 million in educational scholarships. According to a press representative for the Jimmys, more than 90 former participants have gone on to perform on Broadway and in national tours.
