ORPHEUM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS:
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
The Orpheum's High School Musical Theatre Awards celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2019! Save the date — Thursday, May 23, 2019 — for an exciting, not-to-be-missed awards ceremony commemorating 10 years of achievement and camaraderie in Mid-South high school theatre.
The HSMTA program supports, promotes, and enhances high school musical theatre throughout the Mid-South. Modeled after the Tony Awards®, the High School Musical Theatre Awards recognizes achievements in all areas of high school musical theatre and brings together hundreds of students from all over the region to share their talents and collaborate with one another.
This program is part of the Jimmy Awards, the national high school musical theatre awards program produced by The Broadway League that includes 40 programs from across the country. High schools within a 200-mile radius that meet the eligibility requirements are welcome to participate.
Each submitted musical goes through an adjudication process where community judges attend the high school productions. The HSMTAs judges are arts professionals within the Memphis community specializing in performance, directing, sound and lighting design, costume design, and music orchestration and direction.
The year of high school musicals concludes in a Tony Awards-style celebration of the passion, dedication, and energy of all students and teachers involved in producing musical theatre. Participants gather at the historic Orpheum Theatre for an unforgettable night of performance and awards presentation, and two leading actors are sent to New York City to perform on Broadway as part of the culminating Jimmy Awards.
Applications
Schools that intend to participate in the 2018-2019 High School Musical Theatre Awards should have submitted an Intent to Apply form by September 7, 2018. For musicals performed in the fall semester, applications were due September 21, 2018. For spring semester musicals, applications are due by 4pm on January 11, 2019. Early applications are encouraged.
Schools may submit an application for one production per academic year. The 2018-2019 HSMTA Rules and Guidelines can be downloaded here.
The 2019 High School Musical Theatre Awards will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2019.
2018-2019 HSTMA Shows
Arlington High School
Little Shop of Horrors: April 4-7, 2019
Bartlett High School
Pippin: April 4-7, 2019
Blytheville High School
Beauty and the Beast: March 29-31, 2019
Briarcrest Christian School
Hunchback of Notre Dame: February 21-23, 28, March 1-2, 2019
Central High School
Little Shop of Horrors: November 1-3 and 7-9, 2018
Chester County High School
Newsies: April 5-8, 2019
Christian Brothers High School
Oliver!: February 14-16, 2019
Collierville High School
Mary Poppins: April 4-7, 2019
Cordova High School
Fame: February 7-9, 2019
Evangelical Christian School
Oklahoma!: February 21-23, 28, March 1-2, 2019
Germantown High School
Sister Act: February 21-23, March 1-2, 8-9, 2019
Harding Academy
Shrek the Musical: February 28 - March 2, 2019
Hernando High School
Pippin: February 22-23, March 1-2, 2019
Houston High School
Mamma Mia: March 1-4, 2019
Hutchison School
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: November 9-12, 2018
Jackson Christian School
Peter Pan: January 17-19, 24-26, 2019
Lausanne Collegiate School
Once Upon A Mattress: February 21-24, 2019
Lewisburg High School
Into the Woods: March 1-3, 2019
Madison Ridgeland Academy
Cinderella: April 12-14, 2019
Memphis University School
1776: October 20-23, 2018
New Albany High School
Suessical the Musical: February 8-10, 2019
Northpoint Christian School
The Wizard of Oz: February 25-26, 28, March 1-2, 2019
Ridgeway High School
Back to the 80s: April 5-7, 2019
Sacred Heart of Jesus High School
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: November 1-3, 2018
Southaven High School
Rock of Ages: December 13-15, 2018
South Gibson County High
The Addams Family: November 8-11, 2018
St. Agnes Academy
Freaky Friday: March 28-30, 2019
St. Benedict at Auburndale
The Addams Family: March 28-31, 2019
St. George's Independent School
Return to the Forbidden Planet: April 4-7, 2019
St. Mary’s Episcopal School
White Christmas: November 15-18, 2018
Tipton-Rosemark Academy
Crazy For You: March 28-31, 2019
Trinity Christian Academy
Bye, Bye Birdie!: Feb. 7-9, 2019
University School of Jackson
West Side Story: March 1-3, 2019
Valley View High School
Mamma Mia: April 4-6, 2019
White Station High School
Urinetown: April 4-6, 2019
Wynne High School
Mary Poppins: March 7-10, 2019
The 2017-2018 awards ceremony was May 24, 2018.
Outstanding Small Ensemble
Sponsored by Pyramid Electric
The Urchins, Little Shop of Horrors, Memphis University School
Outstanding Large Ensemble
The Cast of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Ridgeway High School
Outstanding Chorus
Sponsored by Karen Fields-Isaacman & Ken Isaacman
Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Student Orchestra
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Outstanding Dance Execution
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Outstanding Choreography
James and the Giant Peach, Hernando High School
Outstanding Production Materials
Sponsored by Paulsen Printing
Guys and Dolls, Tipton-Rosemark Academy
Outstanding Front of House
Sponsored by Friends of The Orpheum (FOTO)
The Wizard of Oz, Wynne High School
Outstanding Artistic Element
Sponsored by The Crump Firm, Inc.
The Rain on Stage, Singin' in the Rain, University School of Jackson
Outstanding Hair and Makeup
Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Costumes
Sponsored by Kendra Scott
James and the Giant Peach, Hernando High School
Outstanding Music Direction
Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Lighting
Sponsored by Dean HD
Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Set
Sponsored by Veronica & Brett Batterson
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Outstanding Student Creative Achievement Award
Sponsored by Jennifer McGrath
Matthew Russell, Little Shop of Horrors, Cordova High School
Outstanding Student Technical Achievement Award
Sponsored by Memphis Audio
Andrew Boone, Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Outstanding Student Stage Management Award
Kaylyn Nichols, Footloose, Arlington High School
Allyson Vogel, The Addams Family, Briarcrest Christian School
The Bravo Award
Sponsored by Suzanne and William J. Landers
Jaxon Polk as Pugsley, The Addams Family, Briarcrest Christian School
Chandler Donlin as Flounder, The Little Mermaid, Harding Academy
Grayson Hart as Rodrigo, Little Women, Jackson Christian School
David Gross as LeFou, Beauty and the Beast, Northpoint Christian School
People’s Choice Award
Sponsored by Gould’s Academy
The Wizard of Oz, Wynne High School
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Taylor Brown as Asaka, Once On This Island, St. Agnes Academy
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Jake Booher as Cosmo Brown, Singin' in The Rain, University School of Jackson
Outstanding Featured Dancer
Bizzy Walker as Dream Dancer, Annie Get Your Gun, St. Mary's Episcopal School
Outstanding Featured Actress
Sponsored by Robin and Billy Orgel
Alexis Montgomery, the voice of Audrey II, Little Shop of Horrors, Cordova High School
Outstanding Featured Actor
Christian Powell as Pirelli, Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Lead Actress
Sponsored by Cheryl & Bill Stegbauer
Amelia Beckham as Millie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evangelical Christian School
Outstanding Lead Actor
Sponsored by Winston Wolfe
Riley Young as Grasshopper, James and the Giant Peach, Hernando High School
Outstanding Direction by a Teacher
Sponsored by Lura Elliott Turner, in honor of her mother, Helen Elliott, a music teacher
Ashleigh Williams, Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Overall Production
Sponsored by Patty & George Alvord
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
