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Broadway In Chicago is delighted to have high schools across the State of Illinois participate in the 14th Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards, Sponsored by NBC 5. The Broadway In Chicago Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA) celebrate excellence in high school theatre throughout the State of Illinois.

This year’s categories include Best Performer in an Actor Role, Best Performer in Actress Role, Best Production, Best Direction and Best Ensemble. Twenty-four nominees (12 in each Best Performance category) will perform on stage at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut) and compete in front of Chicago casting agents and theater professionals.

From the twenty-four nominees, two Illinois award recipients will go on an all-expense paid trip to New York City to represent the State of Illinois at The Jimmy Awards® and participate in a week-long theatre intensive of coaching and rehearsals with industry professionals in preparation for a one-night-only showcase on Broadway, where a panel of judges crowns the nation’s top performers. The Jimmy Awards® are named after legendary Broadway theater owner and producer James M. Nederlander. Broadway In Chicago is a Nederlander presentation and is excited be a part of a network of theatres across the country participating in The Jimmy Awards®.

Important Dates

Final Day for Adjudication: Sunday, April 13, 2025

2025 IHSMTA Program Date: May 2025 (exact date to be announced)

The Jimmy Awards®: Summer 2025 (exact date to be announced)

Congratulations to our 2025 IHSMTA Participating High Schools

Addison Trail High School

Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Amundsen High School

Auburn High School

Aurora Central Catholic High School

Barrington High School

Batavia High School

Benet Academy

Bolingbrook High School

Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School

Burlington Central High School

Byron High School

Cary-Grove High School

Champaign Central High School

Chicago Chrisitan High School

Coal City High School

Crystal Lake Central High School

Crystal Lake South High School

Deerfield High School

Dundee-Crown High School

Dunlap High School

Elmwood Park High School

Evergreen Park High School

Fenwick High School

Glenbard West High School

Glenwood High School

Grayslake Central High School

Hampshire High School

Harrisburg High School

Harry D. Jacobs High School

Hillsboro High School

Hinsdale South High School

Hoffman Estates High School

Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Huntley High School

James B. Conant High School

Joliet West High School

Lane Tech High School

Leyden High School

Libertyville High School

Lincoln Community High School

Lincoln-Way East High School

Lincoln-Way West High School

Loyola Academy

Mahomet-Seymour High School

Maine West High School

McHenry Community High School

Minooka Community High School

Mother McAuley High School

Naperville Central High School

Nazareth Academy

North Shore Country Day High School

Northside College Prep High School

Oak Lawn Community High School

Oak Park and River Forest High School

Palatine High School

Plainfield Central High School

Plainfield East High School

Plainfield North High School

Plainfield South High School

Prairie Ridge High School

Providence Catholic High School

Reavis High School

Reed-Custer High School

Richwoods High School

Robinson High School

Romeoville High School

Rosary High School

Saint Ignatius College Prep

Saint Viator High School

Schaumburg High School

South Elgin High School

St Francis High School

Stillman Valley High School

Sycamore High School

Taft High School

The Chicago Academy for the Arts

The Chicago High School for the Arts

Thornton Fractional North High School

Trinity High School

University High School

Urbana High School

Vernon Hills High School

Wheaton North High School

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