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Broadway In Chicago is delighted to have high schools across the State of Illinois participate in the 12th Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards. The Broadway In Chicago Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA) celebrate excellence in high school theatre throughout the State of Illinois.
In a commitment to reach communities with schools who simply do not have the resources to produce full musicals, IHSMTA will be the first Jimmy’s® Regional Awards Program (RAP) to pilot a hybrid model to offer talented students the opportunity to experience IHSMTA and potentially The Jimmy Awards®. For more information on our Hybrid Model, please click here.
This year’s categories include Best Performance in an Actor Role, Best Performance in Actress Role, Best Production, Best Direction and Best Ensemble. Twenty-four nominees (12 in each Best Performance category) will receive tickets to a Broadway In Chicago show, 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 to join the network of theatres across the country participating in The Jimmy Awards®.
School Applications Due: Monday, September 19 at 11:59PM
Tentative IHSMTA Program Date: Monday, May 22, 2023
The Jimmy Awards®: Summer 2023 (exact date to be announced)
Addison Trail High School
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Barrington High School
Benet Academy
Bolingbrook High School
Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School
Cary-Grove High School
Champaign Central High Schoool
Chicago Christian High School
The Chicago Academy for the Arts
The Chicago High School for the Arts
Coal City High School
Crystal Lake Central High School
Crystal Lake South High School
Deerfield High School
Dundee-Crown High School
Dunlap High School
Evergreen Park High School
Farmington Central High School
Fenwick High School
Geneva Community High School
Glenbard South High School
Glenbard West High School
Hampshire High School
Harry D. Jacobs High School
Hinsdale Central 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
Jones College Prep
Kaneland High School
Lane Tech High School
Lemont High School
Leyden High School
Lincoln-Way East High School
Lincoln-Way West High School
Maine East High School
Maine South High School
Maine West High School
Maroa-Forsyth High School
Metea Valley High School
Moline High School
Mother McAuley High School
Mundelein High School
Oak Lawn Community High School
Oak Park and River Forest High School
Palatine High School
Plainfield East High School
Plainfield South High School
Prairie Ridge High School
Providence Catholic High School
Reavis High School
Reed-Custer High School
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School
Romeoville High School
Rosary High School
Saint Ignatius College Prep
Schaumburg High School
South Elgin High School
St. Francis High School
Stagg High School
Taft High School
Thornton Fractional North High School
Trinity High School
Urbana High School
Vernon Hills High School
Warren Township High School
Washington Community High School
Wauconda High School
William Fremd High School