The Jimmy Awards®/National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®)
is a celebration of student achievement in high school musical theatre across the country,
spotlighting the next generation of Broadway talent. The program impacts over 180,000
students who participate in 58 regional high school musical theatre competitions
sponsored by presenters of touring Broadway productions throughout the United States.
Named for Broadway impresario James M. Nederlander, the program has been the
catalyst for more than $9,000,000 in educational scholarships since its launch in 2009, and
over 90 alumni have performed on Broadway and in National Tours. Presented by The
Broadway League Foundation, Inc., the NHSMTA invites two nominees from each local
regional ceremony to New York City for a rigorous theatre intensive that includes
coaching sessions, training, and rehearsals led by some of Broadway’s most
accomplished professionals. Nominees will spend ten days in New York City from
Friday, June 12, 2026, through Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and their experience will culminate
in an extraordinary talent showcase performed live in front of an audience on a Broadway
stage. The seventeenth annual Jimmy Awards will take place on Monday, June 22, 2026,
at the Minskoff Theatre. For more information, please visit www.JimmyAwards.com.

CAPA Marquee Awards’ Winners Go to the Jimmy Awards ®

Each year, two outstanding student performers (one lead actor and one lead actress) will be nominated to represent the CAPA Marquee Awards at The Jimmy Awards®. The two student nominees from Central Ohio join top musical theatre students from across the country for a week-long theatre intensive where they experience private coaching, master classes and rehearsals in preparation for a special showcase performance.

2025 Jimmy Awards® Week in Review

Meet some of the finalists of the 2025 National High School Musical Theatre Awards® including the CAPA Marquee Awards nominees, Jakob Robinson and Kamryn Dansby!