Theatre Under the Stars

Tommy Tune Awards

announcing this year’s TOMMY TUNE AWARDS PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS!

This year, 66 schools will participate in the annual program celebrating the artistry of high school musical theatre across the Greater Houston Area.

“We are inspired by the talent of Houston’s high school musical theatre community and grateful to the eager young artists who are excited to be a part of this year’s Tommy Tune Awards Program,” said Jacob Shideler, TUTS Director of Education. “The performing arts are a vital part of this community and having the opportunity to celebrate the artistry of teachers, students, and schools throughout the City of Houston is one of the greatest honors.”

The Tommy Tune Awards (TTA) Program celebrates the educational value, artistry and community of high school musical theatre in the Greater Houston Area. Houston area high schools produce a full-length musical to compete in over 15 TTA categories. Awards are given at the Tommy Tune Ceremony which also includes a variety of live performances from participating schools and students.

The participating schools and productions for the 2025 Tommy Tune Awards are:

Alvin High School

Angleton High School

B. F. Terry High School

Bridgeland High School

Chester Nimitz High School

Clear Brook High School

Clear Creek High School

Clear Falls High School

Clear Lake High School

Clear Springs High School

Concordia Lutheran High School

Cypress Christian School

Cypress Creek High School

Cypress Park High School

Cypress Ranch High School

Cypress Springs High School

Cypress Woods High School

Dickinson High School

Dulles High School

Friendswood High School

G.W. Carver Magnet HS

General Benjamin O. Davis Jr.,Sr. High School

George Bush High School

Goose Creek Memorial High School

Hightower High School

Houston Christian High School

Iowa Colony High School

J. Frank Dobie High School

Jordan High School

Kerr High School

Kinder HSPVA

Kingwood High School

Klein Cain High School

Klein Collins High School

Klein Forest High School

Klein High School

Klein Oak High School

Langham Creek High School

Manvel High School

Memorial High School

Montgomery High School

Morton Ranch High School

Oak Ridge High School

Obra D. Tompkins High School

Pasadena Memorial High School

Pearland High School

Ridge Point High School

Ross Shaw Sterling Aviation High School

Santa Fe High School

Second Baptist School

South Houston High School

Spring High School

Spring Woods High School

St Francis Episcopal School

St. Agnes Academy

St. Pius X High School

Stratford High School

Summer Creek High School

The Emery Weiner School

The John Cooper School

The Kinkaid School

The Village School

Thomas Randle High School

Tomball Memorial High School

William B. Travis High School

Yates High School


about the tommy tune awards

MISSION 
Theatre Under The Stars, Houston’s non-profit home for musical theatre, is dedicated to enriching lives through innovative musical theatre, inclusive educational curriculums and dynamic community engagement. 

VALUES 

WE ARE ENGAGING

WE ARE INCLUSIVE

WE ARE COLLABORATIVE

WE ARE RESILIENT

WE ARE TRANSPARENT

WE ARE INSPIRED

TOMMY TUNE AWARDS 

The Tommy Tune Awards (TTA) Program celebrates the educational value, artistry and community of high school musical theatre in the Greater Houston Area. 

Education: No matter the role in the creative process, experiences in the arts cultivate confidence, spark creative thinking, and inspire life-long learning. 

Artistry: The arts are a safe haven for exploration, reflection, and innovation. TTA is as an opportunity for students and educators to share their creative accomplishments as individuals, collaborators and members of the greater Houston community. 

Community: We believe in the power of learning, collaborating, and growing together. As we celebrate shared experiences of this transformative artform, we as an artistic and educational community enhance the future of our students, our art, and our city. 

Houston area high schools produce a full-length musical to compete in over 15 TTA categories. Each school is adjudicated by a team of volunteer, professional Houston-based music/theatre artists. This process runs October to March with top scorers receiving nominations and a finalist announcement in March. After a rehearsal period involving TTA finalists, along with a student representatives from each participating school, an awards show will be presented to the community in celebration of the participant’s artistic accomplishments. 

October 2024 – March 2025: Tommy Tune Award Adjudication Period

January 13, 2025: Tommy Tune Award Scholarship Applications Open

March 30, 2025: Tommy Tune Award Scholarship Application Deadline

April 2025: Tommy Tune Award Finalists Announced – Date TBA

Monday, May 26 – Sunday, June 1, 2025: Tommy Tune Rehearsals

Monday, June 2 – Thursday, June 5, 2025: TTA Tech Week

Friday, June 6, 2025: Tommy Tune Ceremony (7pm)

*Dates subject to change, any updates will be sent via email notification.

Theatre Under The Stars acts as the administrative body of the Tommy Tune Awards, coordinating school and adjudicating schedules, facilitating the scholarship award process, and producing the awards show.