YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cWe are proud of all that these students have accomplished in this year,\u201d said Laura Peete<\/strong>, TUTS Director of Education. \u201cThe greatest things about the Tommy Tune Awards is getting to celebrate their work and artistry, while helping them further their craft.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe winners of the 2022 Tommy Tune Awards are:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Musical:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nHouston Christian High School, Disney's Newsies<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPerformance in a Lead Role Winners & 2022 Jimmy Awards\u00ae Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVanessa Darko, Klein Oak High School, Once Upon A Mattress<\/em>, Queen Aggravan<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJake Ulanday, Bridgeland High School, Sweeney Todd<\/em>, School Edition, Anthony Hope<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRunners Up for Performance in a Lead Role & 2022 Jimmy Awards\u00ae Nominees:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nC.J. Friend, Cypress Ranch High School, Pippin<\/em>, Berthe<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nGrant Richter, Houston Christian High School, Disney's Newsies<\/em>, Jack Kelly<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Ensemble:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nStratford High School, Legally Blonde<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding Perform<\/strong>er in a Featured Role:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWinner #1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMason Nuno, Houston Christian High School, Newsies<\/em>, Race<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWinner #2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAnna Rigo, Stratford High School, Legally Blonde<\/em>, Serena<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Performer in a Supporting Role:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWinner #1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJack Prothro, Second Baptist School, Hello, Dolly!<\/em> Barnaby Tucker<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWinner #2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nShannon Hoffman, Kinder HSPVA, Hairspray<\/em>, Penny<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Lighting Design:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJace Petrovich, Klein Collins High School, Shrek The Musical<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Scenic Design:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKelsie Morris, Julie Duke, Caleb Vernheisel, Gannon Lara,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Obra D. Tompkins High School, Seussical<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Costume Design:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJulia Walker, Emily Camden, Stratford High School, Legally Blonde<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Technical Execution:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Kinkaid School, Carrie, The Musical<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Orchestra:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nObra D. Tompkins High School, Seussical<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Music Direction:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nKen Sink, Brian Minson, Brian Brown, Houston Christian High School, Disney's Newsies<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Choreography:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWinner #1<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMelissa Tyler, Anoushka Patel, Renee Anderson, & Bobby Linhart, Houston Christian High School, Disney\u2019s Newsies<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWinner #2<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCourtney D. Jones, Kinder HSPVA, Hairspray<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOutstanding<\/strong> Director:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBobby Linhart, Houston Christian High School, Disney\u2019s Newsies<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Tommy Tune Awards offers an opportunity for students and educators to share their creative accomplishments while instilling in young people the value of engaging in the performing arts as a lifelong pursuit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Throughout the 2021-22 school year, the adjudicating mentors evaluated each participating school\u2019s show, focusing on each element of the production. The adjudicating mentors are made up of a group of Houston-based theatre professionals who have backgrounds as performers, designers, directors, choreographers, and musicians; and who have years of experience working in arts education and administration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The Tommy Tune Awards are named for Broadway legend, Houston native and Lamar High School alumnus Tommy Tune.\u00a0 A performer, director and choreographer with more than 50 years of stage experience, Tune received nine Tony Awards for his work in the following productions: Seesaw<\/em>, My One and Only<\/em>, A Day in Hollywood\/A Night in the Ukraine<\/em>, Nine<\/em>, Grand Hotel<\/em> and The Will Rogers Follies<\/em>. He was also awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 by President Bush.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJimmy Awards<\/u><\/strong>\u24c7<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOf the 31 Tommy Tune Award nominees for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role, two were selected via a rigorous audition process adjudicated by a panel of industry professionals ultimately winning an opportunity to represent Houston and TUTS at the Jimmy Awards\u24c7. The National High School Musical Theatre Awards\u00ae (the Jimmy Awards\u00ae) are a national celebration of outstanding student achievement, recognizing individual artistry in vocal, dance, and acting performance and elevating the importance of theatre arts education in schools. The Jimmy Awards are presented by The Broadway League Foundation.<\/p>\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}