The Jerry Herman Awards

• Agoura High School | LEGALLY BLONDE
• Ambassador Christian School | ANASTASIA
• AMPA @ Hamilton High School | THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
• ArTES Magnet High School | CHICAGO
• Canyon High School | WEST SIDE STORY
• Chadwick School | LEGALLY BLONDE
• Chaminade College Preparatory High School | MARY POPPINS
• Charter Oak High School | SOMETHING ROTTEN!
• Covina High School | YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
• Culver City High School | MAMMA MIA
• Diamond Bar High School | WONDERLAND
• Glendora High School | AMELIE
• Grace Bretheren School | GODSPELL
• HArts Academy | INTO THE WOODS
• Immaculate Heart High School | SOMETHING ROTTEN!
• John Burroughs High School | SHREK THE MUSICAL
• Long Beach Polytechnic High School  | SOMETHING ROTTEN!
• Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
• Louisville High School | THE SECRET GARDEN
• Marlborough School | MATILDA
• Milken Community School | MAMMA MIA!
• Notre Dame High School | CURTAINS
• Oak Park High School | SOMETHING ROTTEN!
• Oakwood School | 9 TO 5
• Palisades Charter High School | MEAN GIRLS
• Palos Verdes High School | HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL
• Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual & Performing Arts | CABARET
• Redondo Union High School | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
• The Archer School for Girls | MEAN GIRLS
• The Buckley School | LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
• University High Charter | ELF: THE MUSICAL
• Village Christian School | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
• Wildwood School | URINETOWN
• Windward School | THE PROM

Each year, Broadway in Hollywood hosts the Jerry Herman High School Musical Theatre Awards with one goal: to constructively support local high school performing arts programs. Both public and private high schools from all over Los Angeles County submit productions for consideration across twelve performance and technical categories:

• Scenic Design
• Lighting Design
• Costume Design
• Orchestra
• Ensemble/Chorus
• Musical Staging/Choreography
• Musical Direction
• Technical Crew
• Supporting Actor
• Supporting Actress
• "No Small Parts"
• Best Production

The Hollywood Pantages sends volunteer adjudicators to all of the performances. In the spring, a team at the Pantages, determine the nominees using the adjudicators’ notes and a digital recording of the production. 

To compete for the best actor and best actress categories, each participating school sends one male and one female lead to audition in front of a panel of industry judges. For two days leading up the award show, the best actor and actress nominees are narrowed down to three male and three female finalists. The six finalists perform a solo number on the night of the awards, with a trip to New York to participate in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmys) awarded to the final male and female contestants.

CLICK HERE to view the qualifying roles for Best Actor and Best Actress nominations.

In order to qualify for participation in the 2024 JERRY HERMAN AWARDS your school's production must be performed by APRIL 17, 2024. 

Please CLICK HERE to sign up to be a volunteer adjudicator for the 2024 Jerry Herman Awards. Once you sign up, a member of our team will be contacting you with more information.

CLICK HERE for information about the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (AKA: "The Jimmy Awards")

Please email JHAWARDS@NEDERLANDER.COM  with your school's name, production, production dates, and a contact and someone from our team will connect with you!