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THE TALLULAH AWARDS

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THE TALLULAH AWARDS

The Tallulah Awards recognizes, honors and celebrates student achievement in high school musical theatre programs in Alabama and spotlights the importance of arts education in schools.

Broadway Theatre League of Huntsville is thrilled to announce Alabama’s first Regional High School Musical Theatre Awards Program, The Tallulah Awards, for the 2025-2026 school year. Two students will be selected to compete at The National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®), otherwise known as the Jimmy Awards® in New York City in June 2026.

All participating schools will be invited to attend and perform in the Tallulah Awards ceremony where students and high school theatre programs will be celebrated and honored. Two students will be selected to represent Alabama at the Jimmy Awards in New York City.  The Tallulah Awards are set to take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at the Von Braun Center Concert Hall.

“Broadway Theatre League’s Student Outreach Program began in 2005 with free school shows for young school children in the Tennessee Valley,” shares Andrew Willmon, Executive Director of Broadway Theatre League, “in 2016 we began offering musical theatre workshops with national touring Broadway casts, and now, 20 years after the Student Outreach Program started, we are launching Alabama’s first Regional High School Musical Theatre Awards Program. It is a great honor to bring this to our community.

“I grew up in Huntsville, but left for over 35 years for a career in touring with various Broadway shows, and moved back in 2023 to be closer to my family,” says Kip Driver, Director of Communications for BTL. “These types of programs were not available to me back then, and I am so excited to introduce these extraordinary opportunities to all of the young and talented musical theatre students in North Alabama.”

The Tallulah Awards are named after Tallulah Bankhead, an actress born in Huntsville, Alabama in the early 1900’s. She is considered one of the great stage actresses of the 20th century and her award-winning career spans Broadway theater, film, radio and television. 

Broadway Theatre League is seeking help from the community to support the Tallulah Awards Program. BTL is collecting information from those interested in being volunteers or adjudicators. Schools \ Businesses or Individuals interested in sponsoring or donating to this program should contact Andrew Willmon, Executive Director at Broadway Theatre League. Donations can also be made online.