Rockwall-Heath, Rowlett, North Forney, Terrell, and Wylie high schools nominated for Broadway Dallas musical theatre awards

“Congratulations to our 2025 nominees! The High School Musical Theatre Awards is the event we most look forward to every year, and we can’t wait to see all the star power this year has to offer,” said Ken Novice, president and CEO of Broadway Dallas. “It’s our honor to celebrate these students and teachers for all their time and effort devoted to spreading the spirit of Broadway in their communities. It’s going to be an incredible night!”

A total of 78 productions from 74 participating high schools were evaluated by a diverse group of highly qualified judges from the North Texas theater community. Awards will be presented in 15 categories and scholarships are awarded to outstanding graduating seniors who are nominated by their teachers and selected by the Broadway Dallas scholarship panel. Through funds raised by private donations, Broadway Dallas HSMTA will award $65,000 in scholarships to continue to foster the great talent North Texas has to offer. To date, Broadway Dallas HSMTA College Scholarship program has awarded more than $500,000 in cash scholarships to deserving students.

All nominees are listed at BroadwayDallas.org/HSMTA. Winners will be announced at the Broadway Dallas HSMTA ceremony on Saturday, May 17 at the Music Hall at Fair Park. Tickets for the ceremony go on sale Monday, April 7 at 10 a.m. at BroadwayDallas.org

2025 BROADWAY DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS NOMINEES

Outstanding Musical

• Arlington Heights High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Mansfield Legacy High School- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Prosper High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family

Outstanding Direction

• Arlington Heights High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Keller Central High School- Big Fish
• Mansfield Legacy High School- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family

Outstanding Choreography

• Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts- On Your Feet!
• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Marcus High School- Anastasia
• Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Prosper High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Wylie High School- Matilda

Outstanding Music Direction

• Arlington Heights High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Hebron High School- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Prosper High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Rowlett High School- The Wizard of Oz
• Tyler Legacy High School- Big Fish
• Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family

Outstanding Orchestra

• Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts- On Your Feet!
• Carroll Senior High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Frisco Centennial High School- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Midlothian Heritage High School- Singin’ in the Rain
• Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Rockwall-Heath High School- Les Misérables
• Tyler Legacy High School- Big Fish
• Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family

Outstanding Scenic Design

• Braswell High School- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Cedar Hill High School- Something Rotten
• Frisco Centennial High School- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Frisco Memorial High School- Matilda
• Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Liberty Christian School- Oliver!
• Lone Star High School- Bright Star
• North Forney High School- Mamma Mia!
• Plano West Senior High School- Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• Southwest Christian School- Bye Bye Birdie
• Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family

Outstanding Lighting Design

• Cleburne High School- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Frisco Centennial High School- Chicago: Teen Edition
• Frisco Memorial High School- Matilda
• Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy- Something Rotten
• Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Liberty Christian School- Oliver!
• Plano West Senior High School- Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• Wakeland High School- Pippin

Outstanding Costume Design

• Bowie High School- Bye Bye Birdie
• Cedar Hill High School- Something Rotten
• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Frisco Memorial High School- Matilda
• Guyer High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Lakeview Centennial High School- Little Shop of Horrors
• Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family
• Wylie High School- Matilda

Outstanding Sound Design

• Braswell High School- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Byron Nelson High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Frisco Memorial High School-Matilda
• Paschal High School- The Sound of Music
• Southwest Christian School- Bye Bye Birdie
• Wakeland High School- Pippin
• Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family
• Wylie High School- Matilda

Outstanding Stage Management

• Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts- On Your Feet!
• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Frisco Centennial High School- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Lakeview Centennial High School- Little Shop of Horrors
• Marcus High School- Anastasia
• Midlothian Heritage High School- Singin’ in the Rain
• Permian High School- Mean Girls: High School Edition
• Plano Senior High School- Shrek the Musical
• Prosper High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Southwest Christian School- Bye Bye Birdie

Outstanding Technical Crew

• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Liberty Christian School- Matilda
• Mansfield Legacy High School- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Midlothian High School- Newsies
• North Forney High School- Mamma Mia!
• Rowlett High School- The Wizard of Oz
• Tyler Legacy High School- Big Fish
• Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family

Outstanding Ensemble

• Arlington Heights High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Keller Central High School- Big Fish
• Liberty Christian School- Matilda
• Mansfield Legacy High School- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Prosper High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family

Outstanding Lead Performer

• Aiden Hansen- Prosper High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Austin Rodriguez- Lone Star High School- Bright Star
• Braedon Carlton- Cleburne High School- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Brynn Thompson- Mansfield Legacy High School- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Caroline Condor- Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family
• Chloe Stovall- Wylie High School- Matilda
• Dalton Shackelford- Arlington Heights High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Fabiola Caraballo Quijada- Tyler Legacy High School- Big Fish
• Faith Tull- Prosper High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Harry Lancaster- Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy- Something Rotten
• Jackson Blanton- Liberty Christian School- Matilda
• Jessie Moran- The Hockaday School- Into the Woods
• Kate Chenault- Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Katie Parker- Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Konnor Sheffield- Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy- Something Rotten
• Lucas Vandiver- Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Mary Frietas- Prosper High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Matthew Grand- Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Maxwell Nelson- Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Megha Kadiyala- Carroll Senior High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Presley Anderson- Liberty Christian School- Matilda
• Roslyn Ackermann- Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Towdah Kiima- Rockwall-Heath High School- Les Misérables
• Zachary Cardenas- Midlothian High School- Newsies

Outstanding Supporting Performer

• Aly Delloro- Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Carter Shamburger- Grapevine Faith Christian School- Newsies
• Case Needham- Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family
• Christian Cendejas- Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• David Park- Hebron High School- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Ella Kate Freeman- Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Emma Scott- Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Fletcher Eberhardt- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts- On Your Feet!
• Gabby Guerrero- Arlington Heights High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Hannah Lee- McKinney High School- The Spongebob Musical
• Hunter Smouse- Flower Mound High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Jackson Villanueva- Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy- Something Rotten
• Jamilah Turner- Guyer High School- Fiddler on the Roof
• Katelyn Norman- Southwest Christian School- Bye Bye Birdie
• Maya Ware- Hebron High School- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Myeisha Jaiswal- Carroll Senior High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Peter Yoon- Plano West Senior High School- Disney’s The Little Mermaid
• Quinn Hullett- Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Quinn Page- Woodrow Wilson High School- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Reece Wright- Waxahachie High School- The Addams Family
• Saidah Guerrero- Arlington Heights High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Sam Nowlin- All Saints’ Episcopal School- Bright Star: School Edition
• Tristan Garcia- Midlothian High School- Newsies
• Ty Wise- Nolan Catholic High School- Oklahoma!
• Yasel Hernandez- Arlington Heights High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition

Outstanding Featured Performer

• Brandon Chiou- Frisco Memorial High School- Matilda
• Carson Hillary- Cleburne High School- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Charlie Elkman- Woodrow Wilson High School- The Addams Family: School Edition
• Daniel Milanes- Terrell High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Danny Johnson- Nolan Catholic School- Oklahoma!
• David Trejo- Wakeland High School- Pippin
• Georgia Fuller- The Hockaday School- Into the Woods
• Graham Johnson- Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts- On Your Feet!
• Hope Thomas- Byron Nelson High School- Hello, Dolly!
• Katy Deml- Grapevine High School- Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Luke Matthews- Grapevine Faith Christian School- Newsies
• Majesty Carpenter- Arlington Heights High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition
• Riley Day- JJ Pearce High School- Once Upon A One More Time: High School Version
• Rylan Crowder- Midlothian Heritage High School- Singin’ in the Rain
• Taylor Winton- The Conservatory at the North Texas Performing Arts Academy- Freaky Friday
• Teo Petrov- Coppell High School- Matilda
• Violet Bozik- Prosper High School- Hadestown: Teen Edition

Press release submitted by Broadway Dallas, edited for publication in Blue Ribbon News. Courtesy photo.

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