11th Annual Tommy Tune Awards 2012-2013 Nominees Revealed



Two Spring Branch ISD high schools received a total of 12 nominations for the 11th Annual Tommy Tune Awards. Stratford High’s musical “Crazy for You” is up for nine first-place ribbons awards, while Spring Woods High’s “Children of Eden” is nominated in three categories.

Forty-five musical productions from Houston-area high schools competed during the 2012-2013 year. A panel of 29 Houston-based theatre professionals made 163 nominations in 15 categories. An additional committee is considering 38 potential scholarship recipients.

The Theatre Under the Stars (TUT’) Tommy Tunes Awards are designed to acknowledge outstanding musical theatre talent at the high school level and encourage future theatrical development. TUTS’ will present eight scholarships to outstanding participating students of the Tommy Tune Awards at the award ceremony.
The Tommy Tune Award Show will be held at the Hobby Center on April 16 at 7:30 p.m.

The awards ceremony is open to the general public, and tickets will be available April 3. For more information on tickets sales to the 2013 Tommy Tune Awards ceremony, call (713) 558-2600 or visit www.tuts.com/TTA.

Tommy Tune Nominations for Spring Branch ISD:

Stratford High School: “Crazy For You”

• Best Leading Actor- Graham Baker (12th) for the role of Bobby Child
• Best Supporting Actor-McGregor Dalton (11th) for the role of Bela Zanglier
• Best Featured Performer- Caitlin Ehlinger (10th) for the role of Patsy
• Best Musical
• Best Musical Direction
• Best Direction
• Best Crew
• Best Lighting Design
• Best Ensemble/Chorus

Spring Woods High School: “The Children of Eden”

• Best Scenic Design
• Best Direction
• Best Lighting Design