AND THE WINNERS ARE…
THEATRE UNDER THE STARS ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR THE 14TH ANNUAL TOMMY TUNE AWARDS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2016
MEDIA CONTACTS: Lisa Holmes, Manager, Public Relations 713-558-2654, [email protected]
Laura Pettitt, Assistant Director, Marketing 713-558-2653, [email protected]
HOUSTON – Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) announced the cancellation of the 14th annual Tommy Tune Awards ceremony yesterday due to Houston’s emergency level of flooding. However, the winners of the Tommy Tune Awards, along with scholarship recipients, were announced on the Tommy Tune Awards Facebook page at 8 p.m. yesterday evening by MC Sarah Pepper of Hot 95.7.
“The Tommy Tune Awards are such an exciting time for us at TUTS, and a presentation we work year-round to bring to Houston’s musical theatre community. It was with heavy hearts that we made the decision to cancel last night’s ceremony,” said Amy Pierce, TUTS Chairman of the Board. “This year’s student participants are all amazingly talented individuals and we celebrate their wins with them.”
Created by TUTS in 2002, the Tommy Tune Awards recognize and reward excellence in the production of musical theatre by high school students and their teachers, providing scholarships and elevating Houston’s finest to compete on the national level at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City. After evaluating the 45 participating Houston-area high school productions during the 2015-16 school year, a team of 30 Houston-based theatre professionals made 164 nominations in 15 award categories.
The 2016 Tommy Tune Award winners are as follows: