ABOUT THE BRANDON VICTOR DIXON (BVD) AWARDS
The Brandon Victor Dixon Awards for excellence in high school musical theatre, a regional partner of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®), also known as The Jimmy Awards®, is proudly presented by The National Theatre. This awards program is named in honor of Brandon Victor Dixon, a Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award nominee originally from Gaithersburg, Maryland. Awards are presented annually for Technical Theatre, Actor, Actress, and Musical categories. More information about the Brandon Victor Dixon awards can be found here.
NHSMTA®- also known as the Jimmy Awards – is a national celebration of outstanding student achievement in high school musical theatre that recognizes individual artistry in vocal, dance, and acting performance, and honors teachers and their schools’ commitment to performing arts education. NHSMTA® focuses much needed attention on the meaningful work being done by dedicated teachers and students with wide ranging talents on and off the stage, engages families in the activities of their children, ignites new partnerships between theatres and the schools in their area, and contributes to the development of future audiences for live performing arts in communities across America. Learn more about NHSMTA® at JimmyAwards.com.
ABOUT THE CAPPIES
The Cappies, "Critics and Awards Program," is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews in local newspapers like The Washington Post, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
At the end of the year, the student critics vote for awards that are presented at a formal Cappies Gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In July and August, many of the top award honorees from around the U.S. and Canada are invited to participate in the Cappies International Theater, where they perform shows at The Kennedy Center.
The Hayfield Cappies Team is selected through an audition process in the fall. Once selected, students attend and critique several shows at other high schools throughout the Washington, D.C. area. Student critiques are sometimes published in local and/or national publications.
For more information on the Cappies program in the National Capital Area, visit the official Cappies website.