Tickets Now on Sale for the 2022 CAPA Marquee Awards Presented by American Electric Power Foundation May 10 at the Ohio Theatre
Posted: January 25, 2022
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) today announced that tickets are now on sale for the 2022 CAPA Marquee Awards presented by American Electric Power Foundation. This in-person event at the Ohio Theatre on Tuesday, May 10, is the culmination of CAPA’s year-long, educational program designed to celebrate, support, and advocate for high school musical theatre education throughout central Ohio.
CAPA presents the 2022 CAPA Marquee Awards at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) on Tuesday, May 10, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for students and $25 for adults and can be purchased in-person at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), online at www.CAPAMarqueeAwards.com, or by phone at (614) 469-0939.
For 2021-22, each of the 18 participating high schools have submitted a musical theatre production for review by the program’s team of professional adjudicators. On April 14, CAPA will announce the (up to) five nominees selected from the 18 productions in the categories of Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Musical Production, Best Direction, Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Outstanding Student Orchestra, and Outstanding Technical Execution. Adjudicators will also separately evaluate hard-copy nominations submitted in the categories of Backstage Excellence and Outstanding Student Designer.
On Tuesday, May 10, at 7:30 pm, the 2022 CAPA Marquee Awards will culminate with a red-carpet ceremony and student showcase at the Ohio Theatre at which winners in all categories will be announced. Modeled after the Tony® Awards, the CAPA Marquee Awards will showcase live performances from the nominees for Best Musical Production, Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Best Actress in a Leading Role, as well as opening and closing numbers that incorporate nominated students from all participating high schools.
Students selected as Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role will move on to compete at the national level as official nominees in the categories of Best Performance by an Actor and Best Performance by an Actress at The 2022 Jimmy Awards®/National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®). The Jimmy® Award nominees will also participate in “Jimmys Week,” a professional training intensive with theatre professionals and industry experts.
The 2021-22 CAPA Marquee Awards participating high schools are:
Bishop Watterson High School, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Dublin Jerome High School, The Addams Family
Eastmoor Academy High School, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Grove City High School, Newsies
Groveport Madison High School, Fiddler on the Roof
Hilliard Darby High School, Calvin Berger
New Albany High School, Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Olentangy Berlin High School, Mamma Mia!
Olentangy Liberty High School, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins
Olentangy Orange High School, Hairspray
Pickerington High School Central, Chicago (School Edition)
Pickerington High School North, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Thomas Worthington High School, Mamma Mia!
Upper Arlington High School, 42nd Street
Westerville Central High School, Shrek The Musical
Westerville North High School, Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Westerville South High School, Bright Star
Worthington Christian School, The SpongeBob Musical
Additionally, the 18 high schools have participated in professional theatre education activities throughout the 2021-22 school year, including master classes with Broadway touring artists, skills-based workshops with local artists, and Dig Deeper, a virtual tutorial series which covers a range of topics to help students deepen their study and practice of theatre from wherever they can watch.
About The Jimmy Awards® /The National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®)
The Jimmy Awards®/The National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®) program impacts more than 140,000 students who participate in high school musical theatre competitions sponsored by presenters of touring Broadway productions throughout the United States. Presented by the Broadway League Foundation, the program has, in past years, invited two nominees from each of these regional ceremonies to New York City to participate in a theatre intensive including coaching and rehearsals with Broadway professionals in preparation for a one-night-only talent showcase on a Broadway stage. To date, the program has been the catalyst for more than $4,000,000 in educational scholarships, and several student participants have already been cast in Broadway, Touring, and West End productions. For more information, please visit www.JimmyAwards.com.
