Theatre Under the Stars annually hosts the Tommy Tune Nominations for Excellence in Musical Theatre and area high schools are nominated and win for musical productions.

Friendswood High School Musical is proud to announce Michael Tapley, Artistic Director for Theatre Under the Stars Tommy Tune Awards  notified the campus that Friendswood High School’s production of   Brigadoon has been nominated for 12 categories out of the possible 15.

Brigadoon was nominated for Best Show, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Choreographer, Best Orchestra, Best Actor: Ryan Frenk, Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Finch, Best Supporting Actor: Nick Vennekotter, Best Featured Performer: Rachel Davidson, Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best Technical Execution.

The Tommy Tune Awards will take place at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts on April 21.

TUTS’ Tommy Tune Awards are named for Houston native and Lamar High School alumnus, Tommy Tune.  A performer, director, and choreographer, Tune has received nine Tony Awards for the following productions: Seesaw, My One and Only, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, Nine, Grand Hotel, and The Will Rogers Follies.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) was founded in 1968 by Frank M. Young.  TUTS was the first theatrical organization in Houston to perform free to the public at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, and is the only Houston arts organization that has performed there free to the public every year since the building opened. 

Since its founding, TUTS has produced more than 275 musicals including many local, national and world premieres and is currently represented on Broadway with Beauty and the Beast.  TUTS is also noted for mounting many International tours, including Debbie Reynolds in The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Juliette Prowse in Mame, Robert Goulet in Man of La Mancha and the Tony Award-winning revival of Carousel.