
The National Theatre is excited to present 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®.
Our awards program is named in honor of Brandon Victor Dixon, a Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award nominee originally from Gaithersburg, Maryland.
2023 Brandon Victor Dixon Award Winners
Outstanding Achievement in Technical Theatre
Costumes
Fairfax High School: Sister Act
Scenery
Hayfield Secondary School: Anything Goes
Choreography
South Lakes High School: Bright Star
Best Actor
Ian Rubin
Winston Churchill High School’s Matilda The Musical
Best Actress
Abby Lyons
Flint Hill School’s Mamma Mia!
Best Musical
South Lakes High School
Bright Star

Photo by Sam Jaffe
ABOUT THE WINNERS
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Up to 25 public, private, and charter high schools located within a 25-mile radius of The National Theatre will be invited to participate by submitting their fully-staged musical theatre productions for consideration. Participating school performances will be considered for the Best Musical Award, Outstanding Achievement in Technical Theatre Award (NEW THIS YEAR) and may nominate up to two students each for the Best Actress and Best Actor Awards.
To be considered for participation, high school educators may fill out the Application Form above. Students cannot audition directly for the BVD Awards but must participate in an approved musical at a participating high school.
As an official Regional Awards Program, The National Theatre’s Brandon Victor Dixon Awards will feed directly into the nation-wide NHSMTA®. The top two acting award winners from the BVD Awards season will be invited to compete at the Jimmy Awards® in New York City. The national awards are a celebration of outstanding student achievement, recognizing individual artistry in vocal, dance, and acting performance and elevating the importance of theatre arts education in schools.

Video: 2022 National Jimmy Awards® Week in Review
Questions? Please start by visiting our LEARN MORE section below. Other inquiries can be directed to info@brandonvictordixonawards.com.
BVDA Open House 2022/23 Slide Show
SPECIAL THANKS
The Brandon Victor Dixon Awards program is made possible, in part, by the generosity of The Jacqueline Badger Mars Next Generation Fund at The National Theatre.