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Stars of Tomorrow is celebrating its 11th Anniversary and will participate in a nationwide program!

Click here to see video and vote for your favorite leading male or female.
The results of the online vote play no role in deciding which two students go on to the next round of competition. The online voting is to gauge public opinion only, and the winner receives 4 tickets to The Color Purple on October 6 at the Auditorium Theatre.


Stars of Tomorrow, the jewel of the RBTL's education programs, celebrates its 11th anniversary of recognizing the high school musical. The program is dedicated to supporting the true process of growth and learning, encouraging commitment, discipline, teamwork, and recognizing excellence.

This innovative program made its debut to the greater Rochester area in 1999, with the main intent of bringing long overdue recognition to the high school musical and its performing arts students. High schools in a six county area with a fall and a spring season of productions are invited to participate in the program.

Schools are divided into four divisions based upon school populations and geographic location. Judges are assigned to a specific division, Division A, B, C, or D and only view and adjudicate productions in their division.

This coming year continues to be a big year for the program. The most significant and exciting change is that RBTL will be participating in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards. This new opportunity celebrates outstanding theatre performances in high school musical productions across the United States with the implementation of The Jimmy Awards that will honor an outstanding Lead Actor and Lead Actress. The inaugural Awards Ceremony will be held in New York City on June 29, 2009.
Tickets to the NHS Musical Theater Awards are now on sale on the Skirball site.

Highlights:

  • An adjudication report form that is based on a point system has been refined.
  • Each participating school will  receive only one consolidated adjudication report instead of receiving a report from each judge.
  • The focus of the ceremony continues to be more on student recognition than competition.
  • Four students from each division will be recognized in the thirteen categories.
  • All participating schools have an opportunity to perform during the ceremony.
  • The 11th Anniversary Gala Celebration will take place Thursday, May 21, 2009
  • Stars of Tomorrow NYC Bound, June 7, 2009 at 2:00PM

To find out more about participating in the Stars of Tomorrow program, call Bob Sagan, Education Coordinator at (585) 325-7760 ext 3231