The Blumey Awards

The Blumey Awards is Blumenthal Arts' high school musical theater awards program that recognizes and encourages talent among students in the Charlotte region.

Blumenthal Performing Arts launched The Blumey Awards to recognize, reward and encourage talent and achievement in musical theater among high school students in the greater Charlotte area. In 2012, the inaugural year, 20 schools participated and Wells Fargo was the presenting sponsor. On May 21, 2017, the sixth annual Blumey Awards ceremony will be held at the Belk Theater and Wells Fargo will onc

e again be the presenting sponsor. Between January 20 and April 22, a performance of each participating school’s musical will be viewed and evaluated by a panel of three judges. In addition to awarding points according to detailed guidelines, each judge, who will anonymously attend home venue performances, will produce performance and production commentaries for each school as a learning tool. When all of the musicals have been evaluated, respective scores will be tabulated and certified by CohnReznick LLP, a Certified Public Accounting firm. The highest scores in each category will determine the nominees and winners for each category. Winners will be announced during the awards ceremony. For The Blumey Awards ceremony, our goal is to create a magical and exciting evening like that of The Tony Awards, thrilling the audience and the student participants alike. A full house of 2,100 is expected for this gala evening in the Belk Theater, the home of the PNC Broadway Lights Series. The ceremony will feature a live number from each of the Six Finalists for Best Musical (like the Tonys) and performances by the finalists for Best Actor and Best Actress. The Best Actor/Actress finalists will perform specially written medleys that include a key number from their show performance. Professional orchestrations will be written specially for these medley numbers, and a pit orchestra made up of local professional musicians, directed by a professional conductor, will accompany all songs performed during the ceremony. Each participating school will nominate two students, a boy and a girl, to participate in the awards ceremony’s Opening and Closing numbers. In addition, students nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress will be invited to participate in both the Opening and Closing numbers. Between performances, winners in all 12 categories will be announced with local celebrities presenting the awards to the winners.

06/17/2026

It wasn’t just about the performances - it was about the people.

Backstage at the 2026 Blumey Awards, friendships were formed, confidence was found and memories were made that will last far beyond the final bow.

THANK YOU Alexander South NC for these incredible captures!

REMINDER! All photos from this year’s program and ceremony can be found here:
Blumey Awards Ceremony: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCUQwt
Backstage Candids: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCVj2F
Blumey Bootcamp: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCSkmh

06/16/2026

SNEAK PEEK 👀 from inside the The Jimmy Awards rehearsal room with our nominees – 2026 Blumey Awards Best Actress and Actor winners Anna Jernigan and Harold Garcia!

We are exactly ONE WEEK OUT from the big ceremony at Broadway’s historic Minskoff Theatre June 22nd at 7:30pm! We will share details on how you can stream it LIVE ASAP!

More iconic moments to come! STAY TUNED for more on Anna and Harold’s JOURNEY TO THE JIMMYS!

📷: Angela Gonzalez | NYC Photographer & Performer & The Jimmy Awards

06/13/2026

All access passes for our Blumey Awards Best Actress and Actor winners Anna Jernigan and Harold Garcia as their pre- The Jimmy Awards NYC tour continues!

They got to stand on the stage at CHESS on Broadway after last night’s performance thanks to Blumey Awards Music Director Reagan Casteel who plays in the Chess orchestra!

Reagan was also one of the group’s lunch dates today! We spy 2021 Best Actor Winner Bryson Battle, OG Music Director David Dabbon and Choreographer Deidre Goodwin, who came out for a good conversation about the road from Charlotte’s high school musical awards to the national stage!

A matinee of TITANIQUE on Broadway followed before Anna and Harold reported for duty at The Juilliard School. That’s where they will live and train with Broadway professionals for the next week before they take the stage at the Minskoff Theater on June 22nd for The Jimmy Awards!

STAY TUNED for more on Anna and Harold’s JOURNEY TO THE JIMMYS!

06/13/2026

All access passes for our Blumey Awards Best Actress and Actor winners Anna Jernigan and Harold Garcia as their pre-The Jimmy Awards NYC tour continues!

They got to stand on the stage at Chess Broadway after last night’s performance thanks to Blumey Awards Music Director Reagan Casteel who plays in the Chess orchestra!

Reagan was also one of the group’s lunch dates today! We spy 2021 Best Actor Winner Bryson Battle, OG Music Director David Dabbon and Choreographer Deidre Goodwin, who came out for a good conversation about the road from Charlotte’s high school musical awards to the national stage!

A matinee of Titanique, The Musical followed before Anna and Harold reported for duty at The Juilliard School. That’s where they will live and train with Broadway professionals for the next week before they take the stage at the Minskoff Theater on June 22nd for The Jimmy Awards!

STAY TUNED for more on Anna and Harold’s JOURNEY TO THE JIMMYS!

06/12/2026

Two more Blumey Broadway debuts loading… 🤩

2026 Blumey Awards Best Actress and Actor Winners Anna Jernigan and Harold Garcia have officially arrived in New York ahead of the The Jimmy Awards!

Before they lock into a week of intensive training with industry professionals leading up to the National High School Musical Theater Awards, they are enjoying all the Big Apple has to offer!

Today Harold, along with our Chief Education Officer Andie Maloney, caught a matinee of Mexodus. Tonight they met up with Anna to sneak in a performance of Chess.

Joining them on this first part of the journey is 2022 Blumey Awards Best Actor Winner (and Harold’s big brother) Jared Garcia! We will continue to check in with them throughout this magical week!

Anna and Harold’s NYC adventure is generously powered by Hobart Wealth.

06/12/2026

Two more Blumey Broadway debuts loading… 🤩

2026 Blumey Awards Best Actress and Actor Winners Anna Jernigan and Harold Garcia have officially arrived in New York ahead of The Jimmy Awards!

Before they lock into a week of intensive training with industry professionals leading up to the National High School Musical Theater Awards, they are enjoying all the Big Apple has to offer!

Today Harold, along with our Chief Education Officer Andie Maloney, caught a matinee of Mexodus. Tonight they met up with Anna to sneak in a performance of Chess.

Joining them on this first part of the journey is 2022 Blumey Awards Best Actor Winner (and Harold’s big brother) Jared Garcia! We will continue to check in with them throughout this magical week!

Anna and Harold’s NYC adventure is generously powered by Hobart Wealth.

06/10/2026

Live from New York, it’s Bowen Yang! 🌟 Bowen Yang will host the 2026 Jimmy Awards on June 22 at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre. More info at the 🔗 in our bio.

06/10/2026

06/09/2026

They certainly had the time of their lives! 🤩

The PHOTOS from the 2026 Blumey Awards, including the beloved backstage candids by Alexander South NC, HAVE ARRIVED and they are SENSATIONAL!

Check them out here:
Blumey Awards Ceremony: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCUQwt

Backstage Candids: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCVj2F

Blumey Bootcamp: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCSkmh

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https://www.blumenthalarts.org/education/blumey-awards

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130 N Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC
28202

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