The National High School Musical Theater Awards

John Raitt Awards for Youth


FCLO Music Theatre


The John Raitt Awards for Youth ceremony is an annual event that selects winners in several categories, similar to the Tony Awards. There are currently 22 participants spanning three counties in southern California. Judges visit each production by the schools selected and adjudicate each one using an objective scoring criteria to determine the various winners. Schools present a two to five minute vignette of their work at the awards ceremony and the winners are announced. There is also a panel of celebrity judges who select the best five minute vignette at the event.

Participating schools include:

School Musical
Huntington Beach High School Sweeney Todd
Academy of the Arts, Fullerton High School Damn Yankees
Anaheim High School Carnival
Carlsbad High School Sweeney Todd
El Dorado High School Footloose
Laguna Beach High School Fiddler on the Roof
La Habra High School Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Urinetown
Lutheran High School of Orange County Thoroughly Modern Millie
Mission Viejo High School Singin' in the Rain
Newport Harbor High School Drood, The Mystery
Orange County High School for the Arts Little Women
Rancho Buena Vista High School Footloose
Saint Margaret's High School Children of Eden
San Marino High School The Pajama Game
South Orange County School for the Arts Once Upon A Mattress
Tesoro High School Crazy for You
Tri-School Theatre Thoroughly Modern Millie
University High School, Irvine Sweet Charity
University High School, West LA Guys and Dolls
Walnut High School The Sound of Music
Woodbridge High School Seussical

 

Visit FCLO Music Theatre's website for more information.

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