Tucson High School Musical Sing Off The Ben Vereen Awards

Tucson High School Musical Sing Off 

The Ben Vereen Awards

LEGENDARY BROADWAY PERFORMER BEN VEREEN
TO HOST SOUTHWEST REGIONAL
COMPETITION AT STEVIE ELLER DANCE THEATRE

 Broadway in Tucson and Arts Express are excited to announce that Tony Award-winner Ben Vereen will host the Southwest Regional "Ben Vereen" Awards on Sunday, May 24 at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre.   Local KOLD-CBS news personality Joan Lee will be co-hosting.  This event is part of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards held in New York City on June 29, 2015.

Prior to the regional finals, a Tucson Sing-Off will be held to award Best Actor and Best Actress as well as to identify the 10 finalists who will participate in the regionals.  In addition, trophies will be presented for Best Musical, Best Director and Best Creative Elements.  The Tucson Sing Off "Ben Vereen" Awards will be held on Sunday, May 3 at the historic Fox Tucson Theatre at 6:30pm.  

Tickets for The Tucson Sing-Off competition are now available through BroadwayinTucson.com and Arts-Express.org.  Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $10 for students/children for general admission seating.

Celebrating excellence in local high school musical theater, throughout the year, a select panel of judges have attended local high school productions culminating with these awards.  Last year,the Tucson finalists traveled to San Diego for the Southwest Regional Competition, The Ben Vereen Awards.  The winners of the Southwest Region will go on to compete in New York at the Minskoff Theatre, home of Disney's THE LION KING.

The 2015 Tucson and Southwest Region "Ben Vereen" Awards are produced by Arts Express and Broadway in Tucson in partnership with Arizona Theatre Company, UA College of Fine Arts and UA Presents.