Cooper Tommy Tunes Award Recognition
Students Nominated for Excellent Performance
The John Cooper School is proud to announce that its recent Upper School musical production has received multiple preliminary nominations from the Tommy Tune Awards, recognizing excellence in student performance, creative leadership, and overall production.
The Tommy Tune Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in high school musical theater across the Greater Houston area. Each participating production is evaluated by three professional adjudicators who score performances and production elements across a range of categories.
Preliminary nominations are awarded when at least two of the three adjudicators meet a specific scoring threshold in a given category. In March, scores from all participating schools will be compared, and the highest-scoring individuals and productions will be named Finalists.
This year’s production earned preliminary recognition across individual performance, creative and production teams, and overall show categories.
Individual Performance Preliminary Nominations:
Lead Actor
Lucas Frome
Nicole Hodges
Corbin Meredith
Anders Larson Hendricks
Caroline Garner
Julianna Christaldi
Pierson Todd
Riya Ray
Lucas Frome
Nicole Hodges
Corbin Meredith
Anders Larson Hendricks
Caroline Garner
Julianna Christaldi
Pierson Todd
Riya Ray
Supporting Actor
Yohan Vaz
Maxx Huang
Elios Estrada
Yohan Vaz
Maxx Huang
Elios Estrada
Outstanding Actor
Corbin Meredith
Caroline Garner
Corbin Meredith
Caroline Garner
Outstanding Singer
Corbin Meredith
Nicole Hodges
Riya Ray
Lucas Frome
Corbin Meredith
Nicole Hodges
Riya Ray
Lucas Frome
Creative and Production Team Preliminary Nominations:
Outstanding Director
Outstanding Music Director
Outstanding Choreographers
Outstanding Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound, and Projection Design
Outstanding Stage Management
Outstanding Director
Outstanding Music Director
Outstanding Choreographers
Outstanding Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound, and Projection Design
Outstanding Stage Management
Overall Show Preliminary Nominations:
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Musical
These preliminary nominations reflect the dedication, artistry, and collaboration demonstrated by the cast, crew, and creative team throughout the rehearsal and performance process. Adjudicators also provide written feedback for individual performance categories, offering valuable insight and professional perspective to student performers.
Finalist nominations for the 2026 Tommy Tune Awards will be announced in March.
The John Cooper School remains committed to fostering artistic excellence, creative risk-taking, and meaningful performance experiences for students, both on stage and beyond.
The John Cooper School
From Curiosity to Wisdom
The John Cooper School is an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory day school. Our mission is to provide a challenging education in a caring environment to a diverse group of select students, enabling them to become critical and creative thinkers, effective communicators, responsible citizens and leaders, and lifelong learners.
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The John Cooper School seeks to attract qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds to its faculty, staff, and student body. The School does not discriminate against any individual in admissions, educational programs, personnel policies, general practices, or employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, or age.
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