PPAC Celebrates the 2025/2026 Ocean State Star Awards Winners
Ppac Celebra A Los Ganadores De Los Ocean State Star Awards 2025/2026
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) has announced the winners of the 2025/2026 Ocean State Star Awards (OSSA), celebrating excellence in high school musical theatre across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. The awards recognize students and educators for their achievements in performance and technical categories. This season, 22 high schools and 29 musicals participated, with productions evaluated by a panel of theatre educators and professionals.
Six productions received the top honor of Outstanding Musical: Bishop Hendricken High School’s “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” Joseph Case High School’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” South Kingstown High School’s “The Prom,” St. Mary Academy – Bay View’s “Shrek The Musical,” and West Warwick High School’s “Anastasia” and “The Theory of Relativity.” Awards were also given for lead and supporting performers, ensembles, technical achievements, and direction.
The winners will be celebrated during a live Showcase at PPAC on May 3, 2026, featuring performances from the top musicals. The event will conclude with the announcement of lead performers chosen to represent Rhode Island at the national Jimmy Awards® in New York City. Tickets are available at ppacri.org/OSSA26.
El Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) anunció a los ganadores de los Ocean State Star Awards (OSSA) 2025/2026, que reconocen el talento y dedicación de estudiantes y educadores en teatro musical de secundaria en Rhode Island y el sureste de Massachusetts. Este año participaron 22 escuelas y 29 producciones, evaluadas por un jurado de expertos en 18 categorías de actuación y técnica. Seis musicales recibieron el máximo reconocimiento a Mejor Musical: “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” de Bishop Hendricken High School, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” de Joseph Case High School, “The Prom” de South Kingstown High School, “Shrek the Musical” de St. Mary Academy – Bay View, y dos de West Warwick High School, “Anastasia” y “The Theory of Relativity”. Además, se premiaron a 20 actrices y 15 actores principales destacados, junto con reconocimientos en ensamble, danza, dirección, diseño y otros aspectos técnicos. El 3 de mayo de 2026, en una gala en PPAC, se presentarán números musicales de cinco de los seis ganadores y se entregarán los premios. La velada culminará con la selección de representantes para los Jimmy Awards® en Nueva York, prestigioso certamen nacional de teatro musical juvenil. Las entradas están disponibles en ppacri.org/OSSA26.
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