For the second year in a row, a Sacred Heart Academy/Sacred Heart School for the Arts production has been selected to participate in the KPA Bradley Awards, produced by Kentucky Performing Arts! We are thrilled that our upcoming production of Hadestown, premiering at the Ursuline Arts Center on October 23, will be adjudicated and considered for awards.
Tickets to Hadestown are now on sale!
The Bradley Awards are an official regional awards program of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®), known also as The Jimmy Awards®. The program will culminate on May 31, 2026 with a Tony Awards®-inspired ceremony where two lucky students from participating schools will be selected to represent the region at The Jimmy Awards in New York City, which includes a week of private coaching, master classes, and rehearsals with theatre professionals prior to participation in the national awards ceremony in a Broadway theater.
In 2025, SHA/SHSA received six nominations for Into the Woods, our spring production, and Finnegan Broyles won Best Supporting Actor at the inaugural KPA Bradley Awards!
About the KPA Bradley Awards
The KPA Bradley Awards are an official Regional Awards Program of The National High School
Musical Theatre Awards® (NHSMTA®), otherwise known as The Jimmy Awards®. With a goal of
celebrating young artists and elevating the importance of theatre arts education, The KPA Bradley
Awards partners with high schools across Kentucky and Southern Indiana to adjudicate a musical
production at each participating school, culminating in an awards ceremony (modeled after the Tony
Awards®) in Louisville, KY where awards in various categories are provided to winning students, educators,
and ensembles. Two students are selected at the awards ceremony to represent the region at The Jimmy
Awards® in New York City, which includes a week of private coaching, master classes, and rehearsals with
theatre professionals prior to participation in the national awards ceremony in a Broadway theater.
The KPA Bradley Awards are named in honor of Bradley Broecker, whose central role in bringing touring
Broadway shows to Kentuckiana has made immeasurable impact on the region’s vibrancy. The KPA
Bradley Awards are presented by KPA in partnership with the Louisville Theatrical Association.
For more information, visit bit.ly/KPABradleyAwards.