Sixty-four high school students from across the country take to the stage at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre's June 27 for the finals of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards. The awards are named in honor of legendary Broadway producer/theatre owner James M. Nederlander.

The event, which features more nominees than last year and boasts an “enhanced format,” is hosted by Zachary Levi, star of the Broadway revival of She Loves Me. Celebrity judges Eden Espinosa, Gavin Creel, Jose Llana, Michael McElroy, Howard McGillin and Karen Olivo are also on hand to share their wisdom with the young finalists competing in the two-hour finale.

Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, recently said of Levi, “Having such a talented performer sharing the stage with this year’s nominees will be something they will always remember!”

In 2015 the Broadway League Foundation took over the Jimmy Awards and continue to oversee programming. The event sees more than 50,000 students from over 1,000 high schools throughout the country compete for a chance to travel to Manhattan, where they are housed in the NYU dorms and given the opportunity to rehearse with theatre professionals in the lead up to the finals.

About the awards, St. Martin said in an earlier press statement, “What we have is a real life Glee happening in communities all over the country! We couldn’t have enjoyed the first year of presenting the Jimmy Awards more… unless we had more kids competing.”

Here are the 2016 finalists who came out on top in 32 regional competitions.

Read Playbill.com's exclusive story in which 2015 Jimmy Award nominees asked their Broadway idols for life advice. See the personal responses from Sydney Lucas, Kelli O'Hara and more. 

The Jimmy Awards aim to raise the profile of musical theatre in schools, recognize dedicated teachers and inspire the next generation of performers and enthusiasts. Student performers qualify to compete in the national program by winning top honors at regional high school musical theatre awards competitions. Since its inception in 2009, the NHSMTA has enabled over $1,000,000 in university and conservatory scholarships to be awarded to talented students at the national and local level—several of whom have already been cast in Broadway, touring and West End productions.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting NHSMTA.COM or TICKETMASTER.COM and range from $39-$89. Premium seats are $250.

(Updated June 27, 2016)