Sara Bareilles Awards (Northern California Regional High School Musical Theatre Awards)
The Northern California regional program of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (the Jimmy Awards), presented by BroadwaySF/ATG, recognizing outstanding high school musical theater performers from 31 counties spanning San Francisco to the North Coast and Sacramento; top student representatives advance to the Jimmy Awards in New York City.
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Berkeley Playhouse TeenStage
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