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Brandon Victor Dixon Awards

Washington, D.C.

Broadway at The National – Nederlander

2026 Ceremony Date: May 30, 2026

The National Theatre is excited to present the Brandon Victor Dixon Awards, celebrating excellence in high school musical theatre at high schools located within a 25-mile radius of The National Theatre. Named in honor of Brandon Victor Dixon, a Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award nominee originally from Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Nominees

2026

Allie Blanchet
Allie Blanchet

Smitty, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Fairfax Academy for Communication and the Arts

John Poncy
John Poncy

J. Pierrepont Finch, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Fairfax Academy for Communication and the Arts

2025

Meera Ayyar
Meera Ayyar

Witch, Into the Woods

Oakton High School

Seger Ott-Rudolph
Seger Ott-Rudolph

Archibald Craven, The Secret Garden

Albert Einstein High School

2024

Meera Ayyar
Meera Ayyar

Catherine, Pippin

Oakton High School

Jonah Uffelman
Jonah Uffelman

Wade "Cry Baby" Walker, Cry-Baby

Fairfax Academy for Communication and the Arts

2023

Isabella Vida Jackson
Isabella Vida Jackson

Deloris Van Cartier, Sister Act

Fairfax High School

Ian Rubin
Ian Rubin

Miss Trunchbull, Matilda

Winston Churchill High School

2022

Joshua Lemons
Joshua Lemons

Gomez Addams, The Addams Family

Oakton High School

Eileen Parks
Eileen Parks

Jo March, Little Women

Bishop O'Connell High School