The Klein Oak Fine Arts Department received 2013 Tommy Tune Award nominations in 14 of the 15 categories for its musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street .
Since its inception in 2002 the Tommy Tune Awards has grown to be the largest celebration of High School Musical Theatre in Houston. The annual awards ceremony sponsored by Theatre Under the Stars recognizes excellence by high school students and teachers throughout the nine county metropolitan area. Forty-five area high schools participated in the 2013 competition.
Klein Oak High School was nominated in the following 14 categories:
- Best Musical
- Best Direction
- Best Choreography/Musical Staging
- Best Musical Direction
- Best Orchestra
- Best Scenic Design
- Best Costume Design
- Best Lighting Design
- Best Crew and Technical Execution
- Best Ensemble/Chorus
- Best Leading Actor – Ryne Nardecchia / Sweeney Todd
- Best Leading Actress – Morgan Starr / Mrs. Lovett
- Best Supporting Actress – Sarah Holevinski / Johanna
- Best Featured Performer – Alec Michael Ryan / Judge Turpin