ger , ▁T UT S ▁Education ▁now ▁provides ▁extended ▁on - site ▁programming ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁off - site ▁programming ▁for ▁children ▁in ▁schools , ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁other ▁community - based ▁sites . ▁ ▁Tommy ▁T une ▁Awards ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁native ▁Houston ian ▁and ▁ten ▁time ▁Tony ▁Award ▁winner ▁Tommy ▁T une , ▁the ▁awards ▁honor ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁bright est ▁in ▁Houston ' s ▁high ▁school ▁musical ▁theatre ▁programs . ▁Ann ually , ▁forty - five ▁high ▁schools ▁located ▁within ▁fifty ▁miles ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Houston ▁produce ▁a ▁full - length ▁musical ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁categories : ▁Le ading ▁A ctor , ▁Le ading ▁Act ress , ▁Support ing ▁A ctor , ▁Support ing ▁Act ress , ▁Fe ature d ▁Per former , ▁Ens emble , ▁Sc en ic ▁Design , ▁Light ing ▁Design , ▁Cost ume ▁Design , ▁Stage ▁C rew ▁& ▁Techn ical ▁Exec ution , ▁Orchestra , ▁Musical ▁D irection , ▁Ch ore ography , ▁D irection , ▁and ▁Over all ▁Best ▁Musical . ▁The ▁competition ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁High ▁School ▁Theatre ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁Information ▁about ▁T UT S ▁from ▁the ▁Vis it ▁Houston ▁website ▁Information ▁from ▁Texas best . com ▁Profile ▁of ▁T UT S ▁from ▁Hot els . com ▁T rip ▁Ad visor ▁review ▁of ▁T UT S ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Theatre ▁Under ▁The ▁Stars ▁history ▁from ▁its