2024 BPA Nominations

ARTS FOR LIFE conducts an annual special event to honor the contributions of community volunteers to musical theatre in the Metro-St. Louis area entitled Best Performance Awards for Community Musical Theatre. A theatrical event in itself, musical numbers from nominated shows are performed, Lifetime Achievement awards to St. Louis “legends” in the Arts are conferred and Special Achievement awards for “unique applications of theatre” are presented with narration, guest appearances and special effects.  

Nomination and selection of the community theatre awards are done by a special committee, i.e., the Theatre Recognition Guild, made up of theatre critics, drama teachers, music and voice teachers, professional performers or artists, members of community theatre groups, and people who just have an avid interest in musical theatre. This committee reviews each of the musical theatre productions as an audience member and scores each participant in each category.  

To the hundreds of local musicians and amateur thespians, the Best Performance Awards for Community Musical Theatre is a way for the community to say thank you to its volunteers in the Performing Arts; it showcases individual theater groups with musical production numbers from nominated shows, and recognizes individual and ensemble performers through awards recognition.
 

Theatre groups within a 35 mile radius of Clayton, Missouri who hold open auditions for non-paid actors are invited to participate.

• Rock of Ages - Alfresco Productions,  April 25-26 7pm, April 27 2pm, May 2-3 at 7pm and May 4 at 2pm,  Alfresco Arts Center, 2041 Delmar Ave, Granite City, IL 62040   

• The Prom - Gateway Center for Performing Arts, April 25 7pm, April 26 2pm and 7pm, April 27 2pm, Kirkwood Performing Arts Center

• A Gentlemen's Guide to Love & Murder - Kirkwood Theatre Guild, May 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 at 7:30pm and May 11 and 18 at 2pm,  Robert G Reim Theater 111 S Geyer Rd Kirkwood MO 63122

• Breaking Up is Hard to Do - KTK Productions, May 9, 10, 16, & 17 at 7:30 PM May 11 & 18 at 2 PM,  St. John the Baptist, 4200 Delor Street, St. Louis, MO, 63116

The 2025 Best Performance and Theatre Mask Awards participation forms are now available. Groups wishing to have their shows judged in 2025 need to fill out the forms 8 weeks prior to their opening night.

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