Bradley Academy Musical Theatre students received The Excellence in Music Award during the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, GA in January.

The festival is the world’s largest youth musical theater festival and features 115 groups representing 28 states, the District of Columbia, South Korea and Australia. Bradley is one of only eight elementary schools participating in the festival, which has over 5000 participants.

Students from Bradley performed a piece from their upcoming production of “The Lion King” during judging. Two students Makamae Bautista and Maria Warrick were selected as All Stars based on their dancing, vocals, and overall performance and were invited to perform another piece on the main stage. Seth Swezc and Gabby French Hawk were selected as Broadway Jr. Slam performers and also performed a number on the main stage.

Bradley, Roy Waldron and University School of Nashville were selected to work together to open the festival with a showcase of Peter Pan JR.