(Radio Iowa) – Hundreds of Iowa high school theater students from dozens of schools are in central Iowa today (Wednesday), rehearsing on the big stage at the Des Moines Civic Center for tomorrow night’s final performance. The annual Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase is being hosted by Broadway actress Ryann Redmond. She says there will be production numbers, lots of singing and dancing, classic musicals and new pop rock musicals.

Organizers say the showcase celebrates the achievements of Iowa’s young musical theater artists, and creates visibility and support for high school musical theater programs. The showcase will begin at 7 P-M Thursday and it’ll be livestreamed online statewide through Iowa P-B-S.