Each year, about 150,000 students from high schools across the country compete in regional competitions for musical theatre. Only 110 of those make it to the prestigious National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards.

On Midday Edition Thursday, we hear from one nominee about his Jimmy Awards experience and his musical theatre journey thus far.

Snapseed.jpg (6000x4000, AR: 1.5)Then, at the Old Globe, summer means Shakespeare. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando previews two Shakespeare comedies taking place under the stars.

And finally, KPBS arts reporter Julia Dixon Evans shares her top event picks in arts and culture this weekend, from an upcoming textile art exhibition to a Fourth of July concert at Rady Shell.

• Bruno Dominguez, Jimmy Award nominee, graduate of Coronado School of the Arts
• James Vasquez, director of "The Comedy of Errors"
• Peter Francis James (PFJ), director of "All's Well That Ends Well"
• Denja Harris, textile artist
• Julia Dixon Evans, arts reporter, KPBS