The three-part series about performers preparing for the National High School Musical Theater Awards begins with the finalists arriving in New York. They learn an opening number from director Van Kaplan and choreographer Kiesha Lalama; and receive one-on-one coaching from Broadway stars Leslie Odom Jr., Michael McElroy and Liz Callaway.
The 60 finalists prepare for the crowning highlight, a show at New York's Minskoff Theatre.