“Broadway or Bust,” a three-part primetime series premieres September 9, 2012 at 8 PM on PBS, with new episodes airing September 16 and 23, 2012.

Part competition, part performance and part non-fiction drama, “Broadway or Bust” is the first-ever TV series to capture the behind-the-scenes coaching, grueling rehearsal schedule and highly charged atmosphere leading up to the National High School Musical Theater Awards (NHSMTA). Popularly known as “The Jimmy Awards” — named in honor of renowned Broadway theatre owner and producer James M. Nederlander — this national competition plunges the country’s top teens into the eye of the theatrical storm for one intense, make-it-or-break-it week in New York City. The whirlwind competition culminates in an awards event on a Broadway stage in front of a live audience and a panel of high-profile judges.