2014 Halo Award Winners - Tuesday Night

MUSICALS

Best Musical

·        New Canaan HS- Thoroughly Modern Millie

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical: 

·        Valley Regional HS- Andrew Goehring as Archibald

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical:

·        Laura Cannon as Rosa Bud and Deirdre Peregrine in The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Musical:

·        Trinity Catholic HS- Danny Ward as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical:

·        Suffield Academy- Jasmine Brooks as Patsy in Spamalot

Best Featured Actor in a Musical:

·        Valley Regional- Casey McKeon as Dickon in The Secret Garden

Best Featured Actress in a Musical:

·        Watertown HS- Danielle Fusco as Ida Mae Sturdevant in Leap of Faith

Best Performance by an Actor in a Comic Role in a Musical:

·        New Fairfield HS- Ryan Taylor as Igor in Young Frankenstein

·        Mercy & Xavier HSs- James LaBella as Thernadier in Les Miserables

Best Performance by an Actress in a Comic Role in a Musical: 

·        Nonnewaug HS- Marie McColgan as Roz Keith in 9 to 5

Best Performance by a Couple or Duo in a Musical:   

·        New Canaan HS- Shaan Appel & Griff Hall as Ching Ho & Bun Foo in Thoroughly Modern Millie:

Best Specialty Ensemble in a Musical:

·        Watertown HS- Angels of Mercy in Leap of Faith: Alyssa Townsend, Caleigh Petrillo, Camrey DiCrosta, Dan Guerrera, Doug Demirali, Emily DiAngelis, Emma Karpinski, Jennifer Beveridge, Joshua Rodis, Julia Locke, Kyle Vergauwen, Madison Rimick, Marissa Ingerson, Nate Davino, Nicholas Ciarlo, Oceanna Roach, Victoria Baldoni 

·        Ridgefield HS- Meet Me in St. Louis

Best Choreographer

·        Nonnewaug HS- Shannara Bauer for 9 to 5

Best Dancing: 

·        New Canaan HS- Thoroughly Modern Millie

Best Featured Dancer(s)          

·        Oxford HS- The Dancers in the "With You Ballet" in Pippin: Anne Dennen, Courtney Wallen, Kristen Speaker, Chloe Chappa, Masha Shaposhnikova, Taryn Wisniewski, Hannah McDonnell, and Sonya Kafus

Best Chorus:      

·        Shepaug HS- Urinetown

Gypsy of the Year

·        Kailee Munson

Fearless (Musical)

·        The Gunnery- Fairytale Ending

PLAYS

Best Play:

·        Suffield Academy- The Crucible

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play:

·        Suffield Academy- Nick Matera as John Proctor in The Crucible

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play:

·        Torrington HS- Devyn Bartosiewicz as Hamlet in And Flights of Angels

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play:        

·        Chase Collegiate- Nico de Groot as Ellard Simms in The Foreigner

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play:

·        Bethel HS- Natalia Stifano as Meg in Little Women

Best Featured Actor in a Play:       

·     Torrington HS- Alex Polzun as Polonius in And Flights of Angels

Best Featured Actress in a Play:

·        Bethel HS- Kelly Roper as Marmee in Little Women

Best Performance by an Actor in a Comic Role in a in a Play:

·        Immaculate HS- Alex Lagas as Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Best Performance by an Actress in a Comic Role in a in a Play:

·        Holy Cross HS- Jordan Norkus as Elvira in Blithe Spirit

Best Acting by an Ensemble Cast in a Play:

·        Fairfield Prep- Clockwork. Well, Satire, Too

Best Standout Performance(s) in an Ensemble Play

·     Chase Collegiate- Chase Collegiate- Samantha Brady, Tom Brayton. John D'Aversa, Shaniya Jones, and Annie Romano as The Townspersons in Almost Maine

Fearless Award (Play)

·        Woodhall School- Terra Nova

Best Original Music or Scoring in a Play

·        Suffield Academy- Nick Booth for The Crucible

TECHNICAL/ADMIN CATEGORIES

Best Lighting Design & Execution                       

·        Suffield Academy- Abigail Wang for Spamalot  & The Crucible

Best Sound Design & Execution

·        New Canaan HS- Michael DiPanni for Stepping Out & Thoroughly Modern Millie

Best Scenic Design & Execution

·        Immaculate HS- Katie Allen for A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Best Costume Design & Execution

·        Torrington HS- Julianna Provenzano for And Flights of Angels, Harvey & Thoroughly Modern Millie

Best Hair and Make-up Design

·        The Gilbert School- Olivia Ortman, Brittany Mazziato, Stephanie Mazziato & Kayleh Leonard for The Wizard of Oz

Best Props Design and/or Management

·        Immaculate HS- Katherine Archer for Les Miserables

Best Stage Management

·        New Fairfield HS- Alexa Rome, SM, Sam DiCicco & Nina Ryhins, ASMs for Young Frankenstein

Best Special Effects

·        Holy Cross- Tom O’Donnell, Dan Silva & Cam Coehlo for the Ghostly movements in Blithe Spirit

Best Props Design and/or Management PENDING

·        New Canaan HS- Bridget Dougherty, Lauren Peet & Mads Pla for Thoroughly Modern Millie

·        Immaculate HS- Katherine Archer for Les Miserables

·        New Canaan H- Bridget Dougherty for Stepping Out

Best Original Program Cover Design or Artwork

·        New Canaan- Laura Mellinger for Tom Sawyer, Thoroughly Modern Millie & Stepping Out

Special Recognition Awards

“Above and Beyond” (or “The Mickey Rooney Award”)  

            Trinity HS- Courtney Kollar

Against All Odds (Overcoming all obstacles)

                        Nonnewaug HS- Michael Vollmer & Connor Vargo

Outstanding Contribution to the Community

           Shepaug HS- Caroline Hermans

Stanislavski Award: No Small Players

            Oxford HS- Connor Speaker as Theo in Pippin

Artistic Director’s Award

            Woodhall School- Danny Kopnick