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21. BEST DANCING:
• Cheshire High School: Mary Poppins
• Sacred Heart Academy: West Side Story
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: High School Musical
• Wilbur Cross High School: Hairspray
• New Canaan High School: Into the Woods
• WAMS: Grand Hotel
• Hopkins School: Legally Blonde
• Fairfield Prep: Carousel
• The Gilbert School: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
• Lauralton Hall: Little Shop of Horrors

22. BEST FEATURED DANCER
• Sacred Heart Academy: Jenna Basile and James Torello in West Side Story
• Wilbur Cross: Tyheed Scurry as Seaweed J. Stubbs in Hairspray
• Darien High School: Carson Stewart as Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain
• Fairfield Prep: Taylor McCuaig as Louise in Carousel
• Suffield Academy: Isabella Attianese/Blue Angel Ballet in Spring Awakening
• Bristol Central High School: Julia Nelson as Cha Cha DiGregorio in Grease
• Notre Dame High School: Hannah Battapaglia for Beauty and the Beast

23. BEST CHOREOGRAPHER:
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Reanna Adams and Michael Homar for High School Musical
• New Canaan High School: Alison Demers and Niki Orndahl for Into the Woods
• Notre Dame High School: Hannah Battapaglia for Beauty and the Beast
• Bristol Central High School: Bryanna Stranieri for Grease
• Lauralton Hall: Katie Arpino for Little Shop of Horrors

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24. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:
• Cheshire High School: Step in Time by Thomas Mueller, Julia Torok as Bert and Mary Poppins and the Sweeps in Mary Poppins
• Fairfield Prep: Blow High, Blow Low by Ryan Ramos and Jackson Mendes as Jigger and Billy and the Shipmates in Carousel
• Weston High School: There! Right There! by Jenna Babyak, Lake Jacobs-Skolik, Brandon Rawoski, Jane Burdett, Kaitlin Brozek, Seth Woodhouse, Amanda Maddox, Chris Gallardo, Jason Schoellkopf and Julia Cohen as Elle, Callahan, Emmett, Brooke, Vivienne, Warner, the Judge, Nikos and Carlos and the Company in Legally Blonde
• Notre Dame High School: Be Our Guest by Matthew Bader, Joelle Cote, Anika Vanderwal as Lumiere, Chip and Mrs. Potts and ensemble in Beauty and the Beast
• Darien High School: All I Do Is Dream of You by Jordan Kaloyanides as Kathy Selden and the ensemble in Singin’ in the Rain
• St. Joseph High School: How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria by Jen Garcia, Victoria Tara and Mikaela Trafecante as Sister Berte, Sister Margaretta and Sister Sophia along with Patricia Castle as The Abbess in The Sound of Music
• New Britain High School: The Delta Nu Greek Chorus: Lydia Brown, Connie Rubitz, Cheyenne Washington, and the Delta Nu Girls in Legally Blonde
• Sacred Heart Academy: Gee, Officer Krupke by Daniel Landino, Meghan Saracco, Jeremy McHale, Erica Gonsiewski and Joy Alino as Big Deal, Tiger, Snow Boy, Action and A-Rab in West Side Story
• Hopkins School: The Delta Nu Greek Chorus: Kiarra Lavache, Chrisshara Robinson, Lisanne De Groot and the Delta Nu Girls in Legally Blonde

25. BEST CHORUS:
• Cheshire High School: Mary Poppins
• Wilbur Cross High School: Hairspray
• New Canaan: Into the Woods
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: High School Musical
• Sacred Heart Academy: West Side Story
• WAMS: Grand Hotel
• Fairfield Prep: Carousel
• Darien High School: Singin’ in the Rain
• Crosby High School: Les Miserables

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27. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
• Weston High School: Faizann Siddiqui as Martin Vanderhof/Grandpa in You Can’t Take It With You
• Cheshire High School: Adam Majeski as Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing
• Darien High School: Anjay Kornacki as Father in Eurydice
• Chase Collegiate School: Daniel Smyth-Temple as Charlie Bradley in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
• Manchester High School: Bennett Sullivan as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple
• Hamden High School: Sean Humble as Ferdinand in The Tempest
• St. Joseph High School: Christian DeSilva as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Suffield Academy: Cole Rogalin as Harry Dangle in One Man, Two Guvnors
• Fairfield Prep: Brendan Sawyer as George Webb in Our Town
• WAMS: Liam Alldredge as Ken Gorman in Rumors

28. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
• Fairfield Prep: Annamarie Fama as Mrs. Julia Gibbs in Our Town
• Weston High School: Julia Cohen as Penelope Sycamore in You Can’t Take It With You
• Westover School: Lilly Diamond as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus
• St. Joseph High School: Skylar Beirne as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Westover School: Trish Collins as Laertes in Hamlet
• Pomperaug High School: Marissa Proulx as Professor Unwitan in Ubu the Conqueror
• Suffield Academy: Ashley Sarris as Pauline Clench in One Man, Two Guvnors
• Chase Collegiate School: Sydney Wyatt as Beth Bradley/The Narrator in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
• Cheshire High School: Isabella Riccio as Hero in Much Ado About Nothing

29. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
• Cheshire High School: Adam Majeski as George Banks in Mary Poppins
• Notre Dame High School: Matthew Bader as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast
• New Canaan High School: Parker Ames as Jack in Into the Woods
• Chase Collegiate School: Jonathan Leszczynski in Cinderella
• Manchester High School: Tim Diebolt as Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors
• WAMS: Christian “CJ” Janis as Otto Kringaline in Grand Hotel
• Sacred Heart Academy: Dominic Pagliaro as Bernardo in West Side Story
• Darien High School: Grady Allen as Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain
• Hamden High School: Keon Morley as Fester in The Addams Family

30. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
• Sacred Heart Academy: Lauren Celentano as Anita in West Side Story
• Westover School: Mia McClain as Maureen Johnson in Rent
• Hopkins School: Emma Weiss as Paulette Bonafonte in Legally Blonde
• Cheshire High School: Alea Vernon as Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins
• Kennedy/Sacred Heart High Schools: Sydney Dawson as Erma in Anything Goes
• WAMS: Alyanna Gonzalez as The Doctor in Grand Hotel
• Fairfield Prep: Olivia DeFilippo as Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel
• New Canaan High School: Sadie Seelert as Cinderella in Into the Woods
• New Fairfield High School: Kristen Belisaro as Baroness Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

31. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:
• Cheshire High School: Thomas Mueller and Isabella Riccio as Claudio and Hero in Much Ado About Nothing
• Westover School: Jyne Dunbar and Evonne Morrell as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Hamlet
• Kaynor Technical School: Alyssa Casson and Jacob Bethin as Sister and Brother in Hay Fever
• Westover School: Shauna Sullivan and Lindsay Cronin as Venticello No. 1 and No. 2 in Amadeus
• St. Joseph High School: Colleen Wilson and Skylar Beirne as Hermia and Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Manchester High School: Kaitlyn Pearce and Paige Tyler as Gwendolyn and Cecily Pigeon in The Odd Couple

32. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
• Weston High School: Erika Schmiedeck and Thomas Valenti as Elle’s Mom and Dad in Legally Blonde
• Wilbur Cross High School: Jordan Lampo and Tyheed Scurry as Penny and Seaweed in Hairspray
• Westover School: Leah Nashel and Mia McClain as Joanne and Maureen in Rent
• Notre Dame Catholic High School: Paul Keegan and Mary Keden as The Baker and The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods
• New Canaan High School: Jack Dahill and Nick Ranieri as Rapunzel’s Prince and Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods
• Suffield Academy: Joe Islam and Samantha Warren as Herr Knockenbruch and Fraulein Knuppledick in Spring Awakening
• Bristol Central High School: Andrew Ewart and Lauren Santiago as Roger and Jan in Grease
• Thomaston High School: Charlotte Eberhardt and Marisa Santopietro as ROD and Nikki in Avenue Q
• Crosby High School: Aner Bajraktarevik and Miglyza Medina as Thenardier and Madame Thenardier in Les MIserables
• Lauralton Hall: Dominic Pagliaro and Sarah Kulaga as Seymour and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors

33. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY:
• Hopkins School: 12 Angry Jurors
• Pomperaug High School: Lockdown
• New Canaan High School: Orphan Train
• Bristol Central High School: Inherit the Wind

34. BEST STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY:
• Hopkins School: Lisanne de Groot as Juror #8 in 12 Angry Jurors
• Pomperaug High School: Abbey Dwight as Alice in Lockdown
• Bristol Central High School: Michael Gibbons as Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind
• Hopkins School: Georgia Doolittle as Juror #3 in 12 Angry Jurors
• Pomperaug High School: Jordan Aucella as Garrett in Lockdown

35.FEARLESS AWARD:
• Hopkins School: Cymbeline
• Bristol Central High School: Inherit the Wind
• Suffield Academy: Spring Awakening
• Darien High School: Eurydice
• Pomperaug High School: Ubu the Conqueror
• Westover School: Rent

36. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
• Hamden High School: Raymond Looney as Prospero in The Tempest
• Weston High School: David Katz as Tony Kirby in You Can’t Take It With You
• Manchester High School: Tim Diebolt as Felix Ungar in The Odd Couple
• Cheshire High School: Liam Thomas as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing
• WAMS: Chris Briney as Charlie Castle in The Big Knife
• Fairfield Prep: Jackson Mendes as The Stage Manager in Our Town
• Chase Collegiate School: Jonathan Leszczynski as Father/Bob Bradley in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

37. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
• Westover High School: Leah Nashel as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus
• Weston High School: Kaitlyn Brozek as Alice Sycamore in You Can’t Take It With You
• Cheshire High School: Marisa Nazzaro as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing
• St. Joseph High School: Colleen Wilson as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Woodland Regional High School: Tina Vlamis as Emily Webb in Our Town
• Chase Collegiate School: Clarice Drexler as Mother/Grace Bradley in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
• WAMS: Brianna Stankiewicz as Marion Castle in The Big Knife
• Hamden High School: Nicollet Laframboise as Ariel in The Tempest
• Kaynor Technical School: Alyssa Casson as Sorel in Hay Fever

38. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
• WAMS: Chris Briney as Lenny Ganz in Rumors
• Pomperaug High School: Cameron Slater as Ubu in Ubu the Conqueror
• Darien High School: Carson Stewart as Orpheus in Eurydice
• Suffield Academy: Jim Krueger as Francis Henshall in One Man, Two Guvnors

39. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
• Pomperaug High School: Kathleen Stango as First Lady Ubu in Ubu the Conqueror
• Chase Collegiate School: Jess Cocomazzi as Luisa Pechenik in A Shayna Maidel
• Pomperaug High School: Abbey Dwight as Ubu’s Conscience in Ubu the Conqueror

40. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
• Wilby High School: Melvin Debose as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof
• St. Joseph High School: Patrick Agonito as Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music
• Kennedy/Sacred Heart High Schools: Matthew Sargeant as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes
• Chase Collegiate High School: Matthew Auerbach as Topher/Prince in Cinderella
• Trinity Catholic High School: Evan Guerrera as Prince Dauntless in Once Upon a Mattress
• Sacred Heart Academy: Justin Keib as Tony in West Side Story
• The Gilbert School: Nick Komons as Charlie Brown in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
• Bristol Central High School: Cody Runkle as Danny Zuko in Grease
• Kaynor Technical High School: Chris Pilitowski as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes

41. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
• Bristol Central High School: Molly Watstein as Betty Rizzo in Grease
• Chase Collegiate School: Jessica Cocomazzi as Ella in Cinderella
• Fairfield Prep: Annamarie Fama as Julie Jordan in Carousel
• Trinity Catholic High School: Abby DeMarkey as Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress
• Sacred Heart Academy: Rose Iannacone as Maria in West Side Story
• Kennedy/Sacred Heart High Schools: Paola Robles as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes
• Wilby High School: Charlotte Gomes as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof
• Oxford High School: Kristen Speaker as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific
• Woodland Regional High School: Sarah McVeigh as Maria in The Sound of Music

42. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
• Darien High School: Carson Steward as Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain
• Wilbur Cross High School: Luis DeJesus as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray
• New Canaan High School: Jacob Freedgood as The Baker in Into the Woods
• Weston High School: Brandon Rakowski as Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde
• WAMS: Nolan Cummings as The Baron in Grand Hotel
• Cheshire High School: Thomas Mueller as Bert in Mary Poppins
• Hamden High School: Sean Humble as Gomez in The Addams Family
• Notre Dame High School: Dominic Pagliaro as Beast in Beauty and the Beast
• Notre Dame Catholic High School: Paul Keegan as The Baker in Into the Woods
• Crosby High School: Robert Melendez as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables

43. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
• Darien High School: Jordan Kaloyanides as Kathy Selden Singin’ in the Rain
• WAMS: Noemi Meca as Elizaveta Grushinskaya in Grand Hotel
• Wilbur Cross High School: Jodi Walters as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray
• Cheshire High School: Julia Torok as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins
• New Canaan High School: Audrey Kirkpatrick as The Witch in Into the Woods
• Hopkins School: Georgia Doolittle as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde
• Weston High School: Jenna Babyak as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde
• New Fairfield High School: Jessica Gleason as Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• Suffield Academy: Katherine Kalill as Wendla in Spring Awakening

44. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
• Cheshire High School: Much Ado About Nothing
• Weston High School: You Can’t Take It With You
• Westover High School: Amadeus
• Manchester High School: The Odd Couple
• Hopkins School: 12 Angry Jurors
• Fairfield Prep: Our Town
• Hamden High School: The Tempest
• St. Joseph High School: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Woodland Regional High School: Our Town
• WAMS: The Big Knife

45. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
• Darien High School: Eurydice
• Pomperaug: Lockdown
• Suffield Academy: One Man, Two Guvnors
• WAMS: Rumors
• New Canaan High School: Orphan Train
• Pomperaug High School: Ubu the Conqueror
• Chase Collegiate School: A Shayna Maidel

44. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
• Fairfield Prep: Carousel
• Kennedy/Sacred Heart High Schools: Anything Goes
• The Gilbert School: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown
• Chase Collegiate School: Cinderella
• Sacred Heart Academy: West Side Story
• Trinity Catholic High School: Once Upon A Mattress
• Oxford High School: South Pacific
• St. Joseph High School: The Sound of Music
• Wilby High School: Fiddler on the Roof

45. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
• Hopkins School: Legally Blonde
• Notre Dame High School: Beauty and the Beast
• Cheshire High School: Mary Poppins
• Darien High School: Singin’ in the Rain
• Wilbur Cross High School: Hairspray
• New Canaan High School: Into the Woods
• WAMS: Grand Hotel
• Weston High School: Legally Blonde
• Suffield Academy: Spring Awakening

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