Friday, May 30, 2025 Halo Award Nominations

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Friday, May 30, 2025 Nominations

1. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Kinsella Magnet School: Ace Mirabello as Lord Wessex in Shakespeare in Love
● West Haven High School: Neena Hodgins as Bellhop in Lend Me A Tenor
● North Haven High School: Ava Cabrera as Nasty Interesting Man in Eurydice
● New Haven Academy: Jamel Dolphin as Dallas in The Outsiders

2. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● West Haven High School: Paige Kenny as Diana in Lend Me A Tenor
● Kinsella Magnet School: Valentina Aramburo as Queen Elizabeth I in
Shakespeare in Love
● Glastonbury High School: Sienna Floyd as Miss Prism in The Importance of
Being Earnest
● New Haven Academy: Michelle Cochran as Sandy in The Outsiders

3. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Connor Rizzo as Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Sunny Montanaro as General Genghis Khan
Schmitz in Seussical
● Tolland High School: Aron Gleichert as Hades in Hadestown
● Kingswood Oxford: Zaire Ramiz as Ambrose Kemper in Hello, Dolly!
● RHAM High School: Jack Doughtery as The Doctor in Matilda the Musical
● Oxford High School: Connor Ruddy as Bert Healy in Annie
● The Williams School: Jacob Bates as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd
● Wolcott High School: Leah Schumacher as Luke in The Lightning Thief
● Wilby High School: Jayda Torres as Lion in The Wizard of Oz
● Housatonic Valley Regional High School: Jackson Olson as Officer Lockstock in
Urinetown

4. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED FEMALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Sara Wilonski as Mrs. Teavee in Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Lexi Kochanowicz as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical
● North Haven High School: Taya Diggs as Angie Dickinson in The Prom
● Kingswood Oxford: Juliana Chipelo as Ermengarde in Hello, Dolly!
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Chanel White as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical
● West Haven High School: Barrett Welch as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family
● Woodland Regional High School: Michaela Darrah as Vivienne Kensington in
Legally Blonde
● The Williams School: Nova Frink as Beggar Woman/Pirelli in Sweeney Todd
● Jonathan Law High School: Sarah Cutierrez as Charon in The Lightning Thief
● Thomaston High School: Christina Spina as Jan in Grease

5. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Holy Cross High School: Scoville Zielinski as Mr. Green in Clue
● Norwalk High School: Ashton Mayhew as Grandfather/Standish in The Dining
Room
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Patric Guthrie as Chuckles Lafoon in The
Great American Musical Disaster
● Rockville High School: Carson Dionne as Col. Mustard in Clue

6. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Glastonbury High School: Lauren Fahey as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of
Being Earnest
● The Williams School: Sadie Susskind as Marcy in All In the Timing
● Norwalk High School: Brooke McHugh as Aunt Harriet in The Dining Room
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Chloe Diaz as Apassionata Abalone in
The Great American Musical Disaster

● Rockville High School: Lorelei Hutchings as Mrs. Peacock in Clue
7. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Lauralton Hall: Marcin Stefaniak as Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
● Sacred Heart Academy: Lucien Delaney as Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Lukas Wikstrom as The Cat in the Hat in
Seussical
● Woodland Regional High School: Markell Brown as Kyle in Legally Blonde
● Norwalk High School: Ian Mills as Squidward Q. Tentacles in The SpongeBob
Musical

8. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC FEMALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Lauralton Hall: Emily Wainwright as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in The
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
● Rockville High School: Emily Owens as Grandma Addams in The Addams
Family
● Oxford High School: Hannah Brunje as Miss Hannigan in Annie
● Woodland Regional High School: Isabella Peralta as Paulette in Legally Blonde
● West Haven High School: Nina Hodgins as Grandma Addams in The Addams
Family

9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● The Williams School: Ace Bairos & Gray Greenberg for All In the Timing
● North Haven High School: Caitlyn Kastenhuber for The Prom
● Sacred Heart Academy: Sofia Urios-Siebert for Women Playing Hamlet
● Holy Cross High School: Sasha Khan & Ariana Flores-Montes for Forbidden
Broadway's Greatest Hits Vol.1
● West Haven High School: Ashlynn Trenchard, Zienna Ziada & Ayla Jackson for
The Addams Family
● New Haven Academy: Sora Matta for Once On This Island
● Academy of the Holy Family: Angel Manfred & Aarti Paulraj for Dinner in Oz
● Jonathan Law High School: Full Cast for The Lightning Thief

10. BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Cameron King, Kelsey King & Patrick
Guthrie for Disney's Beauty and the Beast
● Glastonbury High School: Gracie Holman for Chicago
● Thomaston High School: Briana Maille for Grease
● Oxford High School: Kamden Maioino & Allison Jagiello for Annie
● RHAM High School: Trevin Jackson, Sara Braunwart, Carmela Orfitelli, Eliza
Aloma, Evelette Rainville & Jazlyn Pendleton for Matilda the Musical

11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Oxford High School: Sarah Medina, Madelyn Koutikas, Lila McClain & Emily
Vasko for 12 Angry Jurors
● Holy Cross High School: Kelly Bonilla for Clue
● West Haven High School: Tyler Greer & Michael Arcari for Lend Me A Tenor
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Kiernan Grillo for Disney's Beauty and the
Beast
● Wilbur Cross High School: Benjamin Greensphun for Alice By Heart
● Tolland High School: Beckett Murray, Racquelle Winokur, Dallin Everitt, Ayden
Dehay & Piper Boutin for Hadestown
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Molly Snedeker for Puffs
● The Williams School: Sophia Behm, Liam Boland, Thomas Carpenter, Ouranab
Murtaza, Paul Petersen, Hogan Porter & Emily Smith for Sweeney Todd
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Kiernan Grillo for The Great American
Musical Disaster
● Rockville High School: Charlotte Rumovicz for Clue

12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Oxford High School: Jacob Gelineau for 12 Angry Jurors
● Kinsella Magnet School: Music Tech Class for Shakespeare in Love
● Holy Cross High School: Siddartha Thapa for Clue
● RHAM High School: Giovanni Assunto for Matilda the Musical
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Sage Araujo for The Great American
Musical Disaster
● Norwalk High School: Jacob Castro, Kai Silva, Kyler Profusek, Jahi Hamton, Leo
Montenegro & Gibson Minnock for The Spongebob Musical

13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Woodland Regional High School: Jamie Misuraca for Whole Latte Love
● Holy Cross High School: Siddartha Thapa for Clue
● Glastonbury High School: Nora Tuhy & Rylie Simoes for The Importance of Being
Earnest
● Rockville High School: Larsen Owen, Derek Morgan & Lucas Mele-Levesque for
The Addams Family
● Wilbur Cross High School: Soriama Roman for Alice By Heart
● Tolland High School: Niyumi Dinapala, Danica Castonguay, Harper Toomey & Nia
Hang for Hadestown
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Lorabella Hardy for Puffs & Seussical
● West Haven High School: Justin Woychowski for The Addams Family
● Oxford High School: Adriana Meyers, Elin Hallgren & Isaac Motes for Annie
● Crosby High School: Tianna Campbell-Williams for It’s All About Getting There

14. BEST PROPS DESIGN:
● North Haven High School: Makayla Rosado, Katie Upton & Matt Gifford for
Eurydice
● Sacred Heart Academy: Josei Dooley & Lillian Price for Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Natalie Votto, Alberto Torres & Yewon Lee
for Disney's Beauty and the Beast
● Tolland High School: Kaitlyn Rucki, Niyumi Dinapala & Ana Page for Hadestown
● RHAM High School: Olivia Johnson, Kaylee Kauffman, Ari Erazo, Maddie Lundie,
Vivienne Stomberg, Rosalee Kelly, Dylan Young & Sophie Mota for Matilda the
Musical
● West Haven High School: Dylan Walsh, Caitlyn Biancur & Ayla Jackson for The
Addams Family
● Norwalk High School: Bianca Alfisi, Sophia Sandler & Alexa Portillo for The
SpongeBob Musical

15. BEST RUNNING CREW:
● Glastonbury High School: Run Crew for The Importance of Being Earnest
● North Haven High School: Run Crew for Eurydice
● The Williams School: Run Crew for All In the Timing
● Wolcott High School: Run Crew for The Lightning Thief
● Thomaston High School: Run Crew for Grease
● Housatonic Valley Regional High School: Run Crew for Urinetown

16. BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:
● Oxford High School: Sarah Brunje (SM), Sophia Bouchard (ASM) for 12 Angry
Jurors
● Holy Cross High School: Sasha Khan (SM) for Clue & Forbidden Broadway's
Greatest Hits Vol.1
● West Haven High School: Justin Woychowski, Gianeli Quinones (SMs) for Lend
Me A Tenor
● Wilbur Cross High School: Soriama Roman (PSM), Natalie Moreno, Luna Flores
(ASMs) for Alice By Heart
● Tolland High School: Harper Toomey (SM), Tori Salerno, Niyumi Dinapala
(ASMs) for Hadestown
● RHAM High School: Giovanni Assunto & Emma Filosa-Dean (SMs) for Matilda
the Musical
● Academy of the Holy Family: Yamkela Nongauza (PSM) for Dinner in Oz
● Norwalk High School: Camille Agostino (SM), Bianca Alfisi, Jack Zabar (ASMs)
for The Dining Room
● The Williams School: Liam Boland (SM), Sophia Behm (ASM) for Sweeney Todd
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Alberto Torres (SM), Yewon Lee & Sage
Araujo (ASMs) for The Great American Musical Disaster
● Housatonic Valley Regional High School: Elinor Wolgemuth (SM) for Urinetown
● Thomaston High School: Aiden Delaney (SM) for Grease

17. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:
● North Haven High School: Michael Russo for Eurydice
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Austin Lago & Tyler Gay for Puffs
● Academy of the Holy Family: Amani Rice & Ariyana Taliaferro for Dinner in Oz

18. BEST PROGRAM ART:
● Glastonbury High School: Sara Hearne, Stephanie Miller & Alexa Masin for The
Importance of Being Earnest
● North Haven High School: Ava Cabrera for Eurydice
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Sophia Zamfir for Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast
● Wilbur Cross High School: Cecilia Casteian for Alice By Heart
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Patrick Giammettei for Seussical
● Jonathan Law High School: Aylanna Vega & Mars Thomas for The Lightning
Thief
● Housatonic Valley Regional High School: Elinor Wolgemuth for Urinetown

19. BEST DANCING:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
● Glastonbury High School: Chicago
● Kingswood Oxford: Hello, Dolly!
● West Haven High School: The Addams Family
● New Haven Academy: Once On This Island
● Norwalk High School: The SpongeBob Musical

20. BEST FEATURED DANCER(S):
● Holy Cross High School: Lucy D’Avino, Brooklyn Leary, Danei Pittman & Rory
Thompsoni in Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits Vol.1
● Woodland Regional High School: Abigail Diamante in Legally Blonde
● Norwalk High School: Mia Botelho, Ashley Diaz, Michelle Debrah, Sarah Gordillo,
Victoria Lazaro-Nolasco, Elaina Nowik, Greta Radecki & Yuri Jackson in The
SpongeBob Musical
● Jonathan Law High School: Gabriella Coffin, Ava Daniele, Victoria DePoto,
Rosetta O’Connell, Mars Thomas, Ciara Tavarez & Kiara Tavarez in The
Lightning Thief

21. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:
● New Haven Academy: The Greaser Ensemble in The Outsiders
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Gabi Garces-Ali, Addy Parise & Barret
Welch as the Silly Girl's in Disney's Beauty and the Beast
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Rebecca Scicchitano, Emily Moore & Rose Bruno
as The Bird Girls in Seussical
● Glastonbury High School: Stephanie Miller, Ryle Simoes, Katie Pingel, Alyssa
Martire & Nora Tuhy as The Merry Murderesses in Chicago
● Tolland High School: Katie Bohon, Brooke Navratil & Annie Singer as The Fates
in Hadestown
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Venjamin Atienza, Trenton Morgillo & Tyler Brown
as The Wickersham Brothers in Seussical
● Oxford High School: Emmeline Frosberg, Julianna Fabry, Elin Hallgren, Thamar
Alcindor, Ava Sikorski & Leah Durkin as The Orphans in Annie
● Academy of the Holy Family: Fatima Lopez, Shelly Omandi, Riley Armor,
Danielle Armor & Aarti Paulraj as Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tinman & Lion in
Dinner in Oz
● Woodland Regional High School: Zoe Kindt, Rebecca Armstrong & Brooke
Verbikas as Serena, Pilar & Kate in Legally Blonde

22. BEST CHORUS:
● Lauralton Hall: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
● Rockville High School: The Addams Family
● Glastonbury High School: Chicago
● Kingswood Oxford: Hello, Dolly!
● Oxford High School: Annie
● New Haven Academy: Once On This Island
● Woodland Regional High School: Legally Blonde
● Housatonic Valley Regional High School: Urinetown

23. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Kinsella Magnet School: Caitlin Teller as Henslowe in Shakespeare in Love
● West Haven High School: Chase Golde as Saunders in Lend Me A Tenor
● Glastonbury High School: Jackson Baron as Algernon Moncrieff in The
Importance of Being Earnest
● North Haven High School: Wes Birge-Liberman as Father in Eurydice
● New Haven Academy: Christopher Samuels as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders

24. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Kinsella Magnet School: Merje Batille as Nurse in Shakespeare in Love
● West Haven High School: Ada Akdag as Julia in Lend Me A Tenor
● Glastonbury High School: Lillian Wiksten as Cecily Cardeau in The Importance of
Being Earnest
● New Haven Academy: Solimar Quintanilla as Marcia in The Outsiders

25. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Maria Testa as Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Steven Torres as Lumiere in Disney's
Beauty and the Beast
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Keira Beck as Jojo in Seussical
● Rockville High School: Paul Westerberg as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family
● Kingswood Oxford: Leo Kollen as Cornelius in Hello, Dolly!
● Oxford High School: Ryan Piechota as Rooster in Annie
● New Haven Academy: Charles Jeffery as Papa Ge in Once On This Island
● The Williams School: Hogan Porter as Anthony in Sweeney Todd
● Wolcott High School: Andrew Powell as Grover/Mr. D in The Lightning Thief
● Wilby High School: Haynee “Cass” Knight as Tin Woodsman in The Wizard of Oz
26. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Lucia Sheehan as Mrs. Bucket in Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
● Rockville High School: Abigail Brown as Wednesday Addams in The Addams
Family
● North Haven High School: Viviana Rodriguez as Dee Dee Allen in The Prom
● Glastonbury High School: Sara Hearne as Velma Kelly in Chicago
● Tolland High School: Angelique Rodriguez as Persephone in Hadestown
● West Haven High School: Paige Kenny as Wednesday Addams in The Addams
Family
● New Haven Academy: Tomistsela Engel-Halfkenny as Asaka in Once On This
Island
● The Williams School: Sydney Caplan as Johanna in Sweeney Todd
● Wilby High School: Brielle Knight as Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of
Oz

27. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:
● West Haven High School: Devont’e Campbell & Carmella Ruiz as Tito & Maria in
Lend Me A Tenor
● Glastonbury High School: Jackson Baron & Jordan Klompus as Algernon
Moncrieff & Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest
● The Williams School: Nova Fink & Julia Batista as Horace & May in All In the
Timing
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Tyler Gay & Patrick Giammattei as Wayne &
Oliver in Puffs
● Crosby High School: Jonathan Butler & Brennan Rolan as Jude & Esra in It’s All
About Getting There

28. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
● North Haven High School: Keira Meehan & Kara Starkey as Emma Nolan &
Alyssa Greene in The Prom
● Kingswood Oxford: Riley Mapp & Lilly Temkin as Barnaby Tucker & Minnie Fay in
Hello, Dolly!
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Tyler Gay & Megan Connors as Horton &
Gertrude in Seussical
● New Haven Academy: Joshua Colon & Elliot Baez as Tonton Julian & Mama
Euralie in Once On This Island
● The Williams School: Ace Bairos & Zara Asim as Sweeney Todd & Mrs. Lovett in
Sweeney Todd
● Norwalk High School: Abrielle Albertson-Kelly & Valentina Melendez-Puente as
Sheldon Plankton & Karen the Computer in The SpongeBob Musical

29. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:
● Woodland Regional High School: Whole Latte Love
● Oxford High School: 12 Angry Jurors
● Holy Cross High School: Clue
● Lauralton Hall: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
● Academy of the Holy Family: 12 Angry Women
● Holy Cross High School: Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits Vol.1
● Norwalk High School: The Dining Room
● Crosby High School: It’s All About Getting There
● Academy of the Holy Family: Dinner in Oz

30. BEST STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN A MALE ROLE IN AN ENSEMBLE
PRODUCTION:
● Woodland Regional High School: Jamie MIsuraca as Mitchell in Whole Latte
Love
● Oxford High School: Isaac Motes as Juror #3 in 12 Angry Jurors
● Holy Cross High School: Jillian Guerrette as Wadsworth in Clue
● Lauralton Hall: Stephen Petrosino as Chip Tolentino in The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
● The Williams School: Hogan Porter as David Attenborough in All In the Timing
● Wilbur Cross High School: Jack Vann as White Rabbit/Alfred in Alice By Heart
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Jack Travali as Narrator in Puffs
● Academy of the Holy Family: Aarti Paulraj as Lion in Dinner in Oz
● Norwalk High School: Christopher Mahanna as Father/Tony in The Dining Room
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: AJ Johnson as Junior Dover in The Great
American Musical Disaster
● Crosby High School: Ethan Soto in It’s All About Getting There
● Rockville High School: Paul Westerberg as Wadsworth in Clue

31. BEST STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN A FEMALE ROLE IN AN ENSEMBLE
PRODUCTION:
● Woodland Regional High School: Isabella Peralta as Shelly in Whole Latte Love
● Holy Cross High School: Makendra Mowad as Mrs. Peacock in Clue
● Lauralton Hall: Ginny LeVasseur as Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
● The Williams School: Sydney Caplan as Ally in All In the Timing
● Academy of the Holy Family: Ariyana Taliaferro as Juror #8 in 12 Angry Women
● Wilbur Cross High School: Javieliz Matos as Queen of Hearts/Nurse in Alice By
Heart
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Max DeCarlo as Megan Jones in Puffs
● Sacred Heart Academy: Tessa Borowski as Jessica in Women Playing Hamlet
● Academy of the Holy Family: Amalia Rice as Wicked Witch in Dinner in Oz
● Norwalk High School: Kathryn Romano as Aggie/Old Lady/Ruth in The Dining
Room
● Crosby High School: Mercy Allen in It’s All About Getting There
● Rockville High School: Evelyn Colon as Mrs. White in Clue

32. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● West Haven High School: Eddy Santiago as Max in Lend Me A Tenor
● Glastonbury High School: Jordan Klompus as Jack Worthing in The Importance
of Being Earnest
● New Haven Academy: Sora Matta as Ponyboy in The Outsiders
● Kinsella Magnet School: Troy Sullivan as Will Shakespeare in Shakespeare in
Love

33. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● West Haven High School: Ashlynn Trenchard as Maggie in Lend Me A Tenor
● Kinsella Magnet School: Dakota Medina-Ramos as Viola/Kent in Shakespeare in
Love
● North Haven High School: Amanda Khamphouy as Eurydice in Eurydice
● Glastonbury High School: Katie Pingel as Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance
of Being Earnest
● New Haven Academy: Tomitsela Engel-Halfpenny as Cherry in The Outsiders

34. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A CLASSICAL
MUSICAL:
● Glastonbury High School: Ethan Vazquez as Billy Flynn in Chicago
● Kingswood Oxford: Molly Palmer as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!
● Oxford High School: Isaac Motes as Oliver Warbucks in Annie
● New Haven Academy: Cristian Ortiz as Daniel Beauxhomme in Once On This
Island
● Wilby High School: Julien Rosario as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
● Thomaston High School: Matthew Paolino as Danny Zuko in Grease

35. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE ROLE IN A CLASSICAL
MUSICAL:
● Glastonbury High School: Phoebe Russotto as Roxie Hart in Chicago
● Kingswood Oxford: Brayden Bak as Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly!
● Oxford High School: Jenna Piechota as Annie in Annie
● New Haven Academy: Solimar Quintanilla as Ti Moune in Once On This Island
● Wilby High School: Natalie Vargas as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz

36. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A CONTEMPORARY
MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Kelly Blute as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Connor Rizzo as Horton the Elephant in Seussical
● North Haven High School: Anthony Belbusti as Barry Glickman in The Prom
● RHAM High School: Olivia Wright as Mr. Wormwood in Matilda the Musical
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Tyler Gay as Horton in Seussical
● West Haven High School: Devont’e Campbell as Gomez Addams in The Addams
Family
● Woodland Regional High School: Jamie Misuraca as Emmett Forrest in Legally
Blonde
● Jonathan Law High School: Christopher Serrano as Percy Jackson in The
Lightning Thief
● Norwalk High School: Mia Abreu as SpongeBob SquarePants in The SpongeBob
Musical

37. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE ROLE IN A CONTEMPORARY
MUSICAL:
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Natalie Votto as Belle in Disney's Beauty
and the Beast
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Erin Morton as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical
● North Haven High School: Keira Meehan as Emma Nolan in The Prom
● Tolland High School: Eve Demand as Eurydice in Hadestown
● West Haven High School: Carmella Ruiz as Morticia Addams in The Addams
Family
● Woodland Regional High School: Casey Mulvihill as Elle Woods in Legally
Blonde
● Wolcott High School: Liliana Emanuel as Annabeth Chase in The Lightning Thief
● Jonathan Law High School: Keira Askintowicz as Annabeth Chase in The
Lightning Thief
● Norwalk High School: Somaya Stevenson as Sandy Cheeks in The SpongeBob
Musical
● Housatonic Valley Regional High School: Katelin Lopes as Hope Cladwell in
Urinetown

38. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
● Oxford High School: 12 Angry Jurors
● West Haven High School: Lend Me A Tenor
● Glastonbury High School: The Importance of Being Earnest
● New Haven Academy: The Outsiders
● The Williams School: All In the Timing
● Academy of the Holy Family: 12 Angry Women
● Norwalk High School: The Dining Room
39. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
● Woodland Regional High School: Whole Latte Love
● Kinsella Magnet School: Shakespeare in Love
● Holy Cross High School: Clue
● North Haven High School: Eurydice
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Puffs
● Rockville High School: Clue
● Academy of the Holy Family: Dinner in Oz

40. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
● Glastonbury High School: Chicago
● Kingswood Oxford: Hello, Dolly!
● Oxford High School: Annie
● New Haven Academy: Once On This Island

41. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
● Lauralton Hall: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
● Sacred Heart Academy: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
● Wilbur Cross High School: Alice By Heart
● Mark T. Sheehan High School: Seussical
● West Haven High School: The Addams Family
● Woodland Regional High School: Legally Blonde
● Jonathan Law High School: The Lightning Thief
● Norwalk High School: The SpongeBob Musical
● Housatonic Valley Regional High School: Urinetown