Halo Award Nominations for Tuesday, May 28

Press release from Seven Angels Theatre

Tuesday May 28, 2024 Halo Nominations

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
● Greenwich Country Day School: Zach Bostock as Oberon in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream
● Bristol Central High School: River Muscara as Roger in Lord of the Flies
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Graham Lamboley as Demetrius in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
● Stonington High School: George Ryan as Trevor in Plain as Jane
● Hopkins School: Connor Tomasulo as Lane, Manservant in The Importance of
Being Earnest

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
● Greenwich Country Day School: Avery Sleeper as Titania in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Barrett Welch as Titania in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
● Stonington High School: Alexa Checchi as Lady J in Plain as Jane
● Stratford High School: Margaret Schumann as Ida the Maid in See How They
Run
● Lauralton Hall: Margaret Theis as Darry in The Outsiders
● Hopkins School: Tai Candelario as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being
Earnest

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
● St. Luke’s School: Gabe Ibarra as Steward in Into The Woods
● Montville High School: Ryan O’Bern as Lucas Beineke in The Addams Family
● Hopkins School: Matt Segal as Will Parker in Oklahoma!
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Kyle Smith as King Triton in Disney’s
The Little Mermaid
● New Canaan High School: Jack Dooley as Feldzieg in The Drowsy Chaperone
● East Hampton High School: Aiden Sones as Zeke in The Wizard of Oz
● Weston High School: Bill Austin as Mr. Duvall in Mean Girls
● Greenwich Country Day School: Phil Candito as Kyle in Legally Blonde
● New Haven Academy: Jahlil Coleman as Benny in In The Heights
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Cayden Santa as General Schmitz in
Seussical

4. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Morielle Rams as Justice in Rock of Ages
● St. Luke’s School: Hannah Johnson as Cinderella in Into The Woods
● North Haven High School: Emma Blanchette as Ursula Merkle in Bye Bye
Birdie
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Olivia Salai as Lady Larkin in Once Upon A
Mattress

● Stratford High School: Amelie McCool as Beth March/Rodrigo 2 in Little
Women
● East Hampton High School: Marley Paris as Glinda in The Wizard of Oz
● West Haven High School: Ashlynn Trenchard as Hannah in Disney’s Newsies
● Terryville High School: Desiree Davis as Taylor McKessie in High School
Musical
● New Haven Academy: Elliot Baez as Vanessa in In The Heights

5. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
● New Canaan High School: Nicholas Mohamad as Joe in All in the Timing
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Colin Lamboley as Nick Bottom in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
● West Haven High School: Devont’e Campbell as Mr. Green in Clue
● Bristol Eastern High School: Eric DeNoto as Dr. William Bradley in The Bold,
The Young, and The Murdered
● Westbrook High School: Cooper Medeiros as Melvin in One Stoplight Town
● Joel Barlow High School: Skylar Giblin as Ted/Orphan in Peter and the
Starcatcher

6. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Sabina Jungkeit as Mr. Green in Clue
● Stamford High School: Adele Samsonas as Bill Slank/Fighting Prawn in Peter
and the Starcatcher
● Academy of the Holy Family: Fatima Lopez as Joseph Buquet in The Phantom
of the Opera
● Bristol Eastern High School: Samantha Colite as Jessica in The Bold, The
Young, and The Murdered
● Saint Bernard School: Isabella Harris as Flick in A Christmas Story
● Greens Farms Academy: Eleni Valbuena as Black Stache in Peter and the
Starcatcher
● Westbrook High School: Gabrielle Walker as Clara in One Stoplight Town
● West Haven High School: Nina Hodgins as Mrs. Peacock in Clue

7. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Colin Lamboley as Franz Klinemann in Rock of Ages
● Montville High School: Enzo Valenti as Lurch in The Addams Family
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Sunny Montanaro as King Sextimus in Once
Upon A Mattress
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Andrew Taylor as Duke Mahoney in Nice Work
If You Can Get It
● Hopkins School: Andrew Benjamin as Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!
● New Canaan High School: Andrew Meli as Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone
● East Hampton High School: Brayden Karmer as Lion in The Wizard of Oz
● Westbrook High School: Cooper Wrubleski as Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of
Horrors
● Bristol Eastern High School: Carter Vicente as Kevin G in Mean Girls

8. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
● Greens Farms Academy: Ella Sato-Connell as Mrs. Tottendale in The Drowsy
Chaperone
● St. Luke’s School: Juliet Geraci as Little Red in Into The Woods
● North Haven High School: Emma Reed as Mrs. Mae Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Sabina Jungkeit as Estonia Dulworth in Nice
Work If You Can Get It
● Jonathan Law High School: Toni Ceplia as Kevin G in Mean Girls
● Stratford High School: Riley Buyskes as Aunt March in Little Women
● Stamford High School: Ava Wagner-Nast as Rosie in Mamma Mia!
● Bristol Eastern High School: Avery Costello as Mrs. George in Mean Girls
● Greenwich Country Day School: Avery Sleeper as Paulette Bonafonte in
Legally Blonde
● East Lyme High School: Annie Rossi as Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee

9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Bristol Central High School: Josie Kitchens, Nitara Stemmer, Isabella Rivera &
Alyssa Jabs for Lord of the Flies
● West Haven High School: Karma Rose for Clue & Disney’s Newsies
● Academy of the Holy Family: Eftu Tujo, Clara Lopez & Lovely Manfred for The
Phantom of the Opera
● East Lyme High School: Abigail Rodes for The Laramie Project & The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
● St. Luke’s School: Maggie Lange, Selia Sitzer & Ella Thomas for Soundscapes
● Montville High School: Kaedan O’Bern & Lily Soucy for The Addams Family
● Darien High School: Savanna Buys, Inara Chickles, Layla Schroeder & Andrea
Vasquez for Hello, Dolly!
● Jonathan Law High School: Isabelle Maselli for Mean Girls
● Stonington High School: Ella Wertz, Leah Machinski, Maddie Oliverio, Alexa
Checchi, Eamonn Brady & Peter Previty for War Paint
● Greenwich Country Day School: Stella Melucci, Mal Lentini & Mika Dunne for
Legally Blonde

10. BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Holly DiAdamo, Jess Dunaj & Maya Zerhursen for
Rock of Ages
● New Canaan High School: Annabelle Murphy for All in the Timing
● Bristol Central High School: Kay Archambeault for Lord of the Flies
● Academy of the Holy Family: Eftu Tujo, Angel Manfred & Aarti Paulraj for The
Phantom of the Opera
● Westbrook High School: Full Cast for One Stoplight Town
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Cameron King, Kelsey King & Addy
Parise for Disney’s The Little Mermaid

● Stratford High School: Margaret Schumann & Mina Fernandes for Little
Women
● West Haven High School: Karma Rose for Disney’s Newsies
● Saint Bernard School: Zujeily Colon & Imaley Arbieto for Shrek
● Wilton High School: Julianna Trichilo & Molly Smith for The Addams Family

11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● New Haven Academy: Darius Joe & Kiersten Gentles for Paradise Blue
● Lauralton Hall: Margaret Coyne for Godspell
● St. Luke’s School: Ellie Fatsi, Gavin Krisher, Marcues Jean-Jacques, Luca Vega
& Sawyer Woodruff for Soundscapes
● Wilton High School: Julia Steenbock for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
● Darien High School: Andy Boudo for The Dining Room
● Weston High School: Aidan Baker, Henry McElligott & Zain Chaudry for Puffs
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Kiernan Grillo for Disney’s The Little
Mermaid
● Stratford High School: Kelsey Welch & Maggie LaReau for Little Women
● East Hampton High School: Lucas Gagne for The Wizard of Oz
● Terryville High School: August Fortunato for High School Musical

12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● St. Luke’s School: Jaylen Myles & Henry Basham for Soundscapes
● Wilton High School: Kara Mobyed for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
● Weston High School: Aubrey Hankin & Gabriella Ligman for Puffs
● Saint Bernard School: Ziyan Xu for A Christmas Story
● Westbrook High School: Karl Schilling, Junkyu Ham, Stella Blair & Jack
McKeith for One Stoplight Town
● Lauralton Hall: Margaret Coyne, Ava Bottino & Alyssa Zinker for The
Outsiders
● Wilbur Cross High School: Zamir Edwards, Saby Vasquez, Diana Jimenez,
Jeeonna White & Salem Jones for Disney’s The Little Mermaid
● Darien High School: Connor Blenke for Hello, Dolly!
● Terryville High School: Charlotte Greene & August Fortunato for High School
Musical

13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Magdalena Blatchley & Riley Winston for Rock of
Ages
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Eve Videll for Clue & Nice Work If You Can Get It
● West Haven High School: Justin Woychowski for Clue
● Academy of the Holy Family: Maggy Omondi, Ruth Deneke, Akinyi Ligawa &
Elliana Henock for The Phantom of the Opera
● East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez for The Laramie Project & The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
● Darien High School: Connor Blenke for The Dining Room

● Saint Bernard School: Yoyee Chen, Joseph Poeschi, Ethan Qiu, Tenzin Tsephel,
Sally Banguara, Shelly Wu, Fiona Wu, Diana Coronado & Isabella Harris for A
Christmas Story
● Westbrook High School: Diana Caetano, Eimy Novillo, Nicole Atiencia, Heloisa
Oliviera, Cadence Acabbo, Derick Novillo, Chloe Erekson & Carlos Solis for
One Stoplight Town
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Dabi Lee, Grace Bogan, Reema Maloof, Jasmine
Phung & Sarah Kupson for Once Upon A Mattress
● Greenwich Country Day School: Chloe Caliboso for Legally Blonde

14. BEST PROPS DESIGN:
● Academy of the Holy Family: Maggy Omondi, Akinyi Ligawa, Ruth Deneke,
Elliana Henock, Yamkela Nongauza, Amala Rice, Amani Rice, Eftu Tujo,
Oriana Guarno, Liya Lako, Jeannie Perry, Tricia Nonni, Milka Deneke,
Chanelle Ikirezi, Shelly Omondi, Nhien Nguyen & Gabriella Subayi for The
Phantom of the Opera
● East Lyme High School: Abigail Rodes & Paloma Vasquez for The Laramie
Project
● Wilton High School: Kate Rusin for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
● Weston High School: Grace Forte, Emily Kolodney, Toni Moss, Mia Davi &
Maddie Stein for Puffs
● Stratford High School: El Youngquist for See How They Run & Little Women
● Joel Barlow High School: Duncan Martin, Dewey Gray & Felicia Van
Malderghem for Peter and the Starcatcher
● Saint Bernard School: Theresa Murphy for A Christmas Story
● Westbrook High School: Lily Creeron, Sophie Furcolo & Ayla Czenthe for
Little Shop of Horrors
● Greens Farms Academy: Ava Consola & Kari Ergmann for Peter and the
Starcatcher

15. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
● Stamford High School: Miles DeSantis for Peter and the Starcatcher
● Academy of the Holy Family: Ruth Deneke, Nickita Kanamugire, Shelly
Omondi, Amani Rice, Elliana Henock, Nhien Nguyen, Amala Rice, Milka
Deneke & Liya Lako for The Phantom of the Opera
● Lauralton Hall: Margaret Coyne & Megan Theis for The Outsiders
● Saint Bernard School: Juliana Ericson, Liam Carolan-Simpson & Shelley Wu
for Shrek
● Montville High School: Cameron DeCoster & Ashely Sanderson for The
Addams Family

16. BEST RUNNING CREW:
● East Lyme High School: Run Crew for The Laramie Project
● Darien High School: Run Crew for The Dining Room
● Greens Farms Academy: Run Crew for The Drowsy Chaperone
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Run Crew for Once Upon A Mattress

● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Run Crew for Nice Work If You Can Get It
● Joel Barlow High School: Run Crew for Carrie: The Musical
● Stonington High School: Run Crew for War Paint
● Greenwich Country Day School: Run Crew for Legally Blonde
● Westbrook High School: Run Crew for Little Shop of Horrors
● Wilton High School: Run Crew for The Addams Family

17. BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Lily Anderson (PSM), Nia Hubert (SM), Maria Alrefai
(ASM)
● Wilton High School: Norah Corrigan (PSM), Kate Rusin, Shae Farago, Kendra
Ward (SMs) for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
● Greens Farms Academy: Beyza Kalendar (PSM) for The Drowsy Chaperone &
Peter and the Starcatcher
● Joel Barlow High School: Nathanael Knorr (SM), Sadie Baran (SM) for Peter
and the Starcatcher
● Lauralton Hall: Margaret Coyne (SM) for The Outsiders
● North Haven High School: Angela Nappe (SM) for Bye Bye Birdie
● Jonathan Law High School: Isabelle Maselli (SM) for Mean Girls
● East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez (PSM), Quinn Dwyer, Abbie Rodes,
Olivia Kilmer (ASMs) for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
● East Hampton High School: Cadence Thibodeau (SM) for The Wizard of Oz
● Weston High School: Emily Kolodney (SM), Gabriella Ligman, Maddie Stein,
Toni Moss (ASMs) for Mean Girls
● Bristol Central High School: Darrek Griffith (PSM), Haley Kovich (SM),
Isabella Rivera (ASM) for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
● Bristol Eastern High School: Gracie LaMar (SM) for Mean Girls
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Kate Mitchell (SM) for Seussical

18. BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK
● East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez for The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee
● Saint Bernard School: Yoyee Chen & Joseph Poeschi for A Christmas Story
● Montville High School: Phoenix Zetooney, Timothy Dyson & Jacob Russell for
Chamber
● New Haven Academy: Jeremiah McCullough for In The Heights
● Weston High School: Matthew Gladstone for Puffs
● Stonington High School: Gracelyn Smith for Plain as Jane
● Sacred Heart Academy: Nia Hubert for Lord of the Flies

19. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:
● New Haven Academy: Amiyah Jones for Paradise Blue
● Stamford High School: Miles DeSantis for Peter and the Starcatcher
● Westbrook High School: Karl Schilling

20. BEST ORCHESTRA:
● St. Luke’s School: Orchestra of Into The Woods
● Joel Barlow High School: Orchestra of Carrie: The Musical
● Darien High School: Orchestra of Hello, Dolly!
● Weston High School: Orchestra of Mean Girls
● Wilton High School: Orchestra of The Addams Family

21. BEST FEATURED DANCER(S)
● Wilbur Cross High School: Erin Palmer as Scuttle in Disney’s The Little
Mermaid
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Thomas Kelly & Julia Clark in Nice Work If You
Can Get It
● East Hampton High School: Will Faber as Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz

22. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY:
● Lauralton Hall: Taylor Mann for Godspell
22. BEST DANCING:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Rock of Ages
● Montville High School: The Addams Family
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Nice Work If You Can Get It
● Joel Barlow High School: Carrie: The Musical
● Darien High School: Hello, Dolly!
● New Canaan High School: The Drowsy Chaperone
● West Haven High School: Disney’s Newsies
● Stamford High School: Mamma Mia!
● New Haven Academy: In The Heights
● Bristol Eastern High School: Mean Girls

23. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Roman Shubin, Kyle Smith, Logan Morehead, Cooper
Leng, Lucien Delaney & Jack Vann as The Street Boyz in Rock of Ages
● North Haven High School: Danill Yermakov, Anthony Belbusti, Owen Lin,
Nicholas Sterling & Matthew Kompare as Maude & Choir in Bye Bye Birdie
● Wilbur Cross High School: Aniya Deberry, Salem Jones & Anne Martinez
Aguilar as Ursula, Flotsam & Jetsam in Daddy’s Little Angel in Disney’s The
Little Mermaid
● Darien High School: Mallory Sloan, Hugh Winegar, Katie Koslow & CJ Schorr
in Elegance in Hello, Dolly!
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Molly Ciuci, Yuli Nevarez, Sarah Smith,
Barrett Welch, Sophia Zamfir & Lauren Roldan as Mersisters in Disney’s The
Little Mermaid
● Weston High School: Emma Seoane, Lulu Smith & Riley Daze as The Plastics
in Mean Girls
● Greenwich Country Day School: Lex Greenblatt, Willa Ball & Marli Young as
Margot, Pilar & Serena in Legally Blonde

● Bristol Central High School: Alyssa Jabs, Nitara Stemmer, Shannon Kelley &
Carson Gagne as The Rose in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
● Hopkins School: Erika Berliner, Michael Mfuko, Vincent Sze, Alice Valente,
Anjali van Bladel & Ashvin van Bladel as The Servant Ensemble in The
Importance of Being Earnest
● Bristol Eastern High School: Samantha Colite, Hannah LaRocque & Kiley
Alexis as The Plastics in Mean Girls

24. BEST CHORUS:
● North Haven High School: Bye Bye Birdie
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Nice Work If You Can Get It
● Hopkins School: Oklahoma!
● Darien High School: Hello, Dolly!
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Disney’s The Little Mermaid
● New Canaan High School: The Drowsy Chaperone
● West Haven High School: Disney’s Newsies
● Stamford High School: Mamma Mia!
● New Haven Academy: In The Heights
● Bristol Eastern High School: Mean Girls

25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
● Greenwich Country Day School: Sol Hochman as Demetrius in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream
● Bristol Central High School: Damon Gagne as Piggy in Lord of the Flies
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Michael Kupson as Lysander in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
● Stratford High School: Varrick Nelson, Jr. as Rev. Lionel Toop in See How They
Run
● Saint Bernard School: Ryan Brearley as The Old Man in A Christmas Story
● Hopkins School: Asher Joseph as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of
Being Earnest

26. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Carlie Mathews-Ramos as Helena in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
● Academy of the Holy Family: Ariyana Taliaferro as Raoul in The Phantom of
the Opera
● Stonington High School: Elsie Ryan as Jane Austen in Plain as Jane
● Weston High School: Emma Seoane as Megan in Puffs
● Stratford High School: Lauren Eyerman as Miss Skillon in See How They Run
● Lauralton Hall: Maria Banka as Johnny Cade in The Outsiders

27. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Christopher Serrano as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages
● North Haven High School: Michael Russo as Mr. Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye
Birdie

● Joseph A. Foran High School: Luke Wikstrom as Minstrel in Once Upon A
Mattress
● Wilbur Cross High School: Daniel Cardenas as Sebastian in Disney’s The Little
Mermaid
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Dominic Clark as Cookie McGee in Nice Work If
You Can Get It
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: AJ Johnson as Sebastian in The Little
Mermaid
● New Canaan High School: Henry Tate as Robert Martin in The Drowsy
Chaperone
● Bristol Central High School: Damon Gagne as Cogsworth in Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast
● Saint Bernard School: George Kowalyshyn as Donkey in Shrek

28. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
● Greens Farms Academy: Eleni Valbuena as The Drowsy Chaperone in The
Drowsy Chaperone
● St. Luke’s School: Ali DeFilippo as The Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods
● North Haven High School: Sophia Teodosio as Kim MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Erin Schmitt as Queen Aggravain in Once Upon A
Mattress
● Wilbur Cross High School: Aniya Deberry as Ursula in Disney’s The Little
Mermaid
● Joel Barlow High School: Naila Carter as Margaret White in Carrie: The
Musical
● Weston High School: June Skodis as Janis Sarkisian in Mean Girls
● Stamford High School: Cooper Toland as Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
● Bristol Eastern High School: Makayla Alexis as Janis Sarkisian in Mean Girls
● Wilton High School: Daisy Beach as Wednesday Addams in The Addams
Family

29. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:
● Greenwich Country Day School: Sawyer Young & Shep O’Keeffe as Nick
Bottom/Pyramus & Francis Flute/Thisbe in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
● New Haven Academy: Christopher Samuels & Mikaila Mae Matta as Blue &
Pumpkin in Paradise Blue
● New Canaan High School: Alex McManus & Bennett Gropper as Betty & Bill in
All in the Timing
● Bristol Central High School: Lee Christian & Kaleb Moors as Sam & Eric in
Lord of the Flies
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Steven Torres & Norah Joby as Theseus
& Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
● Stonington High School: Evan Anderson & Elsie Ryan as Brie & Jane Austen in
Plain as Jane
● Darien High School: Colin Cunningham & Samantha Riley as Tony & Aunt
Harriet in The Dining Room

● Weston High School: Bill Auston & Emma Seoane as Oliver & Megan in Puffs
● Saint Bernard School: Ryan Brearley & Hope Ouellette as The Old Man & The
Mother in A Christmas Story

30. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
● Montville High School: Trevor Stockard & Kylie Lynch as Mal & Alice Beineke
in The Addams Family
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Andrew Taylor & Louisa Warlitz as Duke &
Jennie in Nice Work If You Can Get It
● Hopkins School: Miri Levin & Matt Segal as Ado Annie & Will Parker in
Oklahoma!
● Joel Barlow High School: Kate Krug & Kieran Nevins as Chris Hargensen &
Billy Nolan in Carrie: The Musical
● Darien High School: Hugh Winegar & CJ Schorr as Cornelius Hackl & Barnaby
Tucker in Hello, Dolly!
● Stonington High School: Peter Previty & Sophia Monte as Charles Revson &
Dorian Leigh in War Paint
● New Canaan High School: Radea Raleva & Tucker Kosofsky as Gangster 1 &
Gangster 2 in The Drowsy Chaperone
● Greenwich Country Day School: Chris Suy & Sawyer Young as Nikos &
Christos in Legally Blonde
● Terryville High School: Hannah Foster & Jonah Lopez as Sharpay & Ryan
Evans in High School Musical
● New Haven Academy: Ale Cruz & Sora Matta as Daniela & Carla in In The
Heights

31. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:
● New Haven Academy: Paradise Blue
● New Canaan High School: All in the Timing
● Montville High School: Chamber
● Stamford High School: Peter and the Starcatcher
● Lauralton Hall: Godspell
● St. Luke’s School: Soundscapes
● Darien High School: The Dining Room
● Joel Barlow High School: Peter and the Starcatcher
● Westbrook High School: One Stoplight Town
● Greens Farms Academy: Peter and the Starcatcher

32. BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Oliver Berry as Colonel Mustard in Clue
● New Haven Academy: Jeremiah McCullough as Percussion Sam in Paradise
Blue
● New Canaan High School: Kole Bavoso as Moby Dude in All in the Timing
● West Haven High School: Brycent Sabol as Wadsworth in Clue
● East Lyme High School: Sebastian Gates-Graceson in The Laramie Project
● St. Luke’s School: Joe Derr as Tony in Soundscapes

● Wilton High School: Zachary Helgesen as Geoffrey Raymond for The Murder
of Roger Ackroyd
● Darien High School: Kellan Leonard as Michael/Billy/Standish in The Dining
Room
● Bristol Eastern High School: Carter Vicente as Jake Strong in The Bold, The
Young, and The Murdered
● Greens Farms Academy: James Schumacher as Boy/Peter in Peter and the
Starcatcher

33. BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Avra Montazella as Wadsworth in Clue
● New Haven Academy: Mikaila Mae Matta as Pumpkin in Paradise Blue
● Montville High School: Bailey Torello as Teddie in Chamber
● Stamford High School: Cooper Toland as Molly Asher in Peter and the
Starcatcher
● Lauralton Hall: Lexi Paranal in Godspell
● St. Luke’s School: Phoebe McCance as Iris in Soundscapes
● Darien High School: Molly Shields as Grace/Winkie/Bertha in The Dining
Room
● Bristol Eastern High School: Olivia Guitard as Eileen in The Bold, The Young,
and The Murdered
● Academy of the Holy Family: Jastlyn Gonzales as Felicity Hubbard in Murder
at the Pie Auction
● Greens Farms Academy: Alexis Campbell as Molly Aster in Peter and the
Starcatcher

34. FEARLESS AWARD:
● New Haven Academy: Paradise Blue
● Academy of the Holy Family: The Phantom of the Opera
● St. Luke’s School: Soundscapes
● Joel Barlow High School: Carrie: The Musical
● Stonington High School: War Paint

35. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Patrick Guthrie as Puck in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
● Stratford High School: Brennan Kelly as Clive Winton in See How They Run
● Hopkins School: Silas Webb as John Worthing in The Importance of Being
Earnest
● Greenwich Country Day School: Dylan Ever as Lysander in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream

36. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
● Greenwich Country Day School: Stella Melucci as Puck in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream

● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Natalie Votto as Hermia in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
● Academy of the Holy Family: Jastlyn Gonzales as Erik the Opera Ghost in The
Phantom of the Opera
● Stratford High School: Kate Miller as Penelope Toop in See How They Run
● Hopkins School: Rose Robertson as Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of
Being Earnest

37. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
● Bristol Central High School: Aidan Pellerin as Jack in Lord of the Flies
● Saint Bernard School: Kaden Lovdahl as Ralph in A Christmas Story
● Weston High School: Bill Austin as Oliver in Puffs

38. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
● Bristol Central High School: Samera Alyosfi as Ralph in Lord of the Flies
● Weston High School: June Skodis as Wayne in Puffs
● Saint Bernard School: Hope Ouellette as The Mother in A Christmas Story
● Lauralton Hall: Mia Hamilton as Ponyboy in The Outsiders
● Sacred Heart Academy: Kelly Blute as Ralph in Lord of the Flies

39. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
● St. Luke’s School: Hugh Demark as The Baker in Into The Woods
● North Haven High School: Sean Meehan as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Connor Rizzo as Prince Dauntless in Once Upon
a Mattress
● Hopkins School: Zachary Haywood as Curly in Oklahoma!
● Darien High School: Kellan Leonard as Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly!
● East Hampton High School: Enja Barry as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz

40. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
● St. Luke’s School: Alex Sheinkin as The Witch in Into The Woods
● North Haven High School: Chloe Diaz as Rosie Alvarez in Bye Bye Birdie
● Joseph A. Foran High School: Erin Morton as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon
A Mattress
● Hopkins School: Leila Hyder as Laurey in Oklahoma!
● Darien High School: Cece Cummins as Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly!
● East Hampton High School: Aubrey Dallaire as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
● Westbrook High School: Gabrielle Walker as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors

41. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Connor Rizzo as Drew in Rock of Ages
● Greens Farms Academy: Peter Adams as Man in Chair in The Drowsy
Chaperone
● Montville High School: Meccai Venett as Gomez Addams in The Addams
Family
● Jonathan Law High School: Chris Serrano as Damian Hubbard in Mean Girls

● New Canaan High School: Drew Bench as Man in Chair in The Drowsy
Chaperone
● West Haven High School: Daniel Sai Velez as Jack Kelly in Disney’s Newsies
● Greenwich Country Day School: Sol Hochman as Emmett Forrest in Legally
Blonde
● Stamford High School: Leo Field as Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia!
● Terryville High School: Tyler Violette as Troy Bolton in High School Musical
● Bristol Eastern High School: Eric DeNoto as Damian Hubbard in Mean Girls
● Wilton High School: Illeas Paschalidis as Gomez Addams in The Addams
Family
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Christopher Santa as Horton in Seussical

42. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Jamie Lamb as Sherrie in Rock of Ages
● Joel Barlow High School: Alexia Sanchez as Carrie White in Carrie: The
Musical
● Jonathan Law High School: Lissette Soto as Cady Heron in Mean Girls
● Stonington High School: Evan Anderson as Helena Rubenstein in War Paint
● Stratford High School: Lauren Eyerman as Jo March in Little Women
● New Canaan High School: Annabelle Murphy as Janet Van De Graff in The
Drowsy Chaperone
● West Haven High School: Carmella Ruiz as Katherine Plumber in Disney’s
Newsies
● Greenwich Country Day School: Stella Melucci as Elle Woods in Legalliy
Blonde
● Bristol Central High School: Francesca Amara as Belle in Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast
● Stamford High School: Kate Morton as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
● Bristol Eastern High School: Holly Cushing as Cady Heron in Mean Girls
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Barbara Pohlen as Cat in the Hat in
Seussical

43. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
● Greenwich Country Day School: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
● Academy of the Holy Family: The Phantom of the Opera
● Darien High School: The Dining Room
● Stratford High School: See How They Run
● Hopkins School: The Importance of Being Earnest

44. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Clue
● New Haven Academy: Paradise Blue
● New Canaan High School: All in the Timing
● Bristol Central High School: Lord of the Flies
● St. Luke’s School: Soundscapes

● Bristol Eastern High School: The Bold, The Young, and The Murdered
● Joel Barlow High School: Peter and the Starcatcher
● Westbrook High School: One Stoplight Town
● Lauralton Hall: The Outsiders
● Greens Farms Academy: Peter and the Starcatcher

45. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL
● St. Luke’s School: Into The Woods
● North Haven High School: Bye Bye Birdie
● Hopkins School: Oklahoma!
● Darien High School: Hello, Dolly!

46. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
● Sacred Heart Academy: Rock of Ages
● Joel Barlow High School: Carrie: The Musical
● Notre Dame High School West Haven: Disney’s The Little Mermaid
● Stonington High School: War Paint
● New Canaan High School: The Drowsy Chaperone
● West Haven High School: Disney’s Newsies
● Greenwich Country Day School: Legally Blonde
● Bristol Central High School: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
● Stamford High School: Mamma Mia!
● Bristol Eastern High School: Mean Girls