Halo Award Winners Announced for Thursday, June 25

All photos by Nancy Sasso Janis

WATERBURY, CT - Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury has announced the winners of the final night of the annual Halo Awards that were held virtually on Thursday evening.

Congratulations to all of the nominees and the winners.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY

The Woodhall School: Joseph Sullivan as Pantalone Dei Bisognosi in The Servant of Two Masters

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

The Taft School: Claire Roberts as Caliban in The Tempest

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

Farmington High School: Owen Ward as Jean Michel in Cinderella

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Amanda Greco as Tanya in Mamma Mia!

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PRODUCTION:

Classical Magnet School: Kywayne Ellis as Mr. Elton in There's An App For That

BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PRODUCTION:

Torrington High School: Maia Wood as Fairy May in The Curious Savage

BEST COSTUME DESIGN/EXECUTION:

Granby Memorial High School: Skye Truntz & Lauran Thompson for James and the Giant Peach

BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN/EXECUTION:

Watertown High School: Sam Veely for The Brothers Grimm Spectacularthon

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

Northwest Regional 7 High School: Robbie Eselby for Much Ado About Nothing

BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

Conard High School: Julia Kiernan for The Importance of Being Earnest

BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

W. F. Kaynor Technical High School: Julia Verria, Hanna Crosby, Maria Gleza, Thalia Almeida, Sara Buzzeo & Anthony Vaccarelli for Shenanigans

BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:

Avon High School: Lara Beckius, Ella Mascola & Emmaline Howe for The Dining Room

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

The Williams School: Meira Doherty & Chloe Folts for Everybody

BEST RUNNING CREW:

Lewis Mills High School: Run Crew for 9 to 5

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:

Cromwell High School: Timothy Falt (SM) for Mamma Mia!

BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK:

Shepaug Valley School: Amelia "Molly" Southard & Henry James for Little Shop of Horrors

BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:

The Williams School: Anna Terry for Everybody

BEST DANCING:

The Taft School: Mamma Mia!

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER:

Farmington High School: Grace Libucha & Hadley Whitlock for Cinderella

BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:

Cromwell High School: Avery Goyette, Samantha Barrett & Lena Jones as Donna, Rosie & Tanya in Mamma Mia!

BEST CHORUS:
Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Mamma Mia!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

Salisbury School: Cam Cole as Jack in Lord of the Flies

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Alyssa Borelli as Hero in Much Ado About Nothing

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

Kinsella Magnet School: Donovan Shaw as Caldwell B. Cladwell in Urinetown

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

Lewis Mills High School: Maeve Tucker as Doralee in 9 to 5

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:

Watertown High School: Jessica Liano & Jordan Elliott as Narrator 1 & Narrator 2 in The Brothers Grimm Spectacularthon

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:

Kinsella Magnet School: Travis Wroten & Zayda Greer as Bobby & Hope in Urinetown

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Almost, Maine

BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Aiden Cardozo as Wadsworth in Clue

BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

CLASSICAL - Hall High School: Alyson Liew as Young Woman in Machinal
CONTEMPORARY - Canterbury School: Chiara Vaccaro as Mrs. White in Clue

FEARLESS AWARD:

Hall High School: Machinal
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

Conard High School: Charlie Uthgenannt as Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

Bethel High School: Jenny Wool as Grace Fryer in Radium Girls

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

CONTEMPORARY - Suffield Academy: Max Santopietro as Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde

CLASSICAL - Shepaug Valley School: Henry James as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

CONTEMPORARY - Mercy & Xavier High School: Abigail Malczon as Donna in Mamma Mia!
CLASSICAL - Joel Barlow High School: Anna Ciolino as Lilli/Katharine in Kiss Me, Kate

BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:

The Taft School: The Tempest

BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:

Canterbury School: Clue

BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:

Kinsella Magnet School: Urinetown

Special Awards/Recognition:

Student Directors:

• W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Michael “Logan” Molinari for Shenanigans
• Torrington High School: Alyssa Archambault for The Curious Savage
• Watertown High School: Rebekah Holmes & Kelsey McFarland for The Brothers Grimm Spectacularthon
• Shepaug Valley School: Jake Miller for Little Shop of Horrors

No Small Parts Award: Coleman Grustas from The Taft School as Rev. Alexandros in Mamma Mia!

Outstanding Performance of an Orchestra: Lewis Mills High School for 9 to 5

Co-Artistic Director Award: Max Lipkin & Adam Storts from The Woodhall School