Halo Award Winners Announced for Tuesday, May 28

Tuesday May 28, 2019 Winners

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Westbrook High School: Ben Schreck as Max Levene in Heaven Can Wait

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Immaculate High School: Emilia McGuinness Getzinger as Julia Gibbs in Our Town

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
East Lyme High School: Chris Gregor as Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys And Dolls

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Canterbury School: Chiara Vaccaro as The Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
The Gunnery: Sean Douglas as The Grand Duchess in You Can’t Take It With You

BEST COMIC FEMALE PEFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
Canterbury School: Margaret Melich as Mrs. Bumbrake in Peter And The Starcatcher

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
Newington High School: Samuel Johnson as Thernardier in Les Miserables

BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL: TIE
Lauralton Hall: Anna Lagrange as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family
Bloomfield High School: Johnelle Thompson as Jackie Scott in High School Musical

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Immaculate High School: Elizabeth Varda for Our Town/Pippin

BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN:
Trinity Catholic High School: Martina Cornacchia for 12 Angry Jurors

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Robbie Eselby for Seussical The Musical/Radium Girls

BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Farmington High School: Gabe Gantkin & Yana Tsyvis for The Little Mermaid

BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Granby Memorial High School: Autumn Munsell for Almost, Maine/Grease

BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:
Westbrook High School: Elnora Amenta for Spamalot/Heaven Can Wait

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
The Gunnery: Full Cast for You Can’t Take It With You

BEST RUNNING CREW:
Cromwell High School: Run Crew for Middletown

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:
Newington High School: Cassie Mayer (PSM), Abigail Coia & Alan Chow (ASMs) for Les Miserables

BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK
Salisbury School: Samantha Blanchette for Peter And The Starcatcher (Act 1)

BEST ORCHESTRA:
Chase Collegiate School: The Theory Of Relativity

BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:
Watertown High School: Cailin McGuire for Midsummer/Jersey
BEST DANCING:
The Taft School: Chicago

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER:
Southington High School: Brenna Smith & Kelsie Downey for Grease

BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:
The Taft School: Fiona Connolly, Erin Farrell, Rati Matomi, Michelle Tetro & Lily Thompson as The Merry Murderesses in Chicago

BEST CHORUS:
Trinity Catholic High School: The Pajama Game

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Chase Collegiate School: Joseph Leszczynski as Oscar in Jumpin’ Jupiter

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Lauralton Hall: Caroline Taylor as Julia Gibbs in Our Town

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Westbrook High School: Garrett Smith as Sir Lancelot in Spamalot

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Stonington High School: Chloe Kolbenheyer as Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:
Watertown High School: Emily Dowling & Noah Ryan as Mia & Lyle in Midsummer/Jersey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
Trinity Catholic High School: Brady Hayes & Jessica Bircaj as Sid & Babe in The Pajama Game for Classic Musical
Notre Dame Catholic High School: Mary Keden & Paul Keegan as Belle & Beast in Beauty And The Beast for Contemporary Music

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:
Canterbury School: Peter And The Starcatcher - Play
Chase Collegiate School: The Theory Of Relativity - Musical

BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:
Trinity Catholic High School: Thomas Alvarez as Juror #8 in 12 Angry Jurors - Play
The Woodhall School: Sam Shootman in Around The World In 80 Days - Musical

BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:
St. Luke’s School: Katie Libman as #7 in The Wolves - Play
Chase Collegiate School: Olivia Deveau in The Theory Of Relativity - Musical

FEARLESS AWARD:
St. Luke’s School: The Wolves

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Ben Black as Arthur Roeder in Radium Girls

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
Notre Dame High School: Biyeni Eusebio as Martha Brewster in Arsenic And Old Lace

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
Torrington High School: Emily Vasquez as Agnes in She Kills Monsters

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
Canterbury School: Giorgo Caripidis Soto as Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
Stonington High School: Grace Gilbert as Dolly Gallagher in Hello, Dolly!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
Newington High School: Eric Venables as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
Immaculate High School: Nicole Kolitsas as Leading Player Dark in Pippin

BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
The Gunnery: You Can’t Take It With You

BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
St. Luke’s School: The 39 Steps

BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
Stonington High School: Hello, Dolly!


BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
Bethel High School: Footloose

Nancy Sasso Janis has been writing theatre reviews since 2012 as a way to support local theatre venues. She posts reviews of well over 100 productions each year. In 2016, she became a member of the Connecticut Critics Circle. She continues to contribute theatre news, previews, and audition notices to local Patch sites. Reviews of all levels of theatrical productions are posted on Naugatuck Patch and the Patch sites closest to the venue. Follow the reviewer on her Facebook pages Nancy Sasso Janis: Theatre Reviewer and on Twitter @nancysjanis417