Halo Award Nominations for Wed. June 24, 2020

Wednesday June 24, 2020 Nominations

Waterbury, CT - Nominations for the Virtual Halo Awards were announced today. The Awards will be broadcast on June 23rd, 24th & 25th at 7PM

A YouTube link to watch the Awards will be posted here and on the Seven Angels Facebook page each night.

1.BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:

• Middletown High School: Elijah Frazer as Tom in Radium Girls
• Norwich Free Academy: Elias Tirado as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Woodland Regional High School: Robert Hansen as Borachio in Much Ado About Nothing
• Hopkins School: Arthur Aiken as Horatio in Hamlet
• New Fairfield High School: Roman Kozloski as Clarence in It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

• Kennedy High School: Liliana Kollar as Narrator/Tinker Bell in Peter Pan and Wendy
• Middletown High School: Samantha Crowley as Kathryn Wiley in Radium Girls
• Norwich Free Academy: Jasmin Clark as Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Westover School: Artemis Li as Teiresias in Devised Antigone
• Hopkins School: Brooklynn Brockenberry as Polonius in Hamlet

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

• Kingswood Oxford: Frank Pu as Ching Ho in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Sam Brock as Lancelot in Spamalot
• Wooster School: Will Thaler as Colin in The Secret Garden
• Pomperaug High School: Christian Winter as Harry in Mamma Mia!
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Aiden Bonilla as The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance
• Glastonbury High School: Jake Schneider as Harry in Mamma Mia!
• Ridgefield High School: Owen Gaydos as Warner in Legally Blonde

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

• Kingswood Oxford: Kyleace Hunter as Muzzy von Hossmere in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Elizabeth Roy as The Historian in Spamalot
• Wooster School: Tori Ingulli as Martha in The Secret Garden
• Middletown High School: Jada Fong as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda
• Pomperaug High School: Taylor Dembski as Tanya in Mamma Mia!

1. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PRODUCTION:

• Norwich Free Academy: Simon Jeczmienny as Robin Starveling in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Ridgefield High School: Tyler Munson as Jesus Costazuela in The Odd Couple (Female Version)
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Tomas Lignore as Euelpides in The Birds
• Kingswood Oxford: Braeden Rose as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Peter Graham as Dennis’ Mother/The French Taunter/Herbert’s Father in Spamalot
• Seymour High School: Jonathan David as Wadsworth in Clue
• Middletown High School: Evan Davis as Rudolpho in Matilda

1. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PRODUCTION:

• Kingswood Oxford: Sadie Margolis as Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Seymour High School: Natalie Jones as Mrs. White in Clue
• Lyman Hall High School: Piper Birney as Cleo in But Why Bump Off Barnaby?

1. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Glastonbury High School: Grace Combs for Almost, Maine & Mamma Mia!
• Westover School: Salma Issa, Mary Liu & Mata Qin for Godspell
• Norwich Free Academy: Emily Bartoshevich, Sophie Chamberlain & Ashlyn Sminkey for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Pomperaug High School: Theresa Nguyen for Almost, Maine
• Westover School: Mata Qin, Iris Chen & Elke Zigmont for Devised Antigone
• Wooster School: Lindsey Jarrett for The Secret Garden

1. BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Middletown High School: Jade Crockett, Jada Fong & Chloe LaCroix for Radium Girls
• Norwich Free Academy: Niemh Smedley, Emily Brewster & Marissa Arrindell for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Ridgefield High School: Kaitlyn Mitchell, Vanessa Diana & Tricia Lourenso for The Odd Couple (Female Version)
• New Canaan High School: Devin Findlay & Dustin Valenti for Clue
• Crosby High School & Waterbury Career Academy: Bendy Alzaatini for The Laramie Project
• Pomperaug High School: Ayah Alhabbal for Almost, Maine & Mamma Mia!
• Wooster School: Skyler Markus for The Secret Garden

1. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Westover School: Natalie Brown for Godspell
• Middletown High School: Ethan Foligno for Radium Girls
• Ridgefield High School: Jonah Pereyra, Bella Caterina, Olivia Clausen, Conor Hankla, Kiralyse Hermann, Maiki Muursepp & Tess Williams for The Odd Couple (Female Version)
• Hopkins School: Poppy Hansen for Spamalot
• Wooster School: Anastasia Wei, Skyler Markus & Lola Ludwig for The Secret Garden
• Norwich Free Academy: Isabella Morabito & Aidan O’Farrell for All in the Timing
• Glastonbury High School: Charlotte Mysliwiec for Mamma Mia!
• Southington High School: Tim Nivison for All Shook Up

1. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Glastonbury High School: William Cryan & Sam Sugerman for Almost, Maine
• Norwich Free Academy: Litzianna Ruiz & Marissa Wolfe for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Ridgefield High School: Dennis Dowling, Harrison Cluney, Ava Cowles, Caroline DelGiudice, Emma Joyce & Maya Pereyra for The Odd Couple (Female Version)
• Middletown High School: Nicole Forno, Evan Davis & Chaney Savini for Matilda
• Pomperaug High School: Emma Pascone & Ally Stratton for Mamma Mia!
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Drew McNeil & Sally Riley for The Pirates of Penzance
• Norwich Free Academy: Litzianna Ruiz & Ella Lawson for All in the Timing
• Glastonbury High School: Billy Cryan for Mamma Mia!

1. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Glastonbury High School: Diya Makadia & Sammy McCormick for Almost, Maine & Mamma Mia!
• Westover School: Aida Blue, Natalie Brown, Reeya Desai, Alex Frilling, Ruth Nolen, Chi Phan, Izzy Poskas, Jade-Noelle Samuelsen, Stephanie Small, Ana Sun, Salma Talukdar, Pilar Trujilo Sanchez, Max Van, Thea West &Kaiyana Winter for Godspell
• Norwich Free Academy: Destiny Rosario for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• New Canaan High School: Alessio Pantaleo, John Taylor & Ian Rocha for Clue
• Woodland Regional High School: John DeTulio, Nate Clark, Zachariah Kabusk, Kathlyn Sirowich & Mary Pelkey for Much Ado About Nothing
• Wilby High School: Kadaris Arline, Jamir Smatt & Lyric Goodman for The Tragedy of Hamlet
• Kingswood Oxford: Kodilichi Ezegbo, Isabel Jacobson, Alma Clark, Caitlin Budzik, Pablo Rollan, Preston Seaver, Theodore Stephan, Colten Castanza & Spencer Schaller for Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Wooster School: Morgan Nolan & Nina Bigelow for The Secret Garden
• Middletown High School: Jade Crockett & Tech Students for Matilda

1. BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:

• The Wooster School: Morgan Nolan for The Dining Room
• Norwich Free Academy: Raven Wawrynowicz for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Ridgefield High School: Liam Huff, Kyra Linekin, Motria Holian, Emma Joyce, Liliana Matte, Henry Regnery & Charlie Ward for The Odd Couple (Female Version)
• New Canaan High School: Lucy Lee & Charlotte Jensen for Clue
• Pomperaug High School: Katana Ferguson-Smith for Almost, Maine
• Wilby High School: Lyric Goodman & Kadaris Arline for The Tragedy of Hamlet
• Wooster School: Morgan Nolan & Julia DiCarlo for The Secret Garden

1. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

• Middletown High School: Evan Davis for Radium Girls
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Taryn Beisel, Noah Bonilla, Sally Riley & Dan Riley for The Pirates of Penzance

1. BEST RUNNING CREW:

• Glastonbury High School: Run Crew for Almost, Maine
• Pomperaug High School: Run Crew for Almost, Maine
• Lyman Hall High School: Run Crew for But Why Bump Off Barnaby?
• Kingswood Oxford: Run Crew for Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Run Crew for Spamalot
• Pomperaug High School: Run Crew for Mamma Mia!
• Hopkins School: Run Crew for Hamlet
• Glastonbury High School: Run Crew for Mamma Mia!
• Ridgefield High School: Run Crew for Legally Blonde

1. BEST STAGE MANAGMENT:

• Glastonbury High School: Andre Lapanne (PSM), Michael Guastamachio (SM), Maggie Ryan (ASM) for Almost, Maine
• Westover School: Artemis Li (SM) for Godspell
• Holy Cross High School: Folade Olusanya (SM), Ashley Harris (ASM) for Arsenic and Old Lace
• Crosby High School & Waterbury Career Academy: Eric Moreno for The Laramie Project
• Pomperaug High School: Skylar Ahern (SM) for Almost, Maine & Mamma Mia!
• Kingswood Oxford: Geethika Chandragiri (PSM), Kodilichi Ezegbo & Isabel Jacobson (ASMs) for Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Corrine Evans (PSM), Zachary Williamson (SM), Yaqub Bajwa & Pearl Miller (ASMs) for Spamalot
• Norwich Free Academy: Destiny Rosario for All in the Timing
• Glastonbury High School: Andre LaPanne (PSM), Michael Guastamachio, Rachel Mondschein & Stephanie Deoliveirapietrzyk (SMs) for Mamma Mia!

1. BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK:

• Kennedy High School: Samantha Valle for Peter Pan and Wendy
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Hannah Leibowicz for When Bad Things Happen To Good Actors
• Crosby High School & Waterbury Career Academy: Bendy Alzaatini & Luna Gonzalez for The Laramie Project
• Woodland Regional High School: Robert Hansen for Much Ado About Nothing
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Ryan Davis for The Birds
• Lyman Hall High School: McKenna Neeman for But Why Bump Off Barnaby?
• Seymour High School: Jonathan David for Clue

1. BEST ORCHESTRA:

• Pomperaug High School: Orchestra of Mamma Mia!
• Glastonbury High School: Orchestra of Mamma Mia!
• Ridgefield High School: Orchestra of Legally Blonde

1. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:

• Glastonbury High School: William Cryan for Almost, Maine
• Middletown High School: Evan Davis & Victoria Higgs for Radium Girls
• New Fairfield High School: Aidan Jacobson for It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
• Pomperaug High School: Christian Winter for Almost, Maine
• Wilby High School: Aliyana Wilson & Kayla Ireland for The Tragedy of Hamlet
• Westover School: Madeline Abate & Laetitia Heyne for Devised Antigone
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: The Birds in The Birds

1. BEST DANCING:

• Kingswood Oxford: Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Spamalot
• Wooster School: The Secret Garden
• Glastonbury High School: Mamma Mia!

1. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:

• Westover School: Emily Benoit, Shayla O’Donnell, Jillian Brown, Muna Nahhas, Mikayla Labissiere, Kasey Ingerson & Aoife Carroll-Gavula in The Good Samaritan in Godspell
• New Fairfield High School: Cole Edgerton, Roman Kozloski, Zoe McCartney, Megan Reynolds & Sammy Smith as Call Letter Singers in It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
• Norwich Free Academy: Maria Feeney, Isabella Morabito, Sarah Coon & Lily O’Neil as The Fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Kingswood Oxford: Olivia Pear, Sattah Phouthakoun, Avery Schiff, McKenzie Campbell, Mary Kaliszewski, Faith Porter & Morgan Siegel as Priscilla Girls in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Wooster School: Luke Thornbrough & Carolina Rafael as Fakir & Ayay in The Secret Garden
• Pomperaug High School: Ella Storey, Taylor Dembski & Kylie Healey as Donna, Tanya & Rosie in Mamma Mia
• Norwich Free Academy: Brady Rider, Lucero Blacno & AJ Lurette in All in the Timing
• Ridgefield High School: Eleanor Andreson, Lindsay Carroll & Camryn Liem as the Delta Nu Chorus in Legally Blonde
• F. Kennedy High School: The Lost Boys in Peter Pan and Wendy

1. BEST CHORUS:

• Kingswood Oxford: Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Spamalot
• Wooster School: The Secret Garden
• Glastonbury High School: Mamma Mia!

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

• Holy Cross High School: Jack Boushie as Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace
• Norwich Free Academy: Malachi Brown as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Ridgefield High School: Liam Huff as Manolo Costazuela in The Odd Couple (Female Version)
• Woodland Regional High School: Nicholas Santovasi as Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing
• Hopkins School: Griffin Congdon as Claudius in Hamlet
• Kennedy High School: Thomas Bishop as Captain Hook in Peter Pan and Wendy
• New Fairfield High School: Ben McKiernan as Mr. Potter in It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

• Middletown High School: Aria Sinnappen as Kathryn Schaub in Radium Girls
• Holy Cross High School: Eileen Xue as Abby Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace
• Norwich Free Academy: Katelyn Lawton as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Wilby High School: Jennifer Rosario as Gertrude in The Tragedy of Hamlet
• Westover School: Cammie Hussey as Creon in Devised Antigone
• Hopkins School: Ellie Doolittle as Gertrude in Hamlet

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

• Kingswood Oxford: Elan Stadlemann as Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Felipe Perez as Patsy in Spamalot
• Middletown High School: Daniel Wisse as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda
• Pomperaug High School: Jimmy Hunter as Sky in Mamma Mia!
• Glastonbury High School: Jonathan Castillo as Sky in Mamma Mia!

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:

• Kingswood Oxford: Maggie Eberle as Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Wooster School: Meghan Bourgeault as Lily Craven in The Secret Garden
• Middletown High School: Mya Corvo as Miss Honey in Matilda
• Pomperaug High School: Amelia Rosen as Sophie in Mamma Mia!
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Angelina Caminati as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance
• Southington High School: Lily Eaccarino as Sylvia in All Shook Up

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

• Glastonbury High School: Tom Fahey & Henry Masin as Randy & Chad in Almost, Maine
• Middletown High School: Daniel Wisse & Jada Fong as Arthur & Diane Roeder in Radium Girls
• Norwich Free Academy: Matthew Barbeau & Katelyn Lawton as Lysander & Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Ridgefield High Version: Liam Huff & Tyler Munson as The Costazuela Brothers in The Odd Couple (Female Version)
• Southington High School: Dan Kalvaitis & Eva Bilodeau as Man & Woman in Love/Sick
• Pomperaug High School: Amelia Rosen & Audrey Finn as Deena & Shelly in Almost, Maine
• Lyman Hall High School: Maggie Grazioso & Dakota Russell as Dora & Jeff in But Why Bump Off Barnaby?

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

• Kingswood Oxford: Remy McCoy & Joey Fago as Millie & Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Ty Eveland & Sam Brock as Herbert & Lancelot in Spamalot
• Wooster School: Meghan Bourgeault & Dayo Garritano as Lily & Archibald in The Secret Garden
• Middletown High School: Dermot McMillan & Jada Fong as Mr. & Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda
• Pomperaug High School: Amelia Rosen & Jimmy Hunter as Sophie & Sky in Mamma Mia!
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Noah Bonilla & Grace Anderson as Frederic & Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance
• Glastonbury High School: Ashley Pizzo & Colin Wechsler as Rosie & Bill in Mamma Mia!
• Southington High School: Jack Dunham & Faith Auletta as Dean & Lorraine in All Shook Up
• Ridgefield High School: Callie Amill & Harrison Cluney as Paulette & Kyle in Legally Blonde

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

• Glastonbury High School: Almost, Maine
• Westover School: Godspell
• New Canaan High School: Clue
• Southington High School: Love/Sick
• Crosby High School & Waterbury Career Academy: The Laramie Project
• Pomperaug High School: Almost, Maine
• Lyman Hall High School: But Why Bump Off Barnaby?
• Norwich Free Academy: All in the Timing

1. BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

• Glastonbury High School: Jake Schneider as Phil in Almost, Maine
• The Wooster School: Dayo Garritano in The Dining Room
• New Canaan High School: Ben Dooley as Mr. Green in Clue
• Southington High School: Zach Mitchell in Love/Sick
• Crosby High School & Waterbury Career Academy: Makhai Gomez in The Laramie Project
• Pomperaug High School: Ben Dressel as East/Phil in Almost, Maine
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: John Godino as Pithetaerus in The Birds
• Seymour High School: Arber Muca as Mr. Green in Clue

1. BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

• Glastonbury High School: Leena Alam as Marci in Almost, Maine
• Westover School: Mikayla Labissiere as Jesus in Godspell
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Anya Belcher as Wicked Witch in When Bad Things Happen To Good Actors
• Southington High School: Angelina Paulus as Abbie in Love/Sick
• Crosby High School & Waterbury Career Academy: Yosmeiris Castro in The Laramie Project
• Lyman Hall High School: Piper Birney as Cleo in But Why Bump Off Barnaby?

1. FEARLESS AWARD:

• Crosby High School & Waterbury Career Academy: The Laramie Project
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: The Birds
• Westover School: Devised Antigone

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:

• Holy Cross High School: Billy D’Avino as Mortimer Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace
• Woodland Regional High School: Noel Cummings as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing
• Wilby High School: Gabriel Martinez as Hamlet in The Tragedy of Hamlet
• Hopkins School: Peter Graham as Hamlet in Hamlet
• Kennedy High School: Luis Quinones as Peter Pan in Peter Pan and Wendy
• Middletown High School: Daniel Wisse as Arthur Roeder in Radium Girls
• New Fairfield High School: Dan Milovic as George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:

• Holy Cross High School: Cecelia Moisan as Martha Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace
• Norwich Free Academy: Zara Robinshaw as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Norwich Free Academy: Carmen Rojas as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Woodland Regional High School: Chastity LaFrancois as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing
• Hopkins School: Lexi Zyskowski as Ophelia in Hamlet
• Middletown High School: Jade Crockett as Grace Fryer in Radium Girls

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:

• Kingswood Oxford: Joey Fago as Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Griffin Congdon as King Arthur in Spamalot
• Wooster School: Dayo Garritano as Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden
• Southington High School: Matthew Luponio as Chad in All Shook Up
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Noah Bonilla as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance

1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:

• Kingswood Oxford: Remy McCoy as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Ranease Brown as The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot
• Wooster School: Sadie Drahzal as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden
• Middletown High School: Ani Zakarian as Matilda in Matilda
• Pomperaug High School: Ella Storey as Donna in Mamma Mia!
• Glastonbury High School: Elizabeth Stassen as Donna in Mamma Mia!
• Southington High School: Madison Hepp as Natalie in All Shook Up
• Ridgefield High School: Sophia Smith as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Grace Anderson as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance

1. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:

• Norwich Free Academy: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Ridgefield High School: The Odd Couple (Female Version)
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: The Birds
• Lyman Hall High School: But Why Bump Off Barnaby?
• Westover School: Devised Antigone
• Hopkins School: Hamlet

1. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:

• Glastonbury High School: Almost, Maine
• Middletown High School: Radium Girls
• New Canaan High School: Clue
• Crosby High School & Waterbury Career Academy: The Laramie Project
• Pomperaug High School: Almost, Maine
• Norwich Free Academy: All in the Timing

1. BEST MUSICAL:

• Kingswood Oxford: Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Hopkins School: Spamalot
• Wooster School: The Secret Garden
• Middletown High School: Matilda
• Glastonbury High School: Mamma Mia!
• Southington High School: All Shook Up
• Westover School: Godspell