Thursday June 1, 2023 Halo Award Nominations

Thursday June 1, 2023 Nominations
1.BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Grayson Milanese as Rev. Samuel Parris in The Crucible
• New Milford High School: Scott Spinner as Cedric/Mr. Voldy in Puffs • Canterbury School: Bryce Stone as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Norwalk High School: Sean Byrne as Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Conard High School: Benjamin Dollar as Ferdinand in The Tempest
2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Ginerva DeCerbo as Mary Warren in The Crucible
• New Milford High School: Jack Maloney as Harry in Puffs
• Canterbury School: Grace Nowak as Hippolyta/Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Conard High School: Grace Dube as Alonso, Queen of Naples in The Tempest • Classical Magnet School: Susan Haberlandt as Paulina in Triangle
3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: • Cromwell High School: Cole Hills as General Genghis Khan Schmitz in Seussical
• Kingswood Oxford: Zaire Ramiz as Daddy Brubeck in Sweet Charity • Conard High School: Marcel Cohen as Oaken in Disney’s Frozen • Granby Memorial High School: Luke Staples as Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors
• Litchfield High School: Kayleb Chapman as Harry in Mamma Mia! • Watertown High School: Caleb McGaffrey-Schipul as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast
• Northwest Catholic High School: Colin Malloy as John Brooke in Little Women • East Hampton High School: Richard Carl as Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family
• Kinsella Magnet School: Dakarai Ferris as Orin Scrivello, DDS in Little Shop of Horrors
• Norwalk High School: Roddy Jimenez as Crutchie in Newsies
• Bristol Eastern High School: Joseph Arborio as Charlemagne in Pippin
4. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: • The Taft School: Sabrina Moffa as Trix in The Drowsy Chaperone • Wamogo Regional High School: Alyssa DiLeone as Gabrielle in Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Classical Magnet School: Rena Johnson as Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act
• Conard High School: Cat Boulton as Olaf in Disney’s Frozen
• Watertown High School: Aspen Hogrefe as Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty and the Beast
• Northwest Catholic High School: Brady Ladouceur as Marmee in Little Women
• East Hampton High School: Emily Vicke as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family
• Shepaug Valley School: Maria Strattner as Charon in The Lightning Thief • Nonnewaug High School: Campbell Bologna as Mayor of Munchkinland/Nicco in The Wizard of Oz
• Canterbury School: Eliza Agredano as Marmee in Little Women • King School: Antonia Kolb as Marie in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella • Bristol Eastern High School: Samantha Colite as Catherine in Pippin
5. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
• Cromwell High School: Matthew Fiske as Clarence in One Stoplight Town • Hall High School: Noah Mckenzie as Dromio of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors
• Glastonbury High School: Johnathan Owens as Colonel Mustard in Clue • Avon High School: Toby Schwartz as Colonel Mustard in Clue • Northwest Catholic High School: Patrick Hydeck as Lenny Ganz in Rumors • Canterbury School: Bryce Stone as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Norwalk High School: Chris Mahanna as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Bridgeport International Academy: David Basnueva as Jaren Havens in A Little Piece Of Heaven
6. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
• Cromwell High School: Kaylee Penn as Maude in One Stoplight Town • Hall High School: Ell Zirolli as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors • Glastonbury High School: Ava Vasquez as Mrs. Peacock in Clue • Terryville High School: Hannah Foster as Helen Hubbard in Murder on the Orient Express
• Avon High School: Lucia Newman as Mrs. Peacock in Clue
• New Milford High School: Meadow Lane as Leanne in Puffs
• Watertown High School: Reagan Doogan as Mock Turtle in Alice in Wonderland
7. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
• The Taft School: Vincent Chen as Adolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone • Kingswood Oxford: Gordon Beck as Herman in Sweet Charity • New Milford High School: Gavin Pullen as Bill in Mamma Mia! • East Hampton High School: Will Faber as Mal Beineke in The Addams Family
• Norwalk High School: Sean Byrne as Wiesel in Newsies
• Avon High School: Liam Alexe as Willard Hewitt in Footloose • Bristol Eastern High School: Camden Michaud as Lewis in Pippin
8. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
• The Taft School: Marina Tanaka as Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone • Wamogo Regional High School: Ailyn Tiul as Charlotte in Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Classical Magnet School: Rena Johnson as Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act • Glastonbury High School: Luca Miner as Vivienne in Legally Blonde • Kingswood Oxford: Alice McClure as Ursula in Sweet Charity • Watertown High School: Mailyn Santana as LeFou in Beauty and the Beast • Northwest Catholic High School: Shannon McNally as Aunt March in Little Women
• East Hampton High School: Noelle Lavender as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family
• Wolcott High School: Angelina Emanuel as Karen Smith in Mean Girls • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Dahlia Alexander as Rosie in Mamma Mia!
• Nonnewaug High School: Nicole Dionne as Zeke/Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz
9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• Hall High School: Callie Lantz for The Comedy of Errors
• Glastonbury High School: Grace Combs & Grace Clark for Clue • New Milford High School: Lila Jelenffy, Vanessa Gentille & Alyssa Gonch for Puffs
• Granby Memorial High School: Zowie Nuzzo for Daughters of the Appalachians
• Watertown High School: Olivia Carew for Alice in Wonderland • Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Madelyn Brazil for Pippin
• Northwest Catholic High School: Hannah Krause & Sophia Lillis for Little Women
• Shepaug Valley School: Bucky Nunes, Helena Nelson & Amanda Phillip for The Lightning Thief
• Nonnewaug High School: Kiya Flynn, Hannah Ringeilsen, Eloise Morse, Isabelle Longley & Mars Young for Clue
• Bristol Eastern High School: Olivia Guitard for Pippin
• Conard High School: Ella Rozsa for The Tempest
10. BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION: • Glastonbury High School: Julia Poliner for Clue
• Terryville High School: Azayda Lynt for Murder on the Orient Express • Avon High School: Audra Schliewen, Tae Allen & Sawpnika Kotra for Clue
• Canterbury School: Marjan Faqiri for A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Little Women
• Watertown High School: Molly Mohyne & Brighid Beverly for Beauty and the Beast
• W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Analeaz Steele & Elizabeth Pavlik for Freaky Friday
• Terryville High School: Azayda Lynt, Taryn McWilliams & Hannah Foster for Seussical
• Bridgeport International Academy: Jaylin Padilla & Ngoc Nguyen for A Little Piece Of Heaven
• Bristol Eastern High School: Olivia Guitard for Pippin
11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• The Taft School: Emily Sherer for The Drowsy Chaperone & Cabaret • Cromwell High School: Phineas Semeraro for One Stoplight Town • Glastonbury High School: Shyama Nanda for Clue
• Terryville High School: Mitchell Beaudoin for Murder on the Orient Express & Seussical
• Avon High School: Brian Kelsey for Clue
• Shepaug Valley School: Jack Buchholz, Ryn Hutchings & Leona Remson for Almost, Maine
• New Milford High School: Naomi Post, Ian Rocca & Maggie Ryan for Puffs • Bristol Eastern High School: Kayden Helming for 12 Angry Jurors • Wamogo Regional High School: Luke Gordon for Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Karen How, Emma DeMatteo, Natalie Jones, Hailey Greasley & Tracy Nyguen for Pippin
• Bridgeport International Academy: Bati Arero for A Little Piece Of Heaven • Hall High School: Jacob Herzog & Arden Netter for Small Mouth Sounds
12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• Glastonbury High School: Kevin Duddu for Clue
• Avon High School: Olivia Kim, Sharanya Chatterjee, Anya Yu & Emma Yu for Clue
• Shepaug Valley School: Izzy Easley, Jack Samson & Saxton Wodjenski for Almost, Maine
• Canterbury School: Ella Caraluzzi & Madison Long for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Bristol Eastern High School: Cameron Goodman & Olivia Guitard for 12 Angry Jurors
• New Milford High School: Finlay Savoir, Shayleigh O’Brien & Jada Platzer for Mamma Mia!
• Northwest Catholic High School: Micaela Medina & Dorthy Fox for Little Women
• Terryville High School: Charlotte Greene for Seussical
• Norwalk High School: Karen Martinez Solis, Valeria Saldanna & Kai Silva for Newsies
• New Fairfield High School: Sarah Bollacke, April Smith, Ainsley Flower & Erik Muhlenberg for Urinetown
13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• Classical Magnet School: Shavoka Caesar, Jakeim Davis, Gionayda Diaz Rodriguez, Gabriella Ortega & Mark Anthony Patiag for Triangle • Glastonbury High School: Jamie Schwartz & Jackson Korman for Clue & Legally Blonde
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Lanay Leryer, Aja Jelks, Tayna Mule & Caitlyn Reilly for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Shepaug Valley School: Tommy Day, Grey Pomeroy, Talon Profeta, Cooper Awlasewicz, Marco LeClerc, Annabella Gronbach for Almost, Maine • New Milford High School: Aine McInerney, Connor Ring, Cole Bartmon & Shayleigh O’Brien for Puffs
• Wamogo Regional High School: Rachel Glander for Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Granby Memorial High School: Lauren de los Reyes, Leah Silverman, Caitlin Connelly, Luke Staples, Patrick Sayers, Riley Kuester, Ali Dobbert & Mikayla Munson for Little Shop of Horrors
• Watertown High School: Abby Gallagher, Eva Dishnica, Maura McDonnell, Erin Pienczykowski & Melanie Martinelli for Beauty and the Beast • Northwest Catholic High School: Kaylana Caguitla for Little Women • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Milo Riddick, Abigail Ryskowski & Reyna Titus for Freaky Friday
• Hall High School: Josh Murphy & Kinsey Wilson for Small Mouth Sounds
14. BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:
• Glastonbury High School: Grace Caporaso & Taylor Huff for Clue • Avon High School: Anagha Bhumireddy & Prisha Jindal for Clue • New Milford High School: Caitlin O’Connor, Jada Platzer, Leah Andreasen & Landry Messina for Puffs
• Canterbury School: Laurie Etienne & Fiona Mulheren for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Wamogo Regional High School: Rachel Glander for Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Cromwell High School: Annamarie Mueller & McKenna Semeraro for Seussical
• Northwest Catholic High School: Ella Nelson, Julie Kumak, Sophia Lillis, Dorthy Fox, Skyler Bacon & Cast for Little Women
• W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Amanda Villanueva & Reyna Titus for Freaky Friday
• Shepaug Valley School: Tommy Day, Grey Pomeroy, Talon Profeta, Marco LeClerc & Anabella Gronbach for The Lightning Thief
• Bristol Eastern High School: Anabelle Redline for Pippin
• New Fairfield High School: Grace Kersting, Zoey Gilroy & Grace Kelly for The Hope and Heartache Diner
15. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
• Glastonbury High School: Ashish Kashyap for Clue
• Granby Memorial High School: Melia Farrer, Lauren de los Reyes, Leah Silverman, Luke Staples & Kylie Matthis for Little Shop of Horrors • Watertown High School: Logan Paliulis & Rosemarie Mitchell for Beauty and the Beast
• Northwest Catholic High School: Addison Stuck & Skyler Bacon for Little Women
• Kinsella Magnet School: Toby Reinhardt for Little Shop of Horrors • Wamogo High School: Rachel Glander, Luke Gordon, Noah Benson, Quinn Eileen Stickney, Timothy LaPoint & Jamie O’Sullivan for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
16. BEST RUNNING CREW:
• Terryville High School: Run Crew for Murder on the Orient Express • Granby Memorial High School: Run Crew for Daughters of the Appalachians • Wamogo High School: Run Crew for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella • Watertown High School: Run Crew for Alice in Wonderland
• New Milford High School: Run Crew for Mamma Mia!
• W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Run Crew for Freaky Friday • East Hampton High School: Run Crew for The Addams Family • Nonnewaug High School: Run Crew for The Wizard of Oz
• Kinsella Magnet School: Run Crew for Little Shop of Horrors
• Bridgeport International Academy: Run Crew for A Little Piece Of Heaven • Norwalk High School: Run Crew for Newsies
• Avon High School: Run Crew for Footloose
17. BEST STAGE MANAGMENT:
• Classical Magnet School: Alyssa McGregor (SM), Nick Jones & Karem Edwards (ASMs) for Triangle
• Avon High School: Ollie Hay (SM), Olivia Kim (ASM) for Clue & Footloose • Shepaug Valley School: Grey Pomeroy, Tommy Day (PSMs) for Almost, Maine • Canterbury School: Fiona Mulheren (SM) for A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Little Women
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• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Maran Hall (PSM), Lauren Co (ASM) for Pippin • Cromwell High School: Annamarie Mueller (PSM), McKenna Semeraro (ASM) for Seussical
• Conard High School: Az Seedman, Delaney Towey (PSMs) for Disney’s Frozen • Granby Memorial High School: Ali Dobbert (PSM), Riley Kuester (SM), Mikayla Munson (ASM) for Little Shop of Horrors
• Litchfield High School: Luke Gordon (PSM) for Mamma Mia!
• East Hampton High School: Cadence Thibodeau (PSM) for The Addams Family • Canterbury School: Fiona Mulheren (PSM) for Little Women
• Kinsella Magnet School: Samaria Edmondson, Tiann Thompson (SMs) for Little Shop of Horrors
• Bridgeport International Academy: Bati Arero (PSM) for A Little Piece Of Heaven
18. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:
• Hall High School: Ruby Michtom, Lia Howley & Dionysus Hughes for The Comedy of Errors
• Glastonbury High School: Sage Lee for Clue
• New Fairfield High School: Grace Kersting, Sarah Bollacke & April Smith for The Hope and Heartache Diner
19 BEST PROGRAM ART:
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Emily Roy, Derek Linnick & Ryan Kinsley for The Crucible
• Canterbury School: Alisa Cui for A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Norwalk High School: Bianca Alfisi for A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Glastonbury High School: Jackson Korman, Jamie Schwartz, Jachimma Anaedo, Cal Fucci & Charles Price for Legally Blonde
• Granby High School: Leah Silverman for Little Shop of Horrors • Watertown High School: Abby Gallagher for Beauty and the Beast • Northwest Catholic High School: Kathy Figuero for Little Women • New Fairfield High School: Gaylen Goudemond for The Hope and Heartache Diner and Urinetown
20. BEST ORCHESTRA:
• Glastonbury High School: Orchestra of Legally Blonde
• Conard High School: Orchestra of Disney’s Frozen
• New Milford High School: Orchestra of Mamma Mia!
• Norwalk High School: Orchestra of Newsies
• Avon High School: Orchestra of Footloose
• New Fairfield High School: Orchestra of Urinetown
21. BEST DANCING:
• Glastonbury High School: Legally Blonde
• Kingswood Oxford: Sweet Charity
• New Milford High School: Mamma Mia!
• Watertown High School: Beauty and the Beast
• Northwest Catholic High School: Little Women
• King School: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Norwalk High School: Newsies
• Avon High School: Footloose
• Bristol Eastern High School: Pippin
• New Fairfield High School: Urinetown
22. BEST FEATURED DANCER(S):
• The Taft School: Grace Deng in The Drowsy Chaperone
• Glastonbury High School: Jonathan Riccardi in Legally Blonde • Kingswood Oxford: Johnny Kung & Avery Schiff in Sweet Charity • Norwalk High School: Sean Tagariello, Katie Romano & Juliette Coppola in Newsies
• Avon High School: Drea Cusano in Footloose
• Bristol Eastern High School: Zoe Frenette in Pippin
23. BEST CHOREOGRAPHER:
• Cromwell High School: Brook Berndt & Aubrey Zimmerman for Seussical • Northwest Catholic High School: Faith Saunders for Little Women • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Emilie Trudeau for Freaky Friday • Wolcott High School: Angelina Emanuel, Kim Langlais, Katelyn Cote, Kasey Normand & Lyrik LeBlond for Mean Girls
• Classical Magnet School: Uzoma Chukwarah & Kam’ren Reddick for Sister Act
24. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:
• Wamogo Regional High School: Annabel Fuller, Alyssa DiLeone & Ailyn Tiul as Madame, Gabrielle & Charlotte in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella • Norwalk High School: Chris Mahanna, Matthew Critzman, Roddy Jimenez, Apolo Caguao-Tejeda, Ashton Mayher & Jahi Hampton as The Mechanics in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Glastonbury High School: Leslie Borsotti, Annie Boyd, Bella Brown, Sara Hearne, Katelyn Lacroix, Alyssa Martire, Lily Mraz, Anika Pinto & Jamie Schwartz as Delta Nu Chorus in Legally Blonde
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Aleia Goodison, Laina Goodison & Catherine Lomuntad as Leading Player in Pippin
• New Milford High School: Cassandra Williams, Leah Lawson & Riley Mahon as Donna, Tanya & Rosie in Mamma Mia!
• Watertown High School: Ella Kijak, Chloe Desmarais & Giovanna Rapacioli as The Three Silly Girls in Beauty and the Beast
• Northwest Catholic High School: Sophia Cote, Emma Harrison, Mia Tonon, Chloe Dismukes & Patrick Hydeck as Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy & Laurie in Little Women
• East Hampton High School: Marley Paris, Macie Brazal, Delaney Sullivan, Jillian Leonardo, Nadia France & Addie Partridge as Moon & Me Dancers in The Addams Family
• Wolcott High School: Ashley Greaney, Teya Vega-Guerra & Angelina Emanuel as The Plastics in Mean Girls
• Kinsella Magnet School: Emerson Rae Johnson, Daisy Garriga & Tyra Harris as Crystal, Ronnette & Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Anna Hester, Lindsay Dyndiuk & Dahlia Alexander as Donna, Tanya & Rosie in Mamma Mia!
• Avon High School: Lexi Faust, Lucia Newman & Eva Kaponis as Rusty, Wendy Jo & Urleen in Footloose
25. BEST CHORUS:
• Glastonbury High School: Legally Blonde
• Cromwell High School: Seussical
• Kingswood Oxford: Sweet Charity
• Conard High School: Disney’s Frozen
• New Milford High School: Mamma Mia!
• Watertown High School: Beauty and the Beast
• Northwest Catholic High School: Little Women
• Canterbury School: Little Women
• Norwalk High School: Newsies
• Avon High School: Footloose
• Bristol Eastern High School: Pippin
• New Fairfield High School: Urinetown
26. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY: • Canterbury School: Beckett Reynolds as Theseus/Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Norwalk High School: Christian Fellini as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Conard High School: Marcel Cohen as Caliban in The Tempest • New Milford High School: Jordi Padros as Oliver in Puffs
27. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Lindsay Dyndiuk as Abigail Williams in The Crucible
• New Milford High School: Cassandra Williams as Narrator in Puffs • Canterbury School: Ruari Bamrick as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Norwalk High School: Gabrielle Tapper as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Conard High School: Sirina Garba as Miranda in The Tempest
28. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: • Glastonbury High School: Thomas Fahey as Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde
• Conard High School: Benjamin Dollar as Hans in Disney’s Frozen • Litchfield High School: Reide Augustyn as Sky in Mamma Mia! • Northwest Catholic High School: Alex Corrado as Professor Bhaer in Little Women
• W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Eliezer Diaz as Adam in Freaky Friday • Wolcott High School: Nathan McNeil as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls • Canterbury School: Beckett Reynolds as Professor Bhaer in Little Women • King School: Matthew Graham Brown as Sebastian in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Norwalk High School: Tommy Perez as Davey in Newsies
• Avon High School: Vinny Lupis as Rev. Shaw Moore in Footloose • Bristol Eastern High School: Joshua Aiello as Pippin in Pippin • New Fairfield High School: Damien Willis as Caldwell B. Cladwell in Urinetown
29. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: • Cromwell High School: Laiba Khan as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical • Kingswood Oxford: Faith Potter as Nickie in Sweet Charity
• Conard High School: Kayla Resnisky as Elsa in Disney’s Frozen • New Milford High School: Meadow Hall as Sophie in Mamma Mia! • Litchfield High School: Alyssa DiLeone as Sophie in Mamma Mia! • Nonnewaug High School: Talan Wilkas as Hunk/Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
• Wolcott High School: Keira Hamel as Janis Sarkisian in Mean Girls • Terryville High School: Azayda Lynt as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical • Kinsella Magnet School: Grace Riera as Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors • King School: Lexi Murphy as Madame in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Ginerva DeCerbo as Sophie in Mamma Mia!
• Norwalk High School: Gabrielle Tapper as Medda Larkin in Newsies
30. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY: • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Sophia Carroll & Anna Hester as John & Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible
• Glastonbury High School: Bella Brown & Phoebe Rusotto as Groundskeepers in Clue
• Terryville High School: Taryn McWilliams & Jonah Lopez as Hercule Poirot & Monsieur Bouc in Murder on the Orient Express
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Max Diamond & Luke Anderson as Christopher & Ed in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Northwest Catholic High School: Colin Molloy & Shannon McNally as Ken & Chris Gorman in Rumors
• Granby Memorial High School: Abbie Caruso & Jordan Gacochea as Boogie & Corny in Daughters of the Appalachians
• Bristol Eastern High School: Cameryn Chasse & Makayla Alexis as Juror #3 & Juror #8 in 12 Angry Jurors
• Hall High School: Summer Neidita & Margaret Devlin as Joan & Judy in Small Mouth Sounds
• Conard High School: Cat Boulton & Evan Danilyw as Trinculo & Stephano in The Tempest
31. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL: • Glastonbury High School: Phoebe Rusotto & Ian Duncan as Elle & Emmett in Legally Blonde
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Owen Carter & Harper Carlson as Lewis & Fastrada in Pippin
• Kingswood Oxford: Faith Potter & Diya Mistri as Nickie & Helene in Sweet Charity
• Conard High School: James Thibault & Afaf Albur as Kristoff & Sven in Disney’s Frozen
• Granby Memorial High School: Luke Ranicar & Isabel Gravlin as Seymour & Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors
• Watertown High School: Amarta Marku & Harrison Gowell as Cogsworth & Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast
• Wolcott High School: Lyrik LeBlond & Nathan McNeil as Cady & Aaron in Mean Girls
• Canterbury School: Anne Melich & Beckett Reynolds as Jo March & Professor Bhaer in Little Women
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Anna Hester & Ginerva DeCerbo as Donna & Sophie in Mamma Mia!
• Norwalk High School: J’aire Pearson & Roddy Jimenez as Jack & Crutchie in Newsies
• Bristol Eastern High School: Joshua Aiello & CJay Gibbs as Pippin & Leading Player in Pippin
• The Taft School: Vikte Bartninkaite & Vincent Chen as Ernst Ludwig & Clifford Bradshaw in Cabaret
32. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION: • Cromwell High School: One Stoplight Town
• Hall High School: The Comedy of Errors
• Glastonbury High School: Clue
• Terryville High School: Murder on the Orient Express
• Avon High School: Clue
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
• Northwest Catholic High School: Rumors
• Bristol Eastern High School: 12 Angry Jurors
• Bridgeport International Academy: A Little Piece Of Heaven
• Hall High School: Small Mouth Sounds
33. BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION: • Cromwell High School: Cole Hills as Jim in One Stoplight Town • Hall High School: Julian Long as Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors
• Glastonbury High School: Tom Fahey as Wadsworth in Clue
• Terryville High School: Jonah Lopez as Monsieur Bouc in Murder on the Orient Express
• Avon High School: Vinny Lupis as Wadsworth in Clue
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Max Diamond as Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Northwest Catholic High School: Alec Corrado as Glenn Cooper in Rumors • Hall High School: Ben Spaeth as Rodney in Small Mouth Sounds • King School: Nick Butler as Mr. Green in Clue
34. BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION: • Cromwell High School: Aubrey Zimmerman as Barb in One Stoplight Town • Hall High School: Summer Neiditz as Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors
• Terryville High School: Taryn McWilliams as Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express
• Avon High School: Brie Beard as Miss Scarlet in Clue
• King School: Amy Powell as Mr. Boddy in Clue
• Shepaug Valley School: Mia Francesca Melatti as Glory/Hope in Almost, Maine • Northwest Catholic High School: Shannon McNally as Chris Gorman in Rumors
• Granby Memorial High School: Allison Davis as Marthie in Daughters of the Appalachians
• Bristol Eastern High School: Cameryn Chasse as Juror #3 in 12 Angry Jurors • Nonnewaug High School: June Robinson as Mr. Green in Clue • Bridgeport International Academy: Zo Nieves as Lily Adair in A Little Piece Of Heaven
• Hall High School: Katherine Devlin as Ned in Small Mouth Sounds • New Fairfield High School: Chloe Petzold as Felix Jr. in The Hope and Heartache Diner
35. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
• New Milford High School: Gavin Pullen as Wayne in Puffs
• Conard High School: James Thibault as Ariel in The Tempest • Norwalk High School: J’Aire Pearson as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
36. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Sophia Carroll as John Proctor in The Crucible
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Anna Hester as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible
• Canterbury School: Sylvia Pinheiro as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Canterbury School: Anne Melich as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Norwalk High School: Ella McNulty as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Conard High School: Charlotte Willson as Prospera in The Tempest
• New Milford High School: Molly Coffey as Megan in Puffs
37. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL: • Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Sotirios Paul as Pippin in Pippin • Kingswood Oxford: Luke Roen as Oscar Lindquist in Sweet Charity • Granby Memorial High School: Luke Ranicar as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors
• Kinsella Magnet School: North Ackely as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors
• Bristol Eastern High School: CJay Gibbs as Leading Player in Pippin
38. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL: • Kingswood Oxford: McKenzie Campbell as Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity
• Granby Memorial High School: Isabel Gravlin as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors
• Kinsella Magnet School: Melanie Loubriel as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors • The Taft School: Marina Tanaka as Emcee in Cabaret
39. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL: • Wamogo Regional High School: Parker Allen Yarrish as Prince Topher in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Conard High School: James Thibault as Kristoff in Disney’s Frozen • Litchfield High School: Parker Yarrish as Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia! • Watertown High School: Garth Betts as Beast in Beauty and the Beast • Nonnewaug High School: Enzo Pamplona as Hickory/Tinman in The Wizard of Oz
• Wolcott High School: Gilbert Bergeron as Damian Hubbard in Mean Girls • Terryville High School: Jonah Lopez as Horton the Elephant in Seussical • King School: Zach Louizos as Topher in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Avan Wood as Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia!
• Norwalk High School: J’aire Pearson as Jack Kelly in Newsies • Avon High School: Shaun Ostheimer as Ren McCormack in Footloose • New Fairfield High School: Christian Ecklund as Bobby Strong in Urinetown
40. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL: • Cromwell High School: Emily Sullivan as Jojo in Seussical
• New Milford High School: Cassandra Williams as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
• Watertown High School: Clara Pizzolorusso as Belle in Beauty and the Beast • Northwest Catholic High School: Sophia Cote as Jo in Little Women • East Hampton High School: Julia Stone as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family
• Shepaug Valley School: Mollie Leonard as Percy Jackson in The Lightning Thief
• Nonnewaug High School: Polina Mylus as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz • Terryville High School: Taryn McWilliams as Cat in the Hat in Seussical • King School: Luisa Simon as Ella in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella • Norwalk High School: Somaya Stevensen as Katherine Plummer in Newsies • New Fairfield High School: April Smith as Hope Cladwell in Urinetown • Litchfield High School: Rachel Glander as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
41. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: The Crucible
• Hall High School: The Comedy of Errors
• Canterbury School: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Bristol Eastern High School: 12 Angry Jurors
• Norwalk High School: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Conard High School: The Tempest
42. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
• Cromwell High School: One Stoplight Town
• Glastonbury High School: Clue
• Terryville High School: Murder on the Orient Express
• Avon High School: Clue
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
• Shepaug Valley School: Almost, Maine
• Northwest Catholic High School: Rumors
• New Milford High School: Puffs
• Bridgeport International Academy: A Little Piece Of Heaven
• Hall High School: Small Mouth Sounds
• New Fairfield High School: The Hope and Heartache Diner
43. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Pippin
• Kingswood Oxford: Sweet Charity
• Granby Memorial High School: Little Shop of Horrors • Bristol Eastern High School: Pippin
44. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
• Glastonbury High School: Legally Blonde
• Conard High School: Disney’s Frozen
• New Milford High School: Mamma Mia!
• Watertown High School: Beauty and the Beast • Northwest Catholic High School: Little Women • King School: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella • Norwalk High School: Newsies
• Avon High School: Footloose
• New Fairfield High School: Urinetown