Thursday, May 29, 2025 Halo Award Nominations

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Thursday, May 29, 2025 Nominations

1. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Lewis Mills High School: Raine Wells as Sawyer in Miracle on 34th Street
● Berlin High School: Meghan Snyder as Malcolm in Macbeth
● Conard High School: Alisdair McLean as Dr. Gibbs in Our Town
● Farmington High School: Eyden Gorman Doyle as Raqueneau in Cyrano de
Bergerac
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Daniel Rottino as Dr. Von Sochocky in Radium
Girls
● Immaculate High School: Neil Sarkas as Mr. Brooke in Little Women

2. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Lewis Mills High School: Olivia Reichler as Shelhammer in Miracle on 34th Street
● Suffield High School: MaryKate Mormino as Ghost of Christmas Present in A
Christmas Carol
● Bristol Eastern High School: Kiley Alexis as Rose Granger-Weasly/Young
Hermione in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
● Immaculate High School: Francesca Friscia as Marmee in Little Women
● Conard High School: Shannon Dalton as Mrs. Webb in Our Town

3. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Suffield Academy: Arhenis Salcedo as Sonny in In The Heights
● Simsbury High School: Cedar Kulynych-Griffith as Vladimir Popov in Anastasia
● Berlin High School: Daniel Cocozza as Uncle Henry/Coroner/Guard in The
Wizard of Oz
● Cromwell High School: Kaeden Falcigno as Lucas Beineke in The Addams
Family
● East Catholic High School: Luke Spurling as Lord Farquaad in Shrek
● Lewis Mills High School: Zoe Rubbo as Glenn Coco/Marvin in Mean Girls
● Suffield High School: Jack Tautic as Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Ethan Robinson as Gaston in Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast
● Avon High School: Dvimidh Kacha as Harry Bright in Mamma Mia!

4. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED FEMALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Simsbury High School: Caelyn Laiuppa as Countess Lily in Anastasia
● Berlin High School: Meghan Snyder as Glinda in The Wizard of Oz
● Hopkins School: Miri Levin as Fraulein Kost in Cabaret
● Southington High School: Gracie Percival as Marie in Cinderella
● Cromwell High School: Gabrielle Hills as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family
● East Hampton High School: Addie Partridge as Finch in Disney’s Newsies
● Bristol Central High School: Angelina Morin as Tanya in Mamma Mia!
● Immaculate High School: Amalia Tuccinardi as Erma in Anything Goes
● Bristol Eastern High School: Kiley Alexis as Sherrie’s Mother in Rock of Ages
● Rocky Hill High School: Bella Loffredo as Lucy in 13: The Musical

5. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Southington High School: Simon Savelkoul as Prince 2 in The Brothers Grimm
Spectaculathon
● Bristol Central High School: Damon Gagne as Max/Cecil Haversham/Arthur the
Gardener in The Play That Goes Wrong
● Conard High School: Delia Carnarie as Leanne/Harry/Others in Puffs
● East Hampton High School: Sean Jones as Colonel Mustard in Clue
● East Hampton High School: Red Root as Mr. Green in Clue
● Avon High School: L Pollock as Harry/Real Mr. Moody/Death Buddy in Puffs
● Suffield Academy: Sean Atkins as Gregory Haskins in Deadline

6. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Southington High School: Mia Bilodeau as Girl in The Brothers Grimm
Spectaculathon
● Conard High School: Delia Carnarie as Leanne/Harry/Others in Puffs
● East Hampton High School: Lily Cronin as Miss Peacock in Clue
● Simsbury High School: Riley Farrell as Balise in The Learned Ladies
● Suffield Academy: Gabby Braswell as Jennifer Milam in Deadline

7. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Simsbury High School: Noah Summerer as Count Leopold in Anastasia
● Berlin High School: Nathaniel Elmani as Lion in The Wizard of Oz
● Cromwell High School: Antonio Gonzalez as Lurch in The Addams Family
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Isabella Hyde as Bruce Bogtrotter in Matilda
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Olivia Skuby as LeFou in Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast

8. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC FEMALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Bristol Central High School: Amelia Amara as Rosie in Mamma Mia!
● Avon High School: Anya Yu as Tanya in Mamma Mia!
● Suffield Academy: Tammy Olayinka as Daniela in In The Heights
● Berlin High School: Aurora Logan as Almira Gulch in The Wizard of Oz
● Cromwell High School: Aliyana Cherry as Grandma Addams in The Addams
Family

9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Pomperaug High School: Amanda Pistawka for Teach Me How To Cry
● Lewis Mills High School: Chase Champagne for Miracle on 34th Street
● Granby Memorial High School: Melia Ferrer for Twisted Tales of Poe
● Hopkins School: Victoria Fan, Maia Rose Cort, Erika Berliner, Ailene Lee,
Veronica Vece & Ayana Godbole for The Tempest
● East Catholic High School: Natalie Ansaldi, Alexandra Young, Francesca
Aedo-Marcucio & Parker Vailette for Shrek
● Northwest Catholic High School: Sophie Lillis, Hannah Krause, Rowan Mahoney
& Rachael Donohue for Little Shop of Horrors
● Nathan Hale Ray High School: Eva Vanacore, Danny Rottino, Anna Evans, Delila
Herold, Rhath Tokarz & Shaina Ang for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
● Conard High School: Elle Castillo for Our Town
● Simsbury High School: Jane Escamilla for The Learned Ladies

10. BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Pomperaug High School: Amelie Jose for Teach Me How To Cry
● Granby Memorial High School: Melia Ferrer for Twisted Tales of Poe
● East Catholic High School: Full Cast for Alice in Wonderland
● Northwest Catholic High School:Sophie Lillis & Hannah Krause for Little Shop of
Horrors
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Olivia Varni for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
● Bridgeport International Academy: Khyiah Johnson, Angelina Costanza, Samira
Del Rosario, Isabella Valencia, Naelys Gonzalez & Kaylen Valez for 12 Angry
Men

11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Northwest Catholic High School: Mariam Mendoza for That’s The Spirit
● Southington High School: Sophia Lo Presti, Lee Ariola & Juliana Lo Presti for
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
● Suffield High School: Maya Sadaria & Annie Vincent for A Christmas Carol
● Berlin High School: Chloe Constantine for Macbeth
● East Catholic High School: Jayne Quackenbush for Alice in Wonderland & Shrek
● Avon High School: Madison DeRoy & Jahnnavi Varma for Puffs
● Farmington High School: Brayden Borkowski & Zachary Kay for Cyrano de
Bergerac
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Kauren Howe, Leilani Duong-Vazquez, Tracy
Nguyen, Emma DeMatteo, Hailey Greasley & Addison Bolton for Matilda
● Classical Magnet School: Jackson Miller & Isabela Long for Once On This Island
● Bridgeport International Academy: Alyssa Roberson for 12 Angry Men

12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Classical Magnet School: Susan Haberlandt & Rena Johnson for She Kills
Monsters
● Pomperaug High School: Colton Lorensen & Rachel Anderson for Teach Me How
To Cry
● Bristol Central High School: Lilith Thaxter, Ally Andrew, Trystyn Merrill, Cameron
Kennedy-Dimich, Natali Kazara & Isabella Soulier for The Play That Goes Wrong
● Farmington High School: Jacob Murtari for Cyrano de Bergerac & Chicago
● Hopkins School: Julius Cafiso & Arjun Phatak for Cabaret
● Lewis Mills High School: Yinghao Chen for Mean Girls
● Granby Memorial High School: Nora Higgins for Legally Blonde
● Northwest Catholic High School: Mariam Mendoz for Little Shop of Horrors

13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Pomperaug High School: Will Bradshaw, Emily Manzo & Brookelynn Bennett for
Teach Me How To Cry
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Kaya O’Brien, Lena Olbrys, Kaylen
Cordero-Herrera, Maria Puckhaber, Aja Jelks, Abigail Barandon, Erin Lefebvre,
Bennett Riley, Jinghao Zhang & Max Morse for 12 Angry Jurors
● Southington High School: Leah Kim, Lee Ariola, Kadence Dzierlatka & Emma
Colasante for The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Eva Vanacore, Val Royer, Lilah Kelleher, Charlie
Smith, Cora Steflik, Delila Harold, Kiera Mager, Maria Kushnir, Anna Evans,
Kennedy Smith & Kayla Haentjens for Radium Girls
● Berlin High School: Nathan DeJackome, Marina Borselle, Chloe Constantine, Cal
Massirio, James Massirio & Dana Metcalf for Macbeth
● Avon High School: Adrien Harvey, Luna Harris, Nick Kelsey, Reggi Chan, Levi
Clark-Ganslaw, Callie Fleischman, Ryan Curran, Kayla Curran, Lourdes Ward,
Alex Stevens, Robin Ryan, Sean Kelley, Luca Ward, Ava Blanchette & Justin
Broadbar for Puffs
● East Catholic High School: Natalie Rutar, Layne Gordon, Scarlett Crawford,
Kiyah Sharpe, Olivia Bevans, Emmaline Davis, Vince Troung, Natalie Ansaldi,
Jayne Quackenbush & Anya Avis for Shrek
● Granby Memorial High School: Molly Curtin, Lauren De Los Reyes, Eryn
Dobbert, Meg Gerstbrein & Leah Silverman for Legally Blonde
14. BEST PROPS DESIGN:
● Northwest Catholic High School: Skyler Bacon for That’s The Spirit & Little Shop
of Horrors
● Conard High School: Ruhee Lalla & Mickey Adams for Puffs
● Avon High School: Prisha Jindal, Alice Cao, Ava Conrad, Katie Antonio, Oli
Chan, Heidi Combs, Aaliyah Green, Kaitlyn LaMonica & Logan Matthews for
Puffs
● Hopkins School: Molly Calderone for Cabaret
● Cromwell High School: Annamarie Mueller & McKenna Semeraro for The
Addams Family
● Pomperaug High School: Emma Bona for Shrek
15. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
● Granby Memorial High School: Anayah Bazile, Molly Curtin, Haritha Ramesh,
Lauren De Los Reyes & Maharet Gerstbrein for Twisted Tales of Poe
● Avon High School: Oli Chan, Blake Morrison & Adrien Harvey for Puffs
● East Catholic High School: Vince Truong, Bennett Watckins, Lily Rogers, Nicole
Gwiazdowski, Aria Bochiechio, Helen Quinlan, Rose Shappard, Hailey Ansaldi,
Natalie Ansaldi & Emily Mascolo for Shrek
● Pomperaug High School: Sophia Ltaif & Madi Ferguson for Shrek
● Northwest Catholic High School: Elias Boulay & Jaden Diaz as The Voice of
Audrey ll & Plant Manipulation of Audrey ll in Little Shop of Horrors
● Bridgeport International Academy: Daniel Velandia & Dariel Lopez for 12 Angry
Men
● Berlin High School: Nathan Dejackhome & Chloe Constantine for The Wizard of
Oz
16. BEST RUNNING CREW:
● Pomperaug High School: Run Crew for Teach Me How To Cry
● Suffield Academy: Run Crew for In The Heights
● Berlin High School: Run Crew for Macbeth
● East Catholic High School: Run Crew for Alice in Wonderland
● Bristol Eastern High School: Run Crew for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
● Cromwell High School: Run Crew for The Addams Family
● East Hampton High School: Run Crew for Disney’s Newsies
● Granby Memorial High School: Run Crew for Legally Blonde
● Immaculate High School: Run Crew for Anything Goes
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Run Crew for Chicago
17. BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:
● Northwest Catholic High School: Micaela Medina, Mariam Mendoza, Dorothy Fox
(SMs) for That’s The Spirit
● Granby Memorial High School: Lauren De Los Reyes (SM) for Twisted Tales of
Poe
● Bristol Central High School: Darrek Griffith (SM) for The Play That Goes Wrong
● Suffield High School: Maya Sadaria (SM) for A Christmas Carol
● Suffield Academy: Seamus Sullivan (PSM), Lia Bazarian (ASM) for In The
Heights
● Berlin High School: Marina Borselle (SM), Cal Massirio (ASM) for Macbeth & The
Wizard of Oz
● Pomperaug High School: Madison Ferguson, Sophia Ltaif (SMs), Tooley
Bergman (ASM) for Shrek
● Lewis Mills High School: Amelia Eggleston (SM) for Mean Girls
● Granby Memorial High School: Lauren De Los Reyes, Leah Silverman (SMs) for
Legally Blonde
● Farmington High School: Vienna Beaupre (SM) & Ainsley McCullough (ASM) for
Chicago
● Rocky Hill High School: Harper Schramm Kelley (SM) for 13: The Musical
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Kate Mitchell (SM) for Chicago
18. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:
● Berlin High School: Nathan DeJackome for Macbeth
● East Catholic High School: Sarah Siolkowski for Alice in Wonderland
● Immaculate High School: Abigail Ransley for Little Women
● Simsbury High School: Avenline Brown, Makena Pisani, Arlo Groeschner, Ashton
Heaton & Eden Shapiro for The Learned Ladies
19. BEST PROGRAM ART:
● Conard High School: Ruhee Lalla & Julianna Farquharson for Puffs
● Farmington High School: Selina Shi for Cyrano de Bergerac
● Pomperaug High School: Tooley Bergman & Claire Yorns for Shrek
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Danny Rottino & Kaitlyn Clark for Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast
20. BEST DANCING:
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Matilda
● East Hampton High School: Disney’s Newsies
● Bristol Central High School: Mamma Mia!
● Farmington High School: Chicago
● Immaculate High School: Anything Goes
● Bristol Eastern High School: Rock of Ages
21. BEST FEATURED DANCER(S):
● Suffield Academy: Ethan Stack as Graffiti Pete in In The Heights
● Simsbury High School: Caroline Fair as Odette in Anastasia
● Cromwell High School: Gabrielle Hills as The Moon in The Addams Family
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Dory Antaya in Matilda
22. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY:
● Cromwell High School: Jayda Ayala & Brooklyn Martin for The Addams Family
● Farmington High School: Ashley Yu for Chicago
● Pomperaug High School: Addison Batoon & Ada Llabani for Shrek
● Classical Magnet School: Samyah Hamblin for Once on this Island
23. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:
● Hopkins School: Angela Zhao, Alice Valente, Ashvin van Bladel, Beda Vassilev,
Greta Lee, Rosie Liu as Ariel in The Tempest
● Southington High School: Mia Bilodeau, Sydney Riccardi, Joy Toro & Julia O’Neill
as Ella, Madame, Charlotte & Gabrielle in A Lovely Night in Cinderella
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Brianna Meyer, Isabella Hyde, Emily Arnold,
Alexandria Grant, Ella Bosconi, Logan Erwin, Maybeline Hladky, Leila Ertel &
Jaylen Williams in Bruce in Matilda
● East Catholic High School: Francesca Aedo-Marcucio, Natalie Ansaldi, Anya
Avis, Aria Bochiechio, Nicole Gwiazdowski, Vaylin Hakizimana, Maliyah Smith,
Parker Vaillette & Alexandra Young as The Duloc Dancers in Shrek
● Bristol Central High School: Samera Alyosfi, Angelina Morin & Amelia Amara as
Donna, Tanya & Rosie in Mamma Mia!
● Rocky Hill High School: Shalin Patel, CC Miano & Gabrielle Tabb as Brett, Eddie
& Malcolm in 13: The Musical
● Avon High School: Isabella Brown, Anna Hofheimer, Sofia Mucciacciaro & Jalena
Singleton as Fernando Singers in Mamma Mia!
24. BEST CHORUS:
● Simsbury High School: Anastasia
● Hopkins School: Cabaret
● Southington High School: Cinderella
● Cromwell High School: The Addams Family
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Matilda
● East Catholic High School: Shrek
● East Hampton High School: Disney’s Newsies
● Lewis Mills High School: Mean Girls
● Granby Memorial High School: Legally Blonde
● Farmington High School: Chicago
● Immaculate High School: Anything Goes
25. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Classical Magnet School: Cormac Ordonez as Chuck in She Kills Monsters
● Berlin High School: Dominik Picur as Macduff in Macbeth
● Bristol Eastern High School: Celina Perzan as Scorpius Malfoy in Harry Potter
and the Cursed Child
● Conard High School: Graeham Rogers as George Gibbs in Our Town
● Farmington High School: Alexandra Fiedler as Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac
● Lewis Mills High School: Amelia Eggleston as Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th
Street
26. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Zero Floyd as Kathryn Schaub in Radium Girls
● Hopkins School: Anjali van Bladel as Miranda in The Tempest
● Farmington High School: Alaina O’Keefe as Duenna/Mother Margaret in Cyrano
de Bergerac
● Bristol Eastern High School: Avery Costello as Hermione Granger-Weasley in
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
● Immaculate High School: Olivia Chila as Amy in Little Women
● Conard High School: Julia Valdez as Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town
27. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Simsbury High School: Jonah Church as Gleb Vaganov in Anastasia
● Cromwell High School: Brodie Young as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family
● East Hampton High School: Sean Jones as Davey in Disney’s Newsies
● Pomperaug High School: Xavier Chu as Donkey in Shrek
● Suffield High School: Nayandeep Tummalapalli as Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Eva Vanacore as Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast
● Rocky Hill High School: Abigail Plage as Archie in 13: The Musical
● Immaculate High School: Neil Sarkar as Moonface Martin in Anything Goes\
● Avon High School: Thomas McGlone as Sky in Mamma Mia!
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Christopher Santa as Amos Hart in Chicago
28. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Suffield Academy: Sophie Lawry as Abuela Claudia in In The Heights
● Berlin High School: Elyse Niemiec as The Wicked Witch of the West in The
Wizard of Oz
● Cromwell High School: Kaylee Penn as Wednesday Addams in The Addams
Family
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Catherine Lomantad as Miss Honey in Matilda
● Suffield High School: Maggie Nikolis as Wicked The Witch of the West in The
Wizard of Oz
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Kayla Haentjens as Mrs. Potts in Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast
● Bristol Central High School: Francesca Amara as Sophie in Mamma Mia!
● Farmington High School: Morgan Parsons as Velma Kelly in Chicago
● Avon High School: Shriya Dharan as Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Barbara Pohlen as Velma Kelly in Chicago
29. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:
● Pomperaug High School: Xavier Chu & Addison Evans as Mr. & Mrs. Henderson
in Teach Me How To Cry
● Southington High School: Ricky Silva & Michaela Lansdale as Hansel & Gretel in
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
● East Hampton High School: Marley Paris & Richard Carl as Miss Scarlet &
Professor Plum in Clue
● Bristol Eastern High School: Eric DeNoto & Celina Perzan as Albus Potter &
Scorpius Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
● Simsbury High School: Cedar Kulynych-Griffin & Caelyn Laiuppa as Chrysale &
Philaminte in The Learned Ladies
30. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
● Hopkins School: Sophia Miller & Jaden Lee as Frau Schneider & Herr Schultz in
Cabaret
● Southington High School: Joy Toro & Julia O’Neill as Charlotte & Gabrielle in
Cinderella
● Cromwell High School: Lori McClain & Kaeden Falcigno as Wednesday & Lucas
in The Addams Family
● Suffield High School: Clair Halasi-Kun & Rowena O'Sullivan as Scarecrow &
Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Daniel Rottino & Eva Vanacore as Cogsworth &
Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
● Bristol Central High School: Samera Alyosfi & Evan Bissonette as Donna & Sam
in Mamma Mia!
● Avon High School: Emma Wu & Sebastian Lawton as Rosie & Bill in Mamma
Mia!
● Bristol Eastern High School: Gwen Tanner & Annie Vastola as Anita & Franz in
Rock of Ages
31. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:
● Northwest Catholic High School: That’s The Spirit
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: 12 Angry Jurors
● Southington High School: The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
● Granby Memorial High School: Twisted Tales of Poe
● Conard High School: Puffs
● East Hampton High School: Clue
● East Catholic High School: Alice in Wonderland
● Avon High School: Puffs
● Simsbury High School: The Learned Ladies
● Suffield Academy: Deadline
32. BEST STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN A MALE ROLE IN AN ENSEMBLE
PRODUCTION:
● Pomperaug High School: Ari Levins as Will in Teach Me How To Cry
● Southington High School: Nico Busbee as Narrator 2/Prince/Dwarf 2/Grandma in
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
● Granby Memorial High School: Camden Bouley as Bedloe in Twisted Tales of
Poe
● Bristol Central High School: Damon Gagne as Max/Cecil Haversham/Arthur the
Gardener in The Play That Goes Wrong
● Conard High School: Cat Boulton as Wayne in Puffs
● East Hampton High School: Macie Brazal as Wadsworth in Clue
● East Catholic High School: Luke Spurling as March Hare in Alice in Wonderland
● Avon High School: Dvimidh Kacha as Mr. Voldy/Ghost Teach/Very Tall Man in
Puffs
● Bridgeport International Academy: Shay as Juror #8 in 12 Angry Men
● Suffield Academy: Ezra Mendes as Carswell Chalmers in Deadline
33. BEST STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN A FEMALE ROLE IN AN ENSEMBLE
PRODUCTION:
● Pomperaug High School: Alice Sugden as Melinda in Teach Me How To Cry
● Northwest Catholic High School: Sabrina Montiel as Ruby in That’s The Spirit
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Olivia Arcari as Juror #8 in 12 Angry Jurors
● Southington High School: Gracie Percival as Narrator 1/Enchantress/Prince 2 in
The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
● Granby Memorial High School: Kiara Badowski as The Caretaker in Twisted
Tales of Poe
● Bristol Central High School: Malina Moors as Sandra/Florence Colleymoore in
The Play That Goes Wrong
● East Catholic High School: Natalie Ansaldi as White Rabbit in Alice in
Wonderland
● Avon High School: Molly Hydeck as Narrator in Puffs
● Suffield Academy: Delainey Pappa as Penelope Bain in Deadline
34. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
● Lewis Mills High School: Norah McCarthy as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th
Street
● Berlin High School: Thomas Morisse Corsetti as Macbeth in Macbeth
● Farmington High School: Owen Hill as Cyrano de Bergerac in Cyrano de
Bergerac
● Conard High School: Cat Boulton as Stage Manager in Our Town
35. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A CONTEMPORARY
PLAY:
● Suffield High School: Jack Tautic as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
● Bristol Eastern High School: Eric DeNoto as Albus Potter in Harry Potter and the
Cursed Child
● Immaculate High School: Maximilian Fleming as Laurie in Little Women
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Rhath Tokarz as Arthur Roeder in Radium Girls
36. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Lewis Mills High School: Isis Benoit as Doris Walker in Miracle on 34th Street
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Kayla Haentjens as Grace Fryer in Radium Girls
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Brianna Meyer as Matilda in Matilda
● Hopkins School: Sophia Miller as Prospera in The Tempest
● Farmington High School: Isabella Oliver as Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac
● Classical Magnet School: Sachoy Perry as Agnes Evans in She Kills Monsters
● Immaculate High School: Molly Miraglia as Jo March in Little Women
● Bristol Eastern High School: Gwen Tanner as Delphi Diggory in Harry Potter and
the Cursed Child
37. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A CLASSICAL
MUSICAL:
● Berlin High School: Thomas Morisse-Corsetti as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
● Hopkins School: Alexander Ciminiello as Emcee in Cabaret
● Northwest Catholic High School: Pierce Mahalski as Seymour Krelborn in Little
Shop of Horrors
● Suffield High School: Clair Halasi-Kun as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
● Farmington High School: Mikail Aliyev as Billy Flynn in Chicago
● Immaculate High School: Maximillian Fleming as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Cayden Santa as Billy Flynn in Chicago
38. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE ROLE IN A CLASSICAL
MUSICAL:
● Berlin High School: Addison Guarino as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
● Hopkins School: Bar Avraham as Sally Bowles in Cabaret
● Northwest Catholic High School: Mia Tonon as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors
● Suffield High School: Rowena O'Sullivan as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
● Classical Magnet School: Chaira Brione as Ti Moune in Once On This Island
● Farmington High School: Stella Huang as Roxie Hart in Chicago
● Immaculate High School: Olivia Shere as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes
● Notre Dame Catholic High School: Maya Barnes as Roxie Hart in Chicago
39. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A CONTEMPORARY
MUSICAL:
● Suffield Academy: Ezra Mendes as Usnavi in In The Heights
● Simsbury High School: Noah Antidormi as Dmitry in Anastasia
● Cromwell High School: Charlie Mandigo as Gomez Addams in The Addams
Family
● East Catholic High School: Giovanni Esposito as Shrek in Shrek
● East Hampton High School: Richard Carl as Jack Kelly in Disney’s Newsies
● Pomperaug High School: Henry Marks as Shrek in Shrek
● Lewis Mills High School: Noah Bluis as Damian in Mean Girls
● Granby Memorial High School: Camden Bouley as Emmett Forrest in Legally
Blonde
● Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Rhath Tokarz as Beast in Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast
● Rocky Hill High School: Benjamin Massicotte as Evan Goldman in 13: The
Musical
40. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE ROLE IN A CONTEMPORARY
MUSICAL:
● Simsbury High School: Isla Watters as Anya/Anastasia in Anastasia
● Avon High School: Drea Cusano as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
● Southington High School: Mia Bilodeau as Ella in Cinderella
● Cromwell High School: Emma Ribera as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family
● East Hampton High School: Jillian Leonardo as Katherine Plummer in Disney’s
Newsies
● Lewis Mills High School: Megan Tucker as Cady Heron in Mean Girls
● Rocky Hill High School: Taylor Drezek as Patrice in 13: The Musical
● Bristol Central High School: Samera Alyosfi as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
● Bristol Eastern High School: Hannah LaRoque as Sherrie in Rock of Ages
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Brianna Meyer as Matilda in Matilda
41. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
● Pomperaug High School: Teach Me How To Cry
● Berlin High School: Macbeth
● Conard High School: Our Town
● Farmington High School: Cyrano de Bergerac
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: 12 Angry Jurors
42. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
● Northwest Catholic High School: That’s The Spirit
● Southington High School: The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
● Granby Memorial High School: Twisted Tales of Poe
● Bristol Central High School: The Play That Goes Wrong
● Conard High School: Puffs
● East Hampton High School: Clue
● Avon High School: Puffs
● Bristol Eastern High School: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
● Simsbury High School: The Learned Ladies
● Suffield Academy: Deadline
43. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
● Hopkins School: Cabaret
● Northwest Catholic High School: Little Shop of Horrors
● Suffield High School: The Wizard of Oz
● Farmington High School: Chicago
● Immaculate High School: Anything Goes
44. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
● Simsbury High School: Anastasia
● Southington High School: Cinderella
● Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Matilda
● East Hampton High School: Disney’s Newsies
● Pomperaug High School: Shrek
● Granby Memorial High School: Legally Blonde
● Bristol Central High School: Mamma Mia!
● Avon High School: Mamma Mia!
● Bristol Eastern High School: Rock of Ages