Tuesday May 28, 2024 Halo Winners Posted

WATERBURY - The Halo Award Winners announced at the Tuesday evening gala have been posted.

Tuesday May 28, 2024 Halo WINNERS

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

• Greenwich Country Day School: Zach Bostock as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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

• Lauralton Hall: Margaret Theis as Darry in The Outsiders

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

• New Haven Academy: Jahlil Coleman as Benny in In The Heights TIE
• Notre Dame Catholic High School: Cayden Santa as General Schmitz in Seussical TIE

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

• Sacred Heart Academy: Morielle Rams as Justice in Rock of Ages CONTEMPORARY
• North Haven High School: Emma Blanchette as Ursula Merkle in Bye Bye Birdie CLASSICAL

5. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:

• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Colin Lamboley as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

6. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:

• Greens Farms Academy: Eleni Valbuena as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher

7. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:

• Joseph A. Foran High School: Sunny Montanaro as King Sextimus in Once Upon A Mattress

8. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:

• Jonathan Law High School: Toni Ceplia as Kevin G in Mean Girls TIE
• Greenwich Country Day School: Avery Sleeper as Paulette Bonafonte in Legally Blonde TIE

9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Montville High School: Kaedan O’Bern & Lily Soucy for The Addams Family

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

• Wilton High School: Julianna Trichilo & Molly Smith for The Addams Family

11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• East Hampton High School: Lucas Gagne for The Wizard of Oz

Terryville High School: August Fortunato for High School Musical

12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Wilbur Cross High School: Zamir Edwards, Saby Vasquez, Diana Jimenez, Jeeonna White & Salem Jones for Disney’s The Little Mermaid

13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Eve Videll for Clue & Nice Work If You Can Get It

14. BEST PROPS DESIGN:

• Academy of the Holy Family: Maggy Omondi, Akinyi Ligawa, Ruth Deneke, Elliana Henock, Yamkela Nongauza, Amala Rice, Amani Rice, Eftu Tujo, Oriana Guarno, Liya Lako, Jeannie Perry, Tricia Nonni, Milka Deneke, Chanelle Ikirezi, Shelly Omondi, Nhien Nguyen & Gabriella Subayi for The Phantom of the Opera

15. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:

• Stamford High School: Miles DeSantis for Peter and the Starcatcher

16. BEST RUNNING CREW:

• Joel Barlow High School: Run Crew for Carrie: The Musical

17. BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:

• Greens Farms Academy: Beyza Kalendar (PSM) for The Drowsy Chaperone & Peter and the Starcatcher

18. BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK

• Weston High School: Matthew Gladstone for Puffs

19. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:

• Westbrook High School: Karl Schilling for One Stoplight Town

20. BEST ORCHESTRA:

• Darien High School: Orchestra of Hello, Dolly!

21. BEST FEATURED DANCER(S)

• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Thomas Kelly & Julia Clark in Nice Work If You Can Get It

22. BEST DANCING:

• West Haven High School: Disney’s Newsies

23. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:

• Bristol Eastern High School: Samantha Colite, Hannah LaRocque & Kiley Alexis as The Plastics in Mean Girls

24. BEST CHORUS:

• New Canaan High School: The Drowsy Chaperone

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

• Saint Bernard School: Ryan Brearley as The Old Man in A Christmas Story

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

• Stonington High School: Elsie Ryan as Jane Austen in Plain as Jane

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

• Notre Dame High School West Haven: AJ Johnson as Sebastian in Disney’s The Little Mermaid

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

• Weston High School: June Skodis as Janis Sarkisian in Mean Girls

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

• Darien High School: Colin Cunningham & Samantha Riley as Tony & Aunt Harriet in The Dining Room

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

• Terryville High School: Hannah Foster & Jonah Lopez as Sharpay & Ryan Evans in High School Musical

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

• New Haven Academy: Paradise Blue

32. BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

• East Lyme High School: Sebastian Gates-Graceson in The Laramie Project

33. BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

• Lauralton Hall: Lexi Paranal in Godspell MUSICAL
• Bristol Eastern High School: Olivia Guitard as Eileen in The Bold, The Young, and The Murdered PLAY

34. FEARLESS AWARD:

• St. Luke’s School: Soundscapes PLAY
• Stonington High School: War Paint MUSICAL

35. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:

• Hopkins School: Silas Webb as John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest

36. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:

• Academy of the Holy Family: Jastlyn Gonzales as Erik the Opera Ghost in The Phantom of the Opera

37. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:

• Bristol Central High School: Aidan Pellerin as Jack in Lord of the Flies

38. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:

• Saint Bernard School: Hope Ouellette as The Mother in A Christmas Story

39. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:

• Hopkins School: Zachary Haywood as Curly in Oklahoma!

40. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:

• Darien High School: Cece Cummins as Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly!

41. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:

• New Canaan High School: Drew Bench as Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone

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

• Stratford High School: Lauren Eyerman as Jo March in Little Women

43. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:

• Academy of the Holy Family: The Phantom of the Opera

44. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:

• Westbrook High School: One Stoplight Town

45. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL

• St. Luke’s School: Into The Woods

46. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:

• Sacred Heart Academy: Rock of Ages

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Student Director:

• Weston High School: Shea Frimmer for Puffs
• Lauralton Hall: Megan Theis for The Outsiders

Outstanding Choreography in a Production:

• Lauralton Hall: Taylor Mann for Godspell

Up & Coming:

• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Barrett Welch as Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Notre Dame Catholic High School: Christopher Santa as Horton in Seussical
• Wilbur Cross High School: Aniya Deberry as Ursula in Disney’s The Little Mermaid

No Small Parts:

• West Haven High School: Paige Kenny as Singing Telegram Girl in Clue
• New Haven Academy: Hazel Rivera as Piraguera in In the Heights

Last Minute Hero:

• Hopkins School: Ripley Chance as Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!
• Hopkins School: Asher Joseph as Judd in Oklahoma!

Above & Beyond:

• Jonathan Law High School: Rosetta O’Connell for Mean Girls
• East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• North Haven High School: Jack Green for Bye Bye Birdie

Art in Motion:

• Bristol Central High School: Alyssa Jabs, Nitara Stemmer, Shannon Kelley & Carson Gagne as The Rose in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Artistic Director:

• Terryville High School: Tayla Borysewicz for High School Musical

Dance Molinari Scholarships:

• East Lyme High School: Jazmin Hall full scholarship
• West Haven High School: Carmella Ruiz full scholarship
• Darien High School: Sabrina Byrnes partial scholarship
• North Haven High School: Sophia Teodosio partial scholarship
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Steven Torres partial scholarship
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Anna McAdams partial scholarship
• Stamford High School: Kaylee Deenihan partial scholarship

All photos by Paul Roth