Tuesday May 30, 2023 Halo Nominations

Tuesday May 30, 2023 Halo Nominations
1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
• New Canaan High School: Andy Dooley as Emmett in Take Her, She’s Mine • West Haven High School: Chase Allen as Donald in You Can’t Take It With You • Stonington High School: Connor Hultgren as Gilbert Blythe in Anne of Green Gables
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Mark Chen as Egeus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Weston High School: Bill Austin as Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream • East Lyme High School: Josh Cooper as Malvolio in Twelfth Night • Waterford High School: Oliver Smith as J Finch/Uncle Dave/Sal in Puffs • Hopkins School: Asher Joseph as Banquo in Macbeth
2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
• New Canaan High School: Catherine Meli as Mr. Hibbetts in Take Her, She’s Mine
• West Haven High School: Kayla McDaniel as Rheba in You Can’t Take It With You
• Stonington High School: Evan Anderson as Diana Barry in Anne of Green Gables
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Celia Abbott as Dr. Bradley in The Man Who Came To Dinner
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Samantha Hoffman as Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Weston High School: Kennedy Boehme as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Darien High School: Morgan Lindell as Ceres/Spirit/Vocalist in The Tempest • Waterford High School: Karas Boluch as Harry in Puffs
3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: • Hopkins School: Will Schroth-Duoma as Harry in Mamma Mia! • Berlin High School: Thomas Morisse-Corsetti as King Triton in The Little Mermaid
• North Haven High School: Nate Montesclaros as Joseph Pulitzer in Newsies • Montville High School: Meccai Vennet as Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors • East Lyme High School: Cameron D’Ettore as King Triton in The Little Mermaid
• New Canaan High School: Sebastian Frank as Tommy Djilas in The Music Man • James Hillhouse High School: Jose Saez as Orin Scrivello, DDS in Little Shop of Horrors
• Immaculate High School: Joseph LeFebvre as Race in Newsies • Wilbur Cross High School: Daniel Cardenas as Schroeder in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
• Jonathan Law High School: Tim Girandola as Zeke Baylor in High School Musical
4. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: • Westbrook High School: Lydia Marvin as Ms. Darbus in High School Musical • Berlin High School: Addison Guarino as Flounder in The Little Mermaid • New Canaan High School: Nicole Talamo as Zaneeta Shinn in The Music Man • Darien High School: Mallory Sloan as Crutchie in Newsies
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Audrey Compare as Joanne in Rent • Stamford High School: Adele Samsonas as Angie Dickinson in The Prom • Wilbur Cross High School: Zara Baden-Eversman as Sally Brown in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
• Jonathan Law High School: Faith Santiago as Ryan Evans in High School Musical
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Samantha Hoffman as Nostradamus in Something Rotten
• Wilton High School: Sayuki Layne as Miss Andrew in Mary Poppins
5. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
• West Haven High School: Ashton Gleed as Boris Kolenkhov in You Can’t Take It With You
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Luke Silence as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher
• Wilton High School: Finnegan Ryder as Max/Arthur in The Play That Goes Wrong
• Berlin High School: Achilles Niecikowski as Perkins in The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Pat Guthrie as Banjo in The Man Who Came To Dinner
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Tim Wong as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• The Frederick Gunn School: Will Dyer as Goodman in Men On Boats • Westbrook High School: Kyle Malazzi as Romeo/Clown/Soothsayer in How To Survive Being In A Shakespeare Play
6. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
• West Haven High School: Katherine Greenwood as Gay Wellington in You Can’t Take It With You
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Audrey Compare as Smee in Peter and the Starcatcher
• Wilton High School: Sarah Bennett as Annie in The Play That Goes Wrong • Fairfield College Preparatory School: Katie Linford as Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Weston High School: Lily Moskoff as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• The Frederick Gunn School: Sofia Panzer as Hawkins in Men On Boats • Westbrook High School: Lydia Marvin as Lady Macbeth/Caesar in How To Survive Being In A Shakespeare Play
• Westover School: Sofia Nembhard as Randy in Almost, Maine • Waterford High School: Phoebe Brown as Leanne/Fat Friar/Helga/Myrtle in Puffs
7. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
• Sacred Heart Academy: Anthony D’Antonio as Doug in Disney’s Descendants • Hopkins School: Silas Webb as Bill in Mamma Mia!
• Berlin High School: Calvin Delude as Scuttle in The Little Mermaid • East Lyme High School: Patrick Conaway as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid • Notre Dame High School West Haven: Ray Hackett as King Sextimus in Once Upon A Mattress
• James Hillhouse High School: John “Jack” Marchand as First Customer/Audrey II Voice/Skip Snip/Mrs. Luce/Mr. Bernstein in Little Shop of Horrors
• Wilbur Cross High School: Noah Brown as Snoopy in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Tomas Galloza as Shakespeare in Something Rotten
8. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
• Lauralton Hall: Ginny LeVasseur as Sister Hubert in Nunsense • Sacred Heart Academy: Maeve McConnell as Coach in Disney’s Descendants • East Lyme High School: Jane Campbell as Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid • Stonington High School: Evan Anderson as Rosie in Mamma Mia! • New Canaan High School: Julia Dunn as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn in The Music Man
• West Haven High School: Emily Hennessey as Patti Simcox in Grease • Weston High School: Alyssa Pignataro as Jester in Once Upon A Mattress • Darien High School: Jasmine Skowronski as Specs in Newsies • Jonathan Law High School: Sofia Mazzella as Ms. Darbus in High School Musical
9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• Montville High School: Addie Concascia for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Della Jackson for A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Something Rotten
• Weston High School: Shea Frimmer, June Skodis & Avery MacRae for A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Once Upon A Mattress
• Lauralton Hall: Holly Thorndike, Madelynn Graham & Cast for Little Women
• Hopkins School: Ava Maccaro, Cait Phipps, Joy Kim, Isabel Sharma & Claire Roberts for Mamma Mia!
• The Frederick Gunn School: Katherine Johnson, Polly Ross & Anya Zigmont for Head Over Heels
• Stonington High School: Abby Hibert, Ella Wertz, Maddie Oliverio, Jack Masakowski, Abigail Whalen, Leah Machinski, Eamonn Brady, Cate Statchen, Hayden Dzuiban-Kelley, Peter Previty & Katie Danaher for Mamma Mia!
• New Canaan High School: Ava Zinczenko & Radea Raleva for The Music Man • West Haven High School: Elizabeth Shea & Karma Rose for Grease • Darien High School: Layla Schroeder & Savanna Buys for Newsies • Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Scarlett Robbins for Rent
• Westover School: Lara Belcher, Londyn Coggins, Gazal Desai, Deanna Gallant, Natalia German, Fable Hansen, Sophia Kwak, Bridget Morris, Hannah O’Brien, Mata Qin, Angela Zhou, Rachel Bird, Lucy Luo & Anna Maccarrone for Almost, Maine
10. BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION: • Sacred Heart Academy: Bryahna Bailey, Daniela Bejleri, Katie Boor, Holly DiAdamo, Addyson Errico, Kate Frioni, Alicea Gibbs, Penelope Pappas, Zara Tariq & Elisha Telfort for Disney’s Descendants
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Cameron King & Kelsey King for The Man Who Came To Dinner
• East Lyme High School: Makenna Harms & Olivia Cooper for The Little Mermaid
• New Canaan High School: Annabelle Murphy for The Music Man • New London High School: Sanniyah Lawson for A Chorus Line • Westover School: Kendra Graf, Mata Qin & Bridget Morris for Matilda • Wilton High School: Julianna Trichilo & Molly Smith for Mary Poppins
11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• Montville High School: Genevieve Mitchell for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• St. Luke’s School: Ellie Fatsi for A Wrinkle In Time
• Berlin High School: Nathan DeJackome for The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong & The Little Mermaid
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Matthew Montero, Dakota Willette & William Bader for The Man Who Came To Dinner
• Westbrook High School: Michael Izzo & Michael Valiante for High School Musical
• Lauralton Hall: Ava Bottino for Little Women
• Hopkins School: Jaden Lee for Mamma Mia!
• The Frederick Gunn School: Joshua Ly for Head Over Heels
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Konrad Kissling for Mamma Mia! • West Haven High School: Dakota Willette for Grease
• New London High School: Johnathan Smith, Nazariah Isaac & Ryan Pierre Louis for A Chorus Line
• Notre Dame Catholic High School: Emilia Wilson, Kimberly Hernandez & Kate Mitchell for Godspell
12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• Montville High School: Gabriel Vogt for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Wilton High School: Alexander Piazza for The Play That Goes Wrong • St. Luke’s School: Henry Basham for A Wrinkle In Time
• Berlin High School: Charles Henriques for The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong & The Little Mermaid
• The Williams School: Emma Tanabe, Chenxin Yan & Dan Genovese for The Laramie Project
• Darien High School: Zuzu Wood, Andrea Sutanto & Connor Blenke for The Tempest
• The Frederick Gunn School: Katherine Aguirre-Felipe for Men On Boats • Stamford High School: Miles DeSantis for The Prom
• Wilbur Cross High School: Zamir Edwards, Aqilleus James & Jorge Perez for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• Montville High School: Jacob Russell & Addie Concascia for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• St. Luke’s School: Jack Chuhta & Denis Gannon for A Wrinkle In Time • Weston High School: Aidan Baker, Will Demmon, Casey Lerner, Duco Van Riemsdijk, Irene Yee & Lara Van Riemsdijk for A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Westbrook High School: Lisa Litevich & Myan Nguyen for High School Musical & How To Survive Being In A Shakespeare Play
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Aven Kellert & Kennedy McCormick for Mamma Mia!
• West Haven High School: Justin Woychowski & Michael Arcari for Grease • New London High School: Miguel Pagan for A Chorus Line
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Reid Fitter, Jaiden Johnson, Lucy Barton, Len Valentino, Campbell Treshuk, Reid Kwon, Lauren Davis-Whatley, Wesley Bowen & Beck Amanat for Rent
• Stamford High School: Connor Hoch, Laura Sanchez, Molly Fitzgerald, Hunter Habdas & Michael Iacovacci for The Prom
• Wilbur Cross High School: Kaylee Zawadowski for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
14. BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:
• Sacred Heart Academy: Haylie Cieslewski & Haley Davis for Disney’s Descendants
• West Haven High School: Adeline Melillo, Madelyn Roche, Elizabeth Shea & Cheyenne Sebas for You Can’t Take It With You
• Wilton High School: Katherine Rusin for The Play That Goes Wrong & Mary Poppins
• Stonington High School: Lacey Brickey, Will Fyke, Audrah Brickey, Mackenzie Giuliano, AJ Lanoie & Ella Hultgren for Anne of Green Gables
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Celia Abbott, Jason Dong, William Bader, Alberto Torres, Steven Mantila & Team for The Man Who Came To Dinner
• Waterford High School: Mia Ramos, Anabel Bueno, Analys Bueno & Fern Hill for Puffs
• Berlin High School: Ashley Rusch & Nora Ritchie for The Little Mermaid • North Haven High School: Katelyn Spader, Kayleigh Quinn & Olivia Brangi for Newsies
• Westbrook High School: Maggie Izzo & Lily Creeron for How To Survive Being In A Shakespeare Play
• East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez for The Little Mermaid • Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Melissa Dean for Rent
• Westover School: Soleil Asano, Alyssa Robertson & Chloe Hallock for Matilda
15. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
• Stamford High School: Mike DeSantis for A Piece of My Heart • Sacred Heart Academy: Magdalena Blatchley, Jessica Dunay & Syna Patel for Disney’s Descendants
• Montville High School: Jacob Russell & Addie for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• The Frederick Gunn School: Joshua Ly & Katherine Aguirre-Felipe for Men On Boats
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Tech Crew for Once Upon A Mattress • Wilton High School: Finn Ryder for Mary Poppins
16. BEST RUNNING CREW:
• New Canaan High School: Run Crew for Take Her, She’s Mine
• Sacred Heart Academy: Run Crew for Disney’s Descendants
• Wilton High School: Run Crew for The Play That Goes Wrong • Berlin High School: Run Crew for The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong • Westbrook High School: Run Crew for High School Musical
• Lauralton Hall: Run Crew for Little Women
• North Haven High School: Run Crew for Newsies
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Run Crew for Mamma Mia!
• James Hillhouse High School: Run Crew for Little Shop of Horrors • Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Run Crew for Rent
• Jonathan Law High School: Run Crew for High School Musical
17. BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:
• Stamford High School: Laura Sanchez (PSM), Connor Hoch (ASM) for A Piece of My Heart & The Prom
• Montville High School: Addie Concascia (PSM), Jacob Russell (ASM) for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• The Williams School: Anna Milne (SM) for The Laramie Project • Westbrook High School: Lisa Litevich, Myan Nguyen (SMs) for High School Musical
• Berlin High School: Julia Wanke (PSM), Ashley Rusch, Nora Ritchie (ASMs) for The Little Mermaid
• North Haven High School: Angela Nappe (SM), Jade Lewis, Danill Yermakov, Emmy Piercey, Ava Cobrera, Matt Gifford, Wes Birge-Liberman (ASMs) for Newsies
• Stonington High School: Sophia Dutra (PSM) for Mamma Mia! • Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Sydney Doboe (PSM), Isabelle O’Connor, Willa Hoerauf (ASMs) for Mamma Mia!
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Jason Dong, Theresa Tiine (SMs), Nate Nofsinger, Yewon Lee, William Bader (ASMs) for Once Upon A Mattress • James Hillhouse High School: Madeleine Erb (PSM) for Little Shop of Horrors • Weston High School: Emily Kolodney (SM), Gabriella Ligman, Madelyn Stein (ASMs) for Once Upon A Mattress
• Westover School: Cassandra Celis (PSM), Chloe Hallock (SM) for Almost, Maine
• Notre Dame Catholic High School: Clarissa Santa (PSM) for Godspell
18. BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK
• Lauralton Hall: Holly Thorndike for Nunsense
• Weston High School: Matthew Gladstone for A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Once Upon A Mattress
• Darien High School: Brenna Kunz for The Crucible
• Montville High School: Ethan Chen for Little Shop of Horrors • Immaculate High School: Maria Tapanes for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow • Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Ashton “Ghost” Della Porta & Madeleine Braley for Rent
• Westover School: Chau Nguyen for Matilda
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Tim Wong for Something Rotten
19. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:
• Montville High School: Gabriel Vogt for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Wilton High School: Alexander Piazza for The Play That Goes Wrong • Fairfield College Preparatory School: Mark Chen for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Weston High School: Shea Frimmer & Billy Stammer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Darien High School: John Raskopf for The Tempest
• Westbrook High School: Joshua Davey for How To Survive Being In A Shakespeare Play
• Sacred Heart Academy: Chloe Oraa & Jase Upchurch for The Scheme of a Driftless Shifter
• Hopkins School: Nao Tomita for Macbeth
• Westover School: Vivian Lin, Theo Mays & Krya Rook for Almost, Maine • Wilbur Cross High School: Zamir Edwards, Aqulleus James & Jorge Perez for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
20. BEST ORCHESTRA:
• Weston High School: Orchestra of A Midsummer Night’s Dream • East Lyme High School: Orchestra of The Little Mermaid
• Weston High School: Orchestra of Once Upon A Mattress
• Darien High School: Orchestra of Newsies
• The Williams School: Orchestra of Once Upon A Mattress
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Something Rotten
21. BEST DANCING:
• Lauralton Hall: Nunsense
• Sacred Heart Academy: Disney’s Descendants
• New Canaan High School: The Music Man
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Mamma Mia!
• West Haven High School: Grease
• Stamford High School: The Prom
• Immaculate High School: Newsies
• Westover School: Matilda
• Jonathan Law High School: High School Musical
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Something Rotten
• Wilton: Mary Poppins
22. BEST FEATURED DANCER(S):
• Sacred Heart Academy: Adrianna Ramos in Disney’s Descendants • Hopkins School: Vedant Aryan in Mamma Mia!
• New Canaan High School: Sebastian Frank in The Music Man
• West Haven High School: Carmella Ruiz in Grease
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Sierra Hall in Rent
• Immaculate High School: Cathryn Amos in Newsies
• Wilton High School: Ryan Cohen in Mary Poppins
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Steven Torres in Once Upon A Mattress
23. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY:
• St. Luke’s School: Jackie Cecil, Dakota DeFrancesco, Hannah Johnson, Issy Leeming, Madeline Levin & Elissa Tobin as Red Eyes & The People of Camazotz in A Wrinkle In Time
• Weston High School: Grace Forete, Paige Latham, Lily Moskoff, Bill Austin, Alyssa Pignataro & Avery MacRae as The Mechanicals in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Hopkins School: Abigail Murphy, Julia Murphy & Abigail Grauer Kruger as The Witches in Macbeth
24. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL:
• Berlin High School: Brynn Nogiec, Laura Munch, Cameron Malcarne, Caroline Benoit, Meghan Snyder & Camden Delude as King Triton’s Daughters in The Little Mermaid
• East Lyme High School: Delaney Donovan, Jazmin Hall, Jane Campbell, Dilshani Hansa, Megan Romanowicz & Kylie Gentile as King Triton’s Daughters in The Little Mermaid
• Stonington High School: Cate Stratchen, Ella Wertz & Evan Anderson as Donna, Tanya & Rosie in Mamma Mia!
• New Canaan High School: Drew Bench, Henry Tate, Andrew Meli & Nick Mohamad as The School Board in The Music Man
• James Hillhouse High School: Finn Crumlish, Laila Wooten & Mikaila Matta as Seymour, Chiffon & Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors
• West Haven High School: Daniel Sai Velez, Chase Allen, Eddie Santiago, Brycent Sabal & Devonte Campbell as Burger Palace Boys in Grease • Westover School: Shayla O’Donnell, Makayla Lewis, Logan Altenburger,
Paulina Yi, Vivian Lin & Sophia Lefebvre as Matilda’s Classmates in Matilda • Fairfield College Preparatory School: Sam Alvarez, Richard Herrara & Cast as Nick, Nigel and the Troupe in The Black Death in Something Rotten • Wilton High School: Nicole Allers, Ryan Cohen, Eli Foodman & Ellis Nichols as Statues in Mary Poppins
25. BEST CHORUS:
• Lauralton Hall: Nunsense
• Hopkins School: Mamma Mia!
• North Haven High School: Newsies
• New Canaan High School: The Music Man
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Mamma Mia!
• Darien High School: Newsies
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Rent
• Stamford High School: The Prom
• Immaculate High School: Newsies
• Westover School: Matilda
• Wilton High School: Mary Poppins
26. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY: • West Haven High School: Daniel Velez as Tony Kirby in You Can’t Take It With You
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Josh Joby as Bert Jefferson in The Man Who Came To Dinner
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Kevin Murphy as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Darien High School: Aidan Kennedy as Caliban in The Tempest • Waterford High School: Tighe Burridge as Oliver in Puffs
• Hopkins School: Zachary Haywood as Macduff in Macbeth
27. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: • New Canaan High School: Julia Dunn as Anne Michaelson in Take Her, She’s Mine
• West Haven High School: Cheyenne Sebas as Alice Sycamore in You Can’t Take It With You
• Stonington High School: Helen Gross as Marilla Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Cheyenne Sebas as Lorraine Sheldon in The Man Who Came To Dinner
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Sophia Papp as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• East Lyme High School: Rosie Rossi as Olivia in Twelfth Night • Waterford High School: Phoebe Brown as Leanne/Fat Friar/Helga/Myrtle in Puffs
• Lauralton Hall: Mia Hamilton as Laurey in Little Women
• Hopkins School: Charlotte Cocozza as Lady Macduff/Porter in Macbeth
28. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: • Sacred Heart Academy: Matthew Cabahug as Carlos in Disney’s Descendants • Hopkins School: Matthew Segal as Sky in Mamma Mia!
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Mason Wells as Sky in Mamma Mia! • James Hillhouse High School: Warren Letridge as Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors
• The Williams School: Jay Lui as Jester in Once Upon A Mattress • Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Evan Grzeda as Tom Collins in Rent • Stamford High School: Leo Fields as Trent Oliver in The Prom • Immaculate High School: Niel Sakar as Davey in Newsies
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Richard Herrara as Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten
• Wilton High School: Henry Purcell as George Banks in Mary Poppins
29. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: • Sacred Heart Academy: Lorelai Natale as Evie in Disney’s Descendants
• Berlin High School: Ruth Brown Kirchner as Ursula in The Little Mermaid • The Fredrick Gunn School: Siena Taylor as Mopsa in Head Over Heels • East Lyme High School: Bettina Irazika as Ursula in The Little Mermaid • Notre Dame High School West Haven: Cassandra Horn as Queen Aggravain in Once Upon A Mattress
• West Haven High School: Madelyn Roche as Rizzo in Grease
• Weston High School: June Skodis as Queen Aggravain in Once Upon A Mattress
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Lindsay Protsko as Maureen in Rent • Westover School: Kyra Rook as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda
• Jonathan Law High School: Hailey Russo as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical
30. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY: • Academy of the Holy Family: Alanna Tracey & Jastlyn Gonzales as Simon & Darkness in Girl of LaMancha
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: David Dreizen & Ghost Della Porta as Ted & Prentiss in Peter and the Starcatcher
• Wilton High School: Henry Purcell & Illeas Paschalidis as Chris & Robert in The Play That Goes Wrong
• Stonington High School: Helen Gross & Connor Poole-Scott as Marilla & Matthew Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables
• Berlin High School: Laura Munch & Brynn Nogiec as The Stage Manager & Florence in The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong
• New London High School: Jon Harris & Maria Serrano in One Stoplight Town • Fairfield College Preparatory School: AJ Dunn & Katie Linford as Demetrius & Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Waterford High School: Ama Rosado & Tighe Burridge as Megan & Oliver in Puffs
• The Frederick Gunn School: Audrey Richards & Jo Wimler as Major John Wesley Powell & William Dunn in Men On Boats
• The Frederick Gunn School: Siena Taylor & Audrey Richards as Mopsa & Pamela in Head Over Heels
• Hopkins School: Silas Webb & Leila Hyder as Macbeth & Lady Macbeth in • Immaculate High School: Spencer O’Rourke & Joseph LeFebvre as Icabod Crane & Brom Bones in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
31. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL: • Hopkins School: Abigail Murphy & Daniela Rodriguez-Larrain Fernandez as Sophie & Donna in Mamma Mia!
• Berlin High School: Sara Rogan & Achilles Niecikowski as Flotsam & Jetsam in The Little Mermaid
• West Haven High School: Devonte Campbell & Elizabeth Shea as Roger & Jan in Grease
• The Williams School: Sebastian Knoop & Sydney Caplan as Prince Dauntless & Princess Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress
• Stamford High School: Lola Duhov & Cooper Toland as Emma & Alyssa in The Prom
• Immaculate High School: Dominic Chila & Spencer O’Rourke as Jack & Crutchie in Newsies
• Jonathan Law High School: Hailey Russo & Faith Santiago as Sharpay & Ryan in High School Musical
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Richard Herrara & Sophia Papp as Nigel Bottom & Portia in Something Rotten
• The Frederick Gunn School: Siena Taylor & Audrey Richards as Mopsa & Pamela in Head Over Heels
• Wilton High School: Sarah Bennett & Illeas Paschalidis as Mrs. Brill & Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins
32. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION: • Stamford High School: A Piece of My Heart
• Lauralton Hall: Nunsense
• Academy of the Holy Family: Girl of LaMancha
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Peter and the Starcatcher
• Wilton High School: The Play That Goes Wrong
• Berlin High School: The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong
• The Williams School: The Laramie Project
• The Frederick Gunn School: Men On Boats
• Westbrook High School: How To Survive Being In A Shakespeare Play • Westover School: Almost, Maine
• St. Luke’s School: The Space Between Us
• Notre Dame Catholic High School: Godspell
33. BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION: • Stamford High School: Pierce Colfer as American Man in A Piece of My Heart • Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Aidan Guernsey as Boy/Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher
• Wilton High School: Illeas Paschalidis as Robert in The Play That Goes Wrong • Berlin High School: Thomas Morisse-Corsetti as Cecil Haversham in The One Act Play That Goes Wrong
• New London High School: Alastor Swan as Tom in One Stoplight Town • The Williams School: Michael Galla as Greg Pierotti/Sgt. Hing/Harry Woods/Dennis Shepard in The Laramie Project
• Westbrook High School: Alexander Montero as Bottom/Charmian/Soldier in How To Survive Being In A Shakespeare Play
• New London High School: Jon Harris as Bobby in A Chorus Line • Immaculate High School: Spencer O’Rourke as Icabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
• Notre Dame Catholic High School: Michael Dos Santos as Jesus in Godspell
34. BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION: • Stamford High School: Chloe Naudet as Martha in A Piece of My Heart • Lauralton Hall: Catherine Bosse as Reverend Mother in Nunsense • Montville High School: Hanna Lentini as Siobhan in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Academy of the Holy Family: Clara Lopez as Alonso in Girl of LaMancha • Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Lindsay Prosko as Molly in Peter and the Starcatcher
• St. Luke’s School: Ali DeFillippo as Meg in A Wrinkle In Time
• The Williams School: Anikka Garg as Moises Kaufman/Alison Mears/Zubaida Ula/Email Writer/Rob Debree in The Laramie Project
• The Frederick Gunn School: Audrey Richards as Major John Wesley Powell in Men On Boats
• New London High School: Maria Serrano as Diana in A Chorus Line • St. Luke’s School: Dakota DeFrancesco as Lana in The Space Between Us • Notre Dame Catholic High School: Barbara Pohlen as Judas in Godspell
35. FEARLESS AWARD:
• Stamford High School: A Piece of My Heart
• Academy of the Holy Family: Girl of LaMancha
• St. Luke’s School: A Wrinkle In Time
• The Frederick Gunn School: Men On Boats
• Stamford High School: The Prom
• St. Luke’s School: The Space Between Us
36. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
• New Canaan High School: Lucas Orwicz as Frank Michaelson in Take Her, She’s Mine
• West Haven High School: Jason Calogine as Martin Vanderhof in You Can’t Take It With You
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Ray Hackett as Sheriden Whiteside in The Man Who Came To Dinner
• Weston High School: Billy Stammer as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• East Lyme High School: Sebastian Gates-Graceson as Orsino in Twelfth Night • Hopkins School: Silas Webb as Macbeth in Macbeth
• Stonington High School: Connor Poole-Scott as Matthew Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables
• Waterford High School: John Morgan as Wayne in Puffs
37. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
• West Haven High School: Madelyn Roche as Penelope Sycamore in You Can’t Take It With You
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Eileen O’Connor as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Weston High School: Riley Dize as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Darien High School: Ellie Best as Prospero in The Tempest
• Hopkins School: Leila Hyder as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth
• Stonington High School: Bobbie Doherty as Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables
• Waterford High School: Ama Rosado as Megan in Puffs
38. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL: • Montville High School: Enzo Valenti as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors
• New Canaan High School: Andy Dooley as Harold Hill in The Music Man • Notre Dame High School West Haven: Jack Damato as Prince Dauntless in Once Upon A Mattress
• James Hillhouse High School: Finn Crumlish as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors
• West Haven High School: Daniel Sai Velez as Danny Zuko in Grease • Weston High School: Patrick Sullivan as Prince Dauntless in Once Upon A Mattress
• The Williams School: Sebastian Knoop as Prince Dauntless in Once Upon A Mattress
• Wilbur Cross High School: Jahlill Coleman as Charlie Brown in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
39. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL: • Montville High School: Hannah Lentini as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors • New Canaan High School: Annabelle Murphy as Marian Paroo in The Music Man
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Carlie Mathews-Ramos as Princess Winifred in Once Upon A Mattress
• Wilbur Cross High School: Rose Bromage as Lucy van Pelt in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
• Weston High School: Kennedy Boehme as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress
• The Williams School: Sydney Caplan as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress
• Wilbur Cross High School: Miriam Cruz as Lucy van Pelt in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
40. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL: • Hopkins School: Zachary Haywood as Sam in Mamma Mia!
• East Lyme High School: Sebastian Gates-Graceson as Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Aiden Kerrigan as Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia!
• Darien High School: Luke Ryan as Jack Kelly in Newsies
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Luke Silence as Mark in Rent • Stamford High School: Max Guttman as Barry Glickman in The Prom • Immaculate High School: Dominic Chila as Jack Kelly in Newsies • Jonathan Law High School: Finn Sclafani as Troy Bolton in High School Musical
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Sam Alvarez as Nick Bottom in Something Rotten
• Wilton High School: Jake Enman as Bert in Mary Poppins
41. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL: • Sacred Heart Academy: Sophia Mastriano as Mal in Disney’s Descendants • Hopkins School: Daniela Rodriguez-Larrain Fernandez as Donna in Mamma Mia!
• Berlin High School: Meredith Gendreau as Ariel in The Little Mermaid • The Frederick Gunn School: Audrey Richards as Pamela in Head Over Heels • East Lyme High School: Rosie Rossi as Ariel in The Little Mermaid • Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Tova Toriello as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
• Darien High School: Morgan Lindell as Katherine Plumber in Newsies • Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Isabel Toma as Mimi in Rent
• Stamford High School: Lola Duhov as Emma Nolan in The Prom • Westover School: Shayla O’Donnell as Matilda in Matilda
• Wilton High School: Ella DeLuca as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins
42. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
• New Canaan High School: Take Her, She’s Mine
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Weston High School: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Darien High School: The Tempest
• Hopkins School: Macbeth
43. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
• Stamford High School: A Piece of My Heart
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Peter and the Starcatcher
• Wilton High School: The Play That Goes Wrong
• Stonington High School: Anne of Green Gables
• Berlin High School: The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong
• New London High School: One Stoplight Town
• The Williams School: The Laramie Project
• The Frederick Gunn School: Men On Boats
• Westover School: Almost, Maine
• St. Luke’s School: The Space Between Us
44. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL
• New Canaan High School: The Music Man
• Notre Dame High School West Haven: Once Upon A Mattress • James Hillhouse High School: Little Shop of Horrors • West Haven High School: Grease
• Weston High School: Once Upon A Mattress
• Wilbur Cross High School: You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown
45. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
• Sacred Heart Academy: Disney’s Descendants
• Hopkins School: Mamma Mia!
• Berlin High School: The Little Mermaid
• The Frederick Gunn School: Head Over Heels
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Mamma Mia!
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Rent
• Stamford High School: The Prom
• Immaculate High School: Newsies
• Westover School: Matilda
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Something Rotten • Wilton High School: Mary Poppins