Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Halo Award Nominations

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Nominations

1. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● New Milford High School: Andreu Diguiseppi as Reverend Samuel Parris in The
Crucible
● Stonington High School: Alex Hatch as Herbert Pache in Letters to Sala
● Hall High School: Griffin Keating as Malvolio in Twelfth Night

2. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● New Milford High School: Victoria Fonseca as Mary Warren in The Crucible
● The Frederick Gunn School: Sofia Panzer as Jane in Pride and Prejudice
● Stonington High School: Nora Fanning as Ala Gertner in Letters to Sala
● Educational Center for the Arts: Cordelia Doviak as Lady Capulet in Romeo and
Juliet
● East Lyme High School: Ginny Buller as Amy March in Little Women
● The Taft School: Ha Hoang as Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest

3. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Henry Abbute as Mr. Duvall in Mean Girls
● Kennedy High School: Jamira Rivera as Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family
● Stonington High School: Will Sundman as General Schmitz in Seussical
● Lakeview High School: Quinn Rosenfield as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything
Goes
● New Milford High School: Samuel Kent as Warner Huntington III in Legally
Blonde
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Henry Kyle as Les in Disney’s Newsies
● East Lyme High School: Julia Schmitt as Fletcher in Disney’s Freaky Friday
● Shepaug Valley School: Daniel Baxter as Mysterious Man/Wolf in Into The
Woods
● New Britain High School: Daniel Mosakowski as Christopher Belling in Curtains
● ACES at Chase: Tajari A. Duarte as William Shakespeare in Something Rotten

4. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED FEMALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Shannon McCormick as Regina George in Mean
Girls
● Kennedy High School: Laylani Vega as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family
● Stonington High School: Sophia Monte as Mayzie LaBird in Seussical
● Middletown High School: Veronica Pizarro Rodriguez as Kelsi Nielson in Disney’s
High School Musical
● East Lyme High School: Madison Miller as Mike in Disney’s Freaky Friday
● Shepaug Valley School: Matilda Skiles as Cinderella in Into The Woods
● New Britain High School: Sanaya Echevarria as Carmen Bernsteing in Curtains
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Ivy Wallace as Cinderella in Into The
Woods
● Saint Bernard School: Hope Ouellette as Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin
Drood
● Lyman Hall High School: Kat Truelson as Jane Fairfax in Emma! A Pop Musical
5. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● Watertown High School: Michael Mitchell as Rat in Fantastic Mr. Fox
● Shepaug Valley School: Ralon Profeta as Mr. Green in Clue
● Hall High School: Julian Long as Feste/Sea Captain in Twelfth Night

6. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● New London Magnet High School: Charlize Swan as Truvy Jones in Steel
Magnolias
● Hall High School: Abigail Berman as Sissy in Unity (1918)
● The Taft School: Daniel Kaminju as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being
Earnest
● Hall High School: Farrah Ventura as Maria in Twelfth Night

7. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Lakeview High School: Parker Yarrish as Moonface Martin in Anything Goes
● Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Geno Bascetta as Lewis in Pippin
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Venus Rozalski as The Wolf in Into The
Woods
● Watertown High School: Mark DeLorenzo as Ubaldo Piangi in The Phantom of
the Opera
● Saint Bernard School: Liam Carolan-Simpson as Bazzard in The Mystery of
Edwin Drood
● New Milford High School: Aiden Padros as Kyle in Legally Blonde

8. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC FEMALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Sofia Panzer as Karen Smith in Mean Girls
● New Milford High School: Molley Coffey as Paulette in Legally Blonde
● New London Magnet School: Farrah Melton as Sister Mary Lazarus in Sister Act
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Krystal Janak as Little Red in Into The
Woods
● Terryville High School: Ava Sofia Gwizd as Paulette in Legally Blonde, Jr.

9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● The Taft School: Eden Thompson & Naomi Thompson for Peter and the
Starcatcher
● Shepaug Valley School: Amanda Phillip, Helena Nelson & Bucky Nunes for Clue
● Saint Bernard School: Isabella Vivas, Natalie Lopez Hernandez & Sariah
Frechette for Les Miserables
● Hall High School: Gabriella Goldfarb & Stella Poulin for Unity (1918)
● New Britain High School: Aliza Clark, Midelys Colon, Sanaya Echevarria,
Michelle Spiewak & Deiyaliz Reyes for Madrigal Feast: The Royal Pageant of
Gygax
● Kennedy High School: Julia Quinones, Corinna Hunter & Laylani Vega for The
Addams Family
● Nonnewaug High School: Isabelle Longley, Emily O’Meara & Sophie Solury for
Godspell
● New London Magnet School: Damien Pena, Chloe Julich & Geovanni Taitague
for Sister Act
● Torrington High School: Nathan Pepler for Working and The Play That Goes
Wrong

10. BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● New London Magnet High School: Michaella Skyers & Analiyah Howard for Steel
Magnolias
● Watertown High School: Veronica Rainone for Fantastic Mr. Fox
● Kennedy High School: Vidya Sagendorf, Jeilyn Matos-Acevedo, Tefta Mino,
Deannise Reyes, Julia Quinones & Jaslene Rodriguez for The Addams Family
● Stonington High School: Sophie Hyrn, Zhena Robarge, Jackson Ruenzel, Molly
Niedbala, Allie Rogers, Gracelyn Smith, Sophia Monte & Lauren De Castro for
Seussical
● Saint Bernard School: Zujeily Colon, Imaley Cruz, Grace McKee, Ava Diaz,
Stephanie Velasquez & Isabella Brassaw for The Mystery of Edwin Drood
● Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Emily Penhallow for Pippin
● Torrington High School: Nate Pepler & Camilly Orellana for The Play That Goes
Wrong
● Nonnewaug High School: Adrienne Coehlo for 12 Angry Jurors
● Franklin Academy: Ada Lemieux, Sam Monticello, & Nate Carlton for Pippin

11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● Franklin Academy: Casey Movius & Samay Bafana for Middletown
● Stonington High School: Sophia Orlowski & Gracy Clerveaux for Letters to Sala
● Lakeview High School: Viola Middei & Luke Gordon for Clue
● Middletown High School: Sage Barry & Fiona Shear for Witches?! In Salem?!
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Maya Gorski for The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow
● East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez, Molly Cooper & Maggie Whritenour for
Little Women
● Torrington High School: Jane Riley & Lilliana Cardoso for The Play That Goes
Wrong
● Nonnewaug High School: Delia Coelho & Adrienne Coelho for Godspell
● Shepaug Valley School: Ryn Hutchings & Rebecca Perun for Into The Woods
● New London Magnet School: Alejandro Torres, Kalani Loussaint & Chloe Julich
for Sister Act

12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● The Taft School: Nathan Lubus & Kaiyun Xu for Peter and the Starcatcher
● Lakeview High School: Addie Foss & Evelyn Beach for Clue
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Joel Charpentier for The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow
● Shepaug Valley School: Julia Wologodzew, Antonio Atencio & Rhys Piacente for
Clue
● Saint Bernard School: Ziyan Xu for Les Miserables
● Torrington High School: Natalie Lima & Killian McIntyre for The Play That Goes
Wrong
● The Woodhall School: Abbott Cooper for Grief and Grizzly Bears
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Ryan Miller for Disney’s Newsies
● Nonnewaug High School: Adrienne Coelho & Gwen Mursko for Godspell
● Canterbury School: Maeve Prendergast for Godspell

13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Katherine Aguirre-Felipe, Willa Regan, Aryel Sealey,
Becca Miller, Dean Sevin, Charlotte Friedman & Kaidence Wright for Pride and
Prejudice
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Eve Videll for The Drama Department
● New London Magnet High School: Kalani Louissaint, Alexa Tardio, Christian
Jones & Technical Theatre Class for Steel Magnolias
● The Woodhall School: Britton Thomas, Theo Graff & Henry Montgomery for Grief
and Grizzly Bears
● Nonnewaug High School: Scenic Crew for Godspell
● Lakeview High School: Livingston Ball for Anything Goes
● New Milford High School: Connor Ring, Cole Bartmon & Set Building Team for
Legally Blonde
● Watertown High School: Sebastian Creter & Lola Vaina for The Phantom of the
Opera
● East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez for Disney’s Newsies
● Canterbury School: Tech Theater Class for Godspell

14. BEST PROPS DESIGN:
● The Taft School: Carm Sievers, Michael Li & Paget Rytter for Peter and the
Starcatcher
● Stonington High School: Lacy Brickey, Mckenzie Giuliano, Gavin Prendergest,
Bridget O’Brien, Vivien Fleming, Gracy Clerveaux, Sienna Potter, Hannah Fyke,
Alex Hatch & Shelby Steward for Letters to Sala
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Abby Edwards & Eve Videll for The Drama
Department
● Lakeview High School: Jesse Healy & Liv Ball for Clue
● New London Magnet High School: Geovanni Taitague for Steel Magnolias
● Shepaug Valley School: Amanda Phillip & Helena Nelson for Clue
● Torrington High School: Reed Freiler & Jane Riley for The Play That Goes Wrong
& Working
● The Woodhall School: Britton Thomas, Theo Graff & Henry Montgomery for Grief
and Grizzly Bears
● East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez for Disney’s Newsies
● Nonnewaug High School: Isabelle Longley, Emily O’Meara, Grace Avocolie,
Carter Vendt & NHS Art Honor Students for Godspell

15. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
● Nonnewaug High School: Commercial Ensemble & Bishop Aldrich for 12 Angry
Jurors
● Stonington High School: Sophia Dutra & Holden Berk for Letters to Sala
● Middletown High School: Owen King for Witches?! In Salem?!
● The Woodhall School: Louis Johnson for Grief and Grizzly Bears
● The Frederick Gunn School: Katherine Aguirre-Felipe for Mean Girls
● New London Magnet School: Ricardo Vicente Lopez, Sparrow Rimes & Kallahan
Franco for Sister Act

16. BEST RUNNING CREW:
● Franklin Academy: Run Crew for Middletown
● Canterbury School: Run Crew for One Stoplight Town
● Lakeview High School: Run Crew for Clue
● Middletown High School: Run Crew for Witches?! In Salem?!
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Run Crew for The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow
● The Frederick Gunn School: Run Crew for Mean Girls
● Watertown High School: Run Crew for The Phantom of the Opera
● New Britain High School: Run Crew for Curtains
● New London Magnet School: Run Crew for Sister Act
● Terryville High School:Run Crew for Legally Blonde, Jr.

17. BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:
● Lakeview High School: Sarah Storm, Natalia Rubano, Alana Budrewicz (SMs) for
Clue
● Watertown High School: Christina Mattei (PSM), Sebastian Creter (SM), Lola
Vaina, Gabrielle Esposito (ASMs) for Fantastic Mr. Fox
● Educational Center for the Arts: Ray Sanders (SM) for Romeo and Juliet
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Ash Hobro (PSM), Maya Crociata (ASM)
for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
● East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez (SM), Olivia Kilmer (ASM) for Little
Women & Freaky Friday
● Torrington High School: Natalie Knox (SM) for The Play That Goes Wrong
● The Woodhall School: Grey Burky (SM) for Grief and Grizzly Bears
● New Milford High School: Cole Bartmon (SM), Matthew Giancaspro, Taylor
Lachance (ASMs) for Legally Blonde
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Eve Videll (PSM), Caterina Wilson & Annabelle
Coppola (ASMs) for Disney’s Newsies
● Franklin Academy: Benny Erksine (PSM), Casey Movius (SM) & Ella Pass (ASM)
for Pippin
● New London Magnet School: Morgan Brockhouse (SM) for Sister Act
● Canterbury School: Ella de Marval (SM) for Godspell & One Stoplight Town

18. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:
● Educational Center for the Arts: Rowan Simonelli & Aviva Robbins for The
Accepted
● Watertown High School: Ava Stango, Michael Russo, Mark Albino, Emma
Pizzolorusso, Jeilianny Quispe & Aiden Benjamin for Fantastic Mr. Fox
● Hall High School: Thomas Soler for Unity (1918)
● Hall High School: Lia Howley for Twelfth Night
● Torrington High School: Natalie Lima for The Play That Goes Wrong
● The Frederick Gunn School: Katherine Aguirre-Felipe for Pride and Prejudice

19. BEST PROGRAM ART:
● The Taft School: Alice Li for The Importance of Being Earnest
● Watertown High School: Lola Vaina for The Phantom of the Opera
● Stonington High School: Gracelyn Smith for Letters to Sala
● East Lyme High School: Paloma Vasquez for Disney’s Freaky Friday
● New London Magnet School: Kallahan Franco for Sister Act
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Krystal Janak for Into The Woods
● Terryville High School: Steven Rinaldi for Legally Blonde

20. BEST ORCHESTRA:
● New Britain High School: Orchestra for Madrigal Feast: The Royal Pageant of
Gygax
● Lakeview High School: Orchestra for Anything Goes
● New Milford High School: Orchestra for Legally Blonde

21. BEST DANCING:
● Middletown High School: Disney’s High School Musical
● New Milford High School: Legally Blonde
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Disney’s Newsies
● Franklin Academy: Pippin
● Stonington High School: Seussical
● Lakeview High School: Anything Goes
● New Britain High School: Curtains

22. BEST FEATURED DANCER(S):
● Lakeview High School: Ailyn Tiul in Anything Goes
● Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Donovan Wade in Pippin
● New Milford High School: Phebe Seppa in Legally Blonde

23. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Ezekiel Hatcher, Henry Abbute & Daniel Conlan as
The Mathlete Guys in Mean Girls
● Franklin Academy: Nate Carlton, Liv Frydberg & Ellie Rubin as The Leading
Players in Pippin
● Lakeview High School: Ceci Tiul, Mackenzie Riggs & Greysen Thomas as Purity,
Chastity, & Virtue in Anything Goes
● New Milford High School: Melanie Mendoza, Mia Marchena & Carly Geier as The
Greek Chorus in Legally Blonde
● New London Magnet School: Kaitlyn Brown, Silver Rost-Montieth, Skylynn
Santiago, Bianca Sinclair & Michaella Skyers as Nun Ensemble in Sister Act

24. BEST CHORUS:
● Stonington High School: Seussical
● Lakeview High School: Anything Goes
● New Milford High School: Legally Blonde
● Watertown High School: The Phantom of the Opera
● Franklin Academy: Pippin
● Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Pippin
● The Frederick Gunn School: Mean Girls
● Canterbury School: Godspell
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Into The Woods

25. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● New Milford High School: Curran Thomas Palencia as Reverend John Hale in
The Crucible
● Stonington High School: Holden Berk as Harry Haubenstock in Letters to Sala
● Educational Center for the Arts: Kaylin Harrell as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet
● The Taft School: Jabari King as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being
Earnest

26. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● New Milford High School: Jack Maloney as Abigail Williams in The Crucible
● The Frederick Gunn School: Taylor Sall as Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice
● Educational Center for the Arts: Gabriella Cozzi as Juliet’s Nurse in Romeo and
Juliet
● East Lyme High School: Madison Miller as Meg March in Little Women
● The Taft School: Melissa Maselli as Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest
● Hall High School: Rory Allen as Viola in Twelfth Night

27. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● Middletown High School: Aiden Kowalik as Chad Danforth in Disney’s High
School Musical
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Micah Bass as Davey in Disney’s Newsies
● East Lyme High School: Ginny Buller as Adam in Disney’s Freaky Friday
● Franklin Academy: Zachariah Kane as Charlemagne in Pippin
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Violet Swanson as Jack in Into The
Woods
● Lyman Hall High School: Javier Dominguez as Frankie Churchill in Emma! A Pop
Musical
● ACES at Chase: Emman’uel J. Noble as Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten
● New Britain High School: Ilyjah Fernandez as Aaron Fox in Curtains

28. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE IN A MUSICAL:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Poppy Mand as Janis Sarkisian in Mean Girls
● Stonington High School: Ella Wertz as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical
● New Milford High School: Molly Coffey as Paulette Buonofuonte in Legally
Blonde
● Watertown High School: Emma Pizzolorusso as Carlotta Giudicelli in The
Phantom of the Opera
● East Lyme High School: Cameron d’Ettore as Torrey in Disney’s Freaky Friday
● New Britain High School: Aliza Clark as Georgia Hendricks in Curtains
● New London Magnet School: Charlieze Swan as Mother Superior in Sister Act
● Terryville High School: Ava Sofia Gwizd as Paulette Bonafonte in Legally Blonde,
Jr.
● Lyman Hall High School: Yara Keshavarz as Harriet Smith in Emma! A Pop
Musical
● Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Madeline Meeker as Fastrada in Pippin

29. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Poppy Mand & Aniah Sam as Lizzy & Charlotte
Lucas in Pride and Prejudice
● Stonington High School: Ella Wertz & Holden Berk as Young Sala & Harry in
Letters to Sala
● Hall High School: Morgan Maile & Giselle Santa as Rose & Doris in Unity (1918)
● The Taft School: Steven Zhang & Jabari King as Jack Worthing & Algernon
Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest

30. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
● Stonington High School: Holden Berk & Sophia Hryn as Mr. & Mrs. Mayor in
Seussical
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Domonic Salz & Gustavo Zurita as
Rapunzel’s Prince & Cinderella’s Prince in Into The Woods
● Canterbury School: Amelia Welsh & Zachary Mwanza as Jesus & Judas in
Godspell
● Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Jaheim Moaze & Billie Labriola as Leading
Players in Pippin

31. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:
● Nonnewaug High School: 12 Angry Jurors
● Educational Center for the Arts: The Accepted
● Watertown High School: Fantastic Mr. Fox
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
● Saint Bernard School: Les Miserables
● Torrington High School: The Play That Goes Wrong
● Hall High School: Unity (1918)
● The Woodhall School: Grief and Grizzly Bears
● Canterbury School: Godspell

32. BEST STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN A MALE ROLE IN AN ENSEMBLE
PRODUCTION:
● Franklin Academy: Zacariah Kane as The Cop in Middletown
● Lakeview High School: Parker Yarrish as Wadsworth in Clue
● Middletown High School: Aiden Fleming as Reverend Parris in Witches?! In
Salem?!
● Kennedy High School: Vidya Sagendorf as Wadsworth/Mr. Boddy in Clue
● Watertown High School: Caleb McGaffey as Mr. Fox in Fantastic Mr. Fox
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Maribelle Roach as Ichabod Crane in The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
● Shepaug Valley School: Mollie Leonard as Wadsworth in Clue
● Saint Bernard School: Sean Silva as Javert in Les Miserables
● The Woodhall School: Hayden Geishecker as Charlie in Grief and Grizzly Bears
● New Britain High School: Jovan Torres as Sir Jovan in Madrigal Feast: The Royal
Pageant of Gygax
● Nonnewaug High School: Liam McGrath in Godspell
● Torrington High School: Reed Freiler as Mike in Working

33. BEST STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN A FEMALE ROLE IN AN ENSEMBLE
PRODUCTION:
● The Taft School: Elle Smiley as Molly Aster in Peter and the Starcatcher
● Nonnewaug High School: June Robinson as Juror #8 in 12 Angry Jurors
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Beth Viera as Elise Unger in The Drama
Department
● Middletown High School: Abby Radziewicz as Jenny Anne Bishop in Witches?! In
Salem?!
● Educational Center for the Arts: Luciana Gardner as Annette in The Accepted
● New London Magnet High School: Maria Serrano as M’Lynn Eatenton in Steel
Magnolias
● Watertown High School: Kiley Pienczykowski as Mrs. Fox in Fantastic Mr. Fox
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Jillian Quinto as Katrina Van Tassel in The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
● Shepaug Valley School: Peyton Ongley as Mrs. White in Clue
● Saint Bernard School: Isabella Kobyluck as Mme. Thenardier in Les Miserables
● Torrington High School: Jocelyn Piechowski as Sandra/Florence in The Play That
Goes Wrong
● Hall High School: Becca Schroll as Beatrice in Unity (1918)

34. FEARLESS AWARD:
● Stonington High School: Letters to Sala
● Educational Center for the Arts: The Accepted
● Watertown High School: Fantastic Mr. Fox
● Hall High School: Unity (1918)

35. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● New Milford High School: Scott Spinner as John Proctor in The Crucible
● Educational Center for the Arts: Benya Greenshpun as Romeo in Romeo and
Juliet
● The Taft School: Steven Zhang as Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being
Earnest
● Hall High School: Ethan Connor as Orsino in Twelfth Night
● The Frederick Gunn School: Oliver Severino as Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice
● East Lyme High School: Cameron D’Ettore as Laurie in Little Women

36. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE ROLE IN A PLAY:
● New Milford High School: Meadow Hall as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible
● Educational Center for the Arts: Skylar Dunn as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
● The Taft School: Elle Smiley as Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being
Earnest
● Hall High School: Katherine Devin as Olivia in Twelfth Night
● The Frederick Gunn School: Poppy Mand as Lizzy Bennet in Pride and Prejudice
● Stonington High School: Ella Wertz as Young Sala in Letters to Sala
● East Lyme High School: Jane Campbell as Jo March in Little Women

37. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A CLASSICAL
MUSICAL:
● Lakeview High School: Jackson Bates as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes
● Watertown High School: Caleb McGaffey-Schipul as The Phantom of the Opera
in The Phantom of the Opera
● Franklin Academy: Jake Mardirosian as Pippin in Pippin
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Leif Johnson as The Baker in Into The
Woods
● Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Quinn Soulliere as Pippin in Pippin
● Shepaug Valley School: Peyton Ongley as The Baker in Into The Woods

40. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE ROLE IN A CLASSICAL
MUSICAL:
● Lakeview High School: Lilah Pape as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes
● Watertown High School: Jeilianny Quispe as Christine Daae in The Phantom of
the Opera
● Shepaug Valley School: Alexandra Quilli as The Witch in Into The Woods
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Dahlia Alexander as The Witch in Into The
Woods
● Saint Bernard School: Isabella Harris as Edwin Drood in The Mystery of Edwin
Drood

41. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE ROLE IN A CONTEMPORARY
MUSICAL:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Ezekiel Hatcher as Damian Hubbard in Mean Girls
● Kennedy High School: Christian Polaco as Gomez Addams in The Addams
Family
● Stonington High School: Max Savin as Horton the Elephant in Seussical
● Middletown High School: Aiden Flemiing as Troy Bolton in Disney’s High School
Musical
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Dominic Clark as Jack Kelly in Disney’s Newsies
● New London Magnet School: David Lopez as Eddie Souther in Sister Act
● Terryville High School: Jonah Lopez as Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde, Jr.
● Lyman Hall High School: Michael Farrell as Jeff Knightly in Emma! A Pop Musical

42. BEST PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE ROLE IN A CONTEMPORARY
MUSICAL:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Siena Castonguay as Cady Heron in Mean Girls
● Kennedy High School: Vidya Sagendorf as Morticia Addams in The Addams
Family
● Stonington High School: Alexa Checchi as Cat in the Hat in Seussical
● Middletown High School: Keraliz Diaz Rodriguez as Gabriella Montez in Disney’s
High School Musical
● New Milford High School: Jack Maloney as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Ada LaConti as Katherine Plummer in Disney’s
Newsies
● East Lyme High School: Jane Campbell as Katherine in Disney’s Freaky Friday
● East Lyme High School: Kaylee Knapp as Ellie in Disney’s Freaky Friday
● New London Magnet School: Maia Johnson as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act
● Terryville High School: Sara Marques as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Jr.
● Lyman Hall High School: Alexa Adams as Emma Woodhouse in Emma! A Pop
Musical

43. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
● New Milford High School: The Crucible
● Nonnewaug High School: 12 Angry Jurors
● New London Magnet High School: Steel Magnolias
● Educational Center for the Arts: Romeo and Juliet
● Saint Bernard School: Les Miserables
● The Taft School: The Importance of Being Earnest
● Hall High School: Twelfth Night

44. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
● The Taft School: Peter and the Starcatcher
● Stonington High School: Letters to Sala
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: The Drama Department
● Lakeview High School: Clue
● Educational Center for the Arts: The Accepted
● Kennedy High School: Clue
● Watertown High School: Fantastic Mr. Fox
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
● Hall High School: Unity (1918)
● The Woodhall School: Grief and Grizzly Bears

45. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
● Lakeview High School: Anything Goes
● Watertown High School: The Phantom of the Opera
● Franklin Academy: Pippin
● Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Into The Woods
● WAMS: Pippin
● Saint Bernard School: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

46. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
● The Frederick Gunn School: Mean Girls
● New Britain High School: Madrigal Feast: The Royal Pageant of Gygax
● Stonington High School: Seussical
● Middletown High School: Disney’s High School Musical
● New Milford High School: Legally Blonde
● Lyme-Old Lyme High School: Disney’s Newsies
● East Lyme High School: Disney’s Freaky Friday

New London Magnet School: Sister Act