Wednesday May 29, 2024 Halo Wins Announced

WATERBURY - The complete list of Halo Award winners has been shared by Seven Angels Theatre.

Wednesday May 29, 2024 Halo Wins

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

• Wilby High School: Chris Adams as King of Hearts in Alice

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

• Norwich Free Academy: Sadiya Qsaib as Tituba in The Crucible

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

• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Mason Hemstock as Crutchie in Disney’s Newsies TIE
• Brien McMahon High School: Paul Chernysh as Willard in Footloose TIE

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

• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Billie Labriola as Finch in Disney’s Newsies CONTEMPORARY
• Woodland Regional High School: Isabella Peralta as Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls CLASSICAL

5. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:

• Oxford High School: Ryan Piechota as Rick Steadman in The Nerd

6. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:

• Berlin High School: Ava Barbagallo as Susie/Harry/Ric Gryff/Hermeone #2 in Puffs

7. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:

• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Carter Robinson as Zeke/Lion in The Wizard of Oz

8. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:

• The Williams School: Skye Nugent as Mortimer/The Man Who Dies in The Fantasticks

9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Westover School: Jet Morris, Melody Wang, Louisa Fredlund, Angela Moon & Deanna Gallant for Fun Home

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

• Crosby High School: Dasinneya Brooks for Cinderella

11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Berlin High School: Nathan DeJackome for Puffs

12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Norwich Free Academy: Stephanie Herr & Liam Daley for The Crucible

13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:

• Middletown High School: Michaela Altenburger, Asher Augustardt, Matthew Bubie, Kam Cooper, Kalia Daniels, Jamie Fresher, Alyssa Guarino, Adrian Guzman, Madison Holley, Aisling Kaskel, Jaeden Linkovich, Megan Ranno & Brianna Wagner-Morella for The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

14. BEST PROPS DESIGN:

• Wolcott High School: Carter Effrece, Sydney Jason & Hailey Corbett for Alice in Wonderland

15. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:

• East Catholic High School: Layne Gordon, Emmiline Davis, Grace Keiser, Isabella Jablonecki, Anya Avis, Eleni Despotopolous, Raymond Martin & Parker Vaillette for High Spirits

16. BEST RUNNING CREW:

• Bunnell High School: Run Crew for Clue

17. BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:

• Ridgefield High School: Shelby Lewis (SM), Katherine Llanos, Sveva Hicks-Pollock (ASMs) for The Play That Goes Wrong

18. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:

• Immaculate High School: Abigail Ransley for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

19. BEST PROGRAM ART:

• Pomperaug High School: Hannah Sonido & Claire Yorns for Puffs

20. BEST ORCHESTRA:

• Southington High School: Orchestra of Popstars! The 90s Musical

21. BEST FEATURED DANCER(S):

• New London Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School: Leilani Robinson in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat CLASSICAL
• Trumbull High School: Nicholas Ferreria & Luke Hatzis in Mean Girls CONTEMPORARY

22. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY:

• Pomperaug High School: Addison Batoon & Ada Llabani for Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka

23. BEST DANCING:

• Immaculate High School: Disney’s The Little Mermaid

24. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:

• New Fairfield High School: Andrew Nittolo-Novotny, Lilah Bender, Ishiera Ellington & Skye Rodriguez as Sergei and the Henchmen in Matilda

25. BEST CHORUS:

• Avon High School: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

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

• Woodland Regional High School: Evan Moore as Peter van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank

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

• Nonnewaug High School: June Robinson as Kathryn Schaub in Radium Girls

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

• Norwalk High School: Sean Tagariello as Robert Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone

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

• Westover School: Logan Altenburger as Medium Alison in Fun Home

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

• The Williams School: Sadie Susskind & Sydney Caplan as Deena & Shelly in Almost, Maine

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

• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Erica Dessalines & Karleigh Santos as Angela & Riley in Parade

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

• Ridgefield High School: The Play That Goes Wrong

33. BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

• Kinsella Magnet High School of Performing Arts: North Ackley as Justice Lawrence Wargrave in And Then There Were None CLASSICAL

• Immaculate High School: Spencer O’Rourke as Edward Tulane in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane CONTEMPORARY

34. BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:

• Avon High School: Brie Beard as Sophie in Triangle

35. FEARLESS AWARD:

• Westover School: Fun Home

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

• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Luke Silence as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet

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

• New Fairfield High School: Sarah Bollacke as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing

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

• Nonnewaug High School: Enzo Pamplona as Arthur Roeder in Radium Girls

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

• Norwalk High School: Kathryn Romano as Grace Fryer in Radium Girls

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

• New Britain High School: Daniel Senior as Harry Witherspoon in Lucky Stiff

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

• Bethel High School: Georgia O’Connor as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes

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

• New Fairfield High School: Nicholas Eklund as Mr. Wormwood in Matilda TIE

• Oxford High School: Isaac Motes as Prince Eric in Disney’s The Little Mermaid TIE

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

• Trumbull High School: Irene Yezersky as Cady Heron in Mean Girls

44. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:

• Kinsella Magnet High School of Performing Arts: And Then There Were None

45. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:

• Wooster School: All in the Timing

46. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL:

• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Singin’ in the Rain

47. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:

• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Disney’s Newsies

SPECIAL AWARDS

Student Directors:

• Trumbull High School: Isabella Cabral, Elizabeth Caron & Lillian Miller for The Alibis
• Wooster School: Leighton Fleming, Christos Chiotis, Anselm Juan & Will Thaler for All in the Timing
• Crosby High School: Tianna Campbell-Williams for Cinderella

Outstanding Musical Direction:

• Brien McMahon High School: Laszlo Balazs for Footloose
• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Melanie Dreizen for Singin' in the Rain

Up & Coming:

• Immaculate High School: Olivia Scherer as Ursula in The Little Mermaid
• Bunnell High School: Mandy Siman as Doralee in 9 to 5
• East Catholic High School: Parker Vaillette as Daphne in High Spirits
• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Lincoln Sheren as Les in Newsies

No Small Parts:

• Woodland Regional High School: Reese Fernandes as Harry the Horse in Guys and Dolls
• Berlin High School: Cameron Malcarne as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family
• Bethel High School: Elliot Williams as Jonathan/Charles Haversham in The One Act Play That Goes Wrong
• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Ethan Robinson as Nikko the Flying Monkey in The Wizard of Oz

Above & Beyond

• Fairfield Ludlowe High School: Reid Fitter for Romeo and Juliet and Signin' in the Rain

Outstanding Dinner Theater Extravaganza:

• New Britain High School: Passing the “Buc”-caneer: An Elizabethan Madrigal

Feaste

Creative Collaboration:

• Wilby High School: Culinary Department for Alice

Artistic Director:

• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Sajag Timilsina

Dance Molinari Scholarships:

Waterbury Arts Magnet School: John Rush Full Scholarship
Wooster School: Lulu Gottlieb Partial Scholarship
Berlin High School: Emily Tessier Partial Scholarship
Woodland Regional High School: Abigail Diamante Partial Scholarship
East Catholic High School: Mary LaMonica Partial Scholarship