• Tuesday May 30th Halo Nominations

    1.BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
    • Newington High School: Eddie Cruz as Deputy Governor Danforth in The Crucible
    • St. Luke’s School: Henry Jodka as George Deever in All My Sons
    • Salisbury School: Thomas Yegbor as Dr. Prince in And Then There Were None
    • Immaculate High School: AJ Vitiello as Polonius in Hamlet
    • Torrington High School: Ryan Kirchberger as Blood Packet Guy in Game of Tiaras
    • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Steven Ayers as Deputy Governor Danforth in The Crucible
    • The Gunnery: Ollie Williams as Mr. Gibbs in Our Town

    2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
    • Stonington High School: Sally Hinckley as Nancy Jean Harlan/Sob Sister/Jane Smith in Radium Girls
    • Watertown High School: Madison McNulty as Tina-Louise in Snow Angel
    • St. Luke’s School: Ashley Parkinson as Sue Bayliss in All My Sons
    • St. Luke’s School: Sarah Powless as Dr. Jim Bayliss in All My Sons
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Julia Summa as Grumio in The Taming of the Shrew
    • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Lougina LeGerme as Tituba in The Crucible
    • Salisbury School: Rebekah Larson as Heather Starlett in And Then There Were None
    • Newington High School: Bella Boutin as Tituba in The Crucible
    • Granby High School: Ana Bourque as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker

    3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
    • Notre Dame Catholic High School: Tony Addorisio as Thenardier in Les Miserables
    • Avon High School: Andrew Lofredo as General Genghis Kahn Schmitz in Seussical the Musical
    • Southington High School: Nick Breutzmann as Boy/JoJo in Seussical the Musical
    • Greens Farms Academy: Luke Pacillio as Jud Fry in Oklahoma!
    • Newington High School: Matthew Plourde as Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family
    • The Taft School: Winston Salk as Big Bad Wolf in Shrek
    • Watertown High School: Gordon Adshade as King Sextimus The Silent in Once Upon A Mattress
    • Notre Dame Catholic High School: Paul Keegan as Enjolras in Les Miserables
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Zach Geiger as Marius in Les Miserables
    • E.O. Smith High School: Jerome Shangold as Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family

    4. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
    • Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Emily Gonzales as Lula Buffington in Violet
    • The Taft School: Marley Thompson as Dragon in Shrek the Musical
    • East Lyme High School: Hannah Scheyder as Little Sally in Urinetown
    • Farmington High School: Elena Jimenez McDermott as Babette in Beauty and the Beast
    • Pomperaug High School: Lauren Stango as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family
    • Avon High School: HaeYoung Yi as JoJo in Seussical the Musical
    • Newington High School: Oksana Veres as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family
    • Notre Dame Catholic High School: Chelsea Ortiz as Eponine in Les Miserables
    • Wamogo High School: Lillian Borbas as Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act

    5. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
    • Watertown High School: Zachary Rockman as Clifford in Snow Angel
    • St. Luke’s School: Dylan Antonioli as Mrs. Higgins/Mrs. McGarrigaal/Mrs. Jordan in The 39 Steps
    • St. Luke’s School: Michael Crispi as Frank Lubey in All My Sons
    • Salisbury School: Ryan Jing as Pierre LaRue in And Then There Were None
    • The Woodhall School: Alexander Neuschotz as Nagg in Endgame
    • The Gunnery: Sam Johnson as Wally Webb in Our Town

    6. BEST COMIC FEMALE PEFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
    • St. Luke’s School: Amelia Wyckoff as Lydia in All My Sons
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Jackie Chase as Christopher Sly in The Taming of the Shrew
    • E.O. Smith High School: Meagan Thomas as Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale
    • Shepaug Valley High School: Madeline Gorra as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest
    • Salisbury School: Nora Hardee as Emily Plain in And Then There Were None
    • The Gunnery: Clare Costello as Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town

    7. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Ali Nitowski as Leroy Evans/Billy Dean/Virgil in Violet
    • Dan Koobatian as Lurch in The Addams Family
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Gannon Butch as Mysterious Man in Into The Woods
    • Newington High School: Andrew Alekseiko as Lurch in The Addams Family
    • Torrington High School: Justin Torres as Willard Hewitt in Footloose
    • The Taft School: Peter Dzubay as Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical
    • Salisbury School: Max Gilbert as Orin Scrivello, DDS in Little Shop of Horrors
    • Holy Cross High School: John Vito as Naphtali in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • Farmington High School: Nick Godlewski as LeFou in Beauty and the Beast

    8. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
    • The Gunnery: Lois Bachman as Mrs. Mae Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie
    • Newington High School: Isabella Boutin as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family
    • Notre Dame Catholic High School: Meredith McDonald as Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables
    • Stonington High School: Piper Meyers as Bonnie in Anything Goes
    • The Taft School: Kaedi Dalley as Donkey in Shrek the Musical
    • Torrington High School: Vivian Jiminez-Roja as Urleen in Footloose
    • Farmington High School: Elena Jimenez-McDermott as Babette in Beauty and the Beast
    • Southington High School: Rachel Huff as Mayzie LaBird in Seussical the Musical
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Bridget Haines as Little Red in Into The Woods

    9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
    • Classical Magnet School: Gabby Kunzika for The Women
    • Westbrook High School: Kate Wallace, Christine Banks, Tirzah Blomquist, Kelsey Xenelis, Victoria Koplas for Footloose
    • Shepaug Valley High School: Emily Ward for The Theory of Relativity/The Importance of Being Earnest
    • Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Valerie Medina, Adriana Aviles, Rachelle Bataille, Alexzandra Lopez, Aliyah Atkinson, Keriesha Radcliffe, Crystal Santiago, Leah Johnson, Kayla Thompson, Christine Gonzalez, Keyarra Smith for Antigone
    • St. Luke’s School: Chloe Kekedijian for All My Sons/Rent
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Renee Bosse for The Taming of the Shrew
    • East Lyme High School: Kyra Dezjot, Duncan McKeith for Urinetown
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Alyssa Petty for Into The Woods
    • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Kaleigh LaRose, Kelsey Bioski for The Crucible

    10. BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN:
    • Stonington High School: Sally Hinckley, Lauren DeCarlo, Jessica Weber, Emily Meagher, Audrey Mejza, Krista Jones, Alaina Small, Piper Meyers, Grace Conti, Grace Gilbert for Radium Girls
    • Torrington High School: Anna Clinkscales for Game of Tiaras
    • Westbrook High School: Aerial Ulanowicz, Jada Morrell, Marilyn Ulanowicz, Patricia Calle, Callie Liberatore for Footloose
    • Lauralton Hall: Rory Woods for Shrek the Musical
    • Holy Cross High School: Leanne Raymond, Isabella Ilievski for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • Avon High School: Christina Zone, Sarah Leonard, Aarohi Patel, A’Shanti Granville for Seussical the Musical
    • Newington High School: Emily Sousa for The Addams Family
    • St. Luke’s School: Chloe Kekedijian for Rent

    11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Charlotte Heuschkel for Les Miserables/The Taming of the Shrew
    • Newington High School: Lucy Slattery for The Addams Family
    • Southington High School: Taylor Brown for Seussical the Musical
    • Immaculate High School: Colby Bellone for Fiddler on the Roof
    • Avon High School: Grace Soucier, Chloe Caso for Seussical the Musical
    • St. Luke’s School: Jacqui Holzberger for All My Sons/Rent/The 39 Steps
    • Classical Magnet School: Kian Child for The Women
    • The Taft School: Jack Elrad for Shrek the Musical
    • Stonington High School: Joey Hinckley, Elizabeth Yarnall for Radium Girls
    • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Jacob Bethin for The Crucible

    12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
    • Classical Magnet School: Amina Khokhar, Kaylin DeJesus for The Women
    • Shepaug Valley High School: Henry Rousch, Max Krantz for The Theory of Relativity
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Jack Rogerson, Joe Leach for Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death
    • Watertown High School: Katelyn Gillette for Snow Angel
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Michelle Maldonado for I Hate Hamlet
    • Immaculate High School: Bailey Bellone for Fiddler on the Roof
    • E.O. Smith High School: Shane Courtwright for The Addams Family
    • W.F. Kaynor Techinical High School: Lauren Iraci, Christopher Rivera, John Sarandrea for The Crucible
    • Newington High School: Emily Sousa for The Addams Family

    13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
    • Watertown High School: Parker Jack for Snow Angel
    • Shepaug Valley High School: Kayleigh McKay for The Theory of Relativity
    • Pomperaug High School: Morgan Rosen for The Addams Family
    • The Woodhall School: Jack O’Rourke for Endgame
    • Nonnewaug High School: Eric Mockovack for Bye Bye Birdie
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Gia Curran-Lopera for Antigone
    • Avon High School: Christian Godoy, Pauline Park, Arianna Kehoe, Sabrina Hoefer for Seussical the Musical
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Bridget Haines for Into The Woods
    • Newington High School: Stephanie Treviso, Jillian Forauer, Ryan Grande, Gage Garcia for The Addams Family
    • Granby High School: Kat Boit, Katie Karabetsos, Erin Keener for Cinderella

    14. BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:
    • Stonington High School: Emma Grimsley, Caitlin Pokladnik, Jamie Taylor, Elizabeth Cavaliere, Olivia Bell, Heidi Chappell for Radium Girls
    • Classical Magnet School: Lexi Harris for The Women
    • Avon High School: Arianna Kehoe, Sabrina Hoefer, Christian Godoy for Alice In Wonderland
    • Westbrook High School: Courtney Parrish, Callie Liberatore for Footloose
    • Nonnewaug High School: Isabella Cenatiempo, Sydney Pennell for Bye Bye Birdie
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Alexandra Currier for Into The Woods
    • Newington High School: Nicole Silwinski, Grant Garcia, Cassie Meyer for The Addams Family
    • Farmington High School: Catherine Mackay for It’s A Wonderful Life

    15. BEST RUNNING CREW:
    • Classical Magnet School: Run Crew for The Women
    • Stonington High School: Run Crew for Anything Goes
    • Shepaug Valley High School: Run Crew for The Theory of Relativity
    • St. Luke’s School: Run Crew for The 39 Steps
    • Avon High School: Run Crew for Seussical the Musical
    • Newington High School: Run Crew for The Addams Family
    • Avon High School: Run Crew for Alice In Wonderland
    • Watertown High School: Run Crew for Once Upon A Mattress
    • Wamogo High School: Run Crew for Sister Act

    16. BEST STAGE MANAGMENT:
    • Classical Magnet School: Sobia Khokhar for The Women
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Matteah Dawson, Jeremiah Mercado for Violet
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Renee Bosse (SM) for The Taming of the Shrew
    • Stonington High School: Joey Hinckley, Lily Careb for Anything Goes
    • Shepaug Valley High School: Kayleigh McKay, Tegan Anderson for The Theory of Relativity
    • Immaculate High School: Kevin McCoy for Fiddler on the Roof
    • Newington High School: Nicole Silwinski (PSM), Stephanie Treviso (SM), Carly Saindon (ASM) for The Addams Family
    • Wamogo High School: Zoie Rinaldi for Sister Act
    • St. Luke’s School: Kristen Beaumonte for All My Sons
    • Southington High School: Taylor Brown (SM), Josh Maccione (ASM) for Seussical the Musical

    17. BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK
    • St. Luke’s School: Meg Adams for Rent
    • Greens Farms Academy: Celeste Matte for Oklahoma!
    • Stonington High School: Heather Boucher, Emmett Anderson, Hannah Hong for Radium Girls
    • Watertown High School: Diana Ghisha for Once Upon A Mattress
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Hannah Denette for Into The Woods
    • Notre Dame Catholic High School: Mary McGuire, Rosemary O’Mahoney, Leeanne Onofrio for Les Miserables

    18. BEST ORCHESTRA:
    • Newington High School: The Addams Family
    • Wamogo High School: Sister Act
    • Pomperaug High School: The Addams Family
    • Avon High School: Seussical the Musical
    • E.O. Smith High School: The Addams Family
    • East Lyme High School: Urinetown
    • Nonnewaug High School: Bye Bye Birdie

    19. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:
    • E.O. Smith High School: Jonathan Renna & Amelia Strimple for The Winter’s Tale
    • Classical Magnet School: Kaylin DeJesus & Amina Khokar for The Women
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Willow Stewart for The Taming of the Shrew
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Jake Naldi for Antigone
    • Greens Farms Academy: Joe Orlov for The Laramie Project
    • Salisbury School: Jack Schoen & Henry Nordall for And Then There Were None
    • The Gunnery: Clare Costello & Bella Byrne for Our Town
    • Pomperaug High School: Daniel Koobatian for Shakespeare on the Green

    20. BEST DANCING:
    • Newington High School: The Addams Family
    • Southington High School: Seussical the Musical
    • Westbrook: Footloose
    • Immaculate High School: Fiddler on the Roof
    • Stonington High School: Anything Goes
    • Avon High School: Seussical the Musical
    • St. Luke’s School: Rent
    • Watertown High School: Once Upon A Mattress
    • Torrington High School: Footloose

    21. BEST FEATURED DANCER
    • Immaculate High School: Jillian Fredette for Chava’s Dance/Chavaleh Sequence in Fiddler on the Roof
    • Farmington High School: Jenny Chen, Ashley Cunningham, Sarah Daugherty, Natalie Goodman, Mae Hickey, Daniella Medvedovski, Maddie Parent as The Napkins in Be Our Guest
    • Nonnewaug High School: Kate Rupar for Bye Bye Birdie
    • Holy Cross High School: Leanne Raymond, Galvin Brayton, Grace Parenti, Jessica Sanchez, Madison Smith for Joseph’s Ballet in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • Avon High School: AJ Sisson, Minhyeok Chang, Marcel Paige as the Wickersham Brothers in Monkey Around in Seussical the Musical
    • Greens Farms Academy: Kyra Inston for Dream Laurey in Oklahoma!
    • Westbrook High School: Jason Cordon for Let’s Hear It For The Boy in Footloose

    22. BEST CHOREOGRAPHER:
    • Southington High School: Kate Falco, Samantha Greenslate for Seussical the Musical
    • Stonington High School: Jenna Spadaro for Anything Goes
    • Torrington High School: Aubrie Dell’Agnese for Footloose
    • Watertown High School: Caleigh Petrillo for Once Upon A Mattress
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Sophie Gable for Into The Woods
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Kaitlyn Carrozzo for Les MIserables
    • Nonnewaug High School: Kate Rupar, Maya Samuelson for Bye Bye Birdie

    23. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL:
    • Lauralton Hall: Freak Flag in Shrek the Musical
    • Notre Dame Catholic High School: Enjolras & Chorus for Do You Hear The People Sing in Les Miserables
    • Kinsella Magnet School: Emily Gonzales, Sean Svalestad, Aurora Boe, Chardae Guy, Briana Mack, Ali Nitowski, Sofia Rosato, Donovan Shaw, Jasmine Fedele & Daynah Richburg for Raise Me Up in Violet
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Mia Famularo, Zach Geiger & Karissa Cooper for A Heart Full Of Love in Les Miserables
    • Immaculate High School: JP Baughman, Matthew Christe, Sean Decker, Zach Demko, Bart Flaherty, Boneza Gaburungyi, Matt Gerbo, Douglas Girardot, Brian Kerins, Kevin McCoy, David Mercier, Trey Michaelsen, Drew Mitchell, Matt Olencki, Lucio Santander, James Vigar & Zach Zuccala for To Life in Fiddler on the Roof
    • Avon High School: Hannah Davies, HaeYoung Yi, Caroline Morgan, Mackenzie Harris, Alex Ryan Rachel Nori, Sydney Secor, Nicole Moulton, Ella Brown-Heffernan, Ellie Zwolensky, Charleston Alworo, Grace Kulas, Annika Mathias, Bridger Sobolewski, Kenzie Lee, Lara Beckius, Kaitlyn Espinoza, Danielle Lindsey, Matthew Giarratana, Asa Jackson, Marcel Paige, Aj Sisson for Havin’ A Hunch in Seussical the Musical
    • The Taft School: Nick Baird, Sunny Chan, Erin Farrell, Andrea Gura, Joanna Kleszewski, Elspeth Leckie, Jamie Lenahan, Veronica Risucci as Duloc Citizens in Shrek the Musical
    • Wamogo High School: Lady in the Long Black Dress in Sister Act
    • E.O. Smith High School: Julia Dumeng, Mina Forooqi, Smriti Hamal, Sarah Potter, Meagan Thomas, Rosemary Watson as Moon Beauties in The Addams Family
    • Shepaug Valley School: Noelia Aguirre, Autumn Dion, Arturo Ortega, Tegan Anderson, Abigail Gorra, Rebecca Racz, Thomas Bachelier, Madeline Gorra, Connor Richardson, Julia Billings, Michael Iannazzo, Ellie Schmus, Emmalyn Brenner, Wilson King, Bridget Snyder, Jake Diller, Kate-Haleigh Martin, Jack Wright & Helen-Elizabeth Neunzig for Nothing Without You in The Theory of Relativity

    24. BEST CHORUS:
    • Shepaug Valley High School: The Theory of Relativity
    • Immaculate High School: Fiddler on the Roof
    • Stonington High School: Anything Goes
    • Newington High School: The Addams Family
    • Kinsella Magnet School: Violet
    • Southington High School: Seussical the Musical
    • Greens Farms Academy: Oklahoma!
    • W.F. Kaynor Techinical High School: How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    • Avon High School: Seussical the Musical
    • Notre Dame Catholic High School: Les Miserables

    25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
    • The Woodhall School: Alexander Mellin as Clove in Endgame
    • St. Luke’s School: Ryan Linneman as Chris Keller in All My Sons
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Jake Naldi as John Barrymore in I Hate Hamlet
    • Salisbury School: Skylar Crawford as Horatio Miles in And Then There Were None
    • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Chris Pilitowski as Reverend Samuel Parris in The Crucible
    • Watertown High School: Alex Perez as Crank in Snow Angel
    • Holy Cross High School: Jacob Gannon as Mr. Frederick Treves in The Elephant Man
    • Farmington High School: Aaron Robair as Clarence Odbody in It’s A Wonderful Life
    • Stonington High School: Ryan Kilcoyne as Edward Markley/Dr. Von Sochocky/Frederick Flinn in Radium Girls

    26. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
    • St. Luke’s School: Zoë Smith as Ann Deever in All My Sons
    • Stonington High School: Grace Gilbert as Kathyrn Schaub in Radium Girls
    • Holy Cross High School: Gillian Russo as Mrs. Sophronia Ross in The Elephant Man
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Katie Williams as Gremio in The Taming of the Shrew
    • Farmington High School: Ali Fern as Mother Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Chardae Guy as Creon in Antigone
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Juhanays Bonifacio-Acevado as Deidre McDavey in I Hate Hamlet
    • Westbrook High School: Aerial Ulanowicz as Angelique Boniface in Hotel Paradiso
    • Watertown High School: Mary Ryan as Jill in Snow Angel
    • Granby High School: Aidan Donnelly as Kate Keller in The Miracle Worker

    27. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
    • Pomperaug High School: Jacob Rogotzke as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family
    • Torrington High School: Michael Calabrese as Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose
    • Stonington High School: Will Cavaliere as Moonface Martin in Anything Goes
    • St. Luke’s School: Henry Jodka as Roger Davis in Rent
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Franky Brobston as Javert in Les Miserables
    • Immaculate High School: Giovanni Fardella as Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof
    • Greens Farms Academy: David Hoffman as Will Parker in Oklahoma!
    • Westbrook High School: Alexander Barzillo as Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose
    • Lauralton Hall: Nathan Matto as Donkey in Shrek the Musical
    • Newington High School: Jacob Mermelstein as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family
    • Granby High School: Max Morris as Sebastian in Cinderella

    28. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
    • East Lyme High School: Jessica Oddi as Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown
    • Immaculate High School: Gig Chapleau as Yente in Fiddler on the Roof
    • Newington High School: Cassidy Gilchrest as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Karissa Cooper as Cosette in Les Miserables
    • Wamogo High School: Jada Barger as Sister Mary Lazarus in Sister Act
    • St. Luke’s School: Grace Cashman as Maureen Johnson in Rent
    • Watertown High School: Julia Squillace as Queen Aggravin in Once Upon A Mattress
    • Pomperaug High School: Jaime Leo as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family
    • Wamogo High School: Hannah Moskowitz as Mother Superior in Sister Act

    29. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:
    • The Woodhall School: Alexander Neuschotz & Matthew Siege as Nagg & Nell in Endgame
    • St. Luke’s School: Sarah Powless & Ellie Haljun as Dr. Jim Bayless & Bert in All My Sons
    • Farmington High School: Matt Plona & Noor Taweh as George & Mary Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life
    • St. Luke’s School: Max Lehnert & Tyleigh Zammit as Milkman/Pilot/Mr. Dunwoody & Comere/Pilot/Mr. McQuarrie in The 39 Steps
    • Salisbury School: Max Gilbert & Isabella Pinto as Clayborn & Mimms in And Then There Were None
    • Westbrook High School: Binak Cecunjanin & Ben Schreck as Anniello & Georges in Hotel Paradiso

    30. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO OR MORE IN A MUSICAL:
    • Holy Cross High School: Hayley Cuttitta & Christina Finkenzeller as The Narrators in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • Southington High School: Katerina Belelas, Tori Sperry & Madie Hepp as Bird Girls #1, #2 and #3 in Seussical the Musical
    • The Taft School: Brady Grustas & Cami Long as Shrek & Fiona in Shrek the Musical
    • St. Luke’s School: Charlie Hobbs & Dylan Antonioli as Angel Schunard & Tom Collins in Rent
    • Torrington High School: Michael Calabrese & Gianna Monte as Reverend Shaw Moore & Vi Moore in Footloose
    • Wamogo High School: Thomas Boger-Hawkins, Jesse Lockton & Sam Gabriel-Deveau as TJ, Joey & Pablo in Sister Act
    • East Lyme High School: Chris Gregor & Megan Aldrich as Bobby Strong & Hope Cladwell in Urinetown
    • Watertown High School: Jewell Hearon & Mary Ryan as Sir Harry & Lady Larken in Once Upon A Mattress
    • Farmington High School: Matt Thureson & Tristan Wong as Cogsworth & Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast
    • Granby High School: Joe Relva & Nate Betsch as Fox & Raccoon in Cinderella

    31. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY OR MUSICAL:
    • Shepaug Valley High School: The Theory of Relativity
    • St. Luke’s School: The 39 Steps
    • Pomperaug High School: Shakespeare on the Green
    • Classical Magnet School: The Women
    • E.O. Smith High School: The Winter’s Tale
    • Greens Farms Academy: The Laramie Project

    32. BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY OR MUSICAL:
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Casper Brainard as The Gamesmaster in Dystopia! The Hungry Maze Game of Divergent Death
    • Southington High School: Jack Storm as Jimmy/Chad in Almost, Maine
    • St. Luke’s School: Ryan Linneman as Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps
    • Classical Magnet School: Neo Valentin as William Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
    • The Woodhall School: Charlie Wiener in Richard III
    • Pomperaug High School: Conrad McDonald in Shakespeare on the Green

    33. BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY OR MUSICAL:
    • Classical Magnet School: Clare DiMaiolo as Edith Potter in The Women
    • Southington High School: Rachel Huff as Gayle in Almost, Maine
    • St. Luke’s School: Grace Cashman as Annabella/Margaret/Pamela in The 39 Steps
    • Classical Magnet School: Clare DiMaiolo as Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
    • E.O. Smith High School: Abigail Beauregard as Paulina in The Winter’s Tale
    • East Lyme High School: Piper Baine as Beth/Windi/Helen in The High-Schooler’s Guide to the Galaxy
    • The Taft School: Kimberly Wipfler as CB’s Sister in Dog Sees God

    34.FEARLESS AWARD:
    • Holy Cross High School: The Elephant Man
    • Greens Farms Academy: The Laramie Project
    • The Taft School: Dog Sees God
    • St. Luke’s School: Rent
    • Shepaug Valley School: The Theory of Relativity
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Antigone
    • The Woodhall School: Endgame

    35. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
    • The Woodhall School: Charlie Wiener as Hamm in Endgame
    • St. Luke’s School: Peter Leventhal as Joe Keller in All My Sons
    • Newington High School: Patrick Callahan as John Proctor in The Crucible
    • Shepaug Valley School: Wilson King as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest
    • W.F. Kaynor Technical School: Logan Molinari as John Proctor in The Crucible
    • Salisbury School: Max Gilbert as Claythorne in And There Was None
    • Immaculate High School: Giovanni Fardella as Hamlet in Hamlet

    36. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Madison Stanchick as Antigone in Antigone
    • St. Luke’s School: Grace Cashman as Kate Keller in All My Sons
    • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Michaela Hernandez as Abigail Williams in The Crucible
    • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Bekka Bethin as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible
    • Salisbury School: Isabella Pinto as Mimms in And Then There Were None
    • Shepaug Valley School: Bridget Snyder as Gwendolen Fairfaz in The Importance of Being Earnest
    • Newington High School: Oksana Veres as Abigail Williams in The Crucible
    • Newington High School: Jillian Forauer as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible
    • Granby High School: Kate Hosack as Anne Sullivan in The Miracle Worker

    37. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
    • Torrington High School: Justin Torres as Prince Charming in Game of Tiaras
    • Farmington High School: Matt Plona as George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life
    • Holy Cross High School: Michael Perkins as John (Joseph) Merrick in The Elephant Man
    • Stonington High School: Will Cavaliere as Arthur Roeder in Radium Girls
    • Watertown High School: Joshua Rodis as Evan in Snow Angel
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Dariel Ortiz as Andrew Rally in I Hate Hamlet
    • Westbrook High School: Hayden Richardson as Benedict Boniface in Hotel Paradiso

    38. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
    • Westbrook High School: Charlotte Barton as Marcelle Cot in Hotel Paradiso
    • Watertown High School: Ellya Brennan as Frida in Snow Angel
    • Holy Cross High School: Meghan Booth as Mrs. Madge Kendal in The Elephant Man
    • Stonington High School: Piper Meyers as Grace Fryer in Radium Girls
    • Torrington High School: Gianna DelMonte as Cinderella in Game of Tiaras
    • Farmington High School: Noor Taweh as Mary Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life
    • Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Juhanays Bonifacio-Acevedo as Diedra in I Hate Hamlet

    39. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
    • Immaculate High School: Logan Monaco as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof
    • Greens Farms Academy: Patrick Howard as Curly in Oklahoma!
    • Stonington High School: Andrew Danko as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes
    • Watertown High School: Alex Perez as Prince Dauntless in Once Upon A Mattress
    • Nonnewaug High School: Jakob Kelsey as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie
    • W.F. Kaynor Techinical High School: Chris Pilitowski as J. Pierrepont Finch in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
    • Holy Cross High School: Nick Pietrorazio as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • The Gunnery: Sean Douglas as Albert in Bye Bye Birdie

    40. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
    • Stonington High School: Grace Gilbert as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes
    • Immaculate High School: Marina Kolitsas as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof
    • The Gunnery: Sabryna Coppola as Rose Alvarez in Bye Bye Birdie
    • Watertown High School: Jennifer Beveridge as Princess Winifred in Once Upon A Mattress
    • Nonnewaug High School: Kate Rupar as Rose Alvarez in Bye Bye Birdie
    • Greens Farms Academy: Macy Lawton as Laurey in Oklahoma!

    41. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
    • St. Luke’s School: Michael Crispi as Mark Cohen in Rent
    • Avon High School: Parker Smith as Horton the Elephant in Seussical the Musical
    • Newington High School: Eddie Cruz as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family
    • The Taft School: Brady Grustas as Shrek in Shrek the Musical
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Musa Dukulay as Flick in Violet
    • Westbrook High School: Binak Cecunjanin as Ren McCormack in Footloose
    • Lauralton Hall: Miguel Corzo as Shrek in Shrek the Musical
    • Pomperaug: Conrad McDonald as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family
    • Southington High School: Jack Storm as Horton the Elephant in Seussical the Musical

    42. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
    • Avon High School: Hannah Davies as The Cat in the Hat in Suessical the Musical
    • The Taft School: Cami Long as Fiona in Shrek the Musical
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Emmylou Mayock as Violet in Violet
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Jackie Chase as Fantine in Les Miserables
    • Salisbury School: Isabella Pinto as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors
    • Westbrook High School: Aerial Ulanowicz as Ariel Moore in Footloose
    • Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Alexandra Currier as The Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods
    • Wamogo High School: Lindsay Sawyer as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act
    • Farmington High School: Catherine MacKay as Belle in Beauty and the Beast
    • Southington High School: Gabby Veilleux as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical the Musical
    • Granby High School: Abby Wilson as Ella in Cinderella

    43. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
    • The Woodhall School: Endgame
    • Classical Magnet School: The Women
    • St. Luke’s School: All My Sons
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Antigone
    • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: The Crucible
    • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: The Taming of the Shrew
    • E.O. Smith High School: The Winter’s Tale
    • Granby High School: The Miracle Worker

    44. BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
    • St. Luke’s School: The 39 Steps
    • Watertown High School: Snow Angel
    • East Lyme High School: The High-Schooler’s Guide to the Galaxy
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: I Hate Hamlet
    • Stonington High School: Radium Girls
    • Greens Farms Academy: The Laramie Project
    • Holy Cross High School: The Elephant Man

    45. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
    • Stonington High School: Anything Goes
    • Holy Cross High School: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • Watertown High School: Once Upon A Mattress
    • Greens Farms Academy: Oklahoma!
    • Nonnewaug High School: Bye Bye Birdie
    • Immaculate High School: Fiddler on the Roof

    46. BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL:
    • Newington High School: The Addams Family
    • Avon High School: Seussical the Musical
    • Shepaug Valley High School: The Theory of Relativity
    • Southington High School: Seussical the Musical
    • Pomperaug High School: The Addams Family
    • Kinsella Magnet School for Performing Arts: Violet
    • St. Luke’s School: Rent
    • The Taft School: Shrek the Musical
    • Notre Dame Catholic High School: Les Miserables
    • Lauralton Hall: Shrek the Musical
    • Granby High School: Cinderella