Friday Evening Halo Award Winners Announced

WATERBURY, CT - The Friday July 9, 2021 Halo WINNERS have been announced.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Pomperaug High School: Jimmy Hunter as Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Westover School: Wava Chan as Demetrius in A Hybrid Midsummer Night's Dream

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Berlin High School: David DelGiorno as Bill in Mamma Mia!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Nonnewaug High School: Olivia Braga as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
Southington High School: Dan Kalvaitis as Agent Y/Colton in Fall Show: The One Performed Virtually

BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:
Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Grace Anderson as Summer Davis in Hale-Ray Chamber Drama

BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
Bethel High School: Jack Boucher in Celebration of Bethel High School Musicals

BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
Wolcott High School: Julia Theis as The Wicked Witch in All Things Oz: A Musical Revue

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Holy Cross High School: Cailyn Gorman for We Will Rock You

BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Westover School: Jade-Noelle Samuelsen for A Hybrid Midsummer Night's Dream & Now Us

BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
Nonnewaug High School: Chris Velleca, Tyler Lavaway, Anna Goodwin & Karissa Spencer for Seussical

BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:
Nonnewaug High School: Karissa Spencer for Seussical

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Joe Lauria, Drew MacNeil, Sally Riley & Sarah Myjak for Hale-Ray Chamber Drama

BEST RUNNING CREW:
Mark T. Sheehan High School: Run Crew for Emma: A Pop Musical

BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:
Wooster School: Lindsey Jarrett, Avery Wadehra (SMs) for The Black Box

BEST VIDEO PRODUCTION:
Wilby High School: Amerie Maysonet-Perez, Cassidy Williams, Michael Infante & Jordelyn Vargas for The Education Project

BEST ORIGINAL PROGRAM COVER DESIGN OR ARTWORK:
Southington High School: Tim Nivison for Guys and Dolls Concert Version

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER:
Pomperaug High School: James Hunter & Kate Goncalves for Check Please and Check Please: Take Two & Much Ado About Nothing

BEST DANCING:
Mark T. Sheehan High School: Emma: A Pop Musical

BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE: TIE
Berlin High School: Sam Centurelli, Abby Ferland & Emily Roche as Donna, Rosie & Tanya in Mamma Mia!
Norwich Free Academy: Ericka Alfred, Chelsea Taylor, Lily O'Neil & Isabella Morabito for Me & Ricky in The Theory of Relativity

BEST CHORUS:
Ridgefield High School: The Theory of Relativity

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Wooster School: Ben Greco as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Podcast

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Woodland Regional High School: Cayleigh Cummings as Abby Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Mark T. Sheehan High School: Sajag Timilsina as Philip Elton in Emma: A Pop Musical

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
CLASSICAL - Southington High School: Eva Bilodeau as Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls Concert Version

CONTEMPORARY - Holy Cross High School: Christina Failla as Killer Queen in We Will Rock You

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:
Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Hannah Leibowitz & Ella Rogerson (Ms. Hart & Mrs. Pacnamara) in Hale-Ray Chamber Drama

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
Crosby High School/Waterbury Career Academy: Jariel Pagan & Ellys McPhail in Off-Off-Off Broadway Revue

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY:
Ridgefield High School: Nothing Good Happens After Midnight and Monologues Unmasked

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE MUSICAL:
Westover School: Now Us

BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY:
Ridgefield High School: Liam Huff as George in Nothing Good Happens After Midnight and Monologues Unmasked

BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PLAY:
New Fairfield High School: Molly Tarnowski as Wadsworth in Clue: Stay at Home

BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE MUSICAL:
Bethel High School: Riley Finn in Celebration of Bethel High School Musicals

BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE MUSICAL:
Westover School: Alexis Mays in Now Us

FEARLESS AWARD:
Wilby High School: The Education Project

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Wooster School: Will Thaler as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Podcast

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Immaculate High School: Nicole Kolitsas as Medea in Medea

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Immaculate High School: Kevin Coonan as Galileo in We Will Rock You

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:
Immaculate High School: Abby Giansiracusa as Scaramouche in We Will Rock You

BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
Pomperaug High School: Much Ado About Nothing

BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:

Norwich Free Academy: The Monologue Show

BEST MUSICAL REVUE:
Bethel High School: Celebration of Bethel High School Musicals

BEST MUSICAL:
Immaculate High School: We Will Rock You (pictured above)

SPECIAL AWARDS/RECOGNITION:

Outstanding Performance of an Orchestra:
Pomperaug High School for Much Ado About Nothing

Student Directors:
Southington High School: Izzy Warner, Aston Maynard & Ray Hardy for Fall Show: The One Performed Virtually
Pomperaug High School: Bella Husk for Check Please and Check Please: Take Two & Much Ado About Nothing
Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Hannah Leibowitz, Lauren Peckham, Zah Ricard, Alyssa Carta & Joe Lauria for Hale-Ray Chamber Drama
Westover School: Wava Chan & Natalie Brown for The Mousetrap

Up and Coming Award:

Will Thaler from Wooster School

Sadie Herold (Aymie) from Nathan Hale-Ray High School

No Small Parts Award:

Lily Eaccarino for Guys and Dolls Concert Version at Southington High School

Cameron McNeil for All Things Oz at Wolcott High School

Dance Molinari Scholarship - Kaela Herzog from Bethel High School

Artistic Director's Award:

Jourdelyn Vargas from Wilby High School

Click for the list of Thursday evening Halo winners.