Hunting-Tony Awards Presented To Town's Top Thespians

HUNTINGTON, NY — The 11th annual Hunting-Tony Awards ceremony was held. The event celebrates the Town of Huntington's top high school thespians.

Normally, the ceremony is held in-person at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony was held via Zoom conference by Huntington councilmembers Mark Cuthbertson and Joan Cergol. It marked the second year in a row the event was hosted virtually.

"I’m so happy that we found a way to showcase the great talent we have in Huntington," Cergol said via news release. "Many of these gifted students will be future stars on Broadway! As a community, we’re richer by having these students and the arts in our midst."

The Hunting-Tonys traditionally recognize the musicals and plays put on by local high schools in the Town of Huntington, but since there were no school productions this year, students instead submitted videos of themselves performing monologues, musical numbers and dances to be evaluated by a panel of volunteer judges.

"We were not going to let the pandemic stop the Hunting-Tonys," Cuthbertson said. "High school sports are acknowledged daily in our newspapers; this program gives the arts a platform to showcase the great talents of our thespians in Huntington."

Below are the winners of the 11th Annual Hunting-Tony Awards:

Best Female Dancer, Grades 9 to 12:

• Isabella Bartol, Commack High School
• Grace Keating, Northport High School

Best Male Actor, Grades 9 to 12:

• Devan McCarthy, Half Hollow Hills High School West
• Augustine Maiorino, Cold Spring Harbor High School

Best Female Actress, Grades 9 and 10:

• Annabelle Bryant, Cold Spring Harbor High School

Best Female Actress, Grades 11 and 12:

• Sam Regenbogen, Commack High School

Best Male Vocalist, Grades 9 and 10:

• Devan McCarthy, Half Hollow Hills High School West

Best Female Vocalist, Grades 9 and 10:

• Isabella Corea, Northport High School

Best Male Vocalist, Grades 11 and 12:

• Augustine Maiorino, Cold Spring Harbor High School

Best Female Vocalist, Grades 11 and 12:

• Olivia Freiberger, Harborfields High School
• Sam Regenbogen, Commack High School

"Congratulations to all the winners and the nominees for adapting to the virtual Hunting-Tony show," the news release states.

Video of the award ceremony can be found on the Town of Huntington website or on YouTube.