2022 Halo Awards Nominations for Wednesday, June 1

Naugatuck CT

17 May, 2022

11:37 AM

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WATERBURY - Seven Angels Theatre has announced the Halo Nominations for Wednesday June 1, 2022. 1.BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:• Bethel High School: Jeremy Finn as Charles Dickens/Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol• Pomperaug High School: Aidan Kelly as Sir Charles Baskerville in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Evan Jang as Cedric/Mr. Voldy in Puffs• Southington High School: Elijah Hammond as Troy Paradis-Pulcifer in Last Gas• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Carter Robinson as Fred/Young Scrooge/Thomas in A Christmas Carol 2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:• Southington High School: Angelina Paulus as Diane Paradis in Last Gas• Bethel High School: Lara Cruzado as Belle/Ghost 3/Sarah in A Christmas Carol• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Samantha Hoffman as Hannah Abbott/First Headmaster/Prof Mcg in Puffs• Pomperaug High School: Aisling Gowen as Dorothea Stapleton in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Nathan-Hale Ray High School: Taryn Beisel as Belle/Martha Cratchit in A Christmas Carol 3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Quinn Soulliere as Dennis in All Shook Up• Wooster School: Cole Breen as Mal Beineke in The Addams Family• Southington High School: Andrew Bruno as Flounder in The Little Mermaid• Berlin High School: Noah Miller as The Mysterious Man in Into The Woods• Bethel High School: Gabe Barboza as Mr. Feldzieg in The Drowsy Chaperone• Woodland Regional High School: Evan Moore as Martin in Emma: A Pop Musical4. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Mireya Trelles as Sondra in All Shook Up• Wooster School: Sadie Drahzal as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family• Southington High School: Lily Eaccarino as Grimsby in The Little Mermaid• Berlin High School: Laura Sarrazin as Cinderella in Into The Woods• Bethel High School: Lara Cruzado as Trix the Aviatrix in The Drowsy Chaperone• Wolcott High School: Ashley Greaney as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical• The Hotchkiss School: Kiki Henry as Rosie in Mamma Mia!• Holy Cross High School: Reese Becker as Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Sophia Papp as Catherine in Pippin 5. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:• Norwich Free Academy: Christopher Turner as Colonel Mustard in Clue• Stratford High School: Elijah Figueroa as Mr. Paravicini in The Mousetrap• Wooster School: Ben Greco as Smee in Peter and the Starcatcher• Pomperaug High School: Aidan Kelly as Sir Charles Baskerville in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Woodland Regional High School: Connor Doughney as Robert/Thomas in The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong 6. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY:• Wooster School: Alli Byrne as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher• Holy Cross High School: Grace Persaud as Juliette in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)• Pomperaug High School: Maille Kimble as Maid/Dancer in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Woodland Regional High School: Hannah Mudry as Annie/Company Manager in The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Eileen O'Connor as Susie Bones/Harry/Colin/Myrtle in Puffs• Middletown High School: Sofia Hurlbut as Health Inspector Intern in Employees Must Wash Hands Before Murder…And Covid 7. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:• Southington High School: Griffin O'Neill as Scuttle in The Little Mermaid• Wooster School: Ben Greco as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family• Berlin High School: Thomas Morisse-Corsetti as Rapunzel's Prince in Into The Woods• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Sajag Timilsina as Zeke Baylor in High School Musical• The Hotchkiss School: Harry Morelli as Bill in Mamma Mia!• Oxford High School: Jeffrey Potter as Kyle in Legally Blonde• Pomperaug High School: Jimmy Hunter as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz• Stratford High School: Tyler Tripodi as William Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 8. BEST COMIC FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Abby Pearson as Mayor Matilda Hyde in All Shook Up• Wooster School: Sadie Drahzal as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family• Bethel High School: Lana Botex as Adolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone• Norwich Free Academy: Olivia Henry as Miss Hannigan in Annie• Holy Cross High School: Emily Lacava as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Samantha Hoffman as Bertha in Pippin 9. BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Liani Diaz & Marie Syla for All Shook Up• Wooster School: Kayla Falconer, Lila Poston & Leon Sharma for The Addams Family• Pomperaug High School: Julia Groves & Caelin Walsh for The Wizard of Oz• Stratford High School: Mackenzie Snyder for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee• The Hotchkiss School: Raven Hong for Mamma Mia!• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Della Jackson for Pippin 10. BEST HAIR AND/OR MAKEUP DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:• Wooster School: Skyler Marcus for The Addams Family• Pomperaug High School: Hanna Ali for The Wizard of Oz• Wilby High School: Lisbeth Adames-Estevez, Angelica Garcia & Janessa Figueroa for Fractured Fairy Tales• Norwich Free Academy: Ava Gauthier, Kyla McKinney & Autumn Ricketts for Clue• Middletown High School: Chloe LaCroix for Employees Must Wash Hands Before Murder…And Covid• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Eliza Anderson for A Christmas Carol 11. BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:• Middletown High School: Ezgi Mus & Nethra Sundaram for Employees Must Wash Hands Before Murder…And Covid• Norwich Free Academy: Aidan O'Farrell & Emily Topalis for Clue• Berlin High School: Tyler Chamberland & Michael Vignone for A Voice in the Dark: A Salem Story• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Lauren Stellato for All Together Now! & High School Musical• Southington High School: Tim Nivison for The Little Mermaid• Bethel High School: Tashid Syed, Owen Detwiler, Adam Bresmon, Christopher Baker & Sophia Goncalves for The Drowsy Chaperone• Stratford High School: Rebecca DePietro, Chloe Leimgruber, Kelsey Welch, Hayley Ivanko & Lucas Jenkins for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee• Wolcott High School: Kasey Normand for Seussical 12. BEST SOUND DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:• Middletown High School: Trever Farrington, Jordan Blaise & Natalie Ciarleglio for Employees Must Wash Hands Before Murder…And Covid• Norwich Free Academy: Ella Lawson & Ayla Cho for Clue• Stratford High School: Rebecca DePietro, Lucas Jenkins, Kelsey Welch, Elena Clark & Oreo Atoyebi for The Mousetrap• Wooster School: Christos Chiotis, Skyler Marcus & Sabir Sakir for The Addams Family• Berlin High School: Ethan Rusch for Into The Woods• Wolcott High School: Gian Samuel for Seussical• The Hotchkiss School: Sierra Atkins, Driseth Anderson, Danille Attoh, Elliott Hu, Kris Lambert & Rosie Oberto for Mamma Mia!• Woodland Regional High School: Alex Grant & Aydan Colon for Emma: A Pop Musical 13. BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:• Stratford High School: Sabrina Tripodi & Set Crew for The Mousetrap• Nonnewaug High School: Karissa Spencer, Ryan Kostenko, Shelby Rushin & Elizabeth Scalzo for The Laramie Project• Pomperaug High School: Katana Ferguson-Smith, Isaac Eastwood, Sydney Booth, Allen Sager, & Ava Amendola for The Wizard of Oz• Woodland Regional High School: Set Crew for The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong• Wooster School: Set Crew for The Addams Family• Berlin High School: Tyler Chamberland & Michael Vignone for Into The Woods• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Shannon McKenna for High School Musical• The Hotchkiss School: Raven Hong, Reka Ladanyi, Nathan Araujo, Aster Lufkin, Sierra Atkins, Huntyr Ammons, Drisheth Anderson, Danielle Attoh, Elliott Hu, Kris Lambert, Rosie Oberto, Sonia Rashid & Wyatt Wahl for Mamma Mia!• Woodland Regional High School: Set Crew for Emma: A Pop Musical 14. BEST PROPS DESIGN AND/OR MANAGEMENT:• Middletown High School: Nicholas Scirpo, Megan Ranno, Zoey Ranno, Simona Young & Eva Quijada for Employees Must Wash Hands Before Murder…And Covid• Wooster School: Jackson Connelly for Peter and the Starcatcher• Nonnewaug High School: Nicole Dionne, Polina Mylus, Shelby Rushin & Ryan Kostenko for The Laramie Project• Pomperaug High School: Kayleigh Ecsedy, Avalynn Husk, Sophia Ltaif, Tesu Beavers, Sophia Merkulov, Lydia Temple & Lydia Eastwood for The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Berlin High School: Julia Wanke for Into The Woods• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Ziggy Matthews for Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)• Stratford High School: Sabrina Tripodi for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 15. BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS• Wooster School: Tina Zhang for The Addams Family• Pomperaug High School: Emily Aldo for The Wizard of Oz• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Drew MacNeil, Sally Riley, Aiden Bonilla, Ziggy Matthews, Michael Jordan, Evan Steflik, James Chemacki & Chelsea Valli for Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)• Middletown High School: Sage Barry & Sofia Hurlbut for Employees Must Wash Hands Before Murder…And Covid 16. BEST RUNNING CREW:• Norwich Free Academy: Run Crew for Clue• Pomperaug High School: Run Crew for The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Wooster School: Run Crew for The Addams Family• Berlin High School: Run Crew for Into The Woods• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Run Crew for High School Musical• Bethel High School: Run Crew for The Drowsy Chaperone• Stratford High School: Run Crew for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee• Wolcott High School: Run Crew for Seussical• Wilby High School: Run Crew for Fractured Fairy Tales 17. BEST STAGE MANAGEMENT:• Wooster School: Jackson Connelly (PSM), Viola Minor (SM), Jesmari Perdicho (ASM) for Peter and the Starcatcher• Nonnewaug High School: Karissa Spencer (PSM), Emily Lungarini (ASM) for The Laramie Project• Pomperaug High School: Kat Ferguson-Smith (PSM), Kayleigh Escedy (ASM) for The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Southington High School: Tim Nivison (SM) for The Little Mermaid• Berlin High School: Eryn Riggott (PSM), Julia Wanke (ASM) for Into The Woods• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Shannon McKenna (PSM), Matthew Lynch (SM), Victoria Loukides, Austin Kaplan (ASMs) for High School Musical• Bethel High School: Cassidy Smullen, Fran Sallusto, Lexi Gonzalez (SMs) for The Drowsy Chaperone• Stratford High School: Rebecca DePietro (PSM), Sabrina Tripodi (SM) for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee• Wolcott High School: Alex Martin (PSM) for Seussical• Woodland Regional High School: Hannah Mudry, Julianna Fernandez (PSMs), Mia Swabski (ASM) for Emma: A Pop Musical 18. BEST INCIDENTAL OR ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A PLAY:• Middeletown High School: Natalie Ciarleglio for Employees Must Wash Hands Before Murder…And Covid• Bethel High School: Claire Baranovic, Mikayla Caprio, Eva Burroughs & AJ Savitsky for A Christmas Carol• Pomperaug High School: Aliza Creel for The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Wilby High School: Jourdelyn Vargas, Janelix Tirado & Marianne Correa for Fractured Fairy Tales 19. BEST PROGRAM ART:• Holy Cross High School: Grace Graziano for The Addams Family• Nonnewaug High School: Karissa Spencer for The Laramie Project• Woodland Regional High School: Robert Shaffer for The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong• Wilby High School: Jorge Perez-Niefa for Fractured Fairy Tales 20. BEST ORCHESTRA:• Pomperaug High School: Orchestra of The Wizard of Oz• Bethel High School: Orchestra of The Drowsy Chaperone• Stratford High School: Orchestra of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 21. BEST FEATURED DANCER(S):• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Julie Rochniak in All Together Now!• Bethel High School: Hannah McGuire in The Drowsy Chaperone• Oxford High School: Ainsely Novin in Legally Blonde 22. BEST DANCING:• Southington High School: The Little Mermaid• Mark T. Sheehan High School: High School Musical• Bethel High School: The Drowsy Chaperone• The Hotchkiss School: Mamma Mia!• Berlin High School: Into The Woods• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: All Shook Up• Wolcott High School: Seussical• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Pippin 23. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Brady Mckenna, Quinn Soulliere, Grace Henderson & Mireya Trelles as Chad, Dennis, Natalie & Sondra for Hound Dog/Teddy Bear in All Shook Up• Southington High School: Lilly Percival, Angelina Paulus, Emily Heath, Gwen Silva, Sophia LeBlanc & Lauren Melitt as The Mersisters in The Little Mermaid• Berlin High School: Lucy Morisse-Corsetti, Brynn Nogiec & Laura Munch as The Stepmother & Stepsisters in Into The Woods• Pomperaug High School: Faith Teresina Bova, Lauren Sanchez & Isabella Ruiz as The Crows in The Wizard of Oz• Bethel High School: Allison Mele, Hannah McGuire, Francesca DelGardo & Juliana Herzog as Janet, The Lead Monkey & Backup Dancers in The Drowsy Chaperone• Stratford High School: Matt Coutinho, Lauren Eyeman & Olivia Orris as Olive's Dad, Olive's Mom & Olive in The I Love You Song in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee• Wolcott High School: Nathan McNeil, Megan Hlavna, Carter Effrece, & Bennett D'Amato as The Wickersham Brothers in Seussical• The Hotchkiss School: Stella del mazza Rocha, Parth Jain & Aiden Wang as Taverna House Singers in Mamma Mia!• Oxford High School: Gabriella Franchi, Ainsley Novin & Robin Cote as Margot, Pilar & Serena in Legally Blonde• Norwich Free Academy: Lily O'Neil, Kaydance Arpin, Sasha Berdan, Mackenzie Crouch, Emily Cubanski, Pailin Dietz & Bonnie Mentz as The Orphans in Annie 24. BEST CHORUS:• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: All Shook Up• Southington High School: The Little Mermaid• Wooster School: The Addams Family• Mark T. Sheehan High School: High School Musical• Bethel High School: The Drowsy Chaperone• Stratford High School: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee• Wolcott High School: Seussical• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Pippin• Woodland Regional High School: Emma: A Pop Musical 25. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Aiden Bonilla as Bob Cratchit/Mr. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol• Bethel High School: Dylan Ellis as Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol• Pomperaug High School: Jimmy Hunter as John Stapleton in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Southington High School: Ashton Maynard as Guy Gagnon in Last Gas 26. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:• Southington High School: Asia Aloma as Cherry-Tracy Pulcifer in Last Gas• Pomperaug High School: Lauren SanFanAndre as Shirley Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Flor Huerta as Sally Perks in Puffs 27. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:• Wooster School: Charlie Aspillaga as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family• Berlin High School: David Wadstrup as Jack in Into The Woods• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Vincent Atienza as Chad Danforth in High School Musical• Bethel High School: Riley Finn as Robert in The Drowsy Chaperone• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Tyler Warren as Lionel in Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)• The Hotchkiss School: Zach Scrima as Harry in Mamma Mia!• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Will Quincy as Charles in Pippin• Woodland Regional High School: Connor Doughney as Phillip Eaton in Emma: A Pop Musical 28. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Blessett Anderson as Sylvia in All Shook Up• Southington High School: Asia Aloma as Ursula in The Little Mermaid• Berlin High School: Emily Kobus as The Baker's Wife in Into The Woods• Pomperaug High School: Maddie Parrella as Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz• Wolcott High School: Angelina Emanuel as JoJo in Seussical• Oxford High School: Ashley Carpp as Paulette in Legally Blonde• Holy Cross High School: Grace Graziano as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family• Norwich Free Academy: Olivia Henry as Miss Hannigan in Annie• Woodland Regional High School: Morgan Marchant as Harriet in Emma: A Pop Musical 29. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY:• Wooster School: Ben Greco & Alli Byrne as Smee & Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher• Woodland Regional High School: Cayleigh Cummings & Alyssa Gillies as Sandra/Florence & Max/Cecil in The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong• Pomperaug High School: Robert Lee & Isabella Ruiz as Barrymore & Mrs. Barrymore in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Jenny Silence & Preston Lyons as Megan & Oliver in Puffs 30. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: Tamika Dessalines & Ethan Wollman as Lorraine & Dean in All Shook Up• Wooster School: Cole Breen & Sadie Drahzal as Mal & Alice in The Addams Family• Southington High School: Sam Storm & Gracie Percival as Flotsam & Jetsam in The Little Mermaid• Berlin High School: Calvin Delude & Thomas Morisse-Corsetti as Cinderella's Prince & Rapunzel's Prince in Into The Woods• Bethel High School: Georgia O'Connor & Angel Batista as Gangsters 1 & 2 in The Drowsy Chaperone• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Hanna Robinson & Ella Rogerson as Grace & Joy in Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)• Wolcott High School: Julia Thies & Angelina Emanuel as Cat in the Hat & JoJo in Seussical• The Hotchkiss School: Tori Murray & Kate Moran as Donna & Sophie in Mamma Mia!• Oxford High School: Shay Neary & Isaac Motes as Elle & Emmett in Legally Blonde• Holy Cross High School: Jillian Guerette & Jaela Rivera as Mal & Alice Beineke in The Addams Family• Norwich Free Academy: Alex Zeppieri & Lily O'Neil as Daddy Warbucks & Annie in Annie• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Evan Jang & Sophia Papp as Pippin & Catherine in Pippin 31. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:• Norwich Free Academy: Clue• Stratford High School: The Mousetrap• Wooster School: Peter and the Starcatcher• Holy Cross High School: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)• Nonnewaug High School: The Laramie Project• Woodland Regional High School: The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong• Wilby High School: Fractured Fairy Tales• Mark T. Sheehan High School: All Together Now!• Stratford High School: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 32. BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:• Norwich Free Academy: Reilly Rutherford as Wadsworth in Clue• Berlin High School: Noah Miller as Francis Nurse in A Voice in the Dark: A Salem Story• Stratford High School: Tyler Tripodi as Trotter in The Mousetrap• Wooster School: Will Thaler as Peter in Peter in the Starcatcher• Woodland Regional High School: Evan Moore as Chris/Inspector Carter in The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong• Wilby High School: Gianni Bonval as Hades in Fractured Fairy Tales• Middletown High School: Symion Walden as Frymaster/Steve in Employees Must Wash Hands Before Murder…And Covid• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Sajag Timilsina in All Together Now!• Stratford High School: Nick Ferrari as Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 33. BEST FEMALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION:• Norwich Free Academy: Lily O'Neil as Mrs. Peacock in Clue• Berlin High School: Ruth Brown as Witch/Beggar Woman in A Voice in the Dark: A Salem Story• Stratford High School: Nialah McCalla as Mollie Ralston in The Mousetrap• Holy Cross High School: Cecelia Moisan as Hamlet in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)• Nonnewaug High School: Elizabeth Scalzo as Dennis Shepard in The Laramie Project• Woodland Regional High School: Cayleigh Cummings as Sandra/Florence in The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong• Wilby High School: Angelica Garcia as Snow White in Fractured Fairy Tales• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Marissa Capozzo in All Together Now!• Stratford High School: Olivia Orris as Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 34. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY:• Bethel High School: Jack Boucher as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol• Pomperaug High School: Benjamin Dressel as Sir Henry Baskerville in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Southington High School: Eric Orsini as Nat Paradis in Last Gas• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Will Quincy as Wayne Hopkins in Puffs• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Tyler Warren as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol 35. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY:• Pomperaug High School: Kate Goncalves as Jennie Watson in The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Jenny Silence as Megan Jones in Puffs• Southington High School: Eva Bilodeau as Lurene in Last Gas 36. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:• Wooster School: Will Thaler as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family• Berlin High School: Paul Kendrick as The Baker in Into The Woods• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Jacob Shook as Troy Bolton in High School Musical• Nathan Hale-Ray High School: Carter Robinson as Christopher in Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)• Wolcott High School: Dalmir Tupkusic as Horton in Seussical• The Hotchkiss School: Emiliano Leal as Sam in Mamma Mia!• Oxford High School: Isaac Motes as Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde• Norwich Free Academy: Alex Zeppieri as Daddy Warbucks in Annie• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Evan Jang as Pippin in Pippin• Woodland Regional High School: Nathan Trumbley as Jeff in Emma: A Pop Musical 37. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL:• Southington High School: Eva Bilodeau as Ariel in The Little Mermaid• Berlin High School: Emily Roche as The Witch in Into The Woods• Mark T. Sheehan High School: Marissa Capozzo as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical• Bethel High School: Allison Mele as Janet in The Drowsy Chaperone• Wolcott High School: Julia Thies as Cat in the Hat in Seussical• The Hotchkiss School: Tori Murray as Donna in Mamma Mia!• Holy Cross High School: Sofia Koury as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family• Norwich Free Academy: Lily O'Neil as Annie in Annie• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Jenny Silence as Leading Player in Pippin• Woodland Regional High School: Ella Bernegger as Emma in Emma: A Pop Musical• Waterbury Career Academy: Sofia Giusti as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors 38. BEST PLAY:• Norwich Free Academy: Clue• Wooster School: Peter and the Starcatcher• Nonnewaug High School: The Laramie Project• Pomperaug High School: The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Comedy Starring Jennie Watson and Shirley Holmes• Woodland Regional High School: The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Puffs• Wilby High School: Fractured Fairy Tales• Stratford High School: The Mousetrap 39. BEST MUSICAL:• Waterbury Arts Magnet School: All Shook Up• Southington High School: The Little Mermaid• Berlin High School: Into The Woods• Mark T. Sheehan High School: High School Musical• Bethel High School: The Drowsy Chaperone• Stratford High School: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee• Wolcott High School: Seussical• The Hotchkiss School: Mamma Mia!• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Pippin• Woodland Regional High School: Emma: A Pop Musical