Mercy & Xavier Theater Productions Earn 12 Halo Award Nominations
Bravo to the cast and crew for their multiplate nominations for our fall play and spring musical! They are contenders in the following categories:
BEST COSTUME DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• Hall High School: Callie Lantz for The Comedy of Errors
• Glastonbury High School: Grace Combs & Grace Clark for Clue • New Milford High School: Lila Jelenffy, Vanessa Gentille & Alyssa Gonch for Puffs
• Granby Memorial High School: Zowie Nuzzo for Daughters of the Appalachians
• Watertown High School: Olivia Carew for Alice in Wonderland • Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Madelyn Brazil for Pippin
• Northwest Catholic High School: Hannah Krause & Sophia Lillis for Little Women
• Shepaug Valley School: Bucky Nunes, Helena Nelson & Amanda Phillip for The Lightning Thief
• Nonnewaug High School: Kiya Flynn, Hannah Ringeilsen, Eloise Morse, Isabelle Longley & Mars Young for Clue
• Bristol Eastern High School: Olivia Guitard for Pippin
• Conard High School: Ella Rozsa for The Tempest
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• The Taft School: Emily Sherer for The Drowsy Chaperone & Cabaret • Cromwell High School: Phineas Semeraro for One Stoplight Town • Glastonbury High School: Shyama Nanda for Clue
• Terryville High School: Mitchell Beaudoin for Murder on the Orient Express & Seussical
• Avon High School: Brian Kelsey for Clue
• Shepaug Valley School: Jack Buchholz, Ryn Hutchings & Leona Remson for Almost, Maine
• New Milford High School: Naomi Post, Ian Rocca & Maggie Ryan for Puffs • Bristol Eastern High School: Kayden Helming for 12 Angry Jurors • Wamogo Regional High School: Luke Gordon for Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Karen How, Emma DeMatteo, Natalie Jones, Hailey Greasley & Tracy Nyguen for Pippin
• Bridgeport International Academy: Bati Arero for A Little Piece Of Heaven • Hall High School: Jacob Herzog & Arden Netter for Small Mouth Sounds
BEST SCENIC DESIGN AND/OR EXECUTION:
• Classical Magnet School: Shavoka Caesar, Jakeim Davis, Gionayda Diaz Rodriguez, Gabriella Ortega & Mark Anthony Patiag for Triangle • Glastonbury High School: Jamie Schwartz & Jackson Korman for Clue & Legally Blonde
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Lanay Leryer, Aja Jelks, Tayna Mule & Caitlyn Reilly for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Shepaug Valley School: Tommy Day, Grey Pomeroy, Talon Profeta, Cooper Awlasewicz, Marco LeClerc, Annabella Gronbach for Almost, Maine • New Milford High School: Aine McInerney, Connor Ring, Cole Bartmon & Shayleigh O’Brien for Puffs
• Wamogo Regional High School: Rachel Glander for Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• Granby Memorial High School: Lauren de los Reyes, Leah Silverman, Caitlin Connelly, Luke Staples, Patrick Sayers, Riley Kuester, Ali Dobbert & Mikayla Munson for Little Shop of Horrors
• Watertown High School: Abby Gallagher, Eva Dishnica, Maura McDonnell, Erin Pienczykowski & Melanie Martinelli for Beauty and the Beast • Northwest Catholic High School: Kaylana Caguitla for Little Women • W.F. Kaynor Technical High School: Milo Riddick, Abigail Ryskowski & Reyna Titus for Freaky Friday
• Hall High School: Josh Murphy & Kinsey Wilson for Small Mouth Sounds
BEST STAGE MANAGMENT:
Classical Magnet School: Alyssa McGregor (SM), Nick Jones & Karem Edwards (ASMs) for Triangle • Avon High School: Ollie Hay (SM), Olivia Kim (ASM) for Clue & Footloose • Shepaug Valley School: Grey Pomeroy, Tommy Day (PSMs) for Almost, Maine • Canterbury School: Fiona Mulheren (SM) for A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Little Women
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Maran Hall (PSM), Lauren Co (ASM) for Pippin • Cromwell High School: Annamarie Mueller (PSM), McKenna Semeraro (ASM) for Seussical
• Conard High School: Az Seedman, Delaney Towey (PSMs) for Disney’s Frozen • Granby Memorial High School: Ali Dobbert (PSM), Riley Kuester (SM), Mikayla Munson (ASM) for Little Shop of Horrors
• Litchfield High School: Luke Gordon (PSM) for Mamma Mia!
• East Hampton High School: Cadence Thibodeau (PSM) for The Addams Family • Canterbury School: Fiona Mulheren (PSM) for Little Women
• Kinsella Magnet School: Samaria Edmondson, Tiann Thompson (SMs) for Little Shop of Horrors
• Bridgeport International Academy: Bati Arero (PSM) for A Little Piece Of Heaven
BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:
• Wamogo Regional High School: Annabel Fuller, Alyssa DiLeone & Ailyn Tiul as Madame, Gabrielle & Charlotte in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella • Norwalk High School: Chris Mahanna, Matthew Critzman, Roddy Jimenez, Apolo Caguao-Tejeda, Ashton Mayher & Jahi Hampton as The Mechanics in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• Glastonbury High School: Leslie Borsotti, Annie Boyd, Bella Brown, Sara Hearne, Katelyn Lacroix, Alyssa Martire, Lily Mraz, Anika Pinto & Jamie Schwartz as Delta Nu Chorus in Legally Blonde
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Aleia Goodison, Laina Goodison & Catherine Lomuntad as Leading Player in Pippin
• New Milford High School: Cassandra Williams, Leah Lawson & Riley Mahon as Donna, Tanya & Rosie in Mamma Mia!
• Watertown High School: Ella Kijak, Chloe Desmarais & Giovanna Rapacioli as The Three Silly Girls in Beauty and the Beast
• Northwest Catholic High School: Sophia Cote, Emma Harrison, Mia Tonon, Chloe Dismukes & Patrick Hydeck as Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy & Laurie in Little Women
• East Hampton High School: Marley Paris, Macie Brazal, Delaney Sullivan, Jillian Leonardo, Nadia France & Addie Partridge as Moon & Me Dancers in The Addams Family
• Wolcott High School: Ashley Greaney, Teya Vega-Guerra & Angelina Emanuel as The Plastics in Mean Girls
• Kinsella Magnet School: Emerson Rae Johnson, Daisy Garriga & Tyra Harris as Crystal, Ronnette & Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Anna Hester, Lindsay Dyndiuk & Dahlia Alexander as Donna, Tanya & Rosie in Mamma Mia!
• Avon High School: Lexi Faust, Lucia Newman & Eva Kaponis as Rusty, Wendy Jo & Urleen in Footloose
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A PLAY: • Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Sophia Carroll & Anna Hester as John & Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible
• Glastonbury High School: Bella Brown & Phoebe Rusotto as Groundskeepers in Clue
• Terryville High School: Taryn McWilliams & Jonah Lopez as Hercule Poirot & Monsieur Bouc in Murder on the Orient Express
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Max Diamond & Luke Anderson as Christopher & Ed in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Northwest Catholic High School: Colin Molloy & Shannon McNally as Ken & Chris Gorman in Rumors
• Granby Memorial High School: Abbie Caruso & Jordan Gacochea as Boogie & Corny in Daughters of the Appalachians
• Bristol Eastern High School: Cameryn Chasse & Makayla Alexis as Juror #3 & Juror #8 in 12 Angry Jurors
• Hall High School: Summer Neidita & Margaret Devlin as Joan & Judy in Small Mouth Sounds
• Conard High School: Cat Boulton & Evan Danilyw as Trinculo & Stephano in The Tempest
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL: • Glastonbury High School: Phoebe Rusotto & Ian Duncan as Elle & Emmett in Legally Blonde
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Owen Carter & Harper Carlson as Lewis & Fastrada in Pippin
• Kingswood Oxford: Faith Potter & Diya Mistri as Nickie & Helene in Sweet Charity
• Conard High School: James Thibault & Afaf Albur as Kristoff & Sven in Disney’s Frozen
• Granby Memorial High School: Luke Ranicar & Isabel Gravlin as Seymour & Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors
• Watertown High School: Amarta Marku & Harrison Gowell as Cogsworth & Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast
• Wolcott High School: Lyrik LeBlond & Nathan McNeil as Cady & Aaron in Mean Girls
• Canterbury School: Anne Melich & Beckett Reynolds as Jo March & Professor Bhaer in Little Women
• Northwestern Regional 7 High School: Anna Hester & Ginerva DeCerbo as Donna & Sophie in Mamma Mia!
• Norwalk High School: J’aire Pearson & Roddy Jimenez as Jack & Crutchie in Newsies
• Bristol Eastern High School: Joshua Aiello & CJay Gibbs as Pippin & Leading Player in Pippin
• The Taft School: Vikte Bartninkaite & Vincent Chen as Ernst Ludwig & Clifford Bradshaw in Cabaret
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION: • Cromwell High School: One Stoplight Town
• Hall High School: The Comedy of Errors
• Glastonbury High School: Clue
• Terryville High School: Murder on the Orient Express
• Avon High School: Clue
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
• Northwest Catholic High School: Rumors
• Bristol Eastern High School: 12 Angry Jurors
• Bridgeport International Academy: A Little Piece Of Heaven
• Hall High School: Small Mouth Sounds
BEST MALE STANDOUT PERFORMANCE IN AN ENSEMBLE PRODUCTION: • Cromwell High School: Cole Hills as Jim in One Stoplight Town • Hall High School: Julian Long as Antipholus of Ephesus in The Comedy of Errors
• Glastonbury High School: Tom Fahey as Wadsworth in Clue
• Terryville High School: Jonah Lopez as Monsieur Bouc in Murder on the Orient Express
• Avon High School: Vinny Lupis as Wadsworth in Clue
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Max Diamond as Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
• Northwest Catholic High School: Alec Corrado as Glenn Cooper in Rumors • Hall High School: Ben Spaeth as Rodney in Small Mouth Sounds • King School: Nick Butler as Mr. Green in Clue
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL: • Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Sotirios Paul as Pippin in Pippin• Kingswood Oxford: Luke Roen as Oscar Lindquist in Sweet Charity • Granby Memorial High School: Luke Ranicar as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors
• Kinsella Magnet School: North Ackely as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors
• Bristol Eastern High School: CJay Gibbs as Leading Player in Pippin
BEST CONTEMPORARY PLAY:
• Cromwell High School: One Stoplight Town
• Glastonbury High School: Clue
• Terryville High School: Murder on the Orient Express
• Avon High School: Clue
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
• Shepaug Valley School: Almost, Maine
• Northwest Catholic High School: Rumors
• New Milford High School: Puffs
• Bridgeport International Academy: A Little Piece Of Heaven
• Hall High School: Small Mouth Sounds
• New Fairfield High School: The Hope and Heartache Diner
BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
• Mercy & Xavier High Schools: Pippin
• Kingswood Oxford: Sweet Charity
• Granby Memorial High School: Little Shop of Horrors • Bristol Eastern High School: Pippin