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Connecticut High School Musical Theater Award Nominees Announced
Newtown High School earned an impressive 11 nominations in various categories for 'Peter Pan.'
On Monday, June 2, 2014, for the 6th year, thousands of students, educators, administrators, parents, volunteers and supports involved with High School Musical Theater Education, will come together - at The Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT - to celebrate the very best in high quality, musical theater education in Connecticut.
2014 FINAL NOMINATIONS
OUTSTANDING HAIR & MAKE UP ACHIEVEMENT
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Andrea Kennedy
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Linda Hurst and Shannon-Courtney Denihan
Greater Hartford Academy – CAROUSEL
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
Alison Koziol
St. Paul’s Catholic – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Joanne Nyerick & Patricia O'Hagan
Stamford High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Cindy Schulte
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Kim Leffingwell
OUTSTANDING COSTUMING ACHIEVEMENT
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Julie Chevan, Brenda Burt
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Joanne Nyerick & Patricia O'Hagan
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts – CAROUSEL
Gail Fresia
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Kathleen Gephart
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
Bonnie Johnson and Emma Sullivan
Conard High School – SHREK
Vivianna Lamb
Lyme / Old Lyme High School – PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Denise Golden, Dorothy Paine, Hanna Wilczewski
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Dan Hassenmayer
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Kevin Gleason
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Steve Edick and Rich Parsons
Regional Center For The Arts – CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
Alicia Richards (Lighting), Shown Boyle (Projections)
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts – CAROUSEL
Robyn E. Joyce
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Doug Harry
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
Mitchell Girgasky
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Robert Kennedy
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Kevin Gleason
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Mark Mazzarella
Regional Center For The Arts – CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
Matt Iacozza, Upstate Scenic, Andy Smith, Shawn Boyle
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts – CAROUSEL
Karen Sparks Mellon
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Kirsten Reynolds
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
Lindsay Fuori, Bill Mangold and Mike Cummings
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Tom "Ivan" Ivanovich-Horizon Sound
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
DJ Grant
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Dave Glanovsky
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Robert and Andrea Kennedy
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Deirdre Alexander
Trumbull High School – RENT
Jessica Spillane
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Mark Mazzarella
Regional Center For The Arts – CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
J. Scott Handley
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Ingrid Walsh
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
Jane Matson
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Andrea Kennedy
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Deirdre Alexander & Shannon-Courtney Denihan
Trumbull High School – RENT
Frank Root, Morgan Fried
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Mark Simpson
Regional Center For The Arts – CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
Ashley Simone Kirchner
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Tessa Grunwald
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
Jane Matson
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Peter Randazzo
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Don Rickenback
Trumbull High School – RENT
Jerold Goldstein
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Emmett Drake
Regional Center For The Arts – CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
J. Scott Handley
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Laura Traver
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
Brett Boles
OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School – PUTNUM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
East Lyme High School – 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL
OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Shaylen Harger – NINA ROSARIO
Trumbull High School – RENT
Ava Gallo – MIMI
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Jillian Caillouette - SARA CREWE
Immaculate High School – LES MISERABLES
Emma Giorgio – COSETTE
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Maggie Walsh -MARY LENNOX
Conard High School – SHREK
Brigid Lucey - FIONA
OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Andrew Goehring -ARCHIBALD CRANE
Trumbull High School – RENT
Michael Ell – MARK
Immaculate High School – LES MISERABLES
Michael Hudak - JEAN VALJEAN
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Alida Ballou – DANIELLA
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Emily Chalon - MUZZY VON HOSS
Trumbull High School – RENT
Emily Ruchalski –MAUREEN
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Dana Wilton – BECKY
ST. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Caleigh Lozito - MRS. MINCHIN
Immaculate High School – LES MISERABLES
Isabella Mercaldo - MADAME THENARDIER
Westhill High School – URINETOWN
Alexandra Cahr - LITTLE SALLY
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Ryan Rattley – SONNY
Trumbull High School – RENT
Michael Lepore - TOM COLLINS
Trumbull High School – RENT
Matt Buckwald – ANGEL
Regional Center For The Arts – CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
Philip Coffey - TOMMY ROSS
Cheshire High School – AIDA
Benji Saccoccio – ZOSER
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
Casey McKeon - DICKON SOWERBY
Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School – PUTNUM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Joey Mulvey - LEAF CONEYBEAR
OUTSTANDING CHORUS
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Trumbull High School – RENT
St. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
Regional Center For The Arts – CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
Valley Regional High School – SECRET GARDEN
OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMER
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Kahari Blue - THE PIRAGUA GUY
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Shaan Appel & Griff Hall - CHING HO/ BUN FOO
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
Kyle Mangold - SMEE
Westhill High School – URINETOWN
Jason Nekritz - HOT BLADES HARRY
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE GROUP
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
STENOGRAPHERS & CLERKS
Kate Callahan, Berlin Charles, Jennifer Daly, Allison Demers, Jacob Freedgood, Audrey Kirkpatrick, Nancy Leville, Kenon Lysenko, Rachael Mathis, Lauren Mellinger, Anna Oxman, Nick Ranieri, Margot Weiss
St. Paul Catholic High School – A LITTLE PRINCESS
BOARDING HOUSE GIRLS
Marisa Mastrio, Caroline Cianci, Chiara Ciampietro, Annie Jarner,
Amy Urso, Olivia Kilbourne
Immaculate High School – LES MISERABLES
THE STUDENTS
Newtown High School – PETER PAN
THE LOST BOYS
Madi Aug, Julia Bogdanoff, Kelsey Nicholson, Charles Romano, John Satayana, Amy Talbot, Kyle Watkins, Sean Dalton, Michelle Zarifis, Ian Fuchs, Emily Crebbin and Kylie Gallagher
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR
Amity Regional High School
IN THE HEIGHTS
New Canaan High School
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Newtown High School
PETER PAN
Regional Center for the Arts
CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
St. Paul’s Catholic
A LITTLE PRINCESS
Trumbull High School
RENT
Valley Regional High School
SECRET GARDEN
OUTSTANDING LOBBY DISPLAY
Amity Regional High School – IN THE HEIGHTS
Trumbull High School - RENT
New Canaan High School – THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
I had the pleasure of seeing the production of 'Rent' at Trumbull High, 'Peter Pan' at Newtown High and 'In the Heights' at Amity Regional High. I know firsthand that their nominations are well deserved. I am sure that all the other finalists were just as deserving.
STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINEES TO BE POSTED ON TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014
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