2026 Metro Awards – Winners

2026 Metropolitan H.S. Theater Awards
 

OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
St. Joseph Regional High School
Pippin
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION
Cyndi Feinman
The Prom
Rye Neck High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING MALE-IDENTIFIED ROLE
Derek Bedell (Pippin)
Pippin
St. Joseph Regional High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING FEMALE-IDENTIFIED ROLE
Mariella Galdieri (Velma Kelly)
Chicago: Teen Edition
Fair Lawn High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING MALE-IDENTIFIED ROLE (Tie)
Clayton Huling (Nathan Detroit)
Guys and Dolls
Pleasantville High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING MALE-IDENTIFIED ROLE (Tie)
Joseph Lizzi (Charlemagne)
Pippin
St. Joseph Regional High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE-IDENTIFIED ROLE
Dominique Alvarez (Eponine)
Les Misérables School Edition
Rye Country Day School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED MALE-IDENTIFIED ROLE
Dean Pasarelli (Thenardier)
Les Misérables School Edition
Harrison High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED FEMALE-IDENTIFIED ROLE
Juliana LoPresti (Chorn)
Firebringer
New Rochelle High School
 

OUTSTANDING DANCE PERFORMANCE BY A MALE-IDENTIFYING PERFORMER
Jian Harrell (Billy Nolan)
CARRIE
Dwight-Englewood School
 

OUTSTANDING DANCE PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE-IDENTIFYING PERFORMER
Cadence Siriani (Ensemble Dancer)
Chicago: Teen Edition
Carmel High School
 

OUTSTANDING COMEDIC PERFORMANCE BY A MALE-IDENTIFYING PERFORMER (Tie)
Luke Ambrogio (Phil Connors)
Groundhog Day
Eastchester High School
 

OUTSTANDING COMEDIC PERFORMANCE BY A MALE-IDENTIFYING PERFORMER (Tie)
Quentin Meyer (Charlemagne)
Pippin
Pelham Memorial High School
 

OUTSTANDING COMEDIC PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE-IDENTIFYING PERFORMER
Talia Russo (Madame Thenardier)
Les Misérables School Edition
Harrison High School
 

OUTSTANDING ACTING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE-IDENTIFYING PERFORMER
Brady Fitzgerald (Nick Bottom)
Something Rotten!
Westlake High School
 

OUTSTANDING ACTING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE-IDENTIFYING PERFORMER
Nika Moini (Candela)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Briarcliff High School
 

OUTSTANDING VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY A MALE-IDENTIFYING PERFORMER
Joseph Romeo (Jack)
Into the Woods
Lyndhurst High School
 

OUTSTANDING VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE-IDENTIFYING PERFORMER
Keilah Clarke (The Leading Player)
Pippin
St. Joseph Regional High School

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHOREOGRAPHY
Eboni Edwards
Bring It On!
Bergen County Academies
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTING DESIGN
Nicholas Bernard
The Addams Family
Ramapo High School (NJ)
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC DIRECTION
Scott Test
Les Misérables School Edition
Harrison High School
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SCENIC DESIGN
Vincent Gunn
Pippin
St. Joseph Regional High School
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN
Olivia Merriam and Gabriella Serhat
Chicago: Teen Edition
Fair Lawn High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF A DUET
Ashley Cosiver as Reno Sweeney and Chris Gilder as Billy Crocker
“You’re the Top”
Anything Goes
Mamaroneck High School
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Neil Schleifer
Pippin
Pelham Memorial High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A CAMEO ROLE
Soraya Miller (Bert Healey)
Annie
Albertus Magnus High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE GROUP
The Merry Murderesses
Chicago: Teen Edition
Horace Greeley High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF A PRODUCTION NUMBER
“A Musical”
Something Rotten!
Westlake High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF A SMALL GROUP NUMBER
“The Cell Block Tango”
Chicago: Teen Edition
Blind Brook High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CHORUS
The Prom
Rye Neck High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD PERFORMER
Levi Schloss (Gavroche)
Les Misérables School Edition
Nyack High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUDENT ORCHESTRA
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Brewster High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUDENT PIT MUSICIAN
Matias Huertas (Reeds/Saxophone)
Chicago: Teen Edition
Sleepy Hollow High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STAGE CREW
Sister Act
North Salem Middle/High School
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A STUDENT STAGE MANAGER (Tie)
Ella Magid
Fiddler on the Roof
The Leffell School
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A STUDENT STAGE MANAGER (Tie)
Jamie Collins
Fiddler on the Roof
Northern Valley High School Demarest
 

OUTSTANDING STUDENT TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Ava DiBenedetto – Mask Designer
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Brewster High School
 

OUTSTANDING STUDENT TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Nathaly Ortega – Student Choreographer
Once on This Island
Peekskill High School
 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUDENT CRITIC
Zoya Nabeel
Horace Greeley High School
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LOBBY DISPLAY
Mean Girls: High School Version
Westwood Regional High School
 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
Eddy Mancini
Guys and Dolls
Pleasantville High School