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2023 WINNERS & NOMINEES

2024 METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL THEATER AWARDS
WINNERS & NOMINEES

Overall Production of a Musical

St. Joseph’s Regional High School - Les Misérables: School Edition - WINNER

Academy of the Holy Angels - Urinetown

Archbishop Stepinac High School - Catch Me If You Can

Bergen County Academies - Something Rotten!

Brewster High School - Anything Goes

Harrison High School - Mean Girls: High School Edition

Northern Valley High School Old Tappan - Cats

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Outstanding Performance in Leading Female-Identified Role

Harrison High School - Jadyn Schwartz (Regina George / Mean Girls: High School Edition) - WINNER
Brewster High School - Tessa Boissonnault (Reno Sweeney / Anything Goes)

Dwight-Englewood School - Sophia Vermés (Olive Ostrovsky / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

Immaculate Heart Academy - Madeline Heinimann (Donna Sheridan / Mamma Mia!)

Lyndhurst High School - Angelina Brennen (Elle Woods / Legally Blonde)

Pelham Memorial High School - Maddy Lyons (The Witch / Into the Woods)

Tappan Zee High School - Kiki Zervoudis (Sophie Sheridan / Mamma Mia!)

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Outstanding Performance in a Leading Male-Identified Role

Carmel High School - Sam Corry (J. Pierrepont Finch / How to Succeed…) - WINNER
Archbishop Stepinac High School - Ryan Diaz (Carl Hanratty / Catch Me If You Can)

Bergen County Academies - Christopher Bruno (Nick Bottom / Something Rotten!)

Clarkstown North High School - Zach Degen (Gomez Addams / The Addams Family)

Lakeland High School - Sebastian Goldstein (Billy Flynn / Chicago: Teen Edition)

Ramsey High School - Nate Algor (Emmett Forrest / Legally Blonde)

St. Joseph Regional High School - Liam Fahey (Jean Valjean / Les Misérables: School Edition)

 

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Female-Identified Role

Academy of the Holy Angels - Eva Zazzali (Little Sally / Urinetown) - WINNER

Brewster High School - Emiko Dunn (Erma Latour / Anything Goes)

Dobbs Ferry High School - Melanie Miadelets (Hodel / Fiddler on the Roof)

Harrison High School - Tessa Marsico (Gretchen Weiners / Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Nyack High School - Emma R. Van Dorpe (Rizzo / Grease)

Rye High School - Sydnee Brown (Rosie Mulligan / Mamma Mia!)

St. Joseph Regional High School - Emily Kenny (Fantine / Les Misérables: School Edition)

 

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Male-Identified Role

St. Joseph Regional High School - Derek Bedell (Marius / Les Misérables: School Edition) - WINNER
Academy of the Holy Angels - Jack Laux (Caldwell B. Cladwell / Urinetown)

Mamaroneck High School - Alexander Gross (Joseph Pulitzer / Disney’s Newsies)

Northern Valley High School Old Tappan - Roman Gatti (Rum Tum Tugger / Cats)

Nyack High School - Sawyer Ploski (Kenickie / Grease)

Pelham Memorial High School - Liam Ginsburg (Jack / Into the Woods)

Rye Neck High School - Riley Taylor (Gaston / Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

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Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role

Northern Valley High School Old Tappan - Sophia Ashbahian (Jellylorum / Cats) - WINNER
Academy of the Holy Angels - James Coleman (Hot Blades Harry / Urinetown)

Bergen County Academies - Daniel Lukatsky (The Minstrel / Something Rotten!)

Clarkstown North High School - Gianna Maltbie (Pugsley Addams / The Addams Family)

Don Bosco Prep - Salvatore Noble (Nicely-Nicely Johnson / Guys and Dolls)

Hendrick Hudson High School - Addison Valentino (Flounder / Disney’s The Little Mermaid)

Somers High School - Angelina Pineiro (Pugsley Addams / The Addams Family)

 

Outstanding Performance in a Cameo Female-Identified Role

Rutherford High School - Liz Dunlop (Clarisse La Rue / The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical) - WINNER
Archbishop Stepinac High School - Anna Fahy (Carol Strong / Catch Me If You Can)

Dobbs Ferry High School - Sloane DiSimone (Fruma-Sarah / Fiddler on the Roof)

Glen Rock High School - Kellen Philp (Babette / Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

Pascack Valley High School - Abby Campbell (Martha Cox / Disney’s High School Musical)

Rye Neck High School - Myli Bruno (The Enchantress/Silly Girl / Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

Saddle River Day School - Sara Onik (Teen Fiona / Shrek)

 

Outstanding Performance in a Cameo Male-Identified Role

Pelham Memorial High School - Andrew Scott (The Mysterious Man / Into the Woods) - WINNER
Brewster High School - Zachary Simmons (Henry Dobson / Anything Goes)

Harrison High School - Luke Castellano (Mr. Duvall / Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Mahwah High School - Daniel Fernandez (Gavroche / Les Misérables: School Edition)

Midland Park High School - Caleb Faber (Lurch / The Addams Family)

Northern Valley High School Old Tappan - Daniel Lee (Asparagus / Cats)

Rye High School - Sam Rodriguez (Eddie / Mamma Mia!)

 

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Group

Fair Lawn High School - Mariella Galdieri, Michal Semory Gertler, and Rebecca Rosen (Pilar, Margot, Serena / Legally Blonde) - WINNER

Bergen County Academies - Skylar Herman, Addie Maddela, and Olivia Rain McCarthy
(Nostradamus / Something Rotten!)

 

Blind Brook High School - Chloe Beal and Cassandra Brunetti
(Ali and Lisa / Mamma Mia!)

 

North Rockland High School - Arianna Aguliar, Anya Andriyevsky, Eryn Arador, Erin Bertolino, Jaylyn Castro, Precious [Judy] Damas, Megan Debus, Aylynn Hernandez, Sarina Neset, Olivia Toussaint, Gia [Sage] Vincety
(The Merry Murderesses / Chicago: Teen Edition)

 

Nyack High School - Augie Davi-Fiendella, Ian Duff, Asher Glass, Sawyer Ploski, and Trey Schloss
(The Burger Palace Boys / Grease)

 

Rye Neck High School - Anaïs Brown, Donna Costanz, Abigail Flynn, Emily Gallin, Jian Kawai, Maho Murofushi
(The Enchanted Objects / Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

 

White Plains High School - Anissa Bagby, Hayley Brick, Alice Brodsky, Olivia Perretto, Riley Westlund
(Tevye’s Daughters / Fiddler on the Roof)

 

Outstanding Performance by a Chorus

Harrison High School - Mean Girls: High School Edition - WINNER
Academy of the Holy Angels - Urinetown

Bergen County Academies - Something Rotten!

Brewster High School - Anything Goes

Clarkstown North High School - The Addams Family

Mamaroneck High School - Disney’s Newsies

Northern Valley High School Old Tappan - Cats

St. Joseph Regional High School - Les Misérables: School Edition  

 

Outstanding Performance by a Student Orchestra

Lakeland High School - Chicago: Teen Edition - WINNER
Bergen County Academies - Something Rotten!

Carmel High School - How to Succeed…

Lodi High School - Monty Python’s Spamalot

Mamaroneck High School - Disney’s Newsies

Tuckahoe High School - Annie

Westwood Regional High School - Annie

White Plains High School - Fiddler on the Roof

 

Outstanding Performance by a Student Pit Musician

Hastings High School - Jasper Zimmerman / Piano  (Urinetown) - WINNER

Lakeland High School - Jesse Ehrenreich / Tuba/Bass (Chicago: Teen Edition)

Lyndhurst High School - Lily Anderson / Reed 1 (Legally Blonde)

Mahwah High School - Jachin Choi / Cello (Les Misérables: School Edition)

Pascack Valley High School - Tim Ngai / Keyboard 1 (High School Musical)

Pleasantville High School - Alex Arbucci / Bass Guitar (Footloose)

Rutherford High School - Evan Statile / Guitar (The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical)

Tuckahoe High School - Nico Tortorella / Violin (Annie)

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Outstanding Achievement in Direction

Academy of the Holy Angels - Katie Collins (Urinetown) - WINNER

Archbishop Stepinac High School - Frank Portanova (Catch Me If You Can)

Bergen County Academies - Victoria Pero (Something Rotten!)

Clarkstown North High School - Ellen Condon Macy (The Addams Family)

Pelham Memorial High School - Thomas Beck, Jr. and Neil Schleifer (Into the Woods)

Ramapo High School (NY) - Rai Arsa Artha (Urinetown)

Rutherford High School - Courtney McManus and Matthew Vaccaro (The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical)

St. Joseph Regional High School - Marc David Wright (Les Misérables: School Edition)

 

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction

St. Joseph Regional High School - Ed Ginter (Les Misérables: School Edition) - WINNER
Academy of the Holy Angels - George Croom (Urinetown)

Dobbs Ferry High School - Georgia DeFalco (Fiddler on the Roof)

Harrison High School - Meg Test (Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Midland Park High School - Ethan Smith (The Addams Family)

Pelham Memorial High School - George Croom (Into the Woods)

The Masters School - Katie Meadows (Into the Woods)

Pleasantville High School - Jon Vercesi (Footloose)

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Outstanding Achievement in Choreography

Brewster High School - Nikki Sanders Siriani (Anything Goes) - WINNER
Archbishop Stepinac High School - Francesca DeAngelo, Halle Mastroberardino, Charlotte Newman (Catch Me If You Can)

Bergen County Academies - Laurie Crochet-Hyslop (Something Rotten!)

Briarcliff High School - Davyd H. Suber, Jr. (Chicago: Teen Edition)

Fort Lee High School - Eldric Etra (Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Harrison High School - Deborah Toteda (Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Mamaroneck High School - Allison Parsley (Disney’s Newsies)

Northern Valley High School Old Tappan - Caitlin Ort (Cats)

 

Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design

Rye Country Day School - Jac-que Robinson (Into the Woods) - WINNER
Blind Brook High School - Zach Dore (Mamma Mia!)

Don Bosco Prep - Darren Rosen (Guys and Dolls)

Immaculate Heart Academy - Vincent Gunn (Mamma Mia!)

Mahwah High School - Andrew Needham and Daniel Catizone (Les Misérables: School Edition

New Milford High School - Joe Alasio, Jim Africano, and Lauren Finizia, Kiefer Hanoshah, and Dan Prete (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

North Rockland High School - James Huppert (Chicago: Teen Edition)

St. Joseph Regional High School - Vincent Gunn (Les Misérables: School Edition)

 

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design

Immaculate Heart Academy - Nikki Belenski (Mamma Mia!) - WINNER
Archbishop Stepinac High School - Andrew Gmoser (Catch Me If You Can)

Blind Brook High School - Zach Dore (Mamma Mia!)

Briarcliff High School - Jim Britt (Chicago: Teen Edition)

Pascack Valley High School - Xotchil Musser (Disney’s High School Musical)

Rye Country Day School - Jac-que Robinson (Into the Woods)

St. Joseph Regional High School - Asa Lipton (Les Misérables: School Edition)

Tuckahoe High School - Andrew Gmoser (Annie)

 

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design

Bergen County Academies - Terry Thiry, Janet Hughes, Christine Beidel, and Jack Nuciforo
(
Something Rotten!) - WINNER

Archbishop Stepinac High School - Annamarie Mastroberardino (Catch Me If You Can)

Briarcliff High School - Susanna Kwong (Chicago: Teen Edition)

Midland Park High School - Rebecca Horner and Amy Walton (The Addams Family)

Pascack Valley High School - Merielle Lupfer (Disney’s High School Musical)

Pleasantville High School - Jacqueline Cerrati (Footloose)

Ramapo High School (NJ) - Becca Corrado (The Drowsy Chaperone)

Rye Neck High School - Chakira Doherty (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

 

Outstanding Achievement in Hair and Makeup Design

St. Joseph Regional High School - Derek Alfano and Chelsey Cavalcante (Les Misérables: School Edition) - WINNER
Bergen County Academies - Eve Antonelli, Simoné Chariell, James Heulbig, and Gabriela Iwuc (Something Rotten!)

Eastchester High School - Jennifer Batz, Maddy Colette, Olivia D'Aversa-Herbert, Donna Seminara (The Addams Family)

Immaculate Heart Academy - Derek Alfano (Mamma Mia!)

Midland Park High School - Helene Rosso and Melissa Quinn (The Addams Family)

Northern Valley High School Old Tappan - Amanda Cammarata, Shaelynn Cowley, Sam Cruz, Diya Damwani, Kareena Daswani, Alex Junio, Lilliana Mangano, and Erica Young (Cats)

Pleasantville High School - Lisa Cascardo (Footloose)

Westlake High School - Sabrina Galletti (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

 

Outstanding Performance by a Stage Crew

Midland Park High School - The Addams Family - WINNER
Don Bosco Prep - Guys and Dolls

Hastings High School - Urinetown

North Rockland High School - Chicago: Teen Edition

Port Chester High School - Legally Blonde

Rye Neck High School - Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

The Leffell School - Disney’s Freaky Friday

Valhalla High School - Footloose

 

Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design

Mahwah High School - Daleena Wong (Les Misérables: School Edition) - WINNER
Briarcliff High School - Allison Chu (Chicago: Teen Edition)

Glen Rock High School - Giulia Beaudoin (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

Hastings High School - Emma Gelman (Urinetown)

Ossining High School - June Salo (Sister Act)

Rye Country Day School - Ellen Chen (Into the Woods)

Westwood Regional High School - Joseph Fritz (Annie)

Westlake High School -  Eva Cangialosi, Jaiselle Medina, Kolby Moody, Adriana Pires, and Alyssa Yuan (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

 

Outstanding Achievement in Lobby Display

Hastings High School - Emma Gelman (Urinetown) - WINNER (TIE)

New Rochelle High School - PAVE Art Students (Young Kind of Love) - WINNER (TIE)

Carmel High School - Raegan Sedlarcik (How to Succeed…)

Clarkstown South High School - Michael Culver, Riley Schoales, and Hannah Sung (Disney’s Newsies)

Don Bosco Prep - Sheri Dennehy (Guys and Dolls)

Dumont High School - Brenda Arthur, Samantha Bautista, Denise Flaherty, Ana Lucia Guinto, Melanie Hammond, Kaitlyn Kwan, Angelina Job, Nicole McCabe, Khaled Nasr, John Pacana, Sophia Rosero, Reuben Thibault-Garnica, and Samia Tousif  (Mean Girls: High School Edition)

The Masters School - Jovelysa Molina and Lucy Vargas (Into the Woods)

St. Joseph Regional High School - Kim Buscher (Les Misérables: School Edition)

 

Outstanding Performance of a Duet

Brewster High School - Tessa Boissonnault as “Reno Sweeney” and Ivelisse Arocho as “Moonface Martin”
(“Friendship” / Anything Goes) - WINNER

 

Carmel High School - Sam Corry as “J. Pierrepont Finch” and Jake Patino as “J.B. Biggley”
“Grand Old Ivy” / How to Succeed…)

 

Eastchester High School - Sofia Caballes as “Morticia Addams” and William Anderson as “Gomez Addams”
(“Tango de Amor” / The Addams Family)

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Immaculate Heart Academy - Maeve Murray as “Rosie Mulligan” and RJ Buscher as “Bill Austin”
(“Take a Chance on Me” / Mamma Mia!)

 

New Milford High School - Isabel Alasio as “Belle” and Frankie Carbonaro as “Maurice”
(“No Matter What” / Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

 

Nyack High School - Sienna Ryan as “Jan” and Trey Schloss as “Roger”
(“Mooning” / Grease)


Putnam Valley High School - Reece Emery as “Joanne Jefferson” and Hayley Craane  as “Maureen Johnson”
(“Take Me or Leave Me” / Rent: School Edition)

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Saddle River Day School - Teddy Basa as “Shrek” and Kate Peresvyetova as “Fiona”
(“I Think I Got You Beat” / Shrek)

 

Outstanding Performance of a Small Group Number

Pleasantville High School - “Mama Says” (Footloose) - WINNER
Dwight-Englewood School - “The I Love You Song” (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

New Rochelle High School - “Caffeinated” (Young Kind of Love)

North Salem Middle/High School - “Elegance” (Hello, Dolly!)

Pascack Hills High School - “Stepsister’s Lament” (Cinderella: Broadway Edition)

Rutherford High School - “Drive” (The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical)

Rye High School - “Dancing Queen” (Mamma Mia!)

Valhalla High School - “Holding Out for a Hero” (Footloose)

 

Outstanding Performance of a Production Number

Nyack High School - “Greased Lightning” (Grease) - WINNER
Carmel High School - “Brotherhood of Man” (How to Succeed…)

Clarkstown North High School - “When You’re an Addams” (The Addams Family)

Clarkstown South High School - “Seize the Day” (Disney’s Newsies)

Lyndhurst High School - “Gay or European” (Legally Blonde)

Mamaroneck High School - “Carrying the Banner” (Disney’s Newsies)

Ramapo High School (NY) - “The Cop Song” (Urinetown)

Tuckahoe High School - “Hard Knock Life” (Annie)

 

Outstanding Vocal Performance by a Female-Identifying Performer 

Archbishop Stepinac High School - Arianna Arocho ( Brenda Strong / Catch Me If You Can) - WINNER

Hendrick Hudson High School - Mia O'Malley (Ariel / Disney’s The Little Mermaid)

Immaculate Heart Academy - Katherine Ryan (Tanya Cresham-Leigh / Mamma Mia!)

North Salem Middle/High School - Isabella Mosquera Velasquez (Dolly Gallagher Levi / Hello, Dolly!)

Pascack Valley High School - Olivia Carpenter (Gabriella Montez / Disney’s High School Musical)

St. Joseph Regional High School - Lily Yezdanian (Cosette / Les Misérables: School Edition)

The Masters School - Josie Leff (The Baker’s Wife / Into the Woods)

Sleepy Hollow High School - Bella Perkins (Fairy Godmother / Cinderella: Enchanted Edition)

 

Outstanding Vocal Performance by a Male-Identifying Performer 

Archbishop Stepinac High School - Calvin Lindo (Frank Abagnale / Catch Me If You Can) - WINNER

Briarcliff High School - Gordon Beckler (Billy Flynn / Chicago: Teen Edition)

Harrison High School - Elvis Njuguna (Aaron Samuels / Mean Girls: High School Edition)

New Rochelle High School - Alan Dimond (“Me and Mr. Popularity” / Young Kind of Love)

Putnam Valley High School - Massimo Cartategui (Mark Cohen / Rent: School Edition)

Sleepy Hollow High School - Chris Cesarano (Christopher / Cinderella: Enchanted Edition)

Tappan Zee High School - Daniel Lipari (Sky / Mamma Mia!)

Tuckahoe High School - Henry Podoll (Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks / Annie)

 

Outstanding Acting Performance by a Female-Identifying Performer 

Pascack Valley High School - Maya Teckwani (Taylor McKessie / Disney’s High School Musical) - WINNER
Academy of the Holy Angels - Lilianna Garber (Hope Cladwell / Urinetown)

Blind Brook High School - Cassidy Wohl (Sophie Sheridan / Mamma Mia!)

Eastchester High School - Caitlyn Kops (Alice Beineke / The Addams Family)

Horace Greeley High School - Sasha Murray (Wednesday Addams / The Addams Family)

Midland Park High School - Teya Rosso (Morticia Addams / The Addams Family)

Rye Country Day School - Dominique Alvarez (Little Red / Into the Woods)

The Leffell School - Bailey Goldberg (Catherine Blake / Disney’s Freaky Friday)

 

Outstanding Acting Performance by a Male-Identifying Performer 

Academy of the Holy Angels - Joe Lizzi (Officer Lockstock / Urinetown) - WINNER

Carmel High School - Jake Filangeri (Bud Frump / How to Succeed…)

Don Bosco Prep - Anthony Proia (Nathan Detroit / Guys and Dolls)

Mamaroneck High School - Domenick Bierman (Jack Kelly / Disney’s Newsies)

Pleasantville High School - Colin Rubsamen (Reverend Shaw Moore / Footloose)

Rutherford High School - Nick Scaglione (Grover Underwood / The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical ) 

Somers High School - Anthony Fusco (Gomez Addams / The Addams Family)

White Plains High School - Rico Rivera (Tevye / Fiddler on the Roof)

 

Outstanding Dance Performance by a Female-Identifying Performer 

Lakeland High School - Lily Wallace (Liz / Chicago: Teen Edition) - WINNER
Bergenfield High School - Laila Little (TiMoune / Once on this Island)

Eastchester High School - Sofia Caballes (Morticia Addams / The Addams Family)

New Rochelle High School - Keyera Gordon (“Love Me, Love Me Not” / Young Kind of Love)

North Salem Middle/High School - Gabriella Nicoletti (Ermengarde / Hello, Dolly!)

Nyack High School - Haylie Christiano (Cha Cha DiGregorio / Grease)

Ramsey High School - Chloe Yi (Brooke Wyndham / Legally Blonde)

Saddle River Day School - Alessia Riera (Sugar Plum Fairy/ Moon / Shrek)

 

Outstanding Dance Performance by a Male-Identifying Performer 

Rye Neck High School - Jian Kawai (Lumiere / Disney’s Beauty and the Beast) - WINNER
Brewster High School - Jacob Caraballo (Billy Crocker / Anything Goes)

Eastchester High School - William Anderson (Gomez Addams / The Addams Family)

Hendrick Hudson High School - Cameron Haynes (Scuttle / Disney’s The Little Mermaid)

Northern Highlands Regional High School - Henry Robers (Pepper / Mamma Mia!)

Northern Valley High School Old Tappan - Tim Lee (Macavity / Cats)

Pleasantville High School - Philip Dundie (Ren McCormack / Footloose)

Ramapo High School (NJ) - Samuel Ornstein (George / The Drowsy Chaperone)

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Outstanding Comedic Performance by a Female-Identifying Performer 

Brewster High School - Ivelisse Arocho (Moonface Martin / Anything Goes) - WINNER
Blind Brook High School - Madilyn Klein (Rosie Mulligan / Mamma Mia!)

Fair Lawn High School - Lucy Bohossian (Paulette / Legally Blonde)

Fort Lee High School - Sadhay Nunez (Karen Smith / Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Hastings High School - Elianna Carvalho (Hope Cladwell / Urinetown)

Ossining High School - Grace McGrath (Sister Mary Patrick / Sister Act)

Pascack Valley High School - Mia Vazquez (Jack Scott / Disney’s High School Musical)

Ramapo High School (NJ) - Gabriella Almanza (Kitty / The Drowsy Chaperone)

 

Outstanding Comedic Performance by a Male-Identifying Performer 

Ramapo High School (NJ) - Leonardo Fornasieri (Aldolpho / The Drowsy Chaperone) - WINNER
Dumont High School - Joseph Floro (Damian Hubbard / Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Glen Rock High School - Henry Finkenstadt (Cogsworth / Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

Harrison High School - Ulysses Bravo Brown (Kevin G. / Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Hendrick Hudson High School - Jordan Cobb (Chef Louis / Disney’s The Little Mermaid)

Horace Greeley High School - Matthew Weissman (Fester / The Addams Family)

Lodi High School - Oscar Lopez (Herbert / Monty Python’s Spamalot)

Ramapo High School (NY) - Benjamin Mejia (Officer Lockstock / Urinetown)

 

Outstanding Performance by a Child Performer

Tuckahoe High School - Gabriella Berkman (Molly  / Annie) - WINNER
Bergenfield High School - Viola Eigenbrod and Riley Quirk (The Little Girl and Little TiMoune / Once on this Island)

Blind Brook High School - Annie Dore (Little Sophie / Mamma Mia!)

Clarkstown South High School - Gavin Cox and George Zacharopoulos (Les / Disney’s Newsies)

Kennedy Catholic High School - Sophia Amone (Matilda / Roald Dahl’s Matilda)

Mamaroneck High School - Jack Kohler and Caelin Wieber (Les / Disney’s Newsies)

Northern Highlands Regional - K.C. Suchkova and Liliana Meizys (Young Donna and  Young Sophie / Mamma Mia!)

Rye Country Day School - Jolie Robinson (Milky White / Into the Woods)

Rye High School - Haley Kloepfer and Olivia King (Young Donna and Young Sophie / Mamma Mia!)

Saddle River Day School - Sam Miller (Young Shrek/Baby Bear/Farquaad’s Father / Shrek)

St. Joseph Regional High School - Alexander Suarez-Inclan (Gavroche / Les Misérables: School Edition)

Westlake High School - Abby Horan (Carpet / Disney’s Beauty and the Beast)

 

Outstanding Performance by a Student Critic

Eastchester High School - Gianna Cassino - WINNER
Bergen County Academies - Victoria Baturin

Bergenfield High School - Matthew Quintana

Blind Brook High School - Veronica Babiuk

Harrison High School - Evan Gessner

Hastings High School - Erik Ghalib

Hendrick Hudson High School - Castalia Litos

Horace Greeley High School - Zoya Nabeel

Pleasantville High School - Maya Fortier

Putnam Valley High School - Payton Ferraguzzi

Rutherford High School - Jeannille Ettinoffe

Westlake High School - Giuliana Malaj

 

Outstanding Student Technical Achievement

Blind Brook High School - Veronica Babiuk (Production Stage Manager / Mamma Mia!) - WINNERS

North Salem Middle/High School - Matthew Graham (Assistant to the Lighting Designer/Light Board Operator / Hello, Dolly!) - WINNERS

Northern Valley High School Old Tappan - Matthew Mancinelli (Student Lighting Designer and Lighting Programmer / 

Cats) - WINNERS
Westlake High School - Sean Gray (Set Designer, Lighting Designer, and Technical Director / Disney’s Beauty and the Beast) - WINNERS

Archbishop Stepinac High School - Tyler Dobeck (Production Stage Manager / Catch Me If You Can)

Bergen County Academies - Eunice Hwang (Production Stage Manager / Something Rotten!)

Carmel High School - Giuliana Acierno (Student Lighting Designer / How to Succeed…)

Clarkstown South High School - Michael Culver (Production Stage Manager / Disney’s Newsies)

Dumont High School - Maya Matlick (Head Photographer, Publicity Manager, Projection Collaborator, and Webmaster / 

Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Harrison High School - Stella O’Connell (Student Lighting Designer / Mean Girls: High School Edition)

Hastings High School - Liam Mulvihill (A1 Sound Engineer / Urinetown)

Mahwah High School - Fiza Khan (Head of Costumes / Les Misérables: School Edition)

The Masters School - Ally Tarter (Assistant Stage Manager / Into the Woods)

New Rochelle High School - Gabrielle Barnett, Madeline Basch, Michelle Carrillo, Jake Solar, and Valentina Wallin (Art and Video Designers / Young Kind of Love)
Nyack High School - Lily Anton (Production Stage Manager / Grease)

Pascack Hills High School - Jocelyn Adereth (Scenic Designer and Assistant Technical Director / Cinderella: Broadway Edition)

Pleasantville High School - Katie Moore (Production Stage Manager / Footloose)

Ramapo High School (NY) - Shawn Samuel (Production Stage Manager / Urinetown)

Rutherford High School - Rebecca Mathews (Production Stage Manager / The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical)

Rye Country Day School - Julia Kroin (Production Stage Manager / Into the Woods)

Valhalla High School - Devany Lynch (Co-Stage Manager / Footloose)

Westwood Regional  High School - Rhianna Rivera and Erin Strauser (Student Costume Designers and Costume Chiefs / 

Annie)

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