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Honoring
excellence onstage, behind the scenes, in the classroom and throughout the school district for excellence in high school musical
theater!
The Spirit of Broadway Theater is proud to create and present the Second Annual
Connecticut High School Music Theater Awards! The Connecticut program is connected with The National High School Musical
Theater Awards, to be held June 2010 in New York City!
This annual event seeks
to raise the profile of high school performing arts programs throughout Connecticut to help ensure that the arts have a dynamic
and central role in the educational life of young people w
2010 Participants included:
Amity Regional High School
Bethel High School
Christian Heritage School
E.O. Smith High School
Fairfield Ludlowe High School
Fairfield Warde High School
Francis Maloney
High School
Granby High School
Griswold High School
Guilford High School
Middletown
High School
New Canaan High School
Newtown High School
Norwalk High School
Ridgefield
High School
St. Paul Catholic High School
Stamford All-School
Stonington High
School
Trumbull High School
Westhill High School
Awards in 16 categories will be presented at a Black Tie, Red Carpet Gala, including
special awards of merit and performances by participant high schools! Recipients of Best Performance
by an Actor and Best Performance by an Actress will travel to new York City in June where they will work with industry professionals
in preparation for the National High School Music Theater Awards at NYU. They will be seen by top casting agents and directors
and will be competing for "The Jimmy Awards". hile honoring all those people who make these programs happen!
THE 2009 AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE...
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
THOUROUGHLY MODERN MILLE – Ridgefield
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Grace Hardin – THOUROUGHLY MODERN MILLE – Ridgefield
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading
Role
Stephen Mark – THOUROUGHLY MODERN MILLE –
Ridgefield
Outstanding Performance
by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Ellen Petersen -
INTO THE WOODS – Stonington
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Chris Cutler – GUYS AND DOLLS – Granby
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Member
Will Ropp – LES MISERABLES
– Darien
Outstanding Performance
by a Chorus
MAME – New Canaan
Outstanding Performance by a Child Actor*
(*inclusion of category is at the discretion of The Nomination
Committee)
HONORABLE MENTION:
Taylor Thompson (10) (young Patrick) – MAME –
New Canaan
Outstanding
Performance by a Student Orchestra
Ellen
Goldfarb Award
presented by
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
(must
be 75% students)
HELLO DOLLY – Guilford
Outstanding Achievement in Musical Direction
Chris Stanley - INTO THE WOODS – Stonington
Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
Diedre Alexander – MAME – New Canaan
Outstanding Achievement by a Teacher or Outside Director
Mark Mazzarella – SMILE – St. Pauls Catholic / Bristol
Outstanding Scenic Achievement
Don Murphy - THOUROUGHLY MODERN MILLE – Ridgefield
Outstanding Lighting Achievement
THOUROUGHLY MODERN MILLE – Ridgefield
HONORABLE MENTION:
Ben Uhl, Evan Reisel- GUYS AND DOLLS – Granby High School
Ort Pengue Memorial Costume Award
Mrs Maynard’s Costume Class – THE WIZARD OF OZ - Griswold
Outstanding Hair & Make-up Achievement
Sara Adams, Terry Cholewa, Mike Fontaine – THE WIZARD OF OZ - Griswold
Outstanding Graphic Design Achievement
Griswold High School – THE WIZARD OF OZ
Outstanding Lobby Display Achievement
Stonington High School – INTO THE WOODS
Outstanding Student Achievement
Heather Sayers – West Haven
Jayson Hebert - Griswold
MaeKenzie Trowbridge – St. Paul
Amanda
Fuller – Darien
Outstanding Achievement
by a High School -- The Educational Impact Award
Raymond Churchill
Griswold High School
Special Merit Award
O.H. Platt School
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