High School Musical Awards

Lobby Design

• Cherry Hill High School: Mary Poppins
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins
• Jose Marti STEM Academy: Cinderella
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables
• Mount Olive High School: Grease
• Northern Highlands Regional High School: The Prom
• Paramus High School: The Wizard of Oz
• West Milford Township High School: Mean Girls

Special Feature

• Buena Regional High School: Pippin, Live Animals
• Cherry Hill High School: Mary Poppins, Foy (Fly System)
• Dumont High School: Little Shop of Horrors, Audrey II Design
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Foy (Fly System)
• New Milford High School: Little Shop of Horrors, Audrey II Puppet
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, Dragon, Horse & Gingy
• West Milford Township High School: Mean Girls, Interactive Light Bracelets
• Williamstown High School: Mamma Mia!, Interactive Intermission Experience

Special Awards to be Announced at the Show

• Butler High School: The Wedding Singer
• Christian Brothers Academy: Twelfth Night
• Dwight-Englewood School: Mean Girls
• Fair Lawn High School: Mama Mia
• Holy Spirit High School: Footloose
• Leonia High School: Mean Girls
• Neptune High School: The Wedding Singer
• OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy: The SpongeBob Musical
• Paramus High School: The Wizard of Oz
• Pascack Regional High School: Legally Blonde
• Westwood Regional High School: Mamma Mia!

Production Set Design

• Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Cinderella, Elizabeth A. Volpe
• Bergen County Academies: The Drowsy Chaperone, Vincent Gunn
• Cherry Hill High School: Mary Poppins, Erik Petrushun
• Fair Lawn High School: Mamma Mia!, Vincent Gunn
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Casey Michael
• New Milford High School: Little Shop of Horrors, Jim Africano
• North Hunterdon High School: Mamma Mia!, Mary Hopta & Caleb Dagnall
• Overbrook High School: The Addams Family, Claudia Biddle & Michael Charboneau
• St. Joseph Regional High School: Footloose, Vincent Gunn
• Westwood Regional High School: Mamma Mia!, Joseph Carnevale

Lighting Design

• Bergen County Academies: The Drowsy Chaperone, Rebekah Gould
• Buena Regional High School: Pippin, Cody Kiedrowski
• Clifton High School: Sweeney Todd, Justin Maria
• Don Bosco Prep: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Peter Lopez
• Fair Lawn High School: Mamma Mia!, Sam Gordon
• Mount Olive High School: Grease, Brendan Harvey
• New Milford High School: Little Shop of Horrors, Dan Prete & Brian Krummenacker
• North Hunterdon High School: Mamma Mia!, Kayla Blazovic, Shayna Kantor, & Faith Hawkins
• Tenafly High School: Chicago, Steve Moger
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, Shawn McGovern

Best Sound Design

• Florence Township: The SpongeBob Musical, Austin Brown
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Jack Bozz
• Immaculata High School: Once, Anthony Francese
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Zoe Chan
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables, Derek Vintschger
• Ramsey High School: Into the Woods, Warren Trent & Sophia Camisa
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, Zack Bliss
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, Sophia Meares & Joy Umeh

Hair & Makeup Design

• Clifton High School: Sweeney Todd, Sebastian Camacho & Sophia Paez
• Dumont High School: Little Shop of Horrors, Kadija Buchman-Sow & Jennally Gallo
• Ewing High School: Into the Woods, Mary Sudol
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Julie Jackson
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, Joelle Mascaro
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, John Rattacasa
• Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Cinderella, Elizabeth Volpe
• Bergen County Academies: The Drowsy Chaperone, Terry Thiry, Christine Finley, Janet Hughes, & Victoria Pero
• Florence Township High School: The SpongeBob Musical, Erika DeWitt
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Caitlin Geisser
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Julie Jackson
• North Plainfield High School: Once Upon a Mattress, Sheila Martinez
• Paramus High School: The Wizard of Oz, On-Cue Costumes
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, Frankie Confalone
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, Tina Heinz & Tina's Productions

Orchestra

• Fair Lawn High School: Mamma Mia!, Scott Avidon
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Anthony Vitalo
• Lyndhurst High School: Les Misérables, James Chwalyk
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Derek Rohaly
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables, David Gallagher
• Tenafly High School: Chicago, William Farnham
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, Washington Township High School
• Shrek the Musical, Casey Corigliano

Ensemble

• Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Cinderella
• Cherry Hill High School: Mary Poppins
• Holmdel High School: Curtains
• Immaculata High School: Once
• Livingston High School: The Drowsy Chaperone
• Lyndhurst High School: Les Misérables
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables
• Tenafly High School: Chicago
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You

Ensemble Member

• Dwight-Englewood School: Mean Girls, Blasina Olowe as Assistant Choreographer/Featured Dancer
• Florence Township High School: The SpongeBob Musical, Adaya Rawls as Featured Dancer
• Jose Marti STEM Academy: Cinderella, Angelina Sotomayor as The Dove
• Nutley High School: Mean Girls, Charlize Dominguez as Dance Captain/Featured Dancer
• Passaic Valley Regional High School: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sophie Baker as Rona Lisa Perretti/ Olive's Mom
• Passaic Valley Regional High School: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Joseph Dinh as Mitch Mahoney/Olive's Dad
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, Chris Gioxaris as Billy / Wyatt / Perkins

Male-Identified Featured Role

• Buena Regional High School: Pippin, Hendrix Tedesco as Theo
• Immaculata High School: Once, John Shea as Bank Manager/Dance Captain
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables, Ilan Onigman as Thenardier
• Nutley High School: Mean Girls, Benjamin Guanzon as Kevin G
• Mainland Regional: Hello, Dolly! Yullian Pereria as Rudolph Reisenweber

Female-Identified Featured Role

• Bergen County Academies: The Drowsy Chaperone, Eve Antonelli as Mrs. Tottendale
• Immaculata High School: Once, Katie Babula as Baruska
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables, Davnette McNamara as Madame Thenardier
• Northern Valley Regional High School Demarest: Anastasia the Musical, Jordyn Patnoi as Young Anastasia
• Pope John XXIII Regional High School: Bye Bye Birdie, Anya Pucci as Mama Mae Peterson
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, Savannah Cox as Dragon

Solo Performance

• Mount Olive High School: “Music and the Mirror,” Zoya Vaidya
• Mount Olive High School: “My Days,” Emmy Bosch
• Mount Olive High School: “For Her,” Lincoln Vera

Choreography

• Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Cinderella, Amelia Dennis
• Bergenfield High School: The Addams Family, Laura Rizzo
• Livingston High School: The Drowsy Chaperone, Amanda Bigelow
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Clare Eger
• Northern Highlands Regional High School: The Prom, Dante Sterling
• Tenafly High School: Chicago, Cecilia Mitchell
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, Dr. Michael Penna

Musical Direction

• Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Cinderella, Romel K. McInnis
• Bergen County Academies: The Drowsy Chaperone, Hannah Elarmo
• Cherry Hill High School: Mary Poppins, Heather Lockart
• Ewing High School: Into the Woods, Alexander Minter
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Anthony Vitalo
• Immaculata High School: Once, Michael Gasko
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables, David Gallagher
• Passaic Valley Regional High School: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Pia Surace
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, George Powers
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, Amy Flynn

Direction

• Bergen County Academies: The Drowsy Chaperone, Stephen Kaplan
• Florence Township High School: The SpongeBob Musical, Marc Donovan
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Katie Knoblock
• Immaculata High School: Once, Avelyn Simons
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Philip Pallitto
• Tenafly High School: Chicago, Samuel Ahn-Cooper
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, Dr. Michael Penna
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, John T. Stephan

Male-Identified Supporting Role

• Bergen County Academies: The Drowsy Chaperone, Jack Glass as Aldolpho
• Dumont High School: Little Shop of Horrors, Joseph Floro as Audrey II
• Livingston High School: The Drowsy Chaperone, Michael Mintz as Aldolpho
• Lyndhurst High School: Les Misérables, Rayan Yamout as Marius Pontmercy
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Alex Piergiovanni as Barnaby Tucker
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables, Jackson Miller as Javert
• OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy: The SpongeBob Musical, Gabriel Amoroso as Mr. Krabs
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, Zachary Buono as Lord Farquaad
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, Sonya Tereshko as Pinocchio

Female-Identified Supporting Role

• Academy of The Holy Angels: Cinderella, Valentina Gonzales as Charlotte
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Holly Guzik as Winifred Banks
• Jose Marti STEM Academy: Cinderella, Jianna Rodriguez as Grace
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Jules Brummet as Irene Molloy
• Northern Highlands Regional High School: The Prom, CJ Einhorn as Angie
• Northern Valley Regional High School Demarest: Anastasia the Musical, Lauren Freyre as Dowager Empress Maria
• Nutley High School: Mean Girls, Alexis Hamlin as Gretchen Weiners
• OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy: The SpongeBob Musical, Gianna Minardi as Pearl Krabs

Male-Identified Leading Role

• Atlantic County Institute of Technology: Cinderella, Jacob Perlman as Prince Topher
• Clifton High School: Sweeney Todd, Tristan Rivera as Sweeney Todd
• Don Bosco Prep: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, James Coleman as Quasimodo
• Florence Township High School: The SpongeBob Musical, Andrew Piotrowski as SpongeBob SquarePants
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Nick Intrieri as Bert
• Immaculata High School: Once, Charlie Alexis as Guy
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables, William Quiceno as Jean Valjean
• OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy: The SpongeBob Musical, Jose Gonzalez as Patrick
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, Lucas Maciel as Bobby Child
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, Presley Terch as Shrek

Female-Identified Leading Role

• Bergen County Academies: The Drowsy Chaperone, Hannah Shinder as Janet Van de Graaff
• Cherry Hill High School: Mary Poppins, Kate Bove as Mary Poppins
• Clifton High School: Sweeney Todd, Melissa Garth as Mrs. Lovett
• Ewing High School: Into The Woods, Hailey Petrushun as The Baker's Wife
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Kaylin Stetser as Mary Poppins
• Immaculata High School: Once, Susie Polito as Girl
• Livingston High School: The Drowsy Chaperone, Zoe Dee Lento as Janet Van de Graaff
• Passaic Valley Regional High School: The 25th Annual Putnam, County Spelling Bee
• Kira Giron as Olive Ostrovsky: Toms River High School North, Crazy For You
• Madison McPhee as Polly Baker: Washington Township High School
• Shrek the Musical: Annabelle Corigliano as Fiona

Overall Musical

• Bergen County Academies: The Drowsy Chaperone, Stephen Kaplan
• Gloucester County Institute of Technology: Mary Poppins, Katie Knoblock
• Immaculata High School: Once, Avelyn Simons
• Mainland Regional High School: Hello, Dolly!, Philip Pallitto
• Morristown High School: Les Misérables, Stephanie Rubin
• Tenafly High School: Chicago, Samuel Ahn-Cooper
• Toms River High School North: Crazy For You, Dr. Michael Penna
• Washington Township High School: Shrek the Musical, John T. Stephan

 

LOBBY DISPLAY

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

• Madison High School | Mamma Mia

• Paramus High School | Newsies

• Bayonne High School | Legally Blonde 

• Mainland Regional High School | Grease

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PRODUCTION SET DESIGN

• Leonia High School | You're a Good Man Charlie Brown | 

  • Stephen Moldt, James Shi & Sarah Peak

• New Milford High School | Beauty and the Beast

  • Lauren Finizia, Joe Alasio & Keifer Handschuh

• Morristown High School | Mary Poppins

  • James Gulisano, Charlotte Devries & Build Crew

• West Milford Township High School | Footloose

  • Corey Emmons

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Chris Miller

• Pascack Valley High School | High School Musical

  • Mr. Nick Bernard

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Vincent Gunn

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LIGHTING DESIGN

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Rebekah Gould

• Paramus High School | Newsies 

  • Sairah George

• Mainland Regional High School | Grease

  • Crystal Pham

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Chris Miller

• José Martí STEM Academy (JMSA) | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

  • Brian Sosa

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SOUND DESIGN

• Bayonne High School | Legally Blonde

  • Danny Griffin

• José Martí STEM Academy (JMSA) | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

  • Nicholas Gonzalez, Giancarlos Huapaya & Ashly Morelos

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Jack Bozz

• OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy | Prom

  • Mathew McCourt & Timothy Pannella

• Clifton High School | Hello, Dolly!

  • Henry Inoa

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COSTUME, HAIR & MAKEUP

• Leonia High School | You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

  • Diane Arabella & Hye-won Kim

• Clifton High School | Hello, Dolly!

  • Diliahna Collins, Ellen Camacho-Walsh, Chelsea Gutierrez, Samantha Lopez, Cedra Alshujaieh

• Paramus High School | Newsies

  • Abby Nazziola

• New Milford High School | Beauty and the Beast

  • Jaime Lyback

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Caitlin Geisser

• Pascack Hills High School | Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Broadway Version)

  • EM KEARNS

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ORCHESTRA

• Clifton High School | Hello, Dolly!

  • Bryan Stepneski

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Anthony Vialo

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Danny Troob

• Morristown High School | Mary Poppins

  • David Gallagher and the Pit Orchestra

• Bayonne High School | Legally Blonde

  • Samantha Herskowitz

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OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

• Bayonne High School | Legally Blonde

• OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy | Prom

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

• Passaic Valley Regional High School | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

• West Milford Township High School | Footloose

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OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE MEMBER

• José Martí STEM Academy (JMSA) | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

  • Mitch Mahoney played by Jadelyn Diaz

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • The Witch- Kenikki Thompson 

• Passaic Valley Regional High School | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 

  • Augustus Gloop played by Joey Dinh

• Mainland Regional High School | Grease

  • Frenchie played by Mia Patermo

• New Milford High School | Beauty and the Beast

  • Cogsworth- Mckenzie Forte

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OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMER

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Karl played by Neil Reitano 

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Brother Jeremiah played byJack Glass

• José Martí STEM Academy (JMSA) | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

  • Rona Lisa Peretti played by Jianna Rodriguez**

• José Martí STEM Academy (JMSA) | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

  • Olive Ostrovsky played by Isabella Meseron**

• New Milford High School | Beauty and the Beast

  • Lumiere played by Kjell Izak Xhaferi 

• Pascack Valley HS | High School Musical

  • Taylor McKessie played by Maya Teckwani 

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CHOREOGRAPHY

• Bayonne High School | Legally Blonde

  • Jordan Pratko

• Academy of the Holy Angels | Urinetown

  • Ariane Ryan

• Paramus High School | Newsies

  • Claudine Ranieri

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Laurie Crochet-Hyslop

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Erica Cavanaugh

• Morristown High School | Mary Poppins

  • Melanie Della Peruti

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MUSIC DIRECTION

• OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy | Prom

  • Mary Kenny

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Hannah Elarmo

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Anthony Vitalo

• Clifton High School | Hello, Dolly!

  • Leonid Weismantel

• Bayonne High School | Legally Blonde

  • Shane Turner

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CREATIVE DIRECTION

• Rutherford High School | The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

  • Mr. Matthew Vaccaro & Ms. Courtney McManus

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Victoria Pero

• Academy of the Holy Angels | Urinetown

  • Katie Collins

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Katie Knoblock

• Leonia High School | You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

  • Marc Leland

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BEST FEMALE IDENTIFIED SUPPORTING ROLE

• OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy | Prom

  • Dee Dee Allen played by Kelly Clark

• Bayonne High School | Legally Blonde

  • Professor Callahan played by Shannon Hayes

• Pascack Hills High School | Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Broadway Version)

  • Marie played by Hayden Hopper

• West Milford Township High School | Footloose

  • Vi Moore played by Erin Kane

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Young Sandra Templeton played by Holly Guzik

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Portia played by Hannah Shinder 

• Academy of the Holy Angels | Urinetown

  • Penelope Pennywise played by Ellie Finnegan

• Clifton High School | Hello, Dolly!

  • Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi played by Chloe Hernandez

• Pascack Valley HS | High School Musical

  • Ms. Darbus played by Brianna Finch

• Passaic Valley Regional High School | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • Mrs. Bucket played by Sophie Baker

• Mainland Regional High School | Grease

  • Rizzo played by Roselyn Driscoll

• Dumont High School | Mean Girls High School Version

  • Karen Smith played by Remy Diaz 

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BEST MALE IDENTIFIED SUPPORTING ROLE

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • William Shakespeare played by Edo Turner

• Academy of the Holy Angels | Urinetown

  • Officer Lockstock played by Joe Lizzi

• Clifton High School | Hello Dolly

  • Horace Vandergelder played by Tristan Rivera

• Pascack Valley High School | High School Musical

  • Ryan Evans played by James Campenot

• Dumont High School | Mean Girls

  • Mr. Duvall played by Noel Apiado

• Mainland Regional High School | Grease

  • Kenickie played by Sam Goldstein 

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BEST FEMALE IDENTIFIED LEAD

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Bea played by Amaya Romero

• Bayonne High School | Legally Blonde

  • Elle Woods Dorris Gonzalez

• Morris Knolls High School | Solo Performer- Legally Blonde

  • Alex Vacchiano 

• Morristown High School | Mary Poppins

  • Julia Cama

• Clifton High School | Hello, Dolly!

  • Irene Molloy played by Negin Saidian

• Pascack Hills High School | Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

  • Ella played by Bethany Chen

• West Milford Township High School | Footloose

  • Ariel Moore played by Kaitlyn Campbell 

• Dumont High School | Mean Girls

  • Cady Heron played by Maya Matlick

• New Milford High School | Beauty and the Beast

  • Belle played by Isabel Alasio

• Pascack Valley High School | High School Musical

  • Gabriella Montez played by Olivia Carpenter

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BEST MALE IDENTIFIED LEAD

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

  • Nick Bottom played by Christoper Bruno

• Academy of the Holy Angels | Urinetown

  • Bobby strong played by Jack Meyers

• Clifton High School | Hello Dolly

  • Cornelius Hackl played by Joshua Chacon-Perez

• Pascack Hills High School | Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

  • Topher played by Anderson Moss

• Dumont High School | Mean Girls

  • Damian Hubbard played by Joseph Floro

• Paramus High School | Newsies

  • Jack Kelly played by Brandon Lattanzi

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Young Edward Bloom played by Salvatore Barone

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

  • Adult Edward Bloom played by Zachary Palais 

• West Milford High School | Footloose

  • Ren McCormack played by Emilio McDonald

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OUTSTANDING OVERALL MUSICAL

• Bayonne High School | Legally Blonde

• Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Big Fish

• Bergen County Academies | Something Rotten

• Morristown High School | Mary Poppins

• New Milford High School | Beauty and The Beast

 

And the nominees are...

 

Lobby Display: Les Misérables, Gloucester; Xanadu, Dumont; Addams Family, New Milford, Into The Woods, Westwood Regional

 

Production Set Design: Cinderella, Morristown; Little Mermaid, River Dell; Addams Family, New Milford

 

Lighting Design: Addams Family, New Milford; Chicago, Pascack Valley; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Northern Valley Old Tappan

 

Sound Design: Les Misérables, Gloucester; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Northern Valley Old Tappan; Fiddler on the Roof, Bergen County Academies

 

Costume, Hair And Makeup: Fiddler on the Roof, Bergen County Academies; Chicago, Pascack Valley; Little Mermaid, River Dell

 

Orchestra: Addams Family, New Milford; Cinderella, Morristown; Crazy for You, Ramsey; Something Rotten, Ridgewood; Mean Girls, Passaic Valley Regional

 

Outstanding Ensemble: Cinderella, Morristown; 12th Night, Academy of Holy Angels; Crazy for You, Ramsey

 

Outstanding Ensemble Member(s): Amaya Romero as Fruma Sarah, Fiddler on the Roof, Bergen County Academies; Caitlin Lau,12th Night, Academy of Holy Angels; Snehanshn Chowdhury, Eddie, Mamma Mia, Pascack Hills

 

Outstanding Featured Performer(s): Leah Winiger as Sebastian, Little Mermaid, River Dell; Ben Harris as Nostradamus, Something Rotten, Ridgewood; Elijah Chen as Pepper, Mamma Mia, Pascack Hills; Alex Vacchiano, Kate, The Wild Party, Academy for Performing Arts

 

Choreography: Fiddler on the Roof, Bergen County Academies; Crazy for You, Ramsey; Chicago, Pascack Valley; Mean Girls, Passaic Valley Regional

 

Music Direction: Mamma Mia, Pascack Hills; Chicago, Pascack Valley; Les Misérables, Gloucester

 

Creative Direction: The Wiz, Arts High School; Fiddler on the Roof, Bergen County Academies; Les Misérables, Gloucester

 

Outstanding Female Identified Supporting Role: Hadyn Hopper as Tanya, Mamma Mia, Pascack Hills; Valentina Gonzalez,12th Night, Academy of Holy Angels; Izzy Alasio as Wednesday Addams, Addams Family, New Milford; Hailey Shafer as Gretchen, Mean Girls, Passaic Valley Regional

 

Outstanding Male Identified Supporting Role: Frankie Carbonaro as Uncle Fester, Addams Family, New Milford; Jack Laux, Molvolio, 12th Night, Academy of Holy Angels; Kurt Sparks as Javert, Les Misérables, Gloucester; Rowan Mastrangelo as Nigel Bottom, Something Rotten, Ridgewood

 

Outstanding Female Identified Lead: Kelly Donlan as Roxie Hart, Chicago, Pascack Valley; Eva Zazzali as Viola, 12th Night, Academy of Holy Angels; Madeline Leibman as Donna, Mamma Mia, Pascack Hills; Avery Benjamin as Jo, Little Women, Madison; Kira Giron as Cady Heron, Mean Girls, Passaic Valley Regional, Olivia Jobst as Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob the Musical, Park Ridge

 

Outstanding Male Identified Lead: Amron Salgado as Jean Valjean, Les Misérables, Gloucester;; Alex Café as Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, Bergen County Academies; Derek Wiener, Spongebob Squarepants, SpongeBob the Musical, Park Ridge

 

Outstanding Overall Musical: Fiddler on the Roof, Bergen County Academies; Cinderella, Morristown; Les Misérables, Gloucester; Urinetown, José Martí STEM Academy