2016 Metropolitan High School Theater Awards Nominations Outstanding Overall Production Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin: The Musical Harrison HS – Guys and Dolls Hastings HS – Les Miserables Pleasantville HS – Carousel Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical

Actress in a Leading Role Academy of the Holy Angels – Sofia Carvajal (Eve, Mama Noah) Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act – Sarafina Morency (Deloris Van Cartier) Brewster HS – Hello Dolly! – Rory Wakeford (Dolly) Harrison HS – Guys and Dolls – Megan Margiotti (Sarah Brown) Hastings HS – Les Mis - Lucy Wijnands (Eponine) Immaculate Conception HS - Beauty and the Beast – Rachel Zegler (Belle) Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical – Zoe Kaplan (Gertrude McFuzz) Spring Valley High School – Aida – Brianna Knight (Aida) Actor in a Leading Role Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden – Nick Berninger (Father) Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act – Dominique Burke (Eddie) Blind Brook HS – Anything Goes – Sammy Landino (Billy Crocker) Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin – Trevor Braun (Charlie Chaplin) Hastings HS – Les Mis – Zach Pearson (Jean Valjean) Pleasantville HS – Carousel – James McCarthy (Billy Bigelow) Port Chester HS – Pippin – Liam Herbert (Pippin) Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical – Henry Titcomb (Cat in the Hat)

Actress in a Supporting Role Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden – Ariela Pizza (Yonah) Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act – Gianna Prignano (Mother Superior) Brewster HS – Hello Dolly! – Sydney Gershon (Irene Molloy) Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin – Nicki Kissil (Hannah Chaplin) Hastings HS – Les Mis – Teja Lobreglio (Mme Thenardier) Port Chester HS – Pippin – Elizabeth Montemurro (Catherine) Rye Neck HS – Into the Woods – Bria McClain (Little Red) Westlake HS – Grease – Carina Papa (Betty Rizzo)

Actor in a Supporting Role Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden – Bill Fitzpatrick (Cain/Japheth) Blind Brook HS – Anything Goes – Adam Newmark (Sir Evelyn Oakleigh) Port Chester HS – Pippin – Charlie Simmons (Charles) River Dell HS – Les Mis – Frank Florio (Thenardier)

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Spring Valley HS – Aida – Michael Sanders (Mereb) Tappan Zee HS – The Producers – Jarrett Morley (Franz Liebkind)

Featured Ensemble Member Alexander Hamilton HS – Once on this Island – Dahlia White (Little Ti Moune) Pascack Valley HS – Urinetown – Laura Santo (Officer Lockstock) Pleasantville HS – Carousel – Milton Esliker (The Starkeeper) Putnam Valley HS – Me and My Girl – David Dropkin (Pearl King) Tuckahoe HS – The Little Mermaid – Renz Toledo (Chef Louis) Valhalla HS – Godspell – Kyra Hickey (Ensemble) Featured Ensemble Group Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act - Nuns Bergen County Academies – Evita – Peron’s Mistresses Carmel HS – The Wizard of Oz – Munchkins Harrison HS – Guys and Dolls – Crapshooters Pascack Valley HS – Urinetown – The Poor/Rebels Ramapo HS (NY) – Hairspray – The Dynamites St. Joseph Reg HS – Urinetown – The Poor/Rebels Tappan Zee HS – The Producers – Roger’s Team

Acting Performance - Male Clarkstown South HS – Nice Work If You Can Get It – James DiPasquale (Jimmy Winter) Putnam Valley HS – Me and My Girl – Samuel Alper (Sir John Tremayne) Ramapo HS (NY) – Hairspray – Joseph Negrin (Edna) Rye HS – Shrek – Dan Millard (Pinocchio) Rye Country Day School – Keith Pagnani (Professor Callahan) Saddle River Day School – The Drowsy Chaperone – Noah Blank (Man in Chair ) Valhalla HS – Godspell – Jared Lombardi (Judas) Walter Panas HS – The Addams Family – Matthew Harmon (Gomez) Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical – Francis Pace – Nunez (Horton the Elephant)

Acting Performance - Female Bergen County Academies – Evita – Katie Kane (Che) Emerson HS – Mame – Alyssa Fox (Mame) Harrison HS – Guys and Dolls – Julia Di Lorenzo (Miss Adelaide) Hastings HS – Les Mis – Nell Tercek (Fantine) Peekskill HS – Hairspray - Arianna Hurtado (Tracy Turnblad) Ramapo HS (NJ) The Secret Garden – Tara Lamorgese (Colin) Rockland Country Day School -25th Ann. Spelling Bee – Abigail Perry-Zeik (Olive Ostrovsky) Comic Performance Clarkstown South HS – Nice Work If You Can Get It – Jack Kelly (Cookie McGee) Hackensack HS – Into the Woods – Janelle Ortiz (Milky White)

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Immaculate Conception HS – Beauty and the Beast – Amanda Leger (Lefou) Rockland Country Day School – 25th Ann…Spelling Bee - Austin Zaff (William Barfee) Rye HS – Shrek - Peter Keller (Donkey) Rye Country Day School – Legally Blonde – Bennie Weber (Chutney Windham) Tappan Zee HS – The Producers – Braeden Stout (Carmen Ghia) Tuckahoe HS – The Little Mermaid – Renz Toledo (Chef Louis)

Dance Performance - Female Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden – Kristen Grabbe (Dove) Bergen County Academies – Evita – Camila Sanchez (Dancing Eva) Clarkstown South HS – Nice Work If You Can Get It – Theresa Regan (Eileen Evergreen) Emerson HS – Mame – Julia Botvinov (Featured Dancer) Harrison HS – Guys and Dolls – Allie Coonin (Photographer/Roller 2) Immaculate Conception HS – Beauty and the Beast – Samantha Duke (Enchantress) Pleasantville HS – Carousel – Sophie Dora Tulchin (Louise Bigelow) Rye Country Day School – Legally Blonde – Remie Houston (Serena) Saddle River Day School – The Drowsy Chaperone – Gabrielle Piacentile (Janet van DeGraff )

Dance Performance – Male Blind Brook HS – Anything Goes – Ryan Vogt (Tap Dancing Sailor) Byram Hills HS – Beauty and the Beast – Daniel Pepe (Carpet) Don Bosco Prep – How to Succeed… Chris Coniglio (J. Pierrepont Finch) Mahwah HS – Once Upon a Mattress – Matthew Retcho (Featured Dancer) Peekskill HS – Hairspray – Gordon Evans (Seaweed) Putnam Valley HS – Me and My Girl – James Caposito (Bill Snibson) Westlake HS – Grease – Michael Anderson (Kenickie)

Vocal Performance – Female Alexander Hamilton HS – Once on this Island - Heather Rubin Cabrera (Ti Moune) Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act – Gabbie Sansone (Sister Mary Robert) Briarcliff HS – Cinderella - Charlotte Segal (Lord Pinkleton) Hackensack HS – Into the Woods – Alexa LaCorte (Baker’s Wife) Pascack Valley HS – Urinetown – Margaret Capone (Penelope Pennywise) Pearl River HS – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown – Julia O’Sullivan (Snoopy) Port Chester HS – Pippin – Grace Simmons (Berthe) Ramapo HS (NY) – Hairspray – Shiana Galette –Rowe (Motormouth) Valhalla HS – Godspell – Jessica Rose Beitscher (Ensemble) Vocal Performance - Male Bergen County Academies – Evita – Matthew Digeratu (Magaldi) Don Bosco Prep – How to Succeed… Jeffrey Lieto (J.B. Biggley) Hastings HS – Les Mis – Simon Brea (Bishop of Digne) River Dell HS – Les Mis – William Wallace (Javert)

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Tappan Zee HS – The Producers – Thomas Nolan (Stormtrooper) Westlake HS - Grease – Anthony Minda (Teen Angel) Outstanding Duet Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden – Bill Fitzpatrick (Japheth) & Ariela Pizza (Yonah) “In Whatever Time We Have”

Clarkstown South HS – Nice Work If You Can Get It Rebecca Zeller (Billie Bendix) & James DiPasquale (Jimmy Winter) “S’Wonderful” Emerson HS – Mame – Alyssa Fox (Mame) & Sela Ghougasian (Vera) “Bosom Buddies”

Northern Highlands HS – Godspell Josh Switala (Jesus) & Aaron Skutnik (Judas) “All For The Best”

Pleasantville HS – Carousel Elena Phethean (Carrie Pipperidge) & Sonya McGaffey (Julie Jordan) “You’re a Queer One, Julie Jordan” Ramapo HS (NJ) – The Secret Garden Matthew Carp (Archibald Craven) & Rebecca Radisic (Lily Craven) “How Could I Ever Know”

Ramsey HS – No, No Nanette Tara Lellos (Lucille) & Conor Dobson (Billy) “You Can Dance With Any Girl”

Tappan Zee HS – The Producers Gregory DeCola (Max Bialystock) & Garrett Shin (Leo Bloom) “Where Did We Go Right” Chorus Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden Archbishop Stepinac HS - Sister Act Don Bosco Prep – How to Succeed… Hastings HS – Les Mis Pascack Valley HS – Urinetown Pleasantville HS – Carousel Ramapo HS (NJ) – The Secret Garden St. Joseph Reg HS - Urinetown

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Production Number Alexander Hamilton HS – Once On This Island – “One Small Girl” Brewster HS – Hello Dolly! – “I Put My Hand In” Northern Highlands Reg HS – Godspell – “All For The Best” Pascack Valley HS – Urinetown – “Urinetown” Port Chester HS – Pippin – “Glory” Ramsey HS – No, No Nanette – “Peach on a Beach” River Dell HS – Les Mis – “One Day More” Rye Country Day School – Legally Blonde – “Whipped Into Shape” Saddle River Day School – The Drowsy Chaperone – “Toledo Surprise” Spring Valley HS – Aida – “The Gods Love Nubia” Walter Panas HS – The Addams Family – “When You’re an Addams”

Child Actor Emerson HS – Mame – Alex Café (Patrick) Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin – Erika Leibowitz (Young Charlie/Jackie Coogen) River Dell HS – Les Mis - Dana Connell (Gavroche) Rockland Country Day School – 25th Ann.… Spelling Bee – Aniela Cohig (Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere) Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical – Samantha Marie Beadle (Elephant Bird) Outstanding Instrumentalist Bergen County Academies – Evita - Euijun Choi (Violin) Edgemont HS – Into the Woods – James Brandfonbrender (Piano) Emerson HS – Mame – Miranda Inglese (Clarinet/Bass Clarinet) River Dell HS – Les Mis – Leah Shteyman (Percussion) Rockland Country Day School – 25th Annual…Spelling Bee – Evan Murphy (Cello) Tappan Zee HS – The Producers – Diana Cha (Violin) Student Orchestra Bergen County Academies – Evita Edgemont HS – Into the Woods Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin Mahwah HS – Once Upon a Mattress Ramapo HS (NY) - Hairspray Ramsey HS – No, No Nanette River Dell HS – Les Mis

Stage Crew Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act Bergen County Academies – Evita Hastings HS – Les Mis Ramapo HS (NY) – Hairspray Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical Spring Valley HS – Aida Tappan Zee HS – The Producers

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Tuckahoe HS – The Little Mermaid Westlake HS - Grease

Lobby Display Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden - Risako Arcari, Emily Loftus & Michaela Mudrick Harrison HS – Guys and Dolls – Gabriela Casella Pearl River HS – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown – Jean Beckerle Port Chester HS – Pippin - Josh Tenzer & Ruth Goldberg Saddle River HS – The Drowsy Chaperone - Darcie Piacentile, Caroline Schwartz, Alice Steinke and Art Club Spring Valley HS – Aida - Mrs. Marisol Jackson, Adeena Balliraj, Mathew Cintron, Kendra Gaston, Pheadra Gaston, Liah Lupian, Sarai Mendez, Monalisa Magustin, Latoya Pierre-Louis, Kristen Amankwah St. Joseph Reg HS – Urinetown – Carmen Thame Woodlands HS – Into the Woods – Terry Pavone Graphic Design Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden – Philip Odango Carmel HS – The Wizard of Oz - Josephine Gasperi & N'Dea Tucker Edgemont HS – Into the Woods - Aya Nakamura Hastings HS – Les Mis – Clay Tercek Kennedy Catholic HS – Cinderella – Layne Smith Ramapo HS (NJ) – The Secret Garden – Jennifer Sabo Ramapo HS (NY) – Hairspray – Joe Negrin Rockland Country Day School – 25th Ann. … Spelling Bee – Eliyana Beitler Saddle River Day School – The Drowsy Chaperone – Sherry Chen Spring Valley HS – Aida - Serena Hubert Direction Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden – Katie McSherry Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act – Frank Portanova Don Bosco Prep – How to Succeed… - Jodi Capeless Hastings HS – Les Mis – Laurie Walton Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin – John Giresi Pleasantville HS – Carousel – Kathleen Donovan-Warren Port Chester HS – Pippin – Devon James Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical - Julie Colangelo-Dore Musical Direction Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden – George Croom Don Bosco Prep – How to Succeed… - Ed Ginter Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin - Charles Santoro Harrison HS – Guys and Dolls - Meg Test Hastings HS – Les Mis – Bob Walton Pleasantville HS – Carousel - Thomas Heintzelman

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Port Chester HS – Pippin – Michael Mastroianni Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical - Brittney Trenczer

Choreography Academy of the Holy Angels – Children of Eden – Ariane Ryan Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act – Charlotte Newman, Francesca DeAngelo Don Bosco Prep – How to Succeed in Business... – Kimberly Galberaith Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin - John Giresi, Tami Maurer, Steven Bell & Lauren Salaterski Harrison HS – Guys and Dolls – Deborah Toteda Pleasantiville HS – Carousel – Annie Doss Ramapo HS (NJ) – The Secret Garden – Jamie Sporn St. Joseph Reg HS – Urinetown – Tammy Colucci Costume Design Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act – Yon Zweibon and Samantha Irons Carmel HS – The Wizard of Oz – Tasha Cucinelli Edgemont HS – Into the Woods – E. Pyne & Nathan Mattingly Hastings HS – Les Mis - Penny Margeotes & Kim Sava Pleasantville HS – Carousel – Amy Franks Ramapo HS (NJ) – The Secret Garden - Linda Spence, Blake Spence Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical – Camille Marchini St. Joseph Reg HS – Urinetown – Thomasina Hyland

Lighting Design Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act – Andrew Gmoser Brewster HS – Hello Dolly! – Joe Beahm Don Bosco Prep – How to Succeed… - Ryan J. Bell Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin - Andrew Scharwath Harrison HS – Guys and Dolls – Silent G Hastings HS – Les Mis – Declan Sava Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical – David DiLeo St. Joseph Reg HS – Urinetown – Curtis Reik Tuckahoe HS - The Little Mermaid – Andrew Gmoser Walter Panas HS – The Addams Family - William Bumbolow

Scenic Design Archbishop Stepinac HS – Sister Act – Joseph Lore & June Ricciardi Fair Lawn HS – Chaplin – John Giresi Brewster HS – Hello Dolly! – Jan Anthony Hastings HS – Les Mis – Tony Wan & Binny Tercek Pleasantville HS – Carousel - James Britt, Bill Brown and Gregory Nemec River Dell HS – Les Mis - Herb Alicandri Sleepy Hollow HS – Seussical – Zach Dore Walter Panas HS – The Addams Family – Tammy Burgus Student Critic

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Archbishop Stepinac HS – Ryan Oates Briarcliff HS – Jasmine Bar Pascack Valley HS – Nicole Zamlout Pleasantville HS – Katie Bartz Rye Neck HS – Philip Beebe Sleepy Hollow HS – Zoe Kaplan Spring Valley HS – Melissa Denizard

Technical Merit (nominated by teachers) Archbishop Stepinac HS – Christian Prato (Assistant to the Director) Brewster HS - Sarah Daleo (Student Director/Dance Captain/Production Assistant) Brewster HS - Kristopher Markert (Student Technical Director) Brewster HS - Guy Thomas (Stage Manager) Briarcliff HS – Kayla Owen (Production Stage Manager) Emerson HS – Alexis Bueti (Stage Manager) Emerson HS – Shannon Malone (Stage Manager) Emerson HS – Alyssa Teats (Stage Manager) Immaculate Conception HS – Emily DiBernardo (Stage Manager) Harrison HS – Jessica Prado (Stage Manager) Kennedy Catholic HS – Genny Glembotzky (Assistant Director) Kennedy Catholic HS – Nick Tinger (Assistant Musical Director) Pascack Valley HS – Ariana Aguero (Production Stage Manager) Pascack Valley HS – Anastasia Maltsev (Student Choreographer) Pascack Valley HS – Jessica Snyder (Student Choreographer) Pleasantville HS – Mark Damboragian (Stage Manager) Pleasantville HS – Halle Sarner (Student Director) Pleasantville HS – Halle Sarner & Samantha Sicignano (Co-Student Directors) Port Chester HS - Diana Maldonado (Stage Manager) Putnam Valley HS – Leeza Tarrant (Stage Manager) Putnam Valley HS – Ella Torregrosa (Production Stage Manager) Ramapo HS (NJ) - Tate Ramsey (Stage Manager) River Dell HS - Ryan Dent (Lighting Designer) Rockland Country Day School – Justin Winick (Lighting Designer) Rockland Country Day School – Griffon Sgroi-Jacobs (Lighting Crew/Board Operator) Rye HS – Hannah Blake, Jaime Ryan, Schuyler Seitz (Assistant Stage Managers) Rye HS – Jaime Ryan (Stage Manager) Rye HS – Schuyler Seitz (Assistant Stage Manager) Rye Neck HS – Eddie Cohen (Technical Director) Rye Neck HS – Jillian Hurlbut (Stage Manager) Sleepy Hollow HS - Camille Marchini (Costume Design) Valhalla HS - Kyra Hickey (Student Choregrapher) Valhalla HS - Chloe Oshanani (Student Director) Valhalla HS - Anthony Starvaggi (Stage Manager) Westlake HS - Aidan Healy (Stage Manager) 8

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