Huntington public high school students claimed Hunting-Tony Awards this week for their performances in fall plays and spring musicals.
The Hunting-Tony Awards ceremony was hosted by Councilmembers Joan Cergol and Dr. Dave Bennardo at Huntington High School.
Each year, volunteer judges choose nominees and winners in various performance, technical,
and design categories.
In addition to a red-carpet pre-show courtesy of Fred’s Carpet in East Northport, the
show also featured live performances from two of the nominated musicals.
The ceremony opened with a medley of songs from Little Shop of Horrors,
performed by Elwood-John H. Glenn High School students Mairead Camas, Briana
Ebinger, Quinn Hines, Eva Musgrove, Melina Neofitos, and Nolan Reinhardt.
Later in the night, attendees heard Half Hollow Hills High School East
students Annabelle Deaner, Deanne DeVilla, Jasmine Foster, Sammy Greenberg, Trien
Song, and Sean Tran, perform their own medley from the songbook of Mean Girls: High School Version.
The two biggest awards of the night, Best Play and Best Musical, went to Huntington
High School’s production of Almost, Maine by John Cariani and Commack High
School’s production of Into the Woods by James Lapine and the late Stephen
Sondheim.
“Passion for the performing arts is deeply woven into the fabric of our community and is
reflected by this year’s amazing audience turnout and incredible level of talent and commitment shown by our nominees,” Cergol said. “I am so proud of everyone in these casts and crews for making our lives more vibrant with their craft.”
“It is such a blessing to be able to celebrate these talented students, many of whom will
no doubt have long and fruitful careers in theater,” Bennardo said. “My
thanks go out to the Huntington school district, our enthusiastic volunteer judges, and
everyone who helped make this night possible.”
The full ceremony will be available for viewing on the Town website, as well as the
Town’s TV channel (Optimum Channel 18 or Verizon Channel 38), soon.
The winners are:
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Edward Peña – Love of a Pig (Walt Whitman High School)
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Gracie DeMarinis – Love of a Pig (Walt Whitman High School)
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Nolan Reinhardt – Little Shop of Horrors (Elwood-John H. Glenn High School)
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Julia Gordon – Into the Woods (Commack High School)
Best Stage Crew for a Play
Huntington High School – Almost, Maine
Best Stage Crew for a Musical
Elwood-John H. Glenn High School – Little Shop of Horrors
Best Stage Set Design for a Play
Half Hollow Hills High School West – The Man Who Came to Dinner
Best Stage Set Design for a Musical
Harborfields High School – Newsies
Best Orchestra Pit
Half Hollow Hills High School West – Guys and Dolls
Best Costumes in a Play
Cold Spring Harbor High School – Miss Holmes
Best Costumes in a Musical
Half Hollow Hills High School West – Guys and Dolls
Best Male Vocalist
Dante DiGiorgio – Guys and Dolls (Half Hollow Hills High School West)
Best Female Vocalist
Julia Crapanzano – The Wizard of Oz (Walt Whitman High School)
Best Choreography
Harborfields High School – Newsies
Best Technical Production for a Play
Huntington High School – Almost, Maine
Best Technical Production for a Musical
Elwood-John H. Glenn High School – Little Shop of Horrors
Best Lead Actor in a Play
Dylan Brinn – Almost, Maine (Huntington High School)
Best Lead Actress in a Play
Annabelle Bryant – Miss Holmes (Cold Spring Harbor High School)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Alex Blitzer – Mean Girls: High School Version (Half Hollow Hills High School East)
Featured Actress in a Musical
Makayla Connolly – The Little Mermaid (Northport High School)
Best Lead Actor in a Musical
Sean Tran – Mean Girls: High School Version (Half Hollow Hills High School East)
Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Elif Daspinar – Guys and Dolls (Half Hollow Hills High School West)
Best Ensemble in a Play
Commack High School – The Bold, The Young, and The Murdered
Best Ensemble in a Musical
Half Hollow Hills High School East – Mean Girls: High School Version
Best Play
Huntington High School – Almost, Maine
Best Musical
Commack High School – Into the Woods
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