The 15th Annual Teeny Awards were presented yesterday in formal ceremonies at Southampton High School.
And the winners were:
Lead Male in a Play- tie:
Alex Bradley in the role of Merle in “You Can’t Beat the House” at Mattituck High School, and Matthew Schiavoni in the role of Elwood P. Dowd in “Harvey” at Pierson High School.
Lead Female in a Play
Colleen Kelly in the role of Howie in “You Can’t Beat the House” at Mattituck
Supporting Male in a Play
Connor Vaccariello in the role of Dave in “Almost Maine” at Southold/Greenport Drama
Supporting Female in a Play
Alexandra Meli in the role of Polly in “Play On!” at Shoreham-Wading River
Lead Male in a Musical
Christiaan Padavan in the role of Gomez in “Addams Family” at Hampton Bays
Lead Female in a Musical
Maddy Seitles in the role of Maria in “The Sound of Music” at Westhampton Beach
Supporting Male in a Musical
Sean Okula in the role of Thenardie in “Les Misérables” at Southold
Supporting Female in a Musical- tie:
Madison Mannix in the role of Daniela in “In The Heights” at East Hampton and Meg Pickerell in the role of Madame Thenardie in “Les Misérables” at Southold
Outstanding Performer– tie:
Lauren Anasky in the role of Penny Pingleton in “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Dylan Andrews in the role of General Genghis Khan in “Seussical The Musical” in Center Moriches
Ella Baldwin in the role of Velma Von Tussle in “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Skylar Wowak in the role of Velma Von Tussle in “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Outstanding Choreography
Zach Ionatta for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at Longwood
Outstanding Playbill and Poster Design
Nestor Menjivar for “Almost Maine” at Southold/Greenport Drama
Judges’ Choice Award
This award is chosen by the judges in a vote. It is for a particular scene, musical number, dance number, ensemble effort, or group that the judges feel stands out enough to warrant the special recognition.
This year, the recipient is the musical number “Carnival” from “In The Heights” at East Hampton for their energy and celebration of diversity on stage!
TECHNICAL RECOGNITION HONOREES
Stage Managers
Andrew Castellano for “Seussical the Musical” at Center Moriches
Alison Coffey for “Beauty and the Beast” and “Once Upon a Mattress” at McGann-Mercy
Hannah Dayton for “One Acts” at Ross
Julia Dzakonski for “The Addams Family” at Hampton Bays
Shane Factora for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at Longwood
Natalie Federico for “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Pierson
Thomas Galina as Crew Chief for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at Longwood
John Gensler for “Almost Maine” and “Les Misérables” at Southold/Greenport Drama
Gaby Gonzalez for “Can’t Beat the House” for Mattituck
Garrick Hughes for “Once On This Island” at Greenport
Ginger Hughes for “Once On This Island” at Greenport
Natalie Jepson for “West Side Story” at Shoreham-Wading River
Evelyn Kennedy-Jaffe for “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Nick Knab for “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Pierson
Jillian Laper for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at Longwood
Sabrina Liddle for “One Acts” at Ross
Hunter Mancuso as Co-Crew Chief for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at Longwood
Andrea Menjivar for “Les Misérables” at Southold
Kyle Oak for “The Crucible” and “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Jessica Scheer for “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Mattituck
Danny Shuster for “Seussical the Musical” at Center Moriches
Rachel Williams for “Harvey” at Pierson
Lighting Design
Paul Anderson for “Harvey” and “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Pierson
Alec Giafurta for “Into the Woods” at Southampton
Gabrielle Reyes for “Macbeth” and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at Longwood
Audio Design
Griffin Federico for “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Pierson
Amanda Gallagher for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at Longwood
Meaghan McDonough for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at Longwood
Assistant Director
Joy Davis for “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Mattituck
Simone Kessler for “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Pierson
Haley Krauss for “Seussical the Musical” at Center Moriches
Cassandra Nine for “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Mattituck
Kyle Oak for “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Erin Pfister for “Seussical the Musical” at Center Moriches
Page Volkmann for “Seussical the Musical” at Center Moriches
Rachel Williams for “Harvey” at Pierson
Costume Design
Ella Baldwin for “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Gina Bassemir for “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Evelyn Kennedy-Jaffe for “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Kierra Prentiss for “Hairspray” at Riverhead
Producer and Publicity
Gaby Gonzalez for “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Mattituck
The Teeny Awards are coordinated and presented by East End Arts. This year’s Teeny Awards Ceremony was hosted by Walker Vreeland, radio personality, producer, writer, actor, singer, and voice-over artist.
The program yesterday included performances of “Mama I’m a Big Girl Now” from Hairspray (Riverhead High School), “Stumble Along” from The Drowsy Chaperone (Mattituck High School), “One Day More” from Les Misérables (Southold High School) and “Pray” from Once On This Island (Greenport High School).
All nominees and winners are listed the East End Arts website.
