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May 19th, 2023
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This week was the Musicbox Album Release Party! Stay tuned for lots of epicures from this amazing event! Thank you to everyone who came to support these talented students!
BHS Theater Awards Season!
Sondheim Awards
Congratulations to Lara Cruzado who is our "Best Actress" Sondheim Awards Nominee!!!!! YAY!!
She is nominated for her work as Ursula in The Little Mermaid - our Spring Musical! Lara will perform at the Sondheim Awards Gala on June 5th at the Shubert Theater in New Haven.
Halo Awards
Congratulations to all of our students who were nominated for the 2023 Halo Awards. These students will attend the Halo Award show next week on May 31st, and also some of the cast of "The Little Mermaid" will perform during the ceremony! We recived 17 Nominations! 8 for TRACKS and 9 for THE LITTLE MERMAID!
TRACKS Nominations (BHS Fall Drama):
Best Play
Best Male Standout Performance in an Ensemble Production - Jeremy Finn (Old Man)
Best Female Standout Performance in an Ensemble Production - Kate Riolo (Business Woman)
Best Performance by a Couple/Dynamic Duo in a Play - Angel Batista & Olivia Carvalho as High School Boy & High School Girl
Best Performance by a Cast in an Ensemble Production
Best Program Art - Alex Chimbo
Best Incidental or Original Music in a Play - Maya Jackman, Chris Baker, Alex LaVelle
Best Costume Design/Execution - Camila Chaves, Alexa Jones, Rylee Arjona, Onyx Faust & Owen Leary
The Little Mermaid Nominations (BHS Spring Musical):
Best Contemporary Musical
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical - Lara Cruzado as Ursula
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Contemporary Musical - Will Esposito as Prince Eric
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Contemporary Musical - Alex Lavelle as Ariel
Best Comedic Female Performance in a Musical - Francesca Delgardo as Scuttle
Best Performance by a Couple/Dynamic Duo in a Musical - Fabiana Lima & Francesca Delgardo as Sebastian & Scuttle
Best Lighting Design/Execution - Owen Detwiller & Claire Bray
Best Running Crew
Best Dancing
Tri-M Senior Spotlights 2023!
Future Plans: Alex will attend ECSU for Secondary Education and History!
Alex Lavelle
*Alex has been a member since 2021 & is the current Historian (2022-2023)!
Instruments: Voice, Guitar
Favorite Memory: I loved Jazz Caberet this year, it was so fun performing with the combos !!
Favorite Artists: My Chemical Romance, Radiohead, The Neighbourhood, Deftones, and System of a Down.
Fave Album: I Brought You My Bullets You Brought Me Your Love by MCR
Future Plans: Rebecca will attend ECSU for Elementary Education & Environmental Science!
Rebecca Drazul
*Rebecca has been a member since 2022!
Instruments: Clarinet, Trumpet, and Bassoon
Favorite Memory: My favorite Tri-M memory was our trip to go and see Hadestown!
Favorite Artists: Pierce The Veil, Bring Me The Horizon, Eden, Get Scared, and Mayday Parade.
Fave Album: Misadventures by Pierce The Veil
Upcoming Events
*BMS Chorus Concert on May 30th at 7:00 PM in the BMS Auditorium
BHS Halo Awards on May 31st
*BMS Orchestra Concert on May 31st at 7:00 PM in the BMS Auditorium
*BMS Band Concert on June 1st at 7:00 PM in the BMS Auditorium
BHS Sondheim Awards Gala on June 5th
BHS End of Year Music Trip to Greenwood Cinemas on June 6th
BHS Graduation on June 13th
(* indicates a performance featuring Btl Students)