Commack Wins 5 Hunting-Tony Awards in Showcase

Commack High School theater students took home a bevy of awards Tuesday night at the 3rd annual “Hunting-Tony” Awards at the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport.

The event, co-sponsored by Town Councilman Mark Cuthbertson and Councilwoman Susan A. Berland, celebrates Huntington’s rising stars in high school plays and musical productions. 

Each production was evaluated using a standard judging rubric for their performance in 24 categories that recognize acting, singing, choreography, stage crew and set design, orchestra pits and costumes. A panel of volunteer judges attended the play and musical productions to determine this year’s winners.
 
The students had the chance to take the stage again as the evening featured musical numbers from four high school productions: The Sound of Music, Huntington; Thoroughly Modern Millie, Northport; Urinetown, High School East; and Wonderful Town, Walt Whitman.

Commack's production of "Into the Woods" garnered awards for Best Musical, Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical, and well as Best Female Vocalist.

The school's production of "Noises Off" garnered Best Supporting Actress in a Play.

Huntington High School's production of "The Sound of Music" garnered Best Supporting Actress in a Musical and Best Costumes in a Musical.

Berland and Cuthbertson congratulated the students and thanked Engeman Theater for hosting the event.

“As an avid patron of the arts, I take great pleasure in sponsoring the Hunting-Tony’s,” said Berland. “All of these students dedicated themselves to their various productions and put in countless hours throughout the school year to make sure they put on the best show possible."

The winners in each category are as follows:

Best Actor in a Musical
Matt Caccamo
Into the Woods – Commack HS

Best Actress in a Musical
Ashley Ferraro
Into the Woods – Commack HS

Best Actor in a Play
Gregory Georges
The Odd Couple - Half Hollow Hills HS West

Best Actress in a Play
Kristen Riordan
A Christmas Carol - Walt Whitman High School

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Nathaniel Bear
Urinetown – Half Hollow Hills HS East

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Monica Owen
The Sound of Music – Huntington HS

Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Trevor Ewald
A Christmas Carol - Walt Whitman High School

Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Ashley Reyes
Noises Off – Commack HS

Best Male Vocalist
Martin Lauter
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Northport HS

Best Female Vocalist
Alyssa Curcio
Into the Woods – Commack HS

Best Featured Actor in a Musical
David Lerner
Urinetown – Half Hollow Hills HS East

Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Emilie Ann Greaves
Wonderful Town – Walt Whitman HS

Best Musical
Commack High School
Into the Woods

Best Play
Walt Whitman High School
A Christmas Carol

Best Ensemble in a Musical
Half Hollow Hills High School East
Urinetown

Best Stage Crew in a Musical
Northport High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Best Stage Crew in a Play
Half Hollow Hills HS West
The Odd Couple

Best Stage Set Design in a Musical
Half Hollow Hills High School East
Urinetown

Best Stage Set Design in a Play
Walt Whitman High School
A Christmas Carol

Best Technical Production  - Musical
Half Hollow Hills High School East
Urinetown

Best Technical Production - Play
Walt Whitman High School
A Christmas Carol

Best Orchestra Pit
Harborfields High School
Bye Bye Birdie

Best Choreography
Northport High School
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Best Costumes in a Musical
Huntington High School
The Sound of Music