Halo Awards 2024: HDA Receives 14 Nominations and Wins 4 Awards


At a ceremony on Tuesday night, May 28 at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, the Hopkins Drama Association (HDA) brought home three HALO awards for Oklahoma! and one for The Importance of Being Earnest!

Asher Joseph '25 and Ripley Chance '26 each received the Last Minute Hero Award for stepping in during the production of Oklahoma! to cover a role for an ailing classmate; Silas Webb '24 received the Best Actor in a Classical Play for the role of John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest; and Zachary Haywood '24 received the Best Actor in a Classical Musical for the role of Curly in Oklahoma! 

This year the HDA productions of Oklahoma! and and The Importance of Being Earnest! were nominated for a total of 14 awards. See below for the full list!

Congratulations to the HDA, Hope Hartup, and Mike Calderone for an amazing year of theater, both on and off campus!


1. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Hopkins School: Connor Tomasulo as Lane, Manservant in The Importance of Being Earnest

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY:
Hopkins School: Tai Candelario as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL:
Hopkins School: Matt Segal as Will Parker in Oklahoma!

4. BEST COMIC MALE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL:
Hopkins School: Andrew Benjamin as Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!

5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A COUPLE OR DYNAMIC DUO IN A MUSICAL:
Hopkins School: Miri Levin & Matt Segal as Ado Annie & Will Parker in Oklahoma!

6. BEST SPECIALTY ENSEMBLE:
Hopkins School: Erika Berliner, Michael Mfuko, Vincent Sze, Alice Valente, Anjali van Bladel & Ashvin van Bladel as The Servant Ensemble in The Importance of Being Earnest

7. BEST CHORUS:
Hopkins School: Oklahoma!

8. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY:
Hopkins School: Asher Joseph as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
Hopkins School: Silas Webb as John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL PLAY:
Hopkins School: Rose Robertson as Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest

11. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
Hopkins School: Zachary Haywood as Curley in Oklahoma!

12. BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A CLASSICAL MUSICAL:
Hopkins School: Leila Hyder as Laurey in Oklahoma!

13. BEST CLASSICAL PLAY:
Hopkins School: The Importance of Being Earnest

14. BEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL
Hopkins School: Oklahoma!
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