Broadway Method Academy (BMA), in association with the Shubert Theatre of New Haven and Sacred Heart University’s Theater Arts Department is proud to announce the nominees for the fifth annual Stephen Sondheim Awards.
The black-tie gala will take place on Monday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven. The program’s mission is to recognize excellence in high school musical theater.
“We are thrilled to return to the Shubert Theatre for another fantastic ceremony, celebrating the best that high school musical theater has to offer,” said Connor Deane, Executive Director of BMA. “We are looking forward to bringing some of Broadway’s brightest talents to share this special night with the next generation of musical theater performers.”
Over the next two weeks BMA will utilize their social media channels to announce the Broadway presenters.
Over the past eight months, a panel of judges from the industry attended performances by the following 25 high schools:
Amity High School
Berlin High School
Bethel High School
Brien McMahon High School
Cheshire High School
Conard High School
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School
Darien High School
East Lyme High School
Hopkins School
Immaculate High School
Lyme – Old Lyme High School
Montville High School
Sacred Heart Academy
Shelton High School
South Kingstown High School
St. Luke’s School
Stonington High School
Suffield Academy
Trumbull High School
Valley Regional High School
West Warwick High School
Wilbur Cross High School
William H. Hall High School
Wilton High School
The panel of judges was comprised of performing arts educators, entertainment professionals and Broadway performers and designers. On May 21, these judges met for a final discussion and a review of highlights from each high school performance to subsequently create nominations.
There are dozens of worthy nominees for the 2022 Stephen Sondheim Awards. Following are the nominations that Amity received: