HSMTA Award History Posted 2019-04-19 by Jessica Sims Winners by Year:Select yearAwarded 2025Awarded 2024Awarded 2023Awarded 2022Awarded 2021Awarded 2019Awarded 2018Awarded 2017AWARDED 2025 Backstage Excellence “Hadestown: Teen Edition” by Amsterdam High School Outstanding Choreography Execution “Legally Blonde” by Saratoga Springs High School Outstanding Orchestra “Sunset Boulevard” Niskayuna High School Outstanding Ensemble “Hadestown: Teen Edition” South Glens Falls Teen Edition Best Musical Tier A “Mary Poppins” Colonie Central High School Best Musical Tier B South Glens Falls High School “Hadestown: Teen Edition” Best Musical Tier C “Hadestown: Teen Edition” Amsterdam High School Spirit of Theatre Brandon Reisner as Hermes in “Hadestown: Teen Edition,” South Glens Falls High School Outstanding Supporting Performer Rae Philips as Jay in “Disney’s Descendants the Musical,” Cohoes High School Outstanding Achievement “Into the Woods” Hoosick Falls High School Outstanding Supporting Performer Lily Sinnott as Serena in “Legally Blonde,” Shenendehowa High School Outstanding Lead Performer Lianelys Oviedo-Roman as Eurydice in “Hadestown: Teen Edition,” Amsterdam High School Outstanding Lead Performer Roman Mangino as Frank Abagnale Jr. in “Catch Me If You Can,” Ballston Spa High School AWARDED 2024 Best Set Construction “Legally Blonde” by Cohoes High School Best Technical Execution “Little Women” by Glens Falls High School Best Musical-Tier C Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” by Ballston Spa High School Best Ensemble “Anastasia: The Musical” by Mohonasen High School Best Choreography Execution “Anything Goes” by Shenendehowa High School Best Student Orchestra “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” by Albany High School Best Musical-Tier B “The Wizard of Oz” by Colonie High School Best Supporting Actress Sofia Rice as Amy March in “Little Women” Glens Falls High School Best Supporting Actor ZuZu Evans as Maurice in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” Ballston Spa High School Best Musical-Tier A “Little Women” by Glens Falls High School Best Actress Abby DeGregory at Pamela in “Head Over Heels: High School Edition” Saratoga Springs High School Best Actor Daniel Cormie as William Shakespeare in “Something Rotten!” South Glens Falls High School AWARDED 2023 Best Set Construction Queensbury High School – “Shrek the Musical” Best Technical Execution Glens Falls High School – “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Best Musical-Tier C Ballston Spa High School – “Mean Girls” Best Ensemble Glens Falls High School – “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Best Choreography Execution Queensbury High School – “Shrek the Musical” Best Student Orchestra Niskayuna High School – “A Chorus Line: Teen Edition” Best Musical-Tier B Glens Falls High School – “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Best Supporting Actress Actress: Yael Woods Role: Voice of Audrey II Show: “Little Shop of Horrors” School: Schenectady High School Best Supporting Actor Actor: Roman Mangino Role: Kevin G Show: “Mean Girls” School: Ballston Spa High School Best Musical-Tier A Queensbury High School – “Shrek the Musical” Best Actress Actress: Ashley Manocchi Role: Marian Paroo Show: “The Music Man” School: Scotia-Glenville High School Best Actor Actor: Logan Esposito Role: Joseph Show: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” School: Voorheesville High School AWARDED 2022 Best Technical Execution Scotia Glenville High School – Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella Best Set Construction Colonie High School – Shrek The Musical Best Choreography Execution South Glens Falls High School – Matilda Best Ensemble Saratoga Springs High School – Into The Woods Best Supporting Actor Actor: Daniel Cormie Role: The Escapologist/Bruce Show: Matilda School: South Glens Falls High School Best Supporting Actress Actress: Josie Diodato Role: Sugar Plum Fairy / Gingy Show: Shrek The Musical School: Colonie High School Best Actor Actor: Spencer Boyce Role: The Baker Show: Into The Woods School: Saratoga Springs High School Best Actress Actress: Heather Hayes Role: Mrs. Wormwood Show: Matilda School: South Glens Falls High School Best Musical Tier A Saratoga Springs High School – Into The Woods Best Musical Tier B Glens Falls High School – HONK! Best Musical Tier C South Glens Falls High School – Matilda AWARDED 2021 Best Actress Actress: Nicaya-Isabella Rios School: Guilderland High School Best Actor Actor: Scout Santoro School: Shaker High School Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools were unable to have live performances in 2020 and 2021. HSMTA was able to create an audition model for the 2021 year for only the categories listed above.AWARDED 2019 Best Technical Execution Voorheesville High School – Mamma Mia! Best Set Construction Hudson Falls High School – The Hunchback of Notre Dame Best Student Orchestra Albany High School – Sweet Charity Best Choreography Execution Voorheesville High School – Mamma Mia! Best Ensemble/Chorus Hudson Falls High School – The Hunchback of Notre Dame Best Supporting Actress Actress: Morgan Galvin Role: Rosie Show: Mamma Mia! School: Voorheesville High School Best Supporting Actor Actor: Tristian Gifford Role: Agwe Show: Once on This Island School: Queensbury High School Best Actress Actress: Signe Naranjo Role: Gertrude McFuzz Show: Seussical School: South Glens Falls High School Best Actor Actor: Michael Johnson Role: Quasimodo Show: The Hunchback of Notre Dame School: Hudson Falls High School Best Musical Tier A Hudson Falls High School – The Hunchback of Notre Dame Best Musical Tier B Columbia High School – Big Fish Best Musical Tier C South Glens Falls High School – Seussical AWARDED 2018 Best Technical Execution Albany High School – Hairspray Best Set Construction Hudson Falls High School – Into the Woods Best Student Orchestra Bethlehem Central High School – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Best Choreography Execution Albany High School – Hairspray Best Ensemble/Chorus Voorheesville High School – Tarzan Best Supporting Actress Actress: Fallon Zell Role: Terk Show: Tarzan School: Voorheesville High School Best Supporting Actor Actor: Jackson VerDerwerken Role: Jean-Michael Show: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella School: Schoharie High School Best Actress Actress: Annabelle Duffy Role: Tracy Turnblad Show: Hairspray School: Albany High School Best Actor Actor: Brandon Sarti Role: Sam Wheat Show: Ghost the Musical School: South Glens Falls High School Best Musical Tier A Albany High School – Hairspray Best Musical Tier B Hudson Falls High School – Into the Woods Best Musical Tier C Columbia High School – East Greenbush – Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella AWARDED 2017 Best Technical Execution Niskayuna High School – The Phantom of the Opera Best Set Construction Niskayuna High School – The Phantom of the Opera Best Student Orchestra Bethlehem Central High School – The Wizard of Oz Best Choreography Execution Voorheesville High School – Mary Poppins Best Ensemble/Chorus Voorheesville High School – Mary Poppins Best Supporting Actress Actress: Natalie Davey Role: Celeste Show: Godspell School: Warrensburg Jr/Sr High School Best Supporting Actor Actor: Vinnie Canale-Rouse Role: Lumiére Show: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast School: Hudson Falls High School Best Actress Actress: Jaynie Parmenter Role: Mary Poppins Show: Mary Poppins School: Voorheesville High School Best Actor Actor: Pat Shannon Role: Jean Valjean Show: Les Misérables School: Queensbury High School Best Musical Niskayuna High School – The Phantom of the Opera
