Pegasus Cast and Crew Win Three Basie Awards, Receive 14 Nominations
May 30, 2023
The students of Pegasus Production Company were honored to receive 14 nominations for the Basie Awards, winning three of them, for their productions during the 2022-2023 school year. The nominations include those for the fall comedy Rumors and the spring musical Godspell. The Count Basie Center’s annual Basie Awards is a program modeled after Broadway’s Tony™ Awards, honoring excellence in high school theatre in Monmouth County.
Congratulations to the cast and crew below for their nominations. The winners were announced on May 24 with the CBA cast and crew in attendance. The Basie Award winners included Outstanding Company in a Comedy (Rumors), Outstanding Set Design (Rumors), and Outstanding Small Music Ensemble (Godspell).
CAROLE MALIK AWARD OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Noah Shimkus / Ella Skelton (Christian Brothers Academy, Rumors)
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN OF A PLAY – *WINNER*
Sukhraj Goraya / Ian Hoffman (Christian Brothers Academy, Rumors)
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Connor Nardiello (Christian Brothers Academy, Rumors)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY – FEMALE IDENTIFIED ROLE
Anya Tumbleson (Christian Brothers Academy, Rumors)
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY – FEMALE IDENTIFIED ROLE
Nora Collard (Christian Brothers Academy, Rumors)
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY – MALE IDENTIFIED ROLE
James Nardiello (Christian Brothers Academy, Rumors)
OUTSTANDING COMPANY IN A COMEDY – *WINNER*
Christian Brothers Academy, Rumors
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
Christian Brothers Academy, Rumors
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Connor Nardiello (Christian Brothers Academy, Godspell)
OUTSTANDING SMALL MUSIC ENSEMBLE – *WINNER*
Christian Lopez & Sam Ferro (Christian Brothers Academy, Godspell)
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
Christian Lopez (Christian Brothers Academy, Godspell)
OUTSTANDING CHORUS IN A MUSICAL
Christian Brothers Academy, Godspell
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
Gina Morrello (Christian Brothers Academy, Godspell)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Marcos Orozco (Christian Brothers Academy, Godspell)
Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) is a private, Catholic, academic preparatory school for boys located in Lincroft, New Jersey. Founded in 1959 and taught in the Lasallian tradition, CBA is dedicated to helping students become intellectually mature and morally responsible leaders for society. Through generous contributions from family and friends of the Academy, CBA awards over $1.7 million in scholarships and financial aid to current students. Experience the Academy at CBALincroftNJ.org.