Photos: Teeny Awards Celebrate Student Achievements Onstage

Mon, 06/12/2023 - 10:30

Zoe Richardson, a senior at Pierson High School in Sag Harbor, sang her solo from the school's production of the musical "Cinderella" earlier this year.

Christine Sampson Photos

By Christine Sampson

June 12, 2023

They're actors, singers, dancers, stage managers, makeup artists, poster designers, musicians, lighting and sound technicians, and choreographers: More than 1,000 students were recognized on Sunday for excellence in the theater arts at the annual Teeny Awards, a program of the organization East End Arts that was established 21 years ago.

The awards show, which is modeled after Broadway's Tony Awards, was held at Longwood High School and featured performances and skits by several students from East Hampton High School and Pierson High School along with peers from 20 other schools in eastern Suffolk County. See who in East Hampton and Sag Harbor was nominated for awards at this link.

Here are some scenes from Sunday's awards ceremony.

Ally Ali, a radio personality with the station 106.1 WBLI, was the celebrity guest host of the Teeny Awards on Sunday.

East Hampton High School's Kieran Conlon, right, reprised his role of Uncle Fester in "The Addams Family" for a comedic skit with Ally Ali.

East Hampton High School's Amaia Astorr appeared as Morticia Addams along with peers from other schools in a spoof of the "Real Housewives" series — the Real Housewives of the Teeny Awards.

Students from Center Moriches High School presented "Jailhouse Rock" from their production of the musical "All Shook Up."

Students from Patchogue-Medford High School performed a showstopping routine from "Spamalot."

Riverhead High School's drama club brought down the house with a song from "The Prom," an uplifting musical focusing on L.G.B.T.Q.+ stories and inclusion.

Jamal Douglas, a Broadway actor who is a Longwood High School alumni, was an award presenter on Sunday.

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