Hoboken's Garden Street School Captures 54 Awards At 'Access Broadway'

From the Garden Street School of the Performing Arts: Garden Street School of Performing Arts of Hoboken, NJ scored 54 high score awards at the Access Broadway competition this past weekend in Mystic, Connecticut. Students from all over Hudson County have been rehearsing for months under the direction of the talented staff and choreographers.

Owners Annie and Dan McLoughlin have been competing in the prestigious competition that showcases musical theater and dance talent for four years but feel this year was a highlight for the school.

“The talent of our team this year was extraordinary. Not only did we have first time competitors who blew us away with their poise and confidence but we were also honored to be joined by professional actors Finn Douglas and Tyler Hentz who played principle roles in this year’s The Radio City Christmas Spectacular.”

Here is a list of highlights from winners and categories:

Finn Douglas

• Finn Douglas- Best Jr. Vocalist 9-10
• Putting It Together-Platinum: 1st Place Broadway Uptempo 9-10
• Gone Too Soon-Platinum: 1st Place Concert Ballad 9-10
• Sherry Baby-1 st Place Concert Uptempo 9-10
• Feet Don't Touch the Ground-Platinum: 1st Place Best Duet/Trio Broadway
• Ballad 9-12

Tyler Hentz

• Tyler Hentz- Best Sr. Actor 13-19
• Tyler Hentz- Best Sr. Vocalist 15-19
• Fly Me To the Moon- Platinum: 1st Place Concert Uptempo 15-16
• Promedy- Platinum: 1st Place- Solo Acting Comedy 15-16
• Proud of Your Boy- Platinum: 1st Place Solo Broadway Ballad 15 to 16
• Extraordinary- Platinum: 1st Place Best Solo Broadway Uptempo
• Feet Don't Touch the Ground-Platinum: 1st Place Best Duet/Trio Broadway
• Ballad 9-12

Brianna Dominguez

• Brianna Dominguez- Best All Star Vocalist 17-19
• The Winner Takes It All-Platinum-: 1st Place Broadway Ballad Duet/Trio 13-15

• The Schuyler Sisters -Platinum: 2nd Place Broadway Ballad 13-15
• What Baking Can Do - 2nd Place Broadway Uptempo 17 to 19
• Firework -Platinum: 2nd Place Concert Ballad 17-19
• All That Matters- Platinum: 1 st Place Best Solo Broadway Ballad 17-19
• To Date or Not to Date-Platinum: 1st Place Best Duet/Trio Acting Comedy 13-15
• Sara Bartoszek
• Sara Bartoszek- Best Teen Vocalist 13-14
• With You-Platinum (Broadway Ballad )
• On the Surface- Platinum: 1st Place Acting Dramatic 13-14
• The Winner Takes It All-Platinum-: 1st Place Broadway Ballad Duet/Trio 13-15

• When I Sing in My Car -Platinum: 1st Place Open Vocal 13 to 14
• Mama Who Bore Me- Platinum: 2nd Place Best Duet/Trio Broadway
• Light in the Piazza- Platinum: 2nd Place Broadway Ballad 13 to 14
• The Schuyler Sisters -Platinum: 2nd Place Broadway Ballad 13-15
• Annalise Dominguez
• Annalise Dominguez- Best Jr. All Star Vocalist 9 to 12
• Rolling in the Deep-Platinum: 1st Place Concert Uptempo 11-12
• If Only You Would Listen- Platinum: 2nd Place Best/Trio Broadway Ballad

Audrey Sussman

• I See the Light- Platinum: Broadway Uptempo

Nirvana Pal

• Extraordinary- Platinum: 3 rd Place Broadway Uptemo

Sienna Mello

• Time to Play- Platinum: 2 nd Place Broadway Uptempo
• If Only You Would Listen- Platinum: 2nd Place Best/Trio Broadway Ballad

Toni Fite

• Get Up Off of That Thing: 1st Place Solo Hip Hop 15-16
• The Schuyler Sisters -Platinum: 2nd Place Broadway Ballad 13-15

Sophia Duke

• Waiting for Life to Begin- Platinum: 1st Place Broadway Uptempo 11-12
• Mama Who Bore Me- 2nd Place Best Duet/Trio Broadway: Sara Bartoszek,
  Sophia Duke, Kaitlyn Rivera

Group Pieces

• Into the Woods- Best Jr. Vocal Group or Production 12 and under
  
  • Platinum: 1st Place Best Jr. Broadway Vocal Group 9-12
  • Brianna Dominguez, Sara Bartoszek, Sienna Mello, Finn Douglas,Kaitlyn Rivera, Nirvaan Pal
• Winner Takes It All- Best Vocal Duet/Trio
• Circus Contraption- 1st Place Best Group Acro/Gymnastics 9-12
  
  • Tara Dean, Kate Enger, Ava Guzman, Dana Katz, Kaitlyn Rivera, Kiara Albuja, Skye Riller
• A Hoboken Tale- 1st Place Best Jr. Song and Dance Production 9-12 Broadway
  
  • Joia DeMar, Finn Douglas, Madison Moll, Kaitlyn Rivera, Bella Rostan, Salome Torres, Grace Connolly, Annalise Dominguez, Sara Bartoszek, Brianna Dominguez, Sophia Duke, Sienna Mello, Nirvaan Pal, Dana Katz, Jenna Sirio
• Spice Girls- 2nd Place Best Group Jazz 7-8
• Grace Connolly, Madison Moll, Avery Ramsey, Bella Rostan, Audrey Sussman

The team will go on to compete in the next Regionals competition in March in Long Island.

Garden Street is always looking to add talented actors, singers, and dancers to our competition teams. For more information on Garden Street or the competition teams please email dance@gardenstreetmusic.com or visit gardenstreetmusic.com.

Photo courtesy of Garden Street School of the Performing Arts