By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR For herself personally, Jillian Caillouette already felt proud of her performances in St. Paul Catholic High School’s production of “Little Women: The Musical.” The judges of the Connecticut High School Musical Theater awards agreed she had a lot to be proud of her performance as Jo Marsh in the musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel. Her performance in the show earned her the top honor of “Outstanding Female Vocalist.” That award now has earned her a chance to perform on Broadway for top honors in the National High School Musical Theater Awards—also known as the Jimmys—on July 1. “I knew something was really right for this role for me,” said Jillian of her performance in “Little Women.” She said, “I really fit it and I really connected to the character. And throughout the run of ‘Little Women,’ I just felt really, really proud of myself. I was really happy with my performance and when I went to the Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards (in Norwich), I just could not wait to get on stage and sing my song for everyone because…I became the lyrics for the song. I just really felt it.” Like [...]
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR For herself personally, Jillian Caillouette already felt proud of her performances in St. Paul Catholic High School’s production of “Little Women: The Musical.” The judges of the Connecticut High School Musical Theater awards agreed she had a lot to be proud of her performance as Jo Marsh in the musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel. Her performance in the show earned her the top honor of “Outstanding Female Vocalist.” That award now has earned her a chance to perform on Broadway for top honors in the National High School Musical Theater Awards—also known as the Jimmys—on July 1. “I knew something was really right for this role for me,” said Jillian of her performance in “Little Women.” She said, “I really fit it and I really connected to the character. And throughout the run of ‘Little Women,’ I just felt really, really proud of myself. I was really happy with my performance and when I went to the Connecticut High School Musical Theater Awards (in Norwich), I just could not wait to get on stage and sing my song for everyone because…I became the lyrics for the song. I just really felt it.” Like [...]