The Plaza Legacy Robe
To acknowledge our Performing Arts Academy performers, on the opening night of each show, the cast members participate in the Ceremony of the Legacy Robe! This ceremony is steeped in the long-standing Broadway tradition.
Created by prop and scenic designer, Becky Owens-Goldhammer, the Legacy Robe has a patch for each performing arts academy production. The cast member who has the most Plaza Performing Arts Academy credits is presented with the robe. Note: Once a student has received this honor, they are no longer eligible to be the recipient.
The Legacy Robe ceremony occurs onstage, just before the audience arrives. As the cast and crew form a circle onstage, the recipient is announced and puts on the Legacy Robe. The recipient proceeds to move counter-clockwise around the inside of the circle, three times, as the cast and crew reach in to gently touch the Legacy Robe as it passes.
This inclusive ceremony brings the Broadway tradition to our stage and assures the entire cast and crew will have a great show! After the ceremony, the recipient signs the patch for the production, and their name is added to the Legacy Robe Plaque at the Plaza Studios and to our web site listing. The robe is displayed in the Plaza Rehearsal Studios.
The Plaza Legacy Robe Recipients
| Ava Bedell | Disney’s Frozen KIDS | 2023 |
| Isabella Ruiz | Disney’s Frozen JR | 2023 |
| Bella Carrano | A Chorus Line (Teen Edition) | 2023 |
| Sophia Turk | The Addams Family (Younger at Part) | 2022 |
| Erin Kelly | The Addams Family (Young at Part) | 2022 |
| Madison Benedict | The Addams Family (School Edition) | 2022 |
| Haley Prabhakar | The Wizard of Oz | 2022 |
| Donovan Fray | Newsies Jr | 2022 |
| Garrielle Sinclair |
Newsies | 2022 |
| Grace Benedict | Les Miserables | 2022 |
| Emma Pearlman | Matilda JR | 2022 |
| Romy Fruman | Annie Kids | 2022 |
| Laila Canelo | Seussical | 2022 |
| Amaia Kurko | Seussical JR | 2022 |
| Myla Williams | Seussical Kids | 2022 |
| Ava Reyer | Legally Blonde | 2021 |
| Daniella Healy | Disney’s Descendants | 2021 |
| Maura O’Connell | Willy Wonka KIDS | 2021 |
| Shai Vaknine | Into the Woods | 2020 |
| Katie Swansig | Into the Woods Jr. | 2020 |
| Lilly Duet | 101 Dalmatians Kids | 2020 |
| Lucas Duet | High School Musical Jr. | 2020 |
| Sean Fruman | Mamma Mia | 2019 |
| Paul Davi | Shrek Jr. | 2019 |
| Keira Durando | Little Mermaid Jr. (Grades 6-8) | 2019 |
| Victoria Confusione | Lion King Jr. | 2019 |
| Mikayla Keryc | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 2019 |
| Megan Hansen | Spring Awakening | 2019 |
| Megan Chiara | Lion King Kids | 2019 |
| Eric Matern | Beauty and the Beast Jr. | 2019 |
| CJ Keryc | Little Mermaid Jr. (Grades 3-5) | 2019 |
| Cassie Ramos | Chicago | 2019 |
| Bobbi Paccio | Annie Kids | 2018 |
| Jackie Moreno | Grease | 2018 |
| Annalise LoBiondo | Godspell | 2018 |
| Amelie Duch | Beauty and the Beast Jr. | 2018 |
| Shannon Mansfield | Willy Wonka Kids | 2018 |
| Safiya Lawrence | Addams Family | 2018 |
| Liam O’Connor | Once on This Island Jr. | 2018 |
| Eitan Markowitz | Tommy | 2018 |
| Kevin Kirley | Aladdin Kids | 2018 |
| Sammi Schneider | Seussical Jr. | 2017 |
| Ariel Paskal | Seussical Kids | 2017 |
| Alex Neuhedel | Rent | 2017 |
| Alayna Matern | Camp Rock | 2017 |
| Jack Parr | Heathers | 2017 |
| Katherine Quinn | Carrie | 2017 |
| Paul Hogan | Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr. | 2016 |
| Marissa Mastromarino | Spelling Bee | 2016 |
| Lorelei Dillon | All Shook Up (Middle School) | 2016 |
| Leana Genovese | 13 | 2016 |
| Lauren Kelly | Once Upon a Mattress Jr. | 2016 |
| Kristin Greve | Once Upon a Mattress | 2016 |
| Judy Streib | All Shook Up (High School) | 2016 |
| Jillian Weston | Frog & Toad Kids | 2016 |
| Grace Peknic | Hairspray Jr. | 2016 |
| Evelyn Boyle | Hairspray | 2016 |
| Aiden Jania | Jungle Book Kids | 2016 |
| Christopher D’Amato | Cinderella Kids | 2016 |
| Natalie Palmer | Anything Goes (High School) | 2015 |
| Tommy Flanagan | Legally Blonde | 2015 |
| Sharon Oosterwijk | Shrek Jr. | 2015 |
| Brianna Marcia | Legally Blonde Jr. | 2015 |
| Emily Franklin | 101 Dalmatians Kids | 2015 |
| Lindsay Duet | Anything Goes (Middle School) | 2015 |
| Jaiden Moreno | Aladdin Kids | 2015 |
| Robert Gallo | Addams Family (High School) | 2014 |
| Kara Vito | Once on This Island Jr. | 2014 |
| David Padilla | Willy Wonka Kids | 2014 |
| Colin O’Leary | Carrie | 2014 |
| Juliet Novello | Addams Family (Middle School) | 2014 |
| Emma Neary | Honk | 2014 |
| Emily McLoughlin | Annie Kids | 2013 |
| Donovan Molinaro | Seussical Jr. | 2013 |
| Danielle Vito | Jungle Book Kids | 2013 |
| Andrew Barth Feldman | High School Musical 2 Jr. | 2013 |
| Kieran Bodkin | Wedding Singer | 2013 |
