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On Monday night the traditional Hugo Awards were presented, award that distinguishes all those musical theater works performed between August 2022 and July of this year.

Under the leadership of Laurita Fernández, Pablo Gorlero and Ricky Pashkus, Those present gathered at the Astral Theater for the event that also had the Public TV broadcast.

In addition to those in charge of driving, other artists served as speakers when presenting the awards and Virginia Lago was there, Graciela Alfano, Juliet Nair Calvo, Adriana Aizemberg, Roberto Catarieu, Julieta Poggio, Fabio Auctions, Laura Conforte, Gaby Goldman, Aníbal Pachano and Nicolás Vázquez among many figures and references of the genre.

During the ceremony you could enjoy 7 musical paintings starring more than 90 artists. The overture created by Pablo Gorlero, Fernando Nazar, Alejandro Ibarra and Matías Ibarra had the special participation of Alejandra Radano, It was in tribute to “The Queen of Corrientes Street”: Sandra Guida.

Emotion was present in several moments of the evening: with recognition to the choreographer and teacher Doris Petroni and the show “Forever young” with its 11 years on poster and with the painting “Star Creator” designed by Pablo Gorlero, Marcelo Kotliar based on the song “Starmaker” from the series Fame, which was played by Belén Cabrera, Ayelen Baez and Agustin Iannone with Juan Ignacio Lopez at the piano. In this song the entire room applauded and said goodbye with respect and emotion to more than 30 colleagues who left their mark with their departure.Cultural Patronage, the program of the Ministry of Culture of the City, that promotes artistic-cultural projects.

Then, The sidewalk shows the list with all the winners

BEST MUSICAL

Dear Evan

MEJOR MUSIC HALL, CAFÉ CONCERT AND / OR MUSICAL VARIETÉ

A lot of heart

BEST MUSICAL OFF

Family, feminine noun

BEST GENERAL DIRECTION

Sebastian Irigo (Dear Evan)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Vanesa García Millán (Heathers)

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION

Thomas Mayer Wolf (Dear Evan)

BEST ARGENTINE MUSICAL BOOK

Fernando Albinarrate (A movie without Julie)

BEST ARGENTINE MUSICAL LYRICS

Ignacio Olivera / Juan Pablo Schapira (People who are in places)

BEST ADAPTATION AND/OR TRANSLATION OF BOOK AND LETTERS

Daniel J. Meyer / Gaston Marioni (A.K.A. [Also Known As] Also know as…)

Pablo del Campo / Lily Ann Martin / Guido Balzaretti (Dear Evan)

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Agustín Konsol (Family, feminine noun)

BEST MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS

Facundo Rodriguez Borgia (A lot of heart)

BEST MALE LEADING PERFORMANCE

Agustín “I am Rada” Aristarán (Matilda)

BEST FEMALE LEADING PERFORMANCE

Julia Tozzi (Heathers)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE AT MUSIC HALL, CAFÉ CONCERT AND / OR MUSICAL VARIETÉ

Alejandro Viola (Ardientes Gardel and Le Pera at a tropical rhythm)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN MUSIC HALL, CAFÉ CONCERT AND / OR MUSICAL VARIETÉ

Ligia Piro (A lot of heart)

BEST MALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

Guido Balzaretti (Dear Evan)

BEST FEMALE SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

Sofi Morandi (Heathers)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN ENSEMBLE

Pedro Frias Yuber (Maria, It's Callas)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN ENSEMBLE

Bianca Dichiera / Eva Bernhard / Nina Pérez Pradal (Matilda)

Eluney Zalazar (Matilda)

BEST VOCAL DIRECTION

Katie Viqueira (Dear Evan)

BEST COMPREHENSIVE PRODUCTION

Mariano Pagani / Magaly Altman / Fernando Moya / Pablo Kohlhuber / Valentina Berger /

Carlos Rottemberg / Thomas Rottemberg (Matilda)

REVELATION MASCULINA

Lucas Pose (A.K.A. [Also Known As] Also know as…)

REVELATION FEMENINA

Rochi Caldes (Heathers)

BEST ORIGINAL COSTUME DESIGN

Alejandra Robot (Matilda)

BEST SET DESIGN AND/OR ORIGINAL AUDIOVISUAL DESIGN

René Diviú / Maxi Vecchio (Return to Patagonia)

BEST CHARACTERIZATION DESIGN

Marcos Aranda / German Perez (Matilda makeup)

BEST ORIGINAL LIGHT DESIGN

Gaspar Potocnik (Return to Patagonia)

BEST ORIGINAL SOUND DESIGN

Gaston Briski (Dear Evan)

BEST MUSICAL SHOW FOR A SINGLE PERFORMER

A movie without Julie (Lucila Gandolfo)

BEST DIRECTION IN MUSICAL OFF

Julio Panno (A movie without Julie)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN MUSICAL OFF

Marcelo Albamonte (Family, feminine noun)

Michel Hersch (People who are in places)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN MUSICAL OFF

Sabrina Samiter (People who are in places)

BEST CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH MUSICAL

This is not a wild tale

BEST DIRECTION IN CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH'S MUSICAL

Emiliano Dionisi (This is not a wild tale)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH MUSICAL

Gustavo Carrizo / Florence Liserre (To the ball, its time to play)

BEST BOOK IN A CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH MUSICAL

Emiliano Dionisi (This is not a wild tale)

BEST LYRICS IN CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH'S MUSICALS

Laura Morgado (morning comes)

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC FROM A CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH MUSIC

Esteban Morgado (morning comes)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH MUSICAL

Julia Morgado (morning comes)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH'S MUSICAL

Diego Topa (To the ball, its time to play)

BEST PRODUCTION IN CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH MUSICAL

National Theater (To the ball, its time to play)

BEST SET DESIGN IN CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH'S MUSICAL

Camila Ciccone (Rosita's curse)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN IN CHILDREN'S AND/OR YOUTH'S MUSICAL

Fernando Crisci Munz (Rosita's curse)