Sabatino was nominated for Best Featured Male Actor In a Play for the 31st Annual Connecticut Critics Circle Awards for Ivoryton Playhouse's production of On Golden Pond

“Feehan has cast Billy Ray, Jr. very well: Sabatino Cruz is fresh, energetic, and fun without being annoying.”

“Sabatino Cruz provides sparks and wakens up the production as the “suck face” Billy Ray, Jr.”

“Our stalwart cast- we give kudos to young Sabatino Cruz as Billy Ray, Jr.- The Howard says, “Ya did good kid-we see genuine acting skills within. You held your own with Naughton-and that is a good thing!”

“Cruz is an absolute delight as young Billy never going for easy laughs or making this smart teenager cloying.”

“Sabatino Cruz is excellent as the thirteen-year-old Billy Ray, Jr. He manages to convey the pseudo-independence with the smart-aleck kid trying to be “cool.” Never does he become obnoxious. You like him and you see the relationship develop with Norman.”

“Sabatino Cruz, as the free-thinking Billy Ray, Jr., invests his role with a refreshing context and manner that brings genuine sprit, spunk and personality to the part of the young man who becomes Norman's new friend and fishing partner. The chemistry between him and Naughton is one of the many high points of this staging.”

“As Pinocchio (and one of Cinderella’s stepsisters), Cruz charmingly evades child actor precociousness by leaning all the way in”

“Burns’ great leading performance is well matched by the entire cast, particularly her chemistry with Noah” “(a delightful Sabatino Cruz)”

“as Noah Gellman, Sabatino Cruz is quite frankly adorable.”