Original sentence: He was awarded a New York Musical Theatre Festival Award for Excellence for "Outstanding Individual Performance
Edited sentence: In the 2006 revival, Rooney sang the aria with ease, so much so that a few critics believed that his performance was lip-synched.Other critics mistakenly likened the vocal performance to those of countertenors.Rooney was awarded a New York Musical Theatre Festival Award for Excellence for "Outstanding Individual Performance.Rooney was not only proved that it was his own voice, but also that it was a strong one.The rumors of lip-synching were debunked during the run of the show when a performance was given without the aid of electronic amplification