Twenty-one schools in Broward and Palm Beach vie for the honors
The Critics’ Awards Program, or Cappies for short, celebrates outstanding achievement in high school theater on Tuesday, May 23at 7 p.m. in the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, where the program was launched more than two decades ago.
Nominees from 21 schools in Broward and Palm Beach will compete for the awards in 47 categories recognizing performers, designers, technicians, publicists and critics.
Modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Cappies Awards will feature songs and scenes from the top-nominated shows. This year, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School leads the field with 21 nominations consisting of four nominations for criticism and 17 for its production of Head Over Heels, which ties for the most nominated musical with Coral SpringHigh School’s production of In the Heights. South Plantation High School’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream received 14 nominations to become the most nominated play.
Cappie Award winners are determined by votes from students through a weighted peer-review voting process. Nominations are made by student critics from participating schools who attend productions at rival schools and write reviews, which then are edited by theater educators and published on FloridaTheaterOnStage.com.
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2022-2023 CAPPIES NOMINEES BY SCHOOL
American Heritage School
(13 nominations; 11nominations for Blithe Spiritand two nominations for criticism)
Hair and Make-up in a Play: Emma Kolb and Sydney Herzbrun
Sound in a Play: Damien Ellowitz
Props in a Play: Rebecca Weltmann
Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Peyton Barnett
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Diane Li
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Justin Gulbranson
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Liliana Shaw
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Jessi Kaplan
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Sarah Brown
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Christopher Moody
Play
Junior Critic: Sophie Simon
Critic Teams
Archbishop McCarthy High School
(Eight nominations for The Game’s Afoot)
Marketing and Publicity: Julia Kim and Isabella Ruiz
Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Julia Kim
Ensemble in a Play: Houseguests
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Isabella Ruiz
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Ryan Cullen
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Tamara Toma
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Bella Nanavichit
Play
The Benjamin School
(Three nominations for Distracted)
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Sage Sorenson
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Katherine Rodgers
Play
Boca Raton Community High School
(Seven nominations for Theory of Relativity)
Sets in a Musical: Briana Ary Ojeda, Nicole Ary Ojeda, Ivy Neves and Valentina Rincon
Creativity: NisaGuvenilir and Alejandro Quinones (Vocal Direction)
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Sofia Olvera
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Antonio Saladino
Vocalist in a Female Role: NisaGuvenilir
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Maia Martinez
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Austin Tindell
Calvary Christian Academy
(9 nominations; seven for Cinderella and two nominations for criticism)
Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Avery Rivas, AnnabellDesouza, Anneliese Hernandez and Alexandra Denison
Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: Caiden Talbert, Angelina Uzdavines and Arianna Rotondo
Ensemble in a Musical: Step Family
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Elisabeth Chew
Vocalist in a Male Role: Daniel Poulos
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Isabella Leon
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Emma Bruce
Senior Critic: Zoe Tibbs
Critic Teams
Cardinal Gibbons High School
(Five nominations for Peter and the Starcatcher)
Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Brooke Cooney, Sammy Hawa and Paris Key
Ensemble in a Play: Orphans
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Christian Cardamone
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Sean Roberts
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Anthony Porcelli
Cooper City High School
(13 nominations; 11 nominations for Puffsand two nominations for criticism)
Props in a Play: Hyacinth Fishman, Valerie Martinez and Company
Lighting in a Play: Avery Garfinkel
Costumes In a Play: Rachel Weiss and Company
Sets in a Play: Melina Lugo and Kaylee Mastrangelo
Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Abby Goldberg, Melina Lugo, Hamilton Laboranti and Lucas Lowe
Ensemble in a Play: The Puffs
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Sarah Abisror
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Andrew MacArthur
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Sienna Martinez
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Kristopher Olinsky
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Anthony DeLeo
Freshman Critic : Kenny Gervais
Junior Critic: Giovanna Dellaria
Coral Glades High School
(Four nominations; three nominations for Arsenic and Old Laceand one nomination for criticism)
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Samuel Franco
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Zachary Krouch
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Bryan Solsbery
FreshmanCritic: Emily Orenstein
Coral Springs High School
(17 nominationsfor In the Heights)
Props in a Musical: Mel Kahan
Lighting in a Musical: Maya Rowe
Costumes in a Musical: Sienna Tang
Sets in a Musical: Mikayla Blue and Melanie Escalante
Choreography: Maddie Galan
Creativity: Brittany Zevallos (Vocal Director)
Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: El Bartoszak, Ash Putnam and Crew
Dancer in a Female Role: Christine Johnson
Dancer in a Male Role: Sofia Palhano
Vocalist in a Male Role: Lemari Hills
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Elisse Rodriguez
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical : Omar Flores
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Malaya Zabat
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Angelina Nazario
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Alejandro Cirino
Song: “Blackout”
Musical
Cypress Bay High School
(13 nominations; 12 nominations for Legally Blondeand one nomination for criticism)
Marketing and Publicity: Miguel Cabrerra and Crew
Props in a Musical: Neena Shaw
Sets in a Musical: Connor Lirio, Gianna Gomez, Sami Garcia and Laura Navas
Choreography: Keira Hochberg
Dancer in a Female Role: Gianna Shultz
Dancer in a Male Role: Joey Mejia
Vocalist in a Female Role: Sara Judd
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Neena Shaw
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Miguel Cabrerra
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Gianna Gomez
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Adrian Graff
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Connor Lirio
Senior Critic: Isabella Saralegui
David Posnack Jewish Day School
(Three nominations; two nominations for The Addams Familyand one nomination for criticism)
Vocalist in a Male Role: Sacha Codron
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Yael Eliani
Freshman Critic : Brooke Koch
Dillard Center for the Arts
(13 nominations; 12 nominations for Carrie the Musicaland one nomination for criticism)
Special Effects and or Technology: Jaire St. Ange and Ty’WonGunns
Lighting in a Musical: Kai Cooper
Sets in a Musical: 2233 Tech Theatre Class
Choreography: Essence Fowler and Trey’lon Salley
Creativity: Trey’lon Salley (Musicianship)
Ensemble in a Musical: The Seniors
Dancer in a Female Role: Evena Michel
Dancer in a Male Role: Trey’lon Salley
Vocalist in a Male Role: Jaire St. Ange
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Malia Bryan
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Lamacia Lewis
Song: “In”
Senior Critic: Jaire St. Ange
J.P. Taravella High School
(14 nominations; 13 nominations for Radium Girlsand one nomination for criticism)
Hair and Make-up in a Play: Abigail Jackson and Christiane Ovalle
Props in a Play: Jaiden-Alexa Reid, Kiersten Worthy, Zahra Day and Valerie Marin
Lighting in a Play: Cam Davis, Julisa Landin, Shayna Silverstein and Shelby Watt
Costumes In a Play: Emma Feinstein, AasiyaVann and Crew
Sets in a Play: JPT Tech Theatre, Cast and Crew
Ensemble in a Play: The Women In The Factory
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Cam Davis
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Brianna De Los Santos
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Danny Landin
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Tatyana Ramlogan
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Bailey Fier
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Ava Chen
Play
Freshman Critic : Alyvia Rigg
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
(21 nominations; 17 nominations for Head Over Heelsand four nominations for criticism)
Special Effects and or Technology: Jacob Harris
Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Carly Gaynor and Alanis DeSouza
Props in a Musical: Karen Nixon and Mia Velazquez
Lighting in a Musical: MSD Lighting Team
Choreography: Nick Bedusa and Ashley Fronstin
Creativity: Adriana Pena (Vocal Direction)
Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: Hannah Hackney, Christina Garofalo and Gabrielle Hoffman
Ensemble in a Musical: Featured Ensemble
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Jacob Harris
Dancer in a Female Role: Sydney Lotz
Dancer in a Male Role: Oliver Paul
Vocalist in a Female Role: Adriana Pena
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Alex Jolly
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Pearl Mass
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Logan LaPierre
Song: “Mad About You”
Musical
Sophomore Critic: Sydney Lotz
Junior Critic: Oliver Paul
Senior Critic: Naomi Sternberg
Critic Teams
Monarch High School
(Nine nominations; Six nominations for Firebringerand three nominations for criticism)
Lighting in a Musical: Samantha Johns, Alexia Amoroso, Travis Cousino and Avery Davidson
Costumes in a Musical: Costume Crew
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Jasmine Coronado
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Aled Perkins
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical : Tommaso Randis
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Isabella Le Sante
Sophomore Critic: Aled Perkins
Junior Critic: Samantha Johns
Critic Teams
North Broward Preparatory School
(12 nominations; 11 nominations for Chicago: Teen Editionand one nomination for criticism)
Marketing and Publicity: Chantal Mann and Abigail Alder
Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Rebecca Rayman and Shayne Buddman
Costumes in a Musical: Morgan Wilder
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Ally Babincak
Dancer in a Male RolevJayBoegem
Vocalist in a Female Role: Julia Romero
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical : Michael Norman
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Abigail Alder
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Matthew Feinstein
Song: “And All That Jazz”
Musical
Sophomore Critic: Shayna Gainsburg
NSU University School
(20 nominations; 16 nominations for Head Over Heelsand fournominations for criticism)
Marketing and Publicity: Jack Steinman, Ellie Esquenazi and Emma Rodriguez
Special Effects and or Technology: Nico Wellons, Sam Dyer and Crew
Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Haleigh Mish, Farah O’Halloran and Shayna Soffer
Props in a Musical: Karina Lopez
Lighting in a Musical: Crew
Costumes in a Musical: Sofia Casares and Lucy Crawford
Sets in a Musical: Tech Crew
Choreography: Maddie Musso
Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: David Taylor and Crew
Ensemble in a Musical: Featured Dancers
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Sam Dyer
Dancer in a Female Role: Rubi Katz
Vocalist in a Female Role: Jolie Lubar
Vocalist in a Male Role: Jack Steinman
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Lindsay Stern
Musical
Sophomore Critic: Steinman
Junior Critic: Avery Redlich
Senior Critic: Maddie Musso
Critic Teams
Piper High School
(Six nominations; nominations for Clue)
Sound in a Play: Tyler Rosado and Orville Scott
Lighting in a Play: Ian Morel and Luca Zicarelli
Costumes In a Play: Ani Gutierrez Quintanilla
Sets in a Play: Anngelie Gomez
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Fiona Westermarck
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Samantha Salazar
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
(Nine nominations; eight nominations forA Midsummer Night’s Dream and one nomination for criticism)
Hair and Make-up in a Play: Alexi Arocho, Isabella Baena, Jade Edwards and Andi Klein
Sound in a Play: Mariana Garzon, Manu Gomez, Nina Morandi and Caitlin Petrovich
Props in a Play: Jovanni Azpiri, Dylan Degenhardt, Deanna Wallace and Ashley Zyjewski
Lighting in a Play: Eva Davis and Victoria Verlangieri
Costumes In a Play: Emma Coronado, Celeste Estrada, Abigail Hilbert and Ryan Porter
Creativity: Dina Budraj and Liam Connor (Musicianship)
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Christopher Zarn
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Daniel Ramos
Sophomore Critic: Lila De Almeida
South Plantation High School
(14nominations for A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Hair and Make-up in a Play: Brianny Frias
Sound in a Play: V Vasquez
Props in a Play: Adylan Quach and Amelia Rodriguez
Costumes In a Play: Julia Mosher, AmaiahBaez and Trinity Pierre
Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Ree Byfield and Ashe Dickerson
Ensemble in a Play: Rude Mechanicals
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Jareb Goldston
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Camila Bezerra
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Julia Mosher
Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Amaiah Baez
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Jaxon Reid
Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Alejandra Fernandez
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Achillea Befeld
Play
West Boca Raton High
(13nominations for Catch Me If You Can)
Marketing and Publicity: Ella Martinez and Rachel Sadow
Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Julia Montesino and Morgan Seeley
Props in a Musical: Valerie Joy, Chelsea Moraes, Sofia Sierra and Eduarda Silva
Costumes in a Musical: Tyler Hess and Nicole Scalise
Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: Jasmine Klein
Ensemble in a Musical: The FBI Agents
Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Marni Gass
Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Mason Fineman
Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Mikayla O’Brien
Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical : Isaac Lynne
Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Jack Stone
Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Lucas Brown
Song: “Goodbye”
