Students in 28 Broward and Palm Beach County schools compete for the top accolades
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts and South Florida Cappies Inc. proudly present the 23rd Annual Cappies Awards to recognize achievements in high school theater on Tuesday, May 20 at 7 p.m. in the Au-Rene Theater.
Nominees from 28 schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties will compete for awards in 49 categories honoring performers, orchestras, designers, technicians, publicists and creatives. Modeled after Broadway’s Tony® Awards, the Cappies Awards ceremony will kickoff with an opening featuring students from the nominated schools, under the direction of Music Director Nic Aquino and Choreographer Madeline Dunn.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s Alice By Heart and NSU University School’s Hadestown: Teen Edition were tied for most nominations received for a musical production (21), closely followed by South Plantation High School’s Ride The Cyclone (High School Edition) with 19 nominations. A.W. Dreyfoos School for the Arts in Palm Beach County received the most nominations for a play (14) for the second year in a row, this time for the production of Metamorphoses. Archbishop McCarthy High School’s production of Arsenic and Old Lace was the second most nominated play with 13. With seven, Cooper City High School received the most nominations for criticism for the second straight year.
Nominations for Cappies Awards are submitted by student critics from participating schools who attend productions at other schools and write reviews. These reviews are then edited by theater educators and published on FloridaTheaterOnStage.com. Winners are selected through a weighted peer-review voting process conducted by students.
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List of nominations by school:
2024-2025 CAPPIES AWARDS NOMINEES BY SCHOOL
American Heritage Broward
- Six nominations for Into the Woods
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Nathan Rothbard
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Matthew Squeri
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Jaden Mantis
- Vocalist in a Male Role: Jack Ryan
- Orchestra: American Heritage School Pit Orchestra
- Props in a Musical: Feryal El’Ashmawy
American Heritage Palm Beach Campus
- Six nominations for The Marvelous Wonderettes
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Sofia Jorgensen
- Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: Jonathan Jacknow, Laila Thaler Sucher & Crew
- Sound in a Musical: Andrew Auster & Simone Zickl
- Props in a Musical: Jade Keskinen
- Lighting in a Musical: Jack O’Donnell, Sophia Luque and Company
- Junior Critic: Jonathan Jacknow
Archbishop McCarthy High School
- 13 nominations for Arsenic and Old Lace
- Play
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Julia Gouldthorpe
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Ernesto Fernandez
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Sofia Cabrera
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Dominic Grossi
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Tamara Toma
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Joselin Ruble
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Braden Luongo
- Ensemble in a Play: The Aunties
- Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Allie Lynch
- Creativity: Tamara Toma (Dramaturgy)
- Sound in a Play: Callie Green
- Hair and Make-up in a Play: Olivia Pereira
Atlantic Community High School
- Four nominations for Doubt, A Parable
- Play
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Alana Pearce
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Erik Edwards
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Jaedah Jones
AW Dreyfoos School of the Arts
- 14 nominations for Metamorphoses
- Play
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Melanie Simmons
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Shane Rainsburg
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Colton McMackin
- Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Graham Gilbert
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Andrew Hopta
- Dancer in a Female Role: Kirra Bevilacqua
- Ensemble in a Play: Movement Ensemble
- Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Aniston Jennings, Sherry Wiedrich, & Charlotte Wooley
- Sets in a Play: Penelope Hess, Juliana Priddy and Company
- Costumes in a Play: Rikki Crossland, Kylie Motta & Company
- Hair and Make-up in a Play: Ren Christopher and Company
- Props in a Play: Niko Gerrard, Alice Novak and Company
- Lighting in a Play: Amira Green & Joey DiMare
The Benjamin School
- Eight nominations for The 39 Steps
- Play
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: David Frear
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Sage Sorenson
- Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Ilia Peck
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Ava Shawe
- Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Michael Alvarez, Betsy Farmer and Crew
- Costumes in a Play: Andrea Arendts, Hailey Cischke, Lily Eidelman, Rebekkah Merkel
- Props in a Play: Isabella Anthon & Devin Farmer
Calvary Christian Academy
- Seven nominations for As You Like It
- Play
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Lily Shein
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Jesse Oliva
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Desi Sewell-Browne
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Aliyah Kallioinen
- Ensemble in a Play: Forest Folk
- Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Charleigh Huisman, Wesley Maye, Josh Godbey, Nicolette Suarez
Cardinal Gibbons High School
- Two nominations for Shrek the Musical
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Jacob Miers
- Special Effects and/or Technology: Deveyn Baptiste, Micah Boyce, Summer Helm, Angelica Zannella
Chaminade Madonna College Prep
- One nomination for Shrek
- Vocalist in a Female Role: Abigail Murillo
Cooper City High School
- 14 nominations for Sweeney Todd (School Edition)
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Brooke Shears
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Zoe Kent
- Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Maximus Dellaria
- Vocalist in a Female Role: Saeryn Jones
- Ensemble in a Musical: Townspeople
- Choreography: Isa Gomes and Company
- Lighting in a Musical: Avery Garfinkel and Company
- Sophomore Critic: Gavin MacArthur
- Junior Critics (3 nominations): Alexis Adler, Avery Garfinkel and Kenny Gervais
- Senior Critics (2 nominations): Abby Goldberg and Mia Wilson
- Critic Team – Lead Critic Kenny Gervais
Coral Glades High School
- Eight nominations for Puffs
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Ivy Levine
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Stephen Karow
- Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Nialya Flores
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Abigail Miller
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Malakai Rosemey
- Ensemble in a Play: Puffs
- Sets in a Play: Donald DiCarlo, Kenneth Dunn, Delaney Littman
- Props in a Play: Gabriela Barrios
Coral Springs High School
- Four nominations for EMMA! A pop musical
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Sofia Palhano
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Gabi Florvil
- Dancer in a Female Role: Elisse Rodriguez
- Sets in a Musical: Brady Porter & Samara Ramos
Cypress Bay High School
- Seven nominations for Pippin
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Alexander Gomez
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Martina Rodriguez
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Isabel Rodarte
- Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Amogh Abhinanda
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Yoav Dahan
- Choreography: Isabel Rodarte & Martina Rodriguez
- Marketing and Publicity: Sophie Rajotte and Company
David Posnack Jewish Day School
- Five nominations for Fiddler on the Roof
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Sacha Codron
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Alyssa Tuchinsky
- Dancer in a Male Role: Katelyn Lips
- Orchestra: The OYchestra
- Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Sasha Shor, Olivia Benson, Leah Wolf
Dr. Joaquin Garcia High School
- Seven nominations for Alice in Wonderland
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Evan Paggi
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Marcelle Chemtob
- Costumes in a Play: Miranda Pachter and Company
- Special Effects and/or Technology: Taylor Fossen
- Props in a Play: Evan Paggi, Juliet Cintron and Company
- Lighting in a Play: Charlotte Olivera
- Sophomore Critic: Charlotte Olivera
J.P. Taravella High School
- 13 nominations for The Wizard of Oz
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Brianna De Los Santos
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Marco Medina
- Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Benjamin Vela
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Aasiya Vann
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Austin Blakely
- Dancer in a Male Role: Benjamin Arteaga
- Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: Krissy Orellana, Miles Pope, Genesis Ramirez, Anthony Totaram
- Costumes in a Musical: Jennifer Fier and Crew
- Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Abigayle Hurst, Semya Ketant, Sophia Greene, Samuel Caycedo and Company
- Sound in a Musical: Aubree Fogle, Kayla McInnis-Convery, Dominic Santana, Alyssa Hrenick
- Lighting in a Musical: Julisa Landin, Shayna Silverstein, Emma Khodadadi
- Senior Critic: Brianna De Los Santos
- Critic Team – Lead Critic Julisa Landin
Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS
- 21 nominations for Alice By Heart
- Musical
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Sydney Lotz
- Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Max Herman
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Sam Herman
- Vocalist in a Female Role: Alanis DeSouza
- Dancer in a Male Role: Ava Fronstin
- Ensemble in a Musical: Wonderland Ensemble
- Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: Isabella Wilson, Justin Galit, Jenna Martin
- Creativity: Sydney Lotz (Vocal Direction)
- Song: Down The Hole
- Orchestra: MSD Band
- Sound in a Musical: Belinda Beuke
- Choreography: Ava Fronstin, Zoe Schwartzberg
- Sets in a Musical: Gracy Fraysure and Crew
- Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Leila Zollo, Stella Pappas, Shani Shtaeinweis
- Lighting in a Musical: Alyx Carr, Bridget Hart
- Props in a Musical: Karen Nixon, Rania Ismail, Charlotte Schroeder, Jules Murphey
- Freshman Critic (2 nominations): Brooklyn Bhim and Ellie Pulsifer
- Junior Critic: Maggie Starr
- Critic Team – Lead Critic Sydney Lotz
Monarch High School
- Seven nominations for Clue (High School Edition)
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Julia Debrito
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Audrey Gomez
- Hair and Make-up in a Play: Sofia Nayar & Crew
- Sets in a Play: Morgan Rens & Crew
- Lighting in a Play: Michael Trager & Crew
- Props in a Play: Valeria Feria, Brooke Miller, Jamie Gordillo, Alexis Bayley-Hay
- Freshman Critic: Daniella Abadir
North Broward Preparatory School
- 11 nominations for Disaster!
- Musical
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Dakotah Berk
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Mario Galdames
- Vocalist in a Female Role: Kailah Lavoie
- Vocalist in a Male Role: Jay Boegem
- Ensemble in a Musical: The Survivors
- Song: Sky High
- Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Alanna Maurer
- Costumes in a Musical: Ethan Barracos
- Props in a Musical: NBPS Production and Design Class
- Marketing and Publicity: Sydney Atherton
NSU University School
- 21 nominations for Hadestown: Teen Edition
- Musical
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Sofia Casares
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Rubi Katz
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Sam Dyer
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Lea Boldon
- Vocalist in a Male Role: Josh Diaz
- Dancer in a Female Role: Hadley Mantell
- Dancer in a Male Role: Sean Longman
- Ensemble in a Musical: The Workers
- Song: Road to Hell
- Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: David Taylor & Crew
- Creativity: Sam Dyer and Nicole Janoff (Dramaturgy)
- Choreography: Sofia Casares and Rubi Katz
- Costumes in a Musical: Lucy Crawford
- Sets in a Musical: Sam Dyer, Karina Lopez, and Jack Steinman
- Sound in a Musical: Cora Rodriguez
- Marketing and Publicity: Zoey Connor, Sydney Margolis, Emma Rodriguez, and Company
- Freshman Critic: Mattingly Zonis
- Sophomore Critic: Zachary Kopelman
- Senior Critic: Sam Dyer
- Critic Team – Lead Critic Sam Dyer
Piper High School
- Six nominations for 12 Angry Jurors
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Xharia Campbell
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Afreeca Fullwood
- Ensemble in a Play: Jury
- Hair and Make-up in a Play: Taylor Rosado & Tamia Galloway
- Sets in a Play: Violet Brown & Fabiana Redon
- Costumes in a Play: Afreeca Fullwood & Emilia Harris
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
- Eight nominations for The Great Gatsby
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Cole Christianson
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Alexi Arocho
- Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play: Avery Patterson
- Costumes in a Play: Abigail Hilbert, Elizabeth Gerhardt, Amanda Henry, Mickenna Desroches and Crew
- Special Effects and/or Technology: Carolina Reverte, Victoria “Bird” Patten, Vincent Poehnelt
- Lighting in a Play: Emily Reich, Alistair Bass, Michaela George
- Senior Critic: Lila De Almeida
- Critic Team – Lead Critic Lila De Almeida
Somerset Academy Key High School
- Seven nominations for Everything is Super Great
- Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play: Hector Mejia
- Special Effects and/or Technology: Head in the Clouds Production
- Hair and Make-up in a Play: Secilia Ruiz & Alisson Jimenez
- Stage Management and Crew in a Play: Tatianna Bethel, Gabriel Rodriguez, Hector Mejia and Company
- Creativity: Head in the Clouds Productions (for Screenwriting)
- Sound in a Play: Alexander Livelli and Company
- Lighting in a Play: Shamya Brown and Company
Somerset Arts Conservatory
- Five nominations for The Secret Garden
- Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Suraj Kaniyur
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Apryl Cabrera
- Sets in a Musical: Secret Garden Set Team
- Freshman Critic: Valentina Exposito
- Sophomore Critic: Gabriel Cadet
South Plantation High School
- 19 nominations for Ride The Cyclone (High School Edition)
- Musical
- Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Kay Regalado
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Jaxon Reid
- Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: David Denman
- Vocalist in a Male Role: Liam Bourbeau
- Dancer in a Female Role: Doris Diaz
- Ensemble in a Musical: Choir and their Interpreters
- Stage Management and Crew in a Musical: Armani Norris & Annie Frischkorn
- Creativity: ASL Team
- Choreography: Isabel Merritt
- Costumes in a Musical: Liam Bourbeau, Hannah Teston, Leah Millon
- Hair and Make-up in a Musical: Isabella Morales and Company
- Sets in a Musical: Jaxon Reid
- Song: The Ballad of Jane Doe
- Sound in a Musical: Avery Laganiere
- Special Effects and/or Technology: Brianny Frias, Lily Moscowitz, and Company
- Lighting in a Musical: David Denman and Company
- Marketing and Publicity: Damian Howson and Company
- Sophomore Critic: Annie Frischkorn
Spanish River High School
- One nomination for The Lightning Thief
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Joseph Alkon
West Boca Raton Community High School
- 11 nominations for Once Upon a Mattress
- Musical
- Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Marni Gass
- Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical: Brady Lord
- Dancer in a Male Role: Ethan Slavic
- Vocalist in a Female Role: Gabriella Estabrook
- Song: Shy
- Props in a Musical: Nolan Balais & Rebecca Swanson
- Costumes in a Musical: Maia Stein
- Orchestra: Angelina Slayton, Daniel Silva, Angie Stancampiano, Isaac Ribas
- Marketing and Publicity: EditionMila Freineit, Becca Rayman, Justin Swab
- Sophomore Critic: Grecia Ortiz
Westminster Academy
- Three nominations for The Lightning Thief
- Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical: Olivia Oropesa
- Vocalist in a Male Role: Liam Pace
- Dancer in a Female Role: Kathryn Wright
