2016 - 2017 Greater Philadelphia Cappies Nominees
Outstanding 9th and 10th Grade Critic Nominees: Anij Cooper, Academy of the New Church Abigayle Harnum, Bordentown Regional High School Emily Lewis, Unionville High School Sam Sprit, Upper Dublin High School Grace Wiley, Unionville High School
Outstanding 11th Grade Critic Nominees: Emma Danz, Harriton High School Lea Harlev, Archmere Academy Victoria Kline, Academy of the New Church Trinity Pike, Upper Merion Area High School Emily Thompson, The Baldwin School
Outstanding 12th Grade Critic Nominees: Marissa Emerson, Upper Merion Area High School Shelby Lenhart, Upper Merion Area High School Jane Mentzinger, Westtown School Ellen Powers, West Chester East High School Lizzie Stricklin, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School
Outstanding Critic Team Nominees: Academy of the New Church Harriton High School Phoenixville Area High School Plymouth Whitemarsh High School Upper Merion Area High School
Marketing and Publicity Nominees: UD PR Crew, Upper Dublin High School, RENT: School Edition PJ Williams and Violet Kertis, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Joel Danilewitz and Kit Meiler, Harriton High School , Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Jack Sweeney, Hannah Bailey, Lauren Hughes, Courtney Smith, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles PWHS Marketing Team, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, RENT: School Edition
Special Effects and or Technology Nominees: Lauren Amariti, Eastern Regional High School, Les Miserables: School Edition PWHS Special FX Crew, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, RENT: School Edition Special Effects Crew, Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood Underground Players Special Effects Crew, Upper Merion Area High School, The Addams Family Jen Lee, Rachel Tilson, Upper Dublin High School, RENT School Edition
Hair and Make-up Nominees: Tirzah Badders, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd Blake Eckert, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Belle Galante, Abby Pancoast, Marple Newtown High School, Peter Pan Shelby Lenhart, Upper Merion Area High School, The Addams Family Kyla McAvinue, Archmere Academy, A Christmas Carol
Sound Nominees: Jenna Brady, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Conestoga Sound Crew, Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood Ashley Renning, Mark Plaugher, Cardinal O'Hara High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Gossen Yang and Jacob Viscusi, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher Justin Zitelli, Upper Dublin High School, RENT: School Edition
Props Nominees: LHS Stage Crew, Lindenwold High School, Little Shop of Horrors Cami Mercantini, Bordentown Regional High School, Spamalot Jordan Smelcer, Andrew Sage, Abington Friends School, The Drowsy Chaperone Underground Players Prop Team, Upper Merion Area High School, The Addams Family Paloma Zozaya, Dejah Cosby, Georgia Morgan, Anjali Bose, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher
Lighting Nominees: Conestoga Lighting Crew, Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood Eastern Regional Lighting Crew, Eastern Regional High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Maddie Donatucci, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher Aaron Groff, Upper Merion Area High School, The Addams Family John Viggiano, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd
Costumes Nominees: Vinnie Cavallero, Marple Newtown High School, Peter Pan Sudden Changes Crew, Lindenwold High School, Little Shop of Horrors Alana Lacy & the Costume Crew, The Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, RENT: School Edition Juliana Denick, Chiamaka Amaefuna, Upper Merion Area High School, The Addams Family Marina Khazana, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles
Sets Nominees: Megan Belgam, Victoria Vaughn, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles Junfu Chen, Abington Friends School, The Drowsy Chaperone Chris Childs, Aaron Forsman, Cyrena Kokolis, Eastern Regional High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Conestoga Set Crew, Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood UD Tech, Upper Dublin High School, RENT: School Edition
Orchestra Nominees: Loquacious Forbidden Noodling, Upper Dublin High School, RENT: School Edition WC East Pit Orchestra, West Chester East High School, Grease Ridley Drama Group Pit Orchestra, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Conestoga Pit, Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood Eastern High School Pit, Eastern Regional High School, Les Miserables: School Edition
Choreography Nominees: Cameron Cofrancesco, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles Megan DePaul, Noel Guidetti, Molly Thornton, Haverford High School, Bye Bye Birdie Catherine Lawless, Archmere Academy, A Christmas Carol Erin Ryan, Bordentown Regional High School, Spamalot Kayla Warren, Friends Select School, Cabaret
Creativity Nominees: Katie Blakeley, Upper Merion Area High School, The Addams Family Jack Denman, Vocal Direction, Haverford High School, Bye Bye Birdie Yonah Hamermesh, Barrack Hebrew Academy, The Odd Couple (female version) Eric Folmar, Harrison Bass, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles Carly McIntosh, Julia Maenza, Roya Alidjani, Noor Bowman, The Baldwin School, 12 Angry Jurors
Stage Management and Stage Crew Nominees: Erin Caltiere, Bordentown Regional High School, Spamalot Seri Fleming, Maya Mehrota, Abington Friends School, The Drowsy Chaperone Christina LeFebvre, Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood Penelope Murzenski, Chris Childs, Gabriela Bourla, Eastern Regional High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Kara Kennedy, Dylan Reilly, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition
Ensemble in a Play Nominees: Chorus A & B, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles The Jurors, The Baldwin School, 12 Angry Jurors Mollusks, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher Ghosts of Christmas Past, Archmere Academy, A Christmas Carol Girls of Salem, Upper Darby High School, The Crucible
Ensemble in a Musical Nominees: Brothers, Cardinal O'Hara High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Sweeney Ensemble, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd The Seven Friends, The Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, RENT: School Edition Chairman and Stage Manager, Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood Students / Revolutionaries, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition
Featured Actress in a Play Nominees: Bella Abbrescia, Archmere Academy, A Christmas Carol Fabiola Alfred, Upper Darby High School, The Crucible Jane Bradley, The Baldwin School, 12 Angry Jurors Ciara Hervas, Friends' Central School, The Infinite Black Suitcase Grace Willey, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles
Featured Actor in a Play Nominees: Ashwin Akki, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles Eli Hunsinger, Archmere Academy, A Christmas Carol Jake Landaiche, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher Joe Schoepp, Friends' Central School, The Infinite Black Suitcase Mike Weir, Upper Darby High School, The Crucible
Featured Actress in a Musical Nominees: Caroline Borio, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, RENT: School Edition Blake Eckert, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Natalie Kim, Central Bucks West, Big Fish Taylor Ruffo, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd Caroline Sessa, Haverford High School, Bye Bye Birdie
Featured Actor in a Musical Nominees: Jack Ashfield, Bordentown Regional High School, Spamalot Primo Davis, Eastern Regional High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Zachary Powell, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd Ryan Slusky, Upper Merion Area High School, The Addams Family Meese Tobey, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition
Solo Dancer Nominees: Drew Jacobson, Abington Friends School, The Drowsy Chaperone Kayla Mastronardo, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, RENT: School Edition Bryanna McEvoy, Cardinal O'Hara High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Mira Sadeghi, Marple Newtown High School, Peter Pan Cameren Sullivan, The Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, RENT: School Edition
Dance Ensemble Nominees: Ghost Dancers, Archmere Academy, A Christmas Carol Principal Dancers, The Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, RENT: School Edition Cold Feets, Abington Friends School, The Drowsy Chaperone Alabama Lambs, Central Bucks West, Big Fish Greased Lightnin' Boys, West Chester East High School, Grease
Female Vocalist Nominees: Bridgette Burton, Eastern Regional High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Melissa Goldhorn, Cardinal O'Hara High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat India Henderson, Westtown School, RENT: School Edition Catherine de Lacoste-Azizi, The Haverford School, Oliver! Lauren Merenda, Upper Dublin High School, RENT: School Edition
Male Vocalist Nominees: Gary Bowman, Eastern Regional High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Thomas Dempsey, Cardinal O'Hara High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Colin Mash, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, RENT: School Edition Gianni Palmarini, Sun Valley High , Footloose Ben Powell, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd
Comic Actress in a Play Nominees: Ruthie Cohen, Barrack Hebrew Academy, The Odd Couple (female version) Bailey Collington, Interboro High School, Plaza Suite Caroline Quinn, Archmere Academy, A Christmas Carol Audrey Senior, The Baldwin School, 12 Angry Jurors Julianita Vlad, Phoenixville Area High School, Taming of the Shrew
Comic Actor in a Play Nominees: McKee Bond, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher Jack Correll, Friends Central School, The Infinite Black Suitcase Kevin Reeder, Interboro High School, Plaza Suite Keelin Reilly, Archmere Academy, A Christmas Carol Jack Zweben, Barrack Hebrew Academy, The Odd Couple (female version)
Comic Actress in a Musical Nominees: Anna Bobok, Upper Merion Area High School, The Addams Family Lindsay Cohen, Eastern Regional High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Nina Gold, Harriton High School , Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Danica Moyer, Dock Mennonite Academy, Curtains! Caroline Roberts, Haverford High School, Bye Bye Birdie
Comic Actor in a Musical Nominees: Brendan Carr , Germantown Academy, The Burnt Part Boys Cameren Sullivan, The Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, RENT: School Edition Jack Ashfield, Bordentown Regional High School, Spamalot Christian Tuffy, Upper Moreland High School, Footloose Brian Wang, Abington Friends School, The Drowsy Chaperone
Supporting Actress in a Play Nominees: Camryn Buss, Academy of the New Church, A Charlie Brown Christmas Sabrina Chevlin, Barrack Hebrew Academy, The Odd Couple (female version) Brooke Kraftson, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher Noelle Mercer, Friends' Central School, The Infinite Black Suitcase Ishana S., The Baldwin School, 12 Angry Jurors
Supporting Actor in a Play Nominees: David DeMarco, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles Joe Gormley, Upper Darby High School, The Crucible Wyatt McDevitt, Interboro High School, Plaza Suite Evan Paszamant, Friends' Central School, The Infinite Black Suitcase Arnie Shiva, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher
Supporting Actress in a Musical Nominees: Zoe Hunchack, Springfield High School, Once Upon A Mattress Ashley Lennick, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd Avery Misinkavitch, Jenkintown High School, Into the Woods Lauren Quigley, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, RENT: School Edition Jordan Thompson, Delaware County Christian School, The Little Mermaid
Supporting Actor in a Musical Nominees: Murphy Applin, Jr., The Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, RENT: School Edition Jack D'Emilio, Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood Robert Gervasi, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School RENT: School Edition Ben Mergott, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Shane Troxell, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd
Lead Actress in a Play Nominees: Helena Bryant, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher Sanjana Friedman, The Baldwin School, 12 Angry Jurors Natalie Mancuso, Interboro High School, Plaza Suite Zoe Walker, Friends' Central School, The Infinite Black Suitcase Willetta Wisely, Phoenixville Area High School, Taming of the Shrew
Lead Actor in a Play Nominees: Rain Diaz , Upper Darby High School, The Crucible Matthew Etzrodt, Archmere Academy, A Christmas Carol Alex Kallis, Unionville High School, Antigone by Sophocles Julian Shapiro-Barnum, Friends' Central School, The Infinite Black Suitcase Greg Smith, Episcopal Academy, Peter and the Starcatcher
Lead Actress in a Musical Nominees: Federica Andino-Vega, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School, RENT: School Edition Zami Buggs-King, The Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, RENT: School Edition MacKenzie Cannon, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Taylor Mitchell, Central Bucks West, Big Fish Grace Slear, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd
Lead Actor in a Musical Nominees: Ricky Christman, Upper Merion Area HIGH SCHOOL, The Addams Family Alex Giganti , Friends Select School, Cabaret Jake Mergott, Ridley High School, Les Miserables: School Edition Max Mooney, Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood Drew Weiss, The Haverford School, Oliver!
Song Nominees: "Model Behavior", Harriton High School , Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown "I Don't Care", Friends Select School, Cabaret "Both Sides of the Coin", Conestoga High School, The Mystery of Edwin Drood "A Little Priest", PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sweeney Todd "I'll Cover You (Reprise)", The Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, RENT: School Edition
Play Nominees: The Crucible, Upper Darby High School 12 Angry Jurors, The Baldwin School Antigone by Sophocles, Unionville High School Peter and the Starcatcher, Episcopal Academy The Infinite Black Suitcase, Friends' Central School
Musical Nominees: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Conestoga High School Les Miserables: School Edition, Eastern Regional High School Les Miserables: School Edition, Ridley High School Sweeney Todd, PALCS Center for Performing and Fine Arts RENT: School Edition, Plymouth Whitemarsh High School