2019 - 2020 Greater Cappies Nominees

Yellow Highlight indicates the Cappies Award Recipient

Outstanding 9th/10th grade Critic Nominees: Oakley Blinman, Aiden Kaliner, Harriton High School Kyra Keenan, Upper Merion Area High School Meg Matsukawa, Academy of the New Church Clara Steege, Conestoga High School

Outstanding 11th grade Critic Nominees: Julia Boas, Claire Jenkins, Conestoga High School Hanna Matsukawa, Academy of the New Church Fiona Moser, The School Katie Tuberosa, Cardinal O’Hara High School

Outstanding 12th grade Critic Nominees: Lisa Green, Friends’ Central School Patrick McCann, Harriton High School Aurelle Odhner, Academy of the New Church Hope Odhner, Academy of the New Church Keagan Richard, Upper Merion Area High School

Outstanding Critic Team Nominees: Academy of the New Church Conestoga High School Friends’ Central School Harriton High School Upper Merion Area High School

Marketing and Publicity Nominees: Sophia Borgesi, Noel Guidetti, , 9 to 5: The Musical Julia Fallows, Justin Capoferri, Marple Newtown High School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella RDG Marketing Team, , The Drowsy Chaperone UM Marketing Team, Upper Merion Area High School, Arsenic and Old Lace Charlotte Wismer, Dylan Ford, UD Theatre Society Officers, , Footloose

Special Effects and/or Technology Nominees: Conestoga Special Effects Crew, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Gabriela Espinosa, Tyler Calcagni, , Hairspray

Hair and Makeup Nominees: Gianna Abbrescia, Archmere Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Boeing Cast, Upper Dublin High School, Boeing Boeing McKenna Daley, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Mikayla DePompeo, Phoenixville Area High School, Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter Natalie Thomas, Caela Scott, Marple Newtown High School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Sound Nominees: Conestoga Sound Crew, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Laila Ferguson and Team Sound, Upper Darby High School, Footloose Cynthia Loufik and UM Sound Crew, Upper Merion Area High School, Arsenic and Old Lace Danny Lynch, Julia Santangelo, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Harry Mirabile, David Savidge, , Chicago: High School Edition

Props Nominees: CJ Bowser, Maren McDonnell, Harriton High School, Peter and the Starcatcher Cole Burwell, Amanda Fusco, Gabrielle Fusco, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Lizzy O’Connell, Katie Horton, Upper Dublin High School, Boeing Boeing Trish Smith and UM Stage Crew, Upper Merion Area High School, Arsenic and Old Lace Emma Staunton, Dorothy Babb, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost

Lighting Nominees: ANC Lighting Team, Academy of the New Church, Humbug Conestoga Lights Crew, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Ethan McKellar, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Laura Patterson, , Walk Two Moons Zachary Rosenfeld, Sullivan Nowak, Phoenixville Area High School, Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter

Costumes Nominees: Gina DeStefano, Taylor Brekus, Marple Newtown High School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Georgia Evans, Grace Shoemaker, Isabella Campese, Riley Metzler, Haverford High School, 9 to 5: The Musical Sophia Haggray, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost Isabella Iannozzi, , Metamorphoses Shivam Sachdeva, The Hill School, Hairspray

Sets Nominees: Agnes Irwin Set Design Club, The Agnes Irwin School, Mamma Mia! ANC Stagecraft Class, Academy of the New Church, Humbug Conestoga Set Build Crew, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Aedan Mikelonis, Chase Smith, Gabe Varnas, Upper Merion Area High School, Arsenic and Old Lace Technically Theatre Class, Friends Select School, Metamorphoses

Orchestra Nominees: Tommy Barnes and the HHS Pit Orchestra, Haverford High School, 9 to 5: The Musical Conestoga Pit Orchestra, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Footloose Orchestra, Upper Darby High School, Footloose Ridley Drama Group Pit Orchestra, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Songs for a New World Pit Band, Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World

Choreography Nominees: Alexis Rendel, Archmere Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Reva Tharwani, The Hill School, Hairspray Eve Turner, Marple Newtown High School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Creativity Nominees: Aiden Gross (Dramaturgy), Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Freeman Rabb (Music Composition), Friends Select School, Metamorphoses Evan Sweitzer (Music Director, Arranger), Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost Noah Vinogradov (Music Arrangement), Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World Rivkah Wyner (Directing), Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, Sense and Sensibility

Stage Management Nominees: Julia Boas, James Grossman, Steph Wallack, Upper Dublin High School, Boeing Boeing Anjali Bose, Episcopal Academy, Walk Two Moons Kevin Donegan, Abigail Spraker, Nicole Kopko, Carlee Ingelido, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Vivaan Mahtab, Amelia Thibault, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Cara Ochs, Rachel McDonald, Upper Darby High School, Footloose

Stage Crew Nominees: Conestoga Deck Crew, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat EA Tech Crew, Episcopal Academy, Walk Two Moons Haverford HS Stage Crew, Haverford High School, 9 to 5: The Musical MN Drama Stage Crew, Marple Newtown High School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Upper Darby Tech Crew, Upper Darby High School, Footloose

Ensemble in a Play Nominees: Alcyone and Ceyx Ensemble, Friends Select School, Metamorphoses Ensemble, Episcopal Academy, Walk Two Moons The Gossips, PA Leadership Charter School: Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sense and Sensibility The Guests of the Cloister, , The Curious Savage The King and His Men, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost

Ensemble in a Musical Nominees: Ariel and the Gals, Upper Darby High School, Footloose The Brothers, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat The Cell Block Tango Murderesses, Archmere Academy, Chicago: High School Edition The Frat Boys, The , Legally Blonde The Leading Ladies, Bordentown Regional School District, 9 to 5: The Musical

Featured Actress in a Play Nominees: Madison Belo, Episcopal Academy, Walk Two Moons Zoe Bennett, PA Leadership Charter School: Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sense and Sensibility Marielle Buxbaum, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost Aaliyah Michael, Interboro High School, The Curious Savage Elena Milliken, Friends Select School, Metamorphoses

Featured Actor in a Play Nominees: Kaiyuan Chen, Friends Select School, Metamorphoses Ben Miller, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost Jack Moriarty, Unionville High School, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Luke Preston, Upper Merion Area High School, Arsenic and Old Lace Connor Wiseley, Interboro High School, The Curious Savage

Featured Actress in Musical Nominees: Emma Carrington, Delaware County Christian School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Devyn Costello-Henderson, Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World Liz Joslin, Haverford High School, 9 to 5: The Musical Ilena Mita, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Isabella Venziale, Germantown Academy, Chicago: High School Edition

Featured Actor in Musical Nominees: J. Fassler, Germantown Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Luke Gerdeman, The Hill School, Hairspray Nigel Grant, Upper Darby High School, Footloose Silas Lloyd, Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World

Solo Dancer Nominees: Alex Kafrissen, Germantown Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Alexis Rendel, Archmere Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Miguel Santiago, , Newsies Sally Thistle, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Yunge Xiao, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Dance Ensemble Nominees: Corny Collins’ Council, The Hill School, Hairspray Featured Dancers, Sun Valley High School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella The Dancers Ensemble, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Featured Dancers of Footloose, Upper Darby High School, Footloose Merry Murderesses, Germantown Academy, Chicago: High School Edition

Female Vocalist Nominees: Pammie Cobaugh, Haverford High School, 9 to 5: The Musical Erin Jolly, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Meah Jones, Bordentown Regional School District, 9 to 5: The Musical Emma Krapels, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Naomi Ude, The Hill School, Hairspray

Male Vocalist Nominees: Will Dusinberre, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Leo Flora, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost Zachary Ford, Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World Jeremy Mitchell, Delaware County Christian School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Matthew Saylor, The Hill School, Hairspray

Comic Actress in a Play Nominees: Caitlin Boone, PA Leadership Charter School: Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sense and Sensibility Jattu Fahnbulleh, , Table for Two Sarah Letts, Episcopal Academy, Walk Two Moons insley Odhner, Academy of the New Church, Humbug Franchesca Parker, Interboro High School, The Curious Savage

Comic Actor in a Play Nominees: Jack Briggs, Upper Merion Area High School, Arsenic and Old Lace Joey Colasante, PA Leadership Charter School: Center for Performing and Fine Arts, Sense and Sensibility Jack Kramer, Phoenixville Area High School, Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter Conner Shaffer, Interboro High School, The Curious Savage Arnav Shiva, Episcopal Academy, Walk Two Moons

Comic Actress in a Musical Nominees: Katie Brady-Gold, Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World Kayla Downing, Bordentown Regional School District, 9 to 5: The Musical Annajean Gionta, Haverford High School, 9 to 5: The Musical Grace Ireland, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Keyarra Madden, Upper Darby High School, Footloose

Comic Actor in a Musical Nominees: JP Infortuna, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Michael Jarema, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Liam Keenan, The Hill School, Hairspray Myles Knight, Upper Darby High School, Footloose De’Rin Price, The Shipley School, Legally Blonde

Supporting Actress in a Play Nominees: Julia Dani, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost Grace Frazier, Episcopal Academy, Walk Two Moons Aurelle Odhner, Academy of the New Church, Humbug Bailey Rifkin, Upper Dublin High School, Boeing Boeing Audrey Sigler, Harriton High School, Peter and the Starcatcher

Supporting Actor in a Play Nominees: Thomas Bosch, Interboro High School, The Curious Savage Benjamin Brown, Upper Dublin, Boeing Boeing Xander Dake, PA Leadership Charter School: Center for the Performing and Fine Arts, Sense and Sensibility Benny Flora, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost Keagan Richard, Upper Merion Area High School, Sense and Sensibility

Supporting Actress in a Musical Nominees: Anna Gvodas, The Hill School, Hairspray Sydney Hill, Germantown Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Halle Jacobson, Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World Lauren Redwood, Bordentown Regional School District, 9 to 5: The Musical Emma Speck, Upper Darby High School, Footloose

Supporting Actor in a Musical Nominees: Mar’keece Barnett, Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World Kenneth Bruce, Upper Darby High School, Footloose Matthew McCray, The Hill School, Hairspray Tyler Motslaz, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Ethan Overton, Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Lead Actress in a Play Nominees: Bailey Rose Collington, Interboro High School, The Curious Savage Alexa Connors, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost Zoe Halperin, Upper Dublin High School, Boeing Boeing Molly Levine, Upper Merion Area High School, Arsenic and Old Lace Katie Locke, Episcopal Academy, Walk Two Moons

Lead Actor in a Play Nominees: Ian Duane, Friends’ Central School, Love’s Labour’s Lost Brady Lincavage, Upper Dublin High School, Boeing Boeing Henry McCullough, Harriton High School, Peter and the Starcatcher Benjamin Pratte, Phoenixville Area High School, Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter Ryan Slusky, Upper Merion Area High School, Arsenic and Old Lace

Lead Actress in a Musical Nominees: Genevieve Bruce, Upper Darby High School, Footloose Mackenzie Cannon, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Sophie Pugh, Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World Gabrielle Takacs, Bordentown Regional School District, 9 to 5: The Musical Katie Walker, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Chicago: High School Edition

Lead Actor in a Musical Nominees: Will Cooper, Germantown Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Anthony Flamminio, Upper Darby High School, Footloose Riley McAvinue, Archmere Academy, Chicago: High School Edition Ethan McKellar, Ridley High School, The Drowsy Chaperone Jack O’Leary, Haverford High School, 9 to 5: The Musical

Best Song Nominees: “My Own Best Friend,” Germantown Academy, Chicago: High School Edition “Somebody’s Eyes,” Upper Darby High School, Footloose “The New World,” Abington Friends School, Songs for a New World “Those Canaan Days,” Conestoga High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat “We Both Reached for the Gun,” Archmere Academy, Chicago: High School Edition

Best Play Nominees: Arsenic and Old Lace, Upper Merion Area High School Boeing Boeing, Upper Dublin High School The Curious Savage, Interboro High School Love’s Labour’s Lost, Friends’ Central School Walk Two Moons, Episcopal Academy

Best Musical Nominees: Chicago: High School Edition, Germantown Academy The Drowsy Chaperone, Ridley High School Footloose, Upper Darby High School Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Conestoga High School Songs for a New World, Abington Friends School