Local High Schools Win Cappies Awards

The 2024 Cappies winners for the National Capital Area were announced Monday night, June 10, at the Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. 

* West Springfield High won eight awards, including Best Musical, for its school edition of “Sweeney Todd.” 

* Herndon High received four Cappies for its musical, “Fiddler on the Roof.” 

* Lake Braddock Secondary School took home the award for Best Play for its production of “Romeo and Juliet.”

* Chantilly High’s Sam Wolff won Dancer in a Male Role for the musical, “Anything Goes.” 

* Fairfax High received two Cappies for “Anastasia, the Musical.” Nate Wheeler Smith won Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical, and Gaby Adumua, Caitlin Grycewicz and Lilly Kyle won for Costumes.

For the full list of winners and more details, go to https://www.cappies.com/nca/awards/2024#winners.




Category

Winner

Show Name

School Name

Andy Mays Rising Critic

Alden Walcott

 

Langley High School

Maryland Theater Guide Returning Critic

Ellen Lawton

 

Herndon High School

Bill Strauss Graduating Critic

McKenzie Phelan

 

Quince Orchard High School

Marketing and Publicity

Ava Turley

Chicago: Teen Edition

Quince Orchard High School

Special Effects and or Technology

Peyton Morales, Christopher Seeger

Sweeney Todd School Edition

West Springfield High School

Hair and Make-up

Brianna Turner, Anabelle Volpe, Alina Yang, and The Sweeney Hair & Makeup Team 

Sweeney Todd School Edition

West Springfield High School

Sound

TJ Schultz, and the Yorktown Sound Crew

Les Misérables School Edition

Yorktown High School

Props

Riley Kozal, and the Props Crew

Romeo and Juliet

Lake Braddock Secondary School

Lighting

Zachary Kearny, Rakeb Yihunie, and The Sweeney Lighting Team

Sweeney Todd School Edition

West Springfield High School

Costumes

Gaby Adumua, Caitlin Grycewicz, Lilly Kyle

Anastasia:  The Musical

Fairfax High School

Sets

Madison Beisner, Sam Rutledge, and the Dramahawks Set Team

Les Misérables School Edition

Hayfield Secondary School

Orchestra

The Sweeney Pit

Sweeney Todd School Edition

West Springfield High School

Choreography

Noah Kennedy, Anna Leo, August Rivers

Big Fish School Edition

South Lakes High School

Creativity

Carlos Ortiz, composer

Frankenstein

Meridian High School

Stage Management

Charly Olsen

Fiddler on the Roof

Herndon High School

Stage Crew

Amelie Aubouin, Hailey Klein

Fiddler on the Roof

Herndon High School

Ensemble in a Play

Stage Managers, Ruby Kodis, Ariel Russel, Willow Singleton

Our Town

Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Ensemble in a Musical

Small Ensemble

Sweeney Todd School Edition

West Springfield High School

Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Play

Fortune Picker

Deadwood Dick, or A Game of Gold

James Madison High School

Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Play

Colt Craddock

The Doctor in Wonderland

Oakton High School

Featured Actor in a Female Role in a Musical

Jordyn Sooley

Les Misérables School Edition

Hayfield Secondary School

Featured Actor in a Male Role in a Musical

Carter Elliff

Les Misérables School Edition

Hayfield Secondary School

Dancer in a Female Role

Kathryn Edmonds

Cabaret

Walt Whitman High School 

Dancer in a Male Role

Sam Wolff

Anything Goes

Chantilly High School

Vocalist in a Female Role

Itsuko Scoville

Big Fish School Edition

South Lakes High School

Vocalist in a Male Role

Ethan Hardy

Fiddler on the Roof

Herndon High School

Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Play

Kira Gilligan

Pride and Prejudice

Robinson Secondary School

Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Play

Eitan Amster

Lavender

Albert Einstein High School

Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical

Tiffanie Kim

Mean Girls High School Version

Clarksburg High School 

Comic Actor in a Male Role in a Musical

Ryan Schimenti

Les Misérables School Edition

Yorktown High School

Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Play

Princess Louden

Our Town

Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Play

Sofia Hemmens

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Justice High School

Supporting Actor in a Female Role in a Musical

Bella Houston

Les Misérables School Edition

Yorktown High School

Supporting Actor in a Male Role in a Musical

Nate Wheeler Smith

Anastasia:  The Musical

Fairfax High School

Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Play

Abby Berg

Frankenstein

Meridian High School

Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Play

Elijah Kassa

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Justice High School

Lead Actor in a Female Role in a Musical

Elina Viana

Into the Woods

Bishop Ireton High School

Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical

Christopher Seeger

Sweeney Todd School Edition

West Springfield High School

Song

The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Act I)

Sweeney Todd School Edition

West Springfield High School

Critic Team

 

 

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Play

 

Romeo and Juliet

Lake Braddock Secondary School

Musical

 

Sweeney Todd School Edition

West Springfield High School