2023 - 2024

The SpongeBob Musical Cappies Nominations

Andy Mays Rising Critic
Dylan Truncellito

Bill Strauss Graduating Critic
Ella Greene

Critic Team
Winner: Ella Clarke, Asha Das, Ella Greene, Riva Jain, Cullan Kelley, Bellana Pachon, Dylan Truncellito, Ella Tysse, Mayuka Valluri, and Sri Vellakkat

Pippin Cappies Nominations

Lighting
Winner: Charles Bucher, Ella Clarke, Cullan Kelley

Set
TJTA Pippin Set Design Team

Vocalist in a Female Role
Yasmin Kudrati-Plummer

Maryland Theater Guide Returning Critic
Ella Greene
Riva Jain
Mayuka Valluri

Bill Strauss Graduating Critic
Winner: Hannah Frieden
Mira Singh

Critic Team
Winner: Asha Das, Hannah Frieden, Ella Greene, Riva Jain, Cullan Kelley, Inaayah Khan, Mira Singh, Ella Tysse, Mayuka Valluri, and Sri Vellakkat

Matilda: the Musical Cappies Nominations

Special Effects and/or Technology
Winner: Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon, Ryan Lien, Mayuka Valluri, Aiden Zurcher

Featured Actor in a Male Role
Winner: Cyrus Rivers as Bruce Bogtrotter

Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical
Winner: Ryan Lien as Agatha Trunchbull

Lighting
Charles Bucher, Cullan Kelley, Rachel Kwon, Ryan Lien

Song
Revolting Children

Choreography
Sarina Saran, Micaela Wells

Featured Dancer
Aafreen Ali as Mrs. Wormwood

Bill Strauss Graduating Critic
Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon

Critic Team
Aafreen Ali, Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon, Hannah Frieden, Ella Greene, Riva Jain, Rachel Kwon, Zander Kuebler, Ryan Lien, Sarina Saran, and Micaela Wells

Thank You, Places Virginia High School League Recognition

District Champions
Mia Brashear (Outstanding Actor Award)
Ryan Lien (Outstanding Actor Award)
Micaela Wells (Outstanding Actor Award)

Cappies Nominations

Maryland Theater Guide Returning Critic
Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Zander Kuebler

Critic Team
Aafreen Ali, Emma Barnes, Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon, Jenalyn Dizon, Zander Kuebler, Rachel Kwon, Eli Lang, Joshua Malley, Quentin Lovejoy, and Sarina Saran

Monsters Calling Home Virginia High School League Recognition

States Runner-up
Ryan Lien (All-State Actor Award)
Joshua Mutterperl (All-State Actor Award)

Regional Champions
Joshua Mutterperl (Outstanding Actor Recognition)
Valerie Nayak (Outstanding Actor Recognition)
Ellen Rowe (Outstanding Actor Recognition)

District 5C Champions
Ryan Lien (Outstanding Actor Award)
Joshua Mutterperl (Outstanding Actor Award)

Saudade; the one where i miss you Cappies Nominations

Best Play
TJ Drama

Ensemble in a Play
Olympia Hatzilambrou as Elliot, Joshua Mutterperl as Zachary, and Avi Urbach as Charlie

Supporting Actor in a Play
Avi Urbach as Charlie

Lead Actor in a Play
Joshua Mutterperl as Zachary

Maryland Theater Guide Returning Critic
Joshua Mutterperl

Critic Team
Chrissy Blake, Anjali Chalamgari, Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon, Mithra Dhinakaran, Zander Kuebler, Madelyn Khoury, Howard Malc, Joshua Mutterperl, and Avi Urbach

Les Misérables Cappies Nominations

Sound
Tarika Chittajalu, Claire Cofield, Joey Kwon

Supporting Actor
Timmy Chan as Marius

Critic: Ella Tysse
Published: Cappies News 2
School: James Madison HS
Show: Deadwood Dick, or A Game of Gold

Critic: Ella Greene
Published: Cappies News 2
School: West Springfield HS
Show: Sweeney Todd School Edition

Critic: Asha Das
Published: Cappies News
School: McLean HS
Show: Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play

Critic: Dylan Truncellito
Published: Patch-Fairfax, Alexandria
School: Centreville HS
Show: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)

Critic: Dylan Truncellito
Published: Cappies News 2
School: Wakefield HS
Show: The Prom School Edition

Critic: Ella Tysse
Published: Patch-Fairfax, Alexandria
School: South Lakes HS
Show: Big Fish School Edition

Critic: Sri Vellakkat
Published: FCPS Community News
School: James Madison HS
Show: Deadwood Dick, or A Game of Gold

Critic: Ella Tysse
Published: Cappies News
School: West Springfield HS
Show: Sweeney Todd School Edition

Critic: Riva Jain
Published: Connection
School: The New School of Northern Virginia 
Show: Red Herring

Critic: Cullan Kelley
Published: Cappies News 2
School: Chantilly HS
Show: Anything Goes

Critic: Ella Greene
Published: Gazette Leader
School: Meridian HS
Show: Frankenstein

Critic: Dylan Truncellito
Published: Fairfax County Times
School: South Lakes HS
Show: Big Fish School Edition

Critic: Ella Greene
Published: Connection
School: James Madison HS
Show: Deadwood Dick, or A Game of Gold

Critic: Riva Jain
Published: Falls Church News Press
School: McLean HS
Show: Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play

Critic: Riva Jain
Published: Cappies News
School: Centreville HS
Show: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)

Critic: Ella Clarke
Published: FCPS Community News
School: Mount Vernon HS
Show: The Addams Family

Critic: Cullan Kelley
Published: Cappies News
School: Thomas A Edison HS
Show: The Addams Family

Critic: Ella Greene
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Langley HS
Show: The Man Who Came to Dinner

Critic: Hannah Frieden
Published: NCA Cappies
School: James Madison HS
Show: Much Ado About Nothing

Critic: Mayuka Valluri
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Woodbridge Senior HS
Show: Peter and the Starcatcher

Critic: Ella Greene
Published: FCPS Community News
School: Annandale HS
Show: Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts

Critic: Hannah Frieden
Published: NCA Cappies
School: McLean HS
Show: Claudio Quest

Critic: Cullan Kelley
Published: Fairfax County Times
School: McLean HS
Show: Claudio Quest

Critic: Mayuka Valluri
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Walt Whitman HS
Show: Legally Blonde the Musical

Critic: Hannah Frieden
Published: NCA Cappies
School: St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Show: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Critic: Mayuka Valluri
Published: Fairfax County Times
School: The New School of Northern VA
Show: The Glass Menagerie

Critic: Mayuka Valluri
Published: Maryland Theatre Guide
School: Quince Orchard HS
Show: Anastasia: the Musical

Critic: Mayuka Valluri
Published: Fairfax County Times
School: Centreville HS
Show: Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka

Critic: Riva Jain
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Thomas A. Edison HS
Show: Clue: Onstage (High School Edition)

Critic: Riva Jain
Published: FCPS Community News
School: James Madison HS
Show: Much Ado About Nothing

Critic: Riva Jain
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Annandale HS
Show: Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts

Critic: Hannah Frieden
Published: Fairfax County Times
School: Annandale HS
Show: Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts

Critic: Mayuka Valluri
Published: NCA Cappies
School: McLean HS
Show: Claudio Quest

Critic: Ella Greene
Published: The Highlander of McLean High School
School: McLean HS
Show: Claudio Quest

Critic: Ella Greene
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Walt Whitman HS
Show: Legally Blonde the Musical

Critic: Inaayah Khan
Published: Nucleus of Albert Einstein HS
School: Albert Einstein HS
Show: My Favorite Year

Critic: Asha Das
Published: Patch-Fairfax, Alexandria
School: The New School of Northern VA
Show: The Glass Menagerie

Critic: Sri Vellakkat
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Osbourn Park HS
Show: Mean Girls High School Version

Critic: Mira Singh
Published: FCPS Community News
School: South County HS
Show: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Critic: Mira Singh
Published: The Sentinel
School: Annandale HS
Show: Clue: Onstage (High School Edition)

Critic: Asha Das
Published: NOVA-Sun Gazette
School: James Madison HS
Show: Much Ado About Nothing

Critic: Mira Singh
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Annandale HS
Show: Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts

Critic: Asha Das
Published: The Sentinel
School: Annandale HS
Show: Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts

Critic: Riva Jain
Published: Falls Church News Press
School: McLean HS
Show: Claudio Quest

Critic: Asha Das
Published: The Highlander of McLean High School
School: McLean HS
Show: Claudio Quest

Critic: Hannah Frieden
Published: Maryland Theatre Guide
School: Walt Whitman HS
Show: Legally Blonde the Musical

Critic: Mira Singh
Published: Nucleus of Albert Einstein HS
School: Albert Einstein HS
Show: My Favorite Year

Critic: Hannah Frieden
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Meridian HS
Show: The Love Doctor

Critic: Riva Jain
School: Chantilly HS
Show: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Critic: Ryan Lien
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Mclean HS
Show: Airness

Critic: Hannah Frieden
Published: NCA Cappies
School: West Springfield HS
Show: Almost, Maine

Critic: Hannah Frieden
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Fairfax HS
Show: Puffs

Critic: Aafreen Ali
Published: Maryland Theatre Guide
School: Quince Orchard HS
Show: Disney’s Newsies

Critic: Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Alexandria City HS
Show: Little Shop of Horrors

Critic: Aafreen Ali
Published: Fairfax County Times
School: McLean HS
Show: Airness

Critic: Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Published: Patch
School: West Springfield HS
Show: Almost, Maine

Critic: Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Freedom HS
Show: Beauty and the Beast

Critic: Sarina Saran
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Alexandria City HS
Show: Little Shop of Horrors

Critic: Riva Jain
Published: NCA Cappies
School: St. Paul VI Catholic HS
Show: Harvey

Critic: Sarina Saran
Published: Fairfax County Times
School: West Springfield HS
Show: Almost, Maine

Critic: Micaela Wells
School: St Stephens & St Agnes School
Show: Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Critic: Zander Kuebler
Published: Alexandria Times
School: Alexandria City HS
Show: Little Shop of Horrors

Critic: Zander Kuebler
Published: Loudoun Now
School: Stone Bridge HS
Show: The Tempest

Critic: Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Published: FCPS Arts Alive
School: Chantilly HS
Show: Wake Up Call

Critic: Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Justice HS
Show: Medea

Critic: Zander Kuebler
Published: FCPS Arts Alive
School: Fairfax HS
Show: Stellar Mind

Critic: Emma Barnes
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Riverside HS
Show: Out of My Mind

Critic: Rachel Kwon
Published: Falls Church News Press
School: Justice HS
Show: Medea

Critic: Emma Barnes
Published: Blue Ridge Leader
School: Heritage HS
Show: Whodunnit

Critic: Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Fairfax HS
Show: Stellar Mind

Critic: Jenalyn Dizon
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Langley HS
Show: Real Talk

Critic: Aafreen Ali
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Justice HS
Show: Medea

Critic: Emma Barnes
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Broad Run HS
Show: That Sinking Feeling: The Misfortunate Few

Critic: Howard Malc
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Lake Braddock
Show: A Piece of My Heart

Critic: Joshua Mutterperl
Published: FCPS Arts Alive
School: South Lakes HS
Show: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Critic: Zander Kuebler
Published: NCA Cappies
School: South County HS
Show: Radium Girls

Critic: Evan Howard
Published: NCA Cappies
School: South Lakes HS
Show: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Critic: Zander Kuebler
Published: Connection
School: South Lakes HS
Show: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Critic: Evan Howard
Published: Maryland Theatre Guide
School: Albert Einstein HS
Show: Dark of the Moon

Critic: Jenalyn Dizon
Published: NCA Cappies
School: South Lakes HS
Show: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Critic: Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Published: NCA Cappies
School: George Mason HS
Show: A Chorus Line

Critic: Howard Malc
Published: NCA Cappies
School: South Lakes HS
Show: Les Miserables

Critic: Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon
Published: Connection
School: South County HS
Show: Chicago: School Edition

Critic: Mithra Dhinakaran
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Paul IV
Show: Brigadoon

Critic: Zander Kuebler
Published: Connection
School: McLean HS
Show: Lord of the Flies

Critic: Joshua Mutterperl
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Oakton HS
Show: Catch Me If You Can

Critic: Madelyn Khoury
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Robert E. Lee HS
Show: Urinetown

Critic: Joshua Mutterperl
Published: InsideNOVA
School: Paul IV
Show: Brigadoon

Critic: Madelyn Khoury
Published: Patch
School: Falls Church HS
Show: The Pajama Game

Critic: Anjalika Chalamgari
Published: FCPS Arts Alive
School: South County HS
Show: Chicago: School Edition

Critic: Zander Kuebler
Published: NCA Cappies
School: Osbourne HS
Show: Beauty and the Beast

Critic: Mithra Dhinakaran
Published: NCA Cappies
School: McLean HS
Show: Lord of the Flies

Critic: Avi Urbach
Published: Patch
School: Mount Vernon HS
Show: A Spare Me