The Critics and Awards Program (Cappies) Gala was held May 22 at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore. This year, the Blakefield Players had seven nominations for their production of Hairspray. The list of nominees is below (with winners in bold):
Best Female Dancer – Sarah Flynn (sister of Tommy ’16) Best Male Dancer – Jay Jordan ‘17 Best Comic Actor – Sam Commodari ‘16 Best Female Vocalist –Rae’l Ba Best Male Vocalist – Mark Sucoloski ‘18 Best Supporting Actress – Morgan Dryer Best Lead Actor – Peter Pferdeort ‘16
Other highlights from the night included junior Luke Scaletta as an awards presenter and Loyola students performed the final song of the evening, “I Know Where I’ve Been," from Hairspray.