Each year in Broward and Palm Beach counties, high school student writers and drama students participate in Cappies, a national critics and awards program for high school theater.

Student critics attend participating high school performances and write reviews, which are published here. The critics compete for to be named this year’s top critic. They score points for the numbers of performances they attend and the number of times their reviews are published.


Click below to read reviews of this year's Cappies performances:

Western High's 'Producers'


Flanagan's 'Godspell'


Cypress Bay's 'Miss Saigon'


Plantation's 'Spelling Bee'


Archbishop's '12 Angry Men'


Cardinal Gibbon's 'Into the Woods'


Deerfield Beach High's 'Rumors'


American Heritage's 'Phantom of the Opera'


South Plantation's 'The Yellow Boat'


Pope John Paul II High School brings 'Tom Jones' to life in creative style
In a modern adaptation of the classic novel, turned movie, turned play, Pope John Paul II High School brought "Tom Jones" to life in creative style.

'Tom Jones' a post-modernist take on an 18th century novel
Take Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," add some "Comedy of Errors," and a touch of Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," and you have Pope John Paul II's contemporary theatrical version of "Tom Jones." Through a combination of these plays' respective styles, and the implementation of an epic theatre concept, the actors brought down the fourth wall in a way that created moments of hilarity and allowed the audience to recognize the comedic and farcical elements of Tom Jones' tale.

Pope performance blends 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'A Comedy of Errors'
Pope John Paul II's production of "Tom Jones" recalled the best elements of "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Comedy of Errors" in order to create a hybrid piece bursting with sword fights, James Bond references, gender-bending, and an eleventh-hour murder-trial-turned-marriage. The cast delivered heartfelt and comic performances that reminded all in attendance how fun farces can be.

'Tom Jones' an outrageous adventure
When you want to sink to the lowest of the low, just go to London!

Pope's 'Tom Jones' shows humorous extremes of true love
Outwitting an incompetent robber, dueling to the death, and scrambling madly across England – sounds like an easy way to get a date, right?

North Broward Prep performers tackle iconic tale of 'Gypsy'
Underneath the veneer of glittering costumes and musical extravaganzas, there is an underworld to showbiz where hatred thrives, where relationships crack, and where jealousy and competition reign over all. Such is the iconic tale of "Gypsy", tackled by the performers from North Broward Preparatory School.

'Gypsy' brilliantly tells the story of the most famous stage mother in theatre history
Crazy stage mothers have always been present in the world of theatre. Dedicated, determined, and assertive, these moms stop at nothing to make sure their babies become stars. North Broward Preparatory's production of "Gypsy" brilliantly tells the story of the most famous stage mother in theatre history, proving that the road to fame is not always an easy one.

'Gypsy' filled with up-beat cast members, elaborate costumes
From Vaudeville to Burlesque, North Broward Preparatory School's production of the Sondheim classic "Gypsy" was filled with up-beat cast members, elaborate costumes, and non-stop musical pizazz.

Performers at North Broward Preparatory School do not disappoint
"Let me entertain you, let me make you smile" – the performers at North Broward Preparatory School do not disappoint. The school recently performed the iconic musical "Gypsy" with swishing skirts, flashing lights, and many laughs.