2025 Greater Philadelphia Cappie Award nominees Atlas Planas-Borgstrom and Adam Pollard perform in the musical Curtains. Photo by Gen Palmer

(BORDENTOWN, NJ) -- Bordentown Regional High School is proud to announce that their production of the musical Curtains and the BRHS Cappies Critic Team have been nominated for five 2025 Greater Philadelphia Cappie Awards.

The 2024-2025 BRHS Cappies Critic Team has been nominated for the Outstanding Critic Team Award. This year’s team, under the guidance of Lead Critic Kayla Stubenazy-Rose, included juniors Brynn Bowyer, Rylie Evans and Adam Pollard and sophomore Leah Eisele. The BRHS team has spent the school year attending area productions and serving as representatives for the Cappies program. Their reviews have been selected for publication in area newspapers nine times this year.

Junior Adam Pollard has been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Male Role in a Musical for his performance as Frank Cioffi in Curtains.

Junior Emmary McLaughlin’s debut performance in a BRHS musical has been honored with a nomination for Outstanding Comic Actor in a Female Role in a Musical for her performance as Niki Harris.

For his performance as Aaron Fox, Atlas Planas-Borgstrom has received a nomination for Vocalist in a Male Role.

Junior Brynn Bowyer has been nominated for Outstanding 11th Grade Critic for her work with the Bordentown Cappies Critic Team.

In addition, Brynn has been chosen as the recipient of the 2025 Greater Philadelphia Cappies Spirit Award for Bordentown Regional High School, recognizing her energetic spirit, positive attitude, and indefatigable work ethic throughout the Curtains rehearsals and performances.She is the first BRHS student to be chosen for this award three years in a row.

Bordentown Regional High School is proud to participate in the Greater Philadelphia Cappies. The Cappies is a national program that honors and celebrates the achievements of high school theatre, which culminates in an annual Gala. This year’s Gala will be held at Upper Darby High School on June 1st to honor high school theatre productions from the 2024-2025 season.

Bordentown Regional High School is home to International Thespian Society Troupe 6803, which has won awards for both its productions and individual students at the New Jersey Theatre Night Awards, the Greater Philadelphia Cappies, the New Jersey State Thespian Festival, and the International Thespian Festival. Curtains was presented at the high school’s performing arts center on February 21st and 22nd of this year.