The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre is an annual, nationally-recognized award program that is sponsored by Theatre Philadelphia for professional theater productions in the Greater Philadelphia area. Each season culminates with an awards ceremony. The Barrymore Awards was founded by the Performing Arts League of Philadelphia (PALP) in 1994 and was named after the

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. PALP was renamed the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia in 1997 and presided over the awards until 2012. Theatre Philadelphia has handled the awards since 2012.

History

Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia (1994–2012)

Named in honor of the famed American theatrical family, the

, the Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre have served as Philadelphia's professional theatre awards program since the 1994–1995 season. It was founded by the Performing Arts League of Philadelphia (PALP) in September 1994. PALP was renamed the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia in 1997. The group used the

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) as guidelines in devising the structure of the Barrymore Awards. The program cost $95,000 in its first year. In 1995, there were 40 members of the nominating committee. The awards ceremony was held at the

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for the first two years in 1995 and 1996, the

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in 1997 and 1998. and the

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starting in 1999. The awards ceremony moved to the

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in 2001, and it returned to the Annenberg Center in 2002. The ceremony took place at the Academy of Music in 2004, and the

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in 2005. The Barrymore Awards moved to

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for the 2007 ceremony. The ceremony was held at the Walnut Street Theatre in 2009 in honor of the theatre's 200th season. In December 1999, the Walnut Street Theatre, the largest theatre in the region, announced it would withdraw from consideration from the Barrymore Awards, in protest for one of their shows being deemed ineligible for an award. By January 2000, the Walnut agreed to rejoin after the Alliance of Greater Philadelphia instituted an appeals process in their system. The appeals process was removed for the 2000–2001 season, and the Walnut again withdrew from consideration from 2003 through 2006, citing a perceived bias against the theatre by nominators. The Media Theatre also withdrew during the 2002–2003 season, its first season submitting shows for consideration, but returned for the 2002–2003 season. The Walnut Street Theatre began submitting again for consideration in 2007. The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia folded on June 30, 2012, due to funding issues. It still announced nominations for the Barrymore Awards for the 2011–2012 season in August 2012. Many of the 2011–2012 awards were announced via

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in September, with the top three awards (the lifetime achievement award, Brown Martin Philadelphia Award, and F. Otto Haas Award) given at the

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, at an event called "Theatre Philadelphia: A Celebration" in October 2012.

Theatre Philadelphia (2013–present)

By November 2013, 11 theatre administrators and artistic directors formed Theatre Philadelphia to replace the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia. The awards with cash prizes attached to them were handed out for the 2012–2013 season, with category-specific awards resuming for the 2013–2014 season. The first full awards ceremony under Theatre Philadelphia in 2014 was held at the Merriam Theater. The awards moved to the Bok Building for 2018. The Media Theatre and Walnut Street Theatre did not submit for consideration starting with the 2014 awards. Media returned and submitted a show for the 2017–2018 season. In June 2018, Theatre Philadelphia announced the removal of gender identifiers from performance categories. In 2018, the awards included an adjudication of twenty-four categories, including five cash awards totaling up to $118,000 for artists and organizations each year. Due to the

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, a Barrymore Awards ceremony was not held in 2020.

Notable awardees

Outstanding Production of a New Play

* 1995: ''

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) * 1999: ''

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'' ( Arden Theatre Company) * 2002: ''

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) * 2006: ''

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'' (Arden Theatre Company,

Michael Hollinger Michael Hollinger (born January 13, 1962 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American playwright who is currently an associate professor of theatre at Villanova University and an alumnus of New Dramatists. He received a Bachelor of Music in viola p ...

)

Outstanding Direction of a Play

* 1995:

Blanka Zizka Blanka Zizka (born 1955) is a Czechoslovakia-born American theatre director and playwright. She is currently the Founding Artistic Director of The Wilma Theater. Biography Blanka Zizka defected from Czechoslovakia in 1973 with her husband, Jir ...

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'', Wilma Theater) * 1998:

Aaron Posner Aaron Posner is an American playwright and theater director. He was co-founder of the Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia and was the artistic director of Two River Theatre from 2006 to 2010. He has directed over 100 productions at major region ...

('' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2000: Blanka Zizka ('' The Invention of Love'', Wilma Theater) * 2004: Blanka Zizka (''

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train ''Jesus Hopped The 'A' Train'' is a play written by Stephen Adly Guirgis. Plot synopsis The play takes place in a prison on Rikers Island in New York. Angel Cruz and Lucius Jenkins face murder charges. Productions The play premiered Off-Broadw ...

'', Wilma Theater) * 2005: Maria Mileaf (''The Story'', Philadelphia Theatre Company) * 2006: Terrence J. Nolen (''

'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2009: Terrence J. Nolen (''Something Intangible'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2010:

Anne Kauffman Anne Kauffman is an American director known primarily for her work on new plays, mainly in the New York area. She is a founding member of the theater group the Civilians.Grode, Eric"Meet the Directors"''New York Times'', January 31, 2013 Early lif ...

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Becky Shaw ''Becky Shaw'' is a play written by Gina Gionfriddo. The play premiered at the Humana Festival in 2008 and opened Off-Broadway in 2008. The play was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Productions The play had its world premiere ...

'', Wilma Theater) * 2011: Blanka Zizka (''

In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) ''In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)'' is a 2009 play by Sarah Ruhl, published by Samuel French. It concerns the early history of the vibrator, when doctors allegedly used it as a clinical device to bring women to orgasm as treatment for " ...

'', Wilma Theater) * 2012: Anne Kauffman (''

Body Awareness ''Body Awareness'' is a one-act play by Annie Baker. The play premiered Off-Broadway in 2008. Background This play marked the Off-Broadway debut for Annie Baker. The play takes place at Shirley State College in Shirley, Vermont, which "evokes A ...

'', Wilma Theater) * 2014:

James Ijames James Ijames is an American performer and playwright from Bessemer City, North Carolina born sometime in the early 1980s. He is currently based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a B.A. in Drama from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, ...

('' The Brothers Size'', Simpatico Theatre Project) * 2017: Blanka Zizka (''

When the Rain Stops Falling ''When the Rain Stops Falling'' is a play about family, secret legacies, betrayal and forgiveness seen across four generations and spanning two continents. The drama had its world premiere as part of the 2008 Adelaide Festival of Arts. It was wr ...

'', Wilma Theater) * 2019: James Ijames (''

Gem of the Ocean ''Gem of the Ocean'' (2003) is a play by American playwright August Wilson. Although the ninth play produced, chronologically it is the first installment of his decade-by-decade, ten-play chronicle, ''The Pittsburgh Cycle'', dramatizing the Afri ...

'', Arden Theatre Company)

Outstanding Direction of a Musical

* 1997:

(''Avenue X'', Wilma Theater) * 1998:

Patricia Birch Patricia Birch (born October 16, 1934) is an American dancer, choreographer, film director, and theatre director. Early life Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Birch began her career as a dancer in Broadway musicals, including ''Brigadoon'', ''Goldi ...

(''Band in Berlin'', American Music Theater Festival) * 1999:

Tina Landau Tina Landau (born May 21, 1962) is an American playwright and theatre director. Known for her large-scale, musical, and ensemble-driven work, Landau's productions have appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally, most extensively at the ...

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Prince Music Theater The Prince Theater is a non-profit theatrical producing organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and specializing in music theatre, including opera, music drama, musical comedy and experimental forms. Founded in 1984 as the American ...

) * 2001: Terrence J. Nolen (''

The Baker's Wife ''The Baker's Wife'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and the book by Joseph Stein, based on the 1938 French film of the same name by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. The musical premiered in the West End in 1989 for a shor ...

'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2002: Peter M. Donohue (''

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'', Villanova Theatre) * 2003:

Rebecca Taichman Rebecca Taichman is an American theatre director. In 2017, she received the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for ''Indecent''. Life and career Taichman attended McGill University, Montreal, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama. She w ...

(''Green Violin'', Prince Music Theater) * 2004:

Tazewell Thompson Tazewell Thompson (born May 27, 1948), is an African-American theatre director, the former artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse (2006–07) in Westport, Connecticut and the Syracuse Stage (1992–95) in New York state. Prior to tha ...

('' Constant Star'', Delaware Theatre Company) * 2005: Terrence J. Nolen ('' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2006: Terrence J. Nolen ('' Winesburg, Ohio'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2008: Terrence J. Nolen (''

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'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2011:

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, based on a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers on a fictional spe ...

'', Theatre Horizon) * 2015: Matthew Decker (''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

'', Theatre Horizon) * 2016: Matthew Decker (''

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales ''The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales'' is a postmodern children's book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. Published in 1992 by Viking, it is a collection of twisted, humorous parodies of famous children's stori ...

'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2018: Terrence J. Nolen (''

Fun Home ''Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic'' is a 2006 Graphic novel, graphic memoir by the American cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of the comic strip ''Dykes to Watch Out For''. It chronicles the author's childhood and youth in rural Pennsylvania, Uni ...

'', Arden Theatre Company)

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play

Leading Actor (1995–2017)

* 1998:

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The Steward of Christendom ''The Steward of Christendom'' is a 1995 play written by Irish playwright Sebastian Barry. It focuses on Thomas Dunne, loosely based on Barry's great-grandfather, the former chief superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, now (1932) conf ...

'',

Lantern Theater Company Lantern Theater Company is a not-for-profit regional theater founded in 1994 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Led by founding artistic director Charles McMahon and managing director Anne Shuff, the Lantern produces a mix of classics, modern, and or ...

) * 1999: Roger Guenveur Smith ('' A Huey P. Newton Story'', Freedom Repertory Theatre/

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) * 2002: Douglas Campbell (''

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'', Bristol Riverside Theatre) * 2005: Bill Irwin (''Trumbo'', Philadelphia Theatre Company) * 2010:

Jeremy Bobb Jeremy Bobb (born May 13, 1981) is an American actor who has appeared on stage, television and in feature films. He had a recurring role in CBS's 2013 drama ''Hostages'' as White House Chief of Staff Quintin Creasy and co-starred as Herman Barr ...

(''Becky Shaw'', Wilma Theater) * 2012:

Richard Poe Richard Poe (born January 25, 1946) is an American actor. He has worked in movies, television and on Broadway. Biography Poe was born in Portola, California. He graduated from Pittsburg Senior High School in 1964 then from the University o ...

(''The Outgoing Tide'', Philadelphia Theatre Company)

Leading Actress (1995–2017)

* 1995:

Zoe Caldwell Zoe Ada Caldwell, (14 September 1933 – 16 February 2020) was an Australian actress. She was a four-time Tony Award winner, winning Best Featured Actress in a Play for '' Slapstick Tragedy'' (1966), and Best Actress in a Play for '' The Pri ...

(''Master Class'', Philadelphia Theatre Company) * 1996:

Scotty Bloch Scotty Bloch (born Maybelle Scott, ) was an American East Coast of the United States, East Coast-based stage and television actress. Career Bloch worked as an actress since the 1940s. Her television work included playing Lucille O'Brien in t ...

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Three Viewings Jeffrey Hatcher is an American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote the stage play ''Compleat Female Stage Beauty'', which he later adapted into a screenplay, shortened to just ''Stage Beauty'' (2004). He also co-wrote the stage adaptation o ...

'', Philadelphia Theatre Company) * 1999: Alma Cuervo (''

The Beauty Queen of Leenane ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' is a 1996 dramatic play by Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland. It also enjoyed successful runs at London's West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway. It was nominate ...

'', Philadelphia Theatre Company) * 2002:

Dael Orlandersmith Dael Orlandersmith (born Donna Brown, 1960–) is an American actress, poet and playwright. She is known for her Obie Award-winning ''Beauty's Daughter'' and the 2002 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama, ''Yellowman (play), Yellowman''. Early life Or ...

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'', Wilma Theater) * 2004:

Lynn Redgrave Lynn Rachel Redgrave (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. She won two Golden Globe Awards throughout her career. A member of the Redgrave family of actors, Lynn trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. B ...

('' Collected Stories'', Contemporary Stage Company) * 2011:

Anna Deavere Smith Anna Deavere Smith is an American actress, playwright, and professor. She is known for her roles as National Security Advisor Dr. Nancy McNally in '' The West Wing'' (2000–06), hospital administrator Gloria Akalitus in the Showtime series ''N ...

(''Let Me Down Easy'', Philadelphia Theatre Company)

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical

Leading Actor (1995–2017)

* 1995: Denis Lawson (''Lust'',

) * 2001:

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'', Bristol Riverside Theatre) * 2003:

Raúl Esparza Raúl Eduardo Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway reviva ...

(''Green Violin'', Prince Music Theater) * 2007:

Rob McClure Rob McClure (born June 15, 1982) is an American actor and singer, best known for his work on the Broadway stage. McClure made his Broadway debut in 2002 as an understudy in '' I'm Not Rappaport''. From 2006 to 2009, he went on to play several ...

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The Bomb-itty of Errors ''The Bomb-itty of Errors'' is a hip hop theatre retelling of Shakespeare's ''The Comedy of Errors''. Written and performed by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, GQ, and Erik Weiner, the show has been performed in New York City (Off-Broadway), ...

'', 11th Hour Theatre Company) * 2008:

Hugh Panaro Hugh Panaro (born February 19, 1964) is an American actor and singer known for his work on Broadway. Early life Panaro was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and resided in the East Oak Lane section of the city with his family. As a schoolchild, ...

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'', Walnut Street Theatre) * 2010:

Mark Jacoby Mark Jacoby (born May 21, 1947) is an American musical theatre performer. He has achieved fame from his leading roles on Broadway in ''Show Boat'', ''The Phantom of the Opera'' and ''Ragtime'', among others. He has also performed widely in nat ...

('' Fiddler on the Roof'', Walnut Street Theatre) * 2011: Rob McClure (''The Flea and the Professor'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2012:

Rodney Hicks Rodney Hicks (born March 28, 1974) is an American playwright, stage, television, and film actor. He is perhaps best known for originating the role of Bob in the Broadway musical ''Come from Away,'' as well as playing various roles in the origi ...

('' The Scottsboro Boys'', Philadelphia Theatre Company)

Leading Actress (1995–2017)

* 1995:

Alison Fraser Alison Fraser (born in Natick, Massachusetts) is an American actress, voice actress and singer who has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in television and film. In concert, she has performed at such venues as Carnegie Hall, The White House ...

(''Gunmetal Blues'', Wilma Theater) * 1999:

Ann Crumb Elizabeth Ann Crumb (May 25, 1950 – October 31, 2019)

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Bed and Sofa ''Bed and Sofa'' (russian: Третья Мещанская) is the English name of a 1927 Soviet silent film originally released in the Soviet Union as ''Tretya meshchanskaya'', and is sometimes referred to as ''The Third Meschanskaya''. In add ...

'', Wilma Theater) * 2003:

Christine Andreas Christine Andreas (born October 1, 1951) is an American Broadway actress and singer. Biography Andreas was born in Camden, New Jersey, to James Francis Andreas, a systems analyst, and Teresa Cecilia Genovese Andreas. She graduated from Suffern ...

('' Pal Joey'', Prince Music Theater) * 2006:

Rachel deBenedet Rachel Helene Kasper deBenedet (born c. 1967) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. In 2011, she was featured in the musical ''Catch Me If You Can'' on Broadway. Biography Rachel deBenedet was born in No ...

(''Adrift in Macao'', Philadelphia Theatre Company) * 2009: Jennie Eisenhower (''

Forbidden Broadway ''Forbidden Broadway'' is an Off-Broadway revue parodying musical theatre, particularly Broadway musicals. It was conceived, written and directed by Gerard Alessandrini. The original version of the revue opened on January 15, 1982, at Palsson's ...

's Greatest Hits'', Walnut Street Theatre)

Leading Performance (2018–present)

* 2018:

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(''Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole'',

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)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play

Supporting Actor (1995–2017)

* 1996:

Edward Hibbert Edward Hibbert (born 9 September 1955) is an American-born British actor and literary agent. He played Gil Chesterton in the TV series ''Frasier''. He also voiced Zazu in both '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' and '' The Lion King 1½''. E ...

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Love! Valour! Compassion! ''Love! Valour! Compassion!'' is a play by Terrence McNally. The play opened Off-Broadway in 1994 and transferred to Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in pr ...

'', Philadelphia Theatre Company) * 2002: Tobias Segal ('' Equus'', Mum Puppettheatre) * 2004:

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(''Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train'', Wilma Theater) * 2011:

('' Superior Donuts'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2012: James Ijames (''

Angels in America ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'' is a two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner. The work won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Drama Desk Award f ...

, Part One: Millennium Approaches'', Wilma Theater)

Supporting Actress (1995–2017)

* 1998:

Maggie Siff Maggie Siff (born June 21, 1974) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles have included department store heiress Rachel Menken Katz on the AMC drama '' Mad Men'', Dr. Tara Knowles on the FX drama '' Sons of Anarchy'' for which ...

('' Ghosts'', Lantern Theater Company) * 2005:

Jayne Houdyshell Jayne Houdyshell (born September 25, 1953) is an American, Tony-winning actress known for her performances on stage and screen. Houdyshell made her Broadway debut in the 2005 production of ''It's a Wonderful Life''. The following year she earn ...

('' The Clean House'', Wilma Theater) * 2010:

Brooke Bloom Brooke Bloom is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as ''Ronah'' in the drama film ''She's Lost Control (film), She's Lost Control'' (2014). Career Her first on-screen appearance was a role as Grunge Girl in the episod ...

(''Becky Shaw'', Wilma Theater)

Supporting Performance (2018–present)

* 2019:

Brian Anthony Wilson Brian Anthony Wilson (born February 22, 1960) is an American film and television actor. He first appeared in the 1997 film '' The Postman'' as Woody. Wilson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the la ...

(''Gem of the Ocean'', Arden Theatre Company)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical

Supporting Actor (1995–2017)

* 1996: Stephen DeRosa (''

Falsettos ''Falsettos'' is a sung-through musical with a book by William Finn and James Lapine, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of '' March of the Falsettos'' (1981) and '' Falsettoland'' (1990), the last two installments in a trio o ...

'', Arden Theatre Company) * 2000: Joel Blum (''

The Tin Pan Alley Rag ''The Tin Pan Alley Rag'' is a 2009 biographical musical play produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company. The play is set in 1915 and is about Irving Berlin and Scott Joplin and their careers at the Tin Pan Alley in New York City, centered on a ...

'', Wilma Theater) * 2009: Forrest McClendon (''Avenue X'', 11th Hour Theatre Company) * 2012: Forrest McClendon (''The Scottsboro Boys'', Philadelphia Theatre Company)

Supporting Actress (1995–2017)

* 1996:

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Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining o ...

'', Walnut Street Theatre) * 2004: Jennie Eisenhower ('' The Wild Party'', Media Theatre) * 2006: Michele Ragusa (''Adrift in Macao'', Philadelphia Theatre Company) * 2007:

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(''Stormy Weather, Imagining Lena Horne'', Prince Music Theater)

Supporting Performance (2018–present)

* 2018: Daniel J. Watts (''Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole'', People's Light and Theatre Company)

Outstanding Set Design

* 2005: Mimi Lien (''Outrage'', Wilma Theater) * 2008:

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'', Delaware Theatre Company)

Outstanding Original Music

* 1998:

Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin (born May 2, 1948) is an American country and Southern gospel singer and songwriter. As part of a trio with his younger brothers Steve and Rudy, he achieved considerable success within the country music genre, performing on ...

(''Texas Flyer'', Bristol Riverside Theatre) * 2003:

Frank London Frank London (born 1958 in New York) is an American klezmer trumpeter who also plays jazz and world music. Early life London was born to a Reform Jewish family and grew up in New York and Connecticut. He started playing the trumpet in fourt ...

(''Green Violin'', Prince Music Theater) * 2004: Cy Coleman (''The Great Ostrovsky'', Prince Music Theater) * 2005: David Friedman (''Chasing Nicolette'', Prince Music Theater)

Outstanding Lighting Design

* 2001:

Howell Binkley Howell Binkley (July 25, 1956 – August 14, 2020) was a professional lighting designer in New York City. He received the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Musical for ''Jersey Boys'' in 2006, and again in 2016 for ''Hamilton''. He died du ...

(''3hree'', Prince Music Theater)

Outstanding Costume Design

* 2000:

Theoni V. Aldredge Theoni V. Aldredge (August 22, 1922 – January 21, 2011) was a Greek-American stage and screen costume designer. Biography Born Theoni Athanasiou Vachliotis in Thessaloniki in 1922, Aldredge received her training at the American School in Athe ...

('' La Cage aux Folles'', Walnut Street Theatre) * 2011: Oana Botez (''In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play'', Wilma Theater)

Outstanding Choreography/Movement

* 2003:

David Dorfman David Dorfman (born February 7, 1993) is an American attorney and former actor. He portrayed Aidan Keller in the 2002 horror film remake '' The Ring'', and its 2005 sequel ''The Ring Two''. His other film roles include Sammy in ''Panic'', Joey ...

(''Green Violin'', Prince Music Theater) * 2009:

Christopher Gattelli Christopher Gattelli is an American choreographer, performer and theatre director. Early life and career Gattelli grew up in Bristol, Pennsylvania. He started dancing at the age of 11 and is a "Star Search" Grand champion.

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Altar Boyz ''Altar Boyz'' is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila (based on an idea by Marc J. Kessler and Ken Davenport). Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, the ...

'', Bristol Riverside Theatre) * 2010:

Tony Stetson Anthony Matteo (born March 21, 1959) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Hitman" Tony Stetson. He is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) during the 1990s. Stetson was one of ECW's ini ...

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The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity ''The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity'' is a dramatic comedy play by Kristoffer Diaz about a professional wrestler, "driven by narratives of the American dream and neoliberal capitalism." Synopsis Act One Macedonio Guerra is a profession ...

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InterAct Theatre Company InterAct Theatre Company is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A founding member of the National New Play Network. History InterAct Theatre was begun in 1988 by four graduates of the University of Pennsylvania. Artistic Director Seth Rozin, ...

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F. Otto Haas Award

The F. Otto Haas Award, named after philanthropist F. Otto Haas, who died in 1994, is an annual honor acknowledging an emerging theatre artist for artistic excellence and promise. It is given along with a $10,000 prize. * 1996:

, playwright * 2011:

Distinguished Artist in the Theater

* 2011:

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.theatrephiladelphia.org/barrymore-awards American theater awards Culture of Philadelphia Awards established in 1994 1994 establishments in Pennsylvania Annual events in Pennsylvania

History

Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia (1994–2012)

Theatre Philadelphia (2013–present)

Notable awardees

Outstanding Production of a New Play

Outstanding Direction of a Play

Outstanding Direction of a Musical

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play

Leading Actor (1995–2017)

Leading Actress (1995–2017)

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical

Leading Actor (1995–2017)

Leading Actress (1995–2017)

Leading Performance (2018–present)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play

Supporting Actor (1995–2017)

Supporting Actress (1995–2017)

Supporting Performance (2018–present)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical

Supporting Actor (1995–2017)

Supporting Actress (1995–2017)

Supporting Performance (2018–present)

Outstanding Set Design

Outstanding Original Music

Outstanding Lighting Design

Outstanding Costume Design

Outstanding Choreography/Movement

F. Otto Haas Award

Distinguished Artist in the Theater

See also

References

External links