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The Barrymore Awards
 

1997 Nominees and Award Recipients


On October 20, 1997, the following nominees and award recipients were honored at the Annual Barrymore Awards Ceremony, held at Walnut Street Theatre and hosted by Bruno Kirby and Karen Hinton.
Award Recipient = Award Recipient

Outstanding Overall Production of a Play
Award Recipient Quills (The Wilma Theater)
Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika (Villanova Theatre)
Arcadia (The Wilma Theater)
Death of a Salesman (Arden Theatre Company)
Oleanna (Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3)

Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
Award Recipient Avenue X (The Wilma Theater)
110 in the Shade (Bristol Riverside Theatre)
1776 (Walnut Street Theatre)
Another Midsummer Night (American Music Theater Festival)
Sweeney Todd (Puttin' on the Ritz)

Outstanding Direction of a Play
Award Recipient James J. Christy & Harriet Power (Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika, Villanova Theatre)
Ken Marini (The Illusion, Cheltenham Center for the Arts)
Terrence J. Nolen (Death of a Salesman, Arden Theatre Company)
William Roudebush (Oleanna, Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3)
Blanka Zizka (Quills, The Wilma Theater)

Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Award Recipient Blanka Zizka (Avenue X, The Wilma Theater)
Frank Anzalone (1776, Walnut Street Theatre)
Susan D. Atkinson (110 in the Shade, Bristol Riverside Theatre)
Bruce Curless (Sweeney Todd, Puttin' on the Ritz)
Michael Maggio (Another Midsummer Night, American Music Theater Festival)

Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play
Award Recipient Tom McCarthy (Death of a Salesman, Arden Theatre Company)
William Leach (Faith Healer, Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3)
Benjamin Lloyd (Three in the Back, Two in the Head, InterAct Theatre Company)
Marc Margolis (Quills, The Wilma Theater)
Greg Wood (Oleanna, Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3)

Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play
Award Recipient Sally Mercer (The Glass Menagerie, Cheltenham Center for the Arts)
Mia Dillon (Molly Sweeney, Phildelphia Theatre Company)
Sarah Rafferty (Sylvia, Phildelphia Theatre Company)
Maggie Siff (Oleanna, Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3)
Millicent Sparks (Fires in the Mirror, Venture Theatre)

Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical
Award Recipient James Brennan (1776, Walnut Street Theatre)
Richard H. Blake (Avenue X, The Wilma Theater)
James Brennan (Camelot, Walnut Street Theatre)
Ryan Toby (Avenue X, The Wilma Theater)
Richard White (110 in the Shade, Bristol Riverside Theatre)

Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical
Award Recipient Carol Furphy (Sweeney Todd, Puttin' on the Ritz)
Jennifer Lee Andrews (Another Midsummer Night, American Music Theater Festival)
Lindsay Cummings (Paper Moon, Walnut Street Theatre)
Barbara McCulloh (110 in the Shade, Bristol Riverside Theatre)
Rema Webb (Avenue X, The Wilma Theater)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play
Award Recipient Greg Wood (Death of a Salesman, Arden Theatre Company)
Benjamin Lloyd (The Illusion, Cheltenham Center for the Arts)
John Lumia (Third and Indiana, Arden Theatre Company)
John R. Petrie (Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika, Villanova Theatre)
Alan Tudyk (Bunny, Bunny, Phildelphia Theatre Company)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
Award Recipient Maureen Torsney-Weir (Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika, Villanova Theatre)
Hazel Bowers (Romeo and Juliet, Bristol Riverside Theatre)
Laurie Norton (Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika, Villanova Theatre)
Ceal Phelan (Have It Your Way, The People's Light & Theatre Company)
Roz Ryan (Seven Guitars, Phildelphia Theatre Company)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Award Recipient Charles Antalosky (1776, Walnut Street Theatre)
Dana Bate (110 in the Shade, Bristol Riverside Theatre)
Nat Chandler (Camelot, Walnut Street Theatre)
Herb Downer (Avenue X, The Wilma Theater)
Brian Jason Kelly (110 in the Shade, Bristol Riveside Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Award Recipient Michelle Nagy (Avenue X, The Wilma Theater)
Lisa Gunn (1776, Walnut Street Theatre)
Julie Johnson (Paper Moon, Walnut Street Theatre)
Abby Lindsay (110 in the Shade, Bristol Riverside Theatre)
Sybyl Walker (Another Midsummer Night, American Music Theater Festival)

Outstanding Set Design
Award Recipient David P. Gordon (The Ruling Class, The Wilma Theater)
David Gallo (Bunny, Bunny, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
Wesley Maloney-Truitt (The Illusion, heltenham Center for the Arts)
James F. Pyne, Jr. (Arabian Nights, The People's Light & Theatre Company)
Jerry Rojo (Quills, The Wilma Theater)

Outstanding Lighting Design
Award Recipient Russell H. Champa (Quills, The Wilma Theater)
Russell H. Champa (Avenue X, The Wilma Theater)
Jerold R. Forsyth (Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika, Villanova Theatre)
Jerold R. Forsyth (Death of a Salesman, Arden Theatre Company)
Wes Hacking (The Illusion, Cheltenham Center for the Arts)

Outstanding Costume Design
Award Recipient Neil Bierbower (Servant of Two Masters, Venture Theatre & Temple Theaters)
Janus Stefanowicz (Arcadia, The Wilma Theater)
Janus Stefanowicz (The Illusion, Cheltenham Center for the Arts)
David Woolard (Another Midsummer Night, American Music Theater Festival)
Michele Wynne (Romeo and Juliet, Bristol Riverside Theatre)

Outstanding Sound Design
Award Recipient Adam Wernick (Quills, The Wilma Theater)
Elizabeth Fuller (The Chimes, The Independent Eye)
Eileen Tague (Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches, Villanova Theatre)
Eileen Tague (The Illusion, Cheltenham Center for the Arts)
Jon Weston (Another Midsummer Night, American Music Theater Festival)

Outstanding Original Music
Award Recipient Elizabeth Fuller (The Chimes, The Independent Eye)
Paul Arslanian (Arabian Nights, The People's Light & Theatre Company)
David Bishop (The Tempest, The People's Light & Theatre Company)
Kevin Francis (Death of a Salesman, Arden Theatre Company)
Adam Wernick (Arcadia, The Wilma Theater)

Outstanding Choreography
Award Recipient Patricia Scott Hobbs (Black Nativity, Freedom Theatre)
Charles Conwell (Bare Knuckle, Phildelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays)
Kathy Garrinella (Servant of Two Masters, Venture Theatre & Temple Theaters
Rick Sordelet (Romeo and Juliet, Bristol Riverside Theatre)
Billy Yalowitz (Arabian Nights, The People's Light & Theatre Company)

Advanta Award for Outstanding New Play
Award Recipient Black Russian (By Thomas Gibbons, InterAct Theatre Company)
Bare Knuckle (By Art Becker, Phildelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays)
Bunny, Bunny (By Alan Zweibel, Philadelphia Theatre Company)
Third and Indiana (Adapted by Aaron Posner & Bernard Grey, Arden Theatre Company)

Outstanding Ensemble
Award Recipient Angels in America Part II: Perestroika (Villanova Theatre)
Avenue X (The Wilma Theater)
Death of a Salesman (Arden Theatre Company)
Servant of Two Masters (Venture Theatre & Temple Theaters)
Voir Dire (The People's Light & Theatre Company)

F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist
Award Recipient Adam Wernick
Jennifer Childs
Robert Christophe
Ozzie Jones
Frank X

Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Award for Excellence in Theatre Education
Award Recipient Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival
Rainbow Connection Program (American Music Theater Festival)
Performing Arts Training Program (Freedom Theatre)

CoreStates Community Service Award
Award Recipient InterAction (InterAct Theatre Company)
Ritz Outreach Services (Puttin' on the Ritz)
The Village Theater (The Village of Arts and Humanities)

Lifetime Achievement Honoree
Award Recipient Doug Wing

Special Recognition Award
Award Recipient Adrienne Nye

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