1996 The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre
Winners and nominees from the The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre.
1996 The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Advanta Award for Outstanding New Play | Michael Bamberger | Bart & Fay |
| Advanta Award for Outstanding New Play | Will Stutts | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Advanta Award for Outstanding New Play | Michael Hollinger | Incorruptible |
| Advanta Award for Outstanding New Play | Murphy Guyer | Rendezvous With Reality |
| Advanta Award for Outstanding New Play | Ernest Joselovitz | Vilna's Got A Golem |
| CoreStates Community Service Award | Point Breeze Performing Arts Center | |
| CoreStates Community Service Award | The People's Light & Theatre Company | Collaboration with Coatesville Community |
| CoreStates Community Service Award | InterAct Theatre Company | InterAction |
| F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist | Michael Hollinger | |
| F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist | Jennifer Childs, Adam Wernick, Susan McKey, Robert Christophe | |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Clinton Turner Davis | Black Nativity |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Bruce Lumpkin | Cabaret |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Peter M. Donohue, OSA | Evita |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Terrence J. Nolen | Falsettos |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Paul Frederick | Nightclub Confidential |
| Lifetime Achievement Honoree | Katherine "Kitty" Minehart | |
| Outstanding Choreography | Patricia Scott Hobbs | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Choreography | Bonnie Walker | Cabaret |
| Outstanding Choreography | Robert Smythe | From the Ashes |
| Outstanding Choreography | Susan Streater | My One and Only |
| Outstanding Choreography | Lisa D. White | Purlie |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Michael Bottari & Ronald Case | Cabaret |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Janus Stefanowicz | Evita |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Jose M. Rivera | My One and Only |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Rodney Ford | She Stoops to Conquer |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Sarah Jane Burch | The Lower Depths |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Ken Marini | Kindertransport |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Charles Karchmer | Love! Valour! Compassion! |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Abigail Adams | My Mother Said I Never Should... |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Dugald MacArthur | The Lower Depths |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Mary B. Robinson | Three Viewings |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Villanova Theatre | Dancing at Lughnasa |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Philadelphia Theatre Company | Love! Valour! Compassion! |
| Outstanding Ensemble | The People's Light & Theatre Company | My Mother Said I Never Should... |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Philadelphia Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Temple Theaters & Venture Theatre | The Lower Depths |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays | Vilna's Got a Golem |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Charles Abbott | Cabaret |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Greg Wood, Jeffrey Coon | Falsettos |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Stephen Hope | My One and Only |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Victor Mack | Purlie |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Edmond Genest | Broken Glass |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Vince Williams | I Am A Man |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Frank X | Lonely Planet |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | David Disbrow | The Pitchfork Disney |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Ivar Brogger | Three Viewings |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Lisa D. White | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Denise Connolly | Falsettos |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Deborah Jean Templin | Nightclub Confidential |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Alice Playten | Punch & Judy |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Lorraine Serabian | Zorba |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Janis Dardaris | Escape From Happiness |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Heather Stuart, Sally Mercer | Kindertransport |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Kathleen Doyle | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Scotty Bloch | Three Viewings |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Jeff Koger | Cabaret |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | James F. Pyne, Jr. | Grimm Tales |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Frances Aronson | I Am A Man |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Jeff Davis | Love! Valour! Compassion! |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | John Hoey | Quartet |
| Outstanding Original Music | Deborah Drattell | Broken Glass |
| Outstanding Original Music | Adam Wernick | From the Ashes |
| Outstanding Original Music | Toshi Makihara | Henry V |
| Outstanding Original Music | Olu Dara | I Am A Man |
| Outstanding Original Music | Adam Wernick, Adam Wernick | Quartet |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Freedom Repertory Theatre | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Walnut Street Theatre | Cabaret |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Arden Theatre Company | Falsettos |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Philadelphia Area Repertory Theatre | Nightclub Confidential |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Freedom Repertory Theatre | Purlie |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Villanova Theatre | Dancing at Lughnasa |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Philadelphia Theatre Company | I Am A Man |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Philadelphia Theatre Company | Love! Valour! Compassion! |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | The People's Light & Theatre Company | My Mother Said I Never Should... |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3 | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds |
| Outstanding Set Design | Charles Kading | Cabaret |
| Outstanding Set Design | James Kronzer | Quartet |
| Outstanding Set Design | David P. Gordon | Rendezvous With Reality |
| Outstanding Set Design | James F. Pyne, Jr. | The Life of Galileo |
| Outstanding Set Design | David P. Gordon | Vilna's Got A Golem |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Scott Smith | Blood Money |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Elizabeth Fuller | Dividing Lines |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Adam Wernick | From the Ashes |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Darron L. West | I Am A Man |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Eileen Tague | Rendezvous With Reality |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Wil Love | Cabaret |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Stephen DeRose | Falsettos |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Scott Wagner | Nightclub Confidential |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Tom Fagan | Purlie |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Robert Christophe | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Paul Meshejian | Broken Glass |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Robert Christophe, Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. | I Am A Man |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Edward Hibbert | Love! Valour! Compassion! |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Andrew Polk | Love! Valour! Compassion! |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | CeCelia Ann Birt | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Taina Elg | Cabaret |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Mollie Hall | Falsettos |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Meredith Patterson | Nightclub Confidential |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | CeCelia Ann Birt | Purlie |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Jennifer Childs | Escape From Happiness |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Susan McKey | Henry V |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Susan McKey, Ceal Phelan | My Mother Said I Never Should... |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Ana Ortiz | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds |
| Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Award for Excellence in Theatre Education | Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival | |
| Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Award for Excellence in Theatre Education | American Music Theater Festival | Rainbow Connection |
| Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Award for Excellence in Theatre Education | Venture Theatre | Theatre for Learning |
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