2001 The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre
Winners and nominees from the The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre.
2001 The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Jo Twiss | A Moon for the Misbegotten |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Jane Moore | Grace & Glorie |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Nora Chester | The Beauty Queen of Leenane |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Oni Faida Lampley | The Dark Kalamazoo |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Brenda Pressley | The Old Settler |
| F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist | Catharine K. Slusar | |
| F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist | Elizabeth Webster, Pete Pryor, Peter Jakubowski, Scott Greer | |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Brad Rouse | 3HREE: The Mice |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Peter M. Donohue, OSA | Children of Eden |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Marion Caffey | Cookin' at the Cookery |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Charles Abbott | Singin' in the Rain |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Terrence J. Nolen | The Baker's Wife |
| Lifetime Achievement Honoree | Catherine "Kaki" Marshall | |
| Outstanding Choreography | Patricia Scott Hobbs | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Choreography | Barby Hobyak | Children of Eden |
| Outstanding Choreography | Karen Getz & John Bellomo | Romeo & Juliet |
| Outstanding Choreography | Mary Jane Houdina | Singin' in the Rain |
| Outstanding Choreography | Whit MacLaughlin/New Paradise Laboratories | The Fab Four Reach the Pearly Gates |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Andre D. Harrington | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Miguel Angel Huidor | Candide |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Janus Stefanowicz | Children of Eden |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Catherine Zuber | Compleat Female Stage Beauty |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Colleen McMillan | Singin' in the Rain |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Abigail Adams | Book of Days |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Melia Bensussen | Hearts: The Forward Observer |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Seth Rozin | It's All True |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Harriet Power | Measure for Measure |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | James J. Christy | The Laramie Project |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Freedom Repertory Theatre | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Ensemble | The People's Light & Theatre Company | Book of Days |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Bristol Riverside Theatre | Forever Plaid |
| Outstanding Ensemble | The People's Light & Theatre Company | Hearts: The Forward Observer |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Philadelphia Theatre Company | The Laramie Project |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Jose Llana, Tom Nelis | Candide |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Brad Little | Evita |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Scott Greer | Lies & Legends |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Christopher Sutton | Singin' in the Rain |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Tom Teti | The Baker's Wife |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Brandon Demery | Compleat Female Stage Beauty |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Scott Greer | It's All True |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Frank X | King Lear |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Adam Grupper | Spin |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | David Howey | Twelfth Night |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Anna Christy | Candide |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Debra Walton | Cookin' at the Cookery |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Ann Duquesnay | Cookin' at the Cookery |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Jilline Ringle | Mondo Mangia |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Maree Johnson | Passion |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Howell Binkley | 3HREE |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Thomas C. Hase | Macbeth |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Jerold R. Forsyth | Passion |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | John Stephen Hoey | The Baker's Wife |
| Outstanding New Play | Peter Ullian & Robert Lindsay Nassif | 3HREE: The Flight of the Lawnchair Man |
| Outstanding New Play | Pig Iron Theatre Company | Anodyne |
| Outstanding New Play | Willy Holtzman | Hearts: The Forward Observer |
| Outstanding New Play | Seth Rozin | Men of Stone |
| Outstanding New Play | John Henry Redwood | No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs |
| Outstanding Original Music | Fabian Obispo | A Christmas Carol |
| Outstanding Original Music | Fabian Obispo | Macbeth |
| Outstanding Original Music | Fabian Obispo | Romeo & Juliet |
| Outstanding Original Music | Adam Wernick | The Adventures of a Boy & His Dog on the High Seas |
| Outstanding Original Music | Kevin Campbell | The Dark Kalamazoo |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Prince Music Theater | 3HREE |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Freedom Repertory Theatre | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Prince Music Theater | Candide |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Walnut Street Theatre | Singin' in the Rain |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Arden Theatre Company | The Baker's Wife |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | The People's Light & Theatre Company | Book of Days |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | InterAct Theatre Company | It's All True |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Arden Theatre Company | Picasso at the Lapin Agile |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Philadelphia Theatre Company | The Laramie Project |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Freedom Repertory Theatre | The Old Settler |
| Outstanding Set Design | Walt Spangler | 3HREE |
| Outstanding Set Design | Jerome Sirlin | Candide |
| Outstanding Set Design | James F. Pyne, Jr. | Macbeth |
| Outstanding Set Design | Bob Phillips | Picasso at the Lapin Agile |
| Outstanding Set Design | James Kronzer | The Baker's Wife |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Jorge Cousineau | Anodyne |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Fabian Obispo | Macbeth |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Adam Wernick | Perfect Pie |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Kevin Francis | Rhinoceros |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Charles T. Brastow | The Music Lesson |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | James Van Treuran | Evita |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Ben Dibble | Lies & Legends |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Bruce Winant | Rags |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Michael Tapley | Singin' in the Rain |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Jeffrey Coon | The Baker's Wife |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Paul McElwee | Greetings! |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | David Bardeen | It's All True |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Matt Saunders | Man Measures Man |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Benjamin Lloyd | Rhinoceros |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Ian Merrill Peakes | Romeo & Juliet |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Connie Nelson, Mary Kate McGrath | Rags |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Beth Beyer | Singin' in the Rain |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Lizz Fields | Sparkle: The Musical |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Mary Martello | The Baker's Wife |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Karen Hinton | It's All True |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Adrienne Carter | No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Barbara Winters | The Great Northeast |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Rebecca Hatcher Lisak | The Music Lesson |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Cathy Simpson | The Old Settler |
| Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Education and Community Service Award | Mum Puppettheatre: Project 19123 | |
| Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Education and Community Service Award | 1812 Productions, AIDS Coalition of Southern New Jersey, Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival | |
| Prince Music Theater | Russell H. Champa | Perfect Pie |
| Special Recognition Award | Geraldine A. Duclow (Curator of the Theatre Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia) | |
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