2002 The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre
Winners and nominees from the The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre.
2002 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 | Grace Zandarski | Indian Ink |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Janis Dardaris | Playhouse Creatures |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Karen Vicks | Pretty Fire |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Zuhairah | Sojourner |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Dael Orlandersmith | Yellowman |
| F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist | Scott Greer | |
| F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist | Nick Embree, Jorge Cousineau, Elizabeth Webster, Ian Merrill Peakes | |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Terrence J. Nolen | Baby Case |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A. | Chicago |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Dale Sandish | Forever Plaid |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Ted Sperling | Lady in the Dark |
| Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Eric Rosen | Myths and Hymns |
| Lifetime Achievement Honoree | Marcia Salvatore | |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Patricia Scott Hobbs | Black Nativity |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Myra Bazell | Chicago |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Robert Smythe | Equus |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Nichole Canuso, Emmanuelle Delpeche, Lee Ann Etzold & Dan Rothenberg | Flop |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Robert La Fosse | Lady in the Dark |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Joseph Chaikin & Pig Iron Theatre Company | Shut Eye |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Janus Stefanowicz | Chicago |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Susan Smythe | Equus |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Niki Turner | Great Expectations |
| Outstanding Costume Design | David Belugou | Lady in the Dark |
| Outstanding Costume Design | Marla Jurglanis | Playhouse Creatures |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | William Roudebush | Equus |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Dan Rothenberg | Flop |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Edward Keith Baker | The Dresser |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | James J. Christy | The Merchant of Venice |
| Outstanding Direction of a Play | Blanka Zizka | Yellowman |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | Arden Theatre Company | Baby Case |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | Villanova Theatre | Chicago |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3 | Forever Plaid |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | Act II Playhouse | I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | Arden Theatre Company | James Joyce's The Dead |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Mum Puppettheatre | Equus |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Pig Iron Theatre Company | Flop |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Act II Playhouse | Over the River and Through the Woods |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Pig Iron Theatre Company | Shut Eye |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Lantern Theater Company | Through the Looking Glass |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Scott Greer | Baby Case |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Jeffrey Coon | Baby Case |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Darren Lenz | Chicago |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Jamie Torcellini | Damn Yankees |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Greg Wood | James Joyce's The Dead |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Greg Wood | Equus |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Douglas Campbell | The Dresser |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Lenny Haas | The Dresser |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Paul Meshejian | The Merchant of Venice |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Howard Overshown | Yellowman |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Elizabeth Sastre | Camila |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Charlotte Cloe Fox | Chicago |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Jackeé Harry | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Andrea Marcovicci | Lady in the Dark |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Cherry Jones | Lysistrata |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Chris Ellis | Great Expectations |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Jerold Forsyth | Indian Ink |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | James Ingalls | Lady in the Dark |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Troy A. Martin-O'Shia | Myths and Hymns |
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Russell H. Champa | Patience |
| Outstanding New Play | Michael Ogborn | Baby Case |
| Outstanding New Play | Lori McKelvey | Camila |
| Outstanding New Play | Pig Iron Theatre Company | Flop |
| Outstanding New Play | Seth Rozin | Missing Link |
| Outstanding New Play | Dael Orlandersmith | Yellowman |
| Outstanding Original Music | James Sugg | As You Like It |
| Outstanding Original Music | Michael Ogborn | Baby Case |
| Outstanding Original Music | Obadiah Eaves | King Lear |
| Outstanding Original Music | Adam Guettel | Myths and Hymns |
| Outstanding Original Music | Robert Maggio | The Merchant of Venice |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Arden Theatre Company | Baby Case |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Villanova Theatre | Chicago |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3 | Forever Plaid |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Prince Music Theater | Lady in the Dark |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Prince Music Theater | Myths and Hymns |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Philadelphia Theatre Company | Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Mum Puppettheatre | Equus |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Pig Iron Theatre Company | Flop |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Bristol Riverside Theatre | The Dresser |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | The Wilma Theater | Yellowman |
| Outstanding Set Design | Tony Straiges | Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby |
| Outstanding Set Design | David P. Gordon | Indian Ink |
| Outstanding Set Design | James Schuette | Lady in the Dark |
| Outstanding Set Design | Nels Anderson | The Dresser |
| Outstanding Set Design | James F. Pyne, Jr. | The Merchant of Venice |
| Outstanding Sound Design | James Sugg | As You Like It |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Aaron Cromie, William Roudebush & Robert Smythe | Equus |
| Outstanding Sound Design | James Sugg | Flop |
| Outstanding Sound Design | John Mock | The Dresser |
| Outstanding Sound Design | Whit MacLaughlin | The Mansion is a Hole |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Richard White | A Little Night Music |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Richard Ruiz, Ben Dibble | Baby Case |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Mike Dees | Chicago |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Marshall Drew | Forever Plaid |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Geoff Sobelle | As You Like It |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Tobias Segal | Equus |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | John Peakes | King Lear |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Paul Nolan | The Birthday Party |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Peter Pryor | The Lonesome West |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Tracie Higgins, Kristine Fraelich | Baby Case |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Cheryl Mazzarini | Chicago |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Alma Cuervo | Damn Yankees |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Maureen Mueller | Lady in the Dark |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Mollie Hall | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Mary Martello | A Suite in Two Keys |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Dana Tretta | Tartuffe |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Hazel Bowers | The Birthday Party |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Amanda Schoonover | The Loyalist |
| Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Education and Community Service Award | 1812 Productions | 1812 Outreach |
| Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Education and Community Service Award | Theater Catalyst, Inc. | 2nd Stage Program |
| Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Education and Community Service Award | InterAct Theatre Company | InterAction |
| Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News Education and Community Service Award | Freedom Theatre | Performing Arts Training Program |
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