2009 The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre
Winners and nominees from the The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre.
2009 The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Ark Media Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Keith Conallen | Jump/Cut |
| Ark Media Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Kevin Ramsey | No Child… |
| Ark Media Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Ian Merrill Peakes | Something Intangible |
| Ark Media Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Walter Charles, Scott Greer | Something Intangible |
| Ark Media Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play | Paul L. Nolan | The Hothouse |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Elena Bossler | Anna Bella Eema |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Edwina Findley | Gee’s Bend |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Chandra Thomas | No Child… |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Kate Eastwood Norris | Rock ‘n’ Roll |
| Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play | Sally Mercer | Something Intangible |
| Clear Sound Award for Outstanding Sound Design | Jeff Lorenz | It’s a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play |
| Clear Sound Award for Outstanding Sound Design | Jorge Cousineau | Something Intangible |
| Clear Sound Award for Outstanding Sound Design | Nick Kourtides | The Producers |
| Clear Sound Award for Outstanding Sound Design | Jorge Cousineau | Scorched |
| Clear Sound Award for Outstanding Sound Design | Christopher Colucci | The Hothouse |
| Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Costume Design | Marla J. Jurglanis | A Tale of Two Cities |
| Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Costume Design | Rosemarie E. McKelvey | Cinderella |
| Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Costume Design | Charlotte Cloe Fox Wind | Le Dindon (An Absolute Turkey) |
| Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Costume Design | Oana Botez-Ban | Rock ‘n’ Roll |
| Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Costume Design | Rosemarie E. McKelvey | Something Intangible |
| Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Costume Design | Colleen Grady | The Producers |
| Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award | Montgomery Theater | Access Education |
| Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award | Philadelphia Young Playwrights | Annual Playwriting Festival |
| Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award | Lantern Theater Company | Classroom Connections |
| Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award | B. Someday Productions | Of Mythic Proportions |
| Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award | Enchantment Theatre Company | The Magic of Masks |
| F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist | Charlotte Cloe Fox Wind | |
| F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist | Sarah Sanford, Nicholas Wardigo, Troy Herion, Kala Moses Baxter | |
| Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | John Pinto, Jr. | Altar Boyz |
| Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Michael Philip O’Brien | Avenue X |
| Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Ben Dibble, Scott Greer | Candide |
| Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | Ben Dibble | The Producers |
| Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Kim Carson | Cinderella |
| Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Jennie Eisenhower | Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits |
| Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Ellie Mooney | Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits |
| Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Danielle G. Herbert | Respect: A Musical Journey of Women |
| Garfield Refining Company Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | Courtney Romano | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Harmelin Media Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play | Anne Marie Cammarato | No Child… |
| Harmelin Media Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play | Blanka Zizka | Rock ‘n’ Roll |
| Harmelin Media Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play | Blanka Zizka | Scorched |
| Harmelin Media Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play | Terrence J. Nolen | Something Intangible |
| Harmelin Media Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play | Kathryn MacMillan | The Hothouse |
| Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play | Kathryn Petersen, Michael Ogborn | Cinderella |
| Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play | Aaron Posner | My Name is Asher Lev |
| Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play | Bruce Graham | Something Intangible |
| Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play | Andrew Case | The Rant |
| Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play | Alex Bechtel, Tony Braithwaite, Jennifer Childs, Dave Jadico, Anthony Lawton, Don Montrey, Thomas E. Shotkin, Susan Riley Stevens & Steven Wright | This is the Week That Is: The Election Special! |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Dugald MacArthur | |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Jenn Rose | Avenue X |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Samantha Bellomo | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Marc Robin | The Producers |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Karen Cleighton | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Outstanding Choreography/Movement | Christopher Gattelli | Altar Boyz |
| Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Christopher Gattelli | Altar Boyz |
| Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Megan Nicole O’Brien | Avenue X |
| Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Terrence J. Nolen | Candide |
| Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Pete Pryor | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Marc Robin | The Producers |
| Outstanding Direction of a Musical | Patricia Raine | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | Bristol Riverside Theatre | Altar Boyz |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | 11th Hour Theatre Company | Avenue X |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | Arden Theatre Company | Candide |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | The People’s Light & Theatre Company | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical | Walnut Street Theatre | The Producers |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Gas & Electric Arts | Anna Bella Eema |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Prince Music Theater | It’s a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Delaware Theatre Company | No Child… |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | The Wilma Theater | Scorched |
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Arden Theatre Company | Something Intangible |
| Outstanding Musical Direction | Gary Adler | Altar Boyz |
| Outstanding Musical Direction | Eric Ebbenga | Grey Gardens |
| Outstanding Musical Direction | Collin Maier | It’s a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play |
| Outstanding Musical Direction | Douglass G. Lutz | The Producers |
| Outstanding Musical Direction | Dan Kazemi | Avenue X |
| Outstanding Original Music | Michael Keck | Doubt: A Parable |
| Outstanding Original Music | Nick Rye | Hysteria |
| Outstanding Original Music | Daniel Kluger | The Persians |
| Outstanding Original Music | Michael Ogborn | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Original Music | Amir ElSaffar | Scorched |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Bristol Riverside Theatre | Altar Boyz |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | 11th Hour Theatre Company | Avenue X |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Arden Theatre Company | Candide |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | The People’s Light & Theatre Company | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical | Walnut Street Theatre | The Producers |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Delaware Theatre Company | No Child... |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | The Wilma Theater | Rock ‘n’ Roll |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | The Wilma Theater | Scorched |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Arden Theatre Company | Something Intangible |
| Outstanding Overall Production of a Play | Lantern Theater Company | The Hothouse |
| Outstanding Set Design | James Kronzer | Something Intangible |
| Outstanding Set Design | Matt Saunders | American Buffalo |
| Outstanding Set Design | James F. Pyne, Jr. | Le Dindon (An Absolute Turkey) |
| Outstanding Set Design | Glen Sears | O Captain, My Captain: Whitman's Lincoln |
| Outstanding Set Design | Ola Maslik | Scorched |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Forrest McClendon | Avenue X |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Andrew Kane, Christopher Patrick Mullen | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | Jeffrey Coon, Robert McClure | The Producers |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Jered McLenigan | It’s a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Pete Pryor | It’s a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Damon Bonetti | Orange Flower Water |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | Doug Hara | Something Intangible |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play | David Ingram | The Rant |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Mary Martello | Candide |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Maggie Fitzgerald, Elena Bossler, Erin Weaver | Cinderella |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | Amy Bodnar | The Producers |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Kala Moses Baxter | Gee’s Bend |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Janis Dardaris | Scorched |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play | Jolly Abraham, Jacqueline Antaramian, Aadya Bedi | Scorched |
| PECO Award for Outstanding Lighting Design | Thom Weaver | American Buffalo |
| PECO Award for Outstanding Lighting Design | Joshua L. Schulman | Rock ‘n’ Roll |
| PECO Award for Outstanding Lighting Design | Thom Weaver | Scorched |
| PECO Award for Outstanding Lighting Design | F. Mitchell Dana | Something Intangible |
| PECO Award for Outstanding Lighting Design | Paul Black | The Producers |
| Special Recognition Award | Deen Kogan | |
| The Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations | Walnut Street Theatre & Please Touch Museum | Berenstain Bears’ Family Matters: The Junk Food Edition |
| The Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations | Ego Po Productions & Orchestra 2001 | Bluebird |
| The Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations | Arden Theatre Company & The Philadelphia Museum of Art | Gee’s Bend |
| The Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations | Delaware Theatre Company & The Ferris School for Boys | No Child… |
| The Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations | Theatre Horizon & Montgomery County Workers | Our Community Works Project |
| The Ted and Stevie Wolf Award for New Approaches to Collaborations | The Wilma Theater & Moore College of Art and Design | Scorched: an exhibition |
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