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People's Light, Arden, and More Win Barrymore Awards - Full List Announced!

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Theatre Philadelphia's Barrymore Awards were announced yesterday. The awards recognized the best Philadelphia area theater from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. Judges and recommenders saw 112 productions by 40 companies were eligible, of which 10 companies won awards, for 11 productions.

Among the big winners were People's Light and Arden Theatre Company, which won eight and seven awards respectively.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Outstanding Overall Production of a Play, Morning's at Seven, People's Light

Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical, Fun Home, Arden Theatre Company

Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play/Musical, The Gap by Emma Goidel, Azuka Theatre

Outstanding Direction of a Play, Abigail Adams, Morning's at Seven, People's Light

Outstanding Direction of a Musical, Terrence J. Nolen, Fun Home, Arden Theatre Company

Charlotte Cushman Award Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play, Melanye Finister Skeleton Crew, People's Light and Scott Greer, Every Brilliant Thing, Arden Theatre Company

Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical, Dulé Hill, Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole, People's Light, and Jamar Williams, Passing Strange, Wilma Theater

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play, Tina Brock, By the Bog of Cats, Irish Heritage Theatre, and Akeem Davis, A Doll's House, Arden Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical, Kim Carson, Fun Home, Arden Theatre Company and Daniel J. Watts, Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole, People's Light

Outstanding Scenic Design, Luke Cantarella, Morning's at Seven, People's Light

Outstanding Costume Design, Theresa Ham, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Delaware Theatre Company

Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Lighting Design, Maria Shaplin, The Wild Duck, Quintessence Theatre Group

Bauder Audio Award for Outstanding Sound Design, Michael Kiley, The Gap, Azuka Theatre

Outstanding Media Design, Freckled Sky, Front Pictures and Shawn Sagady, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Delaware Theatre Company

Outstanding Original Music, Mel Hsu, Leaps of Faith and Other Mistakes, Almanac Dance Circus Theatre

Outstanding Choreography/Movement, Jared Grimes and Edgar Godineaux, Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole, People's Light

Outstanding Music Direction, Amanda Morton, Passing Strange, Wilma Theater

Temple University Award for Outstanding Ensemble a Play, Morning's at Seven, People's Light

Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical, Fun Home, Arden Theatre Company

F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist ($15,000 to recipient, $2,000 to four finalists), Taysha Marie Canales

Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Meshejian, Artistic Director of PlayPenn.

June and Steve Wolfson Award for Evolving Theatre Company ($10,000 to the recipient, $1,000 to five finalists), Tribe of Fools

Brown Martin Philadelphia Award ($25,000 to two recipients, $2,500 to four finalists), Fun Home at Arden Theatre Company and Human Rites at InterAct Theatre Company

Victory Foundation Award for Outstanding Theatre Education Program ($10,000 to the recipient, $2,500 to five finalists), Wilma Theater's Wilmagination





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