Announcing the 2023/24 Barrymore Award Nominees!
We at Theatre Philadelphia are excited to announce the 2023/24 season's Barrymore Award nominees! The Barrymore Awards recognize professional theatre in the Greater Philadelphia region, honoring local artists and theatre companies while increasing public awareness of the richness and diversity of our city's thriving theatre community.
This year 67 productions were Barrymore recommended by 69 Nominators and 21 Judges. This year’s nominations honor 43 productions. The 2024 Barrymore Award Ceremony will take place on Monday, October 28th, 2024, and tickets will go on sale in the first week of September.
Thank you to ALL of the members of our amazing community: the artists, the audiences, the Barrymore adjudicators, and YOU.
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Outstanding Overall Production of a Play
Fat Ham - Wilma Theater
The Lehman Trilogy - Arden Theatre Company
Bonez - People’s Light
Torch Song - 1812 Productions
The Duat - Philadelphia Theatre Company
Citrus Andronicus - Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
The BFG - Arden Theatre Company
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
Once On This Island - Arden Theatre Company
Rose: You Are Who You Eat - The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Siluetas - Power Street Theatre
Fun Home - New Light Theatre
tick, tick...BOOM! - Theatre Horizon
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play
Fat Ham - Wilma Theater
The Lehman Trilogy - Arden Theatre Company
Citrus Andronicus - Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
Crumbs from the Table of Joy - Lantern Theater Company
The BFG - Arden Theatre Company
Tartuffe - Lantern Theater Company
Bonez - People’s Light
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Amina Robinson - Fat Ham, Wilma Theater
Charlotte Northeast - Citrus Andronicus, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
Kathryn MacMillan - Lovesong, Inis Nua
Terrence J. Nolen - The Lehman Trilogy, Arden Theatre Company
Molly Rosa Houlahan - Hurricane Diane, People’s Light
Bianca LaVerne Jones - Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Lantern Theater Company
Matt Pfeiffer - A Case for the Existence of God, Theatre Exile
Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play
Frank X - The Duat, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Morgan Charece Hall - Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Lantern Theater Company
Mary Martello - Lovesong, Inis Nua
Jenna Kuerzi - Camp Siegfried, Theatre Exile
Jamison Stern - Torch Song, 1812 Productions
Jessica Johnson - STEP MOM, STEP MOM, STEP MOM, InterAct Theatre Company
Ang(ela) Bey - Comet, Upstream Performance Collaborative
Isaiah Caleb Stanley - A Case for the Existence of God, Theatre Exile
Brittany Onukwugha - An Army of Lovers, Azuka Theatre & Simpatico Theatre
Newton Buchanan - Children of the Sun, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
Charlie Delmarcelle - The Lehman Trilogy, Arden Theatre Company
Desi Shelton - Child Support, Camden Repertory Theater
Melody Ladd - Major Barbara, Quintessence Theatre Group
J. Hernandez - The Comedy of Errors, Lantern Theater Company
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play
Anthony Martinez-Briggs - Fat Ham, The Wilma Theater
Anthony Lawton - Faith Healer, Lantern Theater Company
Jessica Johnson - Fat Ham, The Wilma Theater
Donovan Lockett - STEP MOM, STEP MOM, STEP MOM, InterAct Theatre Company
Brett Ashley Robinson - Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Lantern Theater Company
Newton Buchanan - The BFG, Arden Theatre Company
Ahsan Ali - Selling Kabul, InterAct Theatre Company
Frank Jimenez - Overwinter, Azuka Theatre
Gabriel Elmore - The Last Yiddish Speaker, InterAct Theatre Company
Peggy Smith - Children of the Sun, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
Tyler S. Elliot - Torch Song, 1812 Productions
Suli Holum - Hurricane Diane, People’s Light
Cathy Simpson - Tartuffe, Lantern Theater Company
Shauna Miles - the ripple, the wave that carried me home, People's Light
Outstanding Choreography/Movement in a Play
Eli Lynn - Citrus Andronicus, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective
Eli Lynn - The Comedy of Errors, Lantern Theater Company
Sebastienne Mundheim/White Box Theatre - The BFG, Arden Theatre Company
K. O'Rourke - Lovesong, Inis Nua Theatre Company
Michael Rossmy - Bonez, People’s Light
Annie Wilson - Other Orbits, Applied Mechanics
yaTande Whitney V. Hunter - The Duat, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design
Nic J. Vincent - Bonez, People’s Light
Alyssandra Docherty - Once on this Island, Arden Theatre Company
Kate McGee - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Thom Weaver - The Duat, Philadelphia Theatre Company
J. Dominic Chacon - The BFG, Arden Theatre Company
Christopher Chambers - Lovesong, Inis Nua
Drew Billiau - Camp Siegfried, Theatre Exile
Outstanding Scenic Design
Michael Carnahan - Bonez, People’s Light
Sara Brown - Fat Ham, Wilma Theater
Misha Kachman - My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion, Wilma Theater
David P. Gordon - Once on this Island, Arden Theatre Company
Christopher Ash - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Jorge Cousineau - The Lehman Trilogy, Arden Theatre Company
Chris Haig - Torch Song, 1812 Productions
Outstanding Costume Design
Tiffany Bacon - Fat Ham, Wilma Theater
LeVonne Lindsay - Once on this Island, Arden Theatre Company
Rebecca Kanach - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Shilla Benning - Bonez, People’s Light
LeVonne Lindsay - Selling Kabul, InterAct Theatre Company
Nikki Delhomme - Other Orbits, Applied Mechanics
Rebecca Kanach - Peter and the Starcatcher, Delaware Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design
Curtis Craig - Bonez, People’s Light
Larry Fowler - Fat Ham, Wilma Theater
Damien Figueras & Taylor Jedlinski - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Elizabeth Atkinson - Other Orbits, Applied Mechanics
Damien Figueras / Jennifer Peacock - Peter and the Starcatcher, Delaware Theatre Company
Christopher Colucci - Camp Siegfried, Theatre Exile
Carsen Joenk - Off by One, People’s Light
Outstanding Media Design
Zavier Augustus Lee Taylor - Bonez, People’s Light
Christopher Ash - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Jorge Cousineau - The Lehman Trilogy, Arden Theatre Company
Kelly Colburn - My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion, Wilma Theater
Michael Long - The Climb, InterAct Theatre Company
Taj Rauch - Siluetas, Power Street Theatre
Outstanding Original Music
Whitney White - Macbeth in Stride, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Zak Berkman / Mitch Chakour - A Christmas Carol, People’s Light
Emily Bate, John Jarboe, Daniel de Jesús, Pax Ressler, & Be Steadwell - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Robi Hager - Siluetas, Power Street Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical
Once on This Island - Arden Theatre Company
Fun Home - New Light Theatre
A Christmas Carol - People’s Light
The Little Prince - Quintessence Theatre Group
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Amina Robinson - Once on this Island, Arden Theatre Company
Kyle Metzger - Fun Home, New Light Theatre
Rebecca Aparicio - Siluetas, Power Street Theatre
Robi Hager & Steve Pacek - tick, tick…BOOM!, Theatre Horizon
Outstanding Musical Direction
Emily Bate - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Luke McGinnis - The Little Prince, Quintessence Theatre Group
Ryan Touhey - Assassins, Arden Theatre Company
Justin Yoder - A Christmas Carol, People’s Light
Outstanding Leading Performance in a Musical
John Jarboe - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Eli Lynn - Fun Home, New Light Theatre
Chad Parsons - Fun Home, New Light Theatre
Ian Merril Peakes - A Christmas Carol, People’s Light
Abbie Parker - Fun Home, New Light Theatre
Robi Hager - tick, tick…BOOM!, Theatre Horizon
Renee McFillin - Sweet Charity, Montgomery Theatre
Angel Alzeiden - Siluetas, Power Street Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical
Garrick Vaughan - Siluetas, Power Street Theatre
Robi Hager - Assassins, Arden Theatre Company
Jessica Johnson - Once On This Island, Arden Theatre Company
Frank X - The Fantasticks, Quintessence Theatre Group
John Zak - The Fantasticks, Quintessence Theatre Group
Angel Sigala - tick, tick…BOOM!, Theatre Horizon
Ryane Nicole Studivant - Once On This Island, Arden Theatre Company
Karen Getz - The Fantasticks, Quintessence Theatre Group
Outstanding Choreography/Movement in a Musical
Devon Sinclair - Once On This Island, Arden Theatre Company
Jacinta Yelland - A Christmas Carol, People’s Light
Taylor J. Mitchell - Fun Home, New Light Theatre
Stephen Casey - Sweet Charity, Montgomery Theatre
Outstanding Original Production
Ang(ela) Bey with Ryan Rebel - Comet, Upstream Performance Collaborative
Steve H. Broadnax III - Bonez, People’s Light
Roger Q. Mason - The Duat, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Emily Bate, John Jarboe, Daniel de Jesús, Pax Ressler, Be Steadwell - Rose: You Are Who You Eat, The Bearded Ladies Cabaret
Erlina Ortiz & Robi Hager - Siluetas, Power Street Theatre
Rebecca Wright, Jessica Hurley, Thomas Choinacky, MK Tuomanen, Brett Ashley Robinson, Izzy Sazak, Severin Blake, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Elizabeth Atkinson, eppchez yo-sí yes, Justin Jain, Nic Labadie-Bartz, and Rich Bradford - Other Orbits, Applied Mechanics
Richard Bradford & Anthony Martinez-Briggs - Ghetto Gods in Divineland, Passage Theatre Company
Outstanding Outdoor Production
Two Gentlemen of Verona: the Musical, Shakespeare in Clark Park
Zooman and the Sign, Theatre in the X
Ramayana, EgoPo Classic Theatre
The Philadelphia Award for Social Insight
Azuka Theare & Simpatico Theatre - An Army of Lovers
Inis Nua Theatre Company - Once Upon A Bridge
InterAct Theatre Company - The Last Yiddish Speaker
Philadelphia Theatre Company - Cost of Living
Theatre Exile - Camp Siegfried
*Note: The finalist(s) and recipient for The Philadelphia Award for Social Insight will be announced at the ceremony on October 28th. Finalist(s) will receive $2,500 and the recipient will receive $25,000.
The Sylvia Kauders Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor
To be announced next week!
