Russell H. Champa received this year’s Barrymore Award for Outstanding Lighting, The Barrymore Awards are given out annually to honor achievement in the Philadelphia-area theatre. Champa’s work on the Wilma Theatre production of Red was cited.
The Wilma Theatre swept the awards in the all design categories. In addition to Champa, other winners included Jerry Rogo (Oustanding Scenery, Big Love); Janus Stefanowicz, Outstanding Costumes; Big Love), and James Sugg (Outstanding Sound Design, Red). The overall big winner at the show was the People’s Light & Theatre Company production of Suzan Lori-Park’s In the Blood, which took four awards, including Outstanding Overall Production of a Play.
A full list of winners follows:
Outstanding Overall Production of a Play:
In the Blood, People's Light & Theatre Company
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical:
The Last Five Years, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Play:
Abigail Adams, In the Blood
Harold Prince Award For Outstanding Direction of a Musical:
Rebecca Bayla Taichman, Green Violin, Prince Music Theatre
Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play:
Kraig Swartz, Fully Committed. Philadelphia Theatre Company/Act II Playhouse
Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play:
Roslyn Ruff, In the Blood
Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical:
Raúl Esparza, Green Violin
Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical:
Christine Andreas, Pal Joey, Prince Music Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play:
Ian Merrill Peakes, All My Sons, Arden Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play:
Marcia Saunders, A Delicate Balance, People's Light & Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical:
Romain Frugé, Peter Pan and Wendy, Prince Music Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Emmanuelle Delpech-Ramey, James Joyce is Dead and So is Paris: The Lucia Joyce Cabaret, Pig Iron Theatre Company
Outstanding Set Design:
Jerry Rojo, Big Love, The Wilma Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design:
Russell H. Champa, Red, The Wilma Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design:
Janus Stefanowicz, Big Love
Outstanding Sound Design:
James Sugg, Red
Outstanding Original Music:
Frank London, Green Violin
Outstanding Choreography/Movement:
David Dorfman, Green Violin
Outstanding New Play:
A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher, Philadelphia Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play:
In the Blood
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical:
Bat Boy: The Musical, 1812 Productions
F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Theatre Artist:
Ian Merrill Peakes
Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award:
1812 Outreach - 1812 Productions
Lifetime Achievement Honoree:
Tom McCarthy
Ted & Stevie Wolf New Approaches to Collaborations Honorees:
Mum Puppettheatre & The Philadelphia Orchestra, Swan Lake
Vagabond Acting Troupe & University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Three Worlds Intertwined
The Wilma Theater & The Philadelphia Orchestra, Every Good Boy Deserves Favor