2016 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — The Recipients
The level of theatrical production in the Philadelphia area is so fine, choosing recipients for an annual award was a challenge in all but the Best Supporting Actress category, and even there I had an internal debate over difficulty of roles, etc.
The daunting thing is not the productions and performers I can praise in this exercise of conferring accolades, but the qualifiers who are on the fringe of a list or five or six below the cited. It would be great to give recognition to more than a limited number allows, but boundaries exist for a reason. Since I created the boundaries, I’m sticking to them. Honoring the wealth of talent is why I begin the award routine by publishing Qualifiers.
The time has come.
The recipients of the 2016 PHILADELPHIA THEATER CRITIC’S AWARDS are:
Best Production: DISGRACED by Ayad Akhtar, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J.
Best Director: SAMANTHA READING, Richard III, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa.
Best Actor: PETER DeLAURIER, An Iliad, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia
Best Actress: KITTSON O’NEILL, Grounded, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia, and Or, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pa.
Best Supporting Actor: LUKE BRAHDT, 1776, Media Theatre, Media, Pa.
Best Supporting Actress: LORI TAN CHINN, South Pacific, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia
Here are the Top 40 (out of 176 productions) ranked in each category.
BEST PRODUCTION
| 1, | DISGRACED by Ayad Akhtar, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 2. | The Piano Lesson by August Wilson, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 3. | Richard III by William Shakespeare, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 4. | Cold Mountain by Jennifer Higdon and Gene Scheer, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 5. | An Iliad by Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson, Lantern Theater, Philadekphia |
| 6. | The Invisible Hand by Ayad Akhtar, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia |
| 7. | White Guy on the Bus by Bruce Graham, Passage Theatre, Trenton, N.J. |
| 8. | The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 9. | South Pacific by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Joahua Logan, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 10. | Funnyman by Bruce Graham, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 11. | Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. |
| 12. | Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 13. | Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia |
| 14. | Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 15. | Sense and Sensibility by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 16. | An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 17. | The Sound of Music by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse, National Tour, The Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 18. | Breaking the Waves by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 19. | Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Curio Theatre, Philadelpjhia |
| 20. | Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 21. | Pippin by Roger O. Hirson, Stephen Schwartz, and Bob Fosse, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 22. | The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti and Felice Romani, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 24. | Notes on a Native Son by Stew, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 25. | Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story by Alan Janes, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 26. | A New Brain by William Finn and James Lapine, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, Pa. |
| 27. | A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak, National Tour, Playhouse, Wilmington, Del. |
| 28. | Man of La Mancha by Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh, and Dale Wasserman, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 29. | The Bridges of Madison County by Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 30. | When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 31. | The Secret Garden by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 32. | The Chairs by Eugène Ionesco, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, Philadelphia |
| 33. | Mama’s Boy by Rob Urbinati, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, N.J. |
| 34. | The War of the Roses by Warren Adler, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 35. | The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh, Curio Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 36. | The City of Conversation by Anthony Giardina, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 37. | The Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 38. | 1776 by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 39. | Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia |
| 40. | Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. |
BEST ACTOR
| 1. | PETER DeLAURIER, An Iliad, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia |
| 2. | James Ijames, An Octoroon, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 3. | Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Disgraced, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. and The Invisible Hand, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia |
| 4. | Jarrett Ott, Cold Mountain, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 5. | Matteo Scammell, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 6. | Paul Schoeffler, South Pacific, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 7. | Stephen Tyrone Williams, The Piano Lesson, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 8. | Pete Pryor, Richard III, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 9. | Ian Merrill Peakes, Blithe Spirit, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. and Peter and the Starcatcher, Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia |
| 10. | Dimitri Pittas, The Elixir of Love, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 11. | John Moore, Breaking the Waves, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 12. | Greg Wood, White Guy on the Bus, Passage Theatre, Trenton, N.J. and The Nether, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 13. | Ben Davis, The Sound of Music, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 14. | Kevin Massey, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, National Tour, The Pkayhouse, Wilmington, Del. |
| 15. | Paul Kuhn, Death of a Salesman, Curio Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 16. | Steve Pacek, A New Brain, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, Pa. |
| 17. | Kyle Coffman, Sex with Strangers, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, N.J. and Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
| 18. | Justin Guarini, Cake Off, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 19. | Ross Beschler, He Who Gets Slapped, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, Philadelphia |
| 20. | Billy Bustamante, See What I Wanna See, 11th Hour, Philadelphia |
| 21. | Stew, Notes on a Native Son, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 22. | Dito von Reigersberg, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 23. | Wajda Mouwab, Seuls, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 24. | Jack Noseworthy, War of the Roses, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 25. | Owais Ahmed, Heartland, PlayPenn, Philadelphia |
| 26. | Tony Braithwaite, Electile Dysfunction, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 27. | Paul DeBoy, The Christians, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 28. | Bob Schmidt, The Chairs, idiopathic Ridiculosity Consortium, Philadelphia |
| 29. | Michael Goldsmith, Mama’s Boy, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, N.J. |
| 30. | Peter Danelski, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Curio Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 31, | Carl N. Wallnau, Funnyman, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 32. | John Rapson, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, National Tour, The Playhouse, Wilmington, Del. |
| 33. | Ben Michael, Daddy Long-Legs, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, N.J. |
| 34. | Nicholas Scheppard, Moth, Azuka Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 35. | John Dewey, Buddy: The Buddly Holly Story, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 36. | Iringu Mutu, The Language Archive, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 37. | Robert Newman, Man of La Mancha, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 38. | Jeffrey Coon, The Secret Garden, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 39. | Brian Lee Huynh, A Single Shard, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 40. | Adam Hammet, Radiant Vermin, Inis Nua Theatre, Philadelphia |
BEST ACTRESS
| 1, | KITTSON O’NEILL, Grounded, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia, and Or,, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pa. |
| 2. | Carla Belver, Driving Miss Daisy, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 3. | Janis Dardaris, Mother Courage and Her Children, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia |
| 4. | Patricia Richardson, Steel Magnolias, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 5. | Kiera Duffy, Breaking the Waves, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 6. | Amanda Schoonover, The ‘It’ Girl, Simpatico Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 7. | Elisa Matthews, The Bridges of Madison County, Media Theater, Media, Pa. |
| 8. | Jennifer Childs, I Will Not Go Gently, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia |
| 9. | Caroline Aaron, All the Days, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 10. | Jessica Wagner, A Closer Wal with Patsy Cline, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 11. | Mary Martello, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia, and The Carols, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia |
| 12. | Victoria Mayo, Dogfight, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 13. | Kirsten Quinn, Molly Sweeney, Irish Heritage Theatre, Philadelphia, and Too Much Sun, Isisi Productions |
| 14. | Michele Ragusa, Cake Off, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 15. | Rebecca Jane Cureton, A Streetcar Named Desire, Deep Blue Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 16. | Tina Brock, The Chairs, Idiopathic Ridiculosity Consortium, Philadelphia |
| 17. | Susan Wilder, The City of Conversation, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 18. | Jane Ridley, The Other Place, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 19. | Christina DiCicco, War of the Roses, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 20. | Eleanor Handley, Blithe Spirit, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. |
| 21. | Jessica Bedford, The Mousetrap, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J., and The City of Conversation, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 22. | Leigha Kato, Saint Joan, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia |
| 23. | Abby Mueller, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 24. | Mary Tuomanen, Local Girls, Azuka Theatre, Philadelphia, and Machinal, EgoPo Classic Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 25. | Grace Gonglewski, Stupid F***ing Bird, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 26. | E. Ashley Izard, Happy Days, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia |
| 27. | Jackie Burns, If/Then, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 28. | Betsy Aidem, Mama’s Boy, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, N.J. |
| 29. | Jennie Eisenhower, Kiss Me Kate, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 30. | Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez, Marisol, Villanova Theatre, Villanova, Pa. |
| 31. | Emilie Krause, Radiant Vermin, Inis Nua Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 32. | Gay Carducci, Death of a Salesman, Curio Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 33. | Aetna Gallagher, The Birds, Curio Theatre |
| 34. | Leslie Ayvazian, Out of the City, Passage Theatre, Trenton, N.J. |
| 35. | Elise Vannerson, Daddy Long-Legs, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, N.J. |
| 36. | Jenny Lee Stern, Always…Patsy Cline, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 37. | Adrienne Eller, The Wizard of Oz, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 38. | Cassandra Bissell, Sense and Sensibility, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 39. | Molly Sorenson, Thirteen, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 40. | Dan’Yelle Williamson, Sister Act, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
| 1. | LUKE BRAHDT, 1776, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 2. | Christopher Patrick Mullen, Richard III, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 3. | Jake Blouch, See What I Wanna See, 11th Hour, Philadelphia, and Mauritius, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 4. | Anthony Lawton, The Carols, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia |
| 5. | John Earl Jelks, The Piano Lesson, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 6. | Kenny Morris, Funnyman, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 7. | Richard Gallagher, The Mousetrap, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 8. | Greg Wood, Julius Caesar, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. |
| 9. | Fran Prisco, South Pacific, The Wizard of Oz, and Sister Act, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 10. | David Pegram, The Piano Lesson, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 11. | Keith Baker, The Language Archive, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 12. | Ethan Lipkin, Molly Sweeney, Irish Heritage Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 13. | Dan Hodge, Stupid F***ing Bird, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia, The Taming of the Shrew, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa., and Peter and the Starcatcher, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 12. | Cameron Folmar, War of the Roses, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 13. | Steve Pacek, The Secret Garden, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 14. | David Bardeen, Mrs. Warren’s Profession and Oscar Wsilde: From the Depths, Lantern Theater, and Peter and the Starcatcher, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 15. | Akeem Davis, Lobby Hero, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, Pa. |
| 16. | Daniel Miller, Mother Courage and Her Children, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia |
| 17. | Tomas Dura, The Chairs and The Government Inspector, Idiopathic Ridiculosity Consortium, Philadelphia |
| 18. | Tony Braithwaite, Driving Miss Daisy, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 19. | Dave Johnson, The Explorers Club, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del., and The Foynd Dog Ribbon Dance, PlayPenn, Philadelphia |
| 20. | Ben Michael, South Pacific, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 21. | Robert Farruggia, Man of La Mancha, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 22. | Euan Morton, Cake Off, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 23. | Damian Dauchan, Two Trains Running, Arden Theatre |
| 24. | Brock D. Vickers, Or, and The Servant of Two Masters, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pa. |
| 25. | Bob Stineman, 1776 and The Bridges of Madison County, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 26. | Liam Tobin, Besutiful: The Carole King Musical, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 27. | Anthony Crosby, The ‘It’ Girl , Simpatico Theatre, Philadelphia, and Delirium, EgoPo Classic Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 28. | Daniel Fredrick, Red, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia |
| 29. | Brandon J. Pierce, Exit Strategy, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia, and The Taming of the Shrew, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. |
| 30. | Paul Dake, To Kill a Mockingbird,Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 31. | Matthew Hydzik, If/Then, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 32. | Ryan Walter, Time is On Our Side, Simpatico Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 33. | Sam Sherwood, Ring of Fire, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 34. | U.R., Two Trains Running, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 35. | Lenny Wolpe, War of the Roses, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 36. | Doug Hara, A New Brain, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, Pa. |
| 37. | Kevin Burdette, The Elixir of Love and Cold Mountain, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 38. | J. Paul Nicholas, The Invisible Hand, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia |
| 39. | Brooks Brantley, Fly, Crossroads Theatre, New Brunswick, N,J, |
| 40. | John Procaccino, Hillary and Clinton, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
| 1. | LORI TAN CHINN, South Pacific, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 2. | Joyce El-Khoury, Turandot, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 3. | Eve Gigliotti, Breaking the Waves, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 4, | Susan Sullivan, Steel Magnolias, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 5. | Campbell O’Hare, An Octoroon, Wilma Theatre and Mauritius, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 6. | Susan Riley Stevens, White Guy on the Bus, Passage Theatre, Trenton, N,J, |
| 7. | Miriam A. Hyman, The Piano Lesson, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 8. | Jo Twiss, The Language Archive and Rumors, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 9. | Laural Merlington, The City of Conversation, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del., and All’s Well That Ends Well, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, Philadelphia |
| 10. | Julie Jesneck, The Christians, Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 11. | Marcia Saunders, Sense and Sensibility, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 12. | Lakisha May, Two Trains Running, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 13. | Linda Thorson, Blithe Spirit and The Taming of the Shrew, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. |
| 14. | Danielle Lenée, White Guy on the Bus, Passage Theatre, Trenton, N.J., and The Comedy of Errors, Delaware Shakespeare Festival, Wilmington, Del. |
| 15. | Mary Tuomanen, #TheRevolution, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 16. | Trice Baldwin Browns, Boeing Boeing, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pa., and The Cripple of Inishmaan, Curio Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 17, | Sandra Shipley, The Mousetrap, McCarter Theatre Company, Princeton, N.J. |
| 18. | Jennifer Van Dyck, Divine Sister, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 19. | Emi Brandes-Huff, The Nether, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 20. | Adrienne Barbeau, Pippin, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 21. | Tamyra Gray, If/Then, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 22. | Jackie DiFerdinando, Roseburg, New City Stage, Philadelphia |
| 23. | Cecilia Hall, Cold Mountain, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 24. | Patricia Schuman, Breaking the Waves, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 25. | Emilie Krause, Funnyman, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 26. | Melanye Finister, When the Rain Stops Falling, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 27. | Elisa Matthews, The Secret Garden, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 28. | Liz Filios, An Iliad, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia |
| 29. | Diane J. Finley, Sister Act, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 30. | Megan Rucidlo, To Kill a Mockingbird, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 31. | Rachel Brodeur, Dublin by Lamplight, Inis Nua Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 32. | Leslie Ayvazian, All the Days, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 33. | Laurel Casillo, Mama’s Boy, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, N.J. |
| 34. | Alex Keiper, The Secret Garden, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 35. | Nancie Sanderson, See What I Wanna See, 11thh Hour, Philadelphia |
| 36. | Denise Whelan, Always…Patsy Cline, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 37. | Taysha Canales, An Octoroon, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 38. | Abigail Brown, Sleeping Beauty: A Musical Panto, People’s Light & Theatre Company. Malvern Pa. |
| 39. | Kim Carson, Sleeping Beauty: A Musical Panto, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 40. | Allison Guinn, The Taste of Things to Come, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
BEST DIRECTOR
| 1. | SAMANTHA READING, Richard III, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 2. | Leonard Foglia, Cold Mountain, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 3. | Marcela Lorca, Disgraced, McCarter Theatre Company, Princeton, N.J. |
| 4. | Adam Immerwahr, The Mousetrap and A Christmas Carol, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J., and The Language Archive, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol. Pa. |
| 5. | M. Craig Getting, An Iliad, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia |
| 6. | Jade King Carroll, The Piano Lesson, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 7. | Matt Pfeiffer, The Invisible Hand, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia, and Funnyman, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 8. | Michelle Tattenbaum, White Guy on the Bus, Passage Theatre, Trenton, N.J. |
| 9. | Charles Abbott, South Pacific, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 10. | James J. Christy, Driving Miss Daisy, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 11. | Tina Brock, The Chairs, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, Philadelphia |
| 12. | Joseph Hanreddy, Sense and Sensibility, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 13. | James Darrah, Breaking the Waves, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 14. | Kathryn MacMillan, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia, and Grounded, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 15. | Matthew Decker, A New Brain, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, Pa. |
| 16. | Patrick Mulcahy, Julius Caesar, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. |
| 17. | Bud Martin, War of the Roses, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 18. | Harriet Power, I Will Not Go Gently, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia |
| 19. | Blanka Zizka, When the Rain Stops Falling, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 20. | Keith Baker, Man of La Mancha, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 21. | Carmen Khan, Macbeth, Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, Philadelphia |
| 22. | Marsha Mason, Steel Magnolias, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 23. | Stephen Lawless, The Elixir of Love, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 24. | Jesse Cline, The Bridges of Madison County, Dogfight, and Thirteen, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 25. | Brenna Geffers, The ‘It’ Girl, Simpatico Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 26. | Terrence J. Nolen, The Secret Garden, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 27. | Hunter Foster, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 28. | Gaye Taylor Upchurch, Cake Off, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 29. | Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, National Tour, The Playhouse, Wilmington, Del. |
| 30. | Anne Lewis, Blithe Spirit, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. |
| 31. | Joanna Settle, An Octoroon, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 32. | Jack O’Brien, The Sound of Music, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 33. | Tony Braithwaite, Electile Dysfunction, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 34. | Jennie Eisenhower, 1776, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 35. | William Roudebush, The City of Conversation, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 36. | Dan Olmstead, Red, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 37. | Ricardo Khan, Fly, Crossroads Theatre, New Brunswick, N.J. |
| 38. | David Saint, Mama’s Boy, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, N.J. |
| 39. | Aaron Cromie, The Servant of Two Masters, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pa. and A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 40. | Meg Trelease, A Streetcar Named Desire, Deep Blue Productions, Philadelphia |
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