2017 Philadelphia Theater Critics Awards — The Recipients
Long in the compiling, this list not only honors the variety, quality, and assurance in Philadelphia theater. It celebrates it.
In the spirit of awards, one person may be the recipient of the prize, but all 40 names and titles you’ll read contributed to a rich fabric of experience that will last in my and other memories and is, in a way, notated here as a matter of record.
What you don’t see is how much the 41st or 51st play or performer on any of the six lists rates recognition there a.) isn’t room to bestow and b.) takes away some semblance of applauding the best.
Suffice it to say of the 111 shows ranked during the 2017 calendar year in Philadelphia theater, I would gladly see 90 of them again.
We are so lucky that the newly late Deen Kogan and Janet Kelsey believed so much in the work at the Society Hill Playhouse and Hedgerow Theatre, they spent gratifying lifetimes building and maintaining one and nurturing and sustaining the other, even unto the generations. We are equally lucky that in the wake of touring companies and tryouts abandoning the road, and Philadelphia, artists such as Robert Hedley, Blanka Zizka, Jiri Zizka, Sara Garonzik, Marjorie Samoff, Randy Swartz, Bernard Havard, Phil Roy, Terrence Nolen, Amy Murphy, Aaron Posner, Susan Atkinson, Robert Smythe, Charles McMahon, Michael Brophy, Cleveland Morris, Daniel Seltzer, Peter 
DeLaurier, Ceal Phalen, Steve Goff, Stan Hurwitz, Danny Fruchter, Ken Marini, John Loven, Marcia Saunders, Seth Rozin, Tina Brock, Joe Canuso, Douglas Seale, Greg Poggi and predecessors at the Philadelphia Drama Guild, John P. Connolly and cohorts at the Manning Street Theatre, Albert Benzwie, Dugald MacArthur, John Allen, Robert Leslie, Johnnie Hobbs, Jr., Joe Doyle, Cheryl Doyle, June Ballinger, Stephen Stahl, Gary Day, and actors such as Doug Wing and Tom Teti stepped forward to create vibrant theaters, the extant of which keep Philadelphia in the first rank of theater towns in the United States and internationally.
They more than filled what could have been a gaping void. Pride is abundant and widespread when one considers the evolution, development, and growth of homegrown entertainment of the highest class. Jennifer Childs, Kevin Glaccum, Alexander Burns, Matthew Decker, Tom Reing, Peg Mecham, Dan Hodge, Damon Bonetti, Charlotte Northeast, and others take that growth further. Mary Tuomanen, John Jarboe, James Ijames, and Douglas Williams, among others, arouse promise the pioneering theatrical spirit and assortment of voices will continue.
Philadelphia is a great place to consume, enjoy, and bask in theater. The history is grand, the future is in good hands.
Now to the present, an appreciation of the best of 2017.
The 2017 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards are dedicated this year to Deen, Janet, David Hale, and Harry Philibosian, inspirations, mentors, and models all.
THE 2017 PHILADELPHIA THEATER CRITIC’S AWARDS RECIPIENTS ARE:
BEST PRODUCTION:
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa.
BEST DIRECTOR:
KEITH BAKER, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa.
BEST ACTOR:
AKEEM DAVIS, Marcus/Emma, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia; Buzzer, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia; and Shitheads, Azuka Theatre, Philadelphia
BEST ACTRESS:
LESLI MARGHERITA, Guys and Dolls, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
JOSEPH GAINES, Elizabeth Cree, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
SULI HOLUM, Cabaret, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia; Company, 11th Hour Theatre, Philadelphia; and Happy Birthday, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia
The Top 40 is each category are:
BEST PRODUCTION
| 1. | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 2. | Something Wicked This Way Comes by Neil Bartram and Brian Hill after Ray Bradbury, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 3. | Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Bedlam Theatre for McCarter Theatre Company, Princeton, N.J. |
| 4. | White Guy on the Bus by Bruce Graham, Delaware Theatre Company |
| 5. | How to Use a Knife by Will Snider, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 6. | Simpatico by Sam Shepard, McCarter Theatre Company |
| 7. | Guys and Dolls by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, and Frank Loesser, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 8. | The New World by L.F. Turner, Regina DeCicco, Gary Adler, and Phoebe Kreutz, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 9. | You For Me For You by Mia Chung, InterAct Theatre |
| 10. | Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story by Alan Janes and Paul Jury, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 11. | Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia |
| 12. | Cabaret by Joe Masteroff, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 13. | Company by George Furth and Stephen Sondheim, 11th Hour Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 14. | The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 15. | Elizabeth Cree by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 16. | Having Our Say by Emily Mann, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
| 17. | My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, Quintessence Theatre Group |
| 18. | Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie, Bristol Riverside Theatre |
| 19. | Shitheads by Douglas Williams, Azuka Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 20. | Marcus/Emma by Mary Tuomanen, InterAct Theatre |
| 21. | Ironbound by Martyna Majok, Simpatico Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 22. | Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, Curio Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 23. | By the Bog of Cats by Marina Carr, Irish Heritage Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 24. | Surviving Twin by Loudon Wainwright III, People’s Light & Theatre Company |
| 25. | Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw, Bedlam Theatre at McCarter Theatre Company |
| 26. | I Will Not Go Gently by Jennifer Childs, Act II Playhouse, Ambler Pa. |
| 27. | The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo DaPonte, Opera Philadelphia |
| 28. | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 29. | The Enchanted by Jean Giraudoux, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, Philadelphia |
| 30. | Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 31. | The Gift by Will Stutts, Walnut Street Theatre Independence Series, Philadelphia |
| 32. | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Larry Gelbart, Burt Shevelove, and Stephen Sondheim, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 33. | Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pa. |
| 34. | Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia |
| 35. | Side Show by Bill Russell and Henry Krieger, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 36. | The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Emanuel Schikaneder, Opera Philadelphia |
| 37. | Broken Stones by Fin Kennedy, InterAct Theatre |
| 38. | Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage, Villanova Theatre |
| 39. | Happy Birthday by Marc Camoletti, 1812 Productions |
| 40. | Annie by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse, and Martin Charnin, Walnut Street Theatre |
BEST ACTOR
| 1. | AKEEM DAVIS, Marcus/Emma, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia; Buzzer, Theater Exile, Philadelphia; and Shitheads, Azuka Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 2. | John Jarboe, Cabaret, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 3. | Patrick H. Dunn, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 4. | Rob Riddle, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 5. | Scott Greer, How to Use a Knife, InterAct Theatre and Happy Birthday, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia |
| 6 | Michael Shannon, Simpatico, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 7. | Eric Tucker, Hamlet, Bedlam Theatre at McCarter Theatre |
| 8. | Aubie Merrylees, Hand to God, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
| 9. | John Dewey, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 10. | Justin Guarini, The New World, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 11. | Paul Schoeffler, Annie, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 12. | Michele Angelini, Tancredi, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 13. | Billy Harrigan Tighe, Finding Neverland, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 14. | Nick Ullett, Quartet, Bristol Riverside Theatre |
| 15. | Brandon Cedel, The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Philadelphia |
| 16. | Marvin Bell, Driving Miss Daisy, Bristol Riverside Theatre |
| 17. | Keith Baker, Witness for the Prosecution and Quartet, Bristol Riverside Theatre |
| 18. | Aaron Davidman, Wrestling Jerusalem, Philadelphia Theatre Company |
| 19. | Allen Radway, Ideation, Theatre Exile |
| 20. | Loudon Wainwright III, Surviving Twin, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 21. | Carson Elrod, Clue on Stage, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 22. | Dulé Hill, Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole, People’s Light & Theatre Company |
| 23. | Gregory Isaac, My Fair Lady and The Broken Heart, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia |
| 24. | Troy Cook, Elizabeth Cree, Opera Philadelphia |
| 25. | Paul Hebron, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Quintessence Theatre Group |
| 26. | Michael Philip O’Brien, Company, 11th Hour, Philadelphia |
| 27. | Graham Smith, The Matchmaker, People’s Light & Theatre Company |
| 28. | Ian Merrill Peakes, The Craftsman, Lantern Theater |
| 29. | Forrest McClendon, Red Velvet, Lantern Theatre |
| 30. | Paul Kuhn, Waiting for Godot, Curio Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 31. | Harry Watermeier, Shitheads, Azuka Theatre |
| 34. | Jesse Malgieri, Man of La Mancha, Princeton Festival, Princeton, N.J. |
| 35. | Jared Reed, Blithe Spirit, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pa. and The White Devil, Philadelphia Artists Collective, Philadelphia |
| 36. | Brian McCann, Waiting for Godot, Curio Theatre |
| 37. | Frank Ferrante, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 38. | Anthony Lawton, The Craftsman, Lantern Theater |
| 39. | Fran Prisco, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Walnut Street Theatre Independence Series, Philadelphia |
| 40. | Brandon J. Pierce, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arden Theatre |
BEST ACTRESS
| 1. | LESLI MARGHERITA, Guys and Dolls, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 2. | Susan Riley Stevens, Marcus/Emma, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia; The Gift, Walnut Street Theatre Independence Series, Philadelphia; and Happy Birthday, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia |
| 3. | Kirsten Quinn, By the Bog of Cats, Irish Heritage Theatre, Philadelphia and The Roses in June, Plays & Players, Philadelphia |
| 4. | Julianna Zinkel, Ironbound, Simpatico Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 5. | E. Ashley Izard, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia |
| 6. | Jillian Gottlieb, The New World, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 7. | Brenda Rae, Tancredi, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 8. | Bi Jean Ngo, You For Me For You, Interact Theatre |
| 9. | Jennifer Childs, I Will Not Gently, Act II Playhouse |
| 10. | Samantha Rosentratter, Grand Concourse, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, Pa. |
| 11. | Marcia Saunders, Hir, Simpatico Theatre Project |
| 12. | Grace Gonglewski, Hand to God, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia |
| 13. | Mary Martello, Gypsy, Arden Theatre and Annie, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 14. | Kittson O’Neill, Informed Consent, Lantern Theatre |
| 15. | Danielle Mack, Elizabeth Cree, Opera Philadelphia |
| 16. | Cherene Snow, Having Our Say, Philadelphia Theatre Company |
| 17. | Mina Kawahara, You For Me For You, InterAct Theatre |
| 18. | Alanna J. Smith, Beauty and the Beast, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 19. | Leigha Kato, My Fair Lady, Quintessence Theatre Group |
| 20. | Nancy Boykin, John, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 21. | Jenna Pastuszek, Side Show, Media Theatre |
| 22. | Stephanie Blythe, Tancredi, Opera Philadelphia |
| 23. | Alex Keiper, Buzzer, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia and TouchTones, Arden Theatre |
| 24. | Tina Brock, The Bald Soprano, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, Philadelphia |
| 25. | Rihab Chaieb, The Wake World, Opera Philadelphia |
| 26. | Jennifer Engstrom, Simpatico, McCarter Theatre Company, Princeton, N.J. |
| 27. | Renee Richman-Weisband, The Lyons, Isis Productions, Philadelphia |
| 28. | Ashley Sweetman, Side Show, Media Theatre |
| 29. | D’Arcy Dersham, Ideation, Theatre Exile |
| 30. | Perri Gaffney, Having Our Say, Philadelphia Theatre Company |
| 31. | Andrus Nichols, Saint Joan, Bedlam Theatre at McCarter Theatre Company |
| 32. | Kate Shindle, Fun Home, National Tour, Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 33. | Jaylene Clark Owens, White, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, Pa. |
| 34. | Lauren Sowa, Red Velvet, Lantern Theater |
| 35. | Aneta Kernová, Adapt!, Wilma Theater |
| 36. | Ginna Claire Mason, Wicked, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 37. | Jessica Bedford, White, Theatre Horizon |
| 38. | Maria Konstantinidis, Fixed, Passage Theatre, Trenton, N.J. |
| 39. | Eleanor Handley, Witness for the Prosecution, Bristol Riverside Theatre |
| 40. | Charlotte Northeast, The White Devil, Philadelphia Artists Collective and Broken Stones, InterAct Theatre |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
| 1. | JOSEPH GAINES, Elizabeth Cree, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 2. | Lindsay Smiling, How to Use a Knife, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia, and Informed Consent, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia |
| 3. | Gus van Swearingen, Simpatico, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, N.J. |
| 4. | Scott Greer, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 5. | Bob Ari, Rock and Roll Man, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 6. | Dan Hodge, The White Devil, Philadelphia Actors Collective, Philadelphia; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia; The Three Musketeers, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa.; and The Craftsman, Lantern Theater |
| 7. | Matt Leisy, Witness for the Prosecution, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 8. | Edmund Lewis, Hamlet and Saint Joan, Bedlam Theatre at McCarter Theatre |
| 9. | Jarrett Ott, The Magic Flute, Opera Philadelphia |
| 10. | John Davidson, Finding Neverland, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 11. | Robert daPonte, Waiting for Godot, Curio Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 12. | Adam Kemmerer, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bristol Riverside Theatre |
| 13. | Matteo Scammell, Hand to God, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia; Buzzer, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia, and Blood Wedding, Wilma Theater, Philadelphia |
| 14. | Tom O’Keefe, Hamlet and Saint Joan, Bedlam Theatre at McCarter Theatre |
| 15. | Charles Socarides, Other Desert Cities, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 16. | Sean Patrick Higgins, The Three Musketeers, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival |
| 17. | Justin Jain, You For Me For You, InterAct Theatre; Blood Wedding, Wilma Theater; Informed Consent, Lantern Theater, and White, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, Pa. |
| 18. | Fran Prisco, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Annie, and Saturday Night Fever, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 19. | Richard Crandle, Rock and Roll Man, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 20. | Christopher Patrick Mullen, Aladdin: A Panto and Moon Over Buffalo, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa., and Cabaret, Arden Theatre |
| 21. | Allen Radway, Ironbound, Simpatico Theatre Project, Philadelphia |
| 22. | Jeremy Woodard, Wicked, National Tour, Academy of Music |
| 23. | William Stephan Connell, Saturday Night Fever, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 24. | Steve Steiner, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bristol Riverside Theatre |
| 25. | Christopher Sutton, Annie, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 26. | Jered McLenigan, How to Use a Knife, InterAct Theatre; Adapt!, Wilma Theater |
| 27. | John Judd, Simpatico, McCarter Theatre |
| 28. | Danny Rutigliano, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bristol Riverside Theatre |
| 29. | Steve Pacek, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del.; Company, 11th Hour, Philadelphia |
| 30. | William Zielinksi, Hand to God, Philadelphia Theatre Company and Ideation, Theatre Exile |
| 31. | David Bardeen, Red Velvet and Coriolanus, Lantern Theater; Company, 11th Hour; Grand Concourse, Theater Horizon; and Gypsy, Arden Theater |
| 32. | Damon Bonetti, Red Velvet, Lantern Theater |
| 33. | J Hernandez, How to Use a Knife, InterAct Theatre |
| 34. | Carl Nathaniel Smith, Carousel, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 35. | Ethan Lipkin, By the Bog of Cats and Making History, Irish Heritage Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 36. | Charlie DelMarcelle, Coriolanus, Lantern Theater |
| 37. | Anthony Lawton, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 38. | Ben Dibble, Saturday Night Fever, Walnut Strret Theatre |
| 39. | Mitchell Bloom, Ironbound, Simpatico Theatre Project |
| 40. | John Morrison, Hir, Simpatico Theatre Project |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
| 1. | SULI HOLUM, Cabaret, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia; Company, 11th Hour, Philadelphia; and Happy Birthday, 1812 Productions, Philadelphia |
| 2. | Danielle Lenée, White Guy on the Bus, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 3. | Jennifer Perry, The New World, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 4. | Penelope Reed, Blithe Spirit, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pa. |
| 5. | Mierke Gierten, Simpatico, McCarter Theater |
| 6. | Andrus Nichols, Hamlet, Bedlam Theater at McCarter Theater |
| 7. | Deirdre Madigan, Other Desert Cities, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 8. | Olga Pudova, The Magic Flute, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 9. | Samantha Bowling, Informed Consent, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia |
| 10. | Victoria Guiteras Mayo, West Side Story, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 11. | Ciji Prosser, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 12. | Mary Martello, The Importance of Being Earnest and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 13. | Isabel Keating, Wicked, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 14. | Melanye Finister, The Matchmaker and Project Dawn, People’s Light and Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 15. | Rachel Brennan, Company, 11th Hour |
| 16. | Caroline Dooner, Gypsy, Arden Theatre |
| 17. | Alicia Isabel Rivas, Fixed, Passage Theatre, Trenton, N.J. |
| 18. | Charlotte Northeast, Shitheads, Azuka Theatre, Philadelphia and Broken Stones, InterAct Theatre |
| 19. | Cecelia Hall, The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Philadelphia |
| 20. | Susan McKey, White Guy on the Bus, Delaware Theatre Company and Aladdin: A Panto, People’s Light and Theatre Company |
| 21. | Ashley Robillard, The Magic Flute, Opera Philadelphia |
| 22. | Megan Murphy, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Delaware Theatre Company |
| 23. | Kim Carson, Aladdin: A Panto, People’s Light & Theatre Company |
| 24. | Hillary Parker, You For Me For You, InterAct Theatre and Beauty and the Beast, Media Theatre |
| 25. | Carla Belver, John, Arden Theatre |
| 26. | Lauren Sowa, The Importance of Being Earnest, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 27. | Liz Filios, Red Velvet, Lantern Theater |
| 28. | Liza J. Bennett, Other Desert Cities, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 29. | Marcia Saunders, My Fair Lady, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia; Moon Over Buffalo and The Matchmaker, People’s Light & Theatre Company |
| 30. | Elena Camp, Company, 11th Hour |
| 31. | Lyn Philistine, Annie, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 32. | Jessica Bedford, White Guy on the Bus, Delaware Theatre Company |
| 33. | Laural Merlington, Quartet, Bristol Riverside Theatre |
| 34. | Elisa Matthews, Carousel, Media Theatre |
| 35. | Antionette LaVecchia, Project Dawn, People’s Light & Theatre Company |
| 36. | Tina Brock, By the Bog of Cats, Irish Heritage Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 37. | Susan Wefel, Blithe Spirit, Hedgerow Theatre and Side Show, Media Theatre |
| 38. | Najla Said, Broken Stones, InterAct Theatre |
| 39. | Rachel Camp, Gypsy and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arden Theatre |
| 40. | Kirsten Quinn, The Lyons, Isis Productions |
BEST DIRECTOR
| 1. | KEITH BAKER, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Bristol, Pa. |
| 2. | Dado, Simpatico, McCarter Theatre Company, Princeton, N.J. |
| 3. | Rachel Rockwell, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, Del. |
| 4. | Suzanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky, The Magic Flute, Opera Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
| 5. | Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, National Tour, Academy of Music, Philadelphia |
| 6. | Rick Shiomi, You For Me For You, InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 7. | Eric Tucker, Hamlet and Saint Joan, Bedlam Theatre at McCarter Theatre |
| 8. | Rebecca Wright, Marcus/Emma, InterAct Theatre and The Gap, Azuka Theatre |
| 9. | Seth Rozin, How to Use and Knife and Broken Stones, InterAct Theatre |
| 10. | Matt Pfeiffer, Hand to God, Philadelphia Theatre Company; Buzzer, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia; and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 11. | Kevin Glaccum, Shitheads, Azuka Theatre |
| 12. | Stafford Arima, The New World, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. |
| 13. | Hunter Foster, Guys and Dolls, Buddy:The Buddy Holly Story, and Clue On Stage, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 14. | Dan Hodge, Waiting for Godot, Curio Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 15. | David Schweizer, Elizabeth Cree, Opera Philadelphia |
| 16. | Matthew Decker, Cabaret, Arden Theatre and Company, 11th Hour |
| 17. | Mary B. Robinson, Having Our Say, Philadelphia Theatre Company |
| 18. | Harriet Power, Ironbound, Simpatico Theatre Project, Philadelphia and I Will Not Go Gently, Act II Playhouse, Ambler, Pa. |
| 19. | Carly L. Bodnar, Blithe Spirit, Hedgerow Theatre, Rose Valley, Pa. |
| 20. | Alexander Burns, Long Day’s Journey Into Night and My Fair Lady, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadephia |
| 21. | Joe Canuso, Ideation, Theatre Exile, Philadelphia |
| 22. | R.B. Schlather, The Wake World, Opera Philadelphia |
| 23. | Malika Oyetimein, White, Theatre Horizon, Norristown, Pa. |
| 24. | Sheryl Kaller, Other Desert Cities, Bucks County Playhouse |
| 25. | Susan D. Atkinson, Witness for the Prosecution and Quartet, Bristol Roierside Theatre |
| 26. | Abigail Adams, The Matchmaker and Project Dawn, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern, Pa. |
| 27. | Peggy Mecham, By the Bog of Cats and Making History, Irish Heritage Theatre, Philadelphia |
| 28. | Peter DeLaurier, Red Velvet, Lantern Theater, Philadelphia |
| 29. | Michael Dean Morgan,, Man of La Mancha, The Princeton Festival, Princeton, N.J. |
| 30. | Valerie Joyce, Intimate Apparel, Villanova Theater, Villanova, Pa. |
| 31. | Rick Sordelet, The Three Musketeers, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Center Valley, Pa. |
| 32. | Tina Brock, The Enchanted and The Bald Soprano, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, Philadelphia |
| 33. | Terrence J. Nolen, Gypsy, Arden Theatre |
| 36. | Jesse Cline, Side Show, Carousel, and West Side Story, Media Theatre, Media, Pa. |
| 37. | Jarrod Markman, Hir, Simpatico Theatre Project, Philadelphia |
| 38. | Frank Ferrante, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Walnut Street Theatre |
| 39. | Greg Wood, The Gift, Walnut Street Theatre Independence Series, Philadelphia |
| 40. | Josh Rhodes, Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Playhouse Christmas Show, Bucks County Playhouse |
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