  | Long time Barrow -Civic Theatre's master of all theater trades Nicholas Hess was the first ever recipient of a Barry. His portrayal of Ken Gorman in the Neil Simon play "Rumors" earned him Best Performance by a Lead Actor in Play which kicked off the first Barry Awards last Saturday. The ceremony showcased an evening of typical award ceremony shenanigans from light-hearted heckles, encore performances from select shows from 2025 and a ton of laughs. There was also a red carpet area for plenty of photo memories with people dressed to the nines in gowns, tuxes and other formal wear. As with many big time award shows, a few stood out during the evening's awardees. Singin' in the Rain took home most of the honors winning eight Barry's. |
Frozen Jr. featuring an all youth cast and Rumors each won four awards and Spamalot won there including then open people's choice award given to Gary Collins portrayal of Prince Herbert in Love which garnered the most votes from the 391 respondents.
Terri Gilmore won for her one woman show Who's Holiday where she portrayed an aging Cindi Lou Who grew up not as sweet as she was as a wee child.
In its first year 79 votes were cast out of 200 polled for the other categories. The Barrow has also announced next year's Barry's will be held January 16
     | The winners from each category were: Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Play: Nicholas Hess - Ken Gorman in Neil Simon's Rumors Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Play: Terri Gilmore as Cindy-Lou Who in Who' Holiday Best Choreography: Kelly Zerbe for Singin’ in the Rain and Monty Python's Spamalot Best Performance by a Lead Youth Actor in a Musical: Magnus Stock as Kristoff in Disney's Frozen Jr. Best Performance by a Featured Performer in a Play: Josh Devlin as Ernie Cusack in Neil Simon's Rumors Best Performance by a Lead Youth Actress in a Musical: Olivia Clinton as Anna in Disney's Frozen Jr. Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical: Chelsea Armstrong as Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain Best Music Direction: Jodi Hoover for Singin’ in the Rain Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical: Andrew Ritsig as Patsy in Monty Python's Spamalot Best Costume Design: Maria Koman for Disney's Frozen Jr. Biggest Laugh of the Season: Gary Collins as Prince Herbert in Love in Monty Python's Spamalot Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical: Natalee Cardy as Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Musical: Mike Krzmarzick as Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain Best Ensemble in a Musical: Singin' in the Rain Best Director of a Play: Tami Shilling for Neil Simon's Rumors Best Director of a Musical: Hannah Faraone for Singin’ in the Rain Best Youth Musical: Disney's Frozen Jr. Best Play: Neil Simon's Rumors Best Musical: Singin’ in the Rain |
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