Walnut Street Theatre , Arden Company lead Barrymore winners

Hollywood has its Oscars, New York its Tonys and Philadelphia has its Barrymores, awards presented to the best professional theater in the Delaware Valley.

The 13th annual Barrymore Awards, administered by the Theater Alliance of Philadelphia, were handed out last night following a gala dinner at the Crystal Tea Room.

Walnut Street Theatre led the winners with five Barrymores; Arden Theatre Company followed, taking home three. The Walnut's production of "Of Mice and Men" and Arden's "Caroline, or Change" received the most awards of any production, with three awards each.

Carole Haas Gravagno, sponsor of the F. Otto Haas Award, received the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to the city's cultural life.

The F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, was awarded to two-time finalist Matt Saunders, designer, performer and co-founder of New Paradise Laboratories, an OBIE-award-winning theatre company.

Walnut Street Theatre took home the newly named Actors' Equity Association Award for Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service, for its Adopt-a-School Program.

This cash prize is sponsored by the Virginia & Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund.

A partial list of Barrymore Awards includes:

Outstanding Overall Production of a Play:"Of Mice and Men," Walnut Street Theatre

Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical: "Caroline, or Change," Arden Theatre Company

Harmelin Media Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play: Mark Clements, "Of Mice and Men"

Harold Prince Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Charles Abbott, "42nd Street," Walnut Street Theatre

Outstanding Music Direction: Mat Wright & Aaron Cromie, "The Fantasticks," Mum Puppettheatre

Ark Media Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play: John Campion as Galileo, "The Life of Galileo," the Wilma Theater

Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play: Susan Riley Stevens as Haley Walker, "Bad Dates," Act II Playhouse

Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical: Rob McClure as Antipholus of Syracuse, "The Bomb-itty of Errors," 11th Hour Theatre Company

Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical: Joilet F. Harris as Caroline Thibodeaux, "Caroline, or Change"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play: Harry Philibosian as Shelly Levine, "Glengarry Glen Ross," Theatre Exile

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play: Charlotte Northeast as Ida, "Skin in Flames," InterAct Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical: Dave Jadico as Henry, Mortimer and The Mute, "The Fantasticks."

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical: Dee Hoty as Kay Thompson, "Stormy Weather, Imagining Lena Horne," Prince Music Theater. *