In its 15th year, the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia-produced awards named more than 140 nominees - actors, directors and designers - from 25 regional companies and more than 33 productions. Suburban and city companies of all sizes were represented.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Walnut Street Theatre with a reception to follow in the Ballroom at the Ben in the Benjamin Franklin House.

Here are the 2009 nominees:

OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A PLAY: "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; "No Child . . . ," Delaware Theatre Co.; "The Hothouse," Lantern Theater Co.; "Rock 'n' Roll," Wilma Theater; "Scorched," Wilma Theater.

OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL: "Avenue X," 11th Hour Theatre Co.; "Candide," Arden Theatre Co.; "Altar Boyz," Bristol Riverside Theatre; "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre.

HARMELIN MEDIA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY: Anne Marie Cammarato, "No Child . . . ," Delaware Theatre Co.; Kathryn MacMillan, "The Hothouse," Lantern Theater Co.; Terrence J. Nolen, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; Blanka Zizka, "Rock 'n' Roll," Wilma Theater; Blanka Zizka, "Scorched," Wilma Theater.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Christopher Gattelli, "Altar Boyz," Bristol Riverside Theatre; Terrence J. Nolen, "Candide," Arden Theatre Co.; Megan Nicole O'Brien, "Avenue X," 11th Hour Theatre Co.; Pete Pryor, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Patricia Raines, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Media Theatre; Marc Robin, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre.

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION: Gary Adler, "Altar Boyz," Bristol Riverside Theatre; Eric Ebbenga, "Grey Gardens," Philadelphia Theatre Co.; Dan Kazemi, "Avenue X," 11th Hour Theatre Co.; Douglass G. Lutz, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre; Collin Maier, "It's a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play," Prince Music Theater.

ARK MEDIA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Walter Charles, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; Keith Conallen, "Jump/Cut," Flashpoint Theatre Co.; Scott Greer, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; Paul L. Nolan, "The Hothouse," Lantern Theater Co.; Ian Merrill Peakes, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; Kevin Ramsey, "No Child . . . ," Delaware Theatre Co.

CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Elena Bossler, "Anna Bella Eema," Gas & Electric Arts; Edwina Findley, "Gee's Bend," Arden Theatre Co.; Sally Mercer, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; Kate Eastwood Norris, "Rock 'n' Roll," Wilma Theater; Chandra Thomas, "No Child . . . ," Delaware Theatre Co.

GARFIELD REFINING CO. AWARD FOR

OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR

IN A MUSICAL: Ben Dibble, "Candide," Arden Theatre Co.; Ben Dibble, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre; Scott Greer, "Candide," Arden Theatre Co.; Michael Philip O'Brien, "Avenue X," 11th Hour Theatre Co.; John Pinto Jr., "Altar Boyz," Bristol Riverside Theatre.

GARFIELD REFINING COMPANY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Kim Carson, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Jennie Eisenhower, "Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits," Walnut Street Theatre, Independence Studio on 3; Danielle G. Herbert, "Respect: A Musical Journey of Women," Act II Playhouse; Ellie Mooney, "Forbidden Broadway's Greatest Hits," Walnut Street Theatre, Independence Studio on 3; Courtney Romano, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Media Theatre.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY: Damon Bonetti, "Orange Flower Water," Luna Theater Co.; Doug Hara, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; David Ingram, "The Rant," InterAct Theatre Co.; Jered McLenigan, "It's a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play," Prince Music Theater; Pete Pryor, "It's a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play," Prince Music Theater.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY: Jolly Abraham, "Scorched," Wilma Theater; Jacqueline Antaramian, "Scorched," Wilma Theater; Kala Moses Baxter, "Gee's Bend," Arden Theatre Co.; Aadya Bedi, "Scorched," Wilma Theater; Janis Dardaris, "Scorched," Wilma Theater.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Jeffrey Coon, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre; Andrew Kane, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Forrest McClendon, "Avenue X," 11th Hour Theatre Co.; Robert McClure, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre; Christopher Patrick Mullen, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL: Amy Bodnar, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre; Elena Bossler, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Maggie Fitzgerald, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Mary Martello, "Candide," Arden Theatre Co.; Erin Weaver, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN: James Kronzer, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; Ola Maslik, "Scorched," Wilma Theater; James F. Pyne Jr., "Le Dindon (An Absolute Turkey)," Villanova Theatre; Matt Saunders, "American Buffalo," Theatre Exile; Glen Sears, "O Captain, My Captain: Whitman's Lincoln," Walnut Street Theatre, Independence Studio on 3.

PECO AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING

LIGHTING DESIGN: Paul Black, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre; F. Mitchell Dana, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; Joshua L. Schulman, "Rock 'n' Roll," Wilma Theater; Thom Weaver, "Scorched," Wilma Theater; Thom Weaver, "American Buffalo," Theatre Exile.

EARL GIRLS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN: Oana Botez-Ban, "Rock 'n' Roll," Wilma Theater; Colleen Grady, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre; Marla J. Jurglanis, "A Tale of Two Cities," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Rosemarie E. McKelvey, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; Rosemarie E. McKelvey, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Charlotte Cloe Fox Wind, "Le Dindon (An Absolute Turkey)," Villanova Theatre.

CLEAR SOUND AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN: Christopher Colucci, "The Hothouse," Lantern Theater Co.; Jorge Cousineau, "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.; Jorge Cousineau, "Scorched," Wilma Theater; Nick Kourtides, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre; Jeff Lorenz, "It's a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play," Prince Music Theater.

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC: Amir ElSaffar, "Scorched," Wilma Theater; Michael Keck, "Doubt: A Parable," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Daniel Kluger, "The Persians," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Michael Ogborn, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Nick Rye, "Hysteria," Wilma Theater.

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY/MOVEMENT: Samantha Bellomo, "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; Karen Cleighton, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Media Theatre; Christopher Gattelli, "Altar Boyz," Bristol Riverside Theatre; Marc Robin, "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre; Jenn Rose, "Avenue X," 11th Hour Theatre Co.

INDEPENDENCE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY: "Cinderella," by Kathryn Petersen, music and lyrics by Michael Ogborn, People's Light & Theatre Co.; "My Name is Asher Lev," by Aaron Posner, Arden Theatre Co.; "The Rant," by Andrew Case, InterAct Theatre Co.; "Something Intangible," by Bruce Graham, Arden Theatre Co.; "This Is the Week That Is: The Election Special!" by Tony Braithwaite, Jennifer Childs, Dave Jadico, Anthony Lawton, Don Montrey, Thomas E. Shotkin, Susan Riley Stevens and Steven Wright, 1812 Productions.

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY: "Anna Bella Eema," Gas & Electric Arts; "It's a Wonderful Life! A Live Radio Play," Prince Music Theater; "No Child . . . ," Delaware Theatre Co.; "Scorched," Wilma Theater; "Something Intangible," Arden Theatre Co.

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

IN A MUSICAL: "Altar Boyz," Bristol Riverside Theatre; "Avenue X," 11th Hour Theatre Co.; "Candide," Arden Theatre Co.; "Cinderella," People's Light & Theatre Co.; "The Producers," Walnut Street Theatre.

THE TED AND STEVIE WOLF AWARD FOR NEW APPROACHES TO COLLABORATIONS: Arden Theatre Co. and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Gee's Bend"; Delaware Theatre Co. and the Ferris School for Boys, "No Child . . . "; Ego Po Productions and Orchestra 2001, "Bluebird"; Theatre Horizon and Montgomery County Workers, "Our Community Works Project"; Walnut Street Theatre and Please Touch Museum, "Berenstain Bears' Family Matters: The Junk-Food Edition"; Wilma Theater and Moore College of Art and Design, "Scorched: an exhibition."

EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD:

B. Someday Productions, "Of Mythic Proportions"; Enchantment Theatre Co., "The Magic of Masks"; Lantern Theater Co., "Classroom Connections"; Montgomery Theater, Access Education; Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Annual Playwriting Festival.

F. OTTO HAAS AWARD FOR AN EMERGING PHILADELPHIA THEATRE ARTIST:

Kala Moses Baxter; Troy Herion; Sarah Sanford; Nicholas Wardigo; Charlotte Cloe Fox Wind.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD: Deen & Jay Kogan.