Nominations for the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards
Bonnie Nelson Schwartz and Paige Hernandez announce the 2016 Helen Hayes Award nominees (Feb. 1, 2016)
Zach Wood
The nominees for the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards were announced on February 1, 2016. One of the country’s most prestigious cultural honors, The Helen Hayes Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in professional theatre throughout the Washington metropolitan area. The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery set the scene for the announcement of nominees in 47 categories for artistic excellence, and the naming of the 2016 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company.
The 2016 Helen Hayes Awards will be held Monday, May 23 at a venue to be announced. Information on ticketing is forthcoming.
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Outstanding Choreography in a Musical-HAYES Production
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Parker Esse
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West Side Story
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Signature Theatre
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| Michele Lynch | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Tommy Rapley | Carousel | Olney Theatre Center |
| Tara Jeanne Vallee | The Producers | Olney Theatre Center |
Outstanding Choreography in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Rachel Leigh Dolan | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Rachel Leigh Dolan | Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Jessica Beth Redish | Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
Outstanding Choreography in a Play-HAYES Production
| Robert Barry Fleming | Destiny of Desire | Arena Stage |
| Melanie George | Women Laughing Alone With Salad | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
| Thomas W. Jones II | Uprising | MetroStage |
| Andrea Moon | When She Had Wings | Imagination Stage |
| Ami Shulman | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Choreography in a Play-HELEN Production
| Dane Figueroa Edidi | Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance |
| Casey Kaleba, Matthew R. Wilson | The Lieutenant of Inishmore | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Kelly Maxner, Mollye Maxner | Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
| Jonathan Ezra Rubin | Flying V Fights: Heroes & Monsters | Flying V |
| Irina Tsikurishvili (Choreography), | ||
| Ben Cunis (Fight Choreography) | Much Ado About Nothing | Synetic Theater |
Outstanding Musical Direction-HAYES Production
| Ben Cohn | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| George Fulginiti-Shakar | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Jon Kalbfleisch | Cabaret | Signature Theatre |
| Jon Kalbfleisch | Simply Sondheim | Signature Theatre |
| Jon Kalbfleisch | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
Outstanding Musical Direction-HELEN Production
| George Fulginiti-Shakar | Las Polacas - The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Karen Hansen | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Walter "Bobby" McCoy | Old Wicked Songs | 1st Stage |
| Jake Null | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Michael Winch | Doctor Caligari | Pointless Theatre |
Outstanding Costume Design-HAYES Production
| Jess Goldstein | Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery | Arena Stage |
| Susan Hilferty | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Collin Ranney | Flowers Stink | The Kennedy Center |
| Alejo Vietti | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Julie Weiss | Destiny of Desire | Arena Stage |
Outstanding Costume Design-HELEN Production
| Robert Croghan | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Scena Theatre |
| Sabrina Mandell | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Kendra Rai | Alice in Wonderland | Synetic Theater |
| Erik Reagan Teague | Last of the Whyos | Spooky Action Theater |
| Kara Waala | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
Outstanding Lighting Design-HAYES Production
| Colin K. Bills | The Originalist | Arena Stage |
| Michael Gilliam | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Donald Holder | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Thom Weaver | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Folger Theatre |
| Japhy Weideman | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
Outstanding Lighting Design-HELEN Production
| Christopher Annas-Lee | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Dan Covey (Lighting Design), | ||
| Michael Redman (Projections Design) | Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance |
| A.J. Guban | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Robbie Hayes | The Good Counselor | 1st Stage |
| Robbie Hayes | Very Still & Hard to See | Rorschach Theatre |
Outstanding Set Design-HAYES Production
| Michael Carnahan | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Andrew Cohen, Brian MacDevitt | Murder Ballad | Studio Theatre |
| Susan Hilferty | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| David Kornis (Set Design), | ||
| Peter Nigrini (Projection Design) | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Allen Moyer | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Set Design-HELEN Production
| Vicki R. Davis | Last of the Whyos | Spooky Action Theater |
| Silvia de Marta | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Brian Gillick | Very Still & Hard to See | Rorschach Theatre |
| Patti Kalil | Doctor Caligari | Pointless Theatre |
| Glorgos Tsappas | Jarry Inside Out | Spooky Action Theater |
Outstanding Sound Design-HAYES Production
| Christopher Baine | When She Had Wings | Imagination Stage |
| Mark Bennett | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| David Budries, Nathan A. Roberts | The Widow Lincoln | Ford's Theatre |
| Frank DiSalvo Jr. (Sound Design), Steven Carpenter (Live Sound Design) | It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | Washington Stage Guild |
| Timothy M. Thompson (Sound Design), Toshi Reagon (Composer) | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
Outstanding Sound Design-HELEN Production
| Frank DiSalvo Jr. | Very Still & Hard to See | Rorschach Theatre |
| Mariano Marin | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Kenny Neal | Old Wicked Songs | 1st Stage |
| Matthew M. Nielson | Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance |
| Tom Teasley | The Fire and The Rain | Constellation Theatre Company |
Outstanding Director of a Musical-HAYES Production
| Kathryn Chase Bryer | Wiley and the Hairy Man | Imagination Stage |
| Matthew Gardiner | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Michael Greif | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Colin Hovde | A Year with Frog and Toad | Imagination Stage |
| Alan Paul | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Director of a Musical-HELEN Production
| Mariano Caligaris | Las Polacas - The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Matt Conner, | ||
| Stephen Gregory Smith | The Turn of the Screw | Creative Cauldron |
| Toby Orenstein, | ||
| Lawrence B. Munsey | Ragtime, The Musical | Toby's Dinner Theatre |
| Alan Paul | Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
| Allison Arkell Stockman | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
Outstanding Director of a Play-HAYES Production
| Jeremy B. Cohen | Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center |
| Yaël Farber | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Eleanor Holdridge | Queens Girl in the World | Theater J |
| Aaron Posner | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Folger Theatre |
| Gaye Taylor Upchurch | Animal | Studio Theatre |
Outstanding Director of a Play-HELEN Production
| José Luis Arellano García | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Randy Baker | Very Still & Hard to See | Rorschach Theatre |
| Timothy Douglas | Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance |
| Mollye Maxner | Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
| Joshua Morgan | In Love and Warcraft | No Rules Theatre Company |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical-HAYES Production
| A Year with Frog and Toad | Imagination Stage | |
| Cabaret | Signature Theatre | |
| Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage | |
| Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company | |
| West Side Story | Signature Theatre | |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company | |
| Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC | |
| Ragtime, The Musical | Toby's Dinner Theatre | |
| Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre | |
| The Turn of the Screw | Creative Cauldron | |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play-HAYES Production
| Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center | |
| The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage | |
| Jumpers for Goalposts | Studio Theatre | |
| Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery | Arena Stage | |
| Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company | |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play-HELEN Production
| Flying V Fights: Heroes & Monsters | Flying V | |
| IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater | |
| In Love and Warcraft | No Rules Theatre Company | |
| Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance | |
| Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre | |
Outstanding Performer, Visiting Production
| Victoria Clark | Gigi | The Kennedy Center |
| Carmen Cusack | Bright Star | The Kennedy Center |
| Dani de Waal | Once | The Kennedy Center |
| Darrell D'Silva | Dunsinane | Shakespeare Theatre Company, National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Shakespeare Company |
| Angela Lansbury | Blithe Spirit | The National Theatre |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical-HAYES Production
| Clyde Alves | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Max Clayton | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Jeffry Denman | Kid Victory | Signature Theatre |
| Sean Ewing | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Mikey Cafarelli | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| David James | The Addams Family, a New Musical Comedy | Toby's Dinner Theatre |
| Shawn Kettering | The Addams Family, a New Musical Comedy | Toby's Dinner Theatre |
| Vaughn Ryan Midder | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Ethan Miller | The Turn of the Screw | Creative Cauldron |
| Tom Story | Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
| John Sygar | Garfield, The Musical With Cattitude | Adventure Theatre MTC |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical-HAYES Production
| Natascia Diaz | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Laura Dreyfuss | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Robyn Hurder | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Anastacia McCleskey | Murder Ballad | Studio Theatre |
| Dorea Schmidt | Carousel | Olney Theatre Center |
| Jennifer Laura Thompson | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Jenna Berk | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Ana Fontán | Las Polacas - The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Jade Jones | Once on This Island | Creative Cauldron |
| Justine "Icy" Moral | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Emily Zickler | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play-HAYES Production
| Stanley Bahorek | Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery | Arena Stage |
| Liam Forde | Jumpers for Goalposts | Studio Theatre |
| Ian Merrill Peakes | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Folger Theatre |
| Craig Wallace | The Guard | Ford's Theatre |
| Michael Willis | Sons of the Prophet | Theater J |
The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play-HELEN Production
| Iker Lastra | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Jon Hudson Odom | Passion Play | Forum Theatre |
| Thomas Rowell | Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
| Vato Tsikurishvili | Much Ado About Nothing | Synetic Theater |
| Nathan Jan Yaffe | Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play-HAYES Production
| Maggie Erwin | Rapture, Blister, Burn | Round House Theatre |
| Kimberly Gilbert | Uncle Vanya | Round House Theatre |
| Naomi Jacobson | Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center |
| Jane Pfitsch | Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery | Arena Stage |
| Dawn Ursula | Zombie: The American | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play-HELEN Production
| Danielle Bourgeois | One in the Chamber | Forum Theatre |
| Nanna Ingvarsson | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Scena Theatre |
| Lolita Marie | Doubt, a Parable | 1st Stage |
| Luz Nicolás | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Kerri Rambow | Night Falls on the Blue Planet | Theater Alliance |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical-HAYES Production
| Michael Di Liberto | The Producers | Olney Theatre Center |
| Tally Sessions | Carousel | Olney Theatre Center |
| Douglas Sills | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Bobby Smith | Simply Sondheim | Signature Theatre |
| Anthony Warlow | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Franco Cabanas | Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Matt Dewberry | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Rick Hammerly | Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Kevin McAllister | Ragtime, The Musical | Toby's Dinner Theatre |
| Martin Ruiz | Las Polacas - The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Tally Sessions | Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical-HAYES Production
| Jessica Lauren Ball | Guys and Dolls | Olney Theatre Center |
| MaryJoanna Grisso | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Amber Iman | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Barrett Wilbert Weed | Cabaret | Signature Theatre |
| Lauren Weinberg | Guys and Dolls | Olney Theatre Center |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Katy Carkuff | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Felicia Curry | Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Elizabeth Rayca | Ragtime, The Musical | Toby's Dinner Theatre |
| Isabelle Smelkinson | Dogfight | The Keegan Theatre |
| Karen Vincent | Kiss Me, Kate | NextStop Theatre Company |
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play-HAYES Production
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The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play-HELEN Production
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play-HAYES Production
| Janet Ulrich Brooks | Women Laughing Alone With Salad | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
| Caroline Clay | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Alexandra Henrikson | Ironbound | Round House Theatre |
| Holly Twyford | Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center |
| Dawn Ursula | Queens Girl in the World | Theater J |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play-HELEN Production
| Mabel Del Pozo | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Gwen Grastorf | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Sabrina Mandell | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Sarah Olmsted Thomas | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Irina Tsikurishvili | Much Ado About Nothing | Synetic Theater |
| Anu Yadav | In Love and Warcraft | No Rules Theatre Company |
Outstanding Original Play or Musical Adaptation
| Sheri Wilner (Book), Julia Jordan (Book & Lyrics), Adam Gwon (Lyrics & Music) | Cake Off | Signature Theatre |
| Caleen Sinnette Jennings | Darius & Twig | The Kennedy Center |
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Marc Schubring (Music), David S. Craig (Book & Lyrics) |
Double Trouble (AKA The Parent Trap) | Imagination Stage |
| David Ives | The Metromaniacs | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Julie Jensen | Mockingbird | The Kennedy Center |
| Yaël Farber | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or Musical
| Clare Lizzimore | Animal | Studio Theatre |
| Katori Hall | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Steven Levenson (Book), Benj Pasek (Lyrics & Music), Justin Paul (Lyrics & Music) | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Martyna Majok | Ironbound | Round House Theatre |
| Caleen Sinnette Jennings | Queens Girl in the World | Theater J |
Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences
| A Year with Frog and Toad | Imagination Stage | |
| Flowers Stink | The Kennedy Center | |
| Mockingbird | The Kennedy Center | |
| When She Had Wings | Imagination Stage | |
| Wiley and the Hairy Man | Imagination Stage |
Outstanding Visiting Production
| Blithe Spirit | The National Theatre | |
| Dunsinane | Shakespeare Theatre Company, National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| Once | The Kennedy Center | |
Outstanding Musical-HAYES Production
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Outstanding Musical-HELEN Production |
| Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company | |
| Las Polacas - The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre | |
| Once on This Island | Creative Cauldron | |
| Ragtime, The Musical | Toby's Dinner Theatre | |
| Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
Outstanding Play-HAYES Production
| Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center | |
| The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage | |
| Queens Girl in the World | Theater J | |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Folger Theatre | |
| Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Play-HELEN Production
| Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance | |
| Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance | |
| Old Wicked Songs | 1st Stage | |
| Very Still & Hard to See | Rorscharch Theatre | |
| Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre | |
The John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company
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