27th Annual Helen Hayes Awards Nominations Announced

Christine Andreas, Elena Shaddow, David Burnham, Steve Kazee, Judith Ivey and Bill Pullman are among the nominees of the 27th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, celebrating achievement in Washington, D.C.-area theatre.

The awards will be presented at a ceremony at the Warner Theatre on April 16th.

Andreas, Shaddow and Burnham were nominated for their respective turns as Margaret, Clara and Fabrizio in the national tour of The Light in the Piazza, while Kazee was nominated for the tour of Spamalot and Ivey and Pullman were honored for their work in The Subject Was Roses at the Kennedy Center. Other nominated performers included Nancy Lemenager for She Loves Me at Arena Stage, Trisha Jeffrey for Caroline, or Change at Studio Theatre, Veanne Cox for The Beaux Stratagem at the Shakespeare Theatre, and Brad Oscar and Walter Charles for Cabaret at Arena Stage.

Arena Stage was the most honored theatre, with 27 nominations. Its production of te classic Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret led the list of nominated productions, with 10 nods. Other theatres to receive multiple nominations included the Shakespeare Theatre (with 21 nominations), the Folger Theatre and the Kennedy Center (both with 11 nominations), as well as Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Synetic Theater and the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, among others.

A complete list of Helen Hayes Award nominees follows:

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production
	Tom Deckman, Monty Python's Spamalot , The National Theatre
	Jeff Dumas, Monty Python's Spamalot , The National Theatre
	Laura Griffith, The Light in the Piazza , The Kennedy Center
	Rick Holmes, Monty Python's Spamalot , The National Theatre
	David Turner, Monty Python's Spamalot , The National Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
	Christine Andreas, The Light in the Piazza , The National Theatre
	Danai Gurira, In the Continuum , Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
	Judith Ivey, The Subject Was Roses , The Kennedy Center
	Nikkole Salter, In the Continuum , Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
	Elena Shaddow, The Light in the Piazza , The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
	David Burnham, The Light in the Piazza , The Kennedy Center
	Mark Hadfield, The Canterbury Tales, Part 1 , The Kennedy Center
	Steve Kazee, The Subject Was Roses , The Kennedy Center
	Bill Pullman, The Subject Was Roses , The Kennedy Center
	Michael Siberry, Monty Python's Spamalot , The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production
	Marion J. Caffey, 3 Mo' Divas , Arena Stage
	David Neumann, Cabaret , Arena Stage
	Irina Tsikurishvili, The Dybbuk Synetic Theater and Theater J
	Irina Tsikurishvili, Faust , Synetic Theater
	Irina Tsikurishvili, Frankenstein , Synetic Theater as part of The Kennedy Center's Prelude Festival

Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production
	George Fulginiti-Shakar, Cabaret , Arena Stage
	Jon Kalbfleisch, Assassins , Signature Theatre
	Howard Breitbart & Jon Kalbfleisch, Caroline, or Change , The Studio Theatre
	Victor Simonson, 3 Mo' Divas , Arena Stage
	Adam Wernick, Love's Labor's Lost , Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production
	Martin Desjardins, An Enemy of the People , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Neil McFadden, A Midsummer Night's Dream , Folger Theatre
	Matthew M. Nielson, A Prayer for Owen Meany , Round House Theatre
	Irakli Kavsadze & Paata Tsikurishvili, Frankenstein , Synetic Theater as part of The Kennedy Center's Prelude Festival
	Michael Roth, The Persians , Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production
	Toni-Leslie James, 3 Mo' Divas , Arena Stage
	Anna R. Oliver, Don Juan , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Robert Perdziola, The Beaux' Stratagem , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Kate Turner-Walker, A Midsummer Night's Dream , Folger Theatre
	Catherine Zuber, Love's Labor's Lost , Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production
	Timian Alsaker, An Enemy of the People , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Daniel Conway, Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis , Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
	Daniel Conway, Measure for Measure , Folger Theatre
	Daniel Conway, The Long Christmas Ride Home , The Studio Theatre
	Antje Ellermann, 9 Parts of Desire , Arena Stage
	James Kronzer, The Beaux' Stratagem , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	James Kronzer, The Foreigner , Olney Theatre Center

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
	Colin K. Bills, Frankenstein , Synetic Theater as part of The Kennedy Center's Prelude Festival
	Colin K. Bills, The Dybbuk , Synetic Theater and Theater J
	John Hoey, Measure for Measure , Folger Theatre
	Charlie Morrison, An Enemy of the People , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Charlie Morrison, The Elephant Man , Olney Theatre Center

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical
	Sherri L. Edelen, Cabaret , Arena Stage
	Trisha Jeffrey, Caroline, or Change , Studio Theatre
	Nancy Lemenager, She Loves Me , Arena Stage
	Donna Migliaccio, Assassins , Signature Theatre
	Kelly J. Rucker, Caroline, or Change , Studio Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical
	Andy Brownstein, Assassins , Signature Theatre
	Jim Corti, She Loves Me , Arena Stage
	Mika Duncan, Assassins , Signature Theatre
	J. Fred Shiffman, Cabaret , Arena Stage
	J. Fred Shiffman, She Loves Me , Arena Stage

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical
	N'Kenge , 3 Mo' Divas , Arena Stage
	Meg Gillentine, Cabaret , Arena Stage
	Julia Nixon, Caroline, or Change , The Studio Theatre
	Brynn O'Malley, She Loves Me , Arena Stage
	Vivian Reed, 3 Mo' Divas , Arena Stage

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
	Glenn Seven Allen, Cabaret , Arena Stage
	Walter Charles, Cabaret , Arena Stage
	Will Gartshore, Assassins , Signature Theatre
	Brad Oscar, Cabaret , Arena Stage
	Matthew Schleigh, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story , Toby's Dinner Theatre

Outstanding Director, Resident Musical
	Marion J. Caffey, 3 Mo' Divas , Arena Stage
	Joe Calarco, Assassins , Signature Theatre
	Kyle Donnelly, She Loves Me , Arena Stage
	Greg Ganakas, Caroline, or Change , Studio Theatre
	Molly Smith, Cabaret , Arena Stage

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
	Stephanie Burden, A Midsummer Night's Dream , Folger Theatre
	Colleen Delany, The Beaux' Stratagem , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Gia Mora, A Prayer for Owen Meany , Round House Theatre
	Kate Eastwood Norris, A Midsummer Night's Dream , Folger Theatre
	Caitlin O'Connell, An Enemy of the People , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Sarah Grace Wilson, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie , The Studio Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
	Ralph Cosham, A Midsummer Night's Dream , Folger Theatre
	Rick Foucheux, An Enemy of the People , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Philip Goodwin, An Enemy of the People , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	James Slaughter, An Enemy of the People , Olney Theatre Center
	Geraint Wyn Davies, Love's Labor's Lost , Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play
	Helen Carey, Noises Off , Arena Stage
	Veanne Cox, The Beaux' Stratagem , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Joh Anna Day, The Rainmaker , Arena Stage
	Kimberly Gilbert, Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis , Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
	Heather Raffo, 9 Parts of Desire , Arena Stage
	Nancy Robinette, Frozen , The Studio Theatre Secondstage
	Deidra LaWan Starnes, A Raisin in the Sun , African Continuum Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play
	Matthew Detmer, A Prayer for Owen Meany , Round House Theatre
	Andrew Long, Frozen , The Studio Theatre Secondstage
	Karl Miller, Hamlet , Rep Stage
	Ian Merrill Peakes , The Game of Love and Chance , Folger Theatre
	Joseph Urla, An Enemy of the People , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Mark Zeisler, Measure for Measure , Folger Theatre

Outstanding Director, Resident Play
	Kjetil Bang-Hansen, An Enemy of the People , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Christopher Gallu, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui , Catalyst Theater Company
	Michael Kahn, The Beaux' Stratagem Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Michael Kahn, Love's Labor's Lost , Shakespeare Theatre Company
	Aaron Posner, Measure for Measure , Folger Theatre
	Blake Robison, A Prayer for Owen Meany , Round House Theatre
	Paata Tsikurishvili, Frankenstein , Synetic Theater as part of The Kennedy Center's Prelude Festival
	John Vreeke, Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis , Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical
	Renee Calarco, Short Order Stories , Charter Theatre Company
	Bridget Carpenter, The Faculty Room , Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
	Richard Greenberg, Bal Masque , Theater J
	Book & lyrics by Aaron Posner and Music by James Sugg, A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage , Round House Theatre
	Phoebe Rusch, 3/4 of a Mass for St. Vivian , Theater Alliance

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play or Musical
	Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, The Studio Theatre Secondstage
	Faust, Synetic Theater
	Frankenstein, Synetic Theater as part of The Kennedy Center's Prelude Festival
	The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Catalyst Theater Company
	Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Longacre Lea
	Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, Theater Alliance

Outstanding Non-Resident Production
	The Canterbury Tales, Part 1, The Kennedy Center
	In the Continuum, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
	The Light in the Piazza, The Kennedy Center
	Monty Python's Spamalot, The National Theatre
	Twelve Angry Men, The Kennedy Center