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theatreWashington just announced the 29th Helen Hayes Awards nominees today, January 28th, 2013 in The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery. Scroll below for the full list of the 2013 nominees!
The culmination of a year-long judging process and rigorous statistical analysis, the nominations announcement will kick off this year's Helen Hayes Awards celebration, to be held on Monday, April 8.
One of the country's most prestigious cultural honors, The Helen Hayes Awards recognizes and celebrates outstanding achievement in over 80 professional theatres throughout the Washington metropolitan area. Named for the legendary First Lady of the American Theatre, nominated artists and companies exemplify the excellence found on all Washington stages, which, in turn, propel Washington as a nationally and internationally recognized thriving theatre town.
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
Matthew A. Anderson
Seussical
Imagination Stage
Brooks Ashmanskas
1776
Ford's Theatre
James Gardiner
Little Shop of Horrors
Olney Theatre Center
Doug Kreeger
Brother Russia
Signature Theatre
Paul Scanlan
Spring Awakening
The Keegan Theatre
Bobby Smith
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
MetroStage
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical
Mary Bridget Davies
One Night with Janis Joplin
Arena Stage
Natascia Diaz
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
MetroStage
Nova Y. Payton
Dreamgirls
Signature Theatre
Dayna Quincy
The Color Purple
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Erin Weaver
Xanadu
Signature Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical
Christopher Bloch
1776
Ford's Theatre
Michael John Casey
Rapunzel
Imagination Stage
Robert Cuccioli
1776
Ford's Theatre
David Little
The Color Purple
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Cedric Neal
Dreamgirls
Signature Theatre
Nicholas Rodriguez
My Fair Lady
Arena Stage
Bobby Smith
Little Shop of Horrors
Olney Theatre Center
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical
Priscilla Cuellar
Legally Blonde the Musical
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Theresa Cunningham
The Color Purple
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Sherri L. Edelen
Xanadu
Signature Theatre
Crystal Joy
Dreamgirls
Signature Theatre
Donna Migliaccio
The Music Man
Arena Stage
Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
MetroStage
Josephine Tonight
MetroStage
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Imagination Stage
Puerto Rico...
GALA Hispanic Theatre
Rapunzel
Imagination Stage
Spring Awakening
The Keegan Theatre
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play
Teagle F. Bougere
Invisible Man
The Studio Theatre
Steven Epp
The Servant of Two Masters
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Larry Marshall
Pullman Porter Blues
Arena Stage
Cody Nickell
The Taming of the Shrew
Folger Theatre
Jose Joaqu Perez
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play
Rena Cherry Brown
August: Osage County
The Keegan Theatre
Helen Carey
Long Day
Arena Stage
Francesca Faridany
Strange Interlude
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Lee Mikeska Gardner
Side Man
1st Stage
Kathryn Kelley
The Belle of Amherst
The Bay Theatre Company
Kate Eastwood Norris
The Taming of the Shrew
Folger Theatre
Kathleen Turner
Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
Arena Stage
Holly Twyford
Dirt
The Studio Theatre
The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
Adam Green
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Adi Hanash
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Matthew McGee
Taking Steps
Constellation Theatre Company
Danny Scheie
The Taming of the Shrew
Folger Theatre
Bradley Foster Smith
Suite Surrender
1st Stage
Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
Emily Behny
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The National Theatre
Felicia Boswell
Memphis
The Kennedy Center
Mara Davi
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
The Kennedy Center
Ashley Blair Fitzgerald
Come Fly Away
The Kennedy Center
Helen Russell
Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie
Theater J
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production
Robert Jack
Black Watch
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Julie Johnson
Memphis
The Kennedy Center
Tom Lawrence
Hamlet
Folger Theatre
Adam McNamara
Black Watch
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Christopher Saul
Hamlet
Folger Theatre
Chris Starkie
Black Watch
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Colin K. Bills
Brother Russia
Signature Theatre
Colin K. Bills
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Chuan-Chi Chan
The Servant of Two Masters
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Mary Louise Geiger
Invisible Man
The Studio Theatre
Keith Parham
Red
Arena Stage
Justin Townsend
One Night with Janis Joplin
Arena Stage
Thom Weaver
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Christopher Bayes
The Servant of Two Masters
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Robert Falls
Red
Arena Stage
Kirsten Kelly
Big Love
The Hub Theatre
Christopher McElroen
Invisible Man
The Studio Theatre
Ethan McSweeny
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Aaron Posner
The Taming of the Shrew
Folger Theatre
John Vreeke
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Michael Kahn
The Government Inspector
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Director, Resident Musical
Kathryn Chase Bryer
Rapunzel
Imagination Stage
Matthew Gardiner
Dreamgirls
Signature Theatre
Toby Orenstein
The Color Purple
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Lawrence B. Munsey
The Color Purple
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Mark A. Rhea
Spring Awakening
The Keegan Theatre
Susan Marie Rhea
Spring Awakening
The Keegan Theatre
Serge Seiden
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
MetroStage
Janet Stanford
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Imagination Stage
Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production
Christopher Baine
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Cliff Eberhardt, Original Music; and Christopher Baine, Sound Design
The Taming of the Shrew
Folger Theatre
Matthew Nielson
The Illusion
Forum Theatre
David Remedios
Invisible Man
The Studio Theatre
Brendon Vierra
Hum
Theater Alliance
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical
Matthew R. Wilson, adaptor; based on the novel by Charles Dickens
A Commedia Christmas Carol
Faction of Fools Theatre Company
Jason Gray Platt
Crown of Shadows: the wake of odysseus
Round House Theatre
Bryony Lavery
Dirt
The Studio Theatre
Kathryn Chase Bryer, David Palmer, Janet Stanford, Septime Webre, concept by; libretto & lyrics by Janet Stanford with additional lyrics by Bari Biern; music by Matthew Pierce
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Imagination Stage
Cheryl L. West
Pullman Porter Blues
Arena Stage
Paul Downs Colaizzo
Really Really
Signature Theatre
Renee Calarco
The Religion Thing
Theater J
Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production
Parker Esse
The Music Man
Arena Stage
Joe Isenberg
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Erika Chong Shuch
The Conference of the Birds
Folger Theatre
Rick Sordelet
Sucker Punch
The Studio Theatre
Anwar Thomas
The Color Purple
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Septime Webre
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Imagination Stage
David Palmer
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Imagination Stage
Outstanding Production, Theatre For Young Audiences
A Little House Christmas
Adventure Theatre MTC
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Imagination Stage
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
The Kennedy Center
Rapunzel
Imagination Stage
The Snowy Day
Adventure Theatre
Outstanding Non-Resident Production
The Animals and Children Took to the Streets
Studio Theatre
Black Watch
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Hamlet
Folger Theatre
Memphis
The Kennedy Center
Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie
Theater J
Outstanding Resident Play
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare Theatre Company
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Invisible Man
The Studio Theatre
Our Class
Theater J
The Taming of the Shrew
Folger Theatre
Outstanding Resident Musical
1776
Ford's Theatre
The Color Purple
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Dreamgirls
Signature Theatre
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
MetroStage
Spring Awakening
The Keegan Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
E. Faye Butler
Pullman Porter Blues
Arena Stage
Sarah Marshall
The Taming of the Shrew
Folger Theatre
Natalia Payne
Dirt
The Studio Theatre
Nancy Robinette
The Government Inspector
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Holly Twyford
The Taming of the Shrew
Folger Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
Michael Benz
Hamlet
Folger Theatre
Ryan Fletcher
Black Watch
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Martin Kaye
Million Dollar Quartet
The Kennedy Center
David M. Lutken
Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie
Theater J
Christopher Sieber
La Cage Aux Folles
The Kennedy Center
Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play
August: Osage County
The Keegan Theatre
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
The Government Inspector
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Invisible Man
The Studio Theatre
The Taming of the Shrew
Folger Theatre
Pullman Porter Blues
Arena Stage
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production
Riccardo Hernandez
Pullman Porter Blues
Arena Stage
Troy Hourie
Invisible Man
The Studio Theatre
Misha Kachman
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Todd Rosenthal
Red
Arena Stage
Lee Savage
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production
Judith Bowden
My Fair Lady
Arena Stage
Murell Horton
The Government Inspector
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Frank Labovitz
Dreamgirls
Signature Theatre
Jennifer Moeller
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Lawrence B. Munsey
The Color Purple
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production
Jenny Cartney
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
MetroStage
Jonathan Tuzman
Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Lawrence Goldberg
The Music Man
Arena Stage
Jon Kalbfleisch
Dreamgirls
Signature Theatre
Jake Null
Spring Awakening
The Keegan Theatre
Christopher Youstra
The Color Purple
Toby's Dinner Theatre
Jmichael
Pullman Porter Blues
Arena Stage
WTOP's Bob Madigan and Rebecca Sheir of WAMU's Metro Connection hosted the announcement and live webcast from The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery. Tom Lee, National Theatre Executive Director, welcomed guests to the historic playhouse, which is embarking on an exciting new chapter of bringing theatre and music attractions to Washington.
Victor Shargai, Chairman of the theatreWashington Board of Directors, sharing a glimpse into the breadth and scope of Washington theatre, announced that the 2013 John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company will be presented to Dizzy Miss Lizzie's Roadside Revue. He further said "the recognition of just some of the work with Helen Hayes Awards nominations cannot possibly tell the story of the phenomenon that is Washington theatre." He punctuated that point when he introduced a video presentation illustrating the magnitude of the 2012 Washington theatre season.
Fifty judges, specifically endorsed for the purpose by a panel of Washington area artistic directors, submitted 24,216 scores in consideration of 3,027 pieces of work (performances, designs, productions, directions, etc.). Of all the work considered, 1,572 were acting performances alone. The complete list of nominees for the 29th Helen Hayes Awards is available at www.theatreWashington.org. The nominations announcement was webcast live, drawing in an estimated 8,500 views over the course of the evening.
Now presented for the sixth year, The John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company was established in memory of John Aniello, a devoted and enthusiastic champion of young, promising theatre artists. The Award recognizes theatre companies who are just getting started, yet have produced a body of work that is groundbreaking and compelling.
The 2013 Recipient of the John Aniello Award, for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company, Dizzy Miss Lizzie's Roadside Revue, was founded in 2009 and draws on theatre, rock and roll, and the traditions of American music and storytelling to bridge the gap between a night at the theatre and a night at a rock concert. |
