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Helen Hayes Awards
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The most famous of the theater
awards in the region, the Helen Hayes Awards, are given in recognition of
outstanding work in the professional theater community of Washington,
Maryland and Virginia. Begun in 1983 when there were but 14 professional
theaters producing in the area, the award program has become a major factor
in the promotion of the incredibly vibrant theater community in the Potomac
Region. The award was named for legendary actress and
Washington DC native, Helen Hayes, "the first lady of the American theater." A special feature of the program is an award given for
the outstanding new play which is named for Helen Hayes' husband, playwright
Charles MacArthur.
Linda Levy Grossman now heads up the organization, having succeeded the
founding executive director, Elizabeth Brown.
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For the work on a show to be eligible for
consideration, a number of qualifications must be met: the actors must be
paid, the theater must have the rights to perform the play and there must be
16 or more performances. A pool of more than sixty judges are available to
see each eligible production. The pool is divided into panels of judges who
are normally assigned to either musicals or straight plays or premieres. The
judges assigned to attend a specific production cast their ballots
independently without discussing it among themselves. The nominees for
calendar year 2007 were announced February 25, 2008 and the winners will be
announced at a gala ceremony at the Warner Theatre on April 28.
The recipients and nominees for
calendar year 2007 are shown below (recipients are in red).
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
- Will Gartshore, Merrily We Roll Along,
Signature Theatre
- Marc Kudisch, The Witches of Eastwick,
Signature Theatre
- Lawrence Redmond, Reefer Madness: The
Musical, Studio Theatre 2ndStage
- Bobby Smith, Reefer Madness: The
Musical, Studio Theatre 2ndStage
- Bobby Smith, The Musical of Musicals
(The Musical!), MetroStage
- Andrew Sonntag, Reefer Madness: The
Musical, Studio Theatre 2ndStage
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical:
- Heidi Blickenstaff, Meet John Doe,
Ford's Theatre
- Carolee Carmello, Saving Aimee,
Signature Theatre
- Jessica Dukes, Spunk, Tribute
Productions and African Continuum Theatre Company
- Tina Fabrique, Ella, Arena Stage
- Harriett D. Foy, The Women of Brewster
Place, Arena Stage
- Marva Hicks, The Women of Brewster
Place, Arena Stage
- Donna Migliaccio, The Musical of
Musicals (The Musical!), MetroStage
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident
Musical:
- Michael Arnold, Carnival!, Kennedy
Center
- Christopher Bloch, Christmas Carol 1941,
Arena Stage
- Joel Blum, Meet John Doe, Ford's
Theatre
- Ed Dixon, Saving Aimee, Signature
Theatre
- Erik Liberman, Merrily We Roll Along,
Signature Theatre
- Guy Paul, Meet John Doe, Ford's
Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident
Musical (Tie):
- E. Faye Butler, Saving Aimee,
Signature Theatre
- Karlah Hamilton, The Witches of
Eastwick, Signature Theatre
- Monique L. Midgette, The Women of
Brewster Place, Arena Stage
- Tracy Lynn Olivera, Merrily We Roll
Along, Signature Theatre
- Lauren Williams, Into the Woods,
Signature Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play:
- Gabriela Fernandez Coffey, References
to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Rorschach Theatre
- Naomi Jacobson, Vigils, Woolly
Mammoth Theatre Company
- Polly Noonan, Dead Man's Cell Phone,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Mary Beth Peil, 33 Variations,
Arena Stage
- Nancy Robinette, Souvenir, A Fantasia
on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, Studio Theatre
- Irina Tsikurishvili, Macbeth,
Synetic Theater
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play:
- James Brown-Orleans, My Children! My
Africa!, Studio Theatre
- Arnie Burton, I Am My Own Wife,
Olney Theatre Center
- Edward Gero, Shining City, Studio
Theatre
- Charles H. Hyman, The Unmentionables,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Christopher Innvar, The Taming of the
Shrew, Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Irakli Kavsadze, Macbeth, Synetic
Theater
- Michael Russotto, She Stoops to Comedy,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- J. Fred Shiffman, Souvenir, A Fantasia
on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, Studio
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident
Play:
- Naomi Jacobson, The Unmentionables,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Susan Kellermann, 33 Variations,
Arena Stage
- Sarah Marshall, As You Like It,
Folger Theatre
- Kate Eastwood Norris, She Stoops to
Comedy, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Salma Qarnain, Macbeth, Synetic
Theater
- Regina Marie Williams, Redshirts,
Round House Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
(Tie):
- Daniel Escobar, She Stoops to Comedy,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Philip Fletcher, Macbeth, Synetic
Theater
- Rick Foucheux, Dead Man's Cell Phone,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Peter Macon, Titus Andronicus,
Shakespeare Theatre Company
- J. Fred Shiffman, Vigils, Woolly
Mammoth Theatre Company\
- Alexander Strain, Pangs of the Messiah,
Theater J
The Canadian Embassy Award for Outstanding
Ensemble, Resident Play or Musical:
- Alone It Stands, The Keegan Theatre
- Hamlet … the rest is silence,
Synetic Theater
- Insurrection: Holding History,
Theater Alliance
- Scenes from the Big Picture, Solas
Nua
- She Stoops to Comedy, Woolly
Mammoth Theatre Company
- Vigils, Woolly Mammoth Theatre
Company
- The Word Begins, Signature Theatre
Outstanding Choreography, Resident
Production:
- Karma Camp, The Witches of Eastwick,
Signature Theatre
- Christopher D'Amboise, The Studio,
Signature Theatre
- Matthew Gardiner, Reefer Madness: The
Musical, Studio Theatre 2ndStage
- Eric Lucas and Kerry Lucas, Alone It
Stands, The Keegan Theatre
- Irina Tsikurishvili, Hamlet ... the
rest is silence, Synetic Theater
- Irina Tsikurishvili, Macbeth,
Synetic Theater
- Irina Tsikurishvili, The Fall of the
House of Usher, Synetic Theater
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production:
- Marie Anne Chiment, I Am My Own Wife,
Olney Theatre Center
- James Kronzer, The Unmentionables,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Derek McLane, 33 Variations, Arena
Stage
- Neil Patel, Dead Man's Cell Phone,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Lee Savage, Richard III,
Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Anastasia Ryurikov Simes, Macbeth,
Synetic Theater
- Narelle Sissons, The Taming of the
Shrew, Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Robin Stapley, Crime and Punishment,
Round House Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident
Production:
- Murell Horton, Edward II,
Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Jennifer Moeller, Tamburlaine,
Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Reggie Ray, Souvenir, A Fantasia on the
Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, Studio Theatre
- Anastasia Ryurikov Simes, Macbeth,
Synetic Theater
- Paul Tazewell, Carnival!, The
Kennedy Center
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident
Production:
- Colin K. Bills, Dead Man's Cell Phone,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Colin K. Bills, Macbeth, Synetic
Theater
- Colin K. Bills, The Unmentionables,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- David Lander, 33 Variations, Arena
Stage
- Charlie Morrison, Richard III,
Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Rui Rita, Meet John Doe, Ford's
Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design, Resident
Production:
- Irakli Kavsadze and
Paata Tsikurishvili, Macbeth, Synetic
Theater
- Jeremy Lee, The Studio, Signature
Theatre
- Matthew M. Nielson, Nest, Signature
Theatre
- Matthew M. Nielson, The Unmentionables,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Ryan Rumery, Vigils, Woolly Mammoth
Theatre Company
- Gil Thompson, Souvenir, A Fantasia on
the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, Studio Theatre
Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident
Production (Tie):
- Jon Kalbfleisch, Merrily We Roll Along,
Signature Theatre
- Jon Kalbfleisch, The Witches of
Eastwick, Signature Theatre
- Dan Kazemi, The Musical of Musicals
(The Musical!), MetroStage
- William Foster McDaniel, The Women of
Brewster Place, Arena Stage
- Christopher Youstra, Titanic The
Musical, Toby's Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Director, Resident Musical (Tie):
- Keith Alan Baker, Reefer Madness: The
Musical, Studio Theatre 2ndStage
- Lawrence B. Munsey and Toby Orenstein,
Titanic The Musical, Toby's Dinner Theatre
- Eric Schaeffer, Meet John Doe,
Ford's Theatre
- Eric Schaeffer, The Witches of Eastwick,
Signature Theatre
- Molly Smith, The Women of Brewster
Place, Arena Stage
Outstanding Director, Resident Play:
- Timothy Douglas, Insurrection: Holding
History, Theater Alliance
- Pam MacKinnon, The Unmentionables,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Serge Seiden, Souvenir, A Fantasia on
the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins, Studio Theatre
- Shirley Serotsky, References to
Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Rorschach Theatre
- Howard Shalwitz, She Stoops to Comedy,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Rebecca Bayla Taichman, Dead Man's Cell
Phone, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Rebecca Bayla Taichman, The Taming of
the Shrew, Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Paata Tsikurishvili, Hamlet ... the
rest is silence, Synetic Theater
- Paata Tsikurishvili, Macbeth,
Synetic Theater
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding
New Play or Musical:
- Matt August and Andrew Gerle and Eddie
Sugarman, Meet John Doe, Ford's Theatre
- Steve Connell and Sekou (tha Misfit),
The Word Begins, Signature Theatre
- Moises Kaufman, 33 Variations,
Arena Stage
- Motti Lerner, Pangs of the Messiah,
Theater J
- Sarah Ruhl, Dead Man's Cell Phone,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
- Dana Yeaton, Redshirts, Round House
Theatre
Outstanding Resident Musical:
- Into the Woods, Signature Theatre
- Meet John Doe, Ford's Theatre
- Reefer Madness: The Musical, The
Studio Theatre 2ndStage
- The Witches of Eastwick, Signature
Theatre
- The Women of Brewster Place, Arena
Stage
- Titanic, The Musical, Toby's Dinner
Theatre
Outstanding Resident Play:
- Dead Man's Cell Phone, Woolly
Mammoth Theatre Company
- Hamlet … the rest is silence,
Synetic Theater
- Macbeth, Synetic Theater
- Souvenir, A Fantasia on the Life of
Florence Foster Jenkins, The Studio Theatre
- The Taming of the Shrew,
Shakespeare Theatre Company
- The Unmentionables, Woolly Mammoth
Theatre Company
- The Word Begins, Signature Theatre
Non-Resident Productions:
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident
Production:
- Daniel Beaty, Emergence-See!, Arena
Stage
- Christopher Cazenove, My Fair Lady,
Kennedy Center
- Bill Irwin, Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?, Kennedy Center
- Robert McClure, Avenue Q, The Broadway
Musical, National Theatre
- Chris McGarry, Doubt, A Parable,
National Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident
Production:
- Cherry Jones, Doubt, A Parable,
National Theatre
- Karen Kandel, Mabou Mines' Peter and
Wendy, Arena Stage
- Lisa O'Hare, My Fair Lady, Kennedy
Center
- Kelli Sawyer, Avenue Q, The Broadway
Musical, National Theatre
- Janet Suzman, Coriolanus, Kennedy
Center
Outstanding Supporting Performer,
Non-Resident Production:
- Justin Bohon, My Fair Lady, Kennedy
Center
- Caroline Stefanie Clay, Doubt, A
Parable, National Theatre
- Tim Jerome, My Fair Lady, Kennedy
Center
- Lisa Joyce, Doubt, A Parable,
National Theatre
- Timothy West, Coriolanus, Kennedy
Center
Outstanding Non-Resident Production:
- Avenue Q, The Broadway Musical, The
National Theatre
- Doubt, A Parable, The National
Theatre
- Emergence-See!, Arena Stage
- My Fair Lady, The Kennedy Center
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,
The Kennedy Center
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For the 2007 calendar
year, the judges are:
- Ainspan, Nathan - Life-Long
Theatregoer
- Aldrich, Tim - Web Designer, The Kennedy
Center
- Amato, Danielle - Associate Literary
Manager and Dramaturg, The Studio Theatre
- Ayala, Emi - Box Office, Folger Theatre
- Bauman, Chad - Director of Communications,
Americans for the Arts
- Berlin, Susan - Senior Editor, American
Public Transportation Association; Washington Regional Theatre Review,
TalkinBroadway.com
- Bernard, Cathy - President, CSB Management
Corp; Round House Theatre board member
- Bernardino, Edu. - Event Designer
- Blauvelt, Field - Actor
- Bobbitt, Michael - Choreographer,
Director, Writer, Educator; Adjunct Professor at George Washington
University
- Burke, Michael - Manager, BNA
- Bustamante, Carlos - Actor
- Carpenter, Jay Hall - Sculptor
- Clampitt, Susan - Arts Consultant
- Claridge, Jon Palmer - Program Director,
Arlington Cultural Affairs
- Corin, Donald - Realtor, Member AEA, AGMA
- Costales, René - Spanish and Portuguese
Interpreter
- Darling, Cynthia - Adjunct Professor,
University of Maryland University College
- Delaney, Anne - Former Cultural Counselor,
Embassy of Canada
- Donnelly, Paul - American Psychological
Association; Director; Playwright
- Dulaski, Ilona - Actress; member AEA – SAG
– AFTRA; Singer; Spokeswoman
- Ende, Rebecca - Marketing Associate,
Ford’s Theatre
- Felton, Daniel - Financial services
legislative consultant and manager; Actor
- Finney, Shannon - Media Relations, U.S.
Senate
- Gil, Peter - Voiceover Artist; Actor;
Conference Interpreter
- Gopalan, Gaurav - Resident Assistant
Director at Washington Shakespeare Company and Scena Theatre;Faculty
Research Scientist and Aerospace Engineer University of Maryland
- Grossman, Rachel - Director of Education
and Outreach, Round House Theatre
- Harrison, Jeanne - Founding Artistic
Director, Traveling Players Ensemble; Theatre Educator, University of
Maryland
- Howes, Randy - Head Usher, Terrace
Theater, Kennedy Center
- Jennings, Caleen Sinnette - Professor of
Theatre, American University; Playwright
- Jennings, Chris - General Manager,
Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Kandarian, Lora - Production Manager;
Stay-at-home parent
- King, Meredith - Program
Coordinator/Education Outreach, Round House Theatre
- Kippola, Karl - Assistant Professor of
Theatre, American University
- Klewin, Carrie - Freelance Director
- Lipstein, Freddi - Attorney; Freelance
Writer
- McAndrews, Dawn - Director of Education,
Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Monaco, Pamela - Assistant Dean and
Theatre Professor, University of Maryland University College
- Morra, Joseph - Attorney, U.S. Securities
& Exchange Commission
- Morrill, Gene - Consultant to George Meany
Center for Labor Studies
- Ngo, Dat - Training Programs Manager,
Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Olshaker, Mark - Author and Filmmaker
- Perkins, Bill - Public Relations
Professional, Potomac Communications Group
- Pinolini, Barbara - Actress, Teacher, Book
Narrator, Video Producer
- Pringle, Elizabeth - Director, Education
Arts Technology (EAT) with MHz Networks
- Quick, David - U.S. Department of Interior
Public Affairs Specialist; Freelance Violist
- Ramont, Mark - Associate Producer, Ford's
Theatre Society
- Ruppert, Molly - Co-Director of Warehouse
Arts, Warehouse Theater, Warehouse Gallery
- Sacheli, Robert - Creative Services
Manager, American Occupational Therapy Association; Actor
- Shod, Karen - Life-Long Theatregoer
- Sloan, Gary - Assistant Professor of
Drama, The Catholic University of America; Actor
- Snyder, Joel - Director; Described Media,
National Captioning Institute; Actor
- Sommers, Charlotte - Development Director,
Joy of Motion Dance Center; Freelance Arts Journalist
- Tosh, Dennis - Attorney; Editor - Thompson
Publishing Group, Inc.
- Tracy, Bob - Retired
- Trudell, Hilary - Coordinator, Theater
Programming at the Kennedy Center
- Tucker, Lance - Director of Marketing,
Arena Stage
- Weidner, Catherine - Program Director
Academy for Classical Acting, Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Wells, Barbara - Senior Writer, Reingold
Inc
- Welt, Bernard - Professor, Academic
Studies, Corcoran College of Art and Design
- Williams, Steve - IATSE Local 22
Stagehand, Retired
- Williams, Miyuki - Radio Commentator;
Actor
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