From Theatre Washington:
“On Monday, January 30, 2023, at a celebration honoring theatre excellence on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered in the National Theatre’s Helen Hayes Gallery for Theatre Washington’s announcement of nominees for the 37th Helen Hayes Awards.
Recognizing work from 131 eligible productions presented in the 2022 calendar year, nominations were made in 41 categories and grouped in “Helen” or “Hayes” cohorts, depending on the number of Equity members involved in the production. Nominations are the result of 40 carefully vetted judges considering 2,146 individual pieces of work, such as design, direction, choreography, performances, and more. Productions under consideration in 2022 included 39 musicals, 97 plays, and 38 world premieres.”
The Helen Hayes Award celebration will be held on Monday May 22, 2023 at The Anthem. For more information about the nominations, click here.
BY CATEGORY
Outstanding Choreography in a Musical – Hayes
Kelly Crandall d’Amboise She Loves Me Signature Theatre
Dane Figueroa Edidi The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Parker Esse Catch Me If You Can Arena Stage
Katie Spellman A.D. 16 Olney Theatre Center
Lorna Ventura American Prophet Arena Stage
Outstanding Choreography in a Musical – Helen
Justin Calhoun Rocky Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Maurice Johnson Once on This Island Constellation Theatre Company
Mark Minnick Monty Python’s Spamalot Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Luis Salgado ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre La historia de Emilio y Gloria Estefan ¡En español!
David Singleton The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
David Singleton tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co.
Outstanding Choreography in a Play – Hayes
Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci Shakespeare Theatre Co.
and Tracy Walsh
Sandi Holloway The Till Trilogy: The Ballad of Emmett Till Mosaic Theatre Co.
Ashleigh King Which Way to the Stage Signature Theatre
Jesse Korvasky Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare Theatre Co.
Pilobolus The Tempest Round House Theatre
Outstanding Choreography in a Play – Helen
Maryam Najafzada The Servant of Two Masters Synetic Theater
Douglas Dubois and Shakespeare in Love The Keegan Theatre
Ryan Sellers
Emily Sucher To Fall in Love Nu Sass Productions
Irina Tsikurishvili Dracula Synetic Theater
Irina Tsikurishvili Host & Guest Synetic Theater
Outstanding Musical Direction – Hayes
Liz Filios, Shaina Taub, and Manny Arciniega The Tempest Round House Theatre
Joseph Joubert and Paul Byssainthe, Jr. American Prophet Arena Stage
Mark G. Meadows The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Rickey Payton, Sr. The Till Trilogy: The Ballad of Emmett Till Mosaic Theater Co.
Christopher Youstra Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Olney Theatre Center
Outstanding Musical Direction – Helen
Marika Countouris tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co.
Walter “Bobby” McCoy ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Ross Scott Rawlings Monty Python’s Spamalot Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Ross Scott Rawlings The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Elisa Rosman Once on This Island Constellation Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design – Hayes
Kara Harmon The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Brandee Mathies Nollywood Dreams Round House Theatre
Yvonne Miranda Ain’t No Mo’ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co.
David I. Reynoso Into the Woods Signature Theatre
Alejo Vietti She Loves Me Signature Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design – Helen
Flo Arnold and Janine Sunday The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Jeannette Christensen ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Elizabeth Morton Shakespeare in Love The Keegan Theatre
Kendra Rai Dracula Synetic Theater
Erik Teague and Alison Samantha Johnson Under the Sea with Dredgie McGee 1st Stage
Outstanding Lighting Design – Hayes
Jesse Belsky John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Colin K. Bills Hi, Are You Single? Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co.
Peter Maradudin The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Nicole Pearce Catch Me If You Can Arena Stage
Alberto Segarra The Joy That Carries You Olney Theatre Center
Thom Weaver The Tempest Round House Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design – Helen
Christopher Annas-Lee ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Ian Claar Dracula Synetic Theater
Venus Gulbranson tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co.
David A. Hopkins The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Paata Tsikurishvili Host & Guest Synetic Theater
Outstanding Set Design – Hayes
Scott Bradley The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci Shakespeare Theatre Company
Daniel Conway The Tempest Round House Theatre
Lee Savage She Loves Me Signature Theatre
Lee Savage Into the Woods Signature Theatre
Luciana Stecconi John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Outstanding Set Design – Helen
Nadir Bey The Rainmaker 1st Stage
Clifton Chadick ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Matthew Keenan Shakespeare in Love The Keegan Theatre
Shane Lowry The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Michael Windsor and Yaritza Pacheco tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co.
Outstanding Sound Design – Hayes
Nick Hernandez Dear Mapel Mosaic Theater Company
Nick Hernandez Nollywood Dreams Round House Theatre
Ryan Hickey The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Andre Pluess and Adam W. Johnson The Tempest Round House Theatre
Kathy Ruvuna John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design – Helen
Draper Carter tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co.
Irakli Kavsadze Host & Guest Synetic Theatre
navi Under the Sea with Dredgie McGee 1st Stage
Yaritza Pacheco The Servant of Two Masters Synetic Theatre
Matthew Rowe ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding Media/Projections Design – Hayes
Bradley S. Bergeron FIRES IN THE MIRROR: Theater J
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and Other Identities
Kelly Colburn Dear Mapel Mosaic Theater Company
Mona Kasra The Till Trilogy: Benevolence Mosaic Theater Company
Jared Mezzocchi We declare you a terrorist… Round House Theatre
Aaron Rhyne Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Media/Projections Design – Helen
Jeremy Bennet Elegies: A Song Cycle The Keegan Theatre
Jeremy Bennett Yoga Play The Keegan Theatre
Kelly Colburn La Casa De La Laguna (The House on the Lagoon) GALA Hispanic Theatre
Patrick Lord ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Zavier Augustus Lee Taylor The Amazing Adventures of Dr. Wonderful (And Her Dog!)
The Keegan Theatre
Outstanding Performer – Visiting Production
Bridgette Amofah A Monster Calls The Kennedy Center
Kevin Chamberlain Guys and Dolls The Kennedy Center
Alex Edelman Just for Us Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Steven Lee Johnson To Kill a Mockingbird The Kennedy Center
Melanie Moore To Kill a Mockingbird The Kennedy Center
Steven Pasquale Guys and Dolls The Kennedy Center
Anita Reynolds A Monster Calls The Kennedy Center
Phillipa Soo Guys and Dolls The Kennedy Center
Richard Thomas To Kill a Mockingbird The Kennedy Center
Jacqueline Williams To Kill a Mockingbird The Kennedy Center
Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical – Hayes
Frenchie Davis The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Kaiyla Gross The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Andrew Morrill Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Olney Theatre Center
Katie Mariko Murray Into the Woods Signature Theatre
Tracy Lynn Olivera Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Olney Theatre Center
Solomon Parker III The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Maria Rizzo She Loves Me Signature Theatre
Nicki Runge Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Olney Theatre Center
Bobby Smith She Loves Me Signature Theatre
Danielle J. Summons The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical – Helen
Alex Alburqueque REVOLTOSA (The Troublemaker) GALA Hispanic Theatre
Alex De Bard tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co.
Tyler Dobies tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co.
Joey Ellinghaus Monty Python’s Spamalot Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Joey Ellinghaus The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Caroline Graham Little Women NextStop Theatre Company
Ashley Johnson GHOST, The Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Madelin Marchant ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Kamila Rodríguez ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Fran Tapia ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Play – Hayes
Michael Kevin Darnall The Hot Wing King Studio Theatre
Nate Dendy The Tempest Round House Theatre
Ignacio Diaz-Silverio John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Billie Krishawn The Till Trilogy:The Ballad of Emmett Till Mosaic Theater Company
Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers The Tempest Round House Theatre
Kate Eastwood Norris Our Town Shakespeare Theatre Company
Brandi Porter Ain’t No Mo’ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co.
Deidre Staples John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Dani Stoller My Body No Choice Arena Stage
Craig Wallace Our Town Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Play – Helen
Ian Armstrong The Playboy of the Western World Solas Nua
Fabiolla Da Silva The Revolutionists Prologue Theatre
Crystal Henry Arful-Addoh From the Mississippi Delta The Essential Theatre
Tom Howley Twigs & Bone Nu Sass Productions
Michael Innocenti The Outsider The Keegan Theatre
Karen Kelleher Shakespeare in Love The Keegan Theatre
Marissa Liotta Do You Feel Anger? Theater Alliance
Arika Thames The Revolutionists Prologue Theatre
Jon Townson Shakespeare in Love The Keegan Theatre
Evelyn Rosario Vega La Casa De La Laguna GALA HispanicTheatre
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical – Hayes
James Caverly Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Olney Theatre Center
Ali Ewoldt She Loves Me Signature Theatre
Nehal Joshi Catch Me If You Can Arena Stage
Kristolyn Lloyd American Prophet Arena Stage
Adelina Mitchell Meredith WIllson’s The Music Man Olney Theatre Center
Nova Y. Payton Grace Ford’s Theatre
Nova Y. Payton The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Hayley Podschun Catch Me If You Can Arena Stage
Bobby Smith No Place to Go Signature Theatre
Vishal Vaidya Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Olney Theatre Center
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical – Helen
Gaby Albo ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Jessica Barraclough Xanadu Workhouse Arts Center
Kyle Dalsimer The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Samuel Garnica ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Sally Imbriano Lucky Stiff NextStop Theatre Company
Katie McManus Little Women NextStop Theatre Company
Christian Montgomery tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co.
Graciela Rey Make Way for Ducklings Adventure Theatre MTC
Harrison Smith Elegies: A Song Cycle The Keegan Theatre
Laura Virella REVOLTOSA (The Troublemaker) GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play – Hayes
Ryan J. Haddad Hi, Are You Single? Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
January LaVoy FIRES IN THE MIRROR Theater J
Lillian Oben Nine Night Round House Theatre
Jon Hudson Odom Ain’t No Mo’ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Nancy Robinette The Trip to Bountiful Ford’s Theatre
Juliana Sass John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Jordan Slattery John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
John Douglas Thompson Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Theatre Company &
Theatre for a New Audience
Justin Weaks There’s Always the Hudson Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Antonio Michael Woodard The Till Trilogy: The Ballad of Emmett Till Mosaic Theater Company
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play – Helen
Zach Brewster-Geisz The Outsider The Keegan Theatre
Michael Burgos Fade Unexpected Stage Company
Tamieka Chavis The Rainmaker 1st Stage
Terrance Fleming Shakespeare in Love The Keegan Theatre
Jamil Joseph The Playboy of the Western World Solas Nua
Jaucqir LaFond Blue Door Perisphere Theater
Ashley D. Nguyen Shakespeare in Love The Keegan Theatre
Susan Marie Rhea The Outsider The Keegan Theatre
Nutsa Tediashvili The Servant of Two Masters Synetic Theater
Vato Tsikurishvili The Servant of Two Masters Synetic Theatre
Outstanding Direction in a Musical – Hayes
Kathryn Chase Bryer Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience Imagination Stage
Timothy Douglas The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Sandra Mae Frank and Michael Baron Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Olney Theatre Center
Matthew Gardiner No Place to Go Signature Theatre
Matthew Gardiner She Loves Me Signature Theatre
Outstanding Direction in a Musical – Helen
Angelisa Gillyard Once on This Island Constellation Theatre Company
Mark Minnick Monty Python’s Spamalot Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Mark Minnick The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Luis Salgado ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Michael Windsor tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co
Outstanding Direction in a Play – Hayes
Lili-Anne Brown Ain’t No Mo’ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Adam Immerwahr and January LaVoy FIRES IN THE MIRROR Theater J
Jason Loewith and Kevin McAllister The Joy That Carries You Olney Theatre Center
Marti Lyons John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Aaron Posner and Teller The Tempest Round House Theatre
Talvin Wilks The Till Trilogy: The Ballad of Emmett Till Mosaic Theater Company
Outstanding Direction in a Play – Helen
Jessica Lefkow The Revolutionists Prologue Theatre
Paata Tsikurishvili Dracula Synetic Theater
Paata Tsikurishvili Host & Guest Synetic Theater
Vato Tsikurishvili The Servant of Two Masters Synetic Theater
Henery Wyand Blue Door Perisphere Theater
Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical Adaptation
Michael Bloom Nathan the Wise Theater J & Folger Theatre
Raymond O. Caldwell and Adrienne Torf
Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience Theater Alliance & IN Series
Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith
Ichabod: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Creative Cauldron
Frank Labovitz RHINOCÉROS! Pointless Theatre Company
C. Quintana and Janelle Lawrence Beastgirl The Kennedy Center
Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical
Ifa Bayeza The Till Trilogy: That Summer in Sumner Mosaic Theater Company
Kimberly Belflower John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Mona Pirnot Private Mosaic Theater Company
Psalmayene 24 Dear Mapel Mosaic Theater Company
Charles Randolph-Wright and Marcus Hummon American Prophet Arena Stage
Dani Stoller and Awa Sal Secka The Joy That Carries You Olney Theatre Center
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical – Hayes
American Prophet Arena Stage
Into the Woods Signature Theatre
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Olney Theatre Center
She Loves Me Signature Theatre
The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical – Helen
Monty Python’s Spamalot Toby’s Dinner Theatre
ON YOUR FEET! GALA Hispanic Theatre
The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co.
REVOLTOSA (The Troublemaker) GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play – Hayes
John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Nollywood Dreams Round House Theatre
The Hot Wing King Studio Theatre
The Joy That Carries You Olney Theatre Center
The Tempest Round House Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play – Helen
Fantastagirl and the Math Monster Adventure Theatre MTC
The Revolutionists Prologue Theatre
The Outsider The Keegan Theatre
The Trip Best Medicine Rep
Under the Sea with Dredgie McGee 1st Stage
Outstanding Production – Theatre for Young Audiences
Beastgirl The Kennedy Center
Make Way for Ducklings Adventure Theatre MTC
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience Imagination Stage
P.Nokio Imagination Stage
Under the Sea with Dredgie McGee 1st Stage
Outstanding Visiting Production
A Monster Calls The Kennedy Center
Guys and Dolls The Kennedy Center
Jesus Christ Superstar The Kennedy Center
Just for Us Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
To Kill a Mockingbird The Kennedy Center
Outstanding Production in a Musical – Hayes
American Prophet Arena Stage
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Olney Theatre Center
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience Imagination Stage
No Place to Go Signature Theatre
She Loves Me Signature Theatre
The Color Purple Signature Theatre
Outstanding Production in a Musical – Helen
Monty Python’s Spamalot Toby’s Dinner Theatre
ON YOUR FEET! La historia de Emilio y Gloria Estefan ¡En español! GALA Hispanic Theatre
Once on This Island Constellation Theatre Company
The Spongebob Musical Toby’s Dinner Theatre
tick, tick…BOOM! Monumental Theatre Co
Outstanding Production in a Play – Hayes
Ain’t No Mo’ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
John Proctor is the Villain Studio Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare Theatre Company
Nollywood Dreams Round House Theatre
The Joy That Carries You Olney Theatre Center
The Tempest Round House Theatre
Outstanding Production in a Play – Helen
Blue Door Perisphere Theater
Host & Guest Synetic Theater
The Rainmaker 1st Stage
The Revolutionists Prologue Theatre
The Servant of Two Masters Synetic Theater
