Awards & Winners

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

Helen Hayes Award

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical is one of the awards presented at the annual Helen Hayes Award ceremony.

Check all the winners of The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical presented under Helen Hayes Award since 1990 .


Aaron Posner

Honored for : Stupid Fucking Bird

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Happenstance Theater 4th Annual, ALL-NEW Cabaret Macabre
Matthew R. Wilson Don Juan
Lucas Hnath Red Speedo
Aaron Posner Stupid Fucking Bird
Michael J. Bobbitt Three Little Birds

Paul Downs Colaizzo

Honored for : Really Really

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matthew R. Wilson A Commedia Christmas Carol
Jason Gray Platt Crown of Shadows: the wake of odysseus
Bryony Lavery Dirt
Janet Stanford The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Kathryn Chase Bryer The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
David Palmer The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Septime Webre The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Bari Biern The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Matthew Pierce The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Cheryl L. West Pullman Porter Blues
Paul Downs Colaizzo Really Really
Renee Calarco The Religion Thing

Marc Acito

Honored for : Birds of a Feather

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Hollinger Cyrano
Aaron Posner Cyrano
David Ives The Heir Apparent
Jason Lott Wonderful Life
Helen Pafumi Wonderful Life
Duncan Macmillan Lungs
Deb Margolin Imagining Madoff
Marc Acito Birds of a Feather
dog & pony dc Beertown

David Ives

Honored for : The Liar

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marcus Gardley Every Tongue Confess
Zina Goldrich Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred)
Marcy Heisler Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred)
Ricky Ian Gordon Sycamore Trees
Nina Mankin Sycamore Trees
David Ives The Liar
Deborah Wicks La Puma Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
Michael Silversher Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
Mo Willems Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
Charles Way Pirates! A Boy at Sea

Danai Gurira

Honored for : Eclipsed

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sam Forman Rise and Fall of Annie Hall
Danai Gurira Eclipsed
Victor Lodato The Bread of Winter
Robert O'Hara Antebellum
Gustavo Ott Momia en el closet: The Return of Eva Perón
Mariano Vales Momia en el closet: The Return of Eva Perón

Robert O'Hara

Honored for : Antebellum

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sam Forman Rise and Fall of Annie Hall
Danai Gurira Eclipsed
Victor Lodato The Bread of Winter
Robert O'Hara Antebellum
Gustavo Ott Momia en el closet: The Return of Eva Perón
Mariano Vales Momia en el closet: The Return of Eva Perón

Stefanie Zadravec

Honored for : Honey Brown Eyes

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Adjmi Stunning
Paul Scott Goodman Rooms - a Rock Romance
Miriam Goodman Rooms - a Rock Romance
Deborah Wicks La Puma Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure
Karen Zacarías Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure
Marco Ramirez Mermaids, Monsters, and the World Painted Purple
Stefanie Zadravec Honey Brown Eyes

Sarah Ruhl

Honored for : Dead man's cell phone

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sarah Ruhl Dead man's cell phone
Matt August Meet John Doe
Andrew Gerle Meet John Doe
Eddie Sugarman Meet John Doe
Steve Connell The Word Begins
Moisés Kaufman 33 Variations
Motti Lerner Pangs of the Messiah
Dana Yeaton Redshirts

Renee Calarco

Honored for : Short Order Stories

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Renee Calarco Short Order Stories
Richard Greenberg Bal Masque
David Maddox Lift: Icarus and Me
Mary Hall Surface Lift: Icarus and Me
Aaron Posner A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage
James Sugg A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage
Phoebe Rusch 3/4 of a Mass for St. Vivian

S.M. Shephard-Massat

Honored for : Starving

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
S.M. Shephard-Massat Starving
Mickey Birnbaum Big Death & Little Death
Dianne McIntyre Open the Door, Virginia!
Charles Randolph-Wright Cuttin' Up
Sarah Ruhl Passion play

Craig Wright

Honored for : Melissa Arctic

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Craig Wright Melissa Arctic
Culture Clash Señor Discretion Himself
Charles Way Merlin And the Cave of Dreams
Craig Wright Grace
Ian Cohen Lenny & Lou

Ken Ludwig

Honored for : Shakespeare In Hollywood

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kira Lallas Translations of Xhosa
Ken Ludwig Shakespeare In Hollywood
Chris Stezin what dogs do
Neena Beber Jump/Cut
Keith Bridges Watching Left
Matthew Burnett Theophilus North
Rachel Havrelock From Tel Aviv to Ramallah: A Beatbox Journey

Amy Freed

Honored for : The Psychic Life of Savages

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Susan Altman Out of the Whirlwind
Amy Freed The Psychic Life of Savages
Ernest Joselovitz Catskills Tzimmis
Adam Long The Bible: The Word of God (unabridged)
Dianne McIntyre I Could Stop on a Dime and Get Ten Cents Change (A Ballroom Drama)

Deborah Pryor

Honored for : Briar Patch

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Deborah Pryor Briar Patch
Bruce Clarke Bluesman
Esther Marrow Don't Let This Dream Go - A Musical Celebration of Mahalia Jackson
Nick Olcott A Turn of the Screw
Aaron Sorkin A Few Good Men
Stephen L. Wade On The Way Home