Awards & Winners

1996 Helen Hayes Award

Check winners and nominations of 1996 Helen Hayes Award. Check awards winners of The 12th Annual Helen Hayes Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

The 12th Annual Helen Hayes Awards

KPMG Award for Distinguished Service to the Washington Theatre Community
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

Patdro Harris

Honored for : Bessie's Blues

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patdro Harris Bessie's Blues
Mike Malone Black Nativity
Dianne McIntyre I Could Stop on a Dime and Get Ten Cents Change (A Ballroom Drama)
Brad Waller Richard III
Karma Camp Cabaret
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

Anita Stewart

Honored for : Love's Labor's Lost

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anita Stewart Love's Labor's Lost
Rosemary Pardee When We Are Married
Reggie Ray Black Nativity
Paul Tazewell The Matchmaker
Lindsay W. Davis A Month in the Country
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Thomas W. Jones II

Honored for : Bessie's Blues

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas W. Jones II Bessie's Blues
Jim Petosa Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Mike Malone Black Nativity
Eric D. Schaeffer Cabaret
Catherine Flye H.M.S. Pinafore
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Jim Petosa

Honored for : Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas W. Jones II Bessie's Blues
Jim Petosa Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Mike Malone Black Nativity
Eric D. Schaeffer Cabaret
Catherine Flye H.M.S. Pinafore
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Douglas C. Wager

Honored for : Long Day's Journey Into Night

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Nominee Nominated Work
Douglas C. Wager Long Day's Journey Into Night
Michael Kahn Henry V
Joy Zinoman Three Sisters
Rob Bundy Pitchfork Disney
Daniel De Raey Escape from Happiness
Donald Douglass I Am a Man
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

Jonathan Hadary

Honored for : Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jonathan Hadary Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Jonathan Hadary Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Kirby Ward Crazy for You
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Colm Wilkinson Andrew Lloyd Webber Music of the Night
for the production at the National Theatre
Matthew Broderick How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying!
Juan Chioran Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Musical
for the production at the National Theatre
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Wallace Acton

Honored for : Pitchfork Disney

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Nominee Nominated Work
Wallace Acton Pitchfork Disney
Conrad Feininger A Tale of the Wolf
Harry Hamlin Henry V
Rick Hammerly Me and Jezebel
Wendell Wright I Am a Man
Ian Price Private Lives
Stacy Keach Macbeth
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Zoe Caldwell

Honored for : Master Class
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Zoe Caldwell Master Class
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Carol Channing Hello, Dolly!
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Beverly Ward Crazy for You
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Marian Seldes Three Tall Women
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
Chita Rivera Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Musical
for the production at the National Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Steven Cupo

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Morgan Noel and Gertie
Steve Cramer H.M.S. Pinafore
John Dossett Elmer Gantry
Steven Cupo Cabaret
Jeff Hairston Standup Shakespeare
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Howell Binkley

Honored for : Macbeth

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howell Binkley Macbeth
Howell Binkley Henry V
Nancy Schertler The Waiting Room
Daniel MacLean Wagner A Streetcar Named Desire
Daniel MacLean Wagner Conversations with My Father
Daniel MacLean Wagner The Passion of Dracula
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical

Studio Theatre

Honored for : Bessie's Blues

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Nominee Nominated Work
Studio Theatre Bessie's Blues
InterAct Theatre Company H.M.S. Pinafore
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Black Nativity
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Signature Theatre Cabaret
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Honored for : Pitchfork Disney

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Nominee Nominated Work
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Pitchfork Disney
Arena Stage I Am a Man
Arena Stage Long Day's Journey Into Night
Round House Theatre Escape from Happiness
Shakespeare Theatre Company Henry V
Studio Theatre Three Sisters
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Non-Resident Production

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Honored for : Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Crazy for You
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Master Class
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
National Theatre Corporation Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Musical
for the production at the National Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Daniel Schrader

Honored for : Pitchfork Disney

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Schrader Pitchfork Disney
Ron Ursano On the Open Road
Ben Zastrow Marisol
John Gottlieb The Waiting Room
Mitchell Greenhill The Waiting Room
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical

David A. St. Louis

Honored for : Bessie's Blues

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Nominee Nominated Work
David A. St. Louis Bessie's Blues
David James Pirates of Penzance
Lawrence Redmond Cabaret
J. Fred Shiffman Wanted
LeRoi Simmons Black Nativity
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Henry Strozier

Honored for : A Month in the Country

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Nominee Nominated Work
Floyd King Love's Labor's Lost
J. Fred Shiffman Rhinoceros
Henry Strozier A Month in the Country
Rainn Wilson Long Day's Journey Into Night
Casey Biggs Long Day's Journey Into Night
Jarlath Conroy Henry V
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical

Roz White

Honored for : Bessie's Blues

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roz White Bessie's Blues
Monique L. Midgette Beehive
Patricia Pearce Cabaret
Eileen Ward Hello, Dolly!
Karlah Hamilton First Lady Suite
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

James Kronzer

Honored for : Pitchfork Disney

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Kronzer Conversations with My Father
James Kronzer A Streetcar Named Desire
James Kronzer Pitchfork Disney
Lou Stancari Cabaret
Ming Cho Lee Macbeth
Russell Metheny Three Sisters
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

June Kyoto Lu

Honored for : The Waiting Room

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Nominee Nominated Work
June Kyoto Lu The Waiting Room
Isabel Dada Dona Rosita la Soltera o el Lenguaje de las Flores
Mary Teresa Fortuna Pitchfork Disney
Marcia Gardner Poor Super Man
Paula Gruskiewicz It's Only a Play
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

Amy Freed

Honored for : The Psychic Life of Savages

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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)
The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee Mead
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

Dave Ferguson

Honored for : Bessie's Blues

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jon Kalbfleisch Cabaret
Larry Edward Vote H.M.S. Pinafore
Jack Bashkow Standup Shakespeare
Tony Booker Black Nativity
Dave Ferguson Bessie's Blues
The Washington Post Award for Distinguished Community Service
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Dahd Sfeir

Honored for : Mano a Mano

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dahd Sfeir Mano a Mano
Sharon Scruggs Elmer Gantry
Bernardine Mitchell Bessie's Blues
Sarah Marshall Wanted
Megan Lawrence Cabaret
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Tana Hicken

Honored for : Long Day's Journey Into Night

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Nominee Nominated Work
Naomi Jacobson Scenes from an Execution
Helen Carey Macbeth
Afi McClendon Holiday Heart
Tana Hicken Long Day's Journey Into Night
Nancy Robinette Escape from Happiness
Sarah Marshall Escape from Happiness