Awards & Winners

1998 Helen Hayes Award

Check winners and nominations of 1998 Helen Hayes Award. Check awards winners of The 14th Annual Helen Hayes Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

The 14th Annual Helen Hayes Awards

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

Joe Banno

Honored for : Romeo and Juliet

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Kahn Mourning Becomes Electra
Ethan McSweeny Never The Sinner
Mark A. Rhea Translations
Serge Seiden Old Wicked Songs
Joe Banno Romeo and Juliet
Kasi Campbell Travels With My Aunt
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Lawrence Redmond

Honored for : No Way to Treat a Lady

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tim Brierley Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Purloined Patience or The Scandal at the D'Oyly Carte
Steven Cupo The Harvey Milk Show
Jason Gilbert Hair
Lawrence Redmond No Way to Treat a Lady
Stephen F. Schmidt It's a Wonderful Life
Sal Viviano Sunday in the Park with George
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Edward Gero

Honored for : Skylight

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Goldfarb Old Wicked Songs
Edward Gero Skylight
Jason Bowcutt Never The Sinner
Ted van Griethuysen The Tempest
Richard Thompson Look Back in Anger
Patrick Stewart Othello
Bill Largess An Ideal Husband
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Anna Deavere Smith

Honored for : Twilight, Los Angeles, 1992

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anna Deavere Smith Twilight, Los Angeles, 1992
Belle Calaway Chicago
for the production at the National Theatre
Jasmine Guy Chicago
for the production at the National Theatre
Lisa Gay Hamilton Valley Song
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Simone Rent
for the production at the National Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Liz Larsen

Honored for : Sunday in the Park with George

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Nominee Nominated Work
Liz Larsen Sunday in the Park with George
Carole Lehan It's a Wonderful Life
Cathy Mundy Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Tracie Thoms Hair
Stephanie Waters The Wizard of Oz
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Holly Twyford

Honored for : Romeo and Juliet

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Nominee Nominated Work
Holly Twyford Romeo and Juliet
Jenny Bacon Molly Sweeney
Kelly McGillis Mourning Becomes Electra
Sarah Marshall Sylvia
Cam Magee An Ideal Husband
Tana Hicken Ghosts
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

Jane Greenwood

Honored for : Mourning Becomes Electra

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jane Greenwood Mourning Becomes Electra
Rosemary Pardee The Rehearsal
Jane Schafer The Wizard of Oz
Patricia Zipprodt Sunday in the Park with George
Jule Emerson The Importance of Being Earnest
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

Jon Kalbfleisch

Honored for : Sunday in the Park with George

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jon Kalbfleisch Sunday in the Park with George
Douglas Lawler It's a Wonderful Life
Dan Sticco Old Wicked Songs
Michael Rice Working
Buck Brown Hair
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Non-Resident Production

National Theatre Corporation

Honored for : Chicago
(for the production at the National Theatre)

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Nominee Nominated Work
National Theatre Corporation Chicago
for the production at the National Theatre
Ford’s Theatre Society Twilight, Los Angeles, 1992
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Valley Song
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
National Theatre Corporation Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
for the production at the National Theatre
National Theatre Corporation Rent
for the production at the National Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical

Studio Theatre

Honored for : Hair

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Nominee Nominated Work
Studio Theatre Hair
Arena Stage Sunday in the Park with George
Signature Theatre Sunday in the Park with George
InterAct Theatre Company Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Purloined Patience or The Scandal at the D'Oyly Carte
Signature Theatre No Way to Treat a Lady
Toby's Dinner Theatre Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Honored for : Mourning Becomes Electra

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Nominee Nominated Work
Shakespeare Theatre Company Mourning Becomes Electra
Folger Theatre Romeo and Juliet
Rep Stage Travels With My Aunt
Shakespeare Theatre Company The Tempest
Signature Theatre Never The Sinner
Rep Stage Never The Sinner
Studio Theatre Old Wicked Songs
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

Tony Cisek

Honored for : Things That Break

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tony Cisek Things That Break
James Kronzer Love! Valour! Compassion!
James Kronzer Old Wicked Songs
Ming Cho Lee Mourning Becomes Electra
John Arnone The Tempest
Zack Brown Sunday in the Park with George
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Howell Binkley

Honored for : The Tempest

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howell Binkley The Tempest
Howell Binkley Mourning Becomes Electra
Marianne Meadows Old Wicked Songs
Allen Lee Hughes Sunday in the Park with George
Jeff Hill Never The Sinner
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Scott Burgess

Honored for : Romeo and Juliet

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Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Burgess Travels With My Aunt
Scott Burgess Romeo and Juliet
Mitch Finegold The Fall of the House of Usher
Gregory Brian The Fall of the House of Usher
Gil Thompson Old Wicked Songs
David Maddox Never The Sinner
David Maddox Things That Break
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Franchelle Stewart Dorn

Honored for : Mourning Becomes Electra

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Nominee Nominated Work
Franchelle Stewart Dorn Othello
Rana Kay Fifth of July
Laurena Mullins Anna Karenina
Lisa Newman-Williams Psychopathia Sexualis
Rhea Seehorn The Big Slam
Franchelle Stewart Dorn Mourning Becomes Electra
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Robert Sella

Honored for : Mourning Becomes Electra

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Sella Mourning Becomes Electra
J. Fred Shiffman Sylvia
James Brown Orleans A Saroyan Celebration
Marty Lodge The Rehearsal
Christopher Lane Romeo and Juliet
Christopher Henley Bent
The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee Mead
The Washington Post Award for Distinguished Community Service
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

L. Scott Caldwell

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

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
L. Scott Caldwell Proposals
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Obba Babatunde Chicago
for the production at the National Theatre
Stephan Alexander Rent
for the production at the National Theatre
Trazana Beverley The Darker Face of the Earth
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Tsai Chin Golden Child
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

Derick K. Grant

Honored for : Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
(for the production at the National Theatre)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ezra Knight The Darker Face of the Earth
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
John Scherer By Jeeves
for the production at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Joe Sears Tuna Christmas
Derick K. Grant Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
for the production at the National Theatre
Jaston Williams Tuna Christmas
Gregory Henderson Whirlwind!
for the production at the Church Street Theater
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Keith Alan Baker

Honored for : Hair

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keith Alan Baker Hair
Toby Orenstein Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Eric D. Schaeffer Sunday in the Park with George
Catherine Flye Down at the Old Bull & Bush
Catherine Flye Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Purloined Patience or The Scandal at the D'Oyly Carte
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

Nick Olcott

Honored for : Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Purloined Patience or The Scandal at the D'Oyly Carte

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nick Olcott Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Purloined Patience or The Scandal at the D'Oyly Carte
Sherry Kramer Things That Break
Carole Lehan Look! We Have Come Through!
Jim Petosa Look! We Have Come Through!
Regina Porter Tripping Through the Car House
Norman Allen Melville Slept Here
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Resident Musical

David James

Honored for : The Wizard of Oz

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David James The Wizard of Oz
Kate Kiley Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Purloined Patience or The Scandal at the D'Oyly Carte
Donna Migliaccio No Way to Treat a Lady
Lawrence Redmond Working
Albert Coia Down at the Old Bull & Bush
Kit Halliday The Harvey Milk Show