Awards & Winners

2001 Helen Hayes Award

Check winners and nominations of 2001 Helen Hayes Award. Check awards winners of The 17th Annual Helen Hayes Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

The 17th Annual Helen Hayes Awards

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

Irina Tsikurishvili

Honored for : Faust

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ilona Kessell 42nd Street
Jodi Moccia The Rhythm Club
Debbie Allen Dreams
Mercedes Ellington Play On!
Irina Tsikurishvili Faust
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

Robert Perdziola

Honored for : The Country Wife

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Nominee Nominated Work
Murell Horton Camino Real
Howard Tsvi Kaplan Man of La Mancha
Anne Kennedy Side Show
Rosemary Pardee The Great White Hope
Debra Bauer Blue
Robert Perdziola The Country Wife
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Joe Calarco

Honored for : Side Show

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Petrarca Dinah Was
Eric D. Schaeffer The Rhythm Club
Mary Hall Surface Sing Down the Moon
Jerry Whiddon You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Sheldon Epps Play On!
Joe Calarco Side Show
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Donald Hicken

Honored for : The Glass Menagerie

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas W. Jones II Master Harold...and the Boys
Michael Kahn Timon of Athens
Jim Petosa Collected Stories
Howard Shalwitz Heaven
Joe Calarco Shakespeare's R&J
Kasi Campbell The Lonesome West
Donald Hicken The Glass Menagerie
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

Marc Wolf

Honored for : Another American: Asking and Telling
(for the production at the Studio Theatre's Metheny Theater)

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Nee The Derry Boat
Tyler Perry I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Stephen Bogardus James Joyce's The Dead
Marc Wolf Another American: Asking and Telling
for the production at the Studio Theatre's Metheny Theater
Jack Willis Art
Terace Jones Fosse
for the production at the National Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Dwayne Nitz

Honored for : Sing Down the Moon

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jeremy Kushnier The Rhythm Club
Dwayne Nitz Sing Down the Moon
Bobby Smith Evita
Rich Affannato Floyd Collins
Will Gartshore Floyd Collins
Tim Martin Gleason The Rhythm Club
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Judith Light

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

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Nominee Nominated Work
Judith Light Wit
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Eloise Laws It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
Faith Prince James Joyce's The Dead
Reva Rice Fosse
for the production at the National Theatre
Gretha Boston It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Sherri L. Edelen

Honored for : Side Show

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sherri L. Edelen Side Show
E. Faye Butler Dinah Was
Lauren Kennedy The Rhythm Club
Alexandra Foucard Play On!
Amy Goldberger Side Show
Janine Gulisano Brigadoon
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Lee Mikeska Gardner

Honored for : A House in The Country

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Mikeska Gardner A House in The Country
Tana Hicken The Glass Menagerie
Valerie Leonard Thérèse Raquin
Kate Eastwood Norris Strange interlude
Holly Twyford Chesapeake
Halo Wines Collected Stories
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Dan Covey

Honored for : The Tempest

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dan Covey The Tempest
Allen Lee Hughes K2
Daniel MacLean Wagner Thérèse Raquin
Jonathan Blandin The Mystery of Irma Vep
Jonathan Blandin Available Light
Dan Covey Leaving the Summer Land
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

Jason Robert Brown

Honored for : Dinah Was

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jason Robert Brown Dinah Was
William Knowles Dinah Was
Deborah Wicks La Puma Crack Between the Worlds: the goddess returns
J. Leonard Oxley Play On!
Jay Crowder Side Show
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Non-Resident Production

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Honored for : James Joyce's The Dead

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Nominee Nominated Work
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts James Joyce's The Dead
Studio Theatre Another American: Asking and Telling
for the production at the Studio Theatre's Metheny Theater
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Blast!
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
National Theatre Corporation Fosse
for the production at the National Theatre
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Wit
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play

Round House Theatre, Everyman Theatre, Baltimore

Honored for : The Glass Menagerie

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Nominee Nominated Work
Round House Theatre The Glass Menagerie
Everyman Theatre, Baltimore The Glass Menagerie
Studio Theatre Master Harold...and the Boys
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Heaven
Theater J Collected Stories
Shakespeare Theatre Company The Country Wife
Folger Theatre Shakespeare's R&J
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

Tony Cisek

Honored for : Leaving the Summer Land

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Nominee Nominated Work
Russell Metheny bash: latterday plays
Walt Spangler Timon of Athens
Lou Stancari The Mystery of Irma Vep
Tony Cisek Leaving the Summer Land
James Leonard Joy Blue
James Kronzer Collected Stories
Ming Cho Lee K2
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Scott Burgess

Honored for : The Tempest

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Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Burgess The Mystery of Irma Vep
Brian Keating In The Absence of Spring
Scott Burgess The Tempest
Brian Keating Floyd Collins
Hana Sellers Wonder of the World
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Jewel Robinson

Honored for : Blue

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Robinette Wonder of the World
Jenifer Deal Dancing at Lughnasa
Jewel Robinson Blue
Sarah Marshall Betty's Summer Vacation
Kerri Rambow A House in The Country
Kerri Rambow The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Alice Cannon

Honored for : James Joyce's The Dead

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alice Cannon James Joyce's The Dead
Sean McCourt It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
Charles Bevel It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
Len Cariou Dinner Party
Penny Fuller Dinner Party
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Ted van Griethuysen

Honored for : Timon of Athens

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Jourdan Twelve Angry Men
Brian McMonagle Too True to be Good
Christopher Marlowe Roche The Importance of Being Earnest
Ted van Griethuysen Timon of Athens
Carlos Castillo El burlador de Sevilla y convivado de piedra (Don Juan of Seville)
Rich Foucheux Heaven
Edward Gero bash: latterday plays
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

Peter Coy

Honored for : A House in The Country

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Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Coy A House in The Country
Chad Beguelin The Rhythm Club
Matthew Sklar The Rhythm Club
David Lindsay-Abaire Wonder of the World
David Maddox Sing Down the Moon
Mary Hall Surface Sing Down the Moon
Charles Randolph-Wright Blue
Ari Roth Life in Refusal
The Washington Post Award for Distinguished Community Service

Arlington County

(For their Cultural Affairs Division's Arts Incubator Program)
The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee Mead
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical

Signature Theatre

Honored for : Side Show

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Nominee Nominated Work
Round House Theatre Youre A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Signature Theatre Side Show
Theater of the First Amendment Sing Down the Moon
Arena Stage Play On!
Signature Theatre The Rhythm Club
Arena Stage Dinah Was
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Resident Musical

Eric Jordan Young

Honored for : Side Show

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Jaster The Fantasticks
J.J. Kaczynski You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Eric Jordan Young Side Show
Nikki Crawford Play On!
Harriett D. Foy Reunion, A Musical Epic in Miniature
Carla J. Hargrove Dinah Was
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Philip Goodwin

Honored for : Timon of Athens

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Nominee Nominated Work
Floyd King Vigil
Christopher Lane Thérèse Raquin
Bruce Nelson The Mystery of Irma Vep
James Brown Orleans Master Harold...and the Boys
John Emmert Strange interlude
Rich Foucheux Hughie
Philip Goodwin Timon of Athens