Awards & Winners

2002 Helen Hayes Award

Check winners and nominations of 2002 Helen Hayes Award. Check awards winners of The 18th Annual Helen Hayes Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

The 18th Annual Helen Hayes Awards

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

Robert Perdziola

Honored for : Don Carlos

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Nominee Nominated Work
Murell Horton Hedda Gabler
Justine Light God of Vengeance
Lucas Maroney God of Vengeance
Susan Mickey Blues in the Night
Robert Perdziola Don Carlos
Jelena Vukmirovic Perseus Bayou
Lindsay W. Davis Agamemnon and His Daughters
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Mary Hall Surface

Honored for : Perseus Bayou

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daryl V. Jones Spunk
Kenny Leon Blues in the Night
Toby Orenstein Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Eric D. Schaeffer Putting It Together
Mary Hall Surface Perseus Bayou
Catherine Flye The Pirates of Penzance
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Thomas W. Jones II

Honored for : Home

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas W. Jones II Home
Michael Kahn Don Carlos
Molly Smith Agamemnon and His Daughters
Joy Zinoman The Invention of Love
Joy Zinoman Far East
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

Jason Watkins

Honored for : A Servant of Two Masters
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Stokes Mitchell King Hedley II
Matt Rippy The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Ethan Sandler Fully Committed
for the production at the Ford's Theatre
Jason Watkins A Servant of Two Masters
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Ron Campbell The Thousandth Night
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

Ilona Kessell

Honored for : Damn Yankees

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ilona Kessell Damn Yankees
Ilona Kessell Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Irina Tsikurishvili Don Quixote
Septime Webre Coyote Builds North America
Marlies Yearby The Oedipus Plays
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Brian Childers

Honored for : Danny & Sylvia: A Musical Love Story

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bárbaro Marín Cuban Roots 2
Michael Rupert A New Brain
Brian Childers Danny & Sylvia: A Musical Love Story
Will Gartshore Grand Hotel
Jason Gilbert Putting It Together
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Jenifer Deal

Honored for : The Muckle Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jenifer Deal The Muckle Man
Gail Grate In the Blood
Judith Light Hedda Gabler
Kelly McAndrew Holiday
Lucy Newman-Williams Macbeth
Kate Eastwood Norris Intimate Exchanges
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Jodi Capeless

Honored for : Late Nite Catechism
(for the production at the West End Dinner Theatre)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jodi Capeless Late Nite Catechism
for the production at the West End Dinner Theatre
Claudia Shear Dirty Blonde
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
Pauline Turner Mill on the Floss
Rachel York Kiss Me, Kate
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Anna Friel Lulu
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Chris Parry

Honored for : Don Carlos

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marianne Meadows The Chosen
Chris Parry Don Carlos
Nancy Schertler Tom Walker
Dan Covey Macbeth
Marcus Dilliard The Oedipus Plays
Pavel Dobrusky Agamemnon and His Daughters
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

Jon Kalbfleisch

Honored for : Grand Hotel

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Fulginiti-Shakar The Oedipus Plays
Jon Kalbfleisch Grand Hotel
Jon Kalbfleisch Putting It Together
Dianne Adams McDowell Constant Star
Larry Edward Vote The Pirates of Penzance
Dwight Douglas Andrews Blues in the Night
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Non-Resident Production

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Honored for : Mill on the Floss

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Nominee Nominated Work
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Dirty Blonde
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Mill on the Floss
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Disney's Beauty and the Beast
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts A Servant To Two Masters
Ford’s Theatre Society Fully Committed
for the production at the Ford's Theatre
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Nigel Reed

Honored for : The Judas Kiss

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Nominee Nominated Work
Nigel Reed The Judas Kiss
Tom Story The Invention of Love
Ted van Griethuysen The Invention of Love
Jack Willis Of Mice and Men
Wallace Acton Hamlet
Conrad Feininger A Skull in Connemara
Bruce Alan Rauscher The Andersonville Trial
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena Stage

Honored for : Blues in the Night

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Nominee Nominated Work
Toby's Dinner Theatre Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Theater of the First Amendment Perseus Bayou
Studio Theatre A New Brain
Signature Theatre Putting It Together
African Continuum Theatre Company Spunk
Arena Stage Blues in the Night
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play

Round House Theatre

Honored for : Home

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Nominee Nominated Work
Studio Theatre Jitney
Washington Stage Guild Major Barbara
Shakespeare Theatre Company Don Carlos
The American Century Theater The Andersonville Trial
Studio Theatre The Invention of Love
Round House Theatre Home
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

Tony Cisek

Honored for : The Judas Kiss

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tony Cisek The Judas Kiss
James Kronzer In the Garden
Ming Cho Lee Don Carlos
Greg Mitchell American Buffalo
Daniel Conway Jitney
Pavel Dobrusky Agamemnon and His Daughters
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Bernardine Mitchell

Honored for : Blues in the Night

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bernardine Mitchell Blues in the Night
Donna Migliaccio Gypsy
Jane Pesci-Townsend Putting It Together
Deidra LaWan Starnes Spunk
Peggy Yates She Loves Me
Janine Gulisano Danny & Sylvia: A Musical Love Story
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Daniel Portaix

Honored for : Les Cloisons (Partitions)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark K. Anduss Andromeda Shack
Fred Karns The Invention of Love
Gil Thompson The Invention of Love
Fabian Obispo Agamemnon and His Daughters
Daniel Portaix Les Cloisons (Partitions)
Adam Wernick Hamlet
Martin Desjardins Hamlet
Tony Angelini Home
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Helmar Augustus Cooper

Honored for : Jitney

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Kraus The Judas Kiss
David Marks The Rivals
Bruce Nelson Fuddy Meers
Doug Brown Fuddy Meers
Helmar Augustus Cooper Jitney
Michael Glenn Major Barbara
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical

Michael Sharp

Honored for : Grand Hotel

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Sharp Grand Hotel
Paul Takacs Perseus Bayou
Steven Tipton The Pirates of Penzance
Andrew Ross Wynn The Pirates of Penzance
Gary Marshall Dieter Forever Plaid
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical

Kadejah Oni Higdon

Honored for : Spunk

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kadejah Oni Higdon Spunk
Jane Pesci-Townsend The Pirates of Penzance
Sherri L. Edelen She Loves Me
Andrea Frierson-Toney A New Brain
Deanna Harris Gypsy
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Mia Whang

Honored for : Far East

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mia Whang Far East
Lynn Chavis Home
Tina Fabrique Constant Star
Catherine Flye Rapture
Sarah Fox Love & Yearning In The Not-For-Profits & Other Marital Distractions
Crystal R. Fox Home
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Tom Riis Farrell

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

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Riis Farrell Dirty Blonde
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Stephen Henderson King Hedley II
Michael Matus Mill on the Floss
Nancy Anderson Kiss Me, Kate
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Charles Brown King Hedley II
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

Norman Allen

Honored for : In the Garden

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Maddox Perseus Bayou
Mary Hall Surface Perseus Bayou
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa The Muckle Man
Norman Allen In the Garden
Paul D'Andrea Nathan the Wise
Martha King De Silva Stretch Marks
The Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership in the Theatre Community
The Governor's Award
The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee Mead