Awards & Winners

2007 Helen Hayes Award

Check winners and nominations of 2007 Helen Hayes Award. Check awards winners of The 23rd Annual Helen Hayes Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

The 23rd Annual Helen Hayes Awards

Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Julia Nixon

Honored for : Caroline, or Change

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Nominee Nominated Work
Brynn O'Malley She Loves Me
Vivian Reed 3 Mo' Divas!
Julia Nixon Caroline, or Change
Meg Gillentine Cabaret
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Johanna Day

Honored for : The Rainmaker

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Nominee Nominated Work
Helen Carey Noises Off
Veanne Cox The Beaux' Stratagem
Kimberly Gilbert Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis
Heather Raffo 9 Parts of Desire
Nancy Robinette Frozen
Deidra LaWan Starnes A Raisin in the Sun
Johanna Day The Rainmaker
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical

Andy Brownstein

Honored for : Assassins

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Nominee Nominated Work
Andy Brownstein Assassins
Jim Corti She Loves Me
Mika Duncan Assassins
J. Fred Shiffman Cabaret
J. Fred Shiffman She Loves Me
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical

Studio Theatre

Honored for : Caroline, or Change

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Nominee Nominated Work
Arena Stage 3 Mo' Divas!
Signature Theatre Assassins
Arena Stage Cabaret
Studio Theatre Caroline, or Change
Arena Stage She Loves Me
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Matthew M. Nielson

Honored for : A Prayer for Owen Meany

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Nominee Nominated Work
Martin Desjardins An Enemy of the People
Irakli Kavsadze Frankenstein
Neil McFadden A Midsummer Night's Dream
Matthew M. Nielson A Prayer for Owen Meany
Michael Roth The Persians
Paata Tsikurishvili Frankenstein
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Danai Gurira

Honored for : In the Continuum
(for the production at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christine Andreas The Light in the Piazza
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Danai Gurira In the Continuum
for the production at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre
Judith Ivey The Subject Was Roses
Nikkole Salter In the Continuum
for the production at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre
Elena Shaddow The Light in the Piazza
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Kate Eastwood Norris

Honored for : A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephanie Burden A Midsummer Night's Dream
Colleen Delany The Beaux' Stratagem
Gia Mora A Prayer for Owen Meany
Kate Eastwood Norris A Midsummer Night's Dream
Caitlin O'Connell An Enemy of the People
Sarah Grace Wilson The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Andrew Long

Honored for : Frozen

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Nominee Nominated Work
Matthew Detmer A Prayer for Owen Meany
Karl Miller Hamlet
Ian Merrill Peakes The Game of Love and Chance
Joe Urla An Enemy of the People
Mark Zeisler Measure for Measure
Andrew Long Frozen
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Charlie Morrison

Honored for : The Elephant Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Colin Bills Frankenstein
Colin Bills Dybbuk
John Hoey Measure for Measure
Charlie Morrison The Elephant Man
Charlie Morrison An Enemy of the People
The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee Mead
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Jeff Dumas

Honored for : Monty Python's Spamalot
(for the production at the National Theatre)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Deckman Monty Python's Spamalot
for the production at the National Theatre
Laura Griffith The Light in the Piazza
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Richard Holmes Monty Python's Spamalot
for the production at the National Theatre
David Turner Monty Python's Spamalot
for the production at the National Theatre
Jeff Dumas Monty Python's Spamalot
for the production at the National Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Michael Kahn

Honored for : Love's Labor's Lost

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kjetil Bang-Hansen An Enemy of the People
Christopher Gallu The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Michael Kahn The Beaux' Stratagem
Michael Kahn Love's Labor's Lost
Aaron Posner Measure for Measure
Blake Robison A Prayer for Owen Meany
Paata Tsikurishvili Frankenstein
John Vreeke Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Aaron Posner

Honored for : Measure for Measure

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kjetil Bang-Hansen An Enemy of the People
Christopher Gallu The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Michael Kahn The Beaux' Stratagem
Michael Kahn Love's Labor's Lost
Aaron Posner Measure for Measure
Blake Robison A Prayer for Owen Meany
Paata Tsikurishvili Frankenstein
John Vreeke Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

Catherine Zuber

Honored for : Love's Labor's Lost

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Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Zuber Love's Labor's Lost
Toni-Leslie James 3 Mo' Divas!
Anna R. Oliver Don Juan
Robert Perdziola The Beaux' Stratagem
Kate Turner-Walker A Midsummer Night's Dream
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

George Fulginiti-Shakar

Honored for : Cabaret

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Breitbart Caroline, or Change
Jon Kalbfleisch Assassins
Victor Simonson 3 Mo' Divas!
Adam Wernick Love's Labor's Lost
George Fulginiti-Shakar Cabaret
Jon Kalbfleisch Caroline, or Change
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

David Burnham

Honored for : The Light in the Piazza
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House)

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Burnham The Light in the Piazza
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Mark Hadfield The Canterbury Tales, Part 1
Steve Kazee The Subject Was Roses
Bill Pullman The Subject Was Roses
Michael Siberry Monty Python's Spamalot
for the production at the National Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

Irina Tsikurishvili

Honored for : Frankenstein

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Nominee Nominated Work
Irina Tsikurishvili Frankenstein
Marion Caffey 3 Mo' Divas!
David Neumann Cabaret
Irina Tsikurishvili Faust
Irina Tsikurishvili Dybbuk
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical

Donna Migliaccio

Honored for : Assassins

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sherri L. Edelen Cabaret
Trisha Jeffrey Caroline, or Change
Nancy Lemenager She Loves Me
Kelly J. Rucker Caroline, or Change
Donna Migliaccio Assassins
The Canadian Embassy Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Production

Catalyst Theater Company

Honored for : The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

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Nominee Nominated Work
Catalyst Theater Company The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Theater Alliance Toni Morrisons The Bluest Eye
Studio Theatre Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
Synetic Theater Faust
Synetic Theater Frankenstein
Longacre Lea Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Will Gartshore

Honored for : Assassins

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Nominee Nominated Work
Glenn Seven Allen Cabaret
Walter Charles Cabaret
Will Gartshore Assassins
Brad Oscar Cabaret
Matthew Schleigh Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

James Kronzer

Honored for : The Beaux' Stratagem

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Nominee Nominated Work
Timian Alsaker An Enemy of the People
Daniel Conway The Long Christmas Ride Home
Daniel Conway Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis
Daniel Conway Measure for Measure
Antje Ellermann 9 Parts of Desire
James Kronzer The Foreigner
James Kronzer The Beaux' Stratagem
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Joe Calarco

Honored for : Assassins

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marion Caffey 3 Mo' Divas!
Joe Calarco Assassins
Kyle Donnelly She Loves Me
Greg Ganakas Caroline, or Change
Molly Smith Cabaret
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Honored for : In the Continuum
(for the production at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The Canterbury Tales, Part 1
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company In the Continuum
for the production at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The Light in the Piazza
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
National Theatre Corporation Monty Python's Spamalot
for the production at the National Theatre
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Twelve Angry Men
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

Renee Calarco

Honored for : Short Order Stories

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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
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Philip Goodwin

Honored for : An Enemy of the People

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Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Goodwin An Enemy of the People
Ralph Cosham A Midsummer Night's Dream
Rich Foucheux An Enemy of the People
James Slaughter An Enemy of the People
Geraint Wyn Davies Love's Labor's Lost
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play

Folger Theatre

Honored for : Measure for Measure

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Nominee Nominated Work
Round House Theatre A Prayer for Owen Meany
Shakespeare Theatre Company An Enemy of the People
Synetic Theater Frankenstein
Shakespeare Theatre Company Love's Labor's Lost
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis
Folger Theatre Measure for Measure
Catalyst Theater Company The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
KPMG Award for Distinguished Service to the Washington Theatre Community