Awards & Winners

2011 Helen Hayes Award

Check winners and nominations of 2011 Helen Hayes Award. Check awards winners of The 27th Annual Helen Hayes Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

The 27th Annual Helen Hayes Awards

Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Erika Rose

Honored for : In Darfur

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lise Bruneau Mikveh
Naomi Jacobson Henry VIII
Sarah Marshall Mikveh
Jennifer Mendenhall Clybourne Park
Erika Rose In Darfur
Holly Twyford Orestes: A Tragic Romp
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical

Ed Dixon

Honored for : Sunset Boulevard

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ed Dixon Sunset Boulevard
James Konicek Annie
Jeremy Kushnier Chess
John Manzari Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
Leo Manzari Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
Jesse Perez Candide
Larry Yando Candide
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Colin Bills

Honored for : The Master and Margarita

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Nominee Nominated Work
Colin Bills The Master and Margarita
Colin Bills Antony and Cleopatra
Dan Covey On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning
T.J. Gerckens Candide
Klyph Stanford Henry VIII
Justin Townsend Hamlet
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Honored for : Candide

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Nominee Nominated Work
Shakespeare Theatre Company Candide
Arena Stage Oklahoma!
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts Annie
Arena Stage Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
Toby's Dinner Theatre Hairspray
Arena Stage The Light in the Piazza
Ford’s Theatre Society Little Shop of Horrors
Signature Theatre Sweeney Todd
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

Daniel Ostling

Honored for : Candide

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Ostling Candide
Tony Cisek Henry VIII
Simon Higlett Mrs. Warren's Profession
Eugene Lee Oklahoma!
Derek McLane The Lisbon Traviata
James Kronzer Clybourne Park
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Naomi Jacobson

Honored for : Richard II

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Nominee Nominated Work
Colleen Delany Pirates! A Boy at Sea
Naomi Jacobson Richard II
MacKenzie Meehan Circle Mirror Transformation
Phylicia Rash?d Every Tongue Confess
Dawn Ursula Clybourne Park
John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company
John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Lauren Molina

Honored for : Candide

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lauren Molina Candide
E. Faye Butler Oklahoma!
Eleasha Gamble Oklahoma!
Carrie A. Johnson Annie
Jill Paice Chess
Hollis Resnik The Light in the Piazza
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena Stage

Honored for : Oklahoma!

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Nominee Nominated Work
Shakespeare Theatre Company Candide
Arena Stage Oklahoma!
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts Annie
Arena Stage Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
Toby's Dinner Theatre Hairspray
Arena Stage The Light in the Piazza
Ford’s Theatre Society Little Shop of Horrors
Signature Theatre Sweeney Todd
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Tom Teasley

Honored for : The Ramayana

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anthony Cochrane Henry VIII
Michael Rasbury Henry VIII
Matt Otto Johnny Meister and the Stitch
Jack Herrick Hamlet
Matthew M. Nielson Hamlet
Irakli Kavsadze Othello
Konstantine Lortkipanidze Othello
Tom Teasley The Ramayana
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shakespeare Theatre Company Avenue Q
for the production at the Lansburgh Theatre
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Last Cargo Cult
for the production at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Mary Poppins
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts South Pacific
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Thurgood
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Howard Shalwitz

Honored for : Clybourne Park

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Shalwitz Clybourne Park
Paata Tsikurishvili Othello
Kasi Campbell Travels with My Aunt
Joseph Haj Hamlet
Robert Richmond Henry VIII
Paata Tsikurishvili The Master and Margarita
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Paata Tsikurishvili

Honored for : Othello

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Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Shalwitz Clybourne Park
Paata Tsikurishvili Othello
Kasi Campbell Travels with My Aunt
Joseph Haj Hamlet
Robert Richmond Henry VIII
Paata Tsikurishvili The Master and Margarita
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

George Fulginiti-Shakar

Honored for : Oklahoma!

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Fulginiti-Shakar Oklahoma!
Jon Kalbfleisch Sunset Boulevard
Daniel Kluger Orestes: A Tragic Romp
Fred Lassen Sycamore Trees
Konstantine Lortkipanidze Othello
Doug Peck Candide
Paul Sportelli The Light in the Piazza
James Sugg Orestes: A Tragic Romp
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

Anastasia Ryurikov Simes

Honored for : Othello

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Nominee Nominated Work
Anastasia Ryurikov Simes Othello
Mara Blumenfeld Candide
William Ivey Long Henry VIII
Reggie Ray Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
Murell Horton The Liar
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Graham Hamilton

Honored for : Hamlet

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Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Fletcher Othello
John Glover The Lisbon Traviata
Graham Hamilton Hamlet
Mitchell Hébert Clybourne Park
Bill Largess The Foreigner
Alex Mills Othello
Cody Nickell Clybourne Park
Ian Merrill Peakes Henry VIII
Johnny Ramey Superior Donuts
Alexander Strain New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Johnny Ramey

Honored for : Superior Donuts

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Philip Fletcher Othello
John Glover The Lisbon Traviata
Graham Hamilton Hamlet
Mitchell Hébert Clybourne Park
Bill Largess The Foreigner
Alex Mills Othello
Cody Nickell Clybourne Park
Ian Merrill Peakes Henry VIII
Johnny Ramey Superior Donuts
Alexander Strain New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

Laurence Fishburne

Honored for : Thurgood

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laurence Fishburne Thurgood
Steel Burkhardt Hair
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Brent Michael DiRoma Avenue Q
for the production at the Lansburgh Theatre
Gavin Lee Mary Poppins
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
David Pittsinger South Pacific
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Josh Lamon

Honored for : Hair
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ellen Harvey Mary Poppins
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Jodi Kimura South Pacific
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Marc Kudisch Golden Age
for the production at the Kennedy Center Family Theater
Josh Lamon Hair
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Hoon Lee Golden Age
for the production at the Kennedy Center Family Theater
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical

Hollis Resnik

Honored for : Candide

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hollis Resnik Candide
MaryLee Adams Hairspray
Lauren Cohn Glimpses of the Moon
Jesaira Glover Hairspray
Marva Hicks Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
Jenna Sokolowski Annie
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Mary Zimmerman

Honored for : Candide

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Nominee Nominated Work
Toby Orenstein Hairspray
Eric D. Schaeffer Chess
Molly Smith The Light in the Piazza
Molly Smith Oklahoma!
Mary Zimmerman Candide
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

Parker Esse

Honored for : Oklahoma!

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Nominee Nominated Work
Diane Coburn Bruning Improbable Frequency
Ben Cunis King Arthur
Irina Tsikurishvili King Arthur
Parker Esse Oklahoma!
Maurice Hines Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
Irina Tsikurishvili Othello
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical

Signature Theatre

Honored for : Sycamore Trees

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shakespeare Theatre Company Candide
Toby's Dinner Theatre Hairspray
Adventure Theatre MTC If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Arena Stage Oklahoma!
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred)
Signature Theatre Sycamore Trees
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Production, Theatre For Young Audiences

Adventure Theatre

Honored for : If You Give a Pig a Pancake

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Nominee Nominated Work
Adventure Theatre If You Give a Pig a Pancake
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
The Puppet Co. Nutcracker
Imagination Stage Pirates! A Boy at Sea
Adventure Theatre The Red Balloon
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred)
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Geoff Packard

Honored for : Candide

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maurice Hines Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
Marc Kudisch Sycamore Trees
Geoff Packard Candide
Nicholas Rodriguez Oklahoma!
Bobby Smith Annie
Cody Williams Oklahoma!
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Nicholas Rodriguez

Honored for : Oklahoma!

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maurice Hines Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
Marc Kudisch Sycamore Trees
Geoff Packard Candide
Nicholas Rodriguez Oklahoma!
Bobby Smith Annie
Cody Williams Oklahoma!
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Caroline Sheen

Honored for : Mary Poppins
(for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carmen Cusack South Pacific
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
Jaqueline Grabois Avenue Q
for the production at the Lansburgh Theatre
Caroline Sheen Mary Poppins
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Caren Lyn Tackett Hair
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Kacie Sheik Hair
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Honored for : Clybourne Park

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Clybourne Park
Folger Theatre Hamlet
Folger Theatre Henry VIII
Synetic Theater The Master and Margarita
Theater J New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza
Folger Theatre Orestes: A Tragic Romp
Synetic Theater Othello
Studio Theatre Superior Donuts
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play

Folger Theatre

Honored for : Hamlet

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Clybourne Park
Folger Theatre Hamlet
Folger Theatre Henry VIII
Synetic Theater The Master and Margarita
Theater J New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza
Folger Theatre Orestes: A Tragic Romp
Synetic Theater Othello
Studio Theatre Superior Donuts
The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee Mead
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

David Ives

Honored for : The Liar

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marcus Gardley Every Tongue Confess
Zina Goldrich Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred)
Marcy Heisler Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred)
Ricky Ian Gordon Sycamore Trees
Nina Mankin Sycamore Trees
David Ives The Liar
Deborah Wicks La Puma Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
Michael Silversher Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
Mo Willems Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
Charles Way Pirates! A Boy at Sea
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play

Synetic Theater

Honored for : Othello

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Synetic Theater Othello
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Clybourne Park
Folger Theatre Henry VIII
Folger Theatre Orestes: A Tragic Romp
Rep Stage Travels with My Aunt
Studio Theatre American Buffalo
The Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership in the Theatre Community

Ford’s Theatre Society

(For their History on Stage and History on Foot programs)
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Louis Butelli

Honored for : Henry VIII

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Nominee Nominated Work
Louis Butelli Henry VIII
Adam Green The Liar
Michael Tolaydo New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza
Ted van Griethuysen Alls Well That Ends Well
Paxton Whitehead Alls Well That Ends Well