Awards & Winners

2012 Helen Hayes Award

Check winners and nominations of 2012 Helen Hayes Award. Check awards winners of The 28th Annual Helen Hayes Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

The 28th Annual Helen Hayes Awards

Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Carolyn Cole

Honored for : Hairspray

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Anderson Side By Side By Sondheim
Jessica Lauren Ball The Sound of Music
Kelly Karbacz Liberty Smith
Jan Maxwell Follies
Bernardine Mitchell His Eye is On the Sparrow
Carolyn Cole Hairspray
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Cate Blanchett

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

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cate Blanchett Uncle Vanya
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Leah Hocking Billy Elliot the Musical
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Rozina Kambos Return to Haifa
Melanie Marshall Fela!
for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall
Amy Morton Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
for the production at the Kreeger Theater
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Rena Cherry Brown

Honored for : Wit

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rena Cherry Brown Wit
Jenny Jules Ruined
Ira Koval King Lear
Mona Martinez Ay Carmela
Lizan Mitchell The Trip to Bountiful
Erica Sullivan Venus in Fur
Irina Tsikurishvili King Lear
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Erica Sullivan

Honored for : Venus in Fur

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rena Cherry Brown Wit
Jenny Jules Ruined
Ira Koval King Lear
Mona Martinez Ay Carmela
Lizan Mitchell The Trip to Bountiful
Erica Sullivan Venus in Fur
Irina Tsikurishvili King Lear
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical

Matthew Delorenzo

Honored for : Pop!

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Nominee Nominated Work
Matthew Delorenzo Pop!
Ricardo Frederick Evans Dr. Dolittle
Kevin McAllister Parade
Jobari Parker-Namdar A Year With Frog and Toad
Bobby Smith The Sound of Music
Vishal Vaidya A Year With Frog and Toad
Dan Van Why National Pastime
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical

Signature Theatre

Honored for : Hairspray

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Nominee Nominated Work
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Follies
Signature Theatre Hairspray
Studio Theatre Pop!
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts The Sound of Music
Ford’s Theatre Society Liberty Smith
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Andrew Griffin

Honored for : King Lear

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Nominee Nominated Work
Andrew Griffin King Lear
Colin Bills A Bright New Boise
Michael Gilliam Ruined
Andrew Griffin Othello
Chris Lee The Hollow
Tyler Micoleau Much Ado About Nothing
Thom Weaver Cyrano
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Christopher Baine

Honored for : A Bright New Boise

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Baine A Bright New Boise
Irakli Kavsadze King Lear
Konstantine Lortkipanidze King Lear
Steven Cahill Much Ado About Nothing
Matt Rowe Hairspray
Tom Teasley Green Bird
Neil McFadden An Almost Holy Picture
Nicole Martin Voices Underwater
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Irakli Kavsadze, Konstantine Lortkipanidze

Honored for : King Lear

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Baine A Bright New Boise
Irakli Kavsadze King Lear
Konstantine Lortkipanidze King Lear
Steven Cahill Much Ado About Nothing
Matt Rowe Hairspray
Tom Teasley Green Bird
Neil McFadden An Almost Holy Picture
Nicole Martin Voices Underwater
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey

Honored for : After the Fall

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mirenka Cechova King Lear
Margaret Daly The Habit of Art
Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey After the Fall
Catherine Flye Pride and Prejudice
Donnetta Lavinia Grays Ruined
Jennifer Mendenhall Imagining Madoff
John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Mitchell Hébert

Honored for : After the Fall

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paxton Whitehead The Habit of Art
Mitchell Hébert After the Fall
Irakli Kavsadze King Lear
James McMenamin Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo
Michael Russotto A Bright New Boise
Ted van Griethuysen The Habit of Art
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Aaron Posner

Honored for : Cyrano

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Aaron Posner Cyrano
David Muse The Habit of Art
David Muse Venus in Fur
Charles Randolph-Wright Ruined
Serge Seiden Charlotte's Web
Paata Tsikurishvili King Lear
John Vreeke A Bright New Boise
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

Jon Kalbfleisch

Honored for : Hairspray

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Youstra Pop!
Jon Kalbfleisch Hairspray
Jay Crowder Liberty Smith
James Moore Follies
Christopher Youstra Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

Kendra Rai

Honored for : Green Bird

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georgi Aleksi-Meskhishvili King Lear
Gregg Barnes Follies
Emilio Sosa Ruined
Kendra Rai Green Bird
Chelsey Schuller A Year With Frog and Toad
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Michael Baron

Honored for : A Year With Frog and Toad

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Baron A Year With Frog and Toad
Matt August Liberty Smith
Keith Alan Baker Pop!
Jennifer Harris Pop!
Hunter Styles Pop!
Lawrence B. Munsey Chicago
Toby Orenstein Chicago
Eric D. Schaeffer Hairspray
Janet Stanford Dr. Dolittle
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

Sahr Ngaujah

Honored for : Fela!
(for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lex Ishimoto Billy Elliot the Musical
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Tracy Letts Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
for the production at the Kreeger Theater
J. Mark McVey Les Miserables
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Sahr Ngaujah Fela!
for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall
Richard Roxburgh Uncle Vanya
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical

Nova Y. Payton

Honored for : Hairspray

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tracy Lynn Olivera The Sound of Music
Nova Y. Payton Hairspray
Kirstin Riegler A Year With Frog and Toad
Lauren Williams Hairspray
Rachel Zampelli Pop!
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

Ben Cunis, Irina Tsikurishvili

Honored for : King Lear

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fabian Barnes Mirandy and Brother Wind
Michael J. Bobbitt Mirandy and Brother Wind
Brianne Camp Hairspray
Karma Camp Hairspray
Dale Girard Cyrano
Robb Hunter Walworth Farce
Susan Shields STAY
Kate Arnold Wernick A Year With Frog and Toad
Irina Tsikurishvili King Lear
Ben Cunis King Lear
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Euan Morton

Honored for : Parade

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Geoff Packard Liberty Smith
Tom Story Pop!
Alan Wiggins Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Rob McQuay Dr. Dolittle
Euan Morton Parade
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

Lee Savage

Honored for : Much Ado About Nothing

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Savage Much Ado About Nothing
Phil Charlwood King Lear
Daniel Conway Cyrano
David Ghatan Voices Underwater
Misha Kachman A Bright New Boise
James Noone The Habit of Art
Collin Ranney A Year With Frog and Toad
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical

Signature Theatre

Honored for : Hairspray

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Signature Theatre Hairspray
Adventure Theatre MTC A Year With Frog and Toad
Ford’s Theatre Society Liberty Smith
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts The Sound of Music
Studio Theatre Pop!
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Arena Stage

Honored for : Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(for the production at the Kreeger Theater)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
for the production at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre D Street
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Billy Elliot the Musical
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Arena Stage Equivocation
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Uncle Vanya
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Arena Stage Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
for the production at the Kreeger Theater
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play

Arena Stage

Honored for : Ruined

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arena Stage Ruined
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company A Bright New Boise
Folger Theatre Cyrano
Synetic Theater King Lear
Studio Theatre Venus in Fur
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

Marc Acito

Honored for : Birds of a Feather

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Hollinger Cyrano
Aaron Posner Cyrano
David Ives The Heir Apparent
Jason Lott Wonderful Life
Helen Pafumi Wonderful Life
Duncan Macmillan Lungs
Deb Margolin Imagining Madoff
Marc Acito Birds of a Feather
dog & pony dc Beertown
The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee Mead
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Ted van Griethuysen

Honored for : Much Ado About Nothing

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ben Cunis King Lear
Aubrey Deeker Walworth Farce
Chris Dinolfo King Lear
Philip Fletcher King Lear
Ted van Griethuysen Much Ado About Nothing
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Production, Theatre For Young Audiences

Adventure Theatre MTC

Honored for : Charlotte's Web

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Adventure Theatre MTC Charlotte's Web
Adventure Theatre MTC A Year With Frog and Toad
Imagination Stage Aladdin's Luck
Imagination Stage Dr. Dolittle
Adventure Theatre MTC Lilly's purple plastic purse
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Hugo Weaving

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

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maximilien A. Baud Billy Elliot the Musical
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Hayley McElhinney Uncle Vanya
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Hugo Weaving Uncle Vanya
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Ben Cook Billy Elliot the Musical
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Patrick Wetzel Billy Elliot the Musical
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play

Synetic Theater

Honored for : King Lear

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Oedipus El Rey
Hub Theatre Birds of a Feather
Studio Theatre Walworth Farce
Folger Theatre Cyrano
Studio Theatre The Habit of Art
Synetic Theater King Lear
GALA Hispanic Theatre Ay Carmela