Awards & Winners

2013 Helen Hayes Award

Check winners and nominations of 2013 Helen Hayes Award. Check awards winners of The 29th Annual Helen Hayes Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

The 29th Annual Helen Hayes Awards

Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Musical

Signature Theatre

Honored for : Dreamgirls

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Nominee Nominated Work
Toby's Dinner Theatre The Color Purple
The Keegan Theatre Spring Awakening
Signature Theatre Dreamgirls
Ford’s Theatre Society 1776
MetroStage Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

Francesca Faridany

Honored for : Strange Interlude

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Nominee Nominated Work
Francesca Faridany Strange Interlude
Rena Cherry Brown August: Osage County
Helen Carey Long Day's Journey into Night
Lee Mikeska Gardner Side Man
Kathryn Kelley The Belle of Amherst
Kate Eastwood Norris The Taming of the Shrew
Kathleen Turner Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
Holly Twyford Dirt
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Felicia Boswell

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

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Nominee Nominated Work
Felicia Boswell Memphis
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Emily Behny Disney\u2019s Beauty and the Beast
for the production at the National Theatre
Mara Davi Irving Berlin's White Christmas
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Ashley Blair Fitzgerald Come Fly Away
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Helen J. Russell Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
for the production at the Jewish Community Center Goldman Theater
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Mary Louise Geiger

Honored for : Invisible Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mary Louise Geiger Invisible Man
Colin Bills Brother Russia
Colin Bills The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Chuan-Chi Chan The Servant of Two Masters
Keith Parham Red
Justin Townsend A Night with Janis Joplin
Thom Weaver The Merry Wives of Windsor
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

Matthew M. Nielson

Honored for : The Illusion

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Baine The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Cliff Eberhardt The Taming of the Shrew
Christopher Baine The Taming of the Shrew
Matthew M. Nielson The Illusion
David Remedios Invisible Man
Brendon Vierra Hum
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Natascia Diaz

Honored for : Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

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Nominee Nominated Work
Natascia Diaz Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Mary Bridget Davies A Night with Janis Joplin
Nova Y. Payton Dreamgirls
Dayna Quincy The Color Purple
Erin Weaver Xanadu
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

Misha Kachman

Honored for : The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

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Nominee Nominated Work
Riccardo Hernandez Pullman Porter Blues
Troy Hourie Invisible Man
Lee Savage A Midsummer Night's Dream
Misha Kachman The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Todd Rosenthal Red
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

E. Faye Butler

Honored for : Pullman Porter Blues

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sarah Marshall The Taming of the Shrew
Natalia Payne Dirt
Nancy Robinette The Government Inspector
Holly Twyford The Taming of the Shrew
E. Faye Butler Pullman Porter Blues
John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Bobby Smith

Honored for : Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bobby Smith Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Matthew A. Anderson Seussical
Brooks Ashmanskas 1776
James Gardiner Little Shop of Horrors
Doug Kreeger Brother Russia
Paul Scanlan Spring Awakening
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Christopher Saul

Honored for : Hamlet
(for the production at the Elizabethan Theatre)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Jack Black Watch
for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall
Julie Johnson Memphis
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Tom Lawrence Hamlet
for the production at the Elizabethan Theatre
Adam McNamara Black Watch
for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall
Christopher Saul Hamlet
for the production at the Elizabethan Theatre
Chris Starkie Black Watch
for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

Jonathan Tuzman

Honored for : Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jonathan Tuzman Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
Jenny Cartney Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Lawrence Goldberg The Music Man
Jon Kalbfleisch Dreamgirls
Jake Null Spring Awakening
Christopher Youstra The Color Purple
Jmichael Pullman Porter Blues
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

Frank Labovitz

Honored for : Dreamgirls

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Nominee Nominated Work
Judith Bowden My Fair Lady
Murell Horton The Government Inspector
Frank Labovitz Dreamgirls
Jennifer Moeller A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lawrence B. Munsey The Color Purple
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

David Lutkin

Honored for : Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
(for the production at the Jewish Community Center Goldman Theater)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Benz Hamlet
for the production at the Elizabethan Theatre
Ryan Fletcher Black Watch
for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall
Martin Kaye Million Dollar Quartet
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
David Lutkin Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
for the production at the Jewish Community Center Goldman Theater
Christopher Sieber La Cage Aux Folles
for the production at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

Serge Seiden

Honored for : Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kathryn Chase Bryer Rapunzel
Matthew Gardiner Dreamgirls
Toby Orenstein The Color Purple
Lawrence B. Munsey The Color Purple
Mark A. Rhea Spring Awakening
Susan Marie Rhea Spring Awakening
Serge Seiden Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Janet Stanford The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

Matthew McGee

Honored for : Taking Steps

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Nominee Nominated Work
Matthew McGee Taking Steps
Adam Green A Midsummer Night's Dream
Adi Hanash The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Danny Scheie The Taming of the Shrew
Bradley Foster Smith Suite Surrender
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical

Priscilla Cuellar

Honored for : Legally Blonde the Musical

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Nominee Nominated Work
Priscilla Cuellar Legally Blonde the Musical
Theresa Cunningham The Color Purple
Sherri L. Edelen Xanadu
Crystal Joy Dreamgirls
Donna Migliaccio The Music Man
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical

Theresa Cunningham

Honored for : The Color Purple

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Nominee Nominated Work
Priscilla Cuellar Legally Blonde the Musical
Theresa Cunningham The Color Purple
Sherri L. Edelen Xanadu
Crystal Joy Dreamgirls
Donna Migliaccio The Music Man
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

Joe Isenberg

Honored for : The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rick Sordelet Sucker Punch
Anwar Thomas The Color Purple
Septime Webre The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
David Palmer The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Joe Isenberg The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Parker Esse The Music Man
Erika Chong Shuch The Conference of the Birds
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play

Studio Theatre

Honored for : Invisible Man

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arena Stage Pullman Porter Blues
Studio Theatre Invisible Man
The Keegan Theatre August: Osage County
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Shakespeare Theatre Company The Government Inspector
Folger Theatre The Taming of the Shrew
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical

Imagination Stage

Honored for : The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

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Nominee Nominated Work
Imagination Stage The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
MetroStage Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
MetroStage Josephine Tonight
GALA Hispanic Theatre Puerto Rico...¡fuá!
Imagination Stage Rapunzel
The Keegan Theatre Spring Awakening
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Resident Play

Folger Theatre

Honored for : The Taming of the Shrew

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Folger Theatre The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare Theatre Company A Midsummer Night's Dream
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Studio Theatre Invisible Man
Theater J Our Class
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Production, Theatre For Young Audiences

Imagination Stage

Honored for : The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

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Nominee Nominated Work
Imagination Stage The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Adventure Theatre MTC A Little House Christmas
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Imagination Stage Rapunzel
Adventure Theatre MTC The Snowy Day
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Honored for : Black Watch
(for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shakespeare Theatre Company Black Watch
for the production at the Sidney Harman Hall
Studio Theatre The Animals and Children Took to the Streets
for the production at the Metheny Theatre
Folger Theatre Hamlet
for the production at the Elizabethan Theatre
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Memphis
for the production at the Kennedy Center Opera House
Theater J Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
for the production at the Jewish Community Center Goldman Theater
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

Paul Downs Colaizzo

Honored for : Really Really

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jason Gray Platt Crown of Shadows: the wake of odysseus
Bryony Lavery Dirt
Janet Stanford The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Kathryn Chase Bryer The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
David Palmer The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Septime Webre The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Bari Biern The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Matthew Pierce The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Cheryl L. West Pullman Porter Blues
Paul Downs Colaizzo Really Really
Renee Calarco The Religion Thing
Matthew R. Wilson A Commedia Christmas Carol
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

Todd Rosenthal

Honored for : Red

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Riccardo Hernandez Pullman Porter Blues
Troy Hourie Invisible Man
Lee Savage A Midsummer Night's Dream
Misha Kachman The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Todd Rosenthal Red
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director, Resident Play

Christopher McElroen

Honored for : Invisible Man

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Bayes The Servant of Two Masters
Robert Falls Red
Kirsten Kelly Big Love
Christopher McElroen Invisible Man
Ethan McSweeny A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aaron Posner The Taming of the Shrew
John Vreeke The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Michael Kahn The Government Inspector
Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical

Cedric Neal

Honored for : Dreamgirls

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Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Bloch 1776
Michael John Casey Rapunzel
Robert Cuccioli 1776
David Little The Color Purple
Cedric Neal Dreamgirls
Nicholas Rodriguez My Fair Lady
Bobby Smith Little Shop of Horrors
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

Steven Epp

Honored for : The Servant of Two Masters

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Nominee Nominated Work
Teagle F. Bougere Invisible Man
Larry Marshall Pullman Porter Blues
Cody Nickell The Taming of the Shrew
Jose Joaquin Perez The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Steven Epp The Servant of Two Masters