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Outstanding Choreography in a Musical-HAYES Production
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Parker Esse
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West Side Story
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Signature Theatre
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| Michele Lynch | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Tommy Rapley | Carousel | Olney Theatre Center |
| Tara Jeanne Vallee | The Producers | Olney Theatre Center |
Outstanding Choreography in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Rachel Leigh Dolan | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Rachel Leigh Dolan | Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Jessica Beth Redish | Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
Outstanding Choreography in a Play-HAYES Production
| Robert Barry Fleming | Destiny of Desire | Arena Stage |
| Melanie George | Women Laughing Alone With Salad | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
| Thomas W. Jones II | Uprising | MetroStage |
| Andrea Moon | When She Had Wings | Imagination Stage |
| Ami Shulman | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Choreography in a Play-HELEN Production
| Dane Figueroa Edidi | Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance |
| Casey Kaleba, Matthew R. Wilson | The Lieutenant of Inishmore | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Kelly Maxner, Mollye Maxner | Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
| Jonathan Ezra Rubin | Flying V Fights: Heroes & Monsters | Flying V |
| Irina Tsikurishvili (Choreography), Ben Cunis (Fight Choreography) | Much Ado About Nothing | Synetic Theater |
Outstanding Musical Direction-HAYES Production
| Ben Cohn | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| George Fulginiti-Shakar | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Jon Kalbfleisch | Cabaret | Signature Theatre |
| Jon Kalbfleisch | Simply Sondheim | Signature Theatre |
| Jon Kalbfleisch | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
Outstanding Musical Direction-HELEN Production
| George Fulginiti-Shakar | Las Polacas – The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Karen Hansen | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Walter “Bobby” McCoy | Old Wicked Songs | 1st Stage |
| Jake Null | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Michael Winch | Doctor Caligari | Pointless Theatre |
Outstanding Costume Design-HAYES Production
| Jess Goldstein | Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery | Arena Stage |
| Susan Hilferty | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Collin Ranney | Flowers Stink | The Kennedy Center |
| Alejo Vietti | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Julie Weiss | Destiny of Desire | Arena Stage |
Outstanding Costume Design-HELEN Production
| Robert Croghan | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Scena Theatre |
| Sabrina Mandell | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Kendra Rai | Alice in Wonderland | Synetic Theater |
| Erik Reagan Teague | Last of the Whyos | Spooky Action Theater |
| Kara Waala | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
Outstanding Lighting Design-HAYES Production
| Colin K. Bills | The Originalist | Arena Stage |
| Michael Gilliam | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Donald Holder | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Thom Weaver | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Folger Theatre |
| Japhy Weideman | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
Outstanding Lighting Design-HELEN Production
| Christopher Annas-Lee | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Dan Covey (Lighting Design), Michael Redman (Projections Design) | Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance |
| A.J. Guban | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Robbie Hayes | The Good Counselor | 1st Stage |
| Robbie Hayes | Very Still & Hard to See | Rorschach Theatre |
Outstanding Set Design-HAYES Production
| Michael Carnahan | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Andrew Cohen, Brian MacDevitt | Murder Ballad | Studio Theatre |
| Susan Hilferty | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| David Kornis (Set Design), Peter Nigrini (Projection Design) | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Allen Moyer | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Set Design-HELEN Production
| Vicki R. Davis | Last of the Whyos | Spooky Action Theater |
| Silvia de Marta | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Brian Gillick | Very Still & Hard to See | Rorschach Theatre |
| Patti Kalil | Doctor Caligari | Pointless Theatre |
| Glorgos Tsappas | Jarry Inside Out | Spooky Action Theater |
Outstanding Sound Design-HAYES Production
| Christopher Baine | When She Had Wings | Imagination Stage |
| Mark Bennett | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| David Budries, Nathan A. Roberts | The Widow Lincoln | Ford’s Theatre |
| Frank DiSalvo Jr. | It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | Washington Stage Guild |
| Timothy M. Thompson (Sound Design), Toshi Reagon (Composer) | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
Outstanding Sound Design-HELEN Production
| Frank DiSalvo Jr. | Very Still & Hard to See | Rorschach Theatre |
| Mariano Marin | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Kenny Neal | Old Wicked Songs | 1st Stage |
| Matthew M. Nielson | Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance |
| Tom Teasley | The Fire and The Rain | Constellation Theatre Company |
Outstanding Director of a Musical-HAYES Production
| Kathryn Chase Bryer | Wiley and the Hairy Man | Imagination Stage |
| Matthew Gardiner | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Michael Greif | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Colin Hovde | A Year with Frog and Toad | Imagination Stage |
| Alan Paul | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Director of a Musical-HELEN Production
| Mariano Caligaris | Las Polacas – The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Matt Conner, Stephen Gregory Smith | The Turn of the Screw | Creative Cauldron |
| Toby Orenstein, Lawrence B. Munsey | Ragtime, The Musical | Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
| Alan Paul | Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
| Allison Arkell Stockman | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
Outstanding Director of a Play-HAYES Production
| Jeremy B. Cohen | Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center |
| Yaël Farber | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Eleanor Holdridge | Queens Girl in the World | Theater J |
| Aaron Posner | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Folger Theatre |
| Gaye Taylor Upchurch | Animal | Studio Theatre |
Outstanding Director of a Play-HELEN Production
| José Luis Arellano García | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Randy Baker | Very Still & Hard to See | Rorschach Theatre |
| Timothy Douglas | Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance |
| Mollye Maxner | Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
| Joshua Morgan | In Love and Warcraft | No Rules Theatre Company |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical-HAYES Production
| A Year with Frog and Toad | Imagination Stage |
| Cabaret | Signature Theatre |
| Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Ragtime, The Musical | Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
| Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
| The Turn of the Screw | Creative Cauldron |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play-HAYES Production
| Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center |
| The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Jumpers for Goalposts | Studio Theatre |
| Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery | Arena Stage |
| Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play-HELEN Production
| Flying V Fights: Heroes & Monsters | Flying V |
| IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| In Love and Warcraft | No Rules Theatre Company |
| Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
| Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
Outstanding Performer, Visiting Production
| Victoria Clark | Gigi | The Kennedy Center |
| Carmen Cusack | Bright Star | The Kennedy Center |
| Dani de Waal | Once | The Kennedy Center |
| Darrell D’Silva | Dunsinane | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Angela Lansbury | Blithe Spirit | The National Theatre |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical-HAYES Production
| Clyde Alves | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Max Clayton | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Jeffry Denman | Kid Victory | Signature Theatre |
| Sean Ewing | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Mikey Cafarelli | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| David James | The Addams Family, a New Musical Comedy | Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
| Shawn Kettering | The Addams Family, a New Musical Comedy | Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
| Vaughn Ryan Midder | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Ethan Miller | The Turn of the Screw | Creative Cauldron |
| Tom Story | Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
| John Sygar | Garfield, The Musical With Cattitude | Adventure Theatre MTC |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical-HAYES Production
| Natascia Diaz | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Laura Dreyfuss | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Robyn Hurder | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Anastacia McCleskey | Murder Ballad | Studio Theatre |
| Dorea Schmidt | Carousel | Olney Theatre Center |
| Jennifer Laura Thompson | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Jenna Berk | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Ana Fontán | Las Polacas – The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Jade Jones | Once on This Island | Creative Cauldron |
| Justine “Icy” Moral | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Emily Zickler | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play-HAYES Production
| Stanley Bahorek | Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery | Arena Stage |
| Liam Forde | Jumpers for Goalposts | Studio Theatre |
| Ian Merrill Peakes | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Folger Theatre |
| Craig Wallace | The Guard | Ford’s Theatre |
| Michael Willis | Sons of the Prophet | Theater J |
The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play-HELEN Production
| Iker Lastra | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Jon Hudson Odom | Passion Play | Forum Theatre |
| Thomas Rowell | Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
| Vato Tsikurishvili | Much Ado About Nothing | Synetic Theater |
| Nathan Jan Yaffe | Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play-HAYES Production
| Maggie Erwin | Rapture, Blister, Burn | Round House Theatre |
| Kimberly Gilbert | Uncle Vanya | Round House Theatre |
| Naomi Jacobson | Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center |
| Jane Pfitsch | Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery | Arena Stage |
| Dawn Ursula | Zombie: The American | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play-HELEN Production
| Danielle Bourgeois | Once in the Chamber | Forum Theatre |
| Nanna Ingvarsson | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Scena Theatre |
| Lolita Marie | Doubt, a Parable | 1st Stage |
| Luz Nicolás | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Kerri Rambow | Night Falls on the Blue Planet | Theater Alliance |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical-HAYES Production
| Michael Di Liberto | The Producers | Olney Theatre Center |
| Tally Sessions | Carousel | Olney Theatre Center |
| Douglas Sills | Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Bobby Smith | Simply Sondheim | Signature Theatre |
| Anthony Warlow | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Franco Cabanas | Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Matt Dewberry | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Rick Hammerly | Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Kevin McAllister | Ragtime, The Musical | Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
| Martin Ruiz | Las Polacas – The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Tally Sessions | Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical-HAYES Production
| Jessica Lauren Ball | Guys and Dolls | Olney Theatre Center |
| MaryJoanna Grisso | West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
| Amber Iman | Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Barrett Wilbert Weed | Cabaret | Signature Theatre |
| Lauren Weinberg | Guys and Dolls | Olney Theatre Center |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical-HELEN Production
| Katy Carkuff | Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Felicia Curry | Oliver! | Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Elizabeth Rayca | Ragtime, The Musical | Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
| Isabelle Smelkinson | Dogfight | The Keegan Theatre |
| Karen Vincent | Kiss Me, Kate | NextStop Theatre Company |
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play-HAYES Production
| Adam Wesley Brown | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Folger Theatre |
| Ramzi Choukair | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Edward Gero | The Originalist | Arena Stage |
| Mitchell Hébert | Uncle Vanya | Round House Theatre |
| Michael Russotto | The Whale | Rep Stage |
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play-HELEN Production
| Michael Kevin Darnall | Last of the Whyos | Spooky Action Theater |
| Philip Hosford | Old Wicked Songs | 1st Stage |
| Mark Jaster | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Matthew Pauli | Our Town | Faction of Fools Theatre Company |
| Alex Vernon | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play-HAYES Production
| Janet Ulrich Brooks | Women Laughing Alone With Salad | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
| Caroline Clay | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Alexandra Henrikson | Ironbound | Round House Theatre |
| Holly Twyford | Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center |
| Dawn Ursula | Queens Girl in the World | Theater J |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play-HELEN Production
| Mabel Del Pozo | Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Gwen Grastorf | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Sabrina Mandell | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Sarah Olmsted Thomas | IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus | Happenstance Theater |
| Irina Tsikurishvili | Much Ado About Nothing | Synetic Theater |
| Anu Yadav | In Love and Warcraft | No Rules Theatre Company |
Outstanding Original Play or Musical Adaptation
| Sheri Wilner (Book), Julia Jordan (Book & Lyrics), Adam Gwon (Lyrics & Music) | Cake Off | Signature Theatre |
| Caleen Sinnette Jennings | Darius & Twig | The Kennedy Center |
| Marc Schubring (Book), David S. Craig (Lyrics), Niko Gaik (Music) | Double Trouble | Imagination Stage |
| David Ives | The Metromaniacs | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Julie Jensen | Mockingbird | The Kennedy Center |
| Yaël Farber | Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or Musical
| Clare Lizzimore | Animal | Studio Theatre |
| Katori Hall | The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Steven Levenson (Book), Benj Pasek (Lyrics & Music), Justin Paul (Lyrics & Music) | Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Martyna Majok | Ironbound | Round House Theatre |
| Caleen Sinnette Jennings | Queens Girl in the World | Theater J |
Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences
| A Year with Frog and Toad | Imagination Stage |
| Flowers Stink | The Kennedy Center |
| Mockingbird | The Kennedy Center |
| When She Had Wings | Imagination Stage |
| Wiley and the Hairy Man | Imagination Stage |
Outstanding Visiting Production
| Blithe Spirit | The National Theatre |
| Dunsinane | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Once | The Kennedy Center |
Outstanding Musical-HAYES Production
| Cabaret | Signature Theatre |
| Dear Evan Hansen | Arena Stage |
| Kiss Me, Kate | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Man of La Mancha | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| West Side Story | Signature Theatre |
Outstanding Musical-HELEN Production
| Avenue Q | Constellation Theatre Company |
| Las Polacas – The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Once on This Island | Creative Cauldron |
| Ragtime, The Musical | Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
| Silence! The Musical | Studio Theatre |
Outstanding Play-HAYES Production
| Bad Dog | Olney Theatre Center |
| The Blood Quilt | Arena Stage |
| Queens Girl in the World | Theater J |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Folger Theatre |
| Salomé | Shakespeare Theatre Company |
Outstanding Play-HELEN Production
| Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Theater Alliance |
| Occupied Territories | Theater Alliance |
| Old Wicked Songs | 1st Stage |
| Very Still & Hard to See | Rorscharch Theatre |
| Yerma | GALA Hispanic Theatre |
The John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company
Arts on the Horizon
Pallas Theatre Collective
The Welders
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Here’s a look back at the 2015 Helen Hayes Award Nominations:
And Here’s the list of the 2015 Nominations:
And the list of the Recipients of the 2015 Helen Hayes Awards. For more information, go to theatreWashington’s Helen Hayes Awards page.
