Helen Hayes Awards Nominations Announced

The nominees for the 36th Annual Helen Hayes Awards were announced February 3. The awards will be presented May 18 at the Anthem in Washington, DC. Top nominees included Little Shop of Horrors at Constellation Theatre Company, Blood at the Root at Theatre Alliance, A Chorus Line at Signature Theatre, Cabaret at Olney Theatre Center, Cyrano de Bergerac at Synetic Theater, and Into the Woods at Ford's Theatre.

Awards are given in two categories, Helen and Hayes, based on the number of Equity actors appearing in the production.

The design nominees are:

Outstanding Costume Design - Hayes
Tracy Christensen, Love's Labor's Lost, Folger Theatre
Mariah Anzaldo Hale, Nell Gwynn, Folger Theatre
Wade Laboissonniere, Into the Woods Ford's Theatre
Pei Lee, Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Olney Theatre Center
Merrily Murray-Walsh, Jubilee, Arena Stage

Outstanding Costume Design - Helen
Kristen Ahern, Daddy Long Legs Monumental Theatre Company
Jeanette Christensen, Elephant & Piggie's "We Are in A Play!" Adventure Theatre MTC
Alison Samantha Johnson, Cyrano de Bergerac Synetic Theater
AT Jones and Sons, A Christmas Story Toby's Dinner Theatre
Frank Labovitz, Little Shop of Horrors Constellation Theatre Company
Amy MacDonald, Blood at the Root Theatre Alliance

Outstanding Lighting Design - Hayes
Colin K. Bills, Cabaret Olney Theatre Center
William D'Eugenio, The Brothers Size1st Stage
Adam Honore, A Chorus Line Signature Theatre Company
Sherrice Mojgani, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Round House Theatre
Rui Rita, Into the Woods

Outstanding Lighting Design - Helen
Johnathan Alexander, Topdog/Underdog Avant Bard Theatre
Brian S. Allard, Cyrano de Bergerac
Lynn Johnson, On Air Creative Cauldron
Conor Mulligan, columbinus 1st Stage
Alberto Segarra (lighting) and Kelly Colburn (projections/media), Blood at the Root

Outstanding Set Design - Hayes
Debra Booth, Richard the Third Shakespeare Theatre Company
Wilson Chin, Cabaret
Paul Tate dePoo III, Grand Hotel Signature Theatre
Milagros Ponce de Leon, Into the Woods
Milagros Ponce de Leon (scenery) and Clint Allen (projections/media), Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Giorgos Tsappas, The Brothers Size 1st Stage

Outstanding Set Design - Helen
Nephelie Andonyadis, Topdog/Underdog
Jessica Cancino, Daddy Long Legs
A.J. Guban, Little Shop of Horrors
David A. Hopkins, A Christmas Story
Joseph Musumeci, Crystal Creek Motel Flying V
Johnny Roberston, Blood at the Root

Outstanding Sound Design - Hayes
Ryan Hickey, A Chorus Line
Kenny Neal, The RoyaleOlney Theatre Center and 1st Stage
Kenny Neal, Oil Olney Theatre Center
Sarah O'Halloran, The Brothers Size
Andre Pleuss, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Matt Rowe, Cabaret

Outstanding Sound Design - Helen
e'Marcus Harper-Short, Topdog/Underdog
Kenny Neal, columbinus
Kenny Neal, Airness The Keegan Theatre and 1st Stage
Tony Starnes, Blood at the Root
Tom Teasley, Chao Tian, The White Snake

For more information on the Helen Hayes Awards, and to see the full list of nominees, go to http://www.theatrewashington.org.