2011 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees AnnouncedSix theatre artists will be honored by the Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee during the presentation of its 47th annual awards in a luncheon ceremony this winter. Eighty-six theatre artists were nominated for outstanding work in 61 productions presented during the 2010-2011 New York season. The winners are: John Lee Beatty, for the scenic design of The Whipping Man, at Manhattan Theatre Club; William Ivey Long, for the costume design of The School for Lies, at Classic Stage Company; Jeff Croiter for the lighting design of Peter and the Starcatcher, at New York Theatre Workshop; and, in the category of notable effects, David Rockwell and Batwin + Robin (Linda Batwin and Robin Silvestri) for the combined scenic and projection concept of The Normal Heart, revived on Broadway last spring. The Hewes Awards honor designers for work in venues on Broadway, Off Broadway, and Off Off Broadway, recognizing not only the traditional categories of scenic design, costume design, and lighting design, but also "notable effects," which encompass sound, music, video, puppetry, and other creative elements. All nominated designs must have originated in United States productions. The Hewes Awards Committee considered more than 200 productions when making its nominations. Theatre for a New Audience's production of Notes From Underground and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's production of The Hallway Trilogy each received four distinct nominations to lead all other contenders. Broadway productions of Anything Goes, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo and Good People received three nominations each, as did the Signature Theatre Company's Angels in America, New York Theatre Workshop's Peter and the Starcatcher and Three Pianos, the Public Theater's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures and Manhattan Theatre Club's The Whipping Man. Another 10 productions on, Off and Off Off Broadway each received two nominations. Originally known as the Maharam Awards at their inception in 1965, the Hewes Awards were later known as the American Theatre Wing Design Awards in honor of the Wing's generous sponsorship. They were renamed in 1999 for noted critic Henry Hewes, who created the awards and served as a board member of the American Theatre Wing until his death in 2006 at age 89. The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee includes theatre critics Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, chair; Dan Bacalzo; David Barbour; David Cote; Glenda Frank; Mario Fratti; Helen Shaw,; and Joan Ungaro. A full list of nominees follows. Scenic Design Andreea Mincic, Three Pianos Andromache Chalfant, Edgewise Beowulf Borritt, The Hallway Trilogy David Birn, The Tempest David L. Arsenault, First Prize David Rockwell, A Free Man of Color David Rockwell, The Normal Heart David Zinn, Middletown David Zinn, Notes From Underground Derek McLane, Anything Goes Derek McLane, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Desmond Heeley, The Importance of Being Earnest Donyale Werle, Peter and the Starcatcher Jan Versweyveld, The Little Foxes John Lee Beatty, Good People John Lee Beatty, Other Desert Cities John Lee Beatty, The Whipping Man Laura Jellinek, Buddy Cop 2 Mark Wendland, The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures Mark Wendland, The Merchant of Venice Paul Steinberg, Kin Peter Ksander, Tom Ryan Thinks He's James Mason Starring in a Movie By Nicholas Ray in Which a Man's Illness Provides an Escape from the Pain, Pressure and Loneliness of Trying to be the Ultimate American Father, Only to Drive Him Further Into the More Thrilling Though Possibly Lonelier Roles of Addict and Misunderstood Visionary Roger Hanna What the Public Wants Scott Pask, The Book of Mormon Todd Rosenthal, The Motherf**ker With the Hat Costume Design Anita Yavich, Orlando Ann Hould-Ward, A Free Man of Color Catherine Zuber, Born Yesterday Catherine Zuber, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Catherine Zuber, The Whipping Man Clint Ramos, Angels in America Clint Ramos, The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures David C. Woolard, The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore David Zinn, Good People ESosa, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Fabio Toblini, The Divine Sister Gabriel Berry, The Coward Jessica Pabst, The Hallway Trilogy Lizz Wolf, Baby, It's You Martha Hally, Wife to James Whelan Martin Pakledinaz, Anything Goes Moria Sine Clinton, Notes From Underground Paloma Young, Peter and the Starcatcher Sydney Maresca, Buddy Cop 2 William Ivey Long, Catch Me If You Can William Ivey Long, Lucky Guy William Ivey Long, The School for Lies Lighting Design Austin Smith, Three Pianos Ben Stanton, Angels in America Ben Stanton, The Coward Ben Stanton, The Whipping Man Brian MacDevitt, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown David Lander, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Donald Holder, The Motherf**ker With the Hat Herrick Goldman, Falling for Eve Jan Versweyveld, The Little Foxes Jeff Croiter, Peter and the Starcatcher Jennifer Tipton, Vieux Carré Kate Ashton, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Kenneth Posner, A Life in the Theatre Kenneth Posner, The Merchant of Venice Kevin Adams, The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures Mark Barton Notes From Underground Michael Chybowski, Born Bad Michael Chybowski, Compulsion Miranda k Hardy, Murder in the Cathedral Nicole Pearce, Edgewise Tyler Micoleau, The Hallway Trilogy Notable Effects Acme Sound Partners/Cricket S. Myers (Sound Design), Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Basil Twist (Puppet Design), The Pee-Wee Herman Show Batwin+Robin (Projection Design), David Rockwell (Scene Design), The Normal Heart Brian Ronan (Sound Design), Anything Goes Bryan Collier (Projections and Art), Tearing Down the Walls Darron L. West (Sound Design), Radio Macbeth Dave Malloy and Matt Hubbs (Sound Design), Dave Malloy (Video Design), Three Pianos Eric Shimelonis (Sound Design), The Hallway Trilogy Jeremy Chernick (Special Effects), Blood from a Stone Jill BC DuBoff (Sound Design), Good People Jill BC DuBoff (Sound Design), When I Come to Die John Kelly and Jeff Morey (Video Design), The Escape Artist Johnny Thompson, Thom Rubino (Magic Design), Play Dead Kara Walker (Art), Jeremiah Thies (Projections), On the Levee Louisa Thompson, Colleen Werthmann, Mark Barton, Ben Williams (Production Design), Gatz Matt Acheson (Puppet Design), Compulsion Michael Rasbury (Sound Design), Hello Again Peter Nigrini (Projection Design), Notes From Underground Reggie Watts and Tommy Smith, Seth Reiser, Jessica Pabst (Production Design), Radio Play Ryan Holsopple (Sound Design), Here at Home Sam Deutsch (Puppetry), Mistakes Were Made Sven Ortel (Projection Design), Wonderland Tony Gerber (Film Design), By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Wendall K. Harrington (Projections), Angels in America Will Pickens (Sound Designer), Benefactors |
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