The 35th annual Helen Hayes Awards honored local theater聽Monday night at The Anthem.
As always, the winners were broken down into two umbrella categories, “Hayes” for Equity casts in larger productions and “Helen” for non-Equity casts in smaller productions.
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s “Camelot” won the top prize of Outstanding Musical, while Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s “Gloria” won Outstanding Play among Equity productions.
For non-equity shows, 1st Stage’s “Fly By Night” won Outstanding Musical, while聽Constellation Theatre’s 鈥淢elancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce鈥� won Outstanding Play.
Arena Stage emerged with the most wins with seven, including several for “Anything Goes.”
The winners were selected by 40 judges who considered 2,866 productions, including 51 musicals and 157 plays, of which 54 were world premieres.
Here is the list of winners in the major categories:
Hayes Awards (Equity):
Outstanding Production in a Musical 鈥� Hayes
鈥淎nything Goes鈥� 鈥� Arena Stage
鈥淐amelot鈥� 鈥� Shakespeare Theatre 聽**WINNER*
鈥淐inderella鈥� 鈥� Imagination Stage
鈥淒ave鈥� 鈥� Arena Stage
鈥淭he Wiz鈥� 鈥� Ford鈥檚 Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical – Hayes
Corbin Bleu –聽Anything Goes –聽Arena Stage **WINNER**
Ken Clark –聽Camelot –聽Shakespeare Theatre Company
Drew Gehling –聽Dave –聽Arena Stage
David Schlumpf –聽Elf: The Musical –聽Olney Theatre Center
Douglas Sills –聽Dave –聽Arena Stage
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical – Hayes
Nancy Anderson –聽Billy Elliot –聽Signature Theatre
Natascia Diaz –聽Passion –聽Signature Theatre 聽**WINNER**
Tracy Lynn Olivera –聽On the Town –聽Olney Theatre Center
Bryonha Marie Parham –聽Dave –聽Arena Stage
Awa Sal Secka –聽Cinderella –聽Imagination Stage
Outstanding Production in a Play 鈥� Hayes
鈥淏otticelli in the Fire鈥� 鈥撀燱oolly Mammoth Theatre
鈥淔amiliar鈥� 鈥撀燱oolly Mammoth Theatre
鈥淕loria鈥� 鈥撀燱oolly Mammoth Theatre 聽**WINNER**
鈥淚ndecent鈥� 鈥� Arena Stage
鈥淭he Wolves鈥� 鈥� Studio Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play – Hayes
Carson Elrod –聽The Comedy of Errors –聽Shakespeare Theatre Company
Glenn Fitzgerald –聽The Remains –聽Studio Theatre
Eugene Lee –聽Two Trains Running –聽Arena Stage 聽**WINNER**
Jon Hudson Odom –聽Botticelli in the Fire –聽Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Jack Willis –聽The Great Society –聽Arena Stage
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play – Hayes
Stephanie Berry –聽Gem of the Ocean – Round House Theatre
Julia Coffey –聽Labour of Love – Olney Theatre Center
Veanne Cox –聽The Comedy of Errors – Shakespeare Theatre Company
Naomi Jacobson –聽Becoming Dr. Ruth – Theater J
Erika Rose –聽Queens Girl in Africa – Mosaic Theatre Company of DC 聽**WINNER**
Helen Awards (Non-Equity)
Outstanding Production in a Musical 鈥� Helen
鈥淏rooklyn The Musical鈥� 鈥撀燤onumental Theatre Company
鈥淐hicago鈥� 鈥撀燭he Keegan Theatre
鈥淒isney鈥檚 The Little Mermaid鈥� 鈥撀燭oby鈥檚 Dinner Theatre
鈥淔ly by Night鈥� 鈥撀�1st Stage **WINNER**
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical – Helen
Aaron Bliden –聽Fly by Night –聽1st Stage
Jimmy Mavrikes –聽Girlfriend –聽Signature Theatre **WINNER**
Lukas James Miller –聽Girlfriend –聽Signature Theatre
Solomon Parker –聽Pippin –聽Monumental Theatre Company
DeCarlo Raspberry –聽Brooklyn The Musical –聽Monumental Theatre Company
Jamie Smithson –聽Fly by Night –聽1st Stage
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical – Helen
Jessica Bennett –聽Chicago –聽The Keegan Theatre
Debora Crabbe –聽As You Like It –聽The Keegan Theatre 聽**WINNER**
Abby Middleton –聽The Little Mermaid –聽Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Maria Rizzo –聽Chicago – The Keegan Theatre 聽**WINNER**
Shayla S. Simmons –聽Aida – Constellation Theatre Company
Taylor Washington –聽Brooklyn The Musical –聽Monumental Theatre Company
Outstanding Production in a Play 鈥� Helen
鈥淭he Events鈥� 鈥撀燭heater Alliance
鈥淭he Farnsworth Invention鈥� 鈥撀�1st Stage
鈥淭he Lathe of Heaven鈥� 鈥撀燬pooky Action Theater
鈥淢elancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce鈥� 鈥撀燙onstellation Theatre Company 聽**WINNER**
鈥淪wimming With Whales鈥� 鈥撀�1st Stage
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play – Helen
Josh Adams –聽The Events –聽Theater Alliance 聽**WINNER (TIE)***
Sam Ludwig –聽The Farnsworth Invention –聽1st Stage
Sasha Olinick –聽Secrets of the Universe –聽Hub Theatre & Jewish聽Community Center of NoVa
Jonathan Lee Taylor –聽The Farnsworth Invention – 1st Stage
Matthew R. Wilson –聽Swimming With Whales –聽1st Stage 聽**WINNER (TIE)***
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play – Helen
Regina Aquino –聽The Events –聽Theater Alliance ***WINNER**
Tonya Beckman –聽The Skin of Our Teeth –聽Constellation Theatre Company
Lolita Marie –聽Secrets of the Universe –聽Hub Theatre & Jewish聽Community Center of NoVa
Billie Krishawn –聽Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce –聽Constellation Theatre Company
Madeline Mooney –聽The Frederick Douglass Project –聽Solas Nua
See the full list of winners in all categories .
