1986 Helen Hayes Awards

Winners and nominees from the Helen Hayes Awards.

1986 Helen Hayes Awards

Note: Award winners appear on a red background.

Category	Nominee	Show
	Mercedes McCambridge	'night, MotherArena Stage
Outstanding Actor, Resident Musical	Romain Fruge	BabyOlney Theatre
Outstanding Actor, Resident Musical	Stephen Wade	Banjo DancingArena Stage
Outstanding Actor, Resident Musical	James W. Sudik	Little MeFord's Theatre
Outstanding Actor, Resident Musical	J. Fred Shiffman	March of the 0ttosStudio Theatre
Outstanding Actress, Resident Musical	Liz Larsen	BabyOlney Theatre
Outstanding Actress, Resident Musical	Janet Aldrich	Forbidden BroadwayMarquee Lounge/Omni Shoreham
Outstanding Actress, Resident Musical	Carol Dilley	Little MeFord's Theatre

Outstanding Actress, Resident Musical	Ann Johnson	March of the 0ttosStudio Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Elizabeth Covey	A Midsummer Night's DreamShakespeare Theatre

Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Holly Cole	Merry Wives of WindsorShakespeare Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Kate Corbley	Miss Firecracker ContestOlney Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Miruna Boruzescu	TartuffeArena Stage
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Kurt Wilhelm, Kurt Wilhelm	The Count of Monte CristoAmerican National Theater
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Marjorie Slaiman	Women and WaterArena Stage
Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Douglas C. Wager	Execution of JusticeArena Stage


Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Susann Brinkley	Fool for LoveRound House Theatre
Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Leslie Bravman Jacobson	Miss Lulu BettHorizons Theatre
Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Lucian Pintilie	TartuffeArena Stage
Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Peter Sellars	The Count of Monte CristoAmerican National Theater

Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Garland Wright	The Good Person of SetzuanArena Stage
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Steven Dawn, Steven Dawn	ExtremitiesSource Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Thomas Schall	Fool For LoveRound House Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Grover Gardner	Looking GlassWoolly Mammoth Theatre Compan

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Grover Gardner	MetamorphosisWoolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Richard Bauer	TartuffeArena Stage
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Mark Jaster	The Man Who Killed the BuddhaRound House Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Patrick Dempsey	Brighton Beach MemoirsNational Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Patrick Dempsey	Brighton Beach MemoirsNational Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor, Touring Production or Prior to New York	William L. Petersen	In the Belly of the Beast: Letters from PrisonAmerican National Theater

Outstanding Lead Actor, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Keene Curtis	La Cage aux FollesNational Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Tommy Tune	My One and OnlyKennedy Center


Outstanding Lead Actor, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Jason Robards	The Iceman ComethAmerican National Theater
Outstanding Lead Actor, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Bill Irwin	The Regard of FlightArena Stage
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Halo Wines	'night, MotherArena Stage
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Katherine Squire	A Walk Out of WaterStudio Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Janet Bryant	Fool for LoveRound House Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Randy Danson	Good Person of SetzuanArena Stage
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Marcia Gay Harden	Miss Firecracker ContestOlney Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Carole Myers	Miss Lulu BettHorizons Theatre


Outstanding Lead Actress, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Barbara Cook	Barbara Cook -- A Broadway EveningFord's Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Laurie Metcalf	Coyote UglyAmerican National Theater
Outstanding Lead Actress, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Barbara E. Robertson	Kabuki MedeaAmerican National Theater
Outstanding Lead Actress, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Zoe Caldwell	LillianKennedy Center
Outstanding Lead Actress, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Sandy Duncan	My One and OnlyKennedy Center
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Richard Winkler	A Midsummer Night's DreamThe Shakespeare Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Stuart Duke	A Walk Out of WaterStudio Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Stuart Duke	OthelloShakespeare Theatre


Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Beverly Emmons	TartuffeArena Stage
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	James F. Ingalls	The Count of Monte CristoAmerican National Theater

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Allen Lee Hughes	Women and WaterArena Stage
Outstanding New Play	New Playwrights' Theatre	After My Own Heart
Outstanding New Play	Source Theatre Company	Ladies' Side
Outstanding New Play	Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company	Metamorphosis
Outstanding New Play	New Playwrights' Theatre	Thin Wall
Outstanding Production Prior to New York	American National Theater	Iceman Cometh

Outstanding Production Prior to New York	Kennedy Center	Lillian
Outstanding Production Prior to New York	Warner Theatre	Uptown, It's Hot
Outstanding Resident Musical	Harlequin Dinner Theatre	A Chorus Line
Outstanding Resident Musical	Olney Theatre	Baby

Outstanding Resident Musical	Ford's Theatre	Little Me
Outstanding Resident Musical	Studio Theatre	March of the Falsettos
Outstanding Resident Play	Arena Stage	Execution of Justice
Outstanding Resident Play	Round House Theatre	Fool for Love


Outstanding Resident Play	Olney Theatre	Foreigner
Outstanding Resident Play	Arena Stage	Good Person of Setzuan
Outstanding Resident Play	Arena Stage	Tartuffe
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	Russell Metheny	A Walk Out of WaterStudio Theatre
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	Patricia Woodbridge	Isn't It RomanticArena Stage
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	Russell Metheny	March of the 0ttosStudio Theatre

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	John Arnone Good	Person of SetzuanArena Stage
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	Radu Boruzescu	TartuffeArena Stage

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	George Tsypin	The Count of Monte CristoAmerican National Theater
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Brian Hemmingsen	Last Days at the Dixie Girl CafeHorizons Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Edward Gero	Merry Wives of WindsorShakespeare Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Edward Gero	OthelloShakespeare Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Patrick Richwood	The ForeignerOlney Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Floyd King	The Merry Wives of WindsorShakespeare Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Erika Bogren	A Walk Out of WaterStudio Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Tana Hicken	Execution of JusticeArena Stage



Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Ramona Rhoades	he Knight From OlmedoGALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Brigid Cleary	Miss Firecracker ContestOlney Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Isabell Monk, Katherine	TartuffeArena Stage
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Lisa Waltz	Brighton Beach MemoirsThe National Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Charles (Honi) Coles	My One and OnlyKennedy Center
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Larry Larson	Tent MeetingKennedy Center
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Donald Moffat	The Iceman ComethAmerican National Theater
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Touring Production or Prior to New York	Barnard Hughes	The Iceman ComethAmerican National Theater

Outstanding Touring Production	National Theatre	Brighton Beach Memoirs
Outstanding Touring Production	American National Theater	Kabuki Medea

Outstanding Touring Production	National Theatre	La Cage aux Folles
Outstanding Touring Production	Kennedy Center	My One and Only
Outstanding Touring Production	American National Theater	Streamers
Outstanding Touring Production	Kennedy Center	Tent Meeting
The Davis-Schalizki Student Actor Award	Byron Stewart, Howard University
The Thomas J. Lipton Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service to Washington Professional Theatre	Father Gilbert V. Hartke


The Washington Post Award for Distinguished Community Service	Patrick Hayes

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1986 Helen Hayes Awards

1986 Helen Hayes Awards

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