1987 Helen Hayes Awards
Winners and nominees from the Helen Hayes Awards.
1987 Helen Hayes Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| O utstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production | Christopher Hurt | Automatic Pilot |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production | Delroy Lindo | A Raisin in the Sun |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production | Jonathan Silverman | Broadway Bound |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production | Ben Cross | Caine Mutiny Court Martial |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production | Joe Sears | Greater Tuna |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production | Edward Duke | Jeeves Takes Charge |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production | Colm Wilkinson | Les Miserables |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Esther Rolle | A Raisin In The Sun |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Linda Lavin | Broadway Bound |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Sharon Brown | Dreamgirls |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Rosemary Harris | Hay Fever |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Teresa Burrell | Queenie Pie |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | James F. Ingalls | Ajax |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Frances Aronson | Measure for Measure |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Nancy Schertler | Old Times |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Nancy Schertler | Romeo & Juliet |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Daniel MacLean | Wagner The Birthday Party |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Beverly Emmons | Wild Duck |
| Outstanding New Play | Arena Stage | |
| Outstanding New Play | T J Edwards | New York Mets |
| Outstanding New Play | Julie Jensen | Stray Dogs |
| Outstanding Performer, Resident Musical | Andrea Frierson, Magda Nova | Beehive |
| Outstanding Performer, Resident Musical | Frank Kopyc | Hot Mikado |
| Outstanding Performer, Resident Musical | Helena-Joyce Wright | Hot Mikado |
| Outstanding Performer, Resident Musical | Kirsti Carnahan | Little Shop of Horrors |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | George Tsypin | Idiot's Delight |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | John Arnone | Piggy Bank |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | Jane Williams Flank | Sally and Marsha |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | Russell Metheny | The Slab Boys |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | Richard H. Young | The Water Engine |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | Radu Boruzescu | Wild Duck |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production | Henry Strozier | Philadelphia Story |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production | Stanley Anderson | Piggy Bank |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production | Floyd King | The Miser |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production | Michael Chaban | Torch Song Trilogy |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production | Mark Hammer | Wild Duck |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production | Joan Kelley | Beyond Therapy |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production | Barbara Rappaport | Johnny Bull |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production | Heather Ehlers | Philadelphia Story |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production | Pat Carroll | Romeo and Juliet |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production | Mikel Lambert | The Miser |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production | Andrew Polk | Biloxi Blues |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production | Jason Alexander | Broadway Bound |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production | Frances Ruffelle | Les Miserables |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production | Randy Graff | Les Miserables |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production | Martine Allard | Tap Dance Kid |
| The American Express Tribute | James Earl Jones | |
| The Thomas J. Lipton Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service to Washington Professional Theatre | Delano E. Lewis | |
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