1991 Helen Hayes Awards

Winners and nominees from the Helen Hayes Awards.

1991 Helen Hayes Awards

Note: Award winners appear on a red background.

Category	Nominee	Show
KPMG Peat Marwick Award for Distinguished Service to the Washington Theatre Community	William F. McSweeny
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Ric Thomas Rice	Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Marjorie Slaiman	Juno and the Paycock
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Martin Pakledinaz	Mary Stuart Shakespeare
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Merrily Murray-Walsh	Richard III
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Paul Tazewell	The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production	Catherine Zuber	The Merry Wives of Windsor
Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production	Jonathan Wilson	From the Mississippi Delta

Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production	Trevor Nunn, John Caird	Les Miserables
Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production	Mbongeni Ngema	Sarafina!

Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production	Mbongeni Ngema	Sheila's Day
Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production	Bill Rauch	The Video Store Owner's Significant Other
Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Tazewell Thompson	Fences
Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Joy Zinoman	Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Joe Dowling	Juno and the Paycock
Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Michael Kahn	Richard III


Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Max Mayer	Stand Up Tragedy
Outstanding Director, Resident Production	Michael Kahn	The Merry Wives of Windsor
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production	Michael Waldron	Lend Me a Tenor
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production	J. Mark McVey	Les Miserables

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production	E.G. Marshall	Love Letters
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production	Frank McCusker	The Playboy of the Western World
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production	Christopher Moore	The Video Store Owner's Significant Other
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical	Scott Morgan	Children with Stones

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical	Johnny Holliday	Me and My Girl
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical	David Garrison, Victor Garber	Merrily We Roll Along
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical	Grover Gardner	Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical	Stephen F. Schmidt	The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Lawrence Redmond	Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Denis Arndt	Juno and the Paycock

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Avery Brooks	Othello
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Robert Prosky	Our Town


Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Philip Goodwin	Puppetmaster of Lodz
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Stacy Keach	Richard III
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production	Luis Ramos	Stand Up Tragedy
Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production	Sally Mayes	Closer Than Ever
Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production	Cheryl Lynn Bruce	From the Mississippi Delta
Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production	Sybil Walker, Jacqueline Williams	From the Mississippi Delta
Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production	Colleen Dewhurst	Love Letters
Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production	Roma Downey	Playboy of the Western World


Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical	Suzanna Guzman	Amahl and the Night Visitors
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical	Liz Donahoe Weber	Me and My Girl
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical	Becky Ann Baker	Merrily We Roll Along
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical	Robin Baxter	Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical	Nanna Ingvarsson	The Rocky Horror Show
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Dale Stein	A Fresh of Breath Air
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Kim Hamilton	Fences
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Nancy Paris	Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune


Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	June Hansen	Happy Days
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Tana Hicken	Juno and the Paycock

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production	Pat Carroll	Merry Wives of Windsor
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Christopher Townsend	Angel
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Daniel MacLean Wagner	Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Allen Lee Hughes	Juno and the Paycock
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Howell Binkley	Richard III
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Donald Holder	Stand Up For Tragedy

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production	Nancy Schertler	The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Outstanding Resident Production	Arena Stage	Caucasian Chalk Circle
Outstanding Resident Production	Studio Theatre	Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Outstanding Resident Production	Arena Stage	Juno and the Paycock

Outstanding Resident Production	Shakespeare Theatre	Merry Wives of Windsor
Outstanding Resident Production	Shakespeare Theatr	Richard III
Outstanding Resident Production	Arena Stage	Stand-Up Tragedy
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	F. Hallinan Flood	Juno and the Paycock


Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	Michael Layton	Made in Bangkok
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	Jane Williams Flank	Rebel Armies Deep into Chad
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	Derek McLane	Richard III
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production	Russell Metheny	Secret Rapture
Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production	Susan R. White	Angel
Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production	Jerzy Sapieyevski	Richard III

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production	Susan R. White	Stand Up Tragedy
Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production	Gil Thompson	West Memphis Mojo

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production	Neil McFadden	Zero Positive
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Jarlath Conroy	Juno and the Paycock
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Willy Corpus	Made in Bangkok
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Ted van Griethuysen	Mary Stuart
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Leland Orser	Secret Rapture
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	Lewis J. Stadlen	The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production	David Marks	You Can't Take It With You
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Franchelle Stewart Dorn	Mary Stuart



Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Oni Faida Lampley, Beverly Cosham	Rebel Armies Deep Into Chad
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Robin Baxter	West Memphis Mojo
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Halo Wines	You Can't Take It With You
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production	Grainne Cassidy	Zero Positive
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production	Mark Baker	Grand Hotel: The Musical
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production	Ron Holgate	Lend Me A Tenor
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production	Drew Eshelman, Susan Tilson	Les Miserables
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production	Letta Mbulu	Sheila's Day

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production	David Kelly	The Playboy of the Western World
The American Express Tribute	Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play	Washington Stage Guild, Smallbeer Theatre Company, Source Theatre Company, American Playwrights Theatre, Smallbeer Theatre Company, Source Theatre Company, No-Neck Monsters Theatre Company
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play	Dale Stein	A Fresh of Breath Air
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play	Stuart Browne	Angel
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play	Roy Barber	Children With Stones
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play	Oni Faida Lampley	Mixed Babies
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play	Barbara McConagha	Mother's Day


The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play	Bill Rauch	The Video Store Owner's Significant Other
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play	Nick Mathwick	Waiting for Marge
The Washington Post Award for Distinguished Community Service	John L. Moore, III, African Continuum Theatre Coalition

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1991 Helen Hayes Awards

1991 Helen Hayes Awards

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