2012 Helen Hayes Awards
Winners and nominees from the Helen Hayes Awards.
2012 Helen Hayes Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production | Kate Arnold Wernick | A Year With Frog and Toad |
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production | Dale Anthony Girard | Cyrano |
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production | Brianne Camp, Karma Camp | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production | Karma Camp, Brianne Camp | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production | Ben Cunis | King Lear |
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production | Irina Tsikurishvili | King Lear |
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production | Michael J. Bobbitt, Fabian Barnes, Fabian Barnes, Michael J. Bobbitt | Mirandy and Brother Wind |
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production | Susan Shields | STAY |
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production | Robb Hunter | Walworth Farce |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production | Chelsey Schuller | A Year With Frog and Toad |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production | Tracy Letts | Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production | Sahr Ngaujah | FELA! |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production | Gregg Barnes | Follies |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production | Kendra Rai | Green Bird |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production | Georgi Alexi-Meskhishvili | King Lear |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production | J. Mark McVey | Les Miserables |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production | ESosa | Ruined |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production | Richard Roxburgh | Uncle Vanya |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | Michael Baron | A Year With Frog and Toad |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | Toby Orenstein, Lawrence B. Munsey | Chicago |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | Janet Stanford | Dr. Dolittle |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | Eric Schaeffer | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | Matt August | Liberty Smith |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | Keith Alan Baker, Hunter Styles | Pop! |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | Jennifer Harris | Pop! |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Play | John Vreeke | A Bright New Boise |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Play | Serge Seiden | Charlotte's Web |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Play | Aaron Posner | Cyrano |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Play | David Muse | Habit of Art |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Play | Paata Tsikurishvili | King Lear |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Play | Charles Randolph-Wright | Ruined |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Play | David Muse | Venus in Fur |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical | Adventure Theatre | A Year With Frog and Toad |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical | Signature Theatre | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical | Ford's Theatre | Liberty Smith |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical | Studio Theatre 2ndStage | Pop! |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical | Olney Theatre Center | Sound of Music |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical | Studio Theatre | Walworth Farce |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play | GALA Hispanic Theatre | Ay, Carmela! |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play | Hub Theatre | Birds of a Feather |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play | Folger Theatre | Cyrano |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play | Studio Theatre | Habit of Art |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play | Synetic Theater | King Lear |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Oedipus El Rey |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production | Lex Ishimoto | Billy Elliot the Musical |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical | Rob McQuay | Dr. Dolittle |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical | Alan Wiggins | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical | Geoff Packard | Liberty Smith |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical | Euan Morton | Parade |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical | Tom Story | Pop! |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Leah Hocking | Billy Elliot the Musical |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Amy Morton | Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Melanie Marshall | FELA! |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Rozina Kambos | Return to Haifa |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production | Cate Blanchett | Uncle Vanya |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical | Jan Maxwell | Follies |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical | Carolyn Cole | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical | Bernardine Mitchell | His Eye is On the Sparrow |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical | Kelly Karbacz | Liberty Smith |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical | Nancy Anderson | Side By Side By Sondheim |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical | Jessica Lauren Ball | Sound of Music |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play | Mona Martínez | Ay, Carmela! |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play | Irina Tsikurishvili | King Lear |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play | Ira Koval | King Lear |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play | Jenny Jules | Ruined |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play | Lizan Mitchell | Trip To Bountiful |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play | Erica Sullivan | Venus in Fur |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play | Rena Brown | Wit |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Colin K. Bills | A Bright New Boise |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Thom Weaver | Cyrano |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Andrew F. Griffin | King Lear |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Tyler Micoleau | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Andrew F. Griffin | Othello |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Michael Gilliam | Ruined |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production | Chris Lee | The Hollow |
| Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production | James Moore | Follies |
| Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production | Jon Kalbfleisch | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production | Christopher Youstra | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
| Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production | Jay Crowder | Liberty Smith |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Kennedy Center | Billy Elliot the Musical |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Arena Stage | Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Arena Stage | Equivocation |
| Outstanding Non-Resident Production | Kennedy Center | Uncle Vanya |
| Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences | Adventure Theatre | A Year With Frog and Toad |
| Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences | Imagination Stage | Aladdin's Luck |
| Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences | Adventure Theatre | Charlotte’s Web |
| Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences | Imagination Stage | Dr. Dolittle |
| Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences | Adventure Theatre | Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Kennedy Center | Follies |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Signature Theatre | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Ford's Theatre | Liberty Smith |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Studio Theatre 2ndStage | Pop! |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Signature Theatre | Side By Side By Sondheim |
| Outstanding Resident Musical | Olney Theatre Center | Sound of Music |
| Outstanding Resident Play | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | A Bright New Boise |
| Outstanding Resident Play | Folger Theatre | Cyrano |
| Outstanding Resident Play | Synetic Theater | King Lear |
| Outstanding Resident Play | Arena Stage | Ruined |
| Outstanding Resident Play | Studio Theatre | Venus in Fur |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | Misha Kachman | A Bright New Boise |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | Collin Ranney | A Year With Frog and Toad |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | Daniel Conway | Cyrano |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | James Noone | Habit of Art |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | Phil Charlwood | King Lear |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | Lee Savage | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production | David Ghatan | Voices Underwater |
| Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production | Chris Baine | A Bright New Boise |
| Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production | Neil McFadden | An Almost Holy Picture |
| Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production | Tom Teasley | Green Bird |
| Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production | Matt Rowe | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production | Konstantine Lortkipanidze | King Lear |
| Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production | Irakli Kavsadze | King Lear |
| Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production | Steven Cahill | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production | Nicole Martin | Voices Underwater |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical | Vishal Vaidya, Jobari Parker-NamdarJobari Parker-Namdar | A Year With Frog and Toad |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical | Ricardo Frederick Evans | Dr. Dolittle |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical | Dan Van Why | National Pastime |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical | Kevin McAllister | Parade |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical | Matthew Delorenzo | Pop! |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical | Bobby Smith | Sound of Music |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play | Ben Cunis | King Lear |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play | Chris Dinolfo, Philip Fletcher | King Lear |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play | Ted van Griethuysen | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play | Aubrey Deeker | Walworth Farce |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical | Kirstin Riegler | A Year With Frog and Toad |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical | Nova Y. Payton | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical | Lauren Williams | Hairspray |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical | Rachel Zampelli | Pop! |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical | Tracy Lynn Olivera | Sound of Music |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play | Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey | After the Fall |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play | Margaret Daly | Habit of Art |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play | Jennifer Mendenhall | Imagining Madoff |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play | Mirenka Cechova | King Lear |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play | Catherine Flye | Pride and Prejudice |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play | Donnetta Lavinia Grays | Ruined |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production | Maximilien A. Baud, Ben Cook | Billy Elliot the Musical |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production | Patrick Wetzel | Billy Elliot the Musical |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production | Hugo Weaving | Uncle Vanya |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production | Hayley McElhinney | Uncle Vanya |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | dog & pony dc | Beertown |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | Marc Acito | Birds of a Feather |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | Aaron Posner | Cyrano |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | Michael Hollinger | Cyrano |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | David Ives | Heir Apparent |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | Deb Margolin | Imagining Madoff |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | Duncan Macmillan | Lungs |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | Jason Lott | Wonderful Life |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical | Helen Pafumi | Wonderful Life |
| The John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company | Faction of Fools Theatre Company | |
| The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play | Michael Russotto | A Bright New Boise |
| The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play | Mitchell Hebert | After the Fall |
| The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play | James McMenamin | Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo |
| The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play | Paxton Whitehead | Habit of Art |
| The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play | Ted van Griethuysen | Habit of Art |
| The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play | Irakli Kavsadze | King Lear |
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