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Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Ensemblein a Play, HELEN Production

Arena StageHealing Wars

Helen Hayes Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageThe Mountaintop

Helen Hayes Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageGood People

Helen Hayes Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play

Arena StagePullman Porter Blues

Helen Hayes Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical

Arena StageOklahoma!


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Helen Hayes Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageOklahoma!

Helen Hayes Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageDuke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies

Helen Hayes Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageLight in the Piazza

Helen Hayes Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageCrowns

Helen Hayes Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageFantasticks

Helen Hayes Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageQuality of Life

Helen Hayes Awards - 2010 - The Canadian Embassy Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play

Arena StageQuality of Life


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Arena StageNext to Normal

Helen Hayes Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Arena StageEmergence-See!

Helen Hayes Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageThe Women of Brewster Place

Helen Hayes Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageShe Loves Me

Helen Hayes Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena Stage3 Mo' Divas

Helen Hayes Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageCabaret

Helen Hayes Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageDamn Yankees


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageSeñor Discretion Himself


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageCrowns

Helen Hayes Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageCamelot

Helen Hayes Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageProof

Helen Hayes Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StagePolk County


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageBlues in the Night

Helen Hayes Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StagePlay On!

Helen Hayes Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageDinah Was


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageAnimal Crackers

Helen Hayes Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageGuys and Dolls

Helen Hayes Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageHow I Learned to Drive


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageThunder Knocking on the Door

Helen Hayes Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageCandide

Helen Hayes Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageArcadia

Helen Hayes Awards - 1996 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageI Am a Man

Helen Hayes Awards - 1996 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageLong Day's Journey Into Night

Helen Hayes Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Arena StageA Room of One's Own

Helen Hayes Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StagePrice

Helen Hayes Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageRevengers' Comedies


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Resident Play

Arena StageDancing at Lughnasa

Helen Hayes Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageA Wonderful Life


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1992 - Outstanding Resident Production

Arena StageMy Children! My Africa!

Helen Hayes Awards - 1992 - The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

Arena Stage


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Helen Hayes Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Resident Production

Arena StageStand-Up Tragedy

Helen Hayes Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Resident Production

Arena StageJuno and the Paycock


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Olivier Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Arena StageFrom the Mississippi Delta

Helen Hayes Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageOn the Town

Helen Hayes Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Resident Production

Arena StageMan Who Came to Dinner

Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Director, Resident Production

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Director, Resident Production

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

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Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

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Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production

Arena Stage

Helen Hayes Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Arena StageAbyssinia

Olivier Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

Arena Stage


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Olivier Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Resident Musical

Arena StageCocoanuts


winner
Olivier Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Resident Production

Arena StageSix Characters in Search of an Author

Olivier Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Resident Production

Arena StageCherry Orchard


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Non-Resident Production

Arena StageJoe Turner's Come and Gone


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Resident Production

Arena StageCrucible

Helen Hayes Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Resident Production

Arena StageAll the King's Men

Olivier Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

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Olivier Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production

Arena Stage

Olivier Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

Arena Stage

Helen Hayes Awards - 1987 - Outstanding New Play

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Videos

News


Photos: Hayley Podschun, Julie Benko and More Star in GUYS AND DOLLS at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2025

akespeare Theatre Company has released photos of its holiday presentation of Guys and Dolls. Directed by Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello.
Mary Testa, Annie Golden and More to Star in YESTERDAY'S BREAD Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2025

Theater for the New City will present a one-night-only reading of Yesterday’s Bread, a new play by Russ Pastena, presented as part of TNC’s New City, New Blood Reading Series.
Full Cast Set for Joriah Kwamé's LITTLE MISS PERFECT World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2025

Olney Theatre Center will present the world premiere of Little Miss Perfect, a new musical, on the Roberts Mainstage. Leanne Antonio stars as Noelle Sanders.
Theaters Nationwide to Participate in 2026 National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 3, 2025

The Native Performing Arts Network will lead a National Day of Theater Readings for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) on May 5, 2026.
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; MONARCH Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
FDR'S VERY HAPPY HOUR To Receive Industry Readings As Part Of APAP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2025

High Hard Heat will present special industry presentations of FDR's Very Happy Hour at The Jerry Orbach Theater at The Theater Center. This immersive civics experiment is conceived by Regan Linton and M. Graham Smith.
Which Pre-Broadway Tryout Theater Boasts the Most Best Musical Tony Award Winners?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 30, 2025

While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.
Myles Frost to Star in CHEZ JOEY at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2025

Myles Frost will headline Arena Stage's upcoming production of Chez Joey. Following a run as Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical, the Maryland-native Broadway sensation will return home to the DC area this winter.
Folger Theatre Unveils Plays And Playwrights For The Fourth Annual READING ROOM FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2025

Folger Theatre has announced the lineup for the fourth annual Reading Room Festival, which will present staged readings, workshops, panels, and community events exploring new writing inspired by Shakespeare.
Folger Theatre Reveals Plays And Playwrights For The Fourth Annual Reading Room Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2025

Folger Theatre at the Folger Shakespeare Library revealed the plays and playwrights for the fourth annual Reading Room Festival, a four-day festival of staged readings, panel discussions, workshops, and community celebrations.
Interview: Theatre Life with Doug Brown
by Elliot Lanes - Nov 20, 2025

Today’s subject veteran actor Doug Brown is currently living his theatre life onstage in the World Premiere production of Fremont Ave.. The show plays through December 7th in the Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 19, 2025- CURSED CHILD Grosses Get A Boost from Tom Felton and More
by - Nov 19, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 19, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Theatre Three To Present THE LION IN WINTER In December
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2025

Theatre Three will present James Goldman’s THE LION IN WINTER from December 4–28 on the Norma Young Arena Stage. Directed by Matthew Gray, the production will feature Artistic Director Jeffrey Schmidt and Associate Artistic Director Christie Vela.
Video: Kyle Taylor Parker & More Rehearse 'The Oldest Established' From GUYS AND DOLLS
by Michael Major - Nov 18, 2025

Watch a video of 'The Oldest Established,' performed by Rob Colletti (SCHOOL OF ROCK), Kyle Taylor Parker (KINKY BOOTS), Calvin McCullough (STC's PETER PAN AND WENDY), and the Company of GUYS AND DOLLS.
Karan Brar, Brandon Flynn and More to Star in DATA New York Stage Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 18, 2025

Matthew Libby’s play DATA will make its New York stage premiere, directed by Tyne Rafaeli, and starring Karan Brar, reprising his role from the Arena Stage production.
Creede Repertory Theatre Hires Mallory Piece as Director
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2025

Creede Repertory Theatre (CRT) has announced Mallory Pierce as the theatre’s new Director of Development. She is a seasoned nonprofit leader with more than 30 years of experience in fundraising, marketing, and audience development.
Alex Finke to Star in IN CLAY at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2025

Signature Theatre has revaled the cast and creative team for the American premiere of new musical In Clay, with book and lyrics by Rebecca Simmonds and music and lyrics by Jack Miles.
STEP AFRIKA!'S MAGICAL MUSICAL HOLIDAY STEP SHOW Adds Two Performances at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2025

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has extended its limited engagement of Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show. Exclusive to this year’s audiences, Step Afrika! is debuting a new dance piece: “Candy Cane Lane.”
FREMONT AVE. to Have Two-Week Extension at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2025

Arena Stage's world-premiere play, Fremont Ave., will extend two additional weeks. Freemont Ave. is written by Reggie D. White and directed by Lili-Anne Brown, Fremont Ave.
New Musical HUA MULAN Will Receive Industry Reading With Ali Ewoldt and Claire Kwon
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2025

Hua Mulan, a new musical by Jason Ma inspired by the legendary 5th century Chinese folk heroine, will have an industry presentation on November 7, in New York City.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Arena Stage been nominated for?

Outstanding Ensemblein a Play, HELEN Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Healing Wars, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Mountaintop, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Good People, Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Pullman Porter Blues, Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Oklahoma!, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Oklahoma!, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Light in the Piazza, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Crowns, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Fantasticks, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Quality of Life, The Canadian Embassy Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Quality of Life, Outstanding Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Next to Normal, Outstanding Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Emergence-See!, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Women of Brewster Place, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for She Loves Me, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for 3 Mo' Divas, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Cabaret, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Damn Yankees, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Señor Discretion Himself, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Crowns, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Camelot, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Proof, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Polk County, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Blues in the Night, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Play On!, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Dinah Was, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Animal Crackers, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Guys and Dolls, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for How I Learned to Drive, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Thunder Knocking on the Door, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Candide, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Arcadia, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for I Am a Man, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Long Day's Journey Into Night, Outstanding Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for A Room of One's Own, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Price, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Revengers' Comedies, Outstanding Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Dancing at Lughnasa, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for A Wonderful Life, Outstanding Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for My Children! My Africa!, The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for , Outstanding Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Stand-Up Tragedy, Outstanding Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Juno and the Paycock, Outstanding Non-Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for From the Mississippi Delta , Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for On the Town, Outstanding Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Man Who Came to Dinner, Outstanding Director, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Director, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Abyssinia, Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Resident Musical (Olivier Awards) for Cocoanuts, Outstanding Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for Six Characters in Search of an Author, Outstanding Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for Cherry Orchard , Outstanding Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Outstanding Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Crucible, Outstanding Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for All the King's Men, Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for , Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production (Olivier Awards) for and Outstanding New Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for .

What awards has Arena Stage won?

Arena Stage has received numerous prestigious awards, including Outstanding Resident Musical at the Helen Hayes Awards for Oklahoma!, Señor Discretion Himself, Crowns, Blues in the Night, Animal Crackers, and Thunder Knocking on the Door. The theater also earned the Outstanding Non-Resident Production Helen Hayes Award for Next to Normal, as well as for Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Additionally, Arena Stage won Outstanding Resident Play for Dancing at Lughnasa and Outstanding Resident Production for My Children! My Africa!, Stand-Up Tragedy, and Crucible. The venue's excellence has also been recognized with Olivier Awards, including Outstanding Non-Resident Production for From the Mississippi Delta, Outstanding Resident Musical for Cocoanuts, and Outstanding Resident Production for Six Characters in Search of an Author. These awards highlight Arena Stage's significant contributions to theater arts both locally and internationally.

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