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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


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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


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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

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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


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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


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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

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Olivier Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production

Arena Stage

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

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Helen Hayes Awards - 1987 - Outstanding New Play

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Videos

News


Cast and Creative Team Set For World Premiere of CIRCLE FORWARD at  Gulfshore Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2026

The cast and creative team has been announced for the World Premiere of Circle Forward, a new play by Deb Hiett, directed by Neel Keller. Learn more about the production here!
GOD OF CARNAGE and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF Come to South Coast Repertory
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2026

South Coast Repertory will open 2026 with a rotating repertory of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld January 9, 2026- BUG Opens On Broadway and More
by - Jan 9, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 9, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Marsha Mason and James Naughton Join THE PANCAKE CLUB Reading at Westport Country Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026

Golden Globe winner Marsha Mason and Tony Award winner James Naughton will join previously announced Tony Award winner Judith Ivey in Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand playreading of 'The Pancake Club'.
BEST FOR BABY World Premiere and More Set for Chautauqua Theater Company 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026

Chautauqua Theater Company has unveiled its 2026 mainstage season, featuring the world premiere of Best for Baby, a larger-than-life comedy by Sharyn Rothstein directed by Oliver Butler, and more.
Mosaic Theater Company Honors George Vradenburg, Andy Shallal, and Susan Clampitt at The Spark 2026 Benefit
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2026

Mosaic Theater Company's benefit The Spark 2026 will honor philanthropist and civic leader George Vradenburg for his dedication to new play development and emerging female writers; and entrepreneur and philanthropist Andy Shallal for his commitment to art and activism.
Submissions Now Open for Royal Family's William and Enid Hairston Artist Fellowship
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2026

Submissions are currently open for Royal Family Productions ‘s 2026 artist fellowship in partnership with Ann Hairston, honoring the legacy of her father, William R. Hairston Jr., a trailblazing Black actor, playwright, and cultural leader whose career spanned stage, screen, and public service.
Full Cast Set for CHEZ JOEY at Arena Stage, Starring Myles Frost and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2026

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the full cast and creative team for Chez Joey. The production will be directed by Tony Goldwyn and Savion Glover.
Angie Schworer, Lauren Lopez, And Marcus M. Martin To Star In Industry Reading of New Mockumentary Play PRAIRIE PARK
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 5, 2026

Prairie Park, a new mockumentary play by T.J. Pieffer, will be presented in  an invitation-only industry reading on Friday, January 9, 2026, produced by Pipe Dream in  association with Davenport Theatrical Enterprises. 
Video: Rob Colletti & Hayley Podschun Sing 'Sue Me' from GUYS AND DOLLS
by Joshua Wright - Jan 5, 2026

Watch Rob Colletti and Hayley Podschun perform Sue Me from Guys and Dolls. Directed By Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello and choreographed by Joshua Bergasse, Guys and Dolls plays STC’s Harman Hall through January 8th, 2026.
Top Off-Broadway Shows for January 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 1, 2026

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. Start the new year off right with shows featuring big stars, like An Ark with Ian McKellen and more.
EISENHOWER: THIS PIECE OF GROUND Comes to Florida Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 30, 2025

Florida Studio Theatre will inaugurate its 2026 Stage III series with the Florida premiere of Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, a powerful theatrical meditation on sacrifice and service.
Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BOLERO BAR Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote 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!
Video: 'Luck Be a Lady' from GUYS AND DOLLS at Shakespeare Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - Dec 22, 2025

Take your first look at 'Luck Be a Lady' performed by Jacob Dickey and the company of GUYS AND DOLLS at Sakespeare Theatre Company.
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards; GALA Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote 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!
Video: Alex Finke Leads IN CLAY at Signature Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Dec 16, 2025

Get a first look at Signature Theatre's American premiere of new musical In Clay, with book and lyrics by Rebecca Simmonds and music and lyrics by Jack Miles. The production is directed by Kimberly Senior (Broadway’s Disgraced, Lincoln Center Theater’s The Who and The What) and stars Alex Finke (Broadway’s Les Misérables, Come From Away) as Marie-Berthe Cazin.

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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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