WASHINGTON 鈥� Every year, the Helen Hayes Awards honor the best in local theater.
The 34th annual ceremony was held Monday night at The Anthem in Southwest D.C.
Olney Theatre and Round House Theatre’s co-production of聽“In the Heights” led the way with nine awards, including Best Musical and Best Actress (Musical) for聽Rayanne Gonzales.
Best Actor (Musical) was a tie between Kevin McAllister in “Ragtime” at Ford’s Theatre and Blakely Slaybaugh in “The Pajama Game” at Arena Stage.
Tina Fey’s world premiere of “Mean Girls” at National Theatre won Best Visiting Production.
On the non-musical side, Shakespeare Theatre Company’s “Twelfth Night” won Best Play.
Michael Innocenti won Best Actor in a Play for “Parade” at Keegan Theatre.
Lizan Mitchell won Best Actress in a Play for “A Raisin in the Sun” at Arena Stage.
On the non-equity side, GALA Hispanic Theatre’s “In the Heights” won Best Musical, while Theater Alliance’s “Still Life With Rocket” won Best Play.
The annual Helen Hayes Tribute聽was presented to actor Nancy Robinette, who has won five Helen Hayes Awards and 18 nominations around the D.C. area over the past 35 years. She made her Broadway debut in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” in 2016.
Find the full list of winners below (鈥淗ayes鈥� for Equity casts, 鈥淗elen鈥� for non-Equity casts):
Outstanding choreography in a musical 鈥� Hayes
(tie) Parker Esse, 鈥淭he Pajama Game,鈥� Arena Stage
Denis Jones, 鈥淐razy for You,鈥� Signature Theatre
Outstanding choreography in a musical 鈥� Helen
Luis Salgado, 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding choreography in a play 鈥� Hayes
Robb Hunter, 鈥淗IR,鈥� Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Outstanding choreography in a play 鈥� Helen
Kelly Maxner, Mollye Maxner, 鈥淪till Life With Rocket,鈥� Theater Alliance
Outstanding musical direction 鈥� Hayes
Jon Kalbfleisch, 鈥淐aroline, or Change,鈥� Round House Theatre
Outstanding musical direction 鈥� Helen
Walter 鈥淏obby鈥� McCoy, 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding costume design 鈥� Hayes
Kendra Rai, 鈥淥r,鈥� Round House Theatre
Outstanding costume design 鈥� Helen
Robert Croghan, 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding lighting design 鈥� Hayes
Jason Lyons (lighting designer), Zachary G. Borovay (projection designer), 鈥淛esus Christ Superstar,鈥� Signature Theatre
Outstanding lighting design 鈥� Helen
Christopher Annas-Lee, 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding set design 鈥� Hayes
Lee Savage, 鈥淭welfth Night,鈥� Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding set design 鈥� Helen
Debra Kim Sivigny, 鈥淔orgotten Kingdoms,鈥� Rorschach Theatre
Outstanding sound design 鈥� Hayes
Palmer Hefferan, 鈥淏aby Screams Miracle,鈥� Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Outstanding sound design 鈥� Helen
Matthew M. Nielson, 鈥淢nemonic,鈥� Theater Alliance
Outstanding direction in a musical 鈥� Hayes
Kathryn Chase Bryer, 鈥淲onderland: Alice鈥檚 Rock & Roll Adventure,鈥� Imagination Stage
Outstanding direction in a musical 鈥� Helen
Luis Salgado, 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding direction in a play 鈥� Hayes
Ethan McSweeny, 鈥淭welfth Night,鈥� Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding direction in a play 鈥� Helen
Rick Hammerly, 鈥淟ela & Co,鈥� Factory 449
Outstanding ensemble in a musical 鈥� Hayes
鈥淩agtime,鈥� Ford鈥檚 Theatre
Outstanding ensemble in a musical 鈥� Helen
鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding ensemble in a play 鈥� Hayes
鈥淲ho鈥檚 Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,鈥� Ford鈥檚 Theatre
Outstanding ensemble in a play 鈥� Helen
鈥淧eter and the Starcatcher,鈥� Constellation Theatre Company
Outstanding performer, visiting production
(tie) Alessandra Baldacchino, 鈥淔un Home,鈥� National Theatre
Abby Corrigan, 鈥淔un Home,鈥� National Theatre
Outstanding supporting actor in a musical 鈥� Hayes
Will Gartshore, 鈥淎 Little Night Music,鈥� Signature Theatre
Outstanding supporting actress in a musical 鈥� Hayes
Tracy Lynn Olivera, 鈥淎 Little Night Music,鈥� Signature Theatre
Outstanding supporting actor in a musical 鈥� Helen
F茅lix Marchany, 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding supporting actress in a musical 鈥� Helen
Kari Ginsburg, 鈥淭he Wild Party,鈥� Constellation Theatre Company
James MacArthur Award for Outstanding supporting actor in a play 鈥� Hayes
Jim Lichtscheidl, 鈥淭welfth Night,鈥� Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding supporting actress in a play 鈥� Hayes
Erin Weaver, 鈥淥r,鈥� Round House Theatre
James MacArthur Award for Outstanding supporting actor in a play 鈥� Helen
Jose Guzman, 鈥淛esus Hopped the 鈥楢鈥� Train,鈥� 1st Stage
Outstanding supporting actress in a play 鈥� Helen
Susan Rome, 鈥淏righton Beach Memoirs,鈥� Theater J
Outstanding lead actor in a musical 鈥� Hayes
(tie) Kevin McAllister, 鈥淩agtime,鈥� Ford鈥檚 Theatre
Blakely Slaybaugh, 鈥淭he Pajama Game,鈥� Arena Stage
Outstanding lead actress in a musical 鈥� Hayes
Rayanne Gonzales, 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� Olney Theatre Center & Round House Theatre
Outstanding lead actor in a musical 鈥� Helen
Michael Innocenti, 鈥淧arade,鈥� Keegan Theatre
Outstanding lead actress in a musical 鈥� Helen
Laura Lebr贸n, 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� GALA Hispanic Theatre
Robert Prosky Award for outstanding lead actor in a play 鈥� Hayes
Ted van Griethuysen, 鈥淭he Father,鈥� Studio Theatre
Outstanding lead actress in a play 鈥� Hayes
Lizan Mitchell, 鈥淎 Raisin in the Sun,鈥� Arena Stage
Robert Prosky Award for outstanding lead actor in a play 鈥� Helen
Frank Britton, 鈥淛esus Hopped The 鈥楢鈥� Train,鈥� 1st Stage
Outstanding lead actress in a play 鈥� Helen
Felicia Curry, 鈥淟ela & Co,鈥� Factory 449
Outstanding original play or musical adaptation
Karen Zacar铆as (book), Deborah Wicks La Puma (music), 鈥淓lla Enchanted,鈥� Adventure Theatre MTC
Charles MacArthur Award for outstanding original new play or musical
Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm, 鈥淗ooded, Or Being Black for Dummies,鈥� Mosaic Theater Company
Outstanding production 鈥� young audiences
鈥淲onderland: Alice鈥檚 Rock & Roll Adventure,鈥� Imagination Stage
Outstanding visiting production
鈥淢ean Girls,鈥� National Theatre
Outstanding production in a musical 鈥� Hayes
鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� Olney Theatre Center & Round House Theatre
Outstanding production in a play 鈥� Hayes
鈥淭welfth Night,鈥� Shakespeare Theatre Company
Outstanding production in a musical 鈥� Helen
鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� GALA Hispanic Theatre
Outstanding production in a play 鈥� Helen
鈥淪till Life With Rocket,鈥� Theater Alliance
