Winners have been announced for the 2013 Helen Hayes Awards, which honor the best theater in Washington D.C. Paul Downs Colaizzo took home the award for Outstanding New Play or Musical for Really Really, his dark college drama that recently made its off-Broadway premiere. A full list of winners follows:
Outstanding Resident Musical
Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
Outstanding Resident Play
The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre
The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical
Paul Downs Colaizzo, Really Really, Signature Theatre
Outstanding Non-Resident Production
Black Watch, Shakespeare Theatre Company
John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company
Dizzy Miss Lizzie's Roadside Revue
Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production
Joe Isenberg, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production
Frank Labovitz, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
Outstanding Director, Resident Musical
Serge Seiden, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage
Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Christopher McElroen, Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical
Imagination Stage, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play
The Studio Theatre, Invisible Man
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
David M. Lutken, Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie, Theater J
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
Bobby Smith, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage
Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
Felicia Boswell, Memphis, The Kennedy Center
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical
Natascia Diaz, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play
Francesca Faridany, Strange Interlude
Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Mary Louise Geiger, Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre
Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production
Jonathan Tuzman, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Outstanding Production, Theatre For Young Audiences
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Imagination Stage
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production
Misha Kachman, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Todd Rosenthal, Red, Arena Stage
Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production
Matthew M. Nielson, The Illusion, Forum Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical
Cedric Neal, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical
Priscilla Cuellar, Legally Blonde the Musical, Toby's Dinner Theatre
Theresa Cunningham, The Color Purple, Toby's Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
E. Faye Butler, Pullman Porter Blues, Arena Stage
Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production
Christopher Saul, Hamlet, Folger Theatre
The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
Matthew McGee, Taking Steps, Constellation Theatre Company
The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play
Steven Epp,The Servant of Two Masters, Shakespeare Theatre Company