Nominations for 2011 Helen Hayes Awards

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production
Colin K. Bills Antony and Cleopatra Synetic Theater

Colin K. Bills The Master and Margarita Synetic Theater

Dan Covey On the Verge Rep Stage
or The Geography of Yearning

T.J. Gerckens Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Klyph Stanford Henry VIII Folger Theatre

Justin Townsend Hamlet Folger Theatre

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production
Tony Cisek Henry VIII Folger Theatre

Simon Higlett Mrs. Warren's Profession Shakespeare Theatre Company

James Kronzer Clybourne Park Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Eugene Lee Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Derek McLane The Lisbon Traviata The Kennedy Center

Daniel Ostling Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production
Anthony Cochrane Henry VIII Folger Theatre

Irakli Kavsadze and Othello Synetic Theater
Konstantine Lortkipanidze

Matthew M. Nielson Hamlet Folger Theatre

Matt Otto Johnny Meister and the Stitch Solas Nua

Tom Teasley The Ramayana Constellation Theatre Company

Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production
Mara Blumenfeld Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Murell Horton The Liar Shakespeare Theatre Company

William Ivey Long Henry VIII Folger Theatre

Reggie Ray Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies Arena Stage

Anastasia Rurikov Simes Othello Synetic Theater

Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production
Diane Coburn Bruning Improbable Frequency Solas Nua

Parker Esse Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Maurice Hines Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies Arena Stage

Irina Tsikurishvili King Arthur Synetic Theater

Irina Tsikurishvili Othello Synetic Theater

Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production
George Fulginiti-Shakar Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Jon Kalbfleisch Sunset Boulevard Signature Theatre

Fred Lassen Sycamore Trees Signature Theatre

Konstantine Lortkipanidze Othello Synetic Theater

Doug Peck Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Paul Sportelli The Light in the Piazza Arena Stage

James Sugg Orestes, A Tragic Romp Folger Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production
Ellen Harvey Mary Poppins The Kennedy Center

Jodi Kimura South Pacific The Kennedy Center

Marc Kudisch Golden Age The Kennedy Center

Josh Lamon Hair The Kennedy Center

Hoon Lee Golden Age The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
Carmen Cusack South Pacific The Kennedy Center

Jaqueline Grabois Avenue Q, The Broadway Musical Shakespeare Theatre Company

Caroline Sheen Mary Poppins The Kennedy Center

Kacie Sheik Hair The Kennedy Center

Caren Lyn Tackett Hair The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
Steel Burkhardt Hair The Kennedy Center

Brent Michael DiRoma Avenue Q, The Broadway Musical Shakespeare Theatre Company

Laurence Fishburne Thurgood The Kennedy Center

Gavin Lee Mary Poppins The Kennedy Center

David Pittsinger South Pacific The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical
MaryLee Adams Hairspray Toby's Dinner Theatre

Lauren "Coco" Cohn Glimpses of the Moon MetroStage

Jesaira Glover Hairspray Toby's Dinner Theatre

Marva Hicks Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies Arena Stage

Hollis Resnik Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Jenna Sokolowski Annie Olney Theatre Center

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical
Ed Dixon Sunset Boulevard Signature Theatre

James Konicek Annie Olney Theatre Center

Jeremy Kushnier Chess Signature Theatre

John Manzari Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies Arena Stage

Leo Manzari Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies Arena Stage

Jesse J. Perez Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Larry Yando Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical
E. Faye Butler Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Eleasha Gamble Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Carrie A. Johnson Annie Olney Theatre Center

Lauren Molina Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Jill Paice Chess Signature Theatre

Hollis Resnik The Light in the Piazza Arena Stage

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
Maurice Hines Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies Arena Stage

Marc Kudisch Sycamore Trees Signature Theatre

Geoff Packard Candide Shakepeare Theatre Company

Nicholas Rodriguez Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Bobby Smith Annie Olney Theatre Center

Cody Williams Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
Colleen Delany Pirates! A Boy at Sea Imagination Stage

Naomi Jacobson Richard II Shakespeare Theatre Company

MacKenzie Meehan Circle Mirror Transformation The Studio Theatre

Phylicia Rashad every tongue confess Arena Stage

Dawn Ursula Clybourne Park Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
Louis Butelli Henry VIII Folger Theatre

Adam Green The Liar Shakespeare Theatre Company

Michael Tolaydo New Jerusalem: Theater J
The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza

Ted van Griethuysen All's Well That Ends Well Shakespeare Theatre Company

Paxton Whitehead All's Well That Ends Well Shakespeare Theatre Company

The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play
Philip Fletcher Othello Synetic Theater

John Glover The Lisbon Traviata The Kennedy Center

Graham Michael Hamilton Hamlet Folger Theatre

Mitchell Hébert Clybourne Park Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Bill Largess The Foreigner The Bay Theatre Company

Alex Mills Othello Synetic Theater

Cody Nickell Clybourne Park Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Ian Merrill Peakes Henry VIII Folger Theatre

Johnny Ramey Superior Donuts The Studio Theatre

Alexander Strain New Jerusalem: Theater J
The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play
Lise Bruneau Mikveh Theater J

Naomi Jacobson Henry VIII Folger Theatre

Sarah Marshall Mikveh Theater J

Jennifer Mendenhall Clybourne Park Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Erika Rose In Darfur Theater J

Holly Twyford Orestes, A Tragic Romp Folger Theatre

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical
Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Hairspray Toby's Dinner Theatre

If You Give a Pig a Pancake Adventure Theatre

Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred) The Kennedy Center Family Theater

Sycamore Trees Signature Theatre

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play
American Buffalo The Studio Theatre

Clybourne Park Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Henry VIII Folger Theatre

Orestes, A Tragic Romp Folger Theatre

Othello Synetic Theater

Travels With My Aunt Rep Stage

Outstanding Director, Resident Musical
Toby Orenstein Hairspray Toby's Dinner Theatre

Eric Schaeffer Chess Signature Theatre

Molly Smith The Light in the Piazza Arena Stage

Molly Smith Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Mary Zimmerman Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Kasi Campbell Travels With My Aunt Rep Stage

Joseph Haj Hamlet Folger Theatre

Robert Richmond Henry VIII Folger Theatre

Howard Shalwitz Clybourne Park Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Paata Tsikurishvili The Master and Margarita Synetic Theater

Paata Tsikurishvili Othello Synetic Theater

Outstanding Non-Resident Production
Avenue Q, The Broadway Musical Shakespeare Theatre Company

The Last Cargo Cult Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Mary Poppins The Kennedy Center

South Pacific The Kennedy Center

Thurgood The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences
If You Give a Pig a Pancake Adventure Theatre

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical The Kennedy Center Family Theater

The Nutcracker the Puppet Co.

Pirates! A Boy at Sea Imagination Stage

The Red Balloon Adventure Theatre

Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred) The Kennedy Center Family Theater

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical
every tongue confess by Marcus Gardley Arena Stage

Knuffle Bunny:
A Cautionary Musical script & lyrics by Mo Willems The Kennedy Center Family Theater
music by Michael Silversher
musical arrangements by Deborah Wicks La Puma

The Liar by David Ives Shakespeare Theatre Company

Pirates! A Boy at Sea by Charles Way Imagination Stage

Snow White,
Rose Red (and Fred) book & lyrics by Marcy Heisler The Kennedy Center Family Theater
music by Zina Goldrich

Sycamore Trees music & lyrics by Ricky Ian Gordon Signature Theatre
book by Ricky Ian Gordon & Nina Mankin

Outstanding Resident Musical
Annie Olney Theatre Center

Candide Shakespeare Theatre Company

Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies Arena Stage

Hairspray Toby's Dinner Theatre

The Light in the Piazza Arena Stage

Little Shop of Horrors Ford's Theatre

Oklahoma! Arena Stage

Sweeney Todd Signature Theatre

Outstanding Resident Play
Clybourne Park Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Hamlet Folger Theatre

Henry VIII Folger Theatre

The Master and Margarita Synetic Theater

New Jerusalem: Theater J
The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza

Orestes, A Tragic Romp Folger Theatre

Othello Synetic Theater

Superior Donuts The Studio Theatre