The 30th Annual Helen Hayes Awards will be held on Monday, April 21, 2014 at the National Building Museum.

Outstanding Choreography, Resident Musical

• Karma Camp, Hello, Dolly!, Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre
• Rachel Leigh Dolan, Cabaret, The Keegan Theatre
• Maurice Hines, Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life, Arena Stage
• Josh Rhodes, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Tara Jeanne Vallee, The King and I, Olney Theatre Center

Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

• Mariah Hale, Twelfth Night, Folger Theatre
• Murell Horton, Wallenstein, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Helen Huang, The Convert, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Sabrina Mandell, 4th Annual, ALL-NEW Cabaret Macabre, Happenstance Theater
• Kendra Rai, The Magic Finger, Imagination Stage
• Katie Touart, Peter Pan and Wendy, Imagination Stage
• Merrily Murray-Walsh, Mary T. & Lizzy K., Arena Stage

Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

• Joe Calarco, Gypsy, Signature Theatre
• Thomas W. Jones II, Gee’s Bend, MetroStage
• Alan Paul, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Aaron Posner, The Last Five Years, Signature Theatre
• Eric Schaeffer, Hello, Dolly!, Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre

Outstanding Director, Resident Play

• Matthew Gardiner, The Laramie Project, Ford’s Theatre
• Mitchell Hébert, Glengarry Glen Ross, Round House Theatre
• Robert O’Hara, The Mountaintop, Arena Stage
• Aaron Posner, Romeo & Juliet, Folger Theatre
• Howard Shalwitz, Stupid Fucking Bird, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical

• A Chorus Line, Olney Theatre Center
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• The Full Monty, The Keegan Theatre
• Gee’s Bend, MetroStage
• Hello, Dolly!, Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play

• The Apple Family Plays, The Studio Theatre
• Glengarry Glen Ross, Round House Theatre
• The Laramie Project, Ford’s Theatre
• Never the Sinner, 1st Stage
• Optimism! or Voltaire’s Candide, Spooky Action Theater
• Stupid Fucking Bird, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Actor, Visiting Production

• Mark Evans, The Book of Mormon, The Kennedy Center
• Josh Franklin, Anything Goes, The Kennedy Center
• Chester Gregory, Sister Act, The Kennedy Center
• Bongile Mantsai, Mies Julie, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Christopher John O’Neill, The Book of Mormon, The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

• Bruce Dow, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• James Gardiner, The Last Five Years, Signature Theatre
• David Gregory, In the Heights, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Bryan Knowlton, A Chorus Line, Olney Theatre Center
• Paul Scanlan, Cabaret, The Keegan Theatre
• Thom Sesma, Miss Saigon, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress, Visiting Production

• Hilda Cronje, Mies Julie, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Perri Gaffney, The Resurrection of Alice, The Essential Theatre
• Andrus Nichols, Bedlam’s Saint Joan, Olney Theatre Center
• Rachel York, Anything Goes, The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

• Sherri L. Edelen, Gypsy, Signature Theatre
• Diana Huey, Miss Saigon, Signature Theatre
• Nancy Opel, Hello, Dolly!, Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre
• Maria Rizzo, Cabaret, The Keegan Theatre
• Jessica Vaccaro, A Chorus Line, Olney Theatre Center
• Erin Weaver, The Last Five Years, Signature Theatre
• Roz White, Gee’s Bend, MetroStage
• Lauren Williams, Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, The Kennedy Center
• Lori Williams, Ladies Swing the Blues, MetroStage

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

• Johanna Day, Good People, Arena Stage
• Tana Hicken, 4000 Miles, The Studio Theatre
• Joaquina Kalukango, The Mountaintop, Arena Stage
• Susan Lynskey, Ghost-Writer, MetroStage
• Nancy Moricette, The Convert, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Holly Twyford, Contractions, The Studio Theatre 2ndStage
• Erin Weaver, Romeo & Juliet, Folger Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

• Brian S. Allard, Never the Sinner, 1st Stage
• Andrew F. Griffin, Henry V, Folger Theatre
• Andrew F. Griffin, The Tempest, Synetic Theater
• A. J. Guban, 36 Views, Constellation Theatre Company
• Rui Rita, The Laramie Project, Ford’s Theatre

Outstanding Movement, Resident Play

• Monalisa Arias, Optimism! or Voltaire’s Candide, Spooky Action Theater
• Matthew Gardiner, Never the Sinner, 1st Stage
• Happenstance Theater, 4th Annual, ALL-NEW Cabaret Macabre, Happenstance Theater
• Robb Hunter, Red Speedo, The Studio Theatre
• Irina Tsikurishvili, The Three Musketeers, Synetic Theater
• Ben Cunis, The Three Musketeers, Synetic Theater

Outstanding Music Direction, Resident Production

• Jon Kalbfleisch, Gypsy, Signature Theatre
• William Hubbard, Gee’s Bend, MetroStage
• William Knowles, Gee’s Bend, MetroStage
• Dr. Sherrie Maricle, Maurice Hines is Tappin’ Thru Life, Arena Stage
• James Moore, Hello, Dolly!, Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre
• William Yanesh, The Last Five Years, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Visiting Production

• Anything Goes, The Kennedy Center
• Baby Universe: A Puppet Odyssey, The Studio Theatre
• The Book of Mormon, The Kennedy Center
• Mies Julie, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• The Second City’s America All Better!!, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Outstanding Production, Theatre For Young Audiences

• Anime Momotaro, Imagination Stage
• Goodnight Moon, Adventure Theatre MTC
• The Magic Finger, Imagination Stage
• Peter Pan and Wendy, Imagination Stage
• Three Little Birds, Adventure Theatre MTC
• Winnie the Pooh, Adventure Theatre MTC

Outstanding Resident Musical

• A Chorus Line, Olney Theatre Center
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Cabaret, The Keegan Theatre
• Gypsy, Signature Theatre
• Hello, Dolly!, Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre
• The Last Five Years, Signature Theatre
• The Rocky Horror Show, The Studio Theatre 2ndStage

Outstanding Resident Play

• The Convert, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Glengarry Glen Ross, Round House Theatre
• Good People, Arena Stage
• The Laramie Project, Ford’s Theatre
• The Mountaintop, Arena Stage
• Romeo & Juliet, Folger Theatre
• Stupid Fucking Bird, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

• A. J. Guban, 36 Views, Constellation Theatre Company
• James Kronzer, Glengarry Glen Ross, Round House Theatre
• Elizabeth Jenkins McFadden, The House of the Spirits/La casa de los espirtus, GALA Hispanic Theatre
• Clint Ramos, Appropriate, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Clint Ramos, The Mountaintop, Arena Stage

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

• Christopher Baine, Romeo & Juliet, Folger Theatre
• Carla Kihlstedt, Romeo & Juliet, Folger Theatre
• Mark Bennett, Coriolanus, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Broken Chord, Appropriate, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Lindsay Jones, The Mountaintop, Arena Stage
• Matthew M. Nielson, Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave, The Hub Theatre
• Eric Shimelonis, Never the Sinner, 1st Stage

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical

• Matthew Dewberry, The Full Monty, The Keegan Theatre
• James Konicek, Peter Pan and Wendy, Imagination Stage
• John Loughney, The Full Monty, The Keegan Theatre
• Bobby Smith, Spin, Signature Theatre
• Edward Watts, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Tobias Young, In the Heights, Toby’s Dinner Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical

• Jennifer Cordiner, A Chorus Line, Olney Theatre Center
• Lora Lee Gayer, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Maria Rizzo, Gypsy, Signature Theatre
• Erin Weaver, Company, Signature Theatre
• Brittany N. Williams, Three Little Birds, Adventure Theatre MTC

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

• Starla Benford, The Convert, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Sherri L. Edelen, Romeo & Juliet, Folger Theatre
• Kimberly Gilbert, Stupid Fucking Bird, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Kate Eastwood Norris, Stupid Fucking Bird, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Susan Rome, After the Revolution, Theater J
• Dawn Ursula, The Convert, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Visiting Production

• Grey Henson, The Book of Mormon, The Kennedy Center
• Kevin Mambo, The Book of Mormon, The Kennedy Center
• Thoko Ntshinga, Mies Julie, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Edward Staudenmayer, Anything Goes, The Kennedy Center
• Samantha Marie Ware, The Book of Mormon, The Kennedy Center

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

• Happenstance Theater, 4th Annual, ALL-NEW Cabaret Macabre, Happenstance Theater
• Matthew R. Wilson, freely adapted from Moliere, Don Juan, Faction of Fools Theatre Company
• Lucas Hnath, Red Speedo, The Studio Theatre
• Aaron Posner, Stupid Fucking Bird, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Michael J. Bobbitt, adaptation, based on the book by Cedella Marley, music & lyrics by Bob Marley, additional music & lyrics by John. L. Cornelius, II, Three Little Birds, Adventure Theatre MTC

The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

• Louis Butelli, Twelfth Night, Folger Theatre
• Rick Foucheux, Stupid Fucking Bird, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Ted van Griethuysen, The Apple Family Plays, The Studio Theatre
• Mitchell Hebert, How to Write a New Book for the Bible, Round House Theatre
• KenYatta Rogers, Glengarry Glen Ross, Round House Theatre
• Richard Sheridan Willis, Twelfth Night, Folger Theatre

The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

• Rick Foucheux, Glengarry Glen Ross, Round House Theatre
• Brad Koed, Stupid Fucking Bird, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Julian Elijah Martinez, 9 Circles, Forum Theatre
• Patrick Page, Coriolanus, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Steve Pickering, Wallenstein, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Alexander Strain, Glengarry Glen Ross, Round House Theatre
• Brandon Uranowitz, Torch Song Trilogy, The Studio Theatre

The 2014 Helen Hayes Tribute Award (sponsored by the late Jaylee Mead) will be presented to Victor Shargai.

Signature Theatre received the most awards, four, including Outstanding Resident Musical for Dreamgirls. Four companies received three awards, MetroStage, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Studio Theatre and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Three prodiuctions received three awards each. They were Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage; Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre; and Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre. There were two ties, Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical and Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production.

The full list of nominations is also available.

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

• Bobby Smith, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

• Natascia Diaz, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical

• Cedric Neal, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical (Tie!)

• Priscilla Cuellar, Legally Blonde the Musical, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Theresa Cunningham, The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical

• The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Imagination Stage

The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

• Steven Epp, The Servant of Two Masters, Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

• Francesca Faridany, Strange Interlude, Shakespeare Theatre Company

The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

• Matthew McGee, Taking Steps, Constellation Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

• Felicia Boswell, Memphis, The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

• Christopher Saul, Hamlet, Folger Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

• Mary Louise Geiger, Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre

Outstanding Director, Resident Play

• Christopher McElroen, Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre

Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

• Serge Seiden, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

• Matthew Nielson, The Illusion, Forum Theatre

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

• Paul Downs Colaizzo, Really Really, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

• Joe Isenberg, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Outstanding Production, Theatre For Young Audiences

• The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Imagination Stage

Outstanding Non-Resident Production

• Black Watch, Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Resident Play

• The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre

Outstanding Resident Musical

• Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

• E. Faye Butler, Pullman Porter Blues, Arena Stage

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

• David M. Lutken, Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie, Theater J

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play

• Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production (Tie!)

• Misha Kachman, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Todd Rosenthal, Red, Arena Stage

Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

• Frank Labovitz, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

• Jonathan Tuzman, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

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List of nominations.

Three productions received nine nominations each: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity; Folger Theatre, The Taming of the Shrew; and Toby’s Dinner Theatre, The Color Purple. Shakespeare Theatre Company received 19 nominations, Arena Stage followed with 18, and Folger Theatre received 14.

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

• Matthew A. Anderson, Seussical, Imagination Stage
• Brooks Ashmanskas, 1776, Ford’s Theatre
• James Gardiner, Little Shop of Horrors, Olney Theatre Center
• Doug Kreeger, Brother Russia, Signature Theatre
• Paul Scanlan, Spring Awakening, The Keegan Theatre
• Bobby Smith, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

• Mary Bridget Davies, One Night with Janis Joplin, Arena Stage
• Natascia Diaz, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage
• Nova Y. Payton, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
• Dayna Quincy, The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Erin Weaver, Xanadu, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical

• Christopher Bloch, 1776, Ford’s Theatre
• Michael John Casey, Rapunzel, Imagination Stage
• Robert Cuccioli, 1776, Ford’s Theatre
• David Little, The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Cedric Neal, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
• Nicholas Rodriguez, My Fair Lady, Arena Stage
• Bobby Smith, Little Shop of Horrors, Olney Theatre Center

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical

• Priscilla Cuellar, Legally Blonde the Musical, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Theresa Cunningham, The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Sherri L. Edelen, Xanadu, Signature Theatre
• Crystal Joy, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
• Donna Migliaccio, The Music Man, Arena Stage

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical

• Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage
• Josephine Tonight, MetroStage
• The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Imagination Stage
• Puerto Rico…, GALA Hispanic Theatre
• Rapunzel, Imagination Stage
• Spring Awakening, The Keegan Theatre

The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play

• Teagle F. Bougere, Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre
• Steven Epp, The Servant of Two Masters, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Larry Marshall, Pullman Porter Blues, Arena Stage
• Cody Nickell, The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre
• Jose Joaqu Perez, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play

• Rena Cherry Brown, August: Osage County, The Keegan Theatre
• Helen Carey, Long Day, Arena Stage
• Francesca Faridany, Strange Interlude, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Lee Mikeska Gardner, Side Man, 1st Stage
• Kathryn Kelley, The Belle of Amherst, The Bay Theatre Company
• Kate Eastwood Norris, The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre
• Kathleen Turner, Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, Arena Stage
• Holly Twyford, Dirt, The Studio Theatre

The James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play

• Adam Green, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Adi Hanash, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Matthew McGee, Taking Steps, Constellation Theatre Company
• Danny Scheie, The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre
• Bradley Foster Smith, Suite Surrender, 1st Stage

Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

• Emily Behny, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The National Theatre
• Felicia Boswell, Memphis, The Kennedy Center
• Mara Davi, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Kennedy Center
• Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Come Fly Away, The Kennedy Center
• Helen Russell, Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie, Theater J

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production

• Robert Jack, Black Watch, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Julie Johnson, Memphis, The Kennedy Center
• Tom Lawrence, Hamlet, Folger Theatre
• Adam McNamara, Black Watch, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Christopher Saul, Hamlet, Folger Theatre
• Chris Starkie, Black Watch, Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production

• Colin K. Bills, Brother Russia, Signature Theatre
• Colin K. Bills, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Chuan-Chi Chan, The Servant of Two Masters, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Mary Louise Geiger, Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre
• Keith Parham, Red, Arena Stage
• Justin Townsend, One Night with Janis Joplin, Arena Stage
• Thom Weaver, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Director, Resident Play

• Christopher Bayes, The Servant of Two Masters, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Robert Falls, Red, Arena Stage
• Kirsten Kelly, Big Love, The Hub Theatre
• Christopher McElroen, Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre
• Ethan McSweeny, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Aaron Posner, The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre
• John Vreeke, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Michael Kahn, The Government Inspector, Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Director, Resident Musical

• Kathryn Chase Bryer, Rapunzel, Imagination Stage
• Matthew Gardiner, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
• Toby Orenstein, The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Lawrence B. Munsey, The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Mark A. Rhea, Spring Awakening, The Keegan Theatre
• Susan Marie Rhea, Spring Awakening, The Keegan Theatre
• Serge Seiden, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage
• Janet Stanford, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Imagination Stage

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production

• Christopher Baine, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Cliff Eberhardt, Original Music; and Christopher Baine, Sound Design, The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre
• Matthew Nielson, The Illusion, Forum Theatre
• David Remedios, Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre
• Brendon Vierra, Hum, Theater Alliance

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical

• Matthew R. Wilson, adaptor; based on the novel by Charles Dickens, A Commedia Christmas Carol, Faction of Fools Theatre Company
• Jason Gray Platt, Crown of Shadows: the wake of odysseus, Round House Theatre
• Bryony Lavery, Dirt, The Studio Theatre
• Kathryn Chase Bryer, David Palmer, Janet Stanford, Septime Webre, concept by; libretto & lyrics by Janet Stanford with additional lyrics by Bari Biern; music by Matthew Pierce, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Imagination Stage
• Cheryl L. West, Pullman Porter Blues, Arena Stage
• Paul Downs Colaizzo, Really Really, Signature Theatre
• Renee Calarco, The Religion Thing, Theater J

Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

• Parker Esse, The Music Man, Arena Stage
• Joe Isenberg, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Erika Chong Shuch, The Conference of the Birds, Folger Theatre
• Rick Sordelet, Sucker Punch, The Studio Theatre
• Anwar Thomas, The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Septime Webre, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Imagination Stage
• David Palmer, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Imagination Stage

Outstanding Production, Theatre For Young Audiences

• A Little House Christmas, Adventure Theatre MTC
• The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Imagination Stage
• The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, The Kennedy Center
• Rapunzel, Imagination Stage
• The Snowy Day, Adventure Theatre

Outstanding Non-Resident Production

• The Animals and Children Took to the Streets, Studio Theatre
• Black Watch, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Hamlet, Folger Theatre
• Memphis, The Kennedy Center
• Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie, Theater J

Outstanding Resident Play

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre
• Our Class, Theater J
• The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre

Outstanding Resident Musical

• 1776, Ford’s Theatre
• The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
• Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage
• Spring Awakening, The Keegan Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play

• E. Faye Butler, Pullman Porter Blues, Arena Stage
• Sarah Marshall, The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre
• Natalia Payne, Dirt, The Studio Theatre
• Nancy Robinette, The Government Inspector, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Holly Twyford, The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

• Michael Benz, Hamlet, Folger Theatre
• Ryan Fletcher, Black Watch, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Martin Kaye, Million Dollar Quartet, The Kennedy Center
• David M. Lutken, Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie, Theater J
• Christopher Sieber, La Cage Aux Folles, The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play

• August: Osage County, The Keegan Theatre
• The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• The Government Inspector, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre
• The Taming of the Shrew, Folger Theatre
• Pullman Porter Blues, Arena Stage

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production

• Riccardo Hernandez, Pullman Porter Blues, Arena Stage
• Troy Hourie, Invisible Man, The Studio Theatre
• Misha Kachman, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Todd Rosenthal, Red, Arena Stage
• Lee Savage, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Theatre Company

Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production

• Judith Bowden, My Fair Lady, Arena Stage
• Murell Horton, The Government Inspector, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Frank Labovitz, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
• Jennifer Moeller, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Lawrence B. Munsey, The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre

Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production

• Jenny Cartney, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, MetroStage
• Jonathan Tuzman, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
• Lawrence Goldberg, The Music Man, Arena Stage
• Jon Kalbfleisch, Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre
• Jake Null, Spring Awakening, The Keegan Theatre
• Christopher Youstra, The Color Purple, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
• Jmichael, Pullman Porter Blues, Arena Stage