Helen Hayes nominees announced
March 1, 2011 |
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Staff reports on March 1, 2011
The Helen Hayes Award nominees for regional theater were announced Monday. Winners will be announced at a ceremony April 25.
| Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production |
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Diane Coburn Bruning, Improbable Frequency, Solas Nua |
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Ben Cunis, King Arthur, Synetic Theater |
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Parker Esse, Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
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Maurice Hines, Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Arena Stage |
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Irina Tsikurishvili, King Arthur, Synetic Theater |
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Irina Tsikurishvili, Othello, Synetic Theater |
| Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production |
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Mara Blumenfeld, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Murell Horton, The Liar, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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William Ivey Long, Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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Reggie Ray, Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Arena Stage |
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Anastasia Ryurikov Simes, Othello, Synetic Theater |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Musical |
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Toby Orenstein, Hairspray, Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
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Eric Schaeffer, Chess, Signature Theatre |
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Molly Smith, Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
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Molly Smith, The Light in the Piazza, Arena Stage |
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Mary Zimmerman, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Director, Resident Play |
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Kasi Campbell, Travels With My Aunt, Rep Stage |
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Joseph Haj, Hamlet, Folger Theatre |
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Robert Richmond, Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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Howard Shalwitz, Clybourne Park, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
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Paata Tsikurishvili, Othello, Synetic Theater |
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Paata Tsikurishvili, The Master and Margarita, Synetic Theater |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production |
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Steel Burkhardt, Hair, The Kennedy Center |
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Brent Michael DiRoma, Avenue Q, The Broadway Musical, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood, The Kennedy Center |
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Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins, The Kennedy Center |
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David Pittsinger, South Pacific, The Kennedy Center |
| Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical |
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Maurice Hines, Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Arena Stage |
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Marc Kudisch, Sycamore Trees, Signature Theatre |
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Geoff Packard, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Nicholas Rodriguez, Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
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Bobby Smith, Annie, Olney Theatre Center |
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Cody Williams, Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production |
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Carmen Cusack, South Pacific, The Kennedy Center |
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Jaqueline Grabois, Avenue Q, The Broadway Musical, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Caroline Sheen, Mary Poppins, The Kennedy Center |
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Kacie Sheik, Hair, The Kennedy Center |
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Caren Lyn Tackett, Hair, The Kennedy Center |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical |
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E. Faye Butler, Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
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Eleasha Gamble, Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
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Carrie A. Johnson, Annie, Olney Theatre Center |
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Lauren Molina, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Jill Paice, Chess, Signature Theatre |
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Hollis Resnik, The Light in the Piazza, Arena Stage |
| Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play |
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Lise Bruneau, Mikveh, Theater J |
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Naomi Jacobson, Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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Sarah Marshall, Mikveh, Theater J |
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Jennifer Mendenhall, Clybourne Park, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
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Erika Rose, In Darfur, Theater J |
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Holly Twyford, Orestes, A Tragic Romp, Folger Theatre |
| Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production |
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Colin K. Bills, Antony and Cleopatra, Synetic Theater |
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Colin K. Bills, The Master and Margarita, Synetic Theater |
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Dan Covey, On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning, Rep Stage |
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T.J. Gerckens, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Klyph Stanford, Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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Justin Townsend, Hamlet, Folger Theatre |
| Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production |
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George Fulginiti-Shakar, Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
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Jon Kalbfleisch, Sunset Boulevard, Signature Theatre |
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Fred Lassen, Sycamore Trees, Signature Theatre |
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Konstantine Lortkipandze, Othello, Synetic Theater |
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Doug Peck, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Paul Sportelli, The Light in the Piazza, Arena Stage |
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James Sugg, Orestes, A Tragic Romp, Folger Theatre |
| Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production |
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Tony Cisek, Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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Simon Higlett, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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James Kronzer, Clybourne Park, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
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Eugene Lee, Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
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Derek McLane, The Lisbon Traviata, The Kennedy Center |
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Daniel Ostling, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production |
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Anthony Cochrane, Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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Irakli Kavsadze, Othello, Synetic Theater |
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Konstantine Lortkipandze, Othello, Synetic Theater |
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Matthew M. Nielson, Hamlet, Folger Theatre |
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Matt Otto, Johnny Meister and the Stitch, Solas Nua |
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Tom Teasley, The Ramayana, Constellation Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical |
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Ed Dixon, Sunset Boulevard, Signature Theatre |
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James Konicek, Annie, Olney Theatre Center |
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Jeremy Kushnier, Chess, Signature Theatre |
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John Manzari, Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Arena Stage |
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Leo Manzari, Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Arena Stage |
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Jesse J. Perez, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Larry Yando, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play |
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Louis Butelli, Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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Adam Green, The Liar, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Michael Tolaydo, New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza, Theater J |
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Ted van Griethuysen, All’s Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Paxton Whitehead, All’s Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical |
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MaryLee Adams, Hairspray, Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
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Lauren ‘Coco’ Cohn, Glimpses of the Moon, MetroStage |
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Jesaira Glover, Hairspray, Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
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Marva Hicks, Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Arena Stage |
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Hollis Resnik, Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Jenna Sokolowski, Annie, Olney Theatre Center |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play |
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Colleen Delany, Pirates! A Boy at Sea, Imagination Stage |
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Naomi Jacobson, Richard II, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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MacKenzie Meehan, Circle Mirror Transformation, The Studio Theatre |
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Phylicia Rashad, every tongue confess, Arena Stage |
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Dawn Ursula, Clybourne Park, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
| Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production |
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Ellen Harvey, Mary Poppins, The Kennedy Center |
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Jodi Kimura, South Pacific, The Kennedy Center |
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Marc Kudisch, Golden Age, The Kennedy Center |
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Josh Lamon, Hair, The Kennedy Center |
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Hoon Lee, Golden Age, The Kennedy Center |
| The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical |
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every tongue confess, Marcus Gardley Arena Stage |
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Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred), music by, Zina Goldrich The Kennedy Center Family Theater |
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Sycamore Trees, book, music & lyrics by, Ricky Ian Gordon Signature Theatre |
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Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred), book & lyrics by, Marcy Heisler The Kennedy Center Family Theater |
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The Liar, David Ives Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, musical arrangements by, Deborah Wicks La Puma The Kennedy Center Family Theater |
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Sycamore Trees, book by, Nina Mankin Signature Theatre |
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, music by, Michael Silversher The Kennedy Center Family Theater |
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Pirates! A Boy at Sea, Charles Way Imagination Stage |
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, script & lyrics by, Mo Willems The Kennedy Center Family Theater |
| The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play |
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Philip Fletcher, Othello, Synetic Theater |
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John Glover, The Lisbon Traviata, The Kennedy Center |
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Graham Michael Hamilton, Hamlet, Folger Theatre |
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Mitchell Hébert, Clybourne Park, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
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Bill Largess, The Foreigner, The Bay Theatre Company, Inc. |
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Alex Mills, Othello, Synetic Theater |
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Cody Nickell, Clybourne Park, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
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Ian Merrill Peakes, Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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Johnny Ramey, Superior Donuts, The Studio Theatre |
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Alexander Strain, New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza, Theater J |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical |
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Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Hairspray, Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
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If You Give a Pig a Pancake, Adventure Theatre |
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Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
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Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred), The Kennedy Center Family Theater |
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Sycamore Trees, Signature Theatre |
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| Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play |
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American Buffalo, The Studio Theatre |
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Clybourne Park, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
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Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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Orestes, A Tragic Romp, Folger Theatre |
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Othello, Synetic Theater |
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Travels With My Aunt, Rep Stage |
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| Outstanding Non-Resident Production |
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Avenue Q, The Broadway Musical, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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The Last Cargo Cult, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
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Mary Poppins, The Kennedy Center |
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South Pacific, The Kennedy Center |
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Thurgood, The Kennedy Center |
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| Outstanding Production, Theatre for Young Audiences |
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If You Give a Pig a Pancake, Adventure Theatre |
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, The Kennedy Center Family Theater |
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The Nutcracker, The Puppet Co. |
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Pirates! A Boy at Sea, Imagination Stage |
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Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred), The Kennedy Center Family Theater |
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The Red Balloon, Adventure Theatre |
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| Outstanding Resident Musical |
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Annie, Olney Theatre Center |
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Candide, Shakespeare Theatre Company |
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Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Arena Stage |
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Hairspray, Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
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The Light in the Piazza, Arena Stage |
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Little Shop of Horrors, Ford’s Theatre |
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Oklahoma!, Arena Stage |
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Sweeney Todd, Signature Theatre |
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| Outstanding Resident Play |
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Clybourne Park, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
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Hamlet, Folger Theatre |
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Henry VIII, Folger Theatre |
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The Master and Margarita, Synetic Theater |
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New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch De Spinoza, Theater J |
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Orestes, A Tragic Romp, Folger Theatre |
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Othello, Synetic Theater |
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Superior Donuts, The Studio Theatre |
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