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Helen Hayes Award Nominees Announced

James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams in On Golden Pond(Photo © Scott Suchman)
James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams in On Golden Pond
(Photo © Scott Suchman)

The nominees for the 2005 Helen Hayes Awards, which honor outstanding achievement in Washington, D.C.-area theater, have been announced. The Broadway-bound production of On Golden Pond, starring James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams, was nominated in each of the four categories in which it was eligible.

The awards ceremony will be held on Monday, May 9, 2005 at the Warner Theatre. A complete list of the nominees follows. For more information, visit www.helenhayes.org.

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Outstanding Resident Musical
Allegro, Signature Theatre
Elegies: A Song Cycle, Signature Theatre
Godspell, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Jesus Christ Superstar, Open Circle Theatre
One Red Flower, Signature Theatre
Señor Discretion Himself, Arena Stage
Tambourines to Glory, True Colors Theatre Company

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical
Craig Wright, Grace, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Ian Cohen, Lenny & Lou, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Craig Wright, Melissa Arctic, Folger Theatre
Charles Way, Merlin and the Cave of Dreams, Imagination Stage
Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser Book by Frank Loesser and Culture Clash, Señor Discretion Himself, Arena Stage

Outstanding Resident Play
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Kennedy Center
Cyrano, The Shakespeare Theatre
Lenny & Lou, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Mary’s Wedding, Theater Alliance
Pericles, The Shakespeare Theatre
The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Folger Theatre

Outstanding Non-Resident Production
A Tale of a Tiger, Rorschach Theatre
Flow, The Studio Theatre
Movin’ Out, The National Theatre
On Golden Pond, The Kennedy Center
The Producers, The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play
Doug Brown, Our Lady of 121st Street, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Scott Fortier, The Elephant Man, Catalyst Theater Company
George Grizzard, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Kennedy Center
Stephen Lang, Beyond Glory, Tribute Productions
Geraint Wyn Davies, Cyrano, The Shakespeare Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play
Megan Anderson, The Seagull, Rep Stage
Patricia Clarkson, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Kennedy Center
Brigid Cleary, Homebody/Kabul, Theater J and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Kathleen Coons, Mary’s Wedding, Theater Alliance
Gin Hammond, The Syringa Tree, The Studio Theatre
Jennifer Mendenhall, Grace, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Laiona Michelle, Yellowman, Arena Stage

Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production
James Earl Jones, On Golden Pond, The Kennedy Center
Will Power, Flow, The Studio Theatre
Alan Ruck, The Producers, The Kennedy Center
Lewis J. Stadlen, The Producers, The Kennedy Center
Ron Todorowski, Movin’ Out, The National Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
Holly Cruikshank, Movin’ Out, The National Theatre
Deb Filler, Filler Up!, MetroStage
Julieta Gros, Movin’ Out, The National Theatre
Darcie Roberts, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Kennedy Center
Leslie Uggams, On Golden Pond, The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
Ron Curameng, Miss Saigon, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Jason Danieley, The Highest Yellow, Signature Theatre
Will Gartshore, Allegro, Signature Theatre
Marc Kudisch, The Highest Yellow, Signature Theatre
Rob McQuay, Jesus Christ Superstar, Open Circle Theatre
Kevyn Morrow, Tambourines to Glory, True Colors Theatre Company
Stephen F. Schmidt, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical
Suzzanne Douglas, Hallelujah, Baby!, Arena Stage and George Street Playhouse
Sherri L. Edelen, Elegies: A Song Cycle, Signature Theatre
Ebony Jo-Ann, Tambourines to Glory, True Colors Theatre Company
Bernardine Mitchell, Mahalia, a Gospel Musical, MetroStage
Elena Shaddow, Señor Discretion Himself, Arena Stage

Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production
Fred Applegate, The Producers, The Kennedy Center
Kristine Bendul, Movin’ Out, The National Theatre
Craig Bockhorn, On Golden Pond, The Kennedy Center
Harry Bouvy, The Producers, The Kennedy Center
John Ganun, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Kennedy Center
Charley Izabella King, The Producers, The Kennedy Center
Lee Roy Reams, The Producers, The Kennedy Center

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical
Rick Foucheux, Jesus Christ Superstar, Open Circle Theatre
William Hubbard, Mahalia, a Gospel Musical, MetroStage
David James, Godspell, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Jeffery Peterson, The Who’s Tommy, The Studio Theatre Secondstage
Harry A. Winter, Allegro, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical
Felicia Curry, Godspell, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Ann Duquesnay, Hallelujah, Baby!, Arena Stage and George Street Playhouse
Margo Moorer, Tambourines to Glory, True Colors Theatre Company
Tracy Lynn Olivera, Carousel, Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
Tracy Lynn Olivera, Allegro, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play
John Dow, Boy Gets Girl, Theater Alliance
David Marks, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Studio Theatre
Richard Pelzman, Pericles, The Shakespeare Theatre
David Sabin, Ivanov, The Studio Theatre
David Toney, Two Trains Running, The African Continuum Theatre Company

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play
Dana Ivey, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Kennedy Center
Valerie Leonard, The Elephant Man, Catalyst Theater Company
Jennifer Mendenhall, Lenny & Lou, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Holly Twyford, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Folger Theatre
Sarah Zimmerman, The Matchmaker, Ford’s Theatre

Outstanding Director, Resident Musical
Kenny Leon, Tambourines to Glory, True Colors Theatre Company
Toby Orenstein and Rob McQuay, Godspell, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Charles Randolph-Wright, Señor Discretion Himself, Arena Stage
Suzanne Richard, Jesus Christ Superstar, Open Circle Theatre
Eric Schaeffer, Allegro, Signature Theatre
Eric Schaeffer, One Red Flower, Signature Theatre

Outstanding Director, Resident Play
Mike Chamberlin, Porcelain, Tsunami Theatre Company
Michael Kahn, Cyrano, The Shakespeare Theatre
Kirsten Kelly, Boy Gets Girl, Theater Alliance
Aaron Posner, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Folger Theatre
Jeremy Skidmore, Mary’s Wedding, Theater Alliance
Mary Zimmerman, Pericles, The Shakespeare Theatre

Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Play or Musical
Jon Kalbfleisch, Elegies: A Song Cycle, Signature Theatre
Jon Kalbfleisch, Allegro, Signature Theatre
Jon Kalbfleisch, The Highest Yellow, Signature Theatre
William Knowles, Tambourines to Glory, True Colors Theatre Company
Christopher Youstra, Godspell, Toby’s Dinner Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Play or Musical
Mark Anduss, Mary’s Wedding, Theater Alliance
Martin Desjardins, The Diary of Anne Frank, Round House Theatre
Martin Desjardins, Macbeth, The Shakespeare Theatre
Irakli Kavsadze and Paata Tsikurishvili , The Master and Margarita, Synetic-Classika Theatre
Ron Oshima, Porcelain, Tsunami Theatre Company

Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Play or Musical
Gregg Barnes, Allegro, Signature Theatre
Zack Brown, The Importance of Being Earnest, Arena Stage
Mara Blumenfeld, Pericles, The Shakespeare Theatre
Robert Perdziola, Cyrano, The Shakespeare Theatre
Emilio Sosa, Señor Discretion Himself, Arena Stage
Kate Turner-Walker, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Folger Theatre

Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Play Or Musical
Howell Binkley, Cyrano, The Shakespeare Theatre
Dan Covey, Mary’s Wedding, Theater Alliance
Dan Covey, Merlin and the Cave of Dreams, Imagination Stage
T.J. Gerckens, Pericles, The Shakespeare Theatre
Tim Mitchell, Henry IV, Part 1, The Shakespeare Theatre
Tim Mitchell, Henry IV, Part 2, The Shakespeare Theatre
Daniel MacLean Wagner, The Diary of Anne Frank, Round House Theatre

Outstanding Set Design, Resident Play Or Musical
Tony Cisek, Mary’s Wedding, Theater Alliance
Daniel Conway, Fences, Round House Theatre
James Kronzer, The Diary of Anne Frank, Round House Theatre
James Noone, Cyrano, The Shakespeare Theatre
Milagros Ponce de León, Boy Gets Girl, Theater Alliance

Outstanding Choreography, Resident Play or Musical
David H. Bell, Children of Eden, Ford’s Theatre
Ilona Kessell, Cats, Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Kelly Parsley, Mary’s Wedding, Theater Alliance
Doriana Sanchez, Señor Discretion Himself, Arena Stage
Irina Tsikurishvili, The Crackpots, Synetic Theater
Irina Tsikurishvili, The Master and Margarita, Synetic-Classika Theatre