The 2020 Helen Hayes Awards, recognizing excellence on Washington-area stages for 2019, begins tonight with the first of seven nights of streamed presentations, capped off with a video celebration on September 25, 2020. All are free; the public is invited to register to view.
Tonight’s award recipients will be noted here and announced on theatreWashington’s social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Tonight’s presenters:
Gwen Grastorf, Sabrina Mandell and Mark Jaster
6:30pm:
Outstanding Lighting Design – Hayes
| Colin K. Bills | Cabaret Olney Theatre Center |
| William D’Eugenio | The Brothers Size 1st Stage |
| Adam Honore | A Chorus Line Signature Theatre |
| Sherrice Mojgani | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Round House Theatre |
| Rui Rita | Into the Woods Ford’s Theatre |
Outstanding Lighting Design – Helen
| Johnathan Alexander | Topdog/Underdog Avant Bard Theatre |
| Brian S. Allard | Cyrano de Bergerac Synetic Theater |
| Lynn Joslin | On Air Creative Cauldron |
| Conor Mulligan | columbinus 1st Stage |
| Alberto Segarra (Lighting Designer), Kelly Colburn (Projections/Media Designer) | Blood at the Root Theater Alliance |
7:15pm
Outstanding Supporting Performer
in a Musical – Hayes
| Samantha M Gershman | A Chorus Line Signature Theatre |
| Jade Jones | Into the Woods Ford’s Theatre |
| Donna Migliaccio | Cabaret Olney Theatre Center |
| Tracy Lynn Olivera | Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Olney Theatre Center |
| Tracy Lynn Olivera | Assassins Signature Theatre |
| Christopher Bloch | Assassins Signature Theatre |
| Jeff Gorti | A Chorus Line Signature Theatre |
| Vincent Kempski | Assassins Signature Theatre |
| Bobby Smith | Grand Hotel Signature Theatre |
| Jacob Scott Tischler | Singin’ in the Rain Olney Theatre Center |
8:00pm
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical – Helen
| Tanya DeLeon | Fame, The Musical GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Gabriella DeLuca | Legally Blonde Keegan Theatre |
| Nora Palka | On Air Creative Cauldron |
| Eleanor Todd | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Creative Cauldron |
| Karen Vincent | Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!” Adventure Theatre MTC |
| Caroline Wolfson | Daddy Long Legs Monumental Theatre Company |
| Kurt Boehm | Daddy Long Legs Monumental Theatre Company |
| Juan Luis Espinal | Fame, The Musical GALA Hispanic Theatre |
| Christian Montgomery | Little Shop of Horrors Constellation Theatre Company |
| John Poncy | A Christmas Story Toby’s Dinner Theatre |
| Jonah Schwartz | Huckleberry Finn’s Big River Adventure Theatre MTC |
Next Awards presentation: Wednesday, September 2nd Sign up
