From out front – The Awards show (filed by Debbie Jackson) The theme that seemed to permeate the Helen Hayes Awards Ceremony this year was gentle kindness and appreciation for the arts and one’s fellow artists. Acceptance speeches were more humble and gracious than usual, no rants, no tirades, or loud explosive bits. “Just, wow—I […]
David Tannous on Outstanding Resident Musical, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– It seems no production opens without longtime arts buff David Tannous sitting front row center. As the recipient of DC Theatre Scene’s 2011 Gary Lee Maker Award for Outstanding Audience Member, Tannous has brought boundless enthusiasm and a smart analytical eye to Washington shows for decades. On the eve of this year’s awards, DC Theatre Scene […]
David Tannous on Supporting Actress in a Musical, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– It seems no production opens without longtime arts buff David Tannous sitting front row center. As the recipient of DC Theatre Scene’s 2011 Gary Lee Maker Award for Outstanding Audience Member, Tannous has brought boundless enthusiasm and a smart analytical eye to Washington shows for decades. On the eve of this year’s awards, DC Theatre […]
David Tannous on Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– It seems no production opens without longtime arts buff David Tannous sitting front row center. As the recipient of DC Theatre Scene’s 2011 Gary Lee Maker Award for Outstanding Audience Member, Tannous has brought boundless enthusiasm and a smart analytical eye to Washington shows for decades. On the eve of this year’s awards, DC Theatre […]
David Tannous on Lead Actor, Resident Musical, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– It seems no production opens without longtime arts buff David Tannous sitting front row center. As the recipient of DC Theatre Scene’s 2011 Gary Lee Maker Award for Outstanding Audience Member, Tannous has brought boundless enthusiasm and a smart analytical eye to Washington shows for decades. On the eve of this year’s awards, DC Theatre […]
David Tannous on Lead Actress, Resident Musical, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– It seems no production opens without longtime arts buff David Tannous sitting front row center. As the recipient of DC Theatre Scene’s 2011 Gary Lee Maker Award for Outstanding Audience Member, Tannous has brought boundless enthusiasm and a smart analytical eye to Washington shows for decades. On the eve of this year’s awards, DC Theatre […]
A Conversation with David Tannous about 2011 Musical Theatre in DC
It seems no production opens without longtime arts buff David Tannous sitting front row center. As the recipient of DC Theatre Scene’s 2011 Gary Lee Maker Award for Outstanding Audience Member, Tannous has brought boundless enthusiasm and a smart analytical eye to Washington shows for decades. On the eve of this year’s awards, DC Theatre […]
George Fulginiti-Shakar on Musical Direction, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– George Fulginiti-Shakar received his first Helen Hayes Award in 1994 for Sound Design. He has since had 8 nominations for Musical Direction, and received 2 Awards; in 2007 for Cabaret and in 2011 for Oklahoma!, both at Arena Stage – I love the immediacy of theatre. The ‘live’ and ‘alive’ nature of it. Each […]
Howard Shalwitz on Direction of a Play, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– Howard Shalwitz is Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Since 1987, he has been nominated 8 times for direction, and received the Award in 2011 for Clybourne Park. – What’s striking to me about the list of nominees for Outstanding Direction this year is the range of stylistic territory it covers. Not just […]
James Kronzer on Outstanding Scenic Design, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– James Kronzer is a multiple Helen Hayes Award recipient, with, by our count, 20 nominations since 1990, and taking home 7. – I am in theatre because of the importance of storytelling. That is the timeless part of theatre, and the reason we keep coming back to Shakespeare and the Greeks. We see common […]
Derek Goldman on Outstanding Ensemble for a Play, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– Derek Goldman is Artistic Director of the Davis Performing Arts Center and Professor of Theater and Performance Studies at Georgetown University. He is an award-winning stage director, playwright, adapter, developer of new work, teacher, and published scholar. – I feel so blessed to toil in this community where so many of us — artists and […]
Karen Zacarias on Outstanding New Plays, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards
– Award winning DC playwright Karen Zacarias received the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play (The Sins of Sor Juana). Her works have been produced at The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, The Goodman Theater, The Denver Center, Alliance Theater, Round House Theater, Imagination Stage, Berkshire Theater Festival, South Coast Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, The Arden, Cleveland […]
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