Outstanding New Play or Musical, Choreography and Direction of a Play

Closing in on the last of the virtual presentations of the 2020 Helen Hayes Awards. You are invited to be part of the Zoom audience.

Tune in tonight to learn who will clear room on a shelf for a 2020 Helen Hayes Award. If you can’t be in the audience, find real time announcements on theatreWashington’s social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, check back here (we’ll update the list).

Missed it? Watch all eight presentations on YouTube.

Tonight’s presenters:
Allyson Currin and Helen Hedman!

Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or Musical

Tearrance Chisholm	P.Y.G. Or The Mis-Edumaction Of Dorian Belle        Studio Theatre
Irma Correa	El viejo, el joven y el mar (The Old Man, the Youth, and the Sea) GALA Hispanic Theatre
Ken Ludwig	Dear Jack, Dear Louise                 Arena Stage
Psalmayene 24	Les Deux Noirs: Notes on Notes of a Native Son Mosaic Theater Company of DC
Paul Reisman	The Great Commedia Hotel Murder Mystery           Faction of Fools Theatre Company

7:15pm
Outstanding Choreography in a Musical – Hayes

Grady McLeod Bowman	Singin’ in the Rain   Olney Theatre Center
Byron Easley	Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical    Olney Theatre Center
Denis Jones	A Chorus Line Signature Theatre
Parker Esse	Newsies Arena Stage
Katie Spelman	Cabaret Olney Theatre Center

Outstanding Choreography in a Musical – Helen

Tina Marie DeSimone & Mark Minnick	A Christmas Story Toby’s Dinner Theatre
Ilona Kessell	Little Shop of Horrors Constellation Theatre Company
Ashleigh King	Legally Blonde The Keegan Theatre
Robert Mintz	Singin’ in the Rain NextStop Theatre Company
Luis Salgado	Fame, The Musical GALA Hispanic Theatre

Outstanding Direction in a Play – Hayes

Vivienne Benesch	Love’s Labor’s Lost     Folger Theatre
Jose Carrasquillo	The Brothers Size     1st Stage
Robert Richmond	Nell Gwynn Folger Theatre
Ryan Rilette, Jared Mezzocchi	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Round House Theatre
Nicole A. Watson	School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play Round House Theatre

Outstanding Direction in a Play – Helen

Raymond O. Caldwell	Blood at the Root   Theater Alliance
Danielle A. Drakes	Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem Theater Alliance
Rick Hammerly	Agnes of God Factory 449
Alex Levy, Juan Francisco Villa	columbinus  1st Stage
DeMone Seraphin	Topdog/Underdog   Avant Bard Theatre
Vato Tsikurishvili	Cyrano de Bergerac  Synetic Theater

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