Blackbird
Outstanding Resident Play*
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play, Lisa Joyce*
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play, Jerry Whiddon
Outstanding Director, Resident Play, David Muse
The Brothers Size
Outstanding Lead Actor/Non-Resident Production, Brian Tyree Henry
Grey Gardens
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical, Barbara Walsh
The History Boys
Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play, Floyd King
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play, Jay Sullivan
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play, Owen Scott
The Road to Mecca
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Tana Hicken
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Holly Twyford
This Beautiful City
Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical, Matthew Dellapina
The Studio 2ndStage
Jerry Springer: The Opera
Outstanding Resident Musical
Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical
Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Musical, Christopher Youstra
The Mayor’s Arts Awards
Visionary Leadership in the Arts, Joy Zinoman
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2008 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Souvenir, A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director, Resident Play, Serge Seiden
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play, Nancy Robinette*
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play, J. Fred Shiffman*
Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production, Reggie Ray*
Outstanding Sound Design, Resident Production, Gil Thompson
My Children! My Africa!
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play, James Brown-Orleans
Shining City
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play, Edward Gero
The Studio 2ndStage
Reefer Madness: the Musical!
Outstanding Resident Musical*
Outstanding Director, Resident Musical, Keith Alan Baker*
Outstanding Director, Resident Musical, Ryan Christie*
Outstanding Director, Resident Musical, Matthew Gardiner*
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical, Lawrence Redmond
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical, Bobby Smith
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical, Andrew Sonntag
Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production, Matthew Gardiner
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2007 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Caroline, or Change
Outstanding Resident Musical
Outstanding Director, Resident Musical, Greg Ganakas
Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Play or Musical, Howard Breitbart
Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Play or Musical, Jon Kalbfleisch
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical, Julia Nixon *
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical, Trisha Jeffrey
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical, Kelly J. Rucker
The Long Christmas Ride Home
Outstanding Set Design, Resident Play or Musical, Daniel Conway
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play, Sarah Grace Wilson
The Studio 2ndStage
Frozen
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Andrew Long *
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Nancy Robinette
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
The Canadian Embassy Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play or Musical
Washingtonian Award
The 150 Most Powerful People in Washington, Joy Zinoman
Logan Circle Community Service Award
Service to the Community, The Studio Theatre
Mayor of the District of Columbia Proclamation
September 29-30, 2007, “The Studio Theatre Days”
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2006 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
A Number
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Joy Zinoman *
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Tom Story
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, Jake Suffian
Take Me Out
Outstanding Resident Play *
Outstanding, Director/Resident Play, Kirk Jackson
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Rick Foucheux *
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Outstanding Non-Resident Production
Outstanding Lead Actor/Non-Resident Production, Ricky Jay
The Studio 2ndStage
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, David Muse
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Eunice Wong *
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, Cameron McNary
The Death of Meyerhold
Outstanding Choreography, Beth Wilmurt
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2005 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
The Syringa Tree
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play, Gin Hammond *
The Cripple of Inishmaan
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play, David Marks
Ivanov
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play, David Sabin
Flow
Outstanding Non-Resident Production
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production, Will Power
The Washington Post Award
Innovative Leadership in the Theatre Community, Joy Zinoman
American University Alumni Award
Outstanding and Lasting Contributions to the Field of Theatre, Joy Zinoman
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2004 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Shakespeare’s Villains: A Masterclass in Evil
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production, Steven Berkoff
Lackawanna Blues
Outstanding Non-Resident Production*
Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production, Ruben-Santiago-Hudson *
A Class Act
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical, Bobby Smith
The Life of Galileo
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play, Ted van Griethuysen *
The Play About the Baby
Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play, Nancy Robinette
Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play, Philip Goodwin
The Studio 2ndStage
The Who's Tommy
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Musical, Jeffrey Peterson
The Minneapolis Star Tribune Critics Award
Outstanding Director, Joy Zinoman, Topdog/Underdog
Washington Business Journal Awards
Best Community Impact, The Studio Theatre
Best Real Estate Deal, The Studio Theatre
MC/DC NAIOP Award of Merit
Best Renovation/Urban, The Studio Theatre
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2003 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
The Shape of Things
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Hollly Twyford *
Hambone
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Doug Brown
Outstanding Set Design, Debra Booth
Prometheus
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Joy Zinoman
Privates on Parade
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Musical, J. Fred Shiffman
Lypsinka! The Boxed Set
Outstanding Nonresident Production *
Outstanding Lead Actor/Nonresident Play, John Epperson
The Studio 2ndStage
Bat Boy: The Musical
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Musical, Patrick O'Neill
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Musical, Lauri Kraft
Outstanding Musical Director/Resident Production, Daniel Sticco
Mayor’s Arts Awards
Excellence in an Artistic Discipline, Joy Zinoman
Washingtonian Award
Washingtonian of the Year, Joy Zinoman
WETA Award
Hometown Hero, Joy Zinoman
Hadessah Myrtle Wreath Award
Commitment to Community Development and Outreach, Joy Zinoman
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2002 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
The Invention of Love
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Joy Zinoman
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Ted van Griethuysen
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Tom Story
Outstanding Sound Design/Resident Play or Musical, Gil Thompson and Fred Karns
Far East
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Joy Zinoman
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Play, Mia Whang *
A New Brain
Outstanding Resident Musical
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Musical, Michael Rupert
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Musical, Andrea Frierson-Toney
Jitney
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, Helmar Augustus Cooper *
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Play or Musical, Daniel L. Conway
GLAAD Media Award
Outstanding Washington DC Theatre Production, The Invention of Love
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2001 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Master Harold ... and the boys
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Thomas W. Jones II
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, James Brown-Orleans
Betty's Summer Vacation
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Play, Sarah Marshall
Vigil
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Floyd King
bash: latterday plays
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, Edward Gero
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Play or Musical, Russell Metheny
Another American: Asking and Telling
Outstanding Non-Resident Production
Outstanding Lead Actor/Non-Resident Production, Marc Wolf *
The Studio 2ndStage
Crack Between the Worlds: the goddess returns
Outstanding Musical Direction/Resident Play Or Musical, Deborah Wicks
Washingtonian Award
The 100 Most Powerful Women in Washington, Joy Zinoman
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2000 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Indian Ink
Outstanding Resident Play *
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Joy Zinoman *
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Faran Tahir
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Isabel Keating *
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Play, June Hansen *
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny
Outstanding Costume Design/Resident Production, Helen Q. Huang *
Outstanding Sound Design/Resident Production, Gil Thompson and Ronobir Lahiri *
Slam!
Outstanding Resident Musical
Outstanding Director/Resident Musical, Thomas W. Jones II
Outstanding Musical Direction/Resident Production, William Knowles
Outstanding Choreography/Resident Production, Patdro Harris
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Musical, Chandra Currelley
Outstanding Supporting Performer/Resident Musical, Christopher Michael Bauer *
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, Marty Lodge
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Nancy Robinette
The Desk Set
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Holly Twyford
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Daniel L. Conway
Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington
Arts Founder Award, Joy Zinoman
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1999 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
The Old Settler
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Seret Scott
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, S. Epatha Merkerson *
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Play, Linda Gravatt
Outstanding Costume Design, Reggie Ray
Seven Guitars
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Thomas W. Jones II
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, Donald Griffin
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, Frederick Strother
Outstanding Set Design, Daniel L. Conway
Outstanding Lighting Design, Michael Giannitti
Outstanding Sound Design, Gil Thompson
The Steward of Christendom
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Ted van Griethuysen *
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Play, Holly Twyford
The Vagina Monologues
Outstanding Non-Resident Production
Gross Indecency: the Three Trials of Oscar Wilde
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Max Robinson
Waiting for Godot
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Thomas W. Jones II
The Studio 2ndStage
Kerouac
Outstanding Musical Direction/Resident Play or Musical, Buck Brown
Mayor’s Arts Award
Emerging Artist, Keith Alan Baker
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1998 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Skylight
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Edward Gero *
Look Back in Anger
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Richard Thompson
Sylvia
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Sarah Marshall
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, J. Fred Shiffman
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, James Kronzer
Old Wicked Songs
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Serge Seiden
Outstanding Musical Direction/Resident Production, Dan Sticco
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Peter Goldfarb
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, James Kronzer
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Production, Marianne Meadows
Outstanding Sound Design/Resident Production, Gil Thompson
The Studio 2ndStage
Hair, The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Outstanding Resident Musical *
Outstanding Director/Resident Musical, Keith Alan Baker *
Outstanding Musical Direction/Resident Production, Buck Brown
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Musical, Jason Gilbert
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Musical, Tracie Nicole Thoms
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1997 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Talking Heads
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Jon Tindle
Hip 2: Birth of the Boom
Outstanding Resident Musical
Outstanding Director/Resident Musical, Marsha A. Jackson-Randolph
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Musical, Thomas W. Jones II
Outstanding Supporting Performer/Resident Musical, Patdro Harris
Outstanding Supporting Performer/Resident Musical, Michael Howell
Two Trains Running
Outstanding Resident Play *
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Thomas W. Jones II
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, Donald Griffin
subUrbia
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Play or Musical, Daniel L. Conway
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1996 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Bessie's Blues
Outstanding Resident Musical*
Outstanding Director/Resident Musical, Thomas W. Jones II *
Outstanding Musical Director/Resident Musical, Dave Ferguson *
Outstanding Choreography/Resident Play or Musical, Patdro Harris *
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Musical, Bernardine Mitchell
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Musical, Roz White *
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Musical, David A. St. Louis *
Three Sisters
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, Joy Zinoman
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Play or Musical, Russell Metheny
Conversations with My Father
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Play or Musical, James Kronzer *
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Play or Musical, Daniel MacLean Wagner
Rhinoceros
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, J. Fred Shiffman
Outstanding Sound Design/Resident Play or Musical, David Maddox
Outstanding Sound Design/Resident Play or Musical, Gil Thompson
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1995 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
The Wash
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Nobu McCarthy
Someone Who''ll Watch Over Me
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Play or Musical, James Kronzer
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Play or Musical, Daniel MacLean Wagnerer *
The Studio 2ndStage
Capote at Yaddo (A Very Gay Little Musical)
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Musical, Brion Dinges
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1994 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Spunk
Outstanding Director/Resident Play or Musical, Ron Himes
Outstanding Choreography/Resident Play or Musical, Mike Malone *
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Play, Amy Waddell
Outstanding Costume Design/Resident Play or Musical, Reggie Ray *
The Caretaker
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Play or Musical, Russell Metheny
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1993 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Falsettoland
Outstanding Resident Musical
Outstanding Director/Resident Musical, Joy Zinoman
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Musical, J. Fred Shiffman *
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Musical, Romaine Fruge
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Musical, Ann Johnson
The Wizard of Hip (or When in Doubt Slam Dunk)
Outstanding Lead Actor/Non-Resident Production, Thomas W. Jones II
The Lisbon Traviata
Outstanding Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Play, John Going
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Play, Philip Goodwin
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Play, Floyd King *
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, James Kronzer *
The Studio 2ndStage
2-2-Tango
Outstanding Choreography/Resident Production, Robert Biederman
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1992 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
The Women
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny
Outstanding Costume Design/Resident Production, Don Newcomb
A Tale of Two Cities
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Production, Floyd King *
Spell #7
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Production, Cathy Simpson
When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout
Outstanding Resident Production
Outstanding Director/Resident Production, Joy Zinoman
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Production, June Hansen
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Production, Sarah Marshall
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Production, Jennifer Mendenhall
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Production, Daniel MacLean Wagner *
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1991 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Outstanding Resident Production
Outstanding Director/Resident Production, Joy Zinoman
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Production, Lawrence Redmond
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Production, Nancy Paris
Outstanding Costume Design/Resident Production, Ric Thomas Rice
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Production, Daniel MacLean Wagner
The Puppetmaster of Lodz
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Production, Philip Goodwin
Made in Bangkok
Outstanding Supporting Actor/Resident Production, Willy Corpus
Outstanding Set Design//Resident Production, Michael Layton
West Memphis Mojo
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Production, Robin Baxter *
Outstanding Sound Design/Resident Production, Gil Thompson
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1990 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Musical, Debra Tidwell
The Common Pursuit
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Production, Jennifer Mendenhall
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny
Principia Scriptoriae
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny
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1989 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
The Mystery of Irma Vep
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Production, Floyd King
The Gifts of the Magi
Outstanding Resident Musical
The Colored Museum
Outstanding Resident Production
Mayor’s Arts Award
Excellence in Service to the Arts, Joy Zinoman
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1988 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
As Is
Outstanding Resident Production
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Production, Michael Chaban
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Production, TJ Edwards
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Production, Daniel MacLean Wagner
North Shore Fish
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Production, Nancy Paris
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny
The Entertainer
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Production, Muriel Smallwood
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Production, Daniel MacLean Wagner *
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1987 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
Slab Boys
Outstanding Production/Resident Play
Outstanding Director/Resident Production, Joy Zinoman
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny
Still Life
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Production, Simon Brooking
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Outstanding Lead Actor/Resident Production, Doug Brown
The Birthday Party
Outstanding Production/Resident Play
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Production, June Hansen
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Production, Daniel MacLean Wagner
Landscape of the Body
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Production, Annette Helde
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1986 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
March of the Falsettos
Outstanding Resident Musical *
Outstanding Actor/Resident Musical, J. Fred Shiffman
Outstanding Actress/Resident Musical, Ann Johnson
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny
A Walk Out of Water
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Production, Katherine Squire
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Production, Erika Bogren *
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny *
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Production, Stuart Duke
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1985 Helen Hayes Awards and Nominations
My Sister in This House
Outstanding Resident Production
Outstanding Director/Resident Production, Joy Zinoman
Outstanding Lead Actress/Resident Production, Sarah Marshall
Outstanding Set Design/Resident Production, Russell Metheny
Outstanding Lighting Design/Resident Production, Daniel MacLean Wagner *
The Wake of Jamey Foster
Outstanding Supporting Actress/Resident Production, Elizabeth DuVall
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