On Monday, February 10, 2025, at a celebration honoring outstanding theatre on stages across the Washington area, theatre artists, administrators, patrons, and special guests gathered at Theater J at the Edlavich DCJCC for Theatre Washington’s announcement of nominees for the 41st Helen Hayes Awards. The nominations are for productions in the Washington, DC, region in the 2024 calendar year.
Amy Austin, President & CEO of Theatre Washington, welcomed the audience and Washington, DC-area performers Dylan Arredondo, Kelli Blackwell, Deimoni Brewington, Nicole Halmos, Raghad Makhlouf, and Jordan Stocksdale joined her to announce the nominations.
Recognizing work from 165 eligible productions, nominations were announced in 41 categories and grouped in “Helen” or “Hayes” cohorts, depending on the number of Equity members involved in the production. Nominations are the result of 51 carefully vetted judges considering 2,188 individual pieces of work, such as design, direction, choreography, performances, writing, and more. Productions under consideration in 2024 included 57 musicals, 108 plays, and 37 world premieres.
Performer, producer, and activist Robert Hooks will receive the 2025 Helen Hayes Tribute.
Named for actor Helen Hayes – a Washington native and legendary First Lady of the American Theatre – the Helen Hayes Awards has honored excellence in professional theatre throughout the Washington region for four decades.
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Save the date for the Helen Hayes Awards celebration on Monday, May 19, 2025 at The Anthem.
