Olney Theatre Corporation
Founded1938; 86 years ago (1938)
52-1149571[1]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit theater[1]
Purpose20th-century American classics and experimental plays
Location
ServicesPromotion and production of theatrical works, through the presentation of original, classical, and experimental plays in public and private theatres and auditoriums.[2]
Jason Loewith[3]
Deborah Ellinghaus[4]
Linda E. Rosenzweig[5]
Revenue (2020)
$13,681,034[2]
Expenses (2020)$10,375,435[2]
Employees (2020)
214[6]
Volunteers (2020)
330[2]
Websitewww.olneytheatre.org

Located in Olney, Maryland, the Olney Theatre Center offers a diverse array of professional productions year-round that enrich, nurture, and challenge a broad range of artists, audiences and students. One of two state theaters of Maryland, Olney Theatre Center is situated on 14 acres (57,000 m2) in the middle of the Washington–Baltimore–Frederick "triangle." There are three indoor venues: the Historic Theatre, the Roberts Mainstage, and the Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab. There is also an outdoor venue, the Root Family Stage at Omi’s Pavilion.

The Mainstage seats 429 patrons, with a small theatre lab added in 1999.[7]

As of November 2023, Olney Theatre Center has won 28 Helen Hayes Awards since the award's founding in 1985 and received 208 nominations.[8] [9][needs update] It is one of only two theaters in the country to operate under an Actors' Equity Association Council of Stock Theaters (COST) contract.

History

In 1938, Olney Theatre was founded as a summer theater and restaurant by Stephen E. Cochran, attorney and judge Harold C. Smith, and theater manager Leonard B. McLaughlin.[10][11] Olney Theatre was built on Woodlawn Lodge estate,[10] which was the site of a former roller skating rink in what was then rural Montgomery County. Olney Theatre is situated on unceded land that is the ancestral home of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe. [12]

Stephen Cochran was the first managing director and actress Ethel Barrymore was the first associate director.[10][13] The National Academy of Stage Training, a professional school of drama that had been founded by Cochran in 1932, moved to the Olney Theatre and began its first summer course there on June 20, 1938.[14][12] The class was taught by Dorothy Martin and George Vivian.[12]

Olney Theatre's first production, The Lady Has a Heart, had its first performance on July 25, 1938.[15] The play was about a butler who was elected to the parliament of Hungary on a modified New Deal platform.[15] The first show was sold out.[15] Elissa Landi and Leslie Denison starred, along with Gordon Richards, Howard Ferguson, and Zoyla Talma.[15][16] Olney Theatre had a rustic feel, with inverted peach baskets serving as chandeliers and an open-air lobby with an oak tree growing in it.[15][17] Olney Theatre advertised itself as the South's first professional summer theater.[18]

C. Y. Stephens, an owner of High's Dairy Stores, purchased property and remodeled to become better suited for theater in 1940.

In 1946, Olney Theater was under the joint management of Glenn Taylor, Redge Allen, and Evelyn Freyman. It presented summer theater where shows featured well-known stars such as Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Tallulah Bankhead, and Helen Hayes. The theater was a five-show summer stock theater on the straw-hat circuit, along with 238 other theaters around the country.

Players, Inc. (subsequently known as the National Players) was Olney Theatre Center's touring company. It was created by Father Gilbert V. Hartke in 1949. It brought live theater and educational programming to students and public audiences across the United States and overseas.

In 1952, C.Y. Stephens invited Father Hartke to come to Olney for a meeting where he was asked to take over the theater. The two negotiated, and Father Hartke took over management of the property under his nonprofit touring company's umbrella. Stephens agreed not to charge Players, Inc. rent, and to reimburse them up to a $10,000 loss. Father Hartke then moved Players, Inc. to Olney to establish a summer theater.

After losses in 1953 and 1954, which Stephens underwrote, the decision was made to produce only five plays in 1955. Despite much critical success, Olney still sustained a loss of $3,495.61 in 1955. Consequently, Father Hartke asked William H. Graham, Sr. to serve as Olney Theatre's general manager. His work, combined with the directorial talents of Robert Moore, Leo Brady, and Jim Waring drew large audiences, favorable reviews, and resulted in a profit of nearly $7,000 in 1956.

In 1960, after the production of Rashomon, directed by Robert Moore, Stephens told Father Hartke that he had decided to give him the theater. Stephens gradually transferred all of the property's stock to Players. Father Hartke became the corporation's president, a position he held for 33 years.

Governor Blair Lee recognized Olney Theatre as the official State Summer Theater of Maryland in July 1978.[19]

Father Hartke died in 1986.[20] The next year, Maryland State Arts Council designated Olney a "major arts organization", making it the only arts institution outside of Baltimore to hold such status at the time.[21] The theater was producing five three-week productions per season, primarily from May to September.

In 1991, Olney Theatre began a capital campaign to match a $625,000 state grant. The money was to be used for much needed improvements to the facilities and to realize Father Hartke's goal of operating year-round.

Olney Theatre added two shows to its 1993 season, and it began production in April and ending around late October. A scene shop and a costume shop were added to the mainstage building. Prior sets were built outside, and costumes were built on the Crawford House porch.

Jim Petosa was appointed artistic director of the newly renamed Olney Theatre Center in 1994. Petosa renewed emphasis on 20th-century American classics, musical theater, new works, and area premieres.

From 1998 to 1999, Olney Theatre Center celebrated the 50th consecutive touring year of National Players. During these 50 years, National Players had reached 2,400,000 audience members, traveled 1,760,000 miles (2,830,000 km), including ten tours outside the United States and five receptions at the White House, and gave over 6,000 performances. Olney Theatre Center began year-round performances with a seven-show mainstage season.

The Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab was built in 1999 as the first step towards a new master campus plan. A year later, Olney Theatre Center began a capital campaign for a $10.5 million expansion. In 2003, The Kresge Foundation awarded Olney Theatre Center a Special Opportunities Initiative grant of $1 million. The next year, Olney Theatre Center acquired an additional 5 acres (20,000 m2) for its cultural campus. In 2005, Olney Theatre Center opened its new amphitheater, the Root Family Stage at Will's Place, which gave a permanent home to its Summer Shakespeare Festival. Olney Theatre Center held the grand opening of its Mainstage theater, a 429-seat facility with stadium seating and advanced technical capabilities. Olney Theatre Center expanded its mainstage season to eight plays and introduced its New Play Initiative with the world premiere of In the Mood in 2006. Olney Theatre Center also held its first Gala Celebration in over twenty years.

In 2007, Olney Theatre Center added a family entertainment series and formed Olney Theatre Institute, which reinforced its education initiative.[22]

After 19 years with Olney Theatre, Petosa resigned as artistic director in 2012.[23] Martin Platt was hired as the new artistic director.[24] Platt resigned after six months.[25] Jason Loewith became the new artistic director in 2013.[26]

In 2016, Olney Theatre had a mortgage of $4.8 million, down from $6 million in 2013. The operating budget for the 2016 season was a little less than $6 million.[7]

Notable Productions

Since the theater was founded in 1938 it has produced many works that have gone on to later acclaim. Among them are:

Da (1973)

This memory play by Irish playwright Hugh Leonard was part of Olney's ongoing collaboration with him. Da had its world premiere at the Olney Theatre Center in 1973 under the direction of Jim Waring. The show later on ran on Broadway[29] and received four Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Play in 1978.[30]

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1979)

Originally produced by Jim Waring for the Catholic University of America, producer Susan Rose saw the production at Olney and, along with Gail Berman, raised $150,000 to remount the show at Ford's Theatre in downtown Washington, D.C. The success of the show led to a Broadway production[31] which received seven Tony Award nominations, including a nomination for Best Musical in 1982.[32]

Ian McKellen's Playing Shakespeare (1987)

A solo show by the English actor Ian McKellen. This play was praised by the Washington Post.[33] McKellen later helped to raise money for the 1938 Original Theatre's dressing rooms refurbishment.[34]

Illegal Motion (1992)

John Riggins, a well-known former American football player,[35] starred in this play and surprised fans from all over the country with his acting skills.[36][37] The play, which was written by playwright Bernie DeLeo, world premiered at Olney Theater Center and ran for four weeks.

I and You (2014)

Written by Lauren Gunderson, I and You received its rolling world premiere at Olney. It later received a West End run in 2018 with Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams.[38] The play was nominated for The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or Musical at the 2015 Helen Hayes Awards.[39]

The Humans (2020)

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Olney Theater had to postpone all its current and upcoming in person productions at that time, and moved to online programing. One of the productions was[40] The Humans by Stephen Karam. New York Times critic Jesse Green called the Zoom-produced video, "a blistering virtual production".[41]

Beauty and the Beast (2021)

After the Covid-19 pandemic, Olney Theatre Center resumed in-person performances. Disney's Beauty and the Beast became a holiday production, the director of the production was Marsha Milgrom Dodge. This production was notable for casting the actress Jade Jones, a queer and a plus size actor, as Belle. The actor cast as the Beast, Evan Ruggiero, lost a leg to cancer. Tracy Lynn Olivera was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical Helen Hayes Award.[42]

A.D. 16 - (2022)

Following the success of Beauty and the Beast, Olney Theatre Center produced the world-premiere of the new musical A.D. 16. The book was by This Is Us writer and producer Bekah Brunstetter and the music and lyrics were written by Cinco Paul, who is known for his contributions to the Despicable Me franchise. The play was well received by the Washington Post.[43] It won the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award[44] and Outstanding Choreography in a Musical Helen Hayes Award.[45]

The Music Man (2022)

The Meredith Willson production of The Music Man[46] in Olney Theatre was well known for its unique performance in English with ASL and English supertitles which was an essential part of the experience for hearing audiences. The show was praised by The Washington Post,[47] DC Theater Arts,[48] MD Theatre Guide[49] and Talkin' Broadway.[50] The Music Man was nominated for nine Helen Hayes Awards, winning three, including a win for Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical.[51]

The Helen Hayes Awards[52]
Year Award Name Recipient Name Production Name Result
1. 1985 Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production BRIGID CLEARY Enter a Free Man   Nominated
2. PEGGY COSGRAVE Crimes of the Heart Nominated
3. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production SCOTT HARLAN Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?    Nominated
4. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production MARCIA GAY HARDEN Crimes of the Heart Nominated
5. Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production TOM TONER The Gin Game Nominated
6. RICHARD BAUER Enter a Free Man   Nominated
7. 1986 Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production BRIGID CLEARY Miss Firecracker Contest Nominated
8. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production PATRICK RICHWOOD The Foreigner   Won
9. Outstanding Resident Play Foreigner Foreigner Nominated
10. Outstanding Resident Musical Baby Baby Nominated
11. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production MARCIA GAY HARDEN Miss Firecracker Contest Nominated
12. Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production KATE CORBLEY Miss Firecracker Contest Nominated
13. Outstanding Actress, Resident Musical LIZ LARSEN Baby Nominated
14. Outstanding Actor, Resident Musical ROMAIN FRUGE Baby Won
15. 1987 Outstanding Performer, Resident Musical KIRSTI CARNAHAN Little Shop of Horrors Nominated
16. Outstanding Resident Musical Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors Nominated
17. 1988 Outstanding Director, Resident Production JOHN GOING Noises Off   Nominated
18. Outstanding Resident Production Noises Off   Noises Off   Nominated
19. 1989 Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical MARTIN VIDNOVIC Side by Side by Sondheim Nominated
20. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical KAREN AKERS Side by Side by Sondheim Nominated
21. KIM CRISWELL Side by Side by Sondheim Won
22. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Production BRIGID CLEARY House of Blue Leaves    Nominated
23. Outstanding Resident Musical Side by Side by Sondheim Side by Side by Sondheim Nominated
24. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production JOHN MICHAEL HIGGINS The Butterfingers Angel   Nominated
25. 1990 Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production ROSEMARY PARDEE-HOLZ Lucky Stiff Nominated
26. Outstanding Director, Resident Production JOHN GOING Lucky Stiff Nominated
27. Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical EVAN PAPPAS Lucky Stiff Won
28. Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production RICHARD BAUER Return of Herbert Bracewell Nominated
29. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical LORRAINE SERABIAN Lucky Stiff Nominated
30. TIA SPEROS Lucky Stiff Nominated
31. Outstanding Resident Musical Lucky Stiff Lucky Stiff Won
32. Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production JAMES KRONZER The Return of Herbert Bracewell   Won
33. 1991 Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production RUSSELL METHENY Secret Rapture Nominated
34. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Production DAVID MARKS You Can't Take It With You   Nominated
35. LELAND ORSER Secret Rapture Nominated
36. Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Production HALO WINES You Can't Take It With You   Nominated
37. 1992 Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production RICHARD BAUER I'm Not Rappaport Nominated
38. 1993 Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production DANIEL MACLEAN WAGNER Prelude to a Kiss Nominated
39. Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production JAMES KRONZER Prelude to a Kiss Nominated
40. Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play CAROLYN PASQUANTONIO The Miracle Worker   Nominated
41. 1994 Outstanding Actor, Resident Musical FLOYD KING Show Me Where The Good Times Are Nominated
42. Outstanding Actress, Resident Musical ROBIN BAXTER Show Me Where The Good Times Are Nominated
43. LORRAINE SERABIAN Show Me Where The Good Times Are Won
44. Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production ROSEMARY PARDEE Lend Me a Tenor    Nominated
45. Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play KEN RUTA Shadowlands Nominated
46. Outstanding Resident Musical Show Me Where the Good Times Are Show Me Where the Good Times Are Nominated
47. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play JOHN NEVILLE-ANDREWS Shadowlands Nominated
48. 1995 Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical PEDRO PORRO The Sweet Revenge of Luisa May Nominated
49. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical KAREN CULLIVER The Sweet Revenge of Luisa May Nominated
50. BARBARA MCCULLOUGH The Sweet Revenge of Luisa May Nominated
51. Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production JAMES KRONZER The Night of the Iguana   Nominated
52. 1996 Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production ROSEMARY PARDEE When We Are Married Nominated
53. Outstanding Director, Resident Musical JAMES A. PETOSA Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Won
54. Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production DANIEL MACLEAN WAGNER The Passion of Dracula Nominated
55. DANIEL MACLEAN WAGNER A Streetcar Named Desire Nominated
56. Outstanding Resident Musical Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Nominated
57. Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production JAMES KRONZER A Streetcar Named Desire Nominated
58. 1997 Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical ANITA HOLLANDER The Fifth Season   Nominated
59. Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production DANIEL MACLEAN WAGNER Broken Glass Won
60. Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production JAMES KRONZER Broken Glass Nominated
61. 1998 Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production JULE EMERSON Importance of Being Earnest Nominated
62. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play CHRISTOPHER LANE Romeo & Juliet Nominated
63. The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play CAROLE LEHAN Look! We Have Come Through! Nominated
64. JAMES A. PETOSA Look! We Have Come Through! Nominated
65. 1999 Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production ROBIN STAPLEY Camille    Nominated
66. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play HALO WINES Holiday Memories   Nominated
67. 2000 Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play CHRISTOPHER LANE Equus   Won
68. 2001 Outstanding Costume Design, Resident Production HOWARD TVSI KAPLAN Man of La Mancha   Nominated
69. Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play CHRISTOPHER LANE Therese Raquin Nominated
70. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play VALERIE LEONARD Therese Raquin Nominated
71. Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production DANIEL MACLEAN WAGNER Therese Raquin Nominated
72. 2002 Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical PEGGY YATES She Loves Me Nominated
73. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play KELLY MCANDREW Holiday    Nominated
74. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play DAVID MARKS The Rivals   Nominated
75. Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical SHERRI L. EDELEN She Loves Me Nominated
76. 2003 Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play SUSAN LYNSKEY The Laramie Project Nominated
77. 2004 Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play UZO ADUBA Translations of Xhosa   Nominated
78. 2005 Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical TRACY LYNN OLIVERA Carousel   Nominated
79. 2006 Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play CAROLYN PASQUANTONIO The Miracle Worker   Nominated
80. MARYBETH WISE The Miracle Worker   Nominated
81. Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production CHARLIE MORRISON Oliver!   Nominated
82. Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production JAMES KRONZER Oliver!   Nominated
83. 2007 Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production CHARLIE MORRISON The Elephant Man Won
84. Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production JAMES KRONZER The Foreigner   Nominated
85. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Play JAMES SLAUGHTER An Enemy of the People Nominated
86. 2008 Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Play ARNIE BURTON I Am My Own Wife   Nominated
87. Outstanding Set Design, Resident Production MARIE ANNE CHIMENT I Am My Own Wife   Nominated
88. 2009 Outstanding Lighting Design, Resident Production CHARLIE MORRISON Rabbit Hole Nominated
89. Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Play DEIDRA LAWAN STARNES Doubt: A Parable Nominated
90. The Canadian Embassy Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play Rabbit Hole Rabbit Hole Nominated
91. 2011 Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical BOBBY SMITH Annie   Nominated
92. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical CARRIE A. JOHNSON Annie   Nominated
93. Outstanding Resident Musical Annie Annie Nominated
94. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical JAMES KONICEK Annie Nominated
95. Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical JENNA SOKOLOWSKI Annie Nominated
96. 2012 Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical Sound of Music Sound of Music Nominated
97. Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical ALAN WIGGINS Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Nominated
98. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical JESSICA LAUREN BALL The Sound of Music Nominated
99. Outstanding Musical Direction, Resident Production CHRISTOPHER YOUSTRA Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Nominated
100. Outstanding Resident Musical The Sound of Music The Sound of Music Nominated
101. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical BOBBY SMITH The Sound of Music Nominated
102. Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical TRACY LYNN OLIVERA The Sound of Music Nominated
103. 2013 Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical JAMES GARDINER Little Shop of Horrors Nominated
104. Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical BOBBY SMITH Little Shop of Horrors Nominated
105. 2014 Outstanding Choreography, Resident Musical TARA JEANNE VALLEE The King and I Nominated
106. Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical A Chorus Line A Chorus Line Nominated
107. Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical BRYAN KNOWLTON A Chorus Line Nominated
108. Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical JESSICA VACCARO A Chorus Line Won
109. Outstanding Lead Actress, Visiting Production ANDRUS NICHOLS Bedlam's Saint Joan Nominated
110. Outstanding Resident Musical A Chorus Line A Chorus Line Won
111. Outstanding Supporting Actress, Resident Musical JENNIFER CORDINER A Chorus Line Nominated
112. 2015 Outstanding Choreography in a Play HAYES BEN CUNIS

(FIGHT & MOVEMENT CHOREOGRAPHER), CHRISTOPHER D'AMBOISE (CHOREOGRAPHER)

Colossal Won
113. Outstanding Director of a Musical

HAYES

JASON LOEWITH How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Nominated
114. Outstanding Director of a Play

HAYES

WILL DAVIS Colossal Won
115. Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

HAYES

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Nominated
116. Outstanding Ensemble in a Play

HAYES

Colossal Colossal Nominated
117. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

HAYES

SAM LUDWIG How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Won
118. Outstanding Lighting Design HAYES COLIN K. BILLS Colossal Nominated
119. Outstanding Musical Direction HAYES CHRISTOPHER YOUSTRA How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Nominated
120. Outstanding Musical

HAYES

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Nominated
121. Outstanding Play

HAYES

Colossal Colossal Nominated
122. Outstanding Sound Design HAYES CHRISTOPHER BAINE Colossal Won
123. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical

HAYES

GEORGE DVORSKY How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Nominated
124. LAWRENCE REDMOND How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Nominated
125. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

HAYES

SHERRI L EDELEN How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Nominated
126. The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or Musical ANDREW HINDERAKER Colossal Won
127. LAUREN GUNDERSON I And You Nominated
128. The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

HAYES

JOSEPH CARLSON Colossal Nominated
129. 2016 Outstanding Choreography in a Musical

HAYES

TOMMY RAPLEY Carousel Nominated
130. TARA JEANNE VALLEE The Producers Nominated
131. Outstanding Director of a Play

HAYES

JEREMY COHEN Bad Dog Nominated
132. Outstanding Ensemble in a Play

HAYES

Bad Dog Bad Dog Nominated
133. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

HAYES

MICHAEL DI LIBERTO The Producers Nominated
134. TALLY SESSIONS Carousel Nominated
135. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

HAYES

JESSICA LAUREN BALL Guys and Dolls Nominated
136. LAUREN WEINBERG Guys and Dolls Nominated
137. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play

HAYES

HOLLY TWYFORD Bad Dog Nominated
138. Outstanding Play

HAYES

Bad Dog Bad Dog Nominated
139. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

HAYES

DOREA SCHMIDT Carousel Nominated
140. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play

HAYES

NAOMI JACOBSON Bad Dog Nominated
141. 2017 Outstanding Choreography, Musical

HAYES

CHRISTOPHER D'AMBOISE Evita Nominated
142. SERGIO TRUJILLO Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical Nominated
143. Outstanding Direction, Musical

HAYES

WILL DAVIS Evita Nominated
144. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

HAYES

CHRISTINA SAJOUS Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical Nominated
145. Outstanding Original Play or Musical Adaptation MOISÉS KAUFMAN

(BOOK & LYRICS), EDUARDO MACHADO (BOOK), ARTURO O'FARRILL (MUSIC)

Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical Nominated
146. Outstanding Performer, Visiting Production SHAWN PFAUTSCH The Mikado Nominated
147. Outstanding Visiting Production The Mikado The Mikado Nominated
148. 2018 Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or Musical ANDREW HINDERAKER The Magic Play Nominated
149. Outstanding Choreography in a Musical

HAYES

MARCOS SANTANA In The Heights Nominated
150. Outstanding Costume DesignHAYES HELEN Q. HUANG Fickle: A Fancy French Farce Nominated
151. Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

HAYES

In The Heights In The Heights Nominated
152. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

HAYES

KEVIN MCALLISTER Annie Nominated
153. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

HAYES

RAYANNE GONZALES In The Heights Won
154. BRITTANY CAMPBELL My Fair Lady Nominated
155. Outstanding Original Play or Musical Adaptation MEG MIROSHNIK Fickle: A Fancy French Farce Nominated
156. Outstanding Production in a Musical

HAYES

In The Heights In The Heights Won
157. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical

HAYES

MICHAEL J. MAINWARING In The Heights Nominated
158. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

HAYES

VALERIE LEONARD My Fair Lady Nominated
159. 2019 James MacArthur Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play

HAYES

SONG KIM Aubergine Nominated
160. Outstanding Choreography in a Musical

HAYES

TARA JEANNE VALLEE Elf the Musical Nominated
161. TARA JEANNE VALLEE On The Town Nominated
162. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

HAYES

DAVID SCHLUMPF Elf the Musical Nominated
163. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

HAYES

TRACY LYNN OLIVERA On The Town Nominated
164. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play

HAYES

JULIA COFFEY Labour of Love Nominated
165. Outstanding Visiting Production H.M.S. Pinafore H.M.S. Pinafore Nominated
166. 2020 Outstanding Choreography in a Musical

HAYES

KATIE SPELMAN Cabaret Nominated
167. BYRON EASLEY Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Nominated
168. GRADY MCLEOD BOWMAN Singin' In The Rain Nominated
169. Outstanding Choreography in a Play

HAYES

PAIGE HERNANDEZ, CLIFF WILLIAMS III The Royale Nominated
170. Outstanding Costume Design

HAYES

PEI LEE Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Nominated
171. Outstanding Direction in a Musical

HAYES

ALAN PAUL Cabaret Nominated
172. Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

HAYES

Once Once Nominated
173. Outstanding Ensemble in a Play

HAYES

Oil Oil Nominated
174. Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical

HAYES

MALINDA KATHLEEN REESE Once Won
175. RHETT GUTER Singin' In The Rain Nominated
176. MASON ALEXANDER PARK Cabaret Won
177. GREGORY MAHEU Once Nominated
178. Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play

HAYES

CATHERINE EATON Oil Nominated
179. JOHN TRACY EAGN Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors Nominated
180. Outstanding Lighting Design

HAYES

COLIN K. BILLS Cabaret Nominated
181. Outstanding Musical Direction

HAYES

CHRISTOPHER YOUSTRA Cabaret Nominated
182. utstanding Production in a Musical

HAYES

Cabaret Cabaret Nominated
183. Once Once Nominated
184. Outstanding Production in a Play

HAYES

Oil Oil Nominated
185. Outstanding Set Design

HAYES

WILSON CHIN Cabaret Nominated
186. MILAGROS PONCE DE LEON

(SET DESIGNER), CLINT ALLEN (PROJECTIONS/MEDIA DESIGNER)

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Nominated
187. Outstanding Sound Design

HAYES

ROWE, MATT Cabaret Nominated
188. KENNY NEAL Oil Nominated
189. KENNY NEAL The Royale Won
190. Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical

HAYES

DONNA MIGLIACCIO Cabaret Nominated
191. TRACY LYNN OLIVERA Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Nominated
192. JACOB SCOTT TISCHLER Singin' In The Rain Nominated
193. 2023 Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical DANI STOLLER & AWA SAL SECKA The Joy That Carries You Won
194. Outstanding Choreography in a Musical

HAYES

KATIE SPELMAN A.D. 16 Won
195. Outstanding Direction in a Musical

HAYES

SANDRA MAE FRANK & MICHAEL BARON The Music Man Won
196. Outstanding Direction in a Play

HAYES

JASON LOEWITH & KEVIN MCALLISTER The Joy That Carries You Nominated
197. Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

HAYES

The Music Man The Music Man Won
198. Outstanding Ensemble in a Play

HAYES

The Joy That Carries You The Joy That Carries You Nominated
199. Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical

HAYES

JAMES CAVERLY The Music Man Won
200. ADELINA MITCHELL The Music Man Nominated
201. VISHAL VAIDYA The Music Man Nominated
202. Outstanding Lighting Design

HAYES

ALBERTO SEGARRA The Joy That Carries You Nominated
203. Outstanding Musical Direction

HAYES

CHRISTOPHER YOUSTRA The Music Man Nominated
204. Outstanding Production in a Musical

HAYES

The Music Man The Music Man Nominated
205. Outstanding Production in a Play

HAYES

The Joy That Carries You The Joy That Carries You Nominated
206. Outstanding Supporting Performer in a MusicalHAYES ANDREW MORRILL The Music Man Nominated
207. NICKI RUNGE The Music Man Nominated
208. TRACY LYNN OLIVERA Beauty And The Beast Nominated

See also

Further reading

References

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