TIM TREANOR on the HELEN HAYES AWARDS NOMINATIONS on DC Theatre Scene: Smaller is Bigger

[hockeynut2]

Posted: 1/26/10 at 10:10am

Forum, GALA, Keegan, MetroStage and Rep Stage among Companies Nominated for Top Prizes . 1st Stage Wins Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company.

The Helen Hayes judges have underscored the diversity of DC theatre excellence by nominating productions from smaller DC area theatres, along with those of nationally known companies like Arena, Studio, Shakespeare and Synetic, for outstanding resident musical and play productions.
TIM TREANOR ON THE 2009 HELEN HAYES AWARDS NOMINATIONS

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 1/26/10 at 11:54am

Read the list and am somewhat surprised that Bobby Steggert and the ensemble of Ragtime failed to garner nominations.

[JRybka]

Posted: 1/26/10 at 12:34pm

Also suprising how many of the older theaters used to get many nominations and now they just get shut out.

[hockeynut2]

Posted: 1/27/10 at 8:40am

There is so much great work being done in the mid-size and smaller theatres, as well as in the larger theatres, that it's nice to see more of a mix in this year's nominations. To me, it's the fairest group of nominations that I can remember in a long time. It also will inspire the smaller theatres, who many times are ignored in the HH noms, that they now have a better chance to be rewarded for their efforts. I sees dozens of shows and cover them for DC Theatre Scene, and trust me, I have never seen so much joy at a Helen Hayes Awards nominations announcement ceremony than what happened on Monday. I wish you could have been there with me and experienced the joy and the many tears shed by these often neglected mid-size and small theatres when their efforts were rewarded with nominations. It was a beautiful night in DC theatre. I'm still smiling.

[massofmen]

Posted: 1/27/10 at 12:15pm

mr steggert was horrendous in the show

[KChenowethfan]

Posted: 1/27/10 at 4:28pm

Wow, it is not "let's give practically every nomination to Signature" this year.

I really wish "Eclipsed" at Woolly got more nominations, including best resident play. It was really one of the strongest pieces I saw in DC this season (and I saw virtually everything nominated).