2009 HENRY HEWES DESIGN
AWARD NOMINEES
45th Annual Ceremony Slated for Late Fall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeffrey Eric Jenkins October 5, 2009 718-789-5553
NEW YORK — The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has nominated 60 theater artists for recognition of their outstanding work in 46 productions presented during the 2008-2009 New York theater season. The awards will be presented at a luncheon to be held late this fall.
These annual awards honor designers for work in venues on Broadway, Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway, recognizing not only the traditional categories of scenic design, costume design and lighting design, but also “Notable Effects,” which encompass sound, music, video, puppetry and other creative elements. All nominated designs must have originated in United States productions. The Hewes Awards Committee considered more than 200 productions when making its nominations.
The Broadway production of Shrek received five nominations. The revival of Guys and Dolls and 33 Variations received four nominations each; Soho Rep’s production of Blasted received three nominations. Ten other productions received two nominations each. Shrek designer Tim Hatley received nominations for scenic design, costumes and notable effects (puppetry). Nine other artists each received a pair of nominations.
Originally known as the Maharam Awards at their inception in 1965, the Hewes Awards were later known as the American Theatre Wing Design Awards in honor of the Wing’s generous sponsorship. They were renamed in 1999 for noted critic Henry Hewes, who created the awards and served as a board member of the American Theatre Wing until his death in 2006 at age 89.
The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee includes theater critics Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, chair; Dan Bacalzo; David Barbour; David Cote; Glenda Frank; Mario Fratti; and Joan Ungaro.
2008 HENRY HEWES DESIGN AWARD NOMINEES
| Scenic Design | |
| John Lee Beatty | Accent on Youth |
| Beowulf Boritt | The Toxic Avenger |
| Robert Brill | Guys and Dolls |
| David Gallo | reasons to be pretty |
| Roger Hanna | The Glass Cage |
| Tim Hatley | Shrek |
| David Korins | Stunning |
| David Korins | Why Torture Is Wrong |
| Santo Loquasto | A Man for All Seasons |
| John McDermott | The Singing Forest |
| Derek McLane | Ruined |
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| Scenic Design (cont’d) | |
| Derek McLane | 33 Variations |
| Peter Meineck | Catch 22 |
| Scott Pask | 9 to 5 |
| Neil Patel | This Beautiful City |
| Tom Pye | All My Sons |
| Jenny Rogers | Wickets |
| Walt Spangler | Desire Under the Elms |
| Louisa Thompson | Blasted |
| Tony Walton | A Tale of Two Cities |
| Mark Wendland | Boys’ Life |
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Costume Design |
| Marina Draghici | Fela |
| Tim Hatley | Shrek |
| Gregory Gale | Rock of Ages |
| Gregory Gale | The Third Story |
| Jane Greenwood | Accent on Youth |
| Toni-Leslie James | Wig Out! |
| William Ivey Long | 9 to 5 |
| Michael McDonald | Hair |
| Martin Pakledinaz | Blithe Spirit |
| Clint Ramos | Women Beware Women |
| Carrie Robbins | White Christmas |
| Janice Rytel | 33 Variations |
| Lenora Taylor and Santiago Rojo | Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy |
| Paul Tazewell | Guys and Dolls |
| Paul Tazewell | Ruined |
| David C. Woolard | The Toxic Avenger |
| Catherine Zuber | Joe Turner’s Come and Gone |
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Lighting Design |
| Kevin Adams | Hair |
| Kevin Adams | Next to Normal |
| Christopher Akerlind | Garden of Earthly Delights |
| Paul Anderson | All My Sons |
| Howell Binkley | Guys and Dolls |
| Marcus Doshi | Hamlet |
| Herrick Goldman | Rooms |
| Peter Kaczorowski | Waiting for Godot |
| Ben Kato | Washing Machine |
| David Lander | 33 Variations |
| Jason Lyons | Clay |
| Jason Lyons | Rock of Ages |
| Tyler Micoleau | Blasted |
| Richard Pilbrow | A Tale of Two Cities |
| Hugh Vanstone | Shrek |
| Lighting Design (cont’d) | |
| David Weiner | reasons to be pretty |
| David Weiner | This Beautiful City |
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Notable Effects |
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(Notable Effects Nominations–Production Design) |
Tal Yarden (projections, video) Distracted Mark Wendland (scenery)
Jim Findlay (production design) The Success of Failure Jeff Sugg (production design) and the Failure of Success
(Notable Effects Nominations–Individuals)
Naomi Donne (makeup)
John Gromada (sound)
Tim Hatley (puppetry)
Dan Hurlin (puppetry)
Nathan Johnson (makeup, special effects)
Elaine McCarthy (scenery, projections)
Dustin O’Neill (video)
Jeff Sugg (projections)
Matt Tierney (sound)
Basil Twist (puppetry)
Joshua White (projections)
Shrek Shipwrecked!: An Entertainment Shrek Disfarmer Beast Frequency Hopping Guys and Dolls 33 Variations Blasted Arias With a Twist Farragut North
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