Dual Ceremony Slated for October 29
CONTACT: Jeffrey Eric Jenkins (718-789-9025)
Ten theater artists will be honored by the Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee during the dual presentation of its 2011 and 2012 Awards in a luncheon ceremony scheduled for October 29. David Korins (Chinglish), Gregg Barnes (Follies), Brian MacDevitt (Death of a Salesman) and Daniel Kluger (Tribes) will be honored with 2012 Henry Hewes Design Awards. The 2011 Henry Hewes Awards were announced earlier this year. For the 2012 honors, 86 theater artists were nominated for outstanding artistry in 57 productions presented during the 2011-2012 New York theater season. (A complete list of 2012 nominees follows this awards announcement.)
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.
Tobin Ost led all artists with three nominations. Fourteen other designers received two nominations each for their work during the 2011-2012 season. Broadway’s Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark received five distinct nominations to lead all other contenders. Two other Broadway productions, Newsies and Once, each received four nominations. Five productions representing a wide range of productions and financial resources each garnered three nominations. Another 16 productions received two nominations each.
The HHDA Committee named honorees in four categories: Scenic Design, Costume Design, Lighting Design and Notable Effects. As of the 2012 awards, the Committee has bestowed 281 honors on 180 artists representing 195 productions.
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; Helen Shaw; Michael Sommers; and Joan Ungaro.
2012 HENRY HEWES DESIGN AWARDS HONOREES
Scenic Design
| David Korins | Chinglish (Broadway) |
Costume Design
| Gregg Barnes | Follies (Broadway) |
Lighting Design
| Brian MacDevitt | Death of a Salesman (Broadway) |
Notable Effects
(Sound Design)
| Daniel Kluger | Tribes (Barrow Street Theatre) |
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2012 HENRY HEWES DESIGN AWARDS NOMINEES
(Honorees in bold)
SCENIC DESIGN NOMINEES
| Raul Abrego | Yosemite |
| John Arnone | Edward Albee’s The Lady From Dubuque |
| Sara Brown | World of Wires |
| Bob Crowley | Once |
| David Gallo | Hurt Village |
| Marsha Ginsberg | A Map of Virtue |
| Sandra Goldmark | Queen of the Mist |
| Roger Hanna | A Little Journey |
| Lauren Helpern | 4000 Miles |
| David Korins | Chinglish |
| Dane Laffrey | The Maids |
| Dane Laffrey | The Patsy |
| Gordon Landenberger | Restless Eye |
| Eugene Lee | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Andrew Lu | Lost on the Natchez Trace |
| Arnulfo Maldonado | Luther |
| Derek McLane | The Best Man |
| Derek McLane | Man and Boy |
| James Morgan | Ionescopade |
| James Noone | In Masks Outrageous and Austere |
| James Noone | Man and Superman |
| Tobin Ost | Bonnie and Clyde |
| Tobin Ost | Newsies |
| Normandy Raven Sherwood, James Stanley and Jesse Hawley | The Golden Veil |
| George Tsypin | Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark |
| Mark Wendland | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Mark Wendland | Lonely, I’m Not |
| Michael Yeargan | The Road to Mecca |
| Jill A. Samuels | Take What Is Yours |
| David Zinn | The Submission |
COSTUME DESIGN NOMINEES
| Gregg Barnes | Follies |
| Enver Chakartash | Early Plays |
| Bob Crowley | Once |
| Marsha Ginsberg | A Map of Virtue |
| Jess Goldstein | Newsies |
| Susan Hilferty | The Broken Heart |
| Miranda Hoffman | Godspell |
| Eiko Ishioka | Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark |
| Toni-Leslie James | Milk Like Sugar |
| Andrea Lauer | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Andrea Lauer | Unnatural Acts |
| William Ivey Long | Don’t Dress for Dinner |
| William Ivey Long | Lucky Guy |
| Tobin Ost | Bonnie and Clyde |
| Martin Pakledinaz | Nice Work If You Can Get It |
| Marco Piemontese | The Cherry Orchard |
| Emily Rebholz | Lonely, I’m Not |
| Ann Roth | The Best Man |
| Normandy Raven Sherwood | The Golden Veil |
| Annie Simon | Uncle Vanya |
| Ilona Somogyi | Maple and Vine |
| ESosa | The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess |
| David C. Woolard and Thomas Charles LeGalley | Lysistrata Jones |
| David Zinn | Look Back in Anger |
| Catherine Zuber | Death Takes a Holiday |
LIGHTING DESIGN NOMINEES
| Kevin Adams | Carrie |
| Christopher Akerlind | The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess |
| Mark Barton | Look Back in Anger |
| Josh Bradford | Painting Churches |
| Jeff Croiter | Newsies |
| Aron Deyo and Michael McGee | Early Plays |
| Donald Holder | Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark |
| R. Lee Kennedy | Queen of the Mist |
| David Lander | One Arm |
| Brian MacDevitt | Death of a Salesman |
| Peter Kaczorowski | The Road to Mecca |
| Natasha Katz | Follies |
| Natasha Katz | Once |
| Tyler Micoleau | A Map of Virtue |
| Tyler Micoleau | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Alexander V. Nichols | In Masks Outrageous and Austere |
| Edward Pierce | A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Christine Shallenberg | Restless Eye |
| Justin Townsend | Unnatural Acts |
| Japhy Weideman | 4000 Miles |
| David Weiner | Godspell |
| Scott Zielinski | An Iliad |
NOTABLE EFFECTS NOMINEES
| Acme Sound Partners (sound design) | The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess |
| Mark Bennett (music and sound) | An Iliad |
| Tei Blow (projection design) | Restless Eye |
| Kyle Cooper and Howard Werner (projection design) | Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark |
| Rocco DiSanti (video and projections) | Completeness |
| Marte Johanne Ekhougen (puppet design) | Hand to God |
| David Gallo (scenery and projections) | The Mountaintop |
| Clive Goodwin (sound design) | Once |
| John Jesurun (projection design) | Stopped Bridge of Dreams |
| Daniel Kluger (sound design) | Tribes |
| Sven Ortel (projection design) | Newsies |
| Aaron Rhyne (projection design) | Bonnie and Clyde |
| Jay Scheib and Josh Higgason (video and lighting) | World of Wires |
| Jeff Sugg and Shawn Duan (projection design) | Chinglish |
| Jeff Sugg (projection design) | Tribes |
| Julie Taymor (mask design) | Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark |
| Matt Tierney and Ben Williams (sound design) | The Select (The Sun Also Rises) |
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