Washingtonian
Date: 2012-02-28
Author: Alison Kitchens

Article Mentions
Author, Alison Kitchens
Mentioned, Bernadette Peters
Mentioned, Jan Maxwell
Mentioned, Eric Schaeffer
Mentioned, Elaine Paige
Mentioned, The Kennedy Center
Studio Theatre scooped up 20 nominations at last nights TheatreWashington event. What a difference a season makes. This time last year,David Museand Studio Theatre snagged a lowly four nominations at the Helen Hayes Awards, compared with 23 each for Arena Stage and the Kennedy Center. Last night the 2012 Helen Hayes nominations were announced at the National Theatre by the newly revamped TheatreWashington, and Studio led the pack with a stellar 20 nominations for five different plays, including the quirky who-shot-Andy-Warhol musicalPop!andAlan BennettsThe Habit of Art. The Helen Hayes Awards have somewhat of a reputation for eccentricity, but certain trends can be predicted: 1) Synetic Theater will be rewardedin this case with 15 nominatio...(read more)
... Studio Theatre scooped up 20 nominations at last nights TheatreWashington event. What a difference a season makes. This time last year,David Museand Studio Theatre snagged a lowly four nominations at the Helen Hayes Awards, compared with 23 each for ...
... Maxwell,Elaine Paige), and a transfer to Broadway, the show only picked up four nominations.Eric Schaeffer, who directed, wasnt nominated either, though he did pick up a direction nod for Signature TheatresHairspray. ...


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