2009 Helen Hayes Awards Nominations Announced

We are pleased to announce that two MetroStage musicals have received recognition from the Helen Hayes Awards. The 2009 nominations were announced this week and ROOMS a rock romance and Cookin' at the Cookery both received nominations. Congratulations and thanks to the casts, the creative teams and the crews that made these productions possible!

Outstanding Director, Resident Musical
♦ Scott Schwartz, ROOMS a rock romance, MetroStage and Geva Theatre Center

Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical
♦ Doug Kreeger, ROOMS a rock romance, MetroStage and Geva Theatre Center

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical
♦ Natascia Diaz, ROOMS a rock romance, MetroStage and Geva Theatre Center
♦ Janice Lorraine, Cookin' at the Cookery, MetroStage

The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical
♦ ROOMS a rock romance, Book, Music & lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman, MetroStage and Geva Theatre Center
♦ ROOMS a rock romance, Book by Miriam Gordon, MetroStage and Geva Theatre Center

Outstanding Resident Musical
♦ ROOMS a rock romance, MetroStage and Geva Theatre Center, in association with Van Hill Enterainment, The Musical Machine, Jeffrey M. Raff and Small Pond Enterprises

The 25th Anniversary Helen Hayes Awards will be presented on Monday, April 13, 2009 at 8:00pm, a gala celebration bringing together 2,000 theatre makers and theatre lovers, at The Warner Theatre and JW Marriott Hotel in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C.