Helen Hayes Awards welcomes DC's performing arts community, often supported by various diplomatic initiatives.

Second Stage Theater, a nonprofit, will put on the two plays, both of which were Pulitzer finalists, at its Helen Hayes ...

Broadway star Kara Young shines in “Purpose” and could make Tony history with back-to-back wins on Broadway. Don’t bother ...

Tony Thomas, a visionary director and choreographer making significant waves in American theatre, has been honored with the ...

Paulson, who won a Tony Award in 2024 for her performance in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' earlier play, 'Appropriate,' writes: ...

Kara Young has already made Tony Award history by becoming the first Black person to receive Tony acting nominations in four ...

Signature Theatre led the Helen Hayes Awards with six wins — including four for the form-bending musical “Private Jones” — during Monday night’s ceremony at the Anthem honoring the best ...

The musical, a Calypso take on "The Little Mermaid" story, won the evening's top prize. Its star, Arianna Arocho, was named ...

The Helen Hayes opened in 1912 as the Little Theatre, designed by Ingalls & Hoffman for producer Winthrop Ames. Intimately sized with just 299 seats, it was later expanded to seat 597, though it ...