Hewes Design Award Nominees Announced

Sixty designers have been nominated this year by the Hewes Design Awards Committee for outstanding work in costumes, lighting, scenic design, and specialized effects; 46 productions, both on and off Broadway, are represented among the nominations.

Now in their 38th year and formerly known as the Maharams, the Hewes Awards were renamed for their co-founder, Henry Hewes, in 1999. Winners of the Hewes Awards receive honoraria and citations, which will be presented at a luncheon on September 13 at Sardi’s.

Here is the list of this year’s nominees:

Scenic Design:
John Arnone, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?
John Lee Beatty, 45 Seconds From Broadway, House and Garden, Major Barbara,
Morning’s at Seven
Bob Crowley, Sweet Smell of Success
David Gallo, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Wonder of the World
Christine Jones, True Love
Derek McLane, Hobson’s Choice, The Women
Allen Moyer, The Dazzle, The Man Who Had All the Luck
James Noone, Talk
Daniel Ostling, Metamorphoses
Douglas W. Schmidt, Into the Woods
Walt Spangler, Blue Surge
Douglas Stein, 36 Views
Louisa Thompson, [sic]
Michael Yeargan, Helen
Klara Zieglerova, First Love

Costume Design:
Myung Hee Cho, 36 Views
Bob Crowley, Sweet Smell of Success, The Seagull
Jane Greenwood, Fortune’s Fool, Major Barbara, Morning’s at Seven
Bernard Grenier, Little Ham
Susan Hilferty, Helen, Into the Woods
William Ivey Long, 45 Seconds from Broadway
Stephani Mar, Edda: Viking Tales of Revenge, Lust & Family
Isaac Mizrahi, The Women
Martin Pakledinaz, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Emilio Sosa, Topdog/Underdog
David Toser, Long Island Sound

Lighting Design:
Howell Blinkley, Franz Kafka’s The Castle
Michael Chybowski, The Late Henry Moss
Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
Matt Frey, [sic]
Paul Gallo, The Crucible
T.J. Gerckens, Metamorphoses
Donald Holder, Thoroughly Modern Millie
James F. Ingalls, The Elephant Man
Natasha Katz, Sweet Smell of Success
Brian MacDevitt, Into the Woods, Major Barbara, Morning’s at Seven
Kenneth Posner, The Credeaux Canvas, The Man Who Had All the Luck
James Vermeulen, The Square Talk
Randy Ward, Edda: Viking Tales of Revenge, Lust & Family
David Weiner, 36 Views
Robert Wierzel, Othello
Scott Zielinski, Helen

Noteworthy Unusual Effects:
Ruppert Bohle, 36 Views
Philip Bussman, To You, the Birdie!
Michael Clark, The Elephant Man
John Collins, Geoff Abbas, Jim Dawson, To You, the Birdie!
Marilys Ernst, Talk
David Gallo, Wonder of the World
Rob Gould, Lark
Paul Huntley, Helen, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fortune’s Fool,
Hedda Gabler
Scott Lehrer, Franny’s Way
Thomas Lynch, Thou Shalt Not
Whit MacLaughlin, The Fab Four Reach the Pearly Gates
Gregory Meeh, Into the Woods
James Morgan, Pigtown
Theodora Skipitares, The Rise and Fall of Timur the Lame
Matthew Spiro, 36 Views