These Helen Hayes Awards are given for outstanding acting in non-resident or touring productions that are staged in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Touring Production
1985 Derek Jacobi - Cyrano de Bergerac - The Kennedy Center
Charles Adler - Torch Song Trilogy - The Warner Theatre
James Whitmore - Will Rogers, U.S.A. - Ford's Theatre
Joe Sears - Greater Tuna - Ford's Theatre
Mbongeni Ngema - Woza, Albert! - Arena Stage
Percy Mtwa - Woza, Albert! - Arena Stage
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Touring Production or Prior to New York
1986 Jason Robards - The Iceman Cometh - American National Theatre
Bill Irwin - The Regard of Flight - Arena Stage
Keene Curtis - La Cage aux Folles - The National Theatre
Patrick Dempsey - Brighton Beach Memoirs - The National Theatre
Tommy Tune - My One and Only - The Kennedy Center
William L. Petersen - In the Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison - American National Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Non-Resident Production
1987 Colm Wilkinson - Les Misérables - The Kennedy Center
Ben Cross - The Caine Mutiny Court Martial - The Kennedy Center
Delroy Lindo - A Raisin in the Sun - The Kennedy Center
Edward Duke - Jeeves Takes Charge - Ford's Theatre
Joe Sears - Greater Tuna - Ford's Theatre
Jonathan Silverman - Broadway Bound - The National Theatre
1988 Derek Jacobi - Breaking the Code - The Kennedy Center
Ian McKellen - Acting Shakespeare - The National Theatre
Joel Grey - Cabaret - The Kennedy Center
Judd Hirsch - I'm Not Rappaport - The National Theatre
Richard Kiley - All My Sons - Ford's Theatre
Shay Duffin - Confessions of an Irish Rebel - New Playwrights' Theatre
1989 Victor Garber - Wenceslas Square - The Kennedy Center
B.D. Wong - M. Butterfly - The National Theatre
Brock Peters - Driving Miss Daisy - The Kennedy Center
John Lithgow - M. Butterfly - The National Theatre
Sammy Cahn - Words and Music - Ford's Theatre
Tim Curry - Me and My Girl - The National Theatre
1990 Charles S. Dutton - The Piano Lesson - The Kennedy Center
Avery Brooks - Paul Robeson - The Kennedy Center
David Hurst - Incommunicado - The Kennedy Center
Jaston Williams - A Tuna Christmas - The Kennedy Center
Joe Sears - A Tuna Christmas - The Kennedy Center
Tom Hulce - A Few Good Men - The Kennedy Center
1991 J. Mark McVey - Les Mis rables - The National Theatre
Christopher Moore - The Video Store Owner's Significant Other - American Playwrights Theatre
E.G. Marshall - Love Letters - The National Theatre
Frank McCusker - The Playboy of the Western World - The Kennedy Center
Michael Waldron - Lend Me a Tenor - The Kennedy Center
1992 Robert Morse - Tru - The Kennedy Center
Harry Groener - Crazy for You - The National Theatre
Jr.,John Cothran - Two Trains Running - The Kennedy Center
Niall Buggy - The Shadow of a Gunman - The Kennedy Center
1993 Ian McKellen - Richard III - The Kennedy Center
Chip Esten - Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story - The Kennedy Center
Jonathan Earl Peck - Blood Knot - Arena Stage
Stacy Keach - Solitary Confinement - The Kennedy Center
Thomas W. Jones II - The Wizard of Hip (or When in Doubt Slam Dunk) - The Studio Theatre
1994 Stacy Keach - The Kentucky Cycle - The Kennedy Center
Joel Blum - The World Goes 'Round - The Kennedy Center
Lewis J. Stadlen - Guys and Dolls - The Kennedy Center
Ron Rifkin - 3 Hotels - The Kennedy Center
William H. Macy - Oleanna - The Kennedy Center
1995 Raul Aranas - Miss Saigon - The Kennedy Center
Charles Cioffi - The Sisters Rosensweig - The Kennedy Center
Jaston Williams - The Foreigner - Ford's Theatre
Joe Sears - The Foreigner - Ford's Theatre
Steve Isaacs - The Who's Tommy - The Kennedy Center
1996 Jonathan Hadary - Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches - The Kennedy Center
Colm Wilkinson - "Andrew Lloyd Webber Music of the Night" - The National Theatre
Jonathan Hadary - Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika - The Kennedy Center
Juan Chioran - Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Musical - The National Theatre
Kirby Ward - Crazy for You - The Kennedy Center
Matthew Broderick - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! - The Kennedy Center
1997 Roger Guenveur Smith - A Huey P. Newton Story - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Alex Jennings - A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Kennedy Center
Bruce McIntosh - Fixin' to Die: A Visit to the Mind of Lee Atwater - Church Street Theater
Frederick C. Inkley - Disney's Beauty and the Beast - The Kennedy Center
Jerry Lewis - Damn Yankees - The Kennedy Center
Ntare Mwine - Nomathemba - The Kennedy Center
1998 Derick K. Grant - Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk - The National Theatre
Ezra Knight - The Darker Face of the Earth - The Kennedy Center and Crossroads Theatre Company
Gregory Henderson - Whirlwind! - Turnip Theatre Company and Jay Harris at Church Street Theater
Jaston Williams - A Tuna Christmas - The Warner Theatre
Joe Sears - A Tuna Christmas - The Warner Theatre
John Scherer - By Jeeves - The Kennedy Center and the Goodspeed Opera House
1999 Alex Jennings - Hamlet - The Kennedy Center
Alton Fitzgerald White - Ragtime - The National Theatre
Dan Hiatt - Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Ford's Theatre
Jeremy Kushnier - Footloose - The Kennedy Center
Michael Rupert - Ragtime - The National Theatre
2000 Norbert Leo Butz - Cabaret - The Warner Theatre
Bill Irwin - Fool Moon - The Kennedy Center
Charles Durning - The Gin Game - The Kennedy Center
David Shiner - Fool Moon - The Kennedy Center
Jaston Williams - Red, White and Tuna - The Kennedy Center
Joe Sears - Red, White and Tuna - The Kennedy Center
2001 Marc Wolf - Another American: Asking and Telling - The Studio Theatre
Jack Willis - Art - The Kennedy Center
Little John Nee - The Derry Boat - The Keegan Theatre
Stephen Bogardus - James Joyce's The Dead - The Kennedy Center
Terace Jones - Fosse - The National Theatre
Tyler Perry - I Can Do Bad All By Myself - The Warner Theatre
2002 Jason Watkins - A Servant of Two Masters - John F. Kennedy Center
Brian Stokes Mitchell - King Hedley II - John F. Kennedy Center
Ethan Sandler - Fully Committed - Ford's Theatre
Matt Rippy - The Compleat Works of Wm. Shakespeare (Abridged) - John F. Kennedy Center
Ron Campbell - The Thousandth Night - MetroStage
2003 Brian Stokes Mitchell - Man of La Mancha - The National Theatre
John Epperson - Lypsinka! The Boxed Set - The Studio Theatre
Judd Hirsch - I'm not Rappaport - Ford's Theatre
Justin Bond - Kiki & Herb in Pardon Our Appearance - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Len Cariou - Copenhagen - The Kennedy Center
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production
1985 Diane Fratantoni - Cats - The National Theatre
Kaye Ballard - Hey, Ma ... Kaye Ballard - The Kennedy Center
Lenka Peterson - Quilters - The Kennedy Center
Sally Struthers - The Odd Couple - The National Theatre
Sinéad Cusack - Cyrano de Bergerac - The Kennedy Center
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Touring Production or Prior to New York
1986 Barbara E. Robertson - Kabuki Medea - American National Theatre
Barbara Cook - Barbara Cook—A Broadway Evening - Ford's Theatre
Laurie Metcalf - Coyote Ugly - American National Theatre
Sandy Duncan - My One and Only - The Kennedy Center
Zoe Caldwell - Lillian - The Kennedy Center
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Production
1987 Linda Lavin - Broadway Bound - The National Theatre
Esther Rolle - A Raisin in the Sun - The Kennedy Center
Rosemary Harris - Hay Fever - The Kennedy Center
Sharon Brown - Dreamgirls - The National Theatre
Teresa Burrell - Queenie Pie - The Kennedy Center
1988 Ann Guilbert - The Immigrant: A Hamilton County Album - Arena Stage
Alyson Reed - Cabaret - The Kennedy Center
Colleen Dewhurst - My Gene - The Kennedy Center
Donna McKechnie - Sweet Charity - The National Theatre
Sandra Reaves-Phillips - The Great Ladies of Blues & Jazz - Arena Stage
1989 Lily Tomlin - The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe - The Kennedy Center
Dana Ivey - Wenceslas Square - The Kennedy Center
Julie Harris - Driving Miss Daisy - The Kennedy Center
Madeline Kahn - Born Yesterday - The National Theatre
Tina Fabrique - Abyssinia - Arena Stage
1990 Nan Martin - The Road to Mecca - The Kennedy Center
Margo Martindale - Steel Magnolias - The Kennedy Center
Nancy Marchand - The Cocktail Hour - The Kennedy Center
S. Epatha Merkerson - The Piano Lesson - The Kennedy Center
Tyne Daly - Gypsy - The Kennedy Center
1991 Cheryl Lynn Bruce - From the Mississippi Delta - Arena Stage
Colleen Dewhurst - Love Letters - The National Theatre
Jacqueline Williams - From the Mississippi Delta - Arena Stage
Roma Downey - The Playboy of the Western World - The Kennedy Center
Sally Mayes - Closer Than Ever - Arena Stage
Sybil Walker - From the Mississippi Delta - Arena Stage
1992 Mercedes Ruehl - Lost in Yonkers - The National Theatre
Cynthia Martells - Two Trains Running - The Kennedy Center
Jodi Benson - Crazy for You - The National Theatre
Julie Harris - Lucifer's Child - The Kennedy Center
Teri Bibb - The Phantom of the Opera - The Kennedy Center
1993 Julie Harris - Lettice & Lovage - The National Theatre
Charlotte Cornwell - Richard III - The Kennedy Center
Linda Balgord - Aspects of Love - The Kennedy Center
Melody Kay - The Secret Garden - The Kennedy Center
Roberta Maxwell - Lettice & Lovage - The National Theatre
Vanita Harbour - Once on This Island - The Kennedy Center
1994 Debra Monk - 3 Hotels - The Kennedy Center
Lorna Luft - Guys and Dolls - The Kennedy Center
Marlo Thomas - Six Degrees of Separation - The National Theatre
Melissa Errico - My Fair Lady - The National Theatre
Valerie Wright - The World Goes 'Round - The Kennedy Center
1995 Eileen Atkins - A Room of One's Own - Arena Stage
Caroline Aaron - The Sisters Rosensweig - The Kennedy Center
Jennifer C. Paz - Miss Saigon - The Kennedy Center
Lynn Redgrave - Shakespeare for My Father - Ford's Theatre
Suzanne Burden - The Winter's Tale - The Kennedy Center
1996 Zoe Caldwell - Master Class - The Kennedy Center
Beverly Ward - Crazy for You - The Kennedy Center
Carol Channing - Hello, Dolly! - The Kennedy Center
Chita Rivera - Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Musical - The National Theatre
Marian Seldes - Three Tall Women - The Kennedy Center
1997 Lizan Mitchell - Having Our Say - The Kennedy Center
Micki Grant - Having Our Say - The Kennedy Center
Cee-Cee Harshaw - Nomathemba - The Kennedy Center
Irene Molloy - Whistle Down the Wind - The National Theatre
Uta Hagen - Mrs. Klein - The Kennedy Center
Valerie Wright - Damn Yankees - The Kennedy Center
1998 Anna Deavere Smith - Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 - Ford's Theatre
Simone - Rent - The National Theatre
Belle Calaway - Chicago - The National Theatre
Jasmine Guy - Chicago - The National Theatre
LisaGay Hamilton - Valley Song - The Kennedy Center and the Mark Taper Forum
1999 Jane Lapotaire - All is True, or, the Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII - The Kennedy Center
B.J. Crosby - Dreamgirls - The Kennedy Center
Darlesia Cearcy - Ragtime - The National Theatre
Joanne Pearce - Cymbeline - The Kennedy Center
Rebecca Eichenberger - Ragtime - The National Theatre
2000 Angelica Torn - Side Man - The Kennedy Center
Bernadette Peters - Annie Get Your Gun - The Kennedy Center
Erin Dilly - Martin Guerre - The Kennedy Center
Julie Harris - The Gin Game - The Kennedy Center
Teri Hatcher - Cabaret - The Warner Theatre
2001 Judith Light - Wit - The Kennedy Center
Eloise Laws - It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues - The Kennedy Center
Faith Prince - James Joyce's The Dead - The Kennedy Center
Gretha Boston - It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues - The Kennedy Center
Reva Rice - Fosse - The National Theatre
2002 Jodi Capeless - Late Nite Catechism - Phoenix Productions
Anna Friel - Lulu - John F. Kennedy Center
Claudia Shear - dirty BLONDE - John F. Kennedy Center
Pauline Turner - Mill on the Floss - John F. Kennedy Center
Rachel York - Kiss Me, Kate - John F. Kennedy Center
2003 Sarah Jones - Surface Transit - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Alice Ripley - Tell Me on a Sunday - The Kennedy Center
Barbara Cook - Mostly Sondheim - The Kennedy Center
Mariette Hartley - Copenhagen - The Kennedy Center
Paulette Ivory - Aida - The Kennedy Center
1985 Estelle Getty - Torch Song Trilogy - The Warner Theatre
Clarence Fountain - The Gospel at Colonus - Arena Stage
Frank Olivier - Sugar Babies - The Warner Theatre
Pete Postlethwaite - Cyrano de Bergerac - The Kennedy Center
Sal Mistretta - Cats - The National Theatre
1986 Barnard Hughes - The Iceman Cometh - American National Theatre
Charles "Honi" Coles - My One and Only - The Kennedy Center
Donald Moffat - The Iceman Cometh - American National Theatre
Larry Larson - Tent Meeting - The Kennedy Center
Lisa Waltz - Brighton Beach Memoirs - The National Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Non-Resident Production
1990 Stephen Lang - A Few Good Men - The Kennedy Center
Carole Cook - Steel Magnolias - The Kennedy Center
Holland Taylor - The Cocktail Hour - The Kennedy Center
Kandis Chappell - Rumors - The National Theatre
Rocky Carroll - The Piano Lesson - The Kennedy Center
Tracy Katz - Into the Woods - The Kennedy Center
1987 Frances Ruffelle - Les Mis rables - The Kennedy Center
Andrew Polk - Biloxi Blues - The National Theatre
Jason Alexander - Broadway Bound - The National Theatre
Martine Allard - The Tap Dance Kid - The Warner Theatre
Randy Graff - Les Mis rables - The Kennedy Center
1988 Jamey Sheridan - All My Sons - Ford's Theatre
Ed Hall - Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Arena Stage
Michael Gough - Breaking the Code - The Kennedy Center
Regina Resnik - Cabaret - The Kennedy Center
Richard McMillan - The Mikado - The Kennedy Center
1989 Bruce Norris - Wenceslas Square - The Kennedy Center
Erick Devine - Me and My Girl - The National Theatre
Fannie Green - Abyssinia - Arena Stage
Queen Esther Marrow - Harlem Suite - The Warner Theatre
Stephen Root - Driving Miss Daisy - The Kennedy Center
1991 Mark Baker - Grand Hotel: The Musical - The Kennedy Center
David Kelly - The Playboy of the Western World - The Kennedy Center
Drew Eshelman - Les Mis rables - The National Theatre
Letta Mbulu - Sheila's Day - Ford's Theatre
Ron Holgate - Lend Me a Tenor - The Kennedy Center
Susan Tilson - Les Mis rables - The National Theatre
1992 Roscoe Lee Browne - Two Trains Running - The Kennedy Center
Irene Worth - Lost in Yonkers - The National Theatre
Mark Harelick - The Heidi Chronicles - The Kennedy Center
Pauline Flanagan - The Shadow of a Gunman - The Kennedy Center
Rainn Wilson - Two Gentlemen of Verona - Arena Stage
Robert Curtis Brown - The Heidi Chronicles - The Kennedy Center
1994 Jacob (Tuck) Milligan - The Kentucky Cycle - The Kennedy Center
Jeanne Paulsen - The Kentucky Cycle - The Kennedy Center
Lillian Garrett-Groag - The Kentucky Cycle - The Kennedy Center
Paxton Whitehead - My Fair Lady - The National Theatre
1997 Desmond Barrit - A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Kennedy Center
Andrea McArdle - State Fair - The Kennedy Center
Joseph Shabalala - Nomathemba - The Kennedy Center
Laila Robins - Mrs. Klein - The Kennedy Center
Scott Wise - State Fair - The Kennedy Center
1998 L. Scott Caldwell - Proposals - The Kennedy Center
Obba Babatund - Chicago - The National Theatre
Stephan Alexander - Rent - The National Theatre
Trazana Beverley - The Darker Face of the Earth - The Kennedy Center and Crossroads Theatre Company
Tsai Chin - Golden Child - The Kennedy Center
1999 Guy Henry - Cymbeline - The Kennedy Center
David Ryall - Hamlet - The Kennedy Center
Derbhle Crotty - Hamlet - The Kennedy Center
Tom Plotkin - Footloose - The Kennedy Center
Tony Todd - The Captain's Tiger - The Kennedy Center
2000 Dick Latessa - Cabaret - The Warner Theatre
Anthony Evans - Inspiration - Ford's Theatre
Marcus Chait - Titanic: A New Musical - The Kennedy Center
Michael Arnold - Martin Guerre - The Kennedy Center
Michael Mastro - Side Man - The Kennedy Center
2001 Alice Cannon - James Joyce's The Dead - The Kennedy Center
"Mississippi" Charles Bevel - It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues - The Kennedy Center
Len Cariou - The Dinner Party - The Kennedy Center
Penny Fuller - The Dinner Party - The Kennedy Center
Sean McCourt - It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues - The Kennedy Center
2002 Tom Riis Farrell - dirty BLONDE - John F. Kennedy Center
Charles Brown - King Hedley II - John F. Kennedy Center
Michael Matus - Mill on the Floss - John F. Kennedy Center
Nancy Anderson - Kiss Me, Kate - John F. Kennedy Center
Stephen McKinley Henderson - King Hedley II - John F. Kennedy Center
2003 Kelli Fournier - Aida - The Kennedy Center
Carol Woods - The Full Monty - The National Theatre
Cleavant Derricks - The Full Monty - The National Theatre
Kenny Mellman - Kiki & Herb in Pardon Our Appearance - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Mary Ellen Mahoney - Mamma Mia! - The National Theatre
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