2026 HHDA Honorees
2026 HENRY HEWES DESIGN AWARDS HONOREES
Scenic Design
Dane Laffrey The Lost Boys, Palace Theatre
Costume Design
Brenda Abbandandolo Cold War Choir Practice, Clubbed Thumb at Wild Project
Lighting Design
Masha Tsimring Practice, Playwrights Horizons
Cold War Choir Practice, Clubbed Thumb at Wild Project
Animal Wisdom, Signature Theatre
Sound Design
Mikhail Fiksel Mexodus, Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre
Media Design
Kameron Neal Rheology, Playwrights Horizons
Notable Effects
Christopher Darbassie, Color Theories, Performance Space New York
Emmanuel Delgado,
Sam Levy,
Monkey Boys Productions,
Tommaso Ortino,
Muriel Parra,
Lia Ouyang Rusli,
André Azevedo Sweet,
Julio Torres
(Production Design)
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2026 HENRY HEWES DESIGN AWARDS NOMINEES
(2026 Honorees in bold)
SCENIC DESIGNER | PRODUCTION |
Afsoon Pajoufar | Cold War Choir Practice |
Afsoon Pajoufar | Practice |
Ashley Basile | Ivanov |
Chloe Lamford | Death of a Salesman |
Christine Jones and Brett J. Banakis | Anna Christie |
Dane Laffrey | The Lost Boys |
Daniel Allen | Beau |
David Korins | Dog Day Afternoon |
David Rockwell | Fallen Angels |
Derek McLane | The Adding Machine |
dots | Mother Russia |
dots | The Rocky Horror Show |
Emmie Finckel | Animal Wisdom |
Emona Stoykova | Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life |
Forest Entsminger | Time Passes (for Ellen Brody) |
Jason Sherwood | The Baker's Wife |
Marsha Ginsberg | Queens |
Marsha Ginsberg | Data |
Riw Rakkulchon | Mexodus |
Scott Pask | Schmigadoon! |
Scott Pask | Little Bear Ridge Road |
Scott Pask and James Fluhr | Masquerade |
COSTUME DESIGNER | PRODUCTION |
Alejo Vietti | The Emporium |
Brenda Abbandandolo | Cold War Choir Practice |
Brenda Abbandandolo | Dog Day Afternoon |
Christian Cowan | Queen of Versailles |
David I. Reynoso | The Rocky Horror Show |
Emilio Sosa | Masquerade |
Emilio Sosa | The Balusters |
Enver Chakartash | Meet the Cartozians |
Enver Chakartash | No Singing in the Navy |
Jeff Mahshie | Fallen Angels |
Jen Caprio | Reunions |
Jian Jung | Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood |
Karen Boyer | Practice |
Kaye Voyce | The Seat of Our Pants |
Linda Cho | Ragtime |
Linda Cho | Schmigadoon! |
Lux Haac | Watch Me Walk |
Oana Botez | Twelfth Night |
Paul Tazewell | Joe Turner's Come and Gone |
Qween Jean | Saturday Church |
Qween Jean | Oh Happy Day! |
Ricky Reynoso | Bigfoot! |
Alejo Vietti | The Emporium |
LIGHTING DESIGNER | PRODUCTION |
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder | Ragtime |
Ben Stanton | Masquerade |
Ben Stanton | Queens |
Cha See | The Unknown |
Emmanuel Delgado | Color Theories |
Heather Gilbert | Bug |
Heather Gilbert | Little Bear Ridge Road |
Isabella Byrd | Prince Faggot |
Jack Knowles | Death of a Salesman |
Jane Cox | The Rocky Horror Show |
Jeff Croiter | The Adding Machine |
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden | The Lost Boys |
Kate McGee | without mirrors |
Masha Tsimring | Practice |
Masha Tsimring | Cold War Choir Practice |
Masha Tsimring | Animal Wisdom |
Mextly Couzin | Mexodus |
Natasha Katz | Anna Christie |
Sarah Woods | Ivanov |
Stacey Derosier | Well, I'll Let You Go |
Stacey Derosier | Joe Turner's Come and Gone |
Studio Luna | Marcel on the Train |
NOTABLE EFFECTS DESIGNER | PRODUCTION |
Alberto "Albee" Alvarado (wigs and hair design) | The Rocky Horror Show |
Christopher Darbassie, Emmanuel Delgado, Monkey Boys Productions, Tommaso Ortino, Muriel Parra, Lia Ouyang Rusli, André Azevedo Sweet, Julio Torres, Sam Levy, (production design) | Color Theories |
David Brian Brown (wigs and hair design) | The Lost Boys |
David Brian Brown, Victoria Tinsman (wigs and hair design) | Fallen Angels |
Emily Batsford, Yuliya Tsukerman (puppetry design) | Cumulo |
Gwyneth Larsen, Billy Mulholland (aerial design) | The Lost Boys |
J. Jared Janas (makeup design) | Bug |
Jim Findlay, Josh Higgason, Amy Rubin (bubble effects design) | Kramer/Fauci |
Julian Crouch (puppetry design) | Goddess |
Marcus Maurette (special effects design) | The Lost Boys |
Monkey Boys Productions (puppetry design) | The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire |
Normandy Sherwood (production design) | The Mushroom |
Tom Watson (wigs and hair design) | Schmigadoon! |
Tom Watson (wigs and hair design) | Ragtime |
SOUND DESIGNER | PRODUCTION |
Adam Fisher | The Lost Boys |
Arthur Solari | Bughouse |
Ben Williams | Ulysses |
Brett Jarvis | Masquerade |
Bruce Odland | What We Did Before Our Moth Days |
Caroline Eng | The Unknown |
Cody Spencer | Dog Day Afternoon |
Darron L. West | The Emporium |
Garth McAleavey | What to Wear |
Jill BC DuBoff | Marcel on the Train |
Josh Schmidt | Bug |
Justin Ellington | Joe Turner's Come and Gone |
Kai Harada | Ragtime |
Kathy Ruvuna | Cold War Choir Practice |
Mikaal Sulaiman | The Monsters |
Mikhail Fiksel | Mexodus |
Mikhail Fiksel | Mother Russia |
Mitchell Polonsky | Time Passes (for Ellen Brody) |
Nick Kourtides | Oratorio for Living Things |
Ryan Gamblin | The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire |
MEDIA DESIGNER | PRODUCTION |
59 Productions | Ragtime |
Alex Basco Koch | Ava: The Secret Conversations |
Brad Peterson | House of McQueen |
David Bengali | My Joy Is Heavy |
Johnny Moreno | Mexodus |
Kameron Neal | Rheology |
Lucy Mackinnon | Public Charge |
Matthew Deinhart | Ulysses |
Mitchell Polonsky | Time Passes (for Ellen Brody) |
Neil Patel | Bughouse |
Peter Nigrini | Chess |
Stefania Bulbarella | Nothing Can Take You from the Hand of God |
Stefania Bulbarella | Take a Banana for the Ride |
Tei Blow | Watch Me Walk |
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