Henry Awards

The Henry Awards

7/20/26
Awarded forExcellence in professional Colorado theatre
Sponsored byColorado Theatre Guild
LocationDenver, Colorado
CountryUnited States
First award2006
Websitecoloradotheatreguild.org

Established in 2006, The Henry Awards honor outstanding achievements during the past season and serves as the Colorado Theatre Guild’s annual fundraising event. The awards are named for theatre producer Henry Lowenstein. Nominations are determined through a judging process conducted by more than 100 statewide peer professionals, academics / educators and other theatre lovers.

Henry Lowenstein

The awards are named in honor of longtime Colorado theatre producer and director Henry Lowenstein, who made significant artistic and advocacy contributions to the local theatre community over many decades.

Current Awards

In 2026, awards were presented in 28 categories. The categories are Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, Outstanding Musical Direction, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Tier 1), Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Tier 2), Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Tier 1), Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Tier 2), Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play (Tier 1), Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play (Tier 2), Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Tier 1), Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Tier 2), Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding New Play or Musical - World Premiere, Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1), Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2), Outstanding Lighting Design (tier 1), Outstanding Lighting Design (tier 2), Outstanding Scenic Design (tier 1), Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2), Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1), Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) and the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Eligibility for nomination is open to organizational member productions produced in Colorado that meet the Henry Award criteria. Judging categories are for productions, directors, designers and performers. Lifetime Achievement qualification has its own distinct criteria. Productions that are solely produced by a high school, college or university, children's theatre (shows that are by children for children), puppet shows, opera, performance art, mime theatre, unscripted, improvised productions or staged readings are not eligible for the Henry Awards.

Nominations and awards are determined by a panel of trained judges made up of theatre professionals, theatre educators and qualified theatre patrons. The Lifetime Achievement Award is determined by nominations from members of the Colorado theatre community. The recipient is selected from the nominees by the Colorado Theatre Guild Board of Directors.

History

The first Henry Awards were presented on June 5, 2006 at the New Denver Civic Theatre. The original award statue was a ceramic mask designed to resemble the face of Henry Lowenstein, In 2018, the Henry Award was redesigned as a custom, engraved commemorative plaque.

In 2008, Outstanding Musical Direction was added as a award category.

In 2013, the pool of eligible productions expanded outside Denver and Northern Colorado to include Southern Colorado and theatres in the Mountains.

Also in 2013, the Colorado Theatre Guild decided to separate technical design categories into two tiers which were determined by the annual budget of the producing theatres. In 2022, the tier system was applied to the acting categories as well.

In 2025, the Colorado Theatre Guild chose to eliminate gender in the acting categories and present each acting award to the top two performers.

20th Annual Henry Awards

The 20th Annual Henry Awards were presented on July 20, 2026 at the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities for the 2025-2026 season.

The 2025-2026 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Production of a Play English, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Musical Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Direction of a Play Gordon Greenberg, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, DCPA Cabaret
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Kate Gleason, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Musical Direction Alec Steinhorn, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Tier 1) Bernard Dotson, Driving Miss Daisy, Theatre Aspen

Kenneth Tigar, The Happiest Man on Earth, Denver Center Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Tier 2) Jeffrey Bigger, Another Medea, Bas Bleu Theatre Company

Martha Harmon Pardee, Alabama Story, Firehouse Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Tier 1) Adriane Leigh Robinson, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center

Marco Alberto Robinson, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Tier 2) Adam Brett, Cabaret, Stage of Life (SoL) Theatre Company

Maura Fawley, Cabaret, Stage of Life (SoL) Theatre Company

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play (Tier 1) Leslie O’Carroll, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, DCPA Cabaret

Adriane Leigh Robinson, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, DCPA Cabaret

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play (Tier 2) Steve Emily, Frozen, Springs Ensemble Theatre

Dia Kline, The Last Yiddish Speaker, Theatre Or

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Tier 1) Elise Daniells,Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center

Jennifer DeDominici, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center

Shabazz Green, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Tier 2) Jeffrey Parker, South Pacific, Performance Now Theatre Company

Jason Rexx, Something Rotten!, StageDoor Theatre

Outstanding Ensemble Performance Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Choreography Christopher Page-Sanders, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding New Play or Musical - World Premiere Godspeed, Written by Terence Anthony, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Madison Booth, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Charlotte Campbell, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Charles R. MacLeod, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, DCPA Cabaret
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Josiah Croegaert, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Christopher L. Sheley, The Roommate, Colorado Springs Fine Arts

Center at Colorado College

Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Jim & Carla Brookman, The Cottage, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) Max Silverman, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Madison Kuebler, Alabama Story, Firehouse Theatre Company
Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Brian Kelly, DDS

19th Annual Henry Awards

The 19th Annual Henry Awards were presented on July 28, 2025 at the Lone Tree Arts Center for the 2024-2025 season.

The 2024-2025 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Production of a Play Downstate, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Musical Come From Away, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Direction of a Play Rick Barbour, Grounded, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC)
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Jeff Duke, Come from Away, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Musical Direction Michael Querio, The Music Man, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Tier 1) Anne Penner, Grounded, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC)

Rosa Isabella Salvatierra, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, DCPA Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play (Tier 2) Miranda Byers, Perfect Arrangement, Firehouse Theater Company

Wendy Ishii, The Trip to Bountiful, Bas Bleu Theatre Company

Johnathan Underwood, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Firehouse Theater Company

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Tier 1) Shabazz Green, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Luiza Vitucci, Come From Away, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Tier 2) Clark Destin Jones, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Give 5 Productions

Jennasea Pearce, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Performance Now Theatre Company

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play (Tier 1) Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd, The Hot Wing King, DCPA Theatre Company

Leslie Sophia Pérez, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, DCPA Theatre Company

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play (Tier 2) Heather Ostberg Johnson, The 39 Steps, OpenStage Theatre & Company

• Kelly Uhlenhopp, Perfect Arrangement, Firehouse Theater Company

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Tier 1) Will Branner, Little Shop of Horrors, DCPA Theatre Company

Mitchell Lewis, The Music Man, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Tier 2) Jennifer Burnett, Cabaret, Platte Valley Theatre Arts

Jessica Sotwick, Sweeney Todd, StageDoor Theatre

Outstanding Ensemble Performance Come From Away, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Choreography Jennifer Lupp, Come From Away, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Outstanding New Play or Musical - World Premiere The Reservoir, by Jake Brasch, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Kevin Copenhaver, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Susan Rahmsdorff-Terry, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Vance McKenzie, National Bohemians, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Brett Maughan, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Give 5 Productions

Vance McKenzie, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Performance Now Theatre Company

Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Tony Cisek, The Hot Wing King, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Andrew Bates, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) John Hauser, National Bohemians, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Brendan O’Hara, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!), Breckenridge Backstage Theatre

Kitty Robbins, On Clover Road, Springs Ensemble Theatre

Lifetime Achievement Award KQ, Artistic Director, Magic Moments, Inc.

18th Annual Henry Awards

The 18th Annual Henry Awards were presented on July 29, 2024 at the Lone Tree Arts Center for the 2023-2024 season.

The 2023-2024 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Production of a Play Endgame, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Musical A Little Night Music, DCPA Theatre Company  
Outstanding Direction of a Play Margot Bordelon, The Lehman Trilogy, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Chris Coleman, A Little Night Music, DCPA Theatre Company

Lynne Collins, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Outstanding Musical Direction David Nehls, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play (Tier 1) Brian Landis Folkins, Endgame, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play (Tier 2) Kent-Jameson Ehrman, Inventing Van Gogh, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre

Steve Emily, Annapurna, Springs Ensemble Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Tier 1) Emma Messenger, Misery, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Tier 2) Anne Oberbroeckling, The Heartbeat of the Sun, Cherry Creek Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical  (Tier 1) Edward Staudenmayer, A Little Night Music, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical (Tier 2) Keith J. Warren, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Tier 1) Emily Van Fleet, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Tier 2) Carolyn Lohr, The Music Man, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play (Tier 1) Andrew Uhlenhopp, Art, Aurora Fox Arts Center
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play (Tier 2) Felix Mayes, Inventing Van Gogh, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play (Tier 1) Anastasia Davidson, Coal Country, BETC
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play (Tier 2) Erin Rollman, 125 ‘NO’s, Buntport Theater Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical (Tier 1) Lawrence Flowers, Dreamgirls, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical (Tier 2) Vern Moody, Man of La Mancha, Platte Valley Players Theatre

George Zamarripa, Man of La Mancha, Platte Valley Players Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical (Tier 1) Cate Hayman, A Little Night Music, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical  (Tier 2) Jennifer Burnett, The Music Man, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble Performance The Lehman Trilogy, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Choreography Jessica Hindsley, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Kelly Van Oosbree, The Music Man, Performance Now Theatre Company

Outstanding New Play or Musical Mountain Octopus,Written by Beth Kander, Creede Repertory Theatre

Truth Be Told, Written by William Cameron, Curious Theatre Company

Rubicon, Written by Kirsten Potter, DCPA Theatre Company

Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Sarah M. Stark, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Rebecca Evans, The Book of Will, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Vance McKenzie, Misery, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Maxwell O’Neill, Clink, Clink, Two Cent Lion Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Christopher L. Sheley, Misery, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Susan Crabtree, You Enjoy Myself, Local Theater Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) John Hauser, Misery, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Kevin Douglas and Taelor Hansen, Clink, Clink, Two Cent Lion Theatre Company
Outstanding Youth Performer Ethan Hershman, The Music Man, Performance Now Theatre Company

Nicole Siegler, All Shook Up, Town Hall Arts Center

Lifetime Achievement Award Sue Leiser

17th Annual Henry Awards

The 17th Annual Henry Awards were presented on July 24, 2023 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts for the 2022-2023 season.

The 2022-2023 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Production of a Play The Royale, BETC
Outstanding Production of a Musical Into the Woods, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Direction of a Play Jada Suzanne Dixon, The Royale, BETC
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Hunter Foster, Jersey Boys, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Musical Direction Jordan Ortman, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play (Tier 1) Geoffrey Kent, Much Ado About Nothing, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play (Tier 2) Lavour Addison, The Royale, BETC
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Tier 1) Dana Green, Much Ado About Nothing, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Tier 2) Jessica Robblee, The Belle of Amherst, Clover & Bee Productions
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical  (Tier 1) Mitchell Lewis, Jersey Boys, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical (Tier 2) Miracle Myles, Footloose, Give 5 Productions and Parker Arts

Jeremy Rill, Footloose, Give 5 Productions and Parker Arts

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Tier 1) Maiesha McQueen, The Color Purple, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Tier 2) GerRee Hinshaw, Raised on Ronstadt, Local Theater Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play (Tier 1) Sammy Gleason, It's A Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College

Michael Lee, It's A Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play (Tier 2) Cris Davenport, The Royale, BETC
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play (Tier 1) Alexis B. Santiago, Quixote Nuevo, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play (Tier 2) Sarah Sheppard Shaver, The Revolutionists, Springs Ensemble Theatre

Alicia “Lisa” Young, The Royale, BETC

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical (Tier 1) Colin Alexander, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical (Tier 2) Jeffrey Parker, Peter and the Starcatcher, Cherry Creek Theatre

Carter Edward Smith, Footloose, Give 5 Productions and Parker Arts

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical (Tier 1) Adriane Leigh Robinson, Damn Yankees, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical  (Tier 2) Danielle Hermon, Sound of Music, Sasquatch Productions
Outstanding Ensemble Performance The Royale, BETC
Outstanding Choreography Jessica Hindsley, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding New Play or Musical Hotter Than Egypt, written by Yussef El Guindi, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Helen Q. Huang, Quixote Nuevo, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Sarah Zinn, The Royale, BETC
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Pablo Santiago, Quixote Nuevo, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Emily A. Maddox, The Royale, BETC
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Efren Degadillo, Jr., Quixote Nuevo, DCPA Theatre Company

Brian Mallgrave, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Colin Tugwell, You Can't Take It With You, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) David R. Molina, Hotter Than Egypt, DCPA Theatre Company  
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Cece Smith, The Royale, BETC
Outstanding Youth Performer Jackson Baldwin, A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol, Steel City Theatre Company

Jacob L. Johnson, A Christmas Story, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre

Nolan McDowell, The Addams Family, Sasquatch Productions

Lifetime Achievement Award Jeffrey Wayne Nickelson

16th Annual Henry Awards

The 16th Annual Henry Awards were presented on July 25, 2022 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities for the 2021-2022 season.

The 2021-2022 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Production of a Play Guadalupe in the Guest Room, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Outstanding Production of a Musical Kinky Boots, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Rattlesnake Kate, DCPA Theatre Company,

Outstanding Direction of a Play James Bruenger-Arreguin, Guadalupe in the Guest Room, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Chris Coleman, Rattlesnake Kate, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Musical Direction Mark G. Meadows, Choir Boy, DCPA Theatre Company  
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play (Tier 1) Jihad Milhem, The Crucible, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play (Tier 2) Jacob Dresch, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Tier 1) Elise Santora, Guadalupe in the Guest Room, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play (Tier 2) A. Lee Massaro, Sisters In Law, Theatre Or
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical  (Tier 1) Esteban Suero, Rattlesnake Kate, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical (Tier 2) Bernie Cardell, The Drowsy Chaperone, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Tier 1) Alyse Alan Louis, Rattlesnake Kate, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Tier 2) Emma Rebecca Maxfield, The Drowsy Chaperone, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play (Tier 1) Matthew Hancock, In the Upper Room, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play (Tier 2) Brian Colonna, <3 Richard, Buntport Theater
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play (Tier 1) Rebecca Myers, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play (Tier 2) Erin Rollman, <3 Richard, Buntport Theater
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical (Tier 1) Matthew Bryan Feld, Rattlesnake Kate, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical (Tier 2) Jeffrey Parker, The Drowsy Chaperone, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical (Tier 1) Neyla Pekarek, Rattlesnake Kate, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical  (Tier 2) Nancy Evans Begley, The Drowsy Chaperone, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Guadalupe in the Guest Room, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Outstanding Choreography Dominique Kelley, Rattlesnake Kate, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding New Play or Musical Rattlesnake Kate, written by Neyla Pekarek and Karen Hartman, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Nicole Watts, Kinky Boots, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Rebecca Spafford, Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Charles R. MacLeod, In the Upper Room, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Brett Maughan, The Drowsy Chaperone, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Efren Delgadillo Jr., In the Upper Room, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Kelsey Colwell, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) Jeff Gardner, In the Upper Room, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Riley Goossen, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Youth Performer Evan Duncan, Once on This Island, Town Hall Arts Center

Nathaniel Waite-Lutz, A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant, Aurora Fox Arts Center

Lifetime Achievement Award Lucy M. Walker, the founder of EDEN Theatrical Workshop.

The founders of Phamaly Theatre Company, Gregg Vigil, Teri Westerman Wagner, Kathleen Traylor, Kevin Ahl and Richard Britton.

2020 to 2021 Pause

The Colorado Theatre Guild briefly paused show adjudications and judging from March 2020 through April 2021 as live performances remained largely shut down due to the COVID pandemic.

15th Annual Henry Awards

Presented in an online ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic on July 26, 2020.

Previous Henrys seasons ran from June 1 through May 31. With the pandemic the 2020 season, the Henrys Season closed on March 31. Because of the shortened theatre season no special awards or Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented.

Category Winner
Outstanding Production of a Play The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Production of a Musical The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Direction of a Play donnie l. betts, The Mountaintop, Theatreworks
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Nathan Halvorson, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Musical Direction Stephanie McGuffin, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Logan Riley Bruner, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Marisa D. Hébert, The Mountaintop, Theatreworks
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Perry Davis Harper, Jekyll & Hyde, Thingamajig Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Jennifer DeDominici, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Chris Kendall, Tuesdays with Morrie, Cherry Creek Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Marisa D. Hébert, Tiny Beautiful Things, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Jeff Roark, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Annie Dwyer, Cabaret, Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding Ensemble Performance The Mountaintop, Theateworks
Outstanding Choreography Christopher Page-Sanders, The Scottsboro Boys, Vintage Theatre
Outstanding New Play or Musical Hazardous Materials, written by Beth Kander, Creede Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Meghan Anderson Doyle, A Doll’s House, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Buntport Theater, Universe 92, Buntport Theater

Suzanne Couch, Noises Off, StageDoor Theatre

Nancy Hankin, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Mountain Repertory Theatre Company at the Butte Theater

Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Holly Anne Rawls, The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Sean Jeffries, A View From the Bridge, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Lindsay Fuori, Hazardous Materials, Creede Repertory Theatre

Charles Packard, The Mountaintop, Theatreworks

Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Dean Arniotes, Noises Off, StageDoor Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) Jacob Keough-Mishler, The Bridges of Madison County, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Buntport Theater, Universe 92, Buntport Theater

14th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 22, 2019 at the Lone Tree Arts Center for the 2018-2019 season.

The 2018-2019 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Production of a Play Church & State, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College
Outstanding Production of a Musical Oklahoma!, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Play Rebecca Martinez, Anna in the Tropics, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College

Christy Montour-Larson, The Diary of Anne Frank, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Outstanding Direction of a Musical Chris Coleman, Oklahoma!, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Musical Direction Eric Alsford, Ragtime, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Brian Landis Folkins, Church & State, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College

Owen O’Farrell, Of Mice and Men, Thunder River Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Elise Santora, Anna in the Tropics, Fine Arts Center Theatre Company at Colorado College

Missy Moore, The Pink Unicorn, And Toto Too Theatre Company

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Antoine L. Smith, Oklahoma!, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Mary Louise Lee, Caroline, or Change, Aurora Fox Arts Center
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Kevin Hart, Lend Me a Tenor, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Brittany Dye, Equus, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Rennie Anthony Magee, Oklahoma!, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Bre Jackson, Oklahoma!, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Oklahoma!, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Choreography Dominique Kelley, Oklahoma!, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding New Play or Musical Paper Cut, written by Andrew Rosendorf, Local Theater Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Kevin Brainerd, Ragtime, Theatre Aspen

Jeff Cone, Anna Karenina, DCPA Theatre Company

Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Madeline Miles & Colin Tugwell, Equus, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Paul Black, Ragtime, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Sean Jeffries, Equus, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Caitlin Ayer, You Can’t Take It With You, Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Brian Miller, The Waverly Gallery, Bas Bleu Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) Jason Ducat, The Diary of Anne Frank, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities  
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Peter Anthony, Frankenstein, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Lifetime Achievement Award Beki Pineda
Excellence in Children’s Theatre Denver Children’s Theatre at the Mizel Arts & Culture Center

13th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 23, 2018 at the Lone Tree Arts Center for the 2017-2018 season.

The 2017-2018 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Production of a Play Sense and Sensibility, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Production of a Musical Fun Home, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Direction of a Play Lynne Collins, Sense and Sensibility, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Len Matheo, Fun Home, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Musical Direction Mitch Samu, Fun Home, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Chris Kendall, District Merchants, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Erin Rollman, The Book Handlers, Buntport Theater
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Jake Mendes, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Aurora Fox Arts Center
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Jalyn Courtenay Webb, Always...Patsy Cline, Midtown Arts Center
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Bob Moore, The Price, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Emma Messenger, Mud Blue Sky, The Edge Theater Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Brandon Bill, Hairspray, Inspire Creative & Parker Arts
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Sophia Dotson, Fun Home, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Sense and Sensibility, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Choreography Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding New Play or Musical Colorism: Breaking the Chains of Complexion, written by Kenya Fashaw, 5280 Artists Coop

The Great Leap, written by Lauren Yee, DCPA Theatre Company

Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Clare Henkel, Sunday in the Park with George, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Rebecca Spafford, The Crucible, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Shannon McKinney, Sunday in the Park with George, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

Holly Rawls, Fun Home, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Brian Miller, The Crucible, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Brian Mallgrave, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Ed Haynes, Fences, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) Torri Higgins, Fun Home, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Justin Babcock, Fun Home, Miners Alley Playhouse
Lifetime Achievement Award Wendy Ishii

12th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 17, 2017 at the PACE Center for the 2016-2017 season.

The 2016-2017 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company OpenStage Theatre and Company
Outstanding Production of a Play The Game of Love and Chance, TheatreWorks
Outstanding Production of a Musical Evita, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Direction of a Play Dulcie Willis, August: Osage County, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Direction of a Musical LScott RC Levy, Man of La Mancha, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Musical Direction Max Mamon, Evita, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Steven P. Sickles, Le Bete, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Sydney Parks Smith, August: Osage County, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Stephen Day, Man of La Mancha, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Colby Dunn, The Toxic Avenger, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Triney Sandoval, The Book of Will, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Miriam A. Laube, The Book of Will, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Matt LaFontaine, Jesus Christ Superstar, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Megan Van De Hey, The Toxic Avenger, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble Performance The Book of Will, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Choreography Matthew D. Peters, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, BDT Stage
Outstanding New Play or Musical The Book of Will, writtenby Lauren Gunderson, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Camille Assaf, The Book of Will, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Jesus Perez, The Little Mermaid, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Holly Anne Rawls, Man of La Mancha, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Jen Kiser, Evita, Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Christopher L. Sheley, Man of La Mancha, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Sean Jeffries, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Thunder River Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) Benjamin Heston, Man of La Mancha, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Sean Jeffries, The Tempest, Thunder River Theatre Company
Lifetime Achievement Award Ed Baierlein and Sallie Diamond
Outstanding Theatre Benefactors Les Crispelle & Glenn Tiedt
Outstanding Improvisational Theatre SCRIPTprov
Excellence in Special Makeup Effects Todd Debreceni

11th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 18, 2016 at the PACE Center for the 2015-2016 season.

The 2015-2016 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Production of a Play Rabbit Hole, Vintage Theatre Productions
Outstanding Production of a Musical Cabaret, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Direction of a Play Sarna Lapine, Other Desert Cities, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Kent Thompson, Sweeney Todd, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Musical Direction Eric Alsford, Cabaret, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Jonathan Farwell, The Outgoing Tide, Bas Bleu Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Missy Moore, Getting Out, The Edge Theater Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Jon Peterson, Cabaret, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Linda Mugleston, Sweeney Todd, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Marc Stith, Rabbit Hole, Vintage Theatre Productions
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Maggy Stacy, Rabbit Hole, Vintage Theatre Productions
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Steven Sitzman, The Addams Family, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Lori Wilner, Cabaret, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Rabbit Hole, Vintage Theatre Productions
Outstanding Choreography Mark Martino, Cabaret, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding New Play or Musical The Rembrandt Room, written and produced by Buntport Theater
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Kevin Copenhaver, Sweeney Todd, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Cindy Franke, Ragtime-The Musical, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Paul Black, Peter and the Starcatcher, Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Shannon McKinney, Faith, Local Theater Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Jim Kronzer, Sweeney Todd, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Michael R. Duran, The Explorers Club,  Lone Tree Arts Center
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) Craig Breitenbach, Tribes, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Jonathan Scott-McKean, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Miners Alley Playhouse
Lifetime Achievement Award Deborah Persoff
Outstanding High School Educator Melody Duggan

10th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 22, 2015 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities for the 2014-2015 season.

The 2014-2015 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Play ‘Night, Mother, Vintage Theatre Productions
Outstanding Production of a Musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Play Billie McBride, 'Night Mother, Vintage Theatre Productions
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Kathleen Marshall, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Musical Direction Michael Rafter, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Mike Hartman, Benediction, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Emma Messenger, 'Night, Mother, Vintage Theatre Productions
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Wayne Kennedy, Fiddler on the Roof, BDT Stage
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Beth Malone, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Benjamin Cowhick, Good Television, A & A Productions
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Billie McBride, Benediction, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Michael Wordly, Memphis, Midtown Arts Center
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Annie Dwyer, Young Frankenstein, Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Middle Aged People Sitting in Boxes, Buntport Theater
Outstanding Choreography Kathleen Marshal, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding New Play or Musical The 12, book and lyrics by Robert Schenkkan; music and lyrics by Neil Berg; produced by DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Paul Tazewell, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Linda Morken, Mary Poppins, BDT Stage
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Donald Holder, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, DCPA Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Brett Maughan, Mary Poppins, BDT Stage
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Brian Mallgrave, She Loves Me, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Christopher Waller, Jerusalem, The Edge Theater Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) David Thomas, Memphis, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Ren Manley, Jerusalem, The Edge Theater Company
Lifetime Achievement Award Jo Bunton Keel
Outstanding Stage Management Lisa Cook

9th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 21, 2014 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities for the 2013-2014 season.

The 2013-2014 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Play The Whipping Man, Curious Theatre Company  
Outstanding Production of a Musical Animal Crackers, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Play Kate Folkins & Chip Walton, The Whipping Man, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Bruce K. Sevy, Animal Crackers, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Musical Direction David Nehls, End of the Rainbow, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Cajardo Lindsey, The Whipping Man, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Karen Slack, Painted Bread, Aurora Fox Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   TJ Hogle, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Tari Kelly, End of the Rainbow, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Laurence Curry, The Whipping Man, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Emma Messenger, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The Edge Theater Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Colin Alexander, Curtains, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Christine Rowan, Animal Crackers, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble Performance The Whipping Man, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Choreography Kelly Van Oosbree, Hairspray, Performance Now
Outstanding New Play or Musical The Legend of Georgia McBride, by Matthew Lopez; produced by Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Dane Laffrey, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Rebecca Spafford, Dangerous Liaisons, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Shannon McKinney, The Whipping Man, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Shannon McKinney, Painted Bread, Aurora Fox Theatre
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Markas Henry, The Whipping Man, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Charles Dean Packard, Metamorphoses, Aurora Fox Theatre
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) Brian Freeland, The Whipping Man, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) William Burns, Metamorphoses, Aurora Fox Theatre
Lifetime Achievement Award Billie McBride
Outstanding Regional Theatre Award Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Special Award for Excellence in Educational Theatre Rosey Waters and Imagination Makers
Special Award for Outstanding Puppet Artistry Cory Gilstrap

8th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 22, 2013 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities for the 2012-2013 season.

The 2012-2013 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Play The Brothers Size, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Musical Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Direction of a Play Robert Wells, The 39 Steps, Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Rod A. Lansberry, Man of La Mancha. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Musical Direction David Nehls, Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Jonathan Farwell, Amadeus, OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Laura Norman, Ghost-Writer, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Joshua Blanchard, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lake Dillon Theater Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical SuCh, The Color Purple, Aurora Fox Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Bob Moore, The Sunshine Boys, Lake Dillon Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Jeanne Paulsen, Romeo & Juliet, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Thomas Rainey, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lake Dillon Theater Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Ruth Gottschall, Sense & Sensibility, The Musical, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Hair, Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding Choreography Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck, Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding New Play or Musical Sweet Tooth by Buntport Theater & Adam Stone, produced by Buntport Theater
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 1) Chris Campbell, Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Costume Design (Tier 2) Linda Morken, The Wizard of Oz, Boulder's Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 1) Shannon McKinney, Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Lighting Design (Tier 2) Jacob M. Welch, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Lake Dillon Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 1) Brian Mallgrave, Man of La Mancha, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Outstanding Scenic Design (Tier 2) Abster Productions, August: Osage County, Abster Productions
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 1) Brian Freeland, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design (Tier 2) Adam Stone, Wake, Buntport Theater
Lifetime Achievement Award Jim Hunt
Outstanding Regional Theatre Award TheatreWorks
Outstanding Volunteer Randy Dipnet
Advocate for Theatre Arts Education Colorado State Thespians

7th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 16, 2012 at the L2 Arts & CultureCenter for the 2011-2012 season.

The 2011-2012 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Arvada Center
Outstanding Production of a Play Red, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Musical Ragtime, Arvada Center
Outstanding Direction of a Play Christy Montour-Larson, Red, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Nick Sugar, The Who's Tommy, Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding Musical Direction Donna K. Debreceni, The Who's Tommy, Town Hall Arts Center,
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Sean Scrutchins, 9 Circles, Curious Theatre Company,
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Lisa Bruneau, Heartbreak House, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Tally Sessions, Chess, Arvada Center
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Megan Van de Hey, Ragtime, Arvada Center
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Benjamin Bonenfant, Red, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Erin Rollman, The Roast Beef Situation, Buntport Theater,

Hannah Duggan, Tommy Lee Jones Goes to the Opera Alone, Buntport Theater,

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Seth Caikowski, The Drowsy Chaperone, Boulder's Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Arlene Rapal, Avenue Q, Vintage Theatre Productions
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Red, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Choreography Nick Sugar, The Who's Tommy,Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding New Play or Musical Tommy Lee Jones Goes to the Opera Alone, Buntport Theater
Outstanding Costume Design Christina Wright,  American Night, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design Shannon McKinney, Red, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design Susan Crabtree, Red, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design Will Burns, Red, Curious Theatre Company
Lifetime Achievement Award Tom McNally
Outstanding Regional Theatre Award Thunder River Theatre Company
Journalist Excellence in the Arts John Moore
Outstanding Multi-media Presentation Charlie Miller

6th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 18, 2011 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts for the 2010-2011 season.

The 2010-2011 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Play Ruined, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Musical Rent, Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding Direction of a Play Kafka On Ice, Buntport Theater, Buntport Theater
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Steve Wilson, Beauty and the Beast, PHAMALY
Outstanding Musical Direction Donna Debreceni and Mary Dailey, Chicago, Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Jake Walker, The Pride, Paragon Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Kim Staunton, Ruined, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Nick Sugar, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Theater
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Megan Van de Hey, Grey Gardens, Vintage Theatre Productions
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Pun Bandhu, The Catch, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Erin Rollman, Kafka On Ice, Buntport Theater
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Stephen Day, Sunset Boulevard, Arvada Center
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Tracy Warren, Hello Dolly, Boulder's Dinner Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Kafka On Ice, Buntport Theater
Outstanding Choreography Kelly Van Oosbree, The Music Man, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding New Play or Musical The Catch, written by Ken Weitzman, produced by Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design Cindy Franke, The Music Man, Performance Now Theatre Company
Outstanding Lighting Design Jane Spencer, House of Spirits, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Scenic Design Michael Ganio, Ruined, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design Jane Shaw, The Catch, Denver Center Theatre Company
Lifetime Achievement Award Joey Wishnia
Outstanding Regional Theatre Award OpenStage Theatre & Company
Outstanding Performance of a Children’s Theatre Production The Sound of Music, Northglenn Youth Theatre
Outstanding Achievement in Fight Direction Geoffrey Kent

5th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 19, 2010 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts for the 2009-2010 season.

The 2009-2010 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Production of a Play A Picasso, Miners Alley Playhouse, Robert Kramer, Director
Outstanding Production of a Musical Miss Saigon, Arvada Center
Outstanding Direction of a Play Robert Kramer, Grace and Glorie, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Steve Wilson, Man of La Mancha, PHAMALY
Outstanding Musical Direction David Nehls, Miss Saigon, Arvada Center
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Chris Kendall, A Picasso, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Billie McBride, Grace and Glorie, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Kevin Vortmann, Miss Saigon, Arvada Center
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical EJ Zimmerman, Miss Saigon, Arvada Center
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Jean-Pierre Serret, Mariela in the Desert, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Hannah Duggan, The World is Mine, Buntport Theatre
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Daniel Herron, Miss Saigon, Arvada Center
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Erin Rollman, Jugged Rabbit Stew, Buntport Theatre
Outstanding Ensemble Performance A Picasso, Miners Alley Playhouse
Outstanding Choreography Stephen Bourneuf, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Arvada Center
Outstanding New Play or Musical The World is Mine, Buntport Theatre
Outstanding Costume Design Chris Campbell, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Arvada Center
Outstanding Lighting Design Gail Gober, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Arvada Center
Outstanding Scenic Design Vicki Smith, Mariela in the Desert, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design Steve Stevens, Miss Saigon, Arvada Center
Lifetime Achievement Award Bill McHale
Outstanding Regional Theatre Award Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
Outstanding Scenic Painting Daniel Lowenstein
Outstanding Props and Set Dressing Beki Pineda
Outstanding Children's Theatre Aurora Fox "Little Foxes"

4th Annual Henry Awards

Presented on June 29, 2009 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts for the 2008-2009 season.

The 2008-2009 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Play Glengarry Glen Ross, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Musical Les Miserables. Arvada Center
Outstanding Direction of a Play Jeffrey Nickelson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Shadow Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Rod A. Lansberry, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding Musical Direction David Nehls, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Cajardo Lindsey, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Shadow Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Kathleen M. Brady, A Trip to Bountiful, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Randal Keith, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Regan Linton, Side Show, PHAMALY
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Mike Hartman, Glengarry Glen Ross, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Julie Jesneck, The Trip to Bountiful, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Stephen Day, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Beth Flynn, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding Choreography Kitty Skillman-Hilsabeck, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding New Play or Musical Sunsets and Margaritas, written by Jose Cruz Gonzales, produced by Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design Sally A. Burkes and Jane Shafer, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding Lighting Design Gail J. Gober, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding Scenic Design Brian Mallgrave, Les Miserables, Arvada Center
Outstanding Sound Design Craig Breitenbach, Quilters, Denver Center Theatre Company
Lifetime Achievement Award Robert Wells
Outstanding Regional Theatre Award Theatre Aspen
Outstanding Children’s Theater Denver Children’s Theatre at the Mizel Center
Outstanding Stage Management Paul Behrhorst

3rd Annual Henry Awards

Presented on July 7, 2008 at Town Hall Arts Center for the 2007-2008 season.

The 2007-2008 Henry Award winners were:

Category Winner
Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Play Lydia, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Production of a Musical La Cage aux Folles, Arvada Center
Outstanding Direction of a Play Warren Sherrill, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Paragon Theatre Company
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Steve Wilson, Urinetown, the Musical, PHAMALY
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play Gene Gillette, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Curious Theatre Company
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play Jeanne Paulsen Doubt, Denver Center Theatre Company’s
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical   Michael E. Gold, La Cage aux Folles, Arvada Center
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical Juliet Villa, Urinetown, the Musical, PHAMALY
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play Mike Hartman, Plainsong, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play Barbra Andrews, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Paragon Theatre Company,
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical Marcus Waterman. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Arvada Center
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical Megan Van de Hey, Company, Town Hall Arts Center
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Lydia, Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Choreography Urinetown, the Musical, Debbie Stark and Cindy Bray, PHAMALY
Outstanding New Play or Musical Lydia, written by Octavio Solis, produced by Denver Center Theatre Company
Outstanding Costume Design Nicole Harrison,  La Cage aux Folles, Arvada Center
Outstanding Lighting Design Stephen D. Mazzeno, Urinetown, the Musical, PHAMALY
Outstanding Scenic Design David Lafont, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Paragon Theatre Company
Outstanding Sound Design Craig Beitenbach, Plainsong, Denver Center Theatre Company
Lifetime Achievement Award John Ashton
Outstanding Regional Theatre Award Bas Bleu
Special Achievement in Children’s Theatre Buntport Theater
Special Achievement in Theatre Technology and Engineering El Armstrong

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