Henry Hewes Design Awards Honors Best NYC Design of 2010-2011

Stage Directions: The American Theatre Wing and the Henry Hewes Design Awards committee have announced the winners of the 47th annual Henry Hewes Design Awards. From 86 artists representing 61 productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway during the 2010-2011 theatre season, four have been honored for their excellence in scenic design, costume design, lighting design and “notable effects,” which include sound, music, video, puppetry and other creative elements. The winners this year are: John Lee Beatty, scenic design, for his work on The Whipping Man at Manhattan Theatre Club (his seventh Hewes Award); William Ivey Long, costume design, for his work on The School for Lies at Classic Stage Company (his fourth Hewes Award); Jeff Croiter, lighting design, for his work on Peter and the Starcatcher at the NY Theatre Workshop; and David Rockwell (scenic design) and Batwin+Robin (projection design) won the Hewes Award for Notable Effects thanks to their work on The Normal Heart on Broadway.