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| The Henry Awards | |
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7/20/26 | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in professional Colorado theatre |
| Sponsored by | Colorado Theatre Guild |
| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Country | United States |
| First award | 2006 |
| Website | coloradotheatreguild |
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.[1]
Henry Lowenstein
[edit]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.[2]
Current Awards
[edit]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.[3]
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
[edit]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.[4]
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. [5] In 2022, the tier system was applied to the acting categories as well.[6]
In 2025, the Colorado Theatre Guild chose to eliminate gender in the acting categories and present each acting award to the top two performers.[7]
20th Annual Henry Awards
[edit]The 20th Annual Henry Awards were presented on July 20, 2026 at the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities for the 2025-2026 season.[8]
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 |
| 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
[edit]The 19th Annual Henry Awards were presented on July 28, 2025 at the Lone Tree Arts Center for the 2024-2025 season.[9]
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
[edit]The 18th Annual Henry Awards were presented on July 29, 2024 at the Lone Tree Arts Center for the 2023-2024 season.[10]
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
[edit]The 17th Annual Henry Awards were presented on July 24, 2023 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts for the 2022-2023 season.[11]
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
[edit]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.[12]
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
[edit]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.[13]
15th Annual Henry Awards
[edit]Presented in an online ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic on July 26, 2020. [14]
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
[edit]Presented on July 22, 2019 at the Lone Tree Arts Center for the 2018-2019 season.[15]
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
[edit]Presented on July 23, 2018 at the Lone Tree Arts Center for the 2017-2018 season.[16]
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
[edit]Presented on July 17, 2018 at the PACE Center for the 2016-2017 season.[17]
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 | ydney 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 |
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- ↑ Report, OSC Staff (2022-06-17). "Nominations for Henry Awards announced". OnStage Colorado. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
- ↑ Moore, John (2022-08-02). "Amid change, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center snags 5 Henry Awards for theater". The Gazette. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
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- ↑ Report, OSC Staff (2026-07-21). "'Nice Work If You Can Get It' sweeps Henry Awards with 12 wins". OnStage Colorado. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
- ↑ Tresca, Toni (2025-07-29). "Colorado Theatre Guild Urges Community Over Competition at 19th Henry Awards". Denver Westword. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
- ↑ "2024 Henry Awards honor best theater from Denver to Carbondale - Denver Gazette". 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Tresca, Toni (2023-07-25). "The Royale Sweep: All the 2023 Henry Award Winners". Denver Westword. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Moore, John (2022-08-02). "Amid change, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center snags 5 Henry Awards for theater". The Gazette. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
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- ↑ Miller, Alex (2020-07-26). "2020 Henry Awards winners announced | OnStage Colorado". onstagecolorado.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
- ↑ Cristi, A. A. (2019-06-18). "The Colorado Theatre Guild Announces 14th Annual Henry Award Nominations". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
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