The 28th Annual Helen Hayes Awards ceremony, honoring excellence in the Washington, DC, theatre community, is April 23. The list of more widely-known performers nominated includes Euan Morton, Cate Blanchett, Jan Maxwell, Leah Hocking, Hugo Weaving, J. Mark McVey, Tracy Letts, Amy Morton, Paxton Whitehead and Sahr Ngaujah, among others.

Nominees for the 28th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, representing excellence in the Washington, DC, theatre community, were announced Feb. 27. The list of more widely-known performers nominated includes Euan Morton, Cate Blanchett, Jan Maxwell, Leah Hocking, Hugo Weaving, J. Mark McVey, Tracy Letts, Amy Morton, Paxton Whitehead and Sahr Ngaujah, among others.