Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!

By: May. 14, 2013
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Acclaimed Tony Award winning Director/Choreographer Jerry Mitchell, whose smash hit musical Kinky Boots just received a whopping 13 Tony Award-nominations, was just honored with the 2013 "Mr. Abbott" Award for his outstanding artistry and creativity and breadth of his thirty-year career.

The award was presented at a gala event at B.B. King on May 13 with four-time Tony Award-winning playwright and actor Harvey Fierstein, a frequent collaborator of Jerry Mitchell (and bookwriter of Kinky Boots), to emcee a tribute written by six-time Emmy Award winner Bruce Vilanch. Grammy Award-winner Cyndi Lauper, who wrote the music & lyrics for Kinky Boots, introduced a number from Kinky Boots included in the tribute. Director Jack O'Brien presented Mr. Mitchell with the award. Check out full photo coverage from the festivities below!

The "Mr. Abbott" Award, bestowed through SDCF by a committee of Directors and Choreographers to one of their peers, is named in honor of renowned Director George Abbott and is presented to a director or choreographer in recognition of lifetime achievement. Past recipients of the award include Hal Prince, Bob Fosse, Mike Nichols, Agnes DeMille, Michael Bennett, Trevor Nunn, Susan Stroman, Graciela Daniele, and the 2011 recipient, George C. Wolfe. Mrs. Joy Abbott, George Abbott's widow, will be in attendance.

Founded in 1965, SDCF exists to foster, promote and develop the creativity and craft of stage directors and choreographers. SDCF's goals are to provide opportunities to practice the crafts of directing and choreography; to gather and disseminate craft and career information; to promote the profession to emerging talent; to provide opportunities for exchange of knowledge among directors and choreographers; to increase the awareness of the value of directors' and choreographers' work, and to convene around issues affecting theatre artists.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Matquee for the Reception for the SDC Foundation's Mr. Abbott Award honoring Jerry Mitchell for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre at B.B. King in New York City on 5/13/2013.

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
The Reception

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Joy Abbott

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Joy Abbott, Stark Sands

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Joy Abbott, Stark Sands

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Harvey Fierstein

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Stark Sands, Harvey Fierstein

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Billy Porter

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Billy Porter

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Matthew Morrison

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Matthew Morrison, Marissa Jaret Winokur

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Matthew Morrison

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Tory Ross

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Tory Ross

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Tory Ross

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Cyndi Lauper

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Cyndi Lauper

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Cyndi Lauper

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Cyndi Lauper

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Moises Kaufman

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Matthew Morrison

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Billy Porter, Cyndi Lauper

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell with Ricky Schroeder

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Harvey Fierstein

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Lynne Meadow, Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell with Ricky Schroeder

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Ricky Schroeder, Jerry Mitchell & Harvey Fierstein

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Ricky Schroeder & Harvey Fierstein

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
John Rando, Jerry Mitchell, Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Dori Berinstein, Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Stark Sands

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Joy Abbott

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Joy Abbott

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Matthew Morrison, Jerry Mitchell

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Bartlett Sher, Jerry Mitchell, John Rando

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Walter Bobbie

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jack O'Brien, Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jack O'Brien, Jerry Mitchell

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Jerry Mitchell, Tom Viola

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
David Rockwell, Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Sergio Trujillo, Jerry Mitchell, Jack Noseworthy

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jack Feldman, Jerry Mitchell with Ricky Schroeder

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Matthew Morrison, Jerry Mitchell, Marissa Jaret Winokur

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Andre De Shields, Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Andre De Shields, Lynne Meadow, Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Daryl Roth, Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Billy Porter, Cyndi Lauper

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Billy Porter, Cyndi Lauper

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Noah Racey, Nancy Lemenager

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Christian Borle

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Christian Borle

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jack Noseworthy, Annie Golden

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jack Noseworthy, Annie Golden

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Moises Kaufman & Guest

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Harvey Fierstein, Jack O'Brien

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Kerry Butler, Clarke Thorell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Jerry Mitchell, Jennifer Cody

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Billy Porter, Jack O'Brien, Jerry Mitchell, Matt Lenz

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Lea DeLaria

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Lea DeLaria

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Cyndi Lauper, Jerry Mitchell

Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award!
Cyndi Lauper, Jerry Mitchell



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