the Mr. Abbott Award

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Named in honor of the legendary director George Abbott, the “Mr. Abbott” Award is presented to a director or
choreographer in recognition of lifetime achievement in American theatre.Previous “Mr. Abbott” Award winners

1985	Harold Prince
1986	Bob Fosse
1987	Mike Nichols
1988	Agnes de Mille
1989	Michael Bennet
1990	Gene Saks
1991	Tommy Tune
1992	Arvin Brown
1993	Trevor Nunn
1994	Jerry Zaks
1995	Gordon Davidson
1996	Lloyd Richards
1997	Garson Kanin
1998	Graciela Daniele
1999	Twenty-One for the 21st: Vinnette Carroll, Zelda Fichlander, Peter Gennaro, Gillian Lynne, Marshall W. Mason, Andrei Serban
2000	Celebrate Cy! (Cy Feuer’s 90th Birthday)
2001	Susan Stroman
2002	Jack O’Brien
2003	Lynne Meadow
2005	Kathleen & Rob Marshall
2007	Daniel Sullivan
2009	Donald Saddler
2011	George C. Wolfe