the Mr. Abbott Award

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