Parker, Lucas, Etc. to Salute Abbott-Winner Sullivan, 3/26

By: Mar. 20, 2007
Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe.




Existing user? Just click login.

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation will present director Daniel Sullivan with the 2007 "Mr. Abbott" Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre on Monday, March 26 at a cocktail reception in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center Plaza.

Guest Speakers who will be offering accolades to Sullivan include Mary-Louise Parker, Jack O'Brien, Doug Hughes, Craig Lucas, Charlayne Woodard, Donald Margulies, A.R. Gurney, Todd Haimes, Barry Grove, Daniel Swee, and Pamela Berlin.  

Sullivan has been nominated for numerous Tony Awards and was awarded the Tony for his direction of PROOF in 2001.  He is known for his development of new plays and has guided inspired productions of works by the late Wendy Wasserstein, John Patrick Shanley, David Auburn, Jon Robin Baitz, Herb Gardner, and David Lindsay-Abaire to name but a few.  His directorial touch has been seen in a variety of venues from regional to Off-Broadway to Broadway.

From 1984-1997, he was the Artistic Director of the Seattle Repertory Theater and directed more than 60 productions.  Next season he will serve as Acting Artistic Director of Manhattan Theatre Club when Lynne Meadow goes on sabbatical. His work is currently seen on Broadway with Prelude to a Kiss at the Roundabout Theatre and he will be directing A Midsummer Night's Dream for The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater this summer.

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation presents the "Mr. Abbott" Award, named after the legendary George Abbott, annually.  It is the only award given to a director and/or choreographer for sustained excellence as identified by his/her peers. Past recipients of the award has included Harold Prince, Jack O'Brien, Lynne Meadow, Lloyd Richards, Kathleen Marshall, Rob Marshall and Susan Stroman among others.

Admission to the "Mr. Abbott" Award is a suggested contribution of $100 to the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation in honor of Mr. Sullivan. RSVP required.

 


Vote Sponsor


Videos