Stark Sands, Harvey Fierstein at Jerry Mitchell Honored with Mr. Abbott Award! Photo
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!
Date Taken: May 14, 2013
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.jpg?format=auto&width=300 "Photo: The Argyle Theatre (Mark and Dylan Perlman, Managing Partners; Evan Pappas, Artistic Director), presents the Broadway musical
NEWSIES
directed by Tommy Ranieri, choreographed by Trent Soyster, musical direction by Jonathan Brenner
music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein
CAST: cast will feature Mason Ballard as Jack Kelly, Cara Rose DiPietro as Katherine Plumber, Keyon Pickett as Davey, Jeremy DerMovsesian as Crutchie, Arielle Faye Beane as Medda Larkin, and Andrew Foote as Joseph Pulitzer
Preview Performance photographed: Friday,
January 30, 2026 at 7:000 PM at The Argyle Theatre, Babylon, NY.
Photograph: © 2026 RICHARD TERMINE
PHOTO CREDIT - RICHARD TERMINE @ BroadwayWorld")
Photo: The Argyle Theatre (Mark and Dylan Perlman, Managing Partners; Evan Pappas, Artistic Director), presents the Broadway musical NEWSIES directed by Tommy Ranieri, choreographed by Trent Soyster, musical direction by Jonathan Brenner music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein CAST: cast will feature Mason Ballard as Jack Kelly, Cara Rose DiPietro as Katherine Plumber, Keyon Pickett as Davey, Jeremy DerMovsesian as Crutchie, Arielle Faye Beane as Medda Larkin, and Andrew Foote as Joseph Pulitzer Preview Performance photographed: Friday, January 30, 2026 at 7:000 PM at The Argyle Theatre, Babylon, NY. Photograph: © 2026 RICHARD TERMINE PHOTO CREDIT - RICHARD TERMINE
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