during the Presentation 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

From: Photo Coverage: Matthew Morrison, Andy Karl, Kerry Butler and More Perform at The 'Mr. Abbot' Award Ceremony Honoring Jerry Mitchell!

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.