By George!

On Monday, October 3. George C. Wolfe received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom. Joining him at the ceremony were the evening’s host, Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons, and playwright Larry Kramer. Wolfe co-directed the 2011 Broadway revival of Kramer’s The Normal Heart, in which Parsons played Tommy.

Tony Award winners Ellen Barkin, Joe Mantello, and John Benjamin Hickey, all of whom starred in George C. Wolfe’s production of The Normal Heart, were on hand to salute Wolfe on Monday, October 3 as he received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Tony Award winner Elaine Stritch — who was directed by George C. Wolfe in her solo show Elaine Stritch: At Liberty — came out to salute Wolfe on Monday, October 3 as he received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Tony Award nominee Bobby Cannavale performed “In My Day” from the Broadway musical Jelly’s Last Jam — directed by George C. Wolfe — on Monday, October 3 as Wolfe received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Tony Award nominee Charlayne Woodard performed “Celebrity Slave Ship,” a monologue from George C. Wolfe’s production of The Colored Museum, on Monday, October 3 as Wolfe received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Oscar nominee Rosie Perez shared memories of her longtime friendship with George C. Wolfe on Monday, October 3 as Wolfe received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson and musician Bill Sims, who co-starred in the Public Theater’s production of Santiago-Hudson’s play Lackawanna Blues, performed on Monday, October 3 in honor of George C. Wolfe as he received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner, who wrote Angels In America — which was directed on Broadway by George C. Wolfe — came out to salute Wolfe on Monday, October 3 as he received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins sang “Play the Music for Me” from George C. Wolfe’s production of Jelly’s Last Jam on Monday, October 3 as Wolfe received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Michael John LaChiusa, who wrote the musical The Wild Party with director George C. Wolfe, came out to salute Wolfe on Monday, October 3 as he received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

S. Epatha Merkerson, who won the Emmy Award for her work in George C. Wolfe’s television version of Lackawanna Blues, came out to salute Wolfe on Monday, October 3 as he received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Tony Award winner Jeffrey Wright — who has appeared in George C. Wolfe’s productions of Angels in America, Topdog/Underdog, and A Free Man of Color — was on hand on Monday, October 3 to present Wolfe with the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

George C. Wolfe gratefully accepted the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom on Monday, October 3..

Lee Pace and Daryl Roth, who respectively co-starred in and produced the 2011 Broadway revival of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart — which was directed by George C. Wolfe — were in attendance on Monday, October 3 as he received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.

Mrs. Joy Abbott congratulated George C. Wolfe after he received the Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theatre from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation at a ceremony held at the Edison Ballroom.