The USITT Award
Nominations for 2024 are currently closed.
The USITT Award, the highest honor given by USITT, recognizes a lifetime of distinguished contribution to the performing arts or entertainment communities in any capacity.
Recipients of this award need not be members of nor have any connection to USITT. The award is presented at the Annual Conference & Stage Expo where the recipient is honored. When appropriate, one or more awards may be given, annually, though not required.
Past Winners
Richard Hay
Susan Hilferty
William Ivey Long
Cirque du Soleil Resident Shows Division
James R. Bakkom
J.R. Clancy, Inc.
Southeastern Theatre Conference
Oscar G. Brockett
Abe Jacob
Irene Corey
Zelda Fichandler
Jamila Gabrielova
Julie Taymor
Robert Brustein
Jennifer Tipton
Philip Glass
Theatre Communications Group
Harvey Lichtenstein
Eldon Elder
William Warfel
William and Jean Eckart
Desmond Heeley
Dr. W.H. "Deacon" Crain
Russell Johnson
Jules Fisher
Paul Libin
Robert L.B. Tobin
Ray Diffen
Arthur Mitchell
Ming Cho Lee
Martha Coigney
PQ'87 Steering Committee members: Whitney Blausen, John Conklin, Patricia MacKay, Stan Miller, Roger Moran, David Ramsey, Carrie Robbins, Joel E. Rubin, Ph.D., Samuel Scripps, Doug Schmidt, Jennifer Tipton
John Conklin
Charles and Olga Altman
Jules Fisher
W. Oren Parker
Josef Svoboda
Stan Miller
Peter L. Feller
Roger Morgan
Donald Oeslanger
Richard Pilbrow
Donald Seawell
Oliver Smith
Millia Davenport
Charles Elson
Imero Fiorentino
Mordecai Gorelik
Theodore Fuchs
Geoffrey Holder
Angus Bowmer
American Conservatory Theater
Theatre Development Fund
Robert Wilson
Roger L. Stevens
Zelda Fichandler
Cyril Harris
Michael Bennett
T. Edward Hambleton
Theodore Mann
Tharon Musser
Kate Drain Lawson
George Izenour
Gordon Davidson
Harold Prince
Arnold Gillette
Joseph "Jo" Mielziner
Nina Vance
Joseph Papp
Ben Schlanger
Frederick A. Buerki
Rosamund Gilder