Eighth Annual Fred Ebb Award Winner: Sam Willmott The eighth annual Fred Ebb Award was given to Sam Willmott on November 26th, 2012 at The American Airlines Theatre Penthouse Lobby. Read the Playbill.com article Read the BroadwayWorld.com article Learn more about Sam’s work 2012 Recipient Sam Willmott attends the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012. Mitchell S. Bernard, nephew of Fred Ebb and Trustee of the Fred Ebb Foundation and 2012 Recipient Sam Willmott attend the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012. Sheldon Harnick, 2012 Recipient Sam Willmott and John Kander attend the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012. Debra Monk and 2012 Recipient Sam Willmott attend the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012. Heidi Blickenstaff, Tim Pinckney and Julia Murney attend the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012. Tom Viola, the Executive Director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS attends the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012. David Hyde Pierce presents the 2012 Recipient Sam Willmott with the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012. 2012 Recipient Sam Willmott attends the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012. Some past winners John Bucchino, Doug Cohen, Sam Willmott, Mitchell Bernard, Steve Lutvak, Robert Friedman and Jeff Blumenkrantz Judy Kuhn and Howard McGillin attend the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012. Mary Testa and Debra Monk David Loud, 2012 Recipient Sam Willmott, David Hyde Pierce and John Kander attend the eighth annual Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting in the Penthouse Lounge at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on November 26, 2012.