Sound designer Abe Jacob will be honored with the Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards at the 59th annual ceremony Mon October 23, in New York. Jacob, known as the “Godfather of Sound,” has had a profound impact on the aural experience of Broadway audiences and concertgoers for five decades. The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee includes theater critics Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, chair; David Barbour, David Cote, Naveen Kumar, Brittani Samuel, Helen Shaw and Martha Wade Steketee. The awards are sponsored by the Henry Hewes Foundation for the Theater Arts. Press contact: Jeffrey Eric Jenkins (718/789-9025)...