1997 BACK STAGE BISTRO AWARDS
Each
year BACK STAGE, the weekly magazine covering NYC theater,
cabaret and other entertainment events presents the BISTRO AWARD
to outstanding cabaret performers and performances of the previous
year. The awards were begun by the late Bob Harrington, who
was the cabaret reviewer for BACK STAGE for many years, and
wrote the Bistro Bits column in the paper.
Currently
the recipients are chosen by the 2 cabaret reviewers of the BACK
STAGE namely John Hoglund and Roy Sander. One of
the most important rules of the judging is that you can only win one
BISTRO AWARD in a single venue in your lifetime.
The
awards were presented at a special ceremony and show at The Supper
Club on Monday, March 3rd.
1997
BACK STAGE BISTRO AWARD RECIPIENTS
Sherry
Eaker, Editor-in-Chief of BACK STAGE, has announced this
year's award recipients as follows:
OUTSTANDING
VOCALIST: Barbara Brussel at Eighty Eight's; India Galyean at
Eighty Eight's; Laurie Krauz at Danny's Skylight Room; Michael Murphy
at Judys*; Paula West at The Oak Room at The Algonquin.
OUTSTANDING
VOCAL GROUP: The Accidentals at Don't Tell Mama.
OUTSTANDING
SINGER/INSTRUMENTALIST: Rick DellaRatta at Birdland, The Blue
Note and One Fifth.
OUTSTANDING
INSTRUMENTALIST: Diva at Tavern on the Green.
OUTSTANDING
MUSICAL COMEDY: Bob Walton and Jim Walton in "My Brother's Keeper"
at The Triad.
OUTSTANDING
MUSICAL REVUE: "Get Your Tickets Now!" at Don't Tell Mama created
and performed by Scott Coulter, Jessica Hendy, Denene Mulay, and Richard
Oberacker; "Party of One" at Don't Tell Mama, written by Morris Bobrow.
OUTSTANDING
PERFORMERS IN A REVUE: The cast of "Party of One" Shelley Clarke,
Chris Dell'Armo, Eileen Fowler and Daniel Sclafani.
OUTSTANDING
IMPERSONATION: James Beaman as Marlene Dietrich in "Queen of the
World" at The Triad and Don't Tell Mama.
OUTSTANDING
CHARACTERIZATION: Varla Jean Merman in "I Who Have Nothing" at
Eighty Eight's.
UNIQUE
ENTERTAINER: Gary Lyons at Eighty Eight's.
UNIQUE
ENTERTAINMENT: "Erik and the Snowmaidens" at Eighty Eight's, written
and directed by John-Richard Thompson.
OUTSTANDING
SONGWRITER: Barry Kleinbort.
OUTSTANDING
SPECIAL MATERIAL: "Alto's Lament" by Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler.
OUTSTANDING
DIRECTION: Craig North for "Party of One."
OUTSTANDING
MUSICAL DIRECTION: Ross Patterson.
OUTSTANDING
TECHNICAL DIRECTION: Jaye Lee at Eighty Eight's.
OUTSTANDING
COMEDY PERFORMER: Jeffrey Ross; Tom Shillue.
OUTSTANDING
RECORDING: Alix Korey for "Gifts of Love"; Daryl Sherman for "Look
What I've Found."
SPECIAL
AWARDS: Peter Ligeti for promoting the art of cabaret throughout
the country; Karen Mason for preserving the songs of the late Brian
Lasser through her recording "Better Days."
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with the permission of BACK STAGE
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