Here are the winners of the 2009 Back Stage Bistro Awards for Outstanding
Excellence in Cabaret as announced in today's special CABARET issue
of BACK STAGE (http://www.backstage.com/
):
A complete list of the 2009 recipients follows:
Euan Morton / Outstanding Vocalist / Metropolitan Room
Susan Winter / Outstanding Vocalist / Metropolitan Room
Laurel Massé / Outstanding Jazz Vocalist / Birdland and Metropolitan Room
Deb Berman / Outstanding Debut / Metropolitan Room
Kim Smith / Ira Eaker Special Achievement Award / Don’t Tell Mama, Joe’s Pub, Duo Theatre
Amanda McBroom / Outstanding Major Engagement / Metropolitan Room
Julie Gold / BMI Award for Outstanding Songwriter/Entertainer / The Duplex
Carol Hall / ASCAP Award for Outstanding CD/ Hallways: The Songs of Carol Hall
Uptown Express / Outstanding Vocal Group / Metropolitan Room
Alison Fraser & Mary Testa / Together Again: The Songs of Rusty McGee / Outstanding Duo / Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Cafe
Tapestry Rewoven – A Jazz Re-imagining of the Carole King Classic / Outstanding Theme Show, performed by Laurie Krauz, musical direction and arrangements by Daryl Kojak / Metropolitan Room and the Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Cafe
Little Death: Songs of Coming and Going / Outstanding Theme Show, conceived and performed by Karen Kohler, directed by John- Richard Thompson, musical direction by Doug Oberhamer / arrangements byTom Nazziola, Oberhamer, and Kohler / Zipper Factory Theatre
Liz McCartney / Rosemary & Time: A Musical Tribute to the Life of Rosemary Clooney / Outstanding Tribute Show / Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Cafe
Nashville / Outstanding Revue, co-starring Daryl Glenn and musical director/arranger Jo Lynn Burks, directed and choreographed by Vince DeGeorge / Metropolitan Room
Brian Nash / Outstanding Lounge Entertainer / The Duplex
Narcissister / Outstanding Burlesque/Vaudeville Act / Joe’s Pub
Opening Doors Theatre Company: Closing Notice Series / Outstanding Series / The Duplex
Lennie Watts / Outstanding Director
Don Rebic / Outstanding Musical Director
Lisa Moss / Outstanding Technical Director / The Duplex
Robert Kimball / Special Award for preserving, documenting and celebrating the
Great American Songbook
Joseph Macchia/ Special Award for his Cabaret Cares benefit series
Liza Minnelli / Enduring Artistry
Charles Aznavour / Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award
The Bistro Awards gala evening will be held on Mon.,
April 7 at GOTHAM COMEDY CLUB (208 West 23rd Street, NYC - 212-367-9000
- http://www.gothamcomedyclub.com/
). Details on purchasing tickets can be found in Back Stage, or
by emailing bistros@bistros.com.
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