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TOP CABARET SHOWS/PERFORMERS 2001

By Stu Hamstra

Please note: The are choices made from shows actually seen personally in 2001. In all I saw over 525 cabaret performances, the 6 nights of the NYC Cabaret Convention, The Provincetown CabaretFest!, The San Francisco Cabaret Conference, The Boston BACA Media Event, The BACK STAGE Bistro Awards Gala, The MAC AWARDS show and various other live cabaret and entertainment events.

FEMALE VOCALIST: Jeanne MacDonald - FireBird Cafe
Close Second: Dianne D'Angelo - Don't Tell Mama

MALE VOCALIST: Marcus Simeone - Danny's Skylight Room
Close Second: Bill McKinley - Don't Tell Mama

MAJOR FEMALE VOCALIST -
TIE Karen Akers - Plush Room / Baby Jane Dexter - Arci's Place

MAJOR MALE VOCALIST: Phillip Officer - Arci's Place

MAJOR FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST: Lea DeLaria - Joe's Pub

FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST: Sue Matsuki - Don't Tell Mama, Judy's Chelsea & Arci's Place

FEMALE VOCAL DEBUT: Jeanne Resua - Don't Tell Mama & Danny's Skylight Room
Close Second: Chelsea Plumley - Judy's Chelsea & Don't Tell Mama

MALE VOCAL DEBUT: Eric Pickering - Don't Tell Mama & Judy's Chelsea
Close Second: Kit Kineef - Don't Tell Mama

MOST AMAZING FEMALE VOCALS IN CABARET: Eve Ladas - Don't Tell Mama

MOST AMAZING MALE VOCALS IN CABARET: Coby Kole - Don't Tell Mama
Close Second: Jarrod Cafaro - Don't Tell Mama

FEMALE STAND-UP COMEDY: Colette Hawley - Don't Tell Mama

MALE STAND-UP COMEDY: Rock Albers - Don't Tell Mama
Close Second: Paul J. Williams - Don't Tell Mama

SKETCH COMEDY / CHARACTERIZATION: Mark McCombs - Don't Tell Mama

FEMALE MUSICAL SKETCH COMEDY: Terry Palasz - Don't Tell Mama

MALE MUSICAL SKETCH COMEDY: Michael Vaccaro - Don't Tell Mama

FEMALE MUSICAL COMEDY: Rhonda Ayers - Don't Tell Mama
Close Second: Leslie Anderson - Judy's Chelsea

MALE MUSICAL COMEDY: John Flynn - Don't Tell Mama

SPECIAL MUSICAL EVENT: "Toya Moberly Sings Ani Di Franco" - Don't Tell Mama

MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Ross Patterson (various artists)
Close Second: David Maiocco (various artists)

MUSICAL COMEDY DUO: Karen Mack & Michael Holland - Don't Tell Mama

VOCAL DUO: Scott Coulter & Lennie Watts - Don't Tell Mama

COMEDY DUO: Baus & Troche - Don't Tell Mama

REVUE of the YEAR: "That's My New York" - Judy's Chelsea
Close Second: "Words, Words & Music" - Danny's Skylight Room

BEST CHRISTMAS SHOW: D. Jay Bradley's "Don't Let Christmas Pass You By" - Don't Tell Mama

MOST MEMORABLE SHOW IN 2001: "Gina Caruso Does Foreman Brown" - Don't Tell Mama
Close Second: Nan Selle - "Apparitions" - Danny's Skylight Room

MOST UNUSUAL CABARET SHOW: Bill Von Hoene's "Overcharged" - Don't Tell Mama

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