1997 MAC
AWARD WINNERS
(New York)
March 31, 1997 - Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs
(MAC) the organization founded in 1983 dedicated to advancing
the art and business of live entertainment has announced the winners
of the 1997 MAC Awards.
At what
must be called the most exciting and entertaining MAC AWARDS show
seen in years, held at Alice Tully Hall, the following were declared
winners of the 1997 MAC AWARDS.
FEMALE VOCALIST:
Natalie Gamsu - Eighty Eight's
MALE VOCALIST:
Christian Nova - Don't Tell Mama
MAJOR FEMALE
VOCALIST: Julie Wilson - Algonquin Oak Room
MAJOR MALE
VOCALIST: Phillip Officer - Algonquin Oak Room
FEMALE JAZZ
/ R&B VOCALIST: Judy Barnett - The Triad
MALE JAZZ
/ R&B VOCALIST: Curtis Stigers
MAJOR FEMALE
JAZZ / R&B VOCALIST: Diane Schuur - Algonquin Oak Room
MAJOR MALE
JAZZ / R&B VOCALIST: John Pizzarelli - Algonquin Oak Room
FEMALE
N.Y. DEBUT: Paula West - Eighty Eight's
MALE N.Y.
DEBUT: Gary Lyons - Eighty Eight's
REVUE OF
THE YEAR: "Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back" - The Triad
SONG OF
THE YEAR: Portia Nelson "As I Remember Him"
SPECIAL
MUSICAL MATERIAL: Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich "The Alto's
Lament"
RECORDING
OF THE YEAR: Alix Korey "Gifts of Love"
MAJOR RECORDING
OF THE YEAR: Betty Buckley "An Evening at Carnegie Hall"
VARIETY
PRODUCTION: "Monday Nite Madness" - Angela LaGreca - Eighty
Eight's
FEMALE STAND
UP COMIC: Linda Smith
MALE STAND
UP COMIC: Jeff Ross
MAJOR FEMALE
COMEDY: Julie Halston
MAJOR MALE
COMEDY: Mario Cantone
SINGER-INSTRUMENTALIST:
Julie Gold - Eighty Eight's
JAZZ SINGER
& /or INSTRUMENTALIST: Jay Leonhart
VOCAL GROUP:
The Accidentals - Don't Tell Mama
CABARET
COMEDY / MONOLOGY: John Fugelsang - The Duplex
IMPERSONATION
/ CHARACTERIZATION: Steven Brinberg - Don't Tell Mama
COMEDY /
IMPROV GROUP: Bitch! Bitch! Bitch! - Don't Tell Mama
MUSICAL
COMEDY PERFORMANCE: Jay Rogers - Eighty Eight's
SPECIAL
PRODUCTION: Laurie Beechman & Sam Harris - Rainbow &
Stars
DIRECTOR:
Barry Kleinbort
MUSICAL
DIRECTOR: Christopher Denny
TECHNICAL
DIRECTOR: Jaye Lee - Eighty Eight's
PIANO BAR
PIANIST: Bobby Peaco - Eighty Eight's, Rose's Turn, Don't
Tell Mama
PIANO BAR
ENTERTAINER: Terri White - Eighty Eight's, Rose's Turn
1997
MAC AWARD NOMINEES
1997
MAC AWARD SHOWREPORT
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