MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) has announced the noinees for the The 24th Annual MAC Awards which will be held Tuesday, May 4th at 7:30 PM at BB KING'S BLUES CLUB (237 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-997-4144 - )
Tony nominee Sharon McNight (Starmites) will host the annual awards ceremony, which will also feature the presentations of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams (Hallelujah, Baby!) and Board of Directors Awards to Peter Leavy (the creator of Cabaret Scenes magazine) and Playbill.com. Board of Directors Awards are given to "people, organizations or publications that have shown extraordinary support to the cabaret community." The event will be directed by Lennie Watts, with musical direction by Tracy Stark. Julie Miller produces.
FEMALE VOCALIST:
Cynthia Crane,
Jenna Esposito
, Sue Matsuki
, Karen Oberlin,
Anne Steele
MALE VOCALIST:
Hector Coris,
Rob Langeder,
Kim Smith
JAZZ VOCALIST
: Mary Foster Conklin,
Tony Middleton
, Shaynee Rainbolt
, Jane Scheckter
MAJOR ARTIST:
Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano.
Baby Jane Dexter,
Terese Genecco,
Eric Michael Gillett
NEW YORK DEBUT - FEMALE
: Michelle Collier,
Kathleen France,
Danielle Grabianowski
, Nesha Ward
NEW YORK DEBUT - MALE
: Tom Rocco
, Jaron Vesely
, Joshua Warr
CELEBRITY ARTIST:
Ann Hampton Callaway,
Liz Callaway
, Marilyn Maye,
Lillias White
STAND-UP COMIC - MALE:
Danny Cohen,
Joe DeVito,
Joe Matarese
STAND-UP COMIC - FEMALE
: Jane Condon,
Mary Dimino,
Jodie Wasserman
MUSICAL COMEDY:
Cait Doyle,
Joan Jaffe
, Gretchen Reinhagen
VOCAL DUO/GROUP
: The Accidentals,
Marquee Five,
Uptown Express
SPECIAL PRODUCTION:
"Closing Notice" Series
, The Disney Diaries
, Metrostar Talent Challenge,
Ricky Ritzel Has Hysterical Blondness
VARIETY PRODUCTION/RECURRING SERIES:
Cabaret Cares
, Concerts at Tudor City Greens
, Wednesday Night at the Iguana
OPEN MIC
: The After Party
, Algonquin Salon, Oak Room Salon, Salon
, MetroJam
HOST - VARIETY SHOW/SERIES OR OPEN MIC
: Jenna Esposito, MetroJam
; Mark Janas, Algonquin Salon, Oak Room Salon, Salon;
Dana Lorge and Richard Skipper, Wednesday Night at the Iguana
PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT SINGING ENTERTAINER
: Maria Gentile
, Eric Pickering
, George Sanders,
Anne Steele
PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT/HOTEL LOUNGE INSTRUMENTALIST
: Nate Buccieri
, Joe Regan
, Jerry Scott
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
: Michael Barbieri
, David Colbert
, Randy Lester,
Jean-Pierre Perreaux
DIRECTOR:
Eric Michael Gillett,
Barry Kleinbort
, Peter Napolitano,
Lennie Watts
MUSICAL DIRECTOR:
Mark Janas,
Barry Levitt,
Alex Rybeck
, Tracy Stark,
Steven Ray Watkins
MAJOR RECORDING:
Ann Hampton Callaway, "At Last"
; Liz Callaway, "Passage of Time"
; Daryl Sherman, "Johnny Mercer: A Centennial Tribute"
RECORDING
: Jenna Esposito, "To Connie . . . Love Jenna: Jenna Esposito Sings Connie Francis"
; Elli Fordyce, "Songs Spun of Gold";
"Grace Notes: Hope and Humor in Hard Times," Grace Cosgrove and guest artists
; Susan Winter, "Love Rolls On . . . Live!"; a
Julian Yeo, "Deep Purple Dreams"
SONG:
"All Together, All Alone," Music and lyrics by Drew Fomarola
; "Don't Say Another Word," Music by Joshua Salzman, Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham
; "Finding Beauty," Music and lyrics by Ann Hampton Callaway
; "Say Hello," Music by Matthew Ward, Lyrics by Peter Napolitano;
"Things That Haunt Me," Music and lyrics by Brett Kristofferson;
"This Time, Music" by Tracy Stark, Lyrics by Michael David Quinn
; "Union Square," Music and lyrics by Gaby Alter
SPECIAL MUSICAL MATERIAL:
"An Artificial Tree," Music and lyrics by Nicholas Levin;
"Identity Theft," Music and lyrics by Ray Jessel;
"The Sacrifice Of Love," Music and lyrics by Joshua H. Cohen;
"Two Again," Music and lyrics by Richard Eisenberg
; "Understudy Blues," Music by Brian Cimmet, Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz
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