2001 MAC AWARDS AT TOWN HALL APRIL 1, 2001

CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN
MANHATTAN'S CABARET COMMUNITY AT THE
2001 MAC AWARDS ON SUNDAY, APRIL 1st AT TOWN HALL

ROSEMARY CLOONEY AND
JOHN McDANIEL & "THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW"
TO RECEIVE HONORS

OVER 100 VOCALISTS, COMEDIANS, JAZZ PERFORMERS,
SONGWRITERS, ORIGINAL REVUES AND MUSICAL DIRECTORS
RECEIVE NOMINATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES AND RECORDINGS

Singing legend Rosemary Clooney will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, and musical director/arranger/producer John McDaniel & "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" will receive the Board of Directors Award when The Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) presents the 2001 MAC Awards on Sunday, April 1st at TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC) at 7:30 PM. The producer, Nancy McGraw and the director, Tony Award-winner Thommie Walsh, collaborate on their third star-packed event to include live performances from honorees Clooney and McDaniel as well as Mario Cantone, Mary Cleere Haran, Sam Harris and Carol Woods. Scheduled to present awards are Julie Wilson, Margaret Whiting, Susannah McCorkle, Jackie & Roy, Gary Giddins, Lorna Dallas, Baby Jane Dexter, Jack Donahue, Eileen Fulton, Barry Kleinbort, Angela LaGreca and Erv Raible. Comedienne Julie Halston is Mistress of Ceremonies. Tickets, ranging from $25.00 - $125.00, can be purchased after March 5th through TicketMaster at 212-307-4100 or at the TOWN HALL box office.

With March designated as "Cabaret Month" by the City of New York, The MAC Awards are the culmination of a four week celebration of Manhattan's cabarets, nightclubs and its abundance of live talent. The MAC Awards are presented annually to honor achievements in cabaret, comedy and jazz. The Awards encompass more than two dozen categories, including vocalists and vocal groups, piano bar and jazz performers, comedy and musical performers, writers of songs and special material, directors, musical directors and technical directors, recordings, and more. In addition, through special awards, MAC salutes outstanding contributions to the field of live entertainment.

"Manhattan has a legendary tradition of cabaret," says event producer Nancy McGraw. "The Oak Room, Julie Wilson, MargaretWhiting, Bobby Short and The Cafœ Carlyle are just some of the living legends that are still very much a part of our cabaret world today. Keeping the tradition alive, MAC now has 54 participating clubs throughout New York City and nationwide. Since its creation in 1983, many of the performers who have appeared on our stages have branched out to successful careers in recordings, Broadway and Off-Broadway, television and film. For fifteen years, the MAC Awards has served as a wonderful coming home event as well as a night to honor our legends and rising artists within the community of live performers. It's a quintessential New York night on the town."

For more information about MAC, visit the official website at www.macnyc.com.

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