MAC Awards DRAFT Preliminary Ballot

Following is a draft of the MAC Awards 2003 First Ballot, being prepared now for printing and mailing. This ballot is based on applicants' own submissions, as well as decisions made by the Awards Eligibility Committee and discussed with the individual applicants. If you have any question about YOUR application, YOUR status and/or YOUR designated category, please contact the MAC Eligibility Committee immediately, in care of Marianne Stegeland, daytime phone number: 718-557-5369, e-mail address: steg29@yahoo.com Deadline for corrections and comments is noon on Wednesday, February 5th.

Female Vocalist

MARNIE BAUMER: Animato in G, A Tribute to Women in Animated Films, Don't Tell Mama

ANNA BERGMAN: Melody, Melodie, A Celebration of Song from Berlin to Bizet, Danny's

BARBARA BRUSSELL: Love Makes the World Go 'Round: The Songs of Bob Merrill, From Big Sur to Broadway, The Piano Bench of My Mind: Songs I've Been Sitting on for Far Too Long, Potpourri, Danny's

GINA CARUSO: Gina Caruso Does Forman Brown, The World is In My Arms, A Woman of a Certain Age, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Don't Tell Mama, Odette's

NATALIE GAMSU: The Space Between, Bradstan, Don't Tell Mama, Duplex

KAREN KOHLER: The Moons of Venus: Romancing Marlene Dietrich; Marlene 100 Years, Don't Tell Mama, Judy's, Neue Galerie, German Consulate

AUDREY LAVINE:Simply Lavine, At Home With Arlen, Judy's, Don't Tell Mama, Standing Room Only Cabaret

NANCY McGRAW: Nancy McGraw, Judy's

KAREN OBERLIN: Secret Love: A Tribute to the True Doris Day, Danny's, Odette's

JULIE REYBURN: Blackbird, Judy's

JANA ROBBINS: One Hell of a Ride! The Songs of Cy Coleman, Arci's, Danny's, Don't Tell Mama, Gardenia

PAGE SAMPSON: First Person Singular, Don't Tell Mama

CAROL SHEDLIN: Fresh as a Daisy, Judy's

MAUREEN KELLEY STEWART: Seventeen on Mars, A Lovely Night, Judy's

DIANA TEMPLETON: Lady Di, Judy's

Male Vocalist

D. C. ANDERSON: D. C. Anderson, Davenport's, Don't Tell Mama, Gardenia, Odette's

DAVID GURLAND: The Gurley Show, Don't Tell Mama

MATT LEAHY: Rules of the Road, Don't Tell Mama, Judy's

RICHARD MALAVET: The Right to Love, Judy's

DAVID SABELLA: Sing, You Sinners!, Judy's

ANTHONY SANTELMO, JR.: Saturdays With Santelmo, Celebrate the Season With Anthony Santelmo and The Rites of Spring, Cabaret at the Osborne, Anthony Santelmo, Jr. Seeks Out the Tunes Don't Tell Mama, Judy's

PARKER SCOTT: Awaiting You, Don't Tell Mama

SAM SERVELLO: Sam Servello, Don't Tell Mama

MARCUS SIMEONE: Mostly Standards, Moon Over Brooklyn Bradstan, Danny's, Don't Tell Mama, Duplex, Judy's, Regents

LENNIE WATTS: Give My Regards Don't Tell Mama

Major Female Vocalist

KAREN AKERS: When Love Speaks to You, Oak Room

BETTY BUCKLEY: Deep In the Heart, Feinstein's

EILEEN FULTON: Moonlight and Mistletoe, Eileen Fulton Sings at Odette's; Chez Suzette, Don't Tell Mama, Odette's

KAREN MASON: Karen Mason, Bradstan, DeSisto, Davenport's, Lincoln Center

KT SULLIVAN: Scandals and Follies, Oak Room

Major Male Vocalist

DAVID CAMPBELL: Back From Oz, Caf— Carlyle

PETER CINCOTTI: Peter Cincotti, Oak Room

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN: A Holiday Keepsake, Feinstein's

CARY HOFFMAN: Cary Hoffman Sings the Music of Sinatra, Carnegie Club

NY Female Debut

OPIE BELLAS: Opie Bellas, Danny's

MYCHELLE COLLEARY: What If the Hokey Pokey Is What It's All About?, Danny's, Don't Tell Mama

JOAN CURTO: Unexpressed?, Judy's

BARBARA ANN DAVISON: Getting Some Fun Out of Life, Don't Tell Mama

JUDITH HAUSLER: Scattered Mem'ries, Don't Tell Mama

ROBIN JAMES: Songs of Love, Longing and Levity, Don't Tell Mama

HELENA LIND: Helena's Back, Don't Tell Mama

LORINDA LISITZA: Songs in the Style of Weill, Don't Tell Mama

JOANNA FAITH MINTZER: What's Not to Love, Don't Tell Mama

JAN PROKOP: Journeys of the Heart, Don't Tell Mama, Judy's

RONIT RAY: Altar Ego, Don't Tell Mama

JENNA ROBINSON: Jenna Robinson, Don't Tell Mama, Duplex

AMY STEVENSON: Born to Entertain, The Other Side of Funny, Don't Tell Mama

GABRIELLE STRAVELLI: This Show Has No Title (Just Words and Some Tunes), Don't Tell Mama

PAM TATE: Love Lost and Found: Pam Tate Sings Pam Tate, Danny's

NY Male Debut

ED ALSTROM: Acid Cabaret, Danny's, Don't Tell Mama, Duplex, Judy's, Odette's

DEVIN AYERS: Puttin' On Ayers, Don't Tell Mama

GLEN CHARLOW: Loving Lucy, A Tribute to Lucy, Desi and "I Love Lucy," Don't Tell Mama

BRANDON CUTRELL: entitled, Don't Tell Mama

JUSTIN DANIEL: Quarterlife Crisis, Don't Tell Mama

LEE ELLIOT: Finding What Works..., Don't Tell Mama

JOSHUA JUDGE: Where I Am, Don't Tell Mama

KRISTOPHER MONROE: What Took You So Long?, Don't Tell Mama

JAMARCUS MOSLEY: The Collage Museum, Triad

ANDY PRESCOTT: Andy Prescott At Liberty, Don't Tell Mama

SAM ROSSI: It Hurts to Be In Love: 60's Men of Emotion, Don't Tell Mama

SCOT WISNIEWSKI: The Beginning, Don't Tell Mama

Jazz Vocalist

NATALIE DOUGLAS: The First Time..., other solo performances, Duplex, Pace University

MELISSA HAMILTON: Melissa Hamilton, Chez Suzette

EMME KEMP: Gospel Feeling, Memories of Eubie, Someone to Sing To, Chez Suzette, Don't Tell Mama, La Belle Epoch

LAURIE KRAUZ: Laurie Krauz, Chez Suzette, 1050 Lounge, Soul Cafe

JENNIFER PACE: Every Goodbye is Hello, Don't Tell Mama

JANE SCHECKTER: Some of My Best Friends are...Songwriters, Chez Suzette, Danny's

LAURA THEODORE: Celebrating the First Ladies of American Song, Le Dome at the Manor, Caf— St. Bart's, Odette's, Downstairs Cabaret Theater

Impersonation/Characterization

STEVEN BRINBERG: Barbra Streisand, Davenport's, Don't Tell Mama, Gardenia, Walnut Theater

TOMMY FEMIA: Judy Garland, Davenport's, Don't Tell Mama, Plush Room

RICK SKYE: Liza Minnelli, Don't Tell Mama

CHUCK SWEENEY: Peggy Lee, Don't Tell Mama

Female Stand-Up Comic

SHECKY BEAGLEMAN: Don't Tell Mama, New York Comedy Club

PAT CANDARAS: Don't Tell Mama

KIM CEA: Caroline's, Danny's, Don't Tell Mama, Duplex, Laurie Beechman, New York Comedy Club, Stand Up New York, Triad

ELANA HALBERSTADT: Don't Tell Mama, New York Comedy Club

POPPI KRAMER: Don't Tell Mama, Duplex

NANCY WITTER: Don't Tell Mama

Male Stand-Up Comic

ROCK ALBERS: Caroline's, Don't Tell Mama, Rose's Turn, Stand-Up New York

CRAIG COURSEY: Don't Tell Mama

PAUL HALLASY: Don't Tell Mama, Duplex

COURTNEY KNOWLES: Carolines, Comedy Garden, Don't Tell Mama, Duplex, Gotham Comedy Club, Stand Up New York

TOMMY KOENIG: Don't Tell Mama, Duplex, Stand Up New York

EXIENE LOFGREN: Ha! Comedy Club

MARK MC COMBS: Don't Tell Mama, Duplex

SHAWN MONINGER: Don't Tell Mama

MITCHELL OLSON: Comedy Cellar, Don't Tell Mama, Duplex, Rose's Turn, Stand Up New York

Female Musical Comedy

ELAINE BRIER: Jirque du Soleil, Don't Tell Mama

JOAN CROWE: Joan Crowe's Politically Incorrect Christmas, additional solo shows, Carnegie Club, Don't Tell Mama, Odette's, Regents

LOLI MARQUEZ-STERLING: Loli But Not Alone, Don't Tell Mama, Triad

SHARON McNIGHT: Songs to Offend Almost Everyone, Judy's

GEORGA OSBORNE: Summer in the Attic, Some're Not, Don't Tell Mama

PHYLLIS PASTORE: Tribute: Songs I've Stolen From My Friends, Don't Tell Mama

Male Musical Comedy

JOHN FLYNN: Dancing With Pitchforks: Confessions of a Farmboy, Don't Tell Mama, Joe's Pub, Rose's Turn

MORGAN SILLS, The Roger Edens Songbook, Danny's

TREVOR STOHN: Give Your Father Some Cheese, Don't Tell Mama

MICHAEL VACCARO: Back to Broadway, Don't Tell Mama

Vocal Duo/Group

THE ACCIDENTALS: Still Crazy, The Downtown Messiah, Don't Tell Mama, Bottom Line, Wintergarden

BOULEVARD EAST (formerly EST):Chez Suzette, Don't Tell Mama, Odette's

KAREN MACK & MICHAEL HOLLAND: Ice Gasholes, Don't Tell Mama

NOTHING IN COMMON: Jean Acosta, Robin Geisel, Jeanine Tolve Don't Tell Mama

(SOMETHING): Nancy Lee Bach, Margaret Curry, Diane D'Angelo Don't Tell Mama, Judy's

UPTOWN EXPRESS, Don't Tell Mama

Revue

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD: The Music and Lyrics of Stephen Schwartz, Don't Tell Mama

MIKEY WRITES IT! (Michael Holland), Don't Tell Mama

PLACES PLEASE! (Francesca Blumenthal), FireBird, Judy's

SEX! THE MUSICAL (David Coffman), Danny's

WHAT IN THE WORLD?! (Rick Crom), Rose's Turn

ERV RAIBLE'S SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ... THE MUSICAL RESPONSE, Danny's

SAM'S 75th ANNIVERSARY HOLIDAY CABARET, Sam's

WALK THIS WORLD - THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF TRACY STARK, Don't Tell Mama

Comedy/Improv/Musical Comedy Duo/Group

THE CHALKS: Heartaches & Hard Livin', Don't Tell Mama

GENTILE & CAMPANARO: The B Don't Come Here Anymore, Duplex

GUY AND DOLL: O'Connor & Vogel

THE JUDY & LIZA SHOW: Tommy Femia & Christine Pedi, Don't Tell Mama

LOVELY: Kelly Briggs and Jerry Christakos

THE MARCY & ZINA SHOW: THE SONGS OF GOLDRICH & HEISLER, Goldrich and Heisler:, Don't Tell Mama

NEXT BIG BROADWAY MUSICAL, Don't Tell Mama

A WIG AND A PRAYER: Smith & Phelan; Don't Tell Mama

WATERSKIING ON THE RIVER STYX, Ricky Ritzel and Jim Luzar, Judy's

Variety Production or Series

BROADWAY DOWNTOWN: Duplex

CAUGHT IN THE ACT, A MURRAY LITTLE CHRISTMAS: Murray Hill, The Fez, The Cutting Room

THE GAY AND LESBIAN COMEDY FEST: Michael Conley

COURTNEY LOVES COMEDY: Courtney Knowles, Duplex

JAMIE deROY & FRIENDS: Don't Tell Mama, Laurie Beechman, Triad

JOAN JAFFE'S COMEDY ON SUNDAYS: Joan Jaffe, Chez Suzette

TOMMY KOENIG PRESENTS: COMIC STUDIO ALLSTARS AND THE TOMMY KOENIG SHOW

NEW MONDAYS: Duplex

POOLE PARTY: Don't Tell Mama

SAM'S BROADWAY CABARET: Sam's

Director

PHIL BOND: entitled. (Brandon Cutrell); Broadway Downtown; Rags

LINDA AMIEL BURNS: Journey of the Heart (Jan Prokop); Loli, But Not Alone (Loli Marquez-Sterling), The Beginning (Scot Wisniewski)

RON COHN: Across a Crowded Room: A Celebration of the Music of Richard Rodgers; Unexpressed (Joan Curto); From Memphis to St. Joe, Turn on the Heat (Jeanne Resua)

ERV RAIBLE: Animato in G, A Tribute to Women in Animated Films, (Marnie Baumer); Erv Raible's September 11, 2001 ... The Musical Response; Love Lost and Found: Pam Tate Sings Pam Tate (Pam Tate)

LENNIE WATTS: Summer in the Attic (Georga Osborne); Walk This World; Back to Broadway (Michael Vaccaro)

Technical Director

MICHAEL BARBIERI: Blackbird (Julie Reyburn); Nancy McGraw; Songs To Offend Almost Everyone (Sharon McKnight)

THOMAS HONECK: Downtown Revivals; The First Time... (Natalie Douglas); New Mondays

ROBERT KNEELAND: Crazy World (James Beaman & Goldie Dver); Give My Regards (Lennie Watts); Wayward Son (Gregg Rodeheffer)

RANDY LESTER: Frank Fontana; Sue Matsuki; Simply Barbra (Steven Brinberg), Don't Tell Mama

HANK MEIMAN: Jamie deRoy and friends; Teddy Cares; Amanda Green/Jim Caruso/Billy Stritch

DAVID MAIOCCO: Rachel Hanser; Every Goodbye Is Hello (Jennifer Pace); Poole Party

SHAWN MONINGER: Animato in G, A Tribute to Women in Animated Films, (Marnie Baumer); Kooky Tunes, Mikey Writes It

Musical Director

ED ALSTROM: Freda Payne & Darlene Love at Feinstein's; Darlene Love: Christmas in New York at Symphony Space

CHRISTOPHER DENNY: Simply Barbra (Steven Brinberg); Back From Oz (David Campbell); Karen Mason

DICK GALLAGHER: Rock Albers; Donna McKechnie; Songs of Love, Longing and Levity, (Robin James)

MICHAEL HOLLAND: The Gurley Show (David Gurland); Ice Gasholes (Michael Holland & Karen Mack); Mikey Writes It!

MARK JANAS: I Won't Dance, Don't Worry (Kevin McMullen); Blackbird (Julie Reyburn); Give Your Father Some Cheese (Trevor Stohn)

RICK JENSEN: Barbara Fasano, Harbor (Jeanne MacDonald), (Something): Nancy Lee Bach, Margaret Curry, Diane D'Angelo

DARYL KOJAK: Annie Hughes; Laurie Krauz

KEN LUNDIE: Capitol Steps; Sam's 75th Anniversary Holiday Celebration; Sam's Broadway Cabaret

DAVID MAIOCCO: Judy Garland Live! (Tommy Femia), Nancy McGraw, First Person Singular (Page Sampson)

SHELLEY MARKHAM: Andrea Marcovicci

JOHN McMAHON: Jirque de Soleil (Elaine Brier); Lovely; What in the World

ALEX RYBECK: Liz Callaway; Jeff Harnar; Melody, Melodie: A Celebration of Song from Berlin to Bizet (Anna Bergman)

TRACY STARK: Timeless Divas, Michael Vaccaro, Walk This World

STEVEN RAY WATKINS: Give My Regards (Lennie Watts), Off-Broadway Baby (Alexandra Billings), Summer in the Attic (Georga Osborne,)

Piano Bar/Restaurant Instrumentalist

DAN DALY: Judy's, Marie's Crisis, Rose's Turn, Stonewall Bistro

GERRY DIEFFENBACH: Brandy's, Duplex

JOHN McMAHON: Don't Tell Mama

BOBBY PEACO: Don't Tell Mama

RICKY RITZEL: Judy's, Stonewall Bistro

JERRY SCOTT: Danny's

TRACY STARK: Don't Tell Mama, Judy's, Rose's Turn

MICHAEL WALSH: Sam's Piano Bar/Restaurant

Piano Bar/Restaurant Singing Entertainer

LESLIE ANDERSON: Judy's, Rose's Turn

MARIA GENTILE: Duplex

KIMLEE HICKS: Judy's, Rose's Turn

JENIFER KRUSKAMP: Don't Tell Mama

ERIC PICKERING: Don't Tell Mama

TRACI REYNOLDS: Don't Tell Mama, Rose's Turn

TIA MAPES: Sam's

RUBY RIMS: Regents

GEORGE SANDERS: Don't Tell Mama

ANN STEELE: Don't Tell Mama

MICHAEL WEBB: Sam's

Recording of the Year: Various Artists

Various Artists - RIGHT FROM THE START...THE SONGS OF KAREN BENEDETTO

Various Artists - QUEL FROMAGE: 50 YEARS OF COLBY

Jamie deRoy & friends - JAMIE deROY & FRIENDS, VOL. 4:FAMILY

The Lounge-O-Leers - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL THE LOUNGE-O-LEERS TWO

Jerry Scott with Various Artists - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

Various Artists - SAM'S 75th ANNIVERSARY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Recording of the Year: Female Vocalist

Anna Bergman SOUVENIR

Klea Blackhurst EVERYTHING THE TRAFFIC WILL ALLOW

Audrey Lavine AT HOME WITH ARLEN

Karen Mack TAKE THAT

Karen Oberlin KAREN'S OBERLIN SECRET LOVE: THE MUSIC OF DORIS DAY

Lisa Richard VIRGIN TRACKS

Recording of the Year: Male Vocalist

Scott Coulter SCOTT COULTER

John DePalma THE SONG IS MINE

Tom Grounds SOMETHING THAT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW

Joseph "Go" Mahan JOSEPH MAHAN

Todd Murray WHEN I SING LOW

Recording of the Year: Major Artist

Betty Buckley THE DOORWAY

Ann Hampton Callaway SIGNATURE

Michael Feinstein MICHAEL FEINSTEIN AND THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

KT Sullivan LADIES OF THE SILVER SCREEN

 

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