MAC AWARDS HONORS GOODMAN, MASON, RUDETSKY & WALLMAN
The 21st Annual MAC AWARDS SHOW, presented by MAC (Manhattan Association
of Cabarets) on Tuesday, May 1st at 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)
at BB KING'S BLUES CLUB (237 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-997-4144
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http://www.bbkingsblues.com/
) will honor several NYC cabaret and theater icons, including Dody
Goodman, Karen Mason, Seth Rudetsky and Jan Wallman. Also honored
will be Lincoln Center's AMERICAN SONGBOOK series. Directed by Phillip
Geoffrey Bond, the show will feature appearances and/or performances
by such luminaries as John Bucchino, Charles Busch, Jamie deRoy, Melissa
Errico, David Friedman, Julie Gold, Carol Hall, Henry Kreiger, Leslie
Kritzer, Sidney Myer, Sally Mayes, Mark Nadler, Lee Roy Reems, Rex
Reed, Joan Rivers, Stephen Schwartz, KT Sullivan, Alysha Umphress,
John Wallowitch and David Zippel. Many additional surprise performers
and presented are bound to appear.
This show marks the return to the cabaret-style venue
where the MAC Award shows began (at then now closed VILLAGE GATE),
and celebrates cabaret, jazz and comedy performers and performances
by MAC members in MAC member clubs. MAC was founded in 1983 as an
organization of business people in the cabaret industry, comprising
club owners, booking agents, managers, journalists and publicists.
Its original intent was to heighten the public's awareness of cabaret
as an art form and to unify and empower the various cabarets around
NYC. MACs purpose was primarily about improving the climate in
which the business of owning and running those clubs was conducted
and, when necessary, to serve as an advocate for those in the cabaret
business.
As word of MACs existence spread, performers showed
interest in joining, seeing it as an opportunity to be both represented
and to network with their fellow artists. In addition, people who
love the live performing arts and have a passionate interest in
seeing them continue and thrive also joined, as did more clubs around
the city and beyondæfrom as far away as California.
The MAC Award is given to celebrate excellence in
a particular category achieved during a calendar year. It has increased
in stature as the organization has evolved. Because there are so
few opportunities to acknowledge the thousands of artists who make
up live performance nightlife in NYC, the MAC Awards are important
to the entertainment community. The annual Awards Show provides
a forum in which to shine a public spotlight on up and coming, locally
established and nationally recognized cabaret, comedy and jazz performers,
as well as behind the lights professionals.
Tickets for the MAC Awards show are available at BB
KING'S BLUES CLUB with prices ranging from $40 to $125. There is
a 2-drink minimum, and a full dinner menu is available.
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