At a gala event, studded with the stars â€" and fans â€" of cabaret on Thursday night at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs presented its 27th annual MAC awards.
The show, hosted by KT Sullivan, honored winners including Stacy Sullivan, T. Oliver Reid, Lennie Watts â€" who also directed the event â€" and Marilyn Maye, among others.
This year’s show, entitled, “Where Broadway Meets Cabaret,†took note of the growing appeal of the cabaret performance venues to Broadway stars, and the close relationship between the two art forms.
Special honorees included Penny Fuller and Tom Wopat, garnering awards for Lifetime Achievement â€" and a special Board of Directors Award to the family of the late Ruth Kurtzman, a longtime supporter of cabaret and MAC board member.
Other winners, their shows and venues included:
FEMALE VOCALIST: Stacy Sullivan, “It's a Good Day â€" A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee†at Iridium, Don't Tell Mama, the Metropolitan Room
MALE VOCALIST: T. Oliver Reid, “Drop Me Off in Harlem,†at Feinstein's
MAJOR ARTIST: Lennie Watts, “Bloody, Bloody Lennie Watts, at the Metropolitan Room, Duplex
NEW YORK DEBUT â€" FEMALE: Alison Nusbaum, “Ladies! A Raucous Homage to Mel Brooks' Broads,†at Don't Tell Mama
NEW YORK DEBUT â€" MALE: Ben Rimalower, “Patti Issues,†at the Duplex
CELEBRITY ARTIST: Marilyn Maye, “The Happiest Sound in Town,†at Feinstein's
MUSICAL COMEDY PERFORMER: Adam Shapiro, “Guide to the Perfect Breakup; Adam Shapiro Twists the Classics,†at the Duplex; North Hill Auditorium (Needham, MA)
DUO/GROUP: Lorinda Lisitza & Ted Stafford, “The Ted & Lo Show,†at Metropolitan Room, Path Café, Don't Tell Mama
MAJOR DUO/GROUP: Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano, “Three for the Road; I Hear Music: A Burton Lane Centennial Songbook; Summer in the City; The Night Has a Thousand Eyes; and others, at the Triad, Café Sabarsky, Kitano, 54 Below, Metropolitan Room
REVUE: “Tonight, New York City…The Rick Jensen Songbook,†Written, musical directed, and hosted by Rick Jensen, directed by Lina Koutrakos at the Metropolitan Room
SPECIAL PRODUCTION / VARIETY PRODUCTION/RECURRING SERIES: NY Sheet Music Society Programs, produced and hosted by Linda Amiel Burns at the Local 802 Musicians Hall
OPEN MIC: Salon, Founder/Artistic Director/Host: Mark Janas; Executive Producer: Tanya Moberly at Etcetera Etcetera
HOST â€" VARIETY SHOW/SERIES OR OPEN MIC: Mark Janas, Salon at Etcetera Etcetera
BENEFIT SERIES: Cabaret Cares, Produced by Joseph Macchia; to benefit Help Is On The Way Today at the Laurie Beechman
PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT SINGING ENTERTAINER: Maria Gentile at the Duplex
PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT INSTRUMENTALIST: Bill Zeffiro at La Mediterranée
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Barry Levitt, for Robert Cuccioli (Birdland), Charlotte Patton (Duplex), Lauren Robert (Iridium), Adam Shapiro (Duplex), Anthony Santelmo Jr. (Don't Tell Mama), Smile on My Face (Laurie Beechman, Etcetera Etcetera, Urban Stages), Tonya Pinkins (54 Below), Broadway Swings: Terese Genecco, Natalie Douglas, Scott Coulter (54 Below)
DIRECTOR: (a tie) Eric Michael Gillett for Sheera Ben-David (Feinstein's), Showstoppers! benefit series (Laurie Beechman), Marieann Meringolo (Feinstein's), Raissa Katona Bennett (Feinstein's)
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Gretchen Reinhagen for Bob Diamond (Don't Tell Mama), Marcia Roney (Metropolitan Room, Don't Tell Mama), Donna Hayes (Laurie Beechman, Don't Tell Mama), Irenka Jakubiak (Don't Tell Mama)
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Jean-Pierre Perreaux for Marilyn Maye, Amanda McBroom, Yvonne Constant, Annie Ross (Metropolitan Room)
SONG: “It’s About Time,†Music and lyrics by Shelly Markham & Paul Rolnick
SPECIAL MUSICAL MATERIAL: “My Kind Of Guy,†Music and lyrics by Bill Zeffiro
RECORDING (LaMott Friedman Award): Stacy Sullivan, “It's a Good Day â€" A Tribute to Miss Peggy Leeâ€
SHOW OF THE YEAR: Ann Hampton Callaway â€" The Streisand Songbook, Directed by Dan Foster at 54 Below, Boston Pops, Seneca Hotel (Niagara Falls)
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