Breaking News: 2009 MAC Award Nominees Announced!

Breaking News: The Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC) announced the 2009 MAC Award Nominees at a 1:00 press event at Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Triangle.  As previously announced, the MAC Awards will be held on Monday, May 18^th, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. at BB King Blues Club.  For more information, please visit www.macnyc.com.  The full list of nominees and special award recipients appears below.

FEMALE VOCALIST
Jenna Esposito
Terese Genecco
Raissa Katona Bennett
Julie Reyburn 

MALE VOCALIST
Marcus Simeone
Kim Smith
Jonathan Whitton
Michael Winther 

MAJOR ARTIST
Klea Blackhurst & Billy Stritch
Baby Jane Dexter
Eric Michael Gillett
Christine Pedi 

DEBUT FEMALE
Deb Berman
Christina Bianco
Cait Doyle 

DEBUT MALE
Ben Cherry
Kevin Dozier
Stearns Matthews

MUSICAL COMEDY PERFORMER/ DUO/GROUP
Booth & Pat
Hedda Lettuce
Shawn Ryan

VOCAL DUO/GROUP
David Gurland & Brian Farley
Karen Oberlin & Miles Phillips
Uptown Express

REVUE/SPECIAL PRODUCTION
Metro Star Talent Challenge
Nashville
What's The Point?!

VARIETY/RECURRING  
Cabaret Cares
Grace Notes: Singers' Soiree
Jamie deRoy & Friends

OPEN MIC  
The After Party
The Algonquin Salon
Jim Caruso's Cast Party 

FEMALE PIANO BAR/RESTURANT ENTERTAINER
Maria Gentile
Tracy Reynolds
Anne Steele 

MALE PIANO BAR/RESTURANT ENTERTAINER
Bobby Belfry
Eric Pickering
George Sanders 

PIANO BAR/RESTURANT INSTRUMENTALIST
Michael Isaacs
Joe Regan
Tracy Stark

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Daryl Kojak
Don Rebic
Tracy Stark

DIRECTOR
Phil Geoffrey Bond
Eric Michael Gillett
Miles Phillips
Lennie Watts 

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Michael Barbieri
David Colbert
Jean-Pierre Perreaux 

JAZZ MALE VOCAL
Scot Albertson
Jack Donahue
Peter Eldridge
Tony Middleton
Julian Yeo 

JAZZ FEMALE VOCAL
Laura Hull
Laurie Krauz
Shaynee Rainbolt
Jane Scheckter
Alysha Umphress 

JAZZ DUO/SINGER/INSTRUMENTALIST
Champion Fulton
Russ Kassoff
Kathleen Landis
Alex Leonard Duo
Daryl Sherman

FEMALE STAND-UP
DENADena Blizzard
Michelle Buteau
Mary Dimino
Ophira Eisenberg
Maureen Langan

MALE STAND-UP
Wali Collins
Joe Devito
Joe DeRosa
Kyle Grooms
Rick Younger

MAJOR MALE STAND-UP
Mario Cantone
Jim Gaffigan
Greg Giraldo
Tom Papa
Louis Ramey

MAJOR FEMALE STAND-UP
Susie Essman
Jackie Hoffman
Jessica Kirson
Lynn Koplitz

IMPROV/ COMEDY GROUP
Chicago City Limits
Calgary Whalers
Comedy Sportz

RECORDING
Carol Hall - Hallways: The Songs of Carol Hall
Barry Lloyd - Barry Lloyd Live
Karen Mason - : Right Here, Right Now
Todd Murray - Stardust & Swing
Stacy Sullivan - It's a Small Town
Uptown Express - Walk Like a Man Karen Mason

JAZZ RECORDING
Elli Fordyce - Something Still Cool
The Kurt Weill Project - A Song About Forever
Shaynee Rainbolt - Charmed Life: Shaynee Rainbolt Sings Russell Garcia
Spider Saloff - Live at Maxim's
Julian Yeo - Unusual Passage Cole Porter

SONG
"Running" - Adam Gwon
"Change In Me" - Carol Hall
"Come Home" - Mark Janas & Peter Napolitano
"Right Here, Right Now" - Paul Rolnick & Jim Papoulis 
"Living Without Love" - Jason Wynn 

SPECIAL MATERIAL
"This Is My Birthday" - Carol Hall
"Leaky Ceiling" - Sharon Kenny
"The Olives of Regret" - Nicholas Levin
"The Mess" - Ryan Scott Oliver
"You May Have a Problem" - Dan Page, John Domurad & Michele Page

The 2009 Board of Directors Awards will be presented to JOEY REYNOLDS and MYRA CHANIN of the JOEY REYNOLDS SHOW and EVA SWAN & VOCAL EASE. 

The 2009 Time Out New York Award will be presented to POOR BABY BREE.