Mason and Rudetsky to be Honored at MAC Awards, 5/1

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs will celebrate the 21st Annual MAC Awards on May 1, 2007 at B.B. King Blues Club in New York City. The announcement came from the Board of Directors of MAC; Ricky Ritzel, President. Phil Geoffrey Bond will be directing the Awards Ceremony.

The MAC Awards celebrate the best of live entertainment in Cabaret, Jazz & Comedy in New York. MAC Board of Directors Awards will honor Lincoln Center's American Songbook, singer and Broadway star Karen Mason, and performer Seth Rudetsky for his ongoing talk show "Seth Rudetsky's Broadway Chatterbox." Special Lifetime Achievement Awards will go to actress/singer Dody Goodman and cabaret impresario Jan Wallman. Time Out New York will present their "Special Achievement MAC Award" to Leslie Kritzer for her Joe's Pub Show, "Leslie Kritzer Is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches."

The following stars will take part in the MAC Awards: Joan Rivers, Rex Reed, Lee Roy Reams, Charles Busch, Stephen Schwartz, Carol Hall, David Zippel, Henry Krieger, John Wallowitch, Melissa Errico, Sally Mayes, Leslie Kritzer, Jamie DeRoy, Julie Gold, John Bucchino, David Friedman, Sidney Myer, KT Sullivan, Mark Nadler, and Alysha Umphress

The awards are at  7:30pm,  and doors open at 6:30.  Prices are $125, $75, $60 & $40 – plus a 2 drink min. (full dinner menu available).  Call Ticketmaster (212)307-7171 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.  For more information, call (212) 465-2662.

Photo of Karen Mason by Genevieve Rafter Keddy