The Skivvies, Barb Jungr, Jinkx Monsoon & More Nominated for 2015 MAC Awards; Full List!

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs will present the 29th Annual MAC Awards on Thursday, March 26st, at 7:30pm, at B.B King Blues Club & Grill in New York City.

Special honorees of the evening will include BABY JANE DEXTER and STEVE ROSS, who will both receive Lifetime Achievement Awards from MAC and perform live at the show, and DAVID KENNEY of WBAI FM Radio, who will receive MAC's Board of Directors Award. In addition, MAC will present the Ruth Kurtzman Benefit Series Award to the WINTER RHYTHMS series at Urban Stages.

The show will be hosted by KAREN MASON. Musical Director is BARRY LEVITT, who will lead the MAC Awards Band. LENNIE WATTS is the Director, and JULIE MILLER is the Producer. The Stage Manager is AMY WOLK. The MAC Awards show is open to the public. For tickets, visit www.MACnyc.com

THE NOMINEES FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL MAC AWARDS ARE:

FEMALE VOCALIST

• PEGGY EASON, As I See It; I'll Show Them All
  Stage 72, Don't Tell Mama
• SHANA FARR, In the Still of the Night
  Laurie Beechman
• KIM GROGG, Go Where the Love Is
  Don't Tell Mama
• MAXINE LINEHAN, Beautiful Songs
  Metropolitan Room
• GABRIELLE STRAVELLI
  Metropolitan Room
• SUSAN WINTER, A Woman For All Seasons
  The Metropolitan Room

MALE VOCALIST

• RICHARD HOLBROOK, The Untapped Fred Astaire Revisited, Christmas in New York
  Don't Tell Mama
• STEARNS MATTHEWS, Sneak Peek; Spark
  The Duplex
• ADAM B. SHAPIRO, Nothing Normal; My Favorite Things
  54 Below, Metropolitan Room, Urban Stages; Hooverwood Fireplace Lounge (Indianapolis)
• JIM SPEAKE, I'm a Brass Band - Jim Speake Sings Cy Coleman
  The Duplex

MAJOR ARTIST

• ERIC MICHAEL GILLETT, Man About Town
  Laurie Beechman
• MARISSA MULDER, Living Standards
  Metropolitan Room, Urban Stages
• STACY SULLIVAN, On the Air: Songs for Marian McPartland
  The Greene Space, York Theatre Company, Don't Tell Mama

CELEBRITY ARTIST

• CHARLES BUSCH, Untitled show; Charles Busch on NYE
  54 Below
• BARB JUNGR, Hard Rain
  59E59 Theaters
• SHARON MCNIGHT, Red Hot Mama - The Sophie Tucker Farewell Tour
  Metropolitan Room, Rrazz Room
• MARK NADLER, Runnin' Wild: Songs and Scandals of the Roaring 20's
  54 Below

NEW YORK DEBUT - FEMALE

• CELIA BERK, You Can't Rush Spring
  Metropolitan Room
• RAIN COLLAZO, The Artist Formerly Known As
  Don't Tell Mama
• JAMIE HARTMAN, Dreams and Schemes
  Metropolitan Room, Don't Tell Mama
• LAUREN STANFORD, I'm a Stranger Here Myself
  Metropolitan Room

NEW YORK DEBUT - MALE

• JOSHUA DIXON, Fly Up!
  The Duplex
• BERNARD DOTSON, Live at the Metropolitan Room
  Metropolitan Room
• KRISTOFFER LOWE, Waiting For The Light To Shine
  Don't Tell Mama

MUSICAL COMEDY PERFORMER

• IVAN FARKAS, Prisoner of Love
  Don't Tell Mama
• NIKKI MACCALLUM, Familiar Things
  The Duplex, 54 Below
• RICHARD PRYOR, JR, Life, Love and a Little Laughter
  Metropolitan Room

IMPERSONATION/CHARACTERIZATION/DRAG ARTIST

• DOROTHY BISHOP, Dozen Divas
  Metropolitan Room
• HEDDA LETTUCE, Christmas Special
  Metropolitan Room
• REV ROGER ANTHONY YOLANDA MAPES, Be The Love
  The Duplex, Fresh Fruit Festival
• JINKX MONSOON, The Inevitable Concert
  Laurie Beechman

DUO/GROUP

• ERIC COMSTOCK AND BARBARA FASANO
  Birdland, Metropolitan Room, Jazz at Kitano, Café Sabarsky
• TED STAFFORD AND LORINDA LISITZA, The Ted and Lo Show: This May Hurt a Bit
  Don't Tell Mama
• KT SULLIVAN AND JEFF HARNAR, Our Time: Sullivan and Harnar Sing Sondheim
  Laurie Beechman

REVUE

• DIRTY LITTLE SONGS, Produced by Carolyn Montgomery-Forant and Eric Michael Gillett
  54 Below, Laurie Beechman
• REVOLUTION, Produced by and starring Dawn Derow and Kathleen France, musical direction and arrangements by Andrew David Sotomayor, Directed by Lennie Watts
  The Duplex
• SHOWS TO GO YA AND OTHER SONGS BY BOBBIE HOROWITZ, Produced by Nicori Studios, directed by Corinna Sowers Adler, songs written or co-written by Bobbie Horowitz
  Stage 72, Metropolitan Room

RECURRING SERIES

• THE DANA LORGE VARIETY SHOW, Produced by Dana Lorge
  Metropolitan Room
• NY SHEET MUSIC SOCIETY PROGRAMS, Produced by Linda Amiel Burns
  Local 802 Musicians Hall
• SALON, Tanya Moberly, executive producer, Mark Janas, founder, artistic director, host
  Etcetera, Etcetera

SPECIAL PRODUCTION

• DANCING WITH DEATH, Produced by Thomas Honeck and Lisa Moss, directed by Lisa Moss, starring Thomas Honeck
  The Duplex
• METROSTAR TALENT CHALLENGE, Produced by Bernie Furshpan, Joseph Macchia, Tom Gamblin, Beck Lee
  Metropolitan Room
• THIS IS YOUR NIGHT, Produced by Bernie Furshpan
  Metropolitan Room

EMCEE - RECURRING SERIES/SPECIAL PRODUCTION

• BERNIE FURSHPAN, This is Your Night; Bernie's Sing Your Heart Out
  Metropolitan Room
• TOM GAMBLIN, MetroStar Talent Challenge
  Metropolitan Room
• DANA LORGE, The Dana Lorge Variety Show
  Metropolitan Room

ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTALIST

• PETER CALO, Guitar
• TOM HUBBARD, Bass
• DONNA KELLY, Drums and percussion
• RAY MARCHICA, Drums
• MATT SCHARFGLASS, Bass
• WARREN VACHÉ, Cornet

PIANO BAR INSTRUMENTALIST

• NATE BUCCIERI
  Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex
• GERRY DIEFFENBACH
  Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex
• WILLIAM TN HALL
  Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex
• BRIAN NASH
  The Duplex
• JOE REGAN
  Don't Tell Mama

RESTAURANT/HOTEL LOUNGE INSTRUMENTALIST

• MATT BAKER
  Le Cirque Café
• CHRIS BARRETT
  La Rivista
• CLAIRE COOPER
  Don't Tell Mama Happy Hour
• STEVEN LOWENTHAL
  La Rivista, Town House, Room 53
• BILL ZEFFIRO
  La Mediterranée

PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT SINGING ENTERTAINER - FEMALE

• ELAINE BRIER
  Don't Tell Mama
• MARIA GENTILE
  The Duplex
• LAUREN MUFSON
  Brandy's
• LAURA PAVLES
  Don't Tell Mama
• HEIDI WEYHMUELLER
  Don't Tell Mama, Brandy's

PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT SINGING ENTERTAINER - MALE

• JOE ARDIZZONE
  Brandy's
• BOBBY BELFRY
  Brandy's
• ADAM CHANDLER
  The Duplex
• TOMMY J. DOSE
  Don't Tell Mama
• JON SATROM
  Don't Tell Mama

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

• RICK JENSEN
  Man About Town/Eric Michael Gillett (Laurie Beechman), Doris Dean's Gurl Talk/Raymond DeForest (Stage 72), Sarah Kimball (The Duplex), Dorian Woodruff (Metropolitan Room), Kai Williams (Don't Tell Mama)
• BARRY LEVITT
  Dana Lorge Variety Show (Metropolitan Room), Susan Jeffries (Metropolitan Room), Sunny Leigh (Metropolitan Room), Joey Infante (Metropolitan Room), Winter Rhythms: "Barry's Girls" (Urban Stages)
• TRACY STARK
  Barb Jungr (59E59 Theaters), Marcus Simeone (Don't Tell Mama), MetroStar Talent Challenge (Metropolitan Room), The Meeting* (Joe's Pub), Bret Shuford (Don't Tell Mama)
• STEVEN RAY WATKINS
  Joshua Dixon (The Duplex), Rain Collazo (Don't Tell Mama), Kim Grogg (Don't Tell Mama), Carly Ozard (The Duplex, Stage 72, Feinstein's at the Nikko), Jim Speake (The Duplex)

DIRECTOR

• ERIC MICHAEL GILLETT
  A Tribute to Adolph Green (54 Below), Mandy Gonzalez (54 Below), Marieann Meringolo (Metropolitan Room), Lauren Stanford (Metropolitan Room), The Amanda McBroom Project (Laurie Beechman)
• LISA MOSS
  Dancing With Death/Thomas Honeck (The Duplex), 2014 Duplex Gala (The Duplex), From Book to Broadway (The Duplex), Joe Baccan (The Duplex), Mark Steven Wellen (The Duplex)
• PETER NAPOLITANO
  Adam B. Shapiro (54 Below, Metropolitan Room), Minda Larsen (Metropolitan Room), Remembering Elaine Stritch (Metropolitan Room), Winter Rhythms Holiday/Disney Closing Concert (Urban Stages)

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

• ADAM DeCARLO
  Bret Shuford/Charming: A Tale of an American Prince, Angela Shultz/Reality Check, Richard Holbrook/Untapped Fred Astaire (Don't Tell Mama)
• JASON ELLIS
  Amy Beth Williams/Crazy to Love You, Marnie Klar,/Home, Kim Sutton/Anchors Away (Don't Tell Mama)
• JEAN-PIERRE PERREAUX
  Sharon McNight/Sophie Tucker's Farewell Tour, Stacy Sullivan/Peggy's Back, Marilyn Maye/Marilyn by Request (Metropolitan Room))
• TED STAFFORD
  Chrysten Peddie/Too Darn Tall (Metropolitan Room), Marieann Meringolo/Crazy Love (Metropolitan Room), Joyce Breach/Moments Like This (Don't Tell Mama)
• K.J. HARDY (lights), AMANDA RAYMOND (sound)
  Mark Nadler/Runnin' Wild: Songs of the Roaring Twenties, Marilyn Maye/Marilyn Salutes Johnny Carson, Paulo Szot (54 Below)

RECORDING (LaMott Friedman Award)

• CELIA BERK
  You Can't Rush Spring
• MAXINE LINEHAN
  An American Journey
• KAREN OBERLIN AND SEAN HARKNESS
  A Wish
• STEARNS MATTHEWS
  Spark
• BOB MUNDY
  Something Beautiful

SONG

• ADVICE TO A YOUNG FIREFLY
• CENTRAL PARK IN SPRING
• SAVE ME THE ROSE
• SIMPLY
• A SONG TO COME HOME TO

COMEDY/NOVELTY SONG

• THE BRIT SONG
• DON'T TURN 13
• JUST A WORD
• SAVIN' IT
• SHE TELLS ME

SHOW OF THE YEAR

• The 54 SINGS Series, Created by Phil Geoffrey Bond, produced by 54 Below
  54 Below
• RED HOT MAMA - THE SOPHIE TUCKER FAREWELL TOUR, Conceived by and starring Sharon McNight, musical direction by Ian Herman
  Metropolitan Room, Rrazz Room
• RUNNIN' WILD: SONGS AND SCANDALS OF THE ROARING 20'S, Created by and starring Mark Nadler
  54 Below
• SHADES OF BLUE, Created by Carole J. Bufford and Scott Siegel, starring Carole J. Bufford, musical direction by Ian Herman
  54 Below, Metropolitan Room
• THE SKIVVIES, Created by and starring Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina
  54 Below