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

By: Feb. 26, 2015
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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

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

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

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

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

DIRECTOR

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

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


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