2012 BWW Cabaret Awards - LIVE Update - 11/19!

Voting is now underway for the Inaugural Cabaret Awards and continues until December 31, 2012.  Winners will be announced in early January.  

Here are the current standings for Cabaret:

Best Cabaret Show Revue 
KT Sullivan & Karen Kohler - Vienna to Weimer 23%
Scott Siegel - Broadway Ballyhoo 21%
Joe Iconis - Nature of the Beasts at 54 Below 15%
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Best CD Release (Solo, Duo or Group) 
Andrea Marcovicci - Smile 16%
Colleen McHugh - Pret-A-Porter 14%
Terese Genecco - Live at the Iridium 13%
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Best Director 
Lennie Watts - Tanya Holt: Forever Home 17%
Collette Black - Jackie Kristel: A Girl You Should Know 14%
Kristine Zbornik - Bloody Bloody Lennie Watts 12%
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Best Duo/Group 
Marilyn Maye and Michael Feinstein - Swingin' The Night Away 23%
KT Sullivan & Karen Kohler - Vienna to Weimer 14%
Carole J. Bufford, Christina Bianco, Scott Coulter - 11 O'Clock Numbers at 11 O'Clock 10%
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Best Female Celebrity Vocalist 
Betty Buckley - The Other Woman at Feinstein's 21%
Patti LuPone - At 54 Below 15%
Ann Hampton Callaway - The Streisand Songbook at 54 Below 14%
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Best Female Debut Show 
Alison Nusbaum - Ladies! Raucus Homage to Mel Brooks Broads 21%
Jackie Kristel - A Girl You Should Know 19%
Stacie Perlman - The Story Underneath 15%
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Best Female Vocalist 
Colleen McHugh - Calendar Girl at The Duplex 14%
Stacy Sullivan - It's a Good Day: Tribute to Peggy Lee 12%
Terese Genecco - Little Big Band at the Iridium 11%
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Best Host of Variety Show/Recurring Series or Open Mic 
Jim Caruso - Cast Party at Birdland 34%
Susie Mosher - Backstage at 54 Below 12%
Emily McNamara, Brian Nash & Ben Cameron - Mostly Sondheim @ The Duplex 8%
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Best Instrumentalist (Non Piano) 
Will Anderson-Clarinet/Saxophone - Carole J. Bufford: speak easy. 18%
Sean Harkness-Guitar - Multiple Shows 14%
Steve Doyle-Bass - Multiple Shows 12%
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Best Jazz Vocalist (Male or Female) 
Jane Monheit - at the Blue Note 25%
Annie Ross - at the Met Room 12%
Shaynee Rainbolt - at the Sugar Bar 11%
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Best Male Celebrity Vocalist 
Ben Vereen - Steppin' Out at 54 Below 20%
Michael Feinstein - Various Shows at Feinstein's 15%
Brian d'Arcy James - Under the Influence at 54 Below 13%
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Best Male Debut Show 
Steve Doyle - Home to You 27%
Jerry Phelps - Sad Songs Say So Much 15%
Paul Hoffman - Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails 14%
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Best Male Vocalist 
William Blake - Echoes of Etta: Tribute to Etta James 25%
Craig Pomranz - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 19%
Lennie Watts - Bloody Bloody Lennie Watts 17%
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Best Musical Comedy Performance 
Alison Nusbaum - Ladies! A Raucous Homage to Mel Brooks Broads 35%
Jim Speake - Sings 'Til The Cows Come Home 21%
Roger Mapes - Rev. Yolanda's Old Time Gospel Hour 15%
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Best Musical Director 
Billy Stritch - Marilyn Maye By Request 27%
Tracy Stark - Barb Jungr: Man In the Long Black Coat 11%
Barry Levitt - Robert Cuccioli CD Release Show at Birdland 10%
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Best Original Song for a Cabaret Show 
Scott Evan Davis - Cautiously Optimistic: If We Say Goodbye 30%
Peter Napolitano and Matthew Martin Ward - Janice Hall: I'd Rather Be Doing This 12%
Rosemary Loar - Sting, Stang, Stung: All I Could Do Was Sigh 12%
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Best Singer/Songwriter Show--Original Material 
Jason Robert Brown - at 54 Below 31%
Scott Evan Davis - Cautiously Optimistic 23%
David Friedman - Songs That Have Written Me 12%
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Best Tribute Show (Male or Female) 
Ann Hampton Callaway - The Streisand Songbook 28%
Colleen McHugh - Songs of Judy Garland 13%
Robyn Spangler - Why I Love Linda Ronstadt 13%
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Best Variety Show/Recurring Series/Open Mic 
Cast Party at Birdland 24%
Backstage at 54 Below 21%
Sondheim Unplugged 9%
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Cabaret Show of the Year (Male or Female) 
Ann Hampton Calloway - The Streisand Songbook 27%
Mark Nadler - I'm a Stranger Here Myself 12%
Terese Genecco/Little Big Band - Live at the Iridium 10%
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Don't miss out!  We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

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