Photo Coverage: Backstage at the MAC Awards

Last night, May 4, the Board of Directors of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs presented the 2010 MAC Awards at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in Times Square. The awards ceremony and show, produced by Julie Miller and directed by Lennie Watts, was hosted by Sharon McNight. Tracy Stark musical directed. BroadwayWorld celebrated backstage with the evening's winners and participants.

The evening featured performances by Mark Nadler, Laurel Masse, Sean Harkness, Diana Templeton, Lucie Arnaz, Tony DeSare, The Les Paul Trio, Mario Cantone, Billy Stritch, KT Sullivan, Klea Blackhurst, Julie Reyburn, Terese Genecco, Lina Koutrakos, Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano, Baby Jane Dexter, Karen Mason, Chuck Sweeney as "Miss Peggy Lee," and more.

The MAC Awards are presented annually to honor achievements in Cabaret, Comedy, and Jazz. The Awards encompass more that two dozen categories such as: vocalists and vocal groups, piano bar and jazz performers, comedy and musical performers, writers of songs and special material, directors, musical directors, recordings, and more. In addition, through special awards, MAC salutes outstanding contributions to the field of live entertainment. For more information, visit www.macnyc.com.

The 2010 MAC Award winners are:

Female Vocalist
ANNE STEELE

Male Vocalist
HECTOR CORIS

Jazz Vocalist
MARY FOSTER CONKLIN

Major Artist
BABY JANE DEXTER

New York Debut - Female
DANIELLE GRABIANOWSKI

New York Debut - Male
TOM ROCCO

Celebrity Artist
MARILYN MAYE

Stand-Up Comic - Male
DANNY COHEN

Stand-Up Comic - Female
MARY DIMINO

Musical Comedy
GRETCHEN REINHAGEN

Vocal Duo/Group
MARQUEE FIVE

Special Production
RICKY RITZEL HAS HYSTERICAL BLONDNESS

Variety Production/Recurring Series
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE IGUANA

Open Mic
ALGONQUIN SALON, OAK ROOM SALON, SALON

Host - Variety Show/Series Or Open Mic
DANA LORGE AND RICHARD SKIPPER, WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE IGUANA

Piano Bar/Restaurant Singing Entertainer
ANNE STEELE

Piano Bar/Restaurant/Hotel Lounge Instrumentalist
JERRY SCOTT

Technical Director
JEAN-PIERRE PERREAUX

Director
LENNIE WATTS

Musical Director
TRACY STARK

Major Recording
DARYL SHERMAN, "JOHNNY MERCER: A CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE"

Recording
SUSAN WINTER, "LOVE ROLLS ON . . . LIVE!"

Song
"THINGS THAT HAUNT ME," MUSIC AND LYRICS BY BRETT KRISTOFFERSON

Special Musical Material
"IDENTITY THEFT," MUSIC AND LYRICS BY RAY JESSEL

Special Honors of the Evening were presented to:

Lifetime Achievement Award: LESLIE UGGAMS
Presented by BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL

MAC Board of Directors Award: PETER LEAVY
Presented by K.T. SULLIVAN

MAC Board of Directors Award: PLAYBILL.COM
Presented by KAREN MASON

Hanson Award: ANGELA SHULTZ
Presented by LENNIE WATTS

Time Out New York Award: BRANDON CUTRELL
Presented by ADAM FELDMAN

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Daryl Glenn showing off the new MAC Award design

Ruby Rims

Tommy Femia and Baby Jane Dexter

Shaynee Rainbolt and Terese Genecco

Cait Doyle and Jonathan Whitton

Cait Doyle and Noah Cornman

KIm Smith and Jonathan Whitton

Karen Mason

Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano

John McDaniel

Nancy Witter

Mary Dimino and Mario Cantone

Mario Cantone

Jean-Pierre Perreaux

Lennie Watts

Lennie Watts (Director) and Julie Miller (Producer)

Gabrielle Stravelli, Brandon Cutrell and Adam Feldman

Ricky Ritzel and Jim Lazar

Richard Skipper and Dana Lorge

Dani Rhodes

Ray Jessel

Brett Kristoferson

Tracy Stark (Musical Director)

Anne Steele

Ruby Rims and Linda Asher

Robert Vargas

Southern Rain-Kelly Morris, Clarke Mazanec, Daniella Rabbani, Greg Pliska, Justin Ritchie, Rob Simpson, Ted Stafford and Lina Koutrakos

Jay Leonhart and Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Gretchen Reinhagen

Marquee Five-Adam West Hemming, Vanessa Parvin, Julie Reyburn, Sierra Rein and Mick Bleyer

Sharon McNight

Julie Miller and Terese Genecco

Tony DeSare, Mary Foster Conklin and Baby Jane Dexter

Daryl Sherman, David Friedman and Susan Winter

Terese Genecco

Angela Shultz

Coming Out Of The Darkness-Thomas Honeck, Brad Wills, Elisabeth Cernadas, Randa Karambelas, Rebecca Southworth, Trevor Southworth, Randy Lester, Denise Andersen and Scott Denny