Breaking News: 2016 MAC Award Cabaret Winners Announced!
By: Robert Diamond Mar. 30, 2016
At a ceremony held last night in New York, the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs announced the winners of the 2016 MAC Awards. A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Amanda McBroom. Also honored with a Board of Directors award was Maryann Lopinto. Jamie deRoy received the Ruth Kurtzman Benefit Award on behalf of her work with The Actors Fund: Jamie deRoy & Friends Cabaret Initiative. Sally Darling received the Hanson Award. The show was produced by Julie Miller and directed by Lennie Watts, with musical direction by Matt Baker.
The 2016 MAC Award Winners are:
Female Vocalist
Tanya Moberly
Songs I Feel Like Singing
Don't Tell Mama
Male Vocalist
You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me
Metropolitan Room
Major Artist
Since You've Asked
Metropolitan Room
Celebrity Artist
Mason at Mama's in March; Love Secrets of the Ancient Divas; Next to Norma; Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!
Don't Tell Mama, Rrazz Room (New Hope), Rrazz Room at the Prince (Philadelphia), Kennedy Center, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
New York Debut - Female
Mama Drama
The Duplex
New York Debut - Male
Recipes for Disaster!
Metropolitan Room
Musical Comedy Performer
TIE
Barbara Malley
Eat! Drink! Be Merry!
Don't Tell Mama
AND
Molly Pope Likes Your Status
The Duplex
Impersonation/Characterization/Drag Artist
Doris Dear
Doris Dear's Gurl Talk: Unplugged; Doris Dear's Gurl Talk: The Rumpus Room Edition
Don't Tell Mama
Duo/Group
Kim Grogg and Kim Sutton
Whenever I Call You Friend
Don't Tell Mama
Major Duo/Group
Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano
Shoulder Season; Something to Live For: The Strayhorn Centennial; others
Metropolitan Room, National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Birdland, Jazz at Kitano, others
Revue
Another Hundred People
Performed by KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar, directed by Sondra Lee, musical direction by Jon Weber
Laurie Beechman
Recurring Series
Ricky Ritzel's Broadway
Created and produced by Ricky Ritzel, staged by Jay Rogers and Aaron Morishita
Don't Tell Mama, Urban Stages
Special Production
Mama's Next Big Act
Created and hosted by Lennie Watts, produced by Limor Shekhter and Lennie Watts
Don't Tell Mama
Emcee
It's Just a Number
Metropolitan Room
Ensemble Instrumentalist
Guitar
Piano Bar Instrumentalist
Brandy's, Don't Tell Mama
Restaurant/Hotel Lounge Instrumentalist
Sheree Sano
Don't Tell Mama Happy Hour
Piano Bar Singing Entertainer - Female
Brandy's
Piano Bar Singing Entertainer - Male
Don't Tell Mama
Musical Director
Lennie Watts (Don't Tell Mama), Tanya Moberly (Don't Tell Mama), Eve Eaton (Don't Tell Mama), Heather Villaescusa (Don't Tell Mama), Wendy Russell (Don't Tell Mama)
Director
Kristoffer Lowe (Metropolitan Room), Eve Eaton (Don't Tell Mama), Kim Grogg & Kim Sutton (Don't Tell Mama), Raissa Katona Bennett & Kenneth Gartman (Laurie Beechman)
Technical Director
Collette Black
Karen Kohler, William Ludwig, and Sebastian Stert: In This Town: The Songs of Marlene Dietrich & Hildegard Knef; Wendy A. Russell: Where Have I Been All My Life?; Helen Glassman: Confessions of a Native New Yorker: Jerry Phelps: Can't Have It All
Don't Tell Mama
Recording (Lamott Friedman Award)
Jim Speake
Sweet Life
Major Recording
Barbara Fasano
Busy Being Free
Song
Hold On Tight
Music by Meg Flather and John Mettam, Lyrics by Meg Flather
Comedy/Novelty Song
TIE
The Egg Nog Song
Music by Derek Gregor, Lyrics by Sam Carner
AND
The Mermaid and The Whale
Music by Carolyn Montgomery-Forant and Jeff Cubeta, lyrics by Carolyn Montgomery-Forant
Show Of The Year
Mason at Mama's In March
Performed by Karen Mason, musical direction by Christopher Denny, directed by Barry Kleinbort
Don't Tell Mama
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