Photo Coverage: 2011 MAC Awards - Backstage!
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy May. 11, 2011
Last night, May 10, the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs presented the 2011 MAC Awards. The awards ceremony and show was produced by Julie Miller and directed by Lennie Watts and was held at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. The evening was hosted by Christine Pedi. Steven Ray Watkins was the musical director.
The MAC Awards honor the best in live performance, recordings, songs and shows from the past year. For a full list of winners on BroadwayWorld, click here!
Special honors of the evening were presented to Annie Ross, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award, George Sanders, who received the Board of Directors Awards, and Marianne Challis, who received the Hanson Award.
BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage of the backstage fun below!
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
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Daryl Glenn
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Barry Kleinbort and Jamie deRoy
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Ruby Rims
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Steven Ray Watkins (Musical Director), Scott Coulter and Lennie Watts (Director)
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Julie Gold and Baby Jane Dexter
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Ben Cherry and Lorinda Lisitza
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Ben Cherry, Natalie Douglas, Miles Phillips, Daryl Glenn, Karen Mack and Sue Matsuki
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Open Mic Award-Salon Host Mark Janas and Producer Tanya Moberly
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Hose-Variety Show/ Series or Open Mic-Raissa Katona Bennet-The concerts at Tudor City
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Tanya Moberly, Raissa Katona Bennett and Mark Janas
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Piano Bar/ restaurant Instrumentalist-Nate Buccieri
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Irv Raible
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Lamont/Friedman CD Award-Karen Oberlin
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Ritt Hen and Lennie Watts
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Tommy Femia and Christine Pedi
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Tommy Femia and Christine Pedi
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Duo/Group- 3 Play the 70's-Steven Ray Watkins, Scott Coulter and Lennie Watts
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Major Artist-Julie Reyburn
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Julie Miller (Producer of tonight's show), Julie Reyburn and Mark Janas
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Hanson Award-Marianne Challis
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Variety Production/Recurring Series- Cabaret Cares Joseph Macchia producer
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Ruby Rims and Christine Pedi
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Ruby Rims and Klea Blackhurst
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Special Production-Faye Lane's Beauty Shop Stories-Faye Lane
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Johnny Rodgers and Christine Pedi
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New York Debut Female-Liz Lark Brown
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Nate Buccieri, Heidi Weyhmueller, Liz Lark Brown and Sean Harkness
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New York Debut Male-Sean Harkness
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Liz Lark Brown and Sean Harkness
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Johnny Rodgers, Liz Lark Brown, Sean Harkness and Lorinda Lisitza
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Uptown Express-John DePalma, Brad Parks, Chris Caswell and Jaymes Hodges with their director James Followell
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Soli Pabon
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Board of Directors Award-George Sanders with Sneaky Snake
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Special Musical Material-Mary Liz McNamara
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Song-Haunted Music by Tracy Stark and Lyrics by Marcus Simeone
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Mary Liz McNamara and Sharon McNight
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Lina Koutrakos and Alex Rybeck
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Musical Director-Alex Rybeck
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Suzanne Peebles and Penny Landau
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Comedy/Musical Comedy Performer-Female-Amy Wolk
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Jane Monheit and Christine Pedi
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Lifetime Achievement Award-Annie Ross
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Annie Ross, Jane Monheit and Lennie WattsMa
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Male Vocalist-Kevin Dozier
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Alex Rybeck and Kevin Dozier
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Female Vocalist-Sarah Rice
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Sarah Rice and Kevin Dozier
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