2009 MAC Award Nominee List Announced, Bergen to Be Honored at Ceremony

The nominees for the 23rd Annual MAC Awards have been announced,
honoring excellence in New York City cabaret, comedy and jazz.

The announcement came from the Board of Directors of MAC; Ricky Ritzel, President, Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid), Laura Osnes (South Pacific), and Nancy Witter (Funniest Mom in America) at Barnes & Noble, Lincoln Square on Monday, April 6th. Lennie Watts will be directing the Awards Ceremony.

Polly Bergen will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony.

The 2009 MAC Awards will bestow the Board of Directors Award to Joey Reynolds and Myra Chanin of the JOEY REYNOLDS SHOW, who consistently promote Cabaret, Comedy and Jazz artists on the long running WOR Radio program. Also receiving the honor will be Eva Swann and Vocal Ease for bringing Broadway and Cabaret talent to hospitals, nursing homes and senior center for over a decade. The TimeOut New York Special Achievement Award will go to Poor Baby Bree.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs will celebrate the 23rd
Annual MAC Awards on Monday, May 18th at 7:30pm at B.B. King Blues
Club (237 West 42nd St, Between Broadway 8th Avenue). Doors open at
6:00PM.

For ticket information, log onto www.MACNYC.com or call (212)
465-2662.

Tickets will be available for purchase shortly at
www.bbkingblues.com or at the B.B. King Blues Club box office.

The full list of nominees and special award recipients appears below.

FEMALE VOCALIST
Jenna Esposito
Terese Genecco
Raissa Katona Bennett
Julie Reyburn 

MALE VOCALIST
Marcus Simeone
Kim Smith
Jonathan Whitton
Michael Winther 

MAJOR ARTIST
Klea Blackhurst & Billy Stritch
Baby Jane Dexter
Eric Michael Gillett
Christine Pedi 

DEBUT FEMALE
Deb Berman
Christina Bianco
Cait Doyle 

DEBUT MALE
Ben Cherry
Kevin Dozier
Stearns Matthews

MUSICAL COMEDY PERFORMER/ DUO/GROUP
Booth & Pat
Hedda Lettuce
Shawn Ryan

VOCAL DUO/GROUP
David Gurland & Brian Farley
Karen Oberlin & Miles Phillips
Uptown Express

REVUE/SPECIAL PRODUCTION
Metro Star Talent Challenge
Nashville
What's The Point?!

VARIETY/RECURRING  
Cabaret Cares
Grace Notes: Singers' Soiree
Jamie deRoy & Friends

OPEN MIC  
The After Party
The Algonquin Salon
Jim Caruso's Cast Party 

FEMALE PIANO BAR/RESTURANT ENTERTAINER
Maria Gentile
Tracy Reynolds
Anne Steele 

MALE PIANO BAR/RESTURANT ENTERTAINER
Bobby Belfry
Eric Pickering
George Sanders 

PIANO BAR/RESTURANT INSTRUMENTALIST
Michael Isaacs
Joe Regan
Tracy Stark

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Daryl Kojak
Don Rebic
Tracy Stark

DIRECTOR
Phil Geoffrey Bond
Eric Michael Gillett
Miles Phillips
Lennie Watts 

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Michael Barbieri
David Colbert
Jean-Pierre Perreaux 

JAZZ MALE VOCAL
Scot Albertson
Jack Donahue
Peter Eldridge
Tony Middleton
Julian Yeo 

JAZZ FEMALE VOCAL
Laura Hull
Laurie Krauz
Shaynee Rainbolt
Jane Scheckter
Alysha Umphress 

JAZZ DUO/SINGER/INSTRUMENTALIST
Champion Fulton
Russ Kassoff
Kathleen Landis
Alex Leonard Duo
Daryl Sherman

FEMALE STAND-UP
DENADena Blizzard
Michelle Buteau
Mary Dimino
Ophira Eisenberg
Maureen Langan

MALE STAND-UP
Wali Collins
Joe Devito
Joe DeRosa
Kyle Grooms
Rick Younger

MAJOR MALE STAND-UP
Mario Cantone
Jim Gaffigan
Greg Giraldo
Tom Papa
Louis Ramey

MAJOR FEMALE STAND-UP
Susie Essman
Jackie Hoffman
Jessica Kirson
Lynn Koplitz

IMPROV/ COMEDY GROUP
Chicago City Limits
Calgary Whalers
Comedy Sportz

RECORDING
Carol Hall - Hallways: The Songs of Carol Hall
Barry Lloyd - Barry Lloyd Live
Karen Mason - : Right Here, Right Now
Todd Murray - Stardust & Swing
Stacy Sullivan - It's a Small Town
Uptown Express - Walk Like a Man Karen Mason

JAZZ RECORDING
Elli Fordyce - Something Still Cool
The Kurt Weill Project - A Song About Forever
Shaynee Rainbolt - Charmed Life: Shaynee Rainbolt Sings Russell Garcia
Spider Saloff - Live at Maxim's
Julian Yeo - Unusual Passage Cole Porter

SONG
"Running" - Adam Gwon
"Change In Me" - Carol Hall
"Come Home" - Mark Janas & Peter Napolitano
"Right Here, Right Now" - Paul Rolnick & Jim Papoulis 
"Living Without Love" - Jason Wynn 

SPECIAL MATERIAL
"This Is My Birthday" - Carol Hall
"Leaky Ceiling" - Sharon Kenny
"The Olives of Regret" - Nicholas Levin
"The Mess" - Ryan Scott Oliver
"You May Have a Problem" - Dan Page, John Domurad & Michele Page

The 2009 Board of Directors Awards will be presented to JOEY REYNOLDS and MYRA CHANIN of the JOEY REYNOLDS SHOW and EVA SWAN & VOCAL EASE. 

The 2009 Time Out New York Award will be presented to POOR BABY BREE.

 

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