Photo Flash: Lainie Kazan, Alec Mapa, Jenifer Lewis and More at 2013 Bistro Awards

The 28th Annual Bistro Awards gala took place on March 4, 2013. Unlike most other awards shows, the Bistro Awards is an evening filled with great performances from the winners - stars as well as talented newcomers - who represent a wide variety of styles from the worlds of cabaret, comedy, and jazz. BroadwayWorld has photos from the ceremony below!

Marilyn Maye, the legendary entertainer who won the 2008 Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award, presented Lainie Kazan with her very own Lifetime Achievement Award. Dee Dee Bridgewater, the acclaimed vocalist and Tony Award-winning actress who won the 2012 Bistro for Outstanding Jazz Artistry, presented Maurice Hines with his honor for Enduring Artistry. Jim David presented the comedy award to Alec Mapa. Lee Summers, the award-winning actor and composer, presented the versatile singer and actress Jenifer Lewis with her award for Dazzling Return to New York Cabaret. Larry Moss, the director, acting coach and performer, presented Clint Holmes with his honor for Major Engagement. Thirteen other awards were given out as well.

Tony Award-nominated Kazan has entertained audiences on stage and screen and in nightclubs since the 1960s - from "Funny Girl" to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," from MR. Kelly's to Feinstein's at Loews Regency. Mr. Hines is a celebrated actor, dancer and choreographer who started on TV variety shows in the 1950s and went on to a Tony Award-nominated career on Broadway, is being honored for his Enduring Artistry. The evening, under the direction of Shellen Lubin, was once again co-hosted by comedian and actor Jim David, and featured performances from most of this year's Bistro-winning artists.

Clint Holmes brought his bravura showmanship and powerful vocals to the Café Carlyle in a critically-acclaimed new show comparing and contrasting the music of Cole Porter and Paul Simon. Sue Raney, a leading light on the West Coast jazz scene since the 1950s and still gloriously in command of her sunny voice and trademark range, marked her first New York nightclub engagement in over 25 years, at Feinstein's at Loews Regency.

In 2012, film, TV and stage star Jenifer Lewis performed on a New York cabaret stage for the first time in 20 years. Broadway and symphony conductor Barry Levitt, who is music director for many of nightlife's biggest names, will be honored for "Ongoing Musical Excellence," and Mx. Justin VivIan Bond, the Tony Award-nominated performance artist, for "Singular Artistry."

Two Special Awards were presented: to Jack Kleinsinger, whose concert series "Highlights in Jazz" has been presenting major jazz performers for 41 seasons, and to Ben Rimalower, the writer and performer of the poignant and hilarious solo play "Patti Issues," which has been extended four times at The Duplex.

Alec Mapa was honored for his comedy monologue "Baby Daddy," while Tanya Holt was recognized for her achievements as a Vocalist and Deanna Kirk as Jazz Vocalist. Michael Hughes wins a Bistro Award for his debut New York show, "Mickey and Judy," the musical memoir that was the hit of the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival. T. Oliver Reid was recognized with a Bistro for Theme Show for his show "Drop Me Off in Harlem," which marked his debut at Feinstein's at Loews Regency last fall. Mary Liz McNamara, already honored by BMI for outstanding creative achievement in musical theatre, took home the Bistro Award for Songwriter.

In addition, the Bistro Awards honored two very special new recordings. Catherine Russell, the versatile singer whose CDs have topped both the Billboard charts and the Village Voice's Jazz Critics poll, has impressed the jazz world yet again with the 2012 album "Strictly Romancin'." Moira Danis features many genres of music to highlight the connections between friends, lovers, relatives and strangers on her new CD, "Some People's Lives."

The Ira Eaker Special Achievement Award, given to an outstanding performer on the rise, and named after Back Stage's co-founder, co-publisher, and first cabaret critic, goes to multi-talented Liam Forde.

The BISTRO AWARD was established by Bob Harrington in 1985 in his "Bistro Bits" column in the trade weekly Back Stage, then under the editorship of Sherry Eaker. For the first few years, the awards were merely listed in Harrington's column as notable performances he had seen during the calendar year. The first formal presentation of the awards was held in 1990 at Eighty Eight's, a popular cabaret venue in the West Village. From there, the show moved on to The Ballroom in Chelsea, and then relocated to the Supper Club in the Broadway District, where it remained for many years. This year marks the sixth year at Gotham Comedy Club.

Photo Credit: Jim Baldassare

The 28th Annual Bistro Awards at the Gotham Comedy Club

Bistro Awards Producer Sherry Eaker

2013 Bistro Award Winner Jenifer Lewis

2013 Bistro Award Presenter Rex Reed

2013 Bistro Award Winner Sue Raney

2013 Bistro Awards Host Jim David

2013 Bistro Award Winner Ben Rimalower

2013 Bistro Award Winner Tanya Holt

2013 Bistro Award Winner Catherine Russell (bass: Ritt Henn)

2013 Bistro Award Winner JACK KLEINSINGER / HIGHLIGHTS IN JAZZ

2013 Bistro Award Winner Barry Levitt

2013 Bistro Award Winner Michael Hughes

2013 Bistro Award Winner Mary Liz McNamara

2013 Bistro Award Winner Liam Forde

2013 Bistro Award Winner Moira Danis

2013 Bistro Award Winner T. Oliver Reid

2013 Bistro Award Winner DEANNA KIRK

2013 Bistro Award Winner Clint Holmes

2013 Bistro Award Presenter Dee Dee Bridgewater

2013 Bistro Award Winner Maurice Hines (bass: NORIKO UEDA)

2013 Bistro Award Winner Alec Mapa

Bistro Awards Producer Sherry Eaker

Bistro Award Presenter Marilyn Maye

Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Lainie Kazan

Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Lainie Kazan

Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Lainie Kazan

Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Lainie Kazan