Voting Now Open in 18 Categories for 2013 BroadwayWorld New York Cabaret Awards, Thru 1/5
By: Stephen Hanks Dec. 03, 2013
By Stephen Hanks, BWW NYC Cabaret Columnist and Reviewer
If you're wondering whether or not 2013 was a fantastic year for the cabaret art form in New York, all you have to do is scan the amazing list of nominees for this year's BroadwayWorld New York Cabaret Awards and you'll know it was one of the best ever. But from one year to the next the types of performances can be very different. So while we started the nomination process with 22 categories, we pared it down to 18 due to a lack of candidates in the categories of Male Jazz Vocalist, Singer/Songwriter Show, and Female and Male Debut Shows. A few candidates with nominations in those categories were placed in others, such as Male and Female Vocalist.
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(On a personal note, I want to thank everyone who nominated my show, Beyond American Pie: The Don McLean Songbook, in the Best Male Debut and Best Tribute Show categories. But given my involvement as director and editor for this Awards program--and as host for the Awards show at Joe's Pub on February 23--I felt it proper to eliminate myself from the competition.)
So now it's time for all you cabaret performers and fans to vote for the best singers, musicians, songs, and shows of the year. But before registering your ballots, please keep in mind that we shouldn't turn this process into something similar to voting for the Major League Baseball All-Star Teams, in which everyone can drop an infinite number of ballots in the ballpark boxes or vote multiple times online. Let's be on an honor system. Even if you have multiple email addresses, try to limit your ballot to one per person. To cabaret performer nominees: While we expect people who may have only seen your show to vote in multiple categories, please resist the temptation to solicit votes from people who haven't at least seen your show, let alone anyone else's. Voting will continue until Sunday night January 5 and the winners will be announced later that week. We hope that all the winners will be available to perform in the Awards show on February 23.
To cast your votes for the 2013 New York BWW Cabaret Awards, click on the link below and follow the instructions on the landing page. Once you input your email address, you're good to vote. By the way, if you see a performer's name misspelled or a show misnamed, please email me at: stephenhanks41@gmail.com. Congrats to all the nominees and best of luck in the final voting!
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2013 BroadwayWorld.com New York Cabaret Awards Nominees
Best Band/Orchestra for a Show (Three or More Musicians)
Jack Cavari, Larry Saltzman, John Miller/ Barbara Porteus: Up On the Roof
Sean Harkness, Ted Kooshian, Skip Ward, Rob Mitzner/ Stephen Hanks: Beyond American Pie
Barry Levitt, Tom Hubbard, Sean Harkness, Ray Marchica, Kenny Lavender, Mark Miller, Cliff Lyons, Mayra Casales/Terese Genecco and Her Little Big Band at the Iridium
Michael Kanan, Neal Miner, Rick Montalbano/ Jane Monheit at Birdland
Michael Thomas Murray, Oscar Bautista, Frank Canino, Mike Shapiro, Jay Leslie/ William Blake: Echoes of Etta at Joe's Pub
Ted Rosenthal, Dean Johnson, Tim Horner, Randy Sandke, Dick Oatts/ Ann Hampton Callaway: Sarah Vaughan--From Sassy to Divine
Tracy Stark, Peter Calo, Saadi Zain, David Silliman, Jonathan Kantor/ Billie Roe: 1978 NYC Underground (Tom Waits)
Jon Weber, Peter Calo, Ritt Henn, Kelly Barnett/ Lauren Fox: Canyon Folkies
Jon Weber, Mike Rosengarten, Ritt Henn/ Marissa Mulder: Tom Waits . . . In His Words
Lawrence Yurman, Ray Kilday, Trevor Newman, Damien Bassman/ T. Oliver Reid: Drop Me Off In Harlem
Bill Heller, Jim Cammack, John Hurley, Frank Bellucci/ Champagne Pam: Daddy's Little Girl
Joe Iconis and the Family Band: Liz Lark Brown, Seth Eliser, Molly Hager, Dennis Michael Keefe, MK Lawson, Eric William Morris, Jeremy Morse, Krysta Rodriguez, Rob Rokicki, Mike Rosengarten, Lance Rubin, Jared Weiss, Jason SweetTooth Williams/Rock 'n Roll Jamboree at 54 Below
Best Cabaret Show Director
Dan Foster/ Sibling Revelry (Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway)
Lauren Fox/ Tom Waits: In His Words (Marissa Mulder)
Gerry Geddes/ Someone: Tribute to Matthew Shepard (Parker Scott and Wells Hanley)
Eric Michael Gillett/ The Amanda McBroom Project
Lina Koutrakos/ Quiet Storm (Tanya Holt & Marcus Simeone)
Joe Langworth/ Paulo Szot at 54 Below
Peter Napolitano/ Guide to the Perfect Breakup (Adam Shapiro)
Gretchen Reinhagen/ Multiple Shows
Lennie Watts/ 1978 New York City Underground (Billie Roe)
Susan Winter/ Daddy's Little Girl (Champagne Pam)
Best Cabaret Show Revue
Ahrens & Flaherty: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Broadway Swings at 54 Below
Cabaret Rocks the Rockaways
Joe Iconis and the Family: Rock n' Roll Jamboree
Our Sinatra: A Musical Celebration
The Amanda McBroom Project
Picture Perfect: Songs of Scott Evan Davis
Sing This: The Songs of Jeff Cubeta
Tales of Joni: 54 Sings Mitchell
20th Century Girl: The Lois Morton Songbook
Best CD Release (Solo, Duo or Group): Studio CD Only
David Friedman/ Let Me Fly: David Sings His Own Songs
Shana Farr/ Out of The Shadows
Nina Hennessey/ With a Song
Hopelessly in Love/ The Lyrics of Tom Toce
Barb Jungr/ Stockport to Memphis
Annie Kozuch/ Mostly Jobim
Jane Monheit/ The Heart of the Matter
Steve Schalclin/ Tales From the Bonus Round
Janis Siegel/ Nightsongs-A Late Night Interlude CD
Dwight Thomas Vaughn/ In These Genes
Best Duo or Group Show
Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway/ Sibling Revelry
Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch/ Sunday Nights at Bemelman's Bar
Tanya Holt and Marcus Simeone/ Quiet Storm
Joe Iconis and the Family/ Rock 'n Roll Jamboree
John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey/ Children and Art
Parker Scott and Wells Hanley/ Someone: Tribute to Matthew Shepard
KT Sullivan and Larry Woodard/ KT and Larry Remember Mabel & Bobby
Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor/ The Last Five Years
Best Female Celebrity Vocalist
Christine Andreas/ BeMused
Laura Benanti/ Constant Search of Right Kind of Attention
Ann Hampton Callaway/ Sarah Vaughn: From Sassy to Divine
Liz Callaway/ Coming Around Again
Baby Jane Dexter/ The Rules of the Road
Linda Eder at 54 Below
Linda Lavin/ Now
Patti LuPone/ Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
Marilyn Maye/ Maye-den Voyage
Andrea McArdle/ '70s and Sunny
Amanda McBroom/ A Valentine Rose
Faith Prince/ Have a Little Faith
Best Female Vocalist
Carole J. Bufford/ Body & Soul
Lynda D'Amour/ The Hungry Years
Morgan James/ An Evening With . . .at 54 Below
Lianne Marie Dobbs/ Everything Old Is New Again
Jillian Laurain/ My Broadway
Rosemary Loar/ When Harry Met the Duke
Marieann Meringolo/ Orchestrated
Marissa Mulder/ Tom Waits: In His Words
Champagne Pam/ Daddy's Little Girl
Barbara Porteus/ Up On The Roof
Billie Roe/ 1978 New York City Underground (Tom Waits)
Amy Wolk/ Wolk On the Wild Side
Best Female Jazz Vocalist
Sharon Clark/ Blame It On My Youth
Mary Foster Conklin/ Life Is a Bitch: Fran Landesman
Kat Gang/ Beauty and the Beat
Jane Monheit/ at Birdland and 54 Below
Janet Planet at the Metropolitan Room
Joanne Tatham/ Soundtrack New York
Annie Ross at the Metropolitan Room
Catherine Russell at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
Best Host/Producer for Variety Show/Recurring Series or Open Mic
Raissa Katona Bennett/ The Concerts for City Greens
Phil Geoffrey Bond/ Sondheim Unplugged
Jim Caruso/ Cast Party
Jamie deRoy/ Jamie deRoy & Friends
Mark Janas and Tanya Moberly/ Salon
Frances Hill and Peter Napolitano/ Winter Rhythms
Dana Lorge/ Dana Lorge's Variety Show
Joseph Macchia/ Cabaret Cares
Susie Mosher/ Backstage
Scott Siegel/ Broadway Ballyhoo
Best Male Celebrity Vocalist
Charles Busch/ Ridin' High
Norbert Leo Butz/ Girls, Girls, Girls
Peter Gallagher/ How'd All You People Get in My Room
Adam Guettel/ An Evening With . . .
Eric Michael Gillett/ Careless Rhapsody: Songs of Lorenz Hart
Clint Holmes/ Stop This Train
Matthew Morrison/ Up Close and Personal
Duncan Sheik/ An Evening With . . .
Paulo Szot/ An Evening With . . .
John Lloyd Young/ My Turn
Best Male Vocalist
Devin Bing and the Secret Service
Tony DeSare/ The Contemporary American Songbook
Gregory Generet/ Regeneration at Smoke
Jeff Harnar/ Does This Song Make Me Look Fat?
Nicolas King/Live at Don't Tell Mama & Iridium
Stearns Matthews/ The Importance of Being STEARNSest
Craig Pomranz/ Love Is The Thing
T. Oliver Reid/ Drop Me Off In Harlem
Ricky Ritzel/ Sings Elaine Stritch
Adam Shapiro/ Guide to the Perfect Breakup
Jonathan Whitton/ Black Sheep Carnival
Best Musical Comedy Performance (Male or Female)
Dorothy Bishop/ The Dozen Divas Show
Robin Kradles/ Icons: Tribute to Women Who Inspire Me
Jackie Hoffman/ Old Woman, New Material
Carly Sakolove/ I Hear Voices
Adam Shapiro/ Guide to the Perfect Breakup
Amy Wolk/ Wolk On the Wild Side
Best Musical Director
Jack Cavari/ Barbara Porteus Up On the Roof
Tedd Firth/ Marilyn Maye Maye-den Voyage
Mark Hartman/ Natalie Douglas Scrapbook 2.0 and Live at Café Carlyle
Bill Heller/ Champagne Pam Daddy's Little Girl
Ian Herman/ Carole J. Bufford Body and Soul
Barry Levitt/ Adam Shapiro Guide to the Perfect Breakup
Michael Thomas Murray/ William Blake/Echoes of Etta II and Birthday Bash
Jon Weber/ Marissa Mulder Tom Waits: In His Words
Don Rebic/ Christine Andreas BeMused
Alex Rybeck/ Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway: Sibling Revelry
Tracy Stark/ Billie Roe 1978 NYC Underground/Tom Waits
Bill Zeffiro/ Lianne Marie Dobbs at Metropolitan Room
Best One-Show Special Event (Performer or Group)
A Tribute to Bobby Short at Allen Room at Lincoln Center
A Tribute to Ervin Drake at Iridium
A Tribute to Julie Wilson at Iridium
William Blake's Birthday Bash at Birdland
Natalie Douglas: Scrapbook 2.0 at Birdland
Jeff Harnar Sings/Alex Rybeck Plays Birdland
Hidden Treasures: The Songs of Larry Kerchner at York Theatre
Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band with Lea DeLaria at The Cutting Room
One Night of Peace and Music: A Tribute to Woodstock at 54 Below
Terri White: Blues to Broadway at 54 Below
Best Original Song for a Cabaret Show
Jason Robert Brown "Twenty Six Names" (Tribute to Sandy Hook Victims)
Scott Evan Davis "I Can Be" for Picture Perfect
Larry Kerchner "What's Your Phobia?" for Jeff Harnar
Barry Levitt/Peter Napolitano "Guide to the Perfect Breakup" for Adam Shapiro
Rosemary Loar "Between the A-Train and the Rainbow" for When Harry Met the Duke
Steve Schalchlin "So Many Days In An Hour" for Tales From the Bonus Round
Amy Wolk/William TN Hall "That's My Dad" for A Wolk On the Wild Side
Bill Zeffiro "A Voice in the Blue" for Terese Genecco
Best Tribute Show (Male or Female)
Ann Hampton Callaway/ Sarah Vaughn: From Sassy to Divine
Mary Foster Conklin/ Life Is a Bitch: Lyrics of Fran Landesman
Eric Michael Gillett/ Careless Rhapsody: Songs of Lorenz Hart
Rosemary Loar/ When Harry Met the Duke
Marissa Mulder/ Tom Waits: In His Words
Ricky Ritzel/ Sings Elaine Stritch
Billie Roe/ Tom Waits: 1978 NYC Underground
Best Variety Show/Recurring Series
Backstage at 54 Below
Broadway Ballyhoo at Laurie Beechman
Broadway on 22nd Street at Metropolitan Room
Cabaret Cares at Laurie Beechman
The Concerts for City Greens at Tudor City
Dana Lorge's Variety Show at Metropolitan Room
Jamie deRoy & Friends at Metropolitan Room/54 Below
MetroStar Talent Challenge at Metropolitan Room
Sondheim Unplugged at 54 Below
The Sophisticates Burlesque at Metropolitan Room
Cabaret Show of the Year (Male or Female)
Carole J. Bufford/ Body & Soul at Metropolitan Room
Ann Hampton Callaway/ Sarah Vaughan: From Sassy to Divine at Dizzy's Jazz Club
Patti LuPone/ Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda at 54 Below
Marissa Mulder/ Tom Waits: In His Words at Metropolitan Room
Marilyn Maye/ Maye-den Voyage at 54 Below
Paulo Szot/ An Evening With . . . at 54 Below
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