2001 BACK STAGE BISTRO AWARDS
Each
year BACK STAGE, the weekly magazine covering NYC theater,
cabaret and other entertainment events presents the BISTRO AWARD
to outstanding cabaret performers and performances of the previous
year. The awards were begun by the late Bob Harrington, who
was the cabaret reviewer for BACK STAGE for many years, and
wrote the Bistro Bits column in the paper.
Currently
the recipients are chosen by the 4 cabaret reviewers of the BACK
STAGE namely John Hoglund, David Finkle, and Barbara
& Scott Siegel. One of the most important rules of the judging
is that you can only win one BISTRO AWARD in a single venue
in your lifetime.
The awards
will be presented at a special ceremony and show at The Supper
Club on Monday, March 5th.
2001 BACK STAGE BISTRO AWARD RECIPIENTS
BACK
STAGE BISTRO Awards 16th ANNIVERSARY GALA
At The Supper Club, 240 W. 47th Street, NYC
Monday, March 5th, 6:30 pm
Event Kicks off Cabaret Month in NYC
GUEST
EMCEE JIM DAVID
NEW
YORK - February 2, 2000 - Back Stage: The Performing Arts Weekly
has announced the winners of the 16th Annual Bistro Awards for outstanding
achievement in cabaret. Twenty-three artists will be recognized
for their distinguished work in 2000. The recipients of the coveted
Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award will be Dame Cleo Laine
and John Dankworth.
2001
BACK STAGE Bistro Award Winners
for Outstanding Excellence in Cabaret:
VOCALIST:
Scott Coulter, Jack Donahue, Audrey Lavine
CABARET
DEBUT: Kane Alexander, Julie Reyburn
MAJOR
ENGAGEMENT: Polly Bergen
MUSICAL
COMEDY: Jim Caruso, Jason Graae
SINGER/SONGWRITER:
Christine Lavin
MUSICAL
REVUE: "This Life - The Songs of Portia Nelson"
- John Znidarsic, Director - Paul Katz, Musical Director/Arranger.
SPECIAL
CABARET EVENT: "Purpose of Love - A Tim Di Pasqua Songbook"
- Producer/Director Michael Levesque
PERFORMER
IN A REVUE: Bobby Peaco ("Indigo Rat")
SONGWRITER:
Francesca Blumenthal
SPECIAL
MATERIAL: "Bistro Baby" by David Gurland
MUSICAL
DIRECTION: Mark Hartman
TECHNICAL
DIRECTION: Michael Barbieri (Judy's Chelsea)
COMEDY
PERFORMER: Cory Kahaney
VARIETY
SHOW: Ron Poole ("Poole Party!")
UNIQUE
ENTERTAINMENT: Marc Salem
RECORDING:
Michael Feinstein's "Romance on Film, Romance on Broadway."
SPECIAL
AWARD: Ervin Drake, songwriter & JOE'S PUB Songbook Series"
The evening
will feature performances from all Bistro-Winning Artists and shows.
The gala
event kicks off Cabaret Month in New York City, as officially designated
in previous years by the Mayor's Office. It is a month-long celebration
of this unique art form, featuring special performances, panel discussions,
and other events.
The Back
Stage Bistro Awards will be held on Monday, March 5th at the Supper
Club, 240 W. 47th Street, beginning with a reception at 5:00
pm with Jerry Scott at the piano, followed by the awards presentation
and show at 6:30 pm. Back Stage Editor-in-Chief Sherry Eaker
is producing and hosting the event along with Back Stage cabaret
critics John Hoglund, David Finkle, and Barbara &
Scott Siegel. Comedian Jim David is guest emcee, and
the show is under the direction of Thomas Mills.
A limited
number of tickets will be sold to the public at $60, available at
Back Stage, 770 Broadway, 6th Floor, NYC; by credit card
by calling 646-654-5740; or by visiting the Back Stage website at
www.backstage.com/.
About
the BACK STAGE Bistro Awards:
The Bistro
Awards were established in I985 by Back Stage's original "Bistro
Bits" columnist, the late Bob Harrington, in recognition of excellence
and creative achievement in cabaret.
The first
award of its kind, the Bistro has evolved into one of the industry's
most prized accolades. Bob Harrington's guidelines for determining
winners continue to serve as the principles to which Back Stage's
current "Bistro Bits" columnists adhere when selecting winners.
The Bistro
recognizes achievement in a wide variety of categories - from outstanding
performances to creative accomplishments and special contributions
to the art by members of the cabaret community.
New categories
can be introduced to reflect developments in this unique and ever
changing art form. The object is not to choose the "best" anything
of the year, but to recognize artistic achievement and originality.
In some
cases, the Back Stage Bistro recognizes performers who are newly
arrived on the scene, while at other times it honors artists who
have shown impressive growth over the years. The Bob Harrington
Lifetime Achievement Award salutes distinguished careers. By design,
the award cannot be given to an artist more than once in the same
category, yet there never seems to be a lack of talented recipients
for the Back Stage Bistro.
The Bistro
Awards 16th Anniversary Gala is being held at the Supper Club, 240
W. 47th Street, NYC, on Monday, March 5, 2001 at 6:30 pm.
Founded
in 1960, BACK STAGE is the leading source of inside information
on the performing arts.
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with the permission of BACK STAGE
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on the 2000 BISTRO AWARDS Gala at the Supper Club
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on the 1999 BISTRO AWARDS Gala at the Supper Club
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on the 1998 BISTRO AWARDS Gala at the Supper Club
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