1997 MAC AWARD NOMINEES
(New York)
February 28, 1997 - Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs
(MAC) the organization founded in 1983 dedicated to advancing
the art and business of live entertainment has announced its nominees
for the 1997 MAC Awards. The nominees were announced at a
special press event at RAINBOW © STARS. Karen Akers
and Christine Pedi jointly read the list of nominees before an audience
of press reporters and cabaret devotees.
Following
are the nominees:
FEMALE
VOCALIST: Lisa Asher, Baby Jane Dexter, Natalie Gamsu, Marilyn
Volpe
MALE
VOCALIST: Tom Andersen, Charles Cermele, Christian Nova, Tom
Postilio
MAJOR
FEMALE VOCALIST: Ann Hampton Callaway, Karen Mason, Julie Wilson
MAJOR
MALE VOCALIST: Vic Damone, Anthony Newley, Phillip Officer,
Bobby Short
FEMALE
JAZZ / R&B VOCALIST: Judy Barnett, B.J. Crosby, Natalie Douglas
MALE
JAZZ / R&B VOCALIST: Allan Harris, Curtis Stigers, Dan Vannater
MAJOR
FEMALE JAZZ / R&B VOCALIST: Barbara Carroll, Diane Schuur, Nancy
Wilson
MAJOR
MALE JAZZ / R&B VOCALIST: Lionel Hampton, John Pizzarelli, Billy
Stritch, Joe Williams
FEMALE
N.Y. DEBUT: Barbara Brussell, Gentry Leland Claussen, MariEileen
O'Brien, Paula West
MALE
N.Y. DEBUT: David Campbell, Gary Lyons, Crayton Robey, Samuel
Sagenkahn
REVUE
OF THE YEAR: Big City Rhythm, Brief History of White Music,
Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back
SONG
OF THE YEAR: Tom Andersen & Tim DiPasqua "Let Love Lead
the Way", David Friedman "We Can Be Kind", Portia Nelson "As I Remember
Him"
SPECIAL
MUSICAL MATERIAL: Gerard Alassandrini "Summer Movies" (Forbidden
Hollywood), Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich "The Alto's Lament,
Gary Lyons "I'm Having An Affair With A Musician", Bobby Peaco &
John Richard Thompson "Where Are The Waltzes" (Erik & the Snow
Maidens)
RECORDING
OF THE YEAR: Baby Jane Dexter "Big, Bad & Blue", Alix Korey
"Gifts of Love", Marilyn Volpe "You Fascinate Me So"
MAJOR
RECORDING OF THE YEAR: Betty Buckley "An Evening at Carnegie
Hall", Ann Hampton Callaway "To Ella With Love", Liz Callaway, Ann
Hampton Callaway "Sibling Revelry", Karen Mason "Better Days"
VARIETY
PRODUCTION: Jamie deRoy & Friends, Monday Nite Madness,
Saturday Night at Rose's Turn
FEMALE
STAND UP COMIC: Suna Croonquist, Cory Kahaney, Linda Smith
MALE
STAND UP COMIC: Eddie Brill, Jim David, Jeff Ross
MAJOR
FEMALE COMEDY: Joy Behar, Julie Halston, Rita Rudner
MAJOR
MALE COMEDY: Mario Cantone, Mal Z. Lawrence, Paul Provenza
SINGER-INSTRUMENTALIST:
Tim DiPasqua, Julie Gold, Eric Hansen, Mark Nadler
JAZZ
SINGER & /or INSTRUMENTALIST: Rick DellaRatta, Diva Band,
Jay Leonhart, Jo Thompson, Joe Traina Quintet
VOCAL
GROUP: The Accidentals, Doo-Wa-Zoo, The Jenny Burton Experience
CABARET
COMEDY / MONOLOGY: Tracey Berg, John Fugelsang, Clinton Leupp
IMPERSONATION
/ CHARACTERIZATION: James Beaman, Steven Brinberg, Varla Jean
Merman, Ruby Rims
COMEDY
/ IMPROV GROUP: Bitch! Bitch! Bitch!, Gotham City Improv, Scared
Scriptless, Verhaeghe & Ginsburg
MUSICAL
COMEDY PERFORMANCE: Jay Rogers, Marilyn Sokol, Kristine Zbornik
SPECIAL
PRODUCTION: Laurie Beechman & Sam Harris, Erik & The
Snow Maidens, Steve Ross & Judy Carmichael
DIRECTOR:
George Alassandrini, Hope Hardcastle, Barry Kleinbort
MUSICAL
DIRECTOR: Christopher Denny, Wally Harper, Christopher Marlowe
TECHNICAL
DIRECTOR: Bobby Kneeland, Jaye Lee, Shawn Moninger
PIANO
BAR PIANIST: Charles deForest, Bobby Peaco, Jerry Scott, John
Wallowitch
PIANO
BAR ENTERTAINER: Lizz Manners, Ginni McMath, Terri White
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