2008 NIGHTLIFE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The 2008
Nightlife Award winners, voted by nearly 25 critics and judges covering
cabaret, comedy and jazz have been announced today. This year's
awards took place on Monday, January 28th at 7:00 pm at THE TOWN
HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC - 212-997-1929 - http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/
). The Nightlife
Awards offers a unique approach to celebrating its winners. Instead
of making boring acceptance speeches, they perform! It's the only
"All-Performance" award show in the world. Every year, the winners
come to THE TOWN HALL to show why they were chosen.
2008
NIGHTLIFE AWARD WINNERS:
CABARET
OUTSTANDING
CABARET VOCALIST IN A MAJOR ENGAGEMENT
Marilyn Maye
(Finalists: Mary Cleere Haran - Chita Rivera)
OUTSTANDING
CABARET VOCALIST
Barb Jungr
(Finalists: Baby Jane Dexter - Jeanne MacDonald)
OUTSTANDING
CABARET DUO/GROUP IN A MAJOR ENGAGEMENT
John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey
(Finalists: Ashford & Simpson - Charlap & Stewart)
OUTSTANDING
CABARET DUO/GROUP
Modern Man
(Finalists: Mack & Holland - Monday in the Dark With George)
OUTSTANDING CABARET COMEDY/CHARACTERIZATION
Christine Pedi
(Finalists: Poor Baby Bree - Khristine Zbornik)
OUTSTANDING
PIANO BAR ENTERTAINER
Natalie Douglas
(Finalists: Kimlee Hicks - Traci Reynolds)
JAZZ
OUTSTANDING
JAZZ VOCALIST IN A MAJOR ENGAGEMENT
Carol Sloane
(Finalists: Annie Ross - Paula West)
OUTSTANDING
JAZZ VOCALIST
Allan Harris
(Finalists: Ed Reed - Curtis Stigers)
OUTSTANDING
JAZZ SOLOIST
Hank Jones
(Finalists: James Carter - Greg Osby)
OUTSTANDING JAZZ COMBO
Anat Cohen and the Anzic Orchestra
(Finalists: Billy Hart Quartet - Waverly 7))
COMEDY
OUTSTANDING COMEDIAN IN A MAJOR ENGAGEMENT
Louis CJ
(Finalists: Lewis
Black - Tim Minchin)
OUTSTANDING
COMEDIAN
John Mulaney
(Finalists: Daniel Kitson - Tom Papa))
OUTSTANDING
COMEDY DUO OR GROUP
Flight of the Conchords
(Finalists: Kinsey Sicks - 3 Square)
The 2008
Nightlife Awards is sponsored, in part, by ASCAP, TheaterMania.com,
Thoroughbred Records, Jill & Irwin Cohen, Trattoria Dopo Teatro,
Edith & Ervin Drake, Fred Landau, Peter & Barbara Leavy, Stuart
E. Bloom & Robert L. Aaron: Lightstyles, LLC, Jamie deRoy &
friends, Lynn DiMenna,and The Edythe Kenner Foundation
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