Nightlife Awards Participants and Judges Announced

Presented by Vern T. Calhoun, Kati Meister and Scott & Barbara Siegel, The First Annual Nightlife Awards is an evening of entertainment by the best New York City has to offer in Cabaret, Comedy and Jazz. The star-filled show will be presented at THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC - http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/) on Monday, January 27th at 8:00 pm. Directed by Jeff Cohen, the evening will be co-hosted by downtown diva Lea DeLaria and cabaret icon Andrea Marcovicci and will feature stars such as Lewis Black, Liz Callaway, John Cullum, Tovah Feldshuh, Julie Halston, Judy Kuhn, John McDaniel, Donna McKechnie, Donna Murphy, James Naughton, Phylicia Rashad, Sonny Rollins, David Sanborn, Lillias White, Stephen Schwartz, KT Sullivan, Julie Wilson, and others.

A roster of 23 judges has selected the winners of The Nightlife Awards in 19 categories. The judges are: Robert L. Daniels of Variety, Naomi Frisch of Comedy Central, Steve Futterman of The New Yorker, Gary Giddins of The Village Voice, Ira Gitler of Jazz Times and Downbeat, Joann Grigioni of Comedy Central, Joe Grossman of Time Out NY, Stephen Holden of The New York Times, David Hurst of Show Business Weekly, Peter Leavy of Cabaret Scenes Magazine, Lesley Mallgrave of Oxygen, Howard Mandel of Jazz Journalists Association, Ben Ratliff of The New York Times, Rex Reed of The New York Observer, Roy Sander formerly of Back Stage and CitySearch, Gene Santoro of The Daily News, Gene Seymour of New York Newsday, Barbara & Scott Siegel of TheaterMania.com & Siegel Entertainment Syndicate, comedy producer Jeff Singer, Frank Smiley of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jonathan Warman of HX Magazine and K. Leander Williams of Time Out NY.

In addition, a special award will be given annually to a Living Legend in each of the three nightlife categories: Cabaret, Comedy and Jazz.

Tickets, which are $25.00, $50.00 and $75.00, may be purchased at THE TOWN HALL (123 West 43rd Street, NYC), through Ticket Master 1-212-307-4100, or on the web at http://www.theatermania.com/. There are also $125.00 VIP tickets (which include best seating and admission to the post-show cast party) or $50.00 party-only tickets. The post-show cast party will be held in the Secret Garden of Trattoria Dopo Teatro (125 West 44th Street, NYC). VIP and party tickets can only be purchased by calling 1-212-752-4119, by e-mailing thenightlifeawards@hotmail.com or through mail order via a coupon available on The Nightlife Awards website at http://www.theatermania.com/extras/nightlife/index.html. Additional information and updates on the show are also on the website.

The First Annual Nightlife Awards is sponsored in part by the generosity of CitiGroup Private Bank, Edythe Kenner, ASCAP, BMI, TheaterMania.com and Trattoria Dopo Teatro.

 

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