2000 MAC Award Nominees

The 14th Annual MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 9th, 2000 at Town Hall (123 West 44th Street), beginning at 7:30 PM (doors open at 7:00).

Nominations for the Year 2000 "MAC Awards," were announced by comedian Julie Halston and songwriter Julie Gold, at the West Bank Cafê. Over 100 nominees will compete for prestigious MAC Awards in 30 categories, presented by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs (MAC). Winners will be announced at the 14th annual MAC Awards Gala, at Town Hall on Sunday, April 9th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available via TicketMaster at (212) 307-4100 or at the Town Hall Box Office, 123 West 44th Street.

Entertainment legends Barry Manilow and Bobby Short will be honored with special awards at the Gala, and both will perform. The star-powered evening will also include performances by Robert Cuccioli, Faith Prince, Karen Mason, Alix Korey and Julie Wilson. The Bobby Peaco Trio will set the tempo of the evening.

FEMALE VOCALIST
Barbara Brussell (EIGHTY EIGHT'S, FIREBIRD CAFE)
Natalie Gamsu (EIGHTY EIGHT'S, BRADSTAN, ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM)
Jeanne MacDonald (EIGHTY EIGHT'S, FIREBIRD CAFE)
Marilyn Volpe (ARCI'S PLACE)

MALE VOCALIST
Charles Cermele (EIGHTY EIGHT'S, FIREBIRD CAFE)
Scott Coulter (DON'T TELL MAMA)
Jack Donahue (EIGHTY EIGHT'S, DON'T TELL MAMA, FIREBIRD CAFE)
Thomas (DON'T TELL MAMA, ROSE'S TURN)

FEMALE MUSICAL COMEDY
Joan Crowe (DON'T TELL MAMA)
Amanda Green (LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER)
Georga Osborne (DON'T TELL MAMA, EIGHTY EIGHT'S)

VARIETY PRODUCTION
"Jamie deRoy & friends" (LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER, DON'T TELL MAMA)
"Dream Street Cabaret" (SAM'S THEATER BAR)
"Poole Party" (DON'T TELL MAMA)

MAJOR FEMALE VOCALIST
Karen Mason (ARCI'S PLACE, JOE'S PUB)
Sally Mayes (EIGHTY EIGHT'S, FIREBIRD CAFE)
Julie Wilson (ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM)

MAJOR MALE VOCALIST
Michael Feinstein (FEINSTEIN'S AT THE REGENCY)
Phillip Officer (LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATER)
Steve Ross (FIREBIRD CAFE)

MALE MUSICAL COMEDY
Matt Leahy (DON'T TELL MAMA)
Mark Nadler (SARDI'S)
Michael Vaccaro (DON'T TELL MAMA)

FEMALE COMEDY
Shecky Beagleman (DON'T TELL MAMA)
Angela LaGreca
Nancy Witter (DON'T TELL MAMA)

MALE COMEDY
David Cohen
Rob Magnotti
Ron Poole (DON'T TELL MAMA)
Paul J. Williams (DON'T TELL MAMA)

MAJOR FEMALE STAND-UP COMEDY
Margaret Cho
Sunda Croonquist
Sherry Davey
Judy Gold
Cory Kahaney

MAJOR MALE STAND-UP COMEDY
Lewis Black
Mario Cantone
Jim David
Jeff Ross

MAJOR JAZZ PERFORMER
Susannah McCorkle (ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM)
Billy Stritch (JOE'S PUB, JAZZ STANDARD)
Paula West (FIREBIRD CAFE)

VOCAL GROUP
The Accidentals (DON'T TELL MAMA, BOTTOM LINE, WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER)
Jenny Burton Experience (DON'T TELL MAMA, RESORTS ATLANTIC CITY)
Eastern Standard Time (JUDY'S CHELSEA)
ZAZ (DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM)

SPECIAL PRODUCTION
"The Blonde Leading the Blonde" - Hackett & Moberly (DON'T TELL MAMA)
John Bucchino & David Campbell
Rick Jensen & Barbara Fasano (DON'T TELL MAMA, EIGHTY EIGHT'S)

FEMALE DEBUT
Tessa Bell (DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM)
Loli Marquez-Sterling (DON'T TELL MAMA)
Naomi Miller (DON'T TELL MAMA)
Carolyn Montgomery (DON'T TELL MAMA, FIREBIRD CAFE, DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM)

JAZZ PERFORMER
Joyce Breach (DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM)
Mary Foster Conklin (DON'T TELL MAMA, CAVIARTERIA)
Natalie Douglas (EIGHTY EIGHT'S)

SINGER/INSTRUMENTALIST
Eric Comstock (BLUE ROOM)
Rick Jensen (EIGHTY EIGHT'S, DON'T TELL MAMA)
Steven Lutvak (BRADSTAN, ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM, ODETTE'S)

MALE DEBUT
Tim Draxl (EIGHTY EIGHT'S, DON'T TELL MAMA, ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM)
Sean Hayden (TRIAD)
Go Mahan (JUDY'S CHELSEA)
Gregg Rodeheffer (DON'T TELL MAMA)

IMPERSONATION/CHARACTERIZATION
James Beaman ("Black Market Marlene" at EIGHTY EIGHT'S, JUDY'S CHELSEA)
Steven Brinberg ("Simply Barbra" at DON'T TELL MAMA)
Tommy Femia ("Judy Garland Live" at DON'T TELL MAMA)
Richard Skipper ("Evening with Carol Channing" - HILTON ATLANTIC CITY)

MUSICAL COMEDY GROUP
"Scott Barbarino & The BevNaps" (ROSE'S TURN, TRIAD)
"Just Friends" (ROSE'S TURN)
"Next Big Broadway Musical" (DON'T TELL MAMA)

PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT ENTERTAINER
Jenifer Kruskamp (DON'T TELL MAMA)
George Sanders (DON'T TELL MAMA)
Ruby Rims (JUDY'S CHELSEA, EIGHTY EIGHT'S)

PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT PIANIST
Gerry Dieffenbach (DUPLEX)
Karen Miller (EIGHTY EIGHT'S, DANNY'S
Bobby Peaco (ROSE'S TURN, DON'T TELL MAMA)
Jerry Scott

MAJOR RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Ann Hampton Callaway "Easy Living"
Sally Mayes "The Story Hour"
Julie Wilson "Julie Wilson Sings The George Gershwin Songbook"

RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Bobby Belfry "Imperfect Rhymes"
Steven Brinberg "Simply Barbra"
Charles Cermele "Ask Me Again"
Frank Anthony D'Agostino "Moments"
Rick DellaRatta "Live in Brazil and the Blue Note"
Brian de Lorenzo "Found Treasures"
Jamie deRoy "Jamie deRoy & Friends - The Child In Me"
Tim DiPasqua "Synchronicity
Stephen Dolginoff "Journey to the Center of the Earth"
Natalie Douglas "Not That Different"
Catherine Dupuis "I Hear Music"
David Gurland "David Gurland"
Greta "In the Dark of the Night"
Cory Jamison "Here's To Hoagy"
Lee Lessack "I Know You By Heart"
Connie Pachl "Coming Through"
Peter Rapanaro "Smile"
Joan Ryan "Joan Ryan"
Bonnie Lee Sanders "Seasoned Woman"
Bob Stewart and Hank Jones "Take Two"
KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler "American Rhapsody"
Vanessa Vickers "Contemporary Piano"

REVUE OF THE YEAR
"Love Songs & Other Crap "The Songs of Scott Burkell and Paul Loesel" (DON'T TELL MAMA)
"Make Your Own Party '99 "The Songs of Heisler & Goldrich" (DON'T TELL MAMA, TRIAD)
"Our Sinatra" (ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM, BLUE ANGEL)
"Rick Crom's Our Life & Times 99" (ROSE'S TURN, TRIAD)

SONG OF THE YEAR
Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich "Music of Your Life"
Rick Jensen "Amanda Sang"
Paul Rolnick "We Never Ran Out of Love, We Just Ran Out of Time"

COMEDY/SPECIAL MATERIAL OF THE YEAR
Rick Crom "Denial"
Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich "The Morning After (Leave!)"
Bob Ost "A Quiet Little Christmas"

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Christopher Denny (David Campbell, Karen Mason, Steven Brinberg)
Ross Patterson (Baby Jane Dexter, Mark Coffin, Teri Lynn Paul)
Alex Rybeck (Faith Prince, Jeff Harnar, Alexandra Haas)

DIRECTOR
Barry Kleinbort (Karen Mason, Jeff Harnar, Eric Michael Gillett & Melanie Vaughn)
Lina Koutrakos (Confidentially Cole, Rick Jensen, Patrick DeGennaro)
Lennie Watts (Gregg Rodeheffer, Amy Schmidt, Michael Vaccaro)

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Matt Berman (FIREBIRD CAFE, ARCI'S PLACE)
Bobby Kneeland (DON'T TELL MAMA)
Shawn Moninger (DON'T TELL MAMA)

2000 MAC AWARD WINNERS

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