2015 MAC Awards Nominees FEMALE VOCALIST
PEGGY EASON, As I See It; I'll Show Them All Stage 72, Don't Tell Mama
SHANA FARR, In the Still of the Night Laurie Beechman
KIM GROGG, Go Where the Love Is Don't Tell Mama
MAXINE LINEHAN, Beautiful Songs Metropolitan Room
GABRIELLE STRAVELLI Metropolitan Room
SUSAN WINTER, A Woman For All Seasons The Metropolitan Room
MALE VOCALIST
RICHARD HOLBROOK, The Untapped Fred Astaire Revisited, Christmas in New York Don't Tell Mama
STEARNS MATTHEWS, Sneak Peek; Spark The Duplex
ADAM B. SHAPIRO, Nothing Normal; My Favorite Things 54 Below, Metropolitan Room, Urban Stages; Hooverwood Fireplace Lounge (Indianapolis)
JIM SPEAKE, I'm a Brass Band – Jim Speake Sings Cy Coleman The Duplex
MAJOR ARTIST
ERIC MICHAEL GILLETT, Man About Town Laurie Beechman
MARISSA MULDER, Living Standards Metropolitan Room, Urban Stages
STACY SULLIVAN, On the Air: Songs for Marian McPartland The Greene Space, York Theatre Company, Don't Tell Mama
CELEBRITY ARTIST
CHARLES BUSCH, Untitled show; Charles Busch on NYE 54 Below
BARB JUNGR, Hard Rain 59E59 Theaters
SHARON MCNIGHT, Red Hot Mama – The Sophie Tucker Farewell Tour Metropolitan Room, Rrazz Room
MARK NADLER, Runnin' Wild: Songs and Scandals of the Roaring 20's 54 Below 1
NEW YORK DEBUT – FEMALE
CELIA BERK, You Can't Rush Spring Metropolitan Room
RAIN COLLAZO, The Artist Formerly Known As Don't Tell Mama
JAMIE HARTMAN, Dreams and Schemes Metropolitan Room, Don't Tell Mama
LAUREN STANFORD, I'm a Stranger Here Myself Metropolitan Room
NEW YORK DEBUT – MALE
JOSHUA DIXON, Fly Up! The Duplex
BERNARD DOTSON, Live at the Metropolitan Room Metropolitan Room
KRISTOFFER LOWE, Waiting For The Light To Shine Don't Tell Mama
MUSICAL COMEDY PERFORMER
IVAN FARKAS, Prisoner of Love Don't Tell Mama
NIKKI MACCALLUM, Familiar Things The Duplex, 54 Below
RICHARD PRYOR, JR, Life, Love and a Little Laughter Metropolitan Room
IMPERSONATION/CHARACTERIZATION/DRAG ARTIST
DOROTHY BISHOP, Dozen Divas Metropolitan Room
HEDDA LETTUCE, Christmas Special Metropolitan Room
REV ROGER ANTHONY YOLANDA MAPES, Be The Love The Duplex, Fresh Fruit Festival
JINKX MONSOON, The Inevitable Concert Laurie Beechman
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DUO/GROUP
ERIC COMSTOCK AND BARBARA FASANO Birdland, Metropolitan Room, Jazz at Kitano, Café Sabarsky
TED STAFFORD AND LORINDA LISITZA, The Ted and Lo Show: This May Hurt a Bit Don't Tell Mama
KT SULLIVAN AND JEFF HARNAR, Our Time: Sullivan and Harnar Sing Sondheim Laurie Beechman
REVUE
DIRTY LITTLE SONGS, Produced by Carolyn Montgomery-Forant and Eric Michael Gillett 54 Below, Laurie Beechman
REVOLUTION, Produced by and starring Dawn Derow and Kathleen France, musical direction and arrangements by Andrew David Sotomayor, Directed by Lennie Watts The Duplex
SHOWS TO GO YA AND OTHER SONGS BY BOBBIE HOROWITZ, Produced by Nicori Studios, directed by Corinna Sowers Adler, songs written or co-written by Bobbie Horowitz Stage 72, Metropolitan Room
RECURRING SERIES
THE DANA LORGE VARIETY SHOW, Produced by Dana Lorge Metropolitan Room
NY SHEET MUSIC SOCIETY PROGRAMS, Produced by Linda Amiel Burns Local 802 Musicians Hall
SALON, Tanya Moberly, executive producer, Mark Janas, founder, artistic director, host Etcetera, Etcetera
SPECIAL PRODUCTION
DANCING WITH DEATH, Produced by Thomas Honeck and Lisa Moss, directed by Lisa Moss, starring Thomas Honeck The Duplex
METROSTAR TALENT CHALLENGE, Produced by Bernie Furshpan, Joseph Macchia, Tom Gamblin, Beck Lee Metropolitan Room
THIS IS YOUR NIGHT, Produced by Bernie Furshpan Metropolitan Room
EMCEE – RECURRING SERIES/SPECIAL PRODUCTION
BERNIE FURSHPAN, This is Your Night; Bernie's Sing Your Heart Out Metropolitan Room
TOM GAMBLIN, MetroStar Talent Challenge Metropolitan Room
DANA LORGE, The Dana Lorge Variety Show Metropolitan Room 3
ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTALIST
PETER CALO, Guitar
TOM HUBBARD, Bass
DONNA KELLY, Drums and percussion
RAY MARCHICA, Drums
MATT SCHARFGLASS, Bass
WARREN VACHÉ, Cornet
PIANO BAR INSTRUMENTALIST
NATE BUCCIERI Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex
GERRY DIEFFENBACH Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex
WILLIAM TN HALL Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex
BRIAN NASH The Duplex
JOE REGAN Don't Tell Mama
RESTAURANT/HOTEL LOUNGE INSTRUMENTALIST
MATT BAKER Le Cirque Café
CHRIS BARRETT La Rivista
CLAIRE COOPER Don't Tell Mama Happy Hour
STEVEN LOWENTHAL La Rivista, Town House, Room 53
BILL ZEFFIRO La Mediterranée
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PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT SINGING ENTERTAINER – FEMALE
ELAINE BRIER Don't Tell Mama
MARIA GENTILE The Duplex
LAUREN MUFSON Brandy's
LAURA PAVLES Don't Tell Mama
HEIDI WEYHMUELLER Don't Tell Mama, Brandy's
PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT SINGING ENTERTAINER – MALE
JOE ARDIZZONE Brandy's
BOBBY BELFRY Brandy's
ADAM CHANDLER The Duplex
TOMMY J. DOSE Don't Tell Mama
JON SATROM Don't Tell Mama
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
RICK JENSEN Man About Town/Eric Michael Gillett (Laurie Beechman), Doris Dean's Gurl Talk/Raymond DeForest (Stage 72), Sarah Kimball (The Duplex), Dorian Woodruff (Metropolitan Room), Kai Williams (Don't Tell Mama)
BARRY LEVITT Dana Lorge Variety Show (Metropolitan Room), Susan Jeffries (Metropolitan Room), Sunny Leigh (Metropolitan Room), Joey Infante (Metropolitan Room), Winter Rhythms: "Barry's Girls" (Urban Stages)
TRACY STARK Barb Jungr (59E59 Theaters), Marcus Simeone (Don't Tell Mama), MetroStar Talent Challenge (Metropolitan Room), The Meeting* (Joe's Pub), Bret Shuford (Don't Tell Mama)
STEVEN RAY WATKINS Joshua Dixon (The Duplex), Rain Collazo (Don't Tell Mama), Kim Grogg (Don't Tell Mama), Carly Ozard (The Duplex, Stage 72, Feinstein's at the Nikko), Jim Speake (The Duplex)
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DIRECTOR
ERIC MICHAEL GILLETT A Tribute to Adolph Green (54 Below), Mandy Gonzalez (54 Below), Marieann Meringolo (Metropolitan Room), Lauren Stanford (Metropolitan Room), The Amanda McBroom Project (Laurie Beechman)
LISA MOSS Dancing With Death/Thomas Honeck (The Duplex), 2014 Duplex Gala (The Duplex), From Book to Broadway (The Duplex), Joe Baccan (The Duplex), Mark Steven Wellen (The Duplex)
PETER NAPOLITANO Adam B. Shapiro (54 Below, Metropolitan Room), Minda Larsen (Metropolitan Room), Remembering Elaine Stritch (Metropolitan Room), Winter Rhythms Holiday/Disney Closing Concert (Urban Stages)
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
ADAM DECARLO Bret Shuford/Charming: A Tale of an American Prince, Angela Shultz/Reality Check, Richard Holbrook/Untapped Fred Astaire (Don't Tell Mama)
JASON ELLIS Amy Beth Williams/Crazy to Love You, Marnie Klar,/Home, Kim Sutton/Anchors Away (Don't Tell Mama)
JEAN-PIERRE PERREAUX Sharon McNight/Sophie Tucker's Farewell Tour, Stacy Sullivan/Peggy's Back, Marilyn Maye/Marilyn by Request (Metropolitan Room))
TED STAFFORD Chrysten Peddie/Too Darn Tall (Metropolitan Room), Marieann Meringolo/Crazy Love (Metropolitan Room), Joyce Breach/Moments Like This (Don't Tell Mama)
K.J. HARDY (lights), AMANDA RAYMOND (sound) Mark Nadler/Runnin' Wild: Songs of the Roaring Twenties, Marilyn Maye/Marilyn Salutes Johnny Carson, Paulo Szot (54 Below)
RECORDING (LaMott Friedman Award)
CELIA BERK You Can't Rush Spring
MAXINE LINEHAN An American Journey
KAREN OBERLIN AND SEAN HARKNESS A Wish
STEARNS MATTHEWS Spark
BOB MUNDY Something Beautiful
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SONG
ADVICE TO A YOUNG FIREFLY
CENTRAL PARK IN SPRING
SAVE ME THE ROSE
SIMPLY
A SONG TO COME HOME TO
COMEDY/NOVELTY SONG
THE BRIT SONG
DON'T TURN 13
JUST A WORD
SAVIN' IT
SHE TELLS ME
SHOW OF THE YEAR
The 54 SINGS Series, Created by Phil Geoffrey Bond, produced by 54 Below 54 Below
RED HOT MAMA – THE SOPHIE TUCKER FAREWELL TOUR, Conceived by and starring Sharon McNight, musical direction by Ian Herman Metropolitan Room, Rrazz Room
RUNNIN' WILD: SONGS AND SCANDALS OF THE ROARING 20'S, Created by and starring Mark Nadler 54 Below
SHADES OF BLUE, Created by Carole J. Bufford and Scott Siegel, starring Carole J. Bufford, musical direction by Ian Herman 54 Below, Metropolitan Room
THE SKIVVIES, Created by and starring Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina 54 Below
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