Sharon McNight hosted the evening. Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Leslie Uggams, who performed. Other special honorees of the evening were Peter Leavy (Board of Directors Award, presented by KT Sullivan), Playbill.com (Board of Directors Award, presented by Karen Mason), Angela Shultz (Hanson Award, presented by Lennie Watts) and Brandon Cutrell (Time Out New York Award, presented by Adam Feldman). (Board of Directors Awards are given to "people, organizations or publications that have shown extraordinary support to the cabaret community.")
The 24th Annual MAC Awards Show was produced by Julie Miller and directed by Lennie Watts; Tracy Stark was musical director.
The nominees (with winners in bold and preceded by an asterisk) for the 24th Annual MAC Awards follow:
FEMALE VOCALIST
Cynthia Crane
Jenna Esposito
Sue Matsuki
Karen Oberlin
*Anne Steele MALE VOCALIST
*Hector Coris
Rob Langeder
Kim Smith
JAZZ VOCALIST
*Mary Foster Conklin
Tony Middleton
Shaynee Rainbolt
Jane Scheckter
MAJOR ARTIST
Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano
*Baby Jane Dexter
Terese Genecco
Eric Michael Gillett
NEW YORK DEBUT - FEMALE
Michelle Collier
Kathleen France
*Danielle Grabianowski
Nesha Ward
NEW YORK DEBUT - MALE
*Tom Rocco
Jaron Vesely
Joshua Warr
CELEBRITY ARTIST
Ann Hampton Callaway
Liz Callaway
*Marilyn Maye
Lillias White
STAND-UP COMIC - MALE
*Danny Cohen
Joe DeVito
Joe Matarese
STAND-UP COMIC - FEMALE
Jane Condon
*Mary Dimino
Jodie Wasserman
MUSICAL COMEDY
Cait Doyle
Joan Jaffe
*Gretchen Reinhagen
VOCAL DUO/GROUP
The Accidentals
*Marquee Five
Uptown Express
SPECIAL PRODUCTION
"Closing Notice" Series
The Disney Diaries
Metrostar Talent Challenge
*Ricky Ritzel Has Hysterical Blondness
VARIETY PRODUCTION/RECURRING SERIES
Cabaret Cares
Concerts at Tudor City Greens
*Wednesday Night at the Iguana
OPEN MIC
The After Party
*Algonquin Salon, Oak Room Salon, Salon
MetroJam
HOST - VARIETY SHOW/SERIES OR OPEN MIC
Jenna Esposito, MetroJam
Mark Janas, Algonquin Salon, Oak Room Salon, Salon
*Dana Lorge and Richard Skipper, Wednesday Night at the Iguana
PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT SINGING ENTERTAINER
Maria Gentile
Eric Pickering
George Sanders
*Anne Steele
PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT/HOTEL LOUNGE INSTRUMENTALIST
Nate Buccieri
Joe Regan
*Jerry Scott
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Michael Barbieri
David Colbert
Randy Lester
*Jean-Pierre Perreaux
DIRECTOR
Eric Michael Gillett
Barry Kleinbort
Peter Napolitano
*Lennie Watts
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Mark Janas
Barry Levitt
Alex Rybeck
*Tracy Stark
Steven Ray Watkins
MAJOR RECORDING
Ann Hampton Callaway, "At Last"
Liz Callaway, "Passage of Time"
*Daryl Sherman, "Johnny Mercer: A Centennial Tribute"
RECORDING
Jenna Esposito, "To Connie . . . Love Jenna: Jenna Esposito Sings Connie Francis"
Elli Fordyce, "Songs Spun of Gold"
"Grace Notes: Hope and Humor in Hard Times," Grace Cosgrove and guest artists
*Susan Winter, "Love Rolls On . . . Live!"
Julian Yeo, "Deep Purple Dreams"
SONG
"All Together, All Alone," Music and lyrics by Drew Fomarola
"Don't Say Another Word," Music by Joshua Salzman, Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham
"Finding Beauty," Music and lyrics by Ann Hampton Callaway
"Say Hello," Music by Matthew Ward, Lyrics by Peter Napolitano
*"Things That Haunt Me," Music and lyrics by Brett Kristofferson
"This Time, Music" by Tracy Stark, Lyrics by Michael David Quinn
"Union Square," Music and lyrics by Gaby Alter
SPECIAL MUSICAL MATERIAL
"An Artificial Tree," Music and lyrics by Nicholas Levin
*"Identity Theft," Music and lyrics by Ray Jessel
"The Sacrifice Of Love," Music and lyrics by Joshua H. Cohen
"Two Again," Music and lyrics by Richard Eisenberg
"Understudy Blues," Music by Brian Cimmet, Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz
