MAC Awards 2012 Playbill
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THE 34TH ANNUAL MAC AWARDS SHOW Production Credits JULIE MILLER Producer Manhattan Association of Cabarets presents LENNIE WATTS Director AMY WOLK Stage Manager Wingspan Arts MAC Cabaret Student 34th Annual GATES LEONARD AMY WOLK First Eve rLives tream Program Advertising Director FRANK DAIN Press and Public Relations MORISHITA & ASSOC. MAC Awards Program Design FRANK DAIN MAC Awards Program Cover Artwork KEVIN ALVEY Awards MAC Awards Program Cover Photography FRANK DAIN JULIE MILLER MAC Awards Program Content March 30, 2020 KIM GROGG STEARNS MATTHEWS Co-Membership Directors MARYANN LOPINTO MAC Photographers Honoring Lifetime Achievement ANITA GILLETTE 2020 MAC Awards Committees Board of Directors Award THE BISTRO AWARDS Eligibility: Julie Miller, Sidney Myer, Roy Sander, Lennie Watts Hanson Award STEVEN ZUMBO Hanson Award: Frank Dain, Sidney Myer, Roy Sander, Lennie Watts Show of the Year PIANO BAR LIVE Nominating Committees Song: Stearns Matthews (chair), Klea Blackhurst, Justin Dylan Nastro, Kevin Dozier, Laurie Krauz Directed by LENNIE WATTS Comedy/Novelty Song: Kim Grogg (chair), Lennie Watts, Noel Katz, Eve Eaton, Kristine Zbornik Produced by JULIE MILLER Recording (Lamott Friedman Award) and Major Recording: Frank Dain (chair), Bob Diamond, Bart Greenberg, David Kenney, Sanborn McGraw Stage Manager AMY WOLK 2 THE MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION OF CABARETS performances he had seen during the calendar year. The first formal presentation of 2020 Honorees the awards was held in 1990 at Eighty Eight’s in the West Village. From there, the show moved on to The Ballroom in Chelsea, and then relocated to the Supper Club in the Broadway District, where it remained for many years. The award show recently Anita Gillette celebrated its 14th year at Gotham Comedy Club. After Harrington’s passing in 1992, Martin Schaeffer, Roy Sander, and John Hoglund, (Lifetime Achievement Award) along with others, carried on the “Bistro Bits” column and its traditions. When Eaker ANITA GILLETTE is probably best known as Miss Mona left Back Stage in 2008, the paper stopped running cabaret and, eventually, theatre in Moonstruck , or Margaret Lemon (Tina Fey’s mom) in reviews. Already determined to produce the awards show on her own, Eaker launched y . Or from many game shows, her favorite being e 30 Rock v l www.BistroAwards.com and brought on board Sander, followed by Mark Dundas A Pyramid . Or perhaps as Miss Mitzi in Shall We Dance n i Wood and Robert Windeler, both part of her reviewing staff at . The three, v Back Stage e opposite Richard Gere. Her work on and off Broadway is K plus Gerry Geddes who joined several years later, comprise the Bistro Committee : o her most extensive contribution. To name a few: t Chapter o today that’s headed up by Eaker. h p Two (Tony Nom.), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), Don’t Drink the Water , All American , Jimmy , Mr. President , They’re The guidelines that Harrington set up for Playing Our Song , Kelly , The Big Meal (Lortel Award), Parallelogram , Shirley Valentine , himself to determine the first winners have Travesties , Sweet Bird of Youth , Knickerbocker Holiday , The Seagull , She Loves Me , become the basic philosophy behind the Bistro etc., etc., For 6 Decades!! She won her 2nd MAC award last year for her cabaret show, Awards, which recognize achievement in a Me & Mr. B (Irving Berlin), and a Bistro Award earlier in her cabaret career. She has wide variety of categorie s— from outstanding performed many times at Birdland, Feinsteins both NY and San Francisco, Metropolitan performances to outstanding contributions by Room, London’s Crazy Coqs and St. James Theatre. She has sung with the New York members of the cabaret community. The object Philharmonic, The Mississippi Philharmonic, and made her Carnegie Hall debut just a is not to choose the “best” of anything of the few years ago in The Song of Norway . On TV, she has had recurring roles in Quincy , year, but to recognize and congratulate the Normal Ohio , David Chase’s Almost Grown , The War at Home , The Baxters , CSI , and outstanding work and accomplishments of All That Glitters (to name a few). She also appeared on many, many Bell Telephone those who have done something special. Accordingly, categories can easily be Hour shows and many, many Tonight Shows with Johnny Carson. The accomplishment created from year to year as they best fit the year's distinguished work. she is most proud of, however, is being mother to her two sons, grandmother to her 5 Some of the Bistro’s special honorees have included Richard Maltby, Jr. and David grandchildren, and now great grandmother to the new baby Lauren. A real stunner!! Shire (2020), Judy Collins (2019); André De Shields(2018); Darlene Love (2017); Jon (Ask, and she’ll show you pictures!) Hendricks, Annie Ross, Janis Siegel, and Christine Andreas (2016); Carol Fredette and Lillias White (2015); Ben Vereen (2014); Lainie Kazan, Maurice Hines, and Clint The Bistro Awards Holmes (2013); Kaye Ballard, Melissa Manchester, and Dee Dee Bridgewater (2012); (Board of Directors Award) Dionne Warwick and Carol Channing (2011); Mitzi Gaynor and Elaine Stritch (2010); The Bistro Award was established by Bob Harrington in 1985 in his “Bistro Bits” column Charles Aznavour and Liza Minnelli (2009); Marilyn Maye (2008); Betty Buckley (2007); in the trade weekly Back Stage , then under the editorship of Sherry Eaker. For the first Steve Ross (2006); as well as Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, Bobby Short, Eartha few years, the awards were merely listed in Harrington’s column as notable Kitt, Barbara Cook, and many others. 4 5 THE 34TH ANNUAL MAC AWARDS SHOW Steven Zumbo (Hanson Award) Production Bios Steven Zumbo has appeared at Don’t Tell Mama dozens of times in as many years as well as The Duplex and Eighty Eights. Steven Zumbo is alum of the Eugene O’Neill Cabaret Symposium where he studied Julie Miller with Julie Wilson, Tex Arnold, Craig Carnelia and the (Producer) late Margaret Whiting. Steven Zumbo has also Julie Miller is delighted to be producing the MAC Awards appeared on The Today Show with Katie Couric during show for the 10th year. Other production credits include her “dream job” segment and has performed with Tony the new musical Zapata at the Pershing Square Signature Bennett and Ms. Couric at Caroline’s in NYC. Center, SleepOver at The Cherry Lane Theatre, Amigo Duende at the Theater at El Museo del Barrio, The Piano Bar Live Hurricane Katrina Comedy Festival at the Soho Playhouse, and the musical Show Choir at The American (Show of the Year) Theater of Actors. In addition, Julie has recently produced Back in 1980, Piano Bar Live! Creator and concert versions of the musicals Into the Woods (Stephen Sondheim), Gold Producer Scott Barbarino walked into the Duplex Mountain (Jason Ma), and Honor (Peter Mills and Cara Reichel), for Prospect Theater Piano Bar for the first time, and his heart never left, Company and the National Asian Artists Project. or MAC, Julie also produces the They because he recognized immediately that the piano Write the Songs shows. In films, Julie is a producer of the original rock musical feature bar is that special place where we gather, entertain, film Clear Blue Tuesday, which ran at the Quad Cinema in NYC, and a producer of the support, create and connect with live music. indie sci-fi feature film Fade to White (currently available on Amazon Prime Inspired by songwriting legend John Wallowich and Video). Julie has worked on a wide variety of special productions including the Drama his public access show from the 1980s, the idea of using social media and the Internet Desk Awards, and the Broadway By the Year series at The Town Hall. Julie is an officer to bring this special art form to people around the world, seemed a natural way to take and member of the Board of Directors of Prospect Theater Company in New York, and is the piano bar experience into the 21st century. Piano Bar Live! launched August 18, very honored to be serving as the current Vice President of MAC. 2019 with Piano Bar Maestro Michael McAssey at The Duplex. In October, the show moved to Brandy’s Piano Bar, its current home. The team consists of Tony Javed– Associate Producer, Michael Barbieri–iPhone Cameraman and Sidekick, Winston Lennie Watts Mathis–Website and Graphic Designer, Austin Sprague–Social Media Strategist, JD (Director) Smurthwaite–Instagram Guru, Bobby Belfry –Co-Host and the growing list of 140-plus Lennie Watts is a 16-time MAC, 5-time Backstage guests from piano bar, cabaret & Broadway. As livestream keeps the music going, PBL! Bistro, and 3-time Nightlife Award winner. Recognized is currently being re-imagined keeping in accordance with new social distancing as an outstanding vocalist, director, producer, and protocols. Enjoy more than 50 hours of shows at www.facebook.com/PianoBarLive. booking manager, he has been active in the New York Special thanks to Leo Rodriquez and Penny Landau. Extra special thanks to Tony cabaret scene for 30 years. In addition to directing in DeCicco (The Duplex), Jim Luzar (Brandy’s), Mario Davila (Brandy’s) and Peter Leavy small cabaret venues, he has directed events at for their constant support. Visit www.PianoBarLive.com to learn more. Symphony Space, The Town Hall, BB Kings, and Sony 6 7 THE MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION OF CABARETS Hall. He has toured nationally and internationally with productions of The Music Man (Marcellus) and The Wizard of Oz (Lion). Other roles: Man in Chair ( The Drowsy ) Psuedelus ( ), Herod ( ), Nicely 2020 Nominees Chaperone A Funny Thing... Jesus Christ Superstar Nicely Johnson ( Guys and Dolls ), Jinx ( Forever Plaid ). He has performed at The Town Hall in several concerts, including Broadway Unplugged and Broadway By the Female Vocalist Year, 1949 , and can be heard on the cast recordings of both shows.