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The 38th MAC Award winners were announced Monday, April 15, 2024 at a LIVE ceremony at NYC’s Symphony Space. As previously announced, VIVIAN REED, LEE ROY REAMS, and JEAN-PIERRE PERREAUX received Lifetime Achievement Awards and MARCIA RONEY received the Hanson Award, in a show directed by AMY WOLK and produced by JULIE MILLER.
Here are the 2024 MAC Award winners:
FEMALE VOCALIST: Mardie Millit
MALE VOCALIST: Justin Dylan Nastro
MAJOR ARTIST – FEMALE: Meg Flather
MAJOR ARTIST – MALE: Eric Comstock
NEW YORK DEBUT – FEMALE: Camille Diamond
NEW YORK DEBUT – MALE: Woody Regan
CELEBRITY ARTIST: Gabrielle Stravelli
IMPERSONATION / CHARACTERIZATION / DRAG ARTIST: Amanda Reckonwith (David Sabella)
MUSICAL COMEDY PERFORMER: Lynda Rodolitz
MAJOR DUO/GROUP: Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway
REVUE: Forbidden Sondheim: Merrily We Stole A Song/Parody lyrics and direction by Gerard Alessandrini, musical direction by Fred Barton, produced by Playkill 11 Productions, John Freedson, Harriet Yellin, Gerard Alessandrini, Christine Pedi
RECURRING SERIES: The Lineup with Susie Mosher
EMCEE: Susie Mosher/The Lineup with Susie Mosher
SPECIAL PRODUCTION: Mama’s Next Big Act/Produced by Don’t Tell Mama and Lennie Watts
PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT SINGING ENTERTAINER – UPTOWN: Alison Nusbaum
PIANO BAR/RESTAURANT SINGING ENTERTAINER – DOWNTOWN: Maria Gentile
PIANO BAR INSTRUMENTALIST – UPTOWN: Bill Zeffiro
PIANO BAR INSTRUMENTALIST – DOWNTOWN: Gerry Dieffenbach
ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTALIST: Steve Doyle, bass
DIRECTOR: Jeff Harnar
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Tracy Stark
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Alison Nusbaum
SONG: “Annie”/Music by Michele Brourman; Lyrics by Hillary Rollins
COMEDY/NOVELTY SONG: “What Are You Doing Rosh Hashanah Eve?”/Music by Eden Casteel; Lyrics by Dan Chaika and Eden Casteel
RECORDING (LAMOTT FRIEDMAN RECORDING AWARD): Bob Levy featuring Dane Vannatter/Ever Since We Met: The Dane Vannatter Recordings
MAJOR RECORDING: Jeff Harnar/A Collective Cy: Jeff Harnar Sings Cy Coleman
Photos by Conor Weiss
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