My latest photo journal captures special moments from the 39th MAC Awards, which took place on Thursday, April 10th at Symphony Space.
Congratulations to all the 2025 MAC Award nominees and winners!
Congratulations to Marianne Solivan, the first Nitelife Exchange-sponsored Barry Levitt Jazz Award winner!
Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Tovah Feldshuh, Charles Busch and Brandy’s Piano Bar.
The 2025 Hanson Award was presented to Diane D’Angelo.
FEMALE VOCALIST
SUSAN MACK
MALE VOCALIST
TIM CONNELL
MAJOR ARTIST – FEMALE
TANYA MOBERLY
MAJOR ARTIST – MALE
NICOLAS KING
NEW YORK DEBUT – FEMALE
SHEREE SANO
NEW YORK DEBUT – MALE
MATTHEW MARTIN WARD
CELEBRITY ARTIST
GABRIELLE STRAVELLI
ICON
ANDRÉ De SHIELDS
IMPERSONATION/CHARACTERIZATION/DRAG ARTIST
SHANNON DALEY
MUSICAL COMEDY PERFORMER
AMY WOLK
DUO/GROUP
KAREN MACK AND ELLIOT ROTH
REVUE
JOE ICONIS AND FAMILY
RECURRING SERIES
THE LINEUP
EMCEE
SUSIE MOSHER
TRIBUTE SHOW
CAROLYN MONTGOMERY
SPECIAL PRODUCTION
MAMA’S NEXT BIG ACT
DIRECTOR
LENNIE WATTS
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
TEDD FIRTH
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
KELLY WOHLFORD
ENSEMBLE INSTRUMENTALIST
RITT HENN, Bass
PIANO BAR SINGING ENTERTAINER – UPTOWN
ANNA ANDERSON
PIANO BAR SINGING ENTERTAINER – DOWNTOWN
MARIA GENTILE
PIANO BAR INSTRUMENTALIST – UPTOWN
BILL ZEFFIRO
PIANO BAR INSTRUMENTALIST – DOWNTOWN
DARNELL WHITE
SONG
BETTER PLACE
Music and Lyrics by Tracy Stark
COMEDY/NOVELTY SONG
THE TEACHERS I REMEMBER
Music by Matthew Martin Ward, Lyrics by Peter Napolitano
RECORDING (LaMott Friedman Award)
KAREN MACK
Catch & Keep
MAJOR RECORDING
NATALIE DOUGLAS
Back to the Garden
