2018 MAC Awards: Photos of the Winners & More!

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2018 MAC Awards: Photos of the Winners and More!

Here are photos of the winners, some of the presenters, and MAC officers and Board members, and others, taken at the 32nd MAC Awards presentations, held Tuesday, March 27 at NYC’s B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. Thanks to Rose Billings, Maryann Lopinto, and Genevieve Rafter Keddy for the photos.

Sharon McNight: Lifetime Achievement Award
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Ruby Rims: Lifetime Achievement Award
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
James Gavin: Board of Directors Award
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Carol Shedlin: Hanson Award
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Dawn Derow: Female Vocalist
(Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Joshua Lance Dixon: Male Vocalist
(Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Natalie Douglas: Major Artist – Female;
& Show of the Year (Photo: Rose Billings)
Jeff Harnar: Major Artist – Male; & Director
(Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Ann Kittredge: New York Debut – Female
(Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
David Baida: New York Debut – Male
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Robin Kradles: Impersonation/
Characterization/Drag Artist
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Gretchen Reinhagen: Musical Comedy Performer (Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Dan Ruth: Spoken Word Artist
(Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Those Girls (L-R: Rachel Hanser, Eve Eaton, Wendy A. Russell,
Karen Mack): Duo/Group (Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano: Major Duo/
Group (Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Ricky Ritzel: Recurring Series-Ricky Ritzel’s Broadway (Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Lennie Watts: Revue or Special Presentation; & Emcee: Mama’s Next BIG Act!
Lennie is also director of the Awards show!
(Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Tracy Stark: Musical Director (now called the Barry Levitt “Maestro” Award). Tracy also was MD for the Awards show
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Jean-Pierre Perreaux: Technical Director
(J-P was also TD for the Awards show)
(Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Sean Harkness: Ensemble Instrumentalist
(Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Tommy J. Dose: Piano Bar/
Restaurant Singing Entertainer – Male
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Elaine Brier: Piano Bar/
Restaurant Singing Entertainer – Female
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Josephine Sanges: Recording (LaMott Friedman Award) 
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Karen Mason: Major Recording, accepted by her husband,  the CD’s producer, Paul Rolnick.
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Dan Kael & Ben Schaechter: Song-“I Can Tell Time”
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Billy Reece: Comedy/Novelty Song-“Go Into Finance”
(Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Matthew Duer: Wingspan Scholarship Recipient, with MAC Board Member Kim Grogg (Photo: Maryann Lopinto)

 

Students of Lennie Watts’ cabaret class at Marymount College
(Photo: Maryann Lopinto)
Amy Wolk: Stage Manager and MAC Board Member (Photo: Genevieve Rafter Keddy)
Julie Miller: Producer of the Awards show and MAC Vice President (Photo: Rose Billings)
Justin Nastro & Gracie Lee Brown: Trophy Presenters
KT Sullivan & Lee Roy Reams: Presenters
(Photo: Rose Billings)
Joseph Macchia & Doris Dear: Presenters
(Photo: Rose Billings)
Sharon McNight & Sidney Myer (MAC Board Member, Presenter) 
(Photo: Rose Billings)
Linda Amiel Burns & Carol Shedlin
(Photo: Rose Billings)
David Friedman (Presenter), Tracy Stark, Jeff Harnar (Photo: Rose Billings)
Nellie McKay & Daryl Glenn as Olive Oyl & Popeye: Presenters (Photo: Rose Billings)
Gretchen Reinhagen, Eric Comstock, Barbara Fasano, Frank Dain (Board Member, Presenter) (Photo: Rose Billings)
Natalie Douglas & Jon Weber   
(Photo: Rose Billings)
Jeff Harnar & Lina Koutrakos (Photo: Rose Billings)
James Gavin & Frank Dain (Photo: Rose Billings)
Dawn Derow & Jeff Harnar (Photo: Rose Billings)