2020 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award Winners

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Here are the winners of the 2020 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards

Best Alternative Cabaret Show
Molly PopeMolly Pope, A Gay Man, and a PianoThe Duplex – 2020

Best Arrangement
Blake Allen for ‘Mack the Knife’ – An Evening With Frank Sinatra – The Green Room 42 – 2019

Best Burlesque Show or Act
Members Only Boylesque – Members Only BoylesqueLaurie Beechman Theatre – 2019

Best Club House Manager/Concierge
Sidney MyerDont Tell MamaDon’t Tell Mama – 2019

Best Comedy Act
Joan RiversJoan RiversLaurie Beechman Theatre – 2010

Best Debut Show – One Night Only
Ty HerndonTy Herndon – Joe’s Pub – 2019

Best Debut Show – Run of Shows
Ryan McCartanRyan McCartan – Feinstein’s/54 Below – 2019

Best Director
Faith PrinceIn Other Words – Cultural Council for Palm Beach County on YouTube – 2020

Best Documentarian of Cabaret, Photography or Film/Video
Helane Blumfield, photographer – Meg Flather Cabaret Sisterhood, Liora Michelle – The Greedy Soprano, Staff photography Laurie Beechman TheatreDon’t Tell Mama – 2019

Best Drag Artist or Impersonator
Miss Coco PeruThe Taming of Tension – Birdland Theater – 2018

Best Duo Show
Jim Caruso & Billy StritchSundays 2012 – 2020 – Bemelmans at The Carlyle Hotel – 2020

Best Ensemble Soloist
Chris MessinaThe Boy Band Brunch – The Green Room 42 – 2019

Best Filmed Show, Created in Quarantine
Jessica VoskRadio Free Birdland – Birdland Theater – 2020

Best Filmed Show, Presented From Archival Video
Karen MasonMason At Mama’s In March. Dir.: Barry Kleinbort MD.: Christopher Denny, Filmographer: Michael Lee Stever, Mastered: Paul RolnickDon’t Tell Mama – 2020

Best Group Show
THOSE GIRLS – THOSE GIRLS Sing The Boys Vol. 1Laurie Beechman Theatre – 2019

Best Host or Emcee of a Cabaret Show
Jim CarusoJim Caruso‘s Cast Party – Birdland – 2019

Best Jazz Combo – With or Without Vocals
Jane Monheit Quintet – Jane Monheit Quintet – Birdland – 2019

Best Jazz Vocalist
Billy StritchLet’s Start The New Year Right – Birdland Theater – 2020

Best Junior Performer (Under age 18)
Ava Nicole Frances – Hell On Earth – Feinstein’s/54 Below – 2020

Best Lighting Design
Marty Gasper – Broadway Sings Sarah Bareilles Unplugged – The Green Room 42 – 2019

Best Live Streamed Concert
Diana DeGarmoGemini – YouTube – 2020

Best Live Streamed Regularly Scheduled Music Show
Billy StritchBilly’s Place – Facebook Live – 2020

Best Music Video Created in Quarantine
Constantine MaroulisLive Your Life for Nick Cordero – YouTube – 2020

Best Musical Comedy Cabaret
Jinkx MonsoonThe VaudevilliansLaurie Beechman Theatre – 2013

Best Musical Director
Benjamin RauhalaBroadway Princess Party, Jeremy Jordan: Carry On – Feinstein’s/54 Below – 2019

Best Open-Mic Show
Jim CarusoJim Caruso‘s Cast Party – Birdland 2019

Best Original Song
The Boy Band Project for ‘Jingle My Bells’ – Boy Band Brunch – The Green Room 42 – 2019

Best Piano Bar Entertainer, Musician
Drew Wutke Marie’s Crisis – 2020

Best Piano Bar Entertainer, Vocalist
Michelle Dowdy Dont Tell Mama – 2019

Best Producer of a Virtual Program
Jim Caruso & Ruby LocknarVirtual Halston – The Cast Party Network on YouTube – 2020

Best Record Producer
Jaime LozanoAmerican Soul/Latin Heart, Songs By An Immigrant, Never-Ending Line – Broadway Records – 2016

Best Recording, Commercial
Deborah SilverGlitter and Grits – NTL Records – 2020

Best Recording, Independent
Michelle DowdyA Brass Act – Walker Records – 2014

Best Recurring Series
Feinstein’s/54 Below – 54 Sings – Feinstein’s/54 Below – 2019

Best Regularly Scheduled Chat Program
Seth Rudetsky / James WesleyStars in the House – Stars in the House com – 2020

Best Regularly Scheduled Virtual Lounge/Piano Bar Program
Marie’s Crisis – Marie’s Group – Facebook Live – 2020

Best Regularly Scheduled Virtual Open Mic Program
Jim CarusoJim Caruso‘s Pajama Cast Party – YouTube – 2020

Best Revue
KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar#sondheimmontageLaurie Beechman Theatre – 2018

Best Show
Jeff HarnarCarried Away: Jeff Harnar Sings Comden and Green – Birdland Theater – 2019

Best Show Art
Ray DeForest & Richard Becker – The Doris Dear Christmas Special – The Triad – 2017

Best Show Musician, Non-Musical Director
Sean HarknessSean Harkness – 2020

Best Show, Celebrity
Jeremy JordanCarry On – Feinstein’s/54 Below – 2019

Best Sound Design
Amanda Raymond 54 Below – 2020

Best Special Event, Multiple
Joe IconisJoe Iconis Christmas – 54 Below – 2019

Best Special Event, Solo
Marilyn MayeNew Year’s Eve Extravaganza – Birdland Theater – 2019

Best Spoken Word Cabaret Show (May feature up to 4 songs but no more) Will Nolan – Leola: Gay History for Straight People – The Green Room 42 – 2019

Best Swing Act, Solo or Band
Nicolas KingNicolas King – Birdland, Beach Cafe, The Surrey – 2019

Best Tribute Show
Clint Holmes & Billy StritchStraighten Up and Fly Right: The Music of Nat ‘King’ Cole – Birdland – 2019

Best Variety Show
Susie MosherThe Lineup With Susie Mosher – Bridland – 2019

Best Vocal Group
The Skivvies – The Skivvies Concerts – Joe’s Pub – 2019

Best Vocalist
Debbie Wileman – A Song A Day, A Song Today – Facebook, YouTube – 2020

Best Zoom Show, Performed In Real-Time
Ari AxelrodA Celebration of Jewish Broadway – Facebook Live – 2020