HERE THEY ARE!
The winners of the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards
Best Alternative Cabaret Show
Alysha Umphress: And Things Like This... – Joe’s Pub
Best Big Band/Swing Show
Swing Lessons with Melissa Errico and Billy Stritch – 54 Below
Best Burlesque Show
Hotsy Totsy Burlesque – The Slipper Room
Best Comedy Act
Jackie Hoffman: It’s Over, Who Has Weed? – Joe’s Pub
Best Debut Show – One Night Only
Katie Lavelle: Goodbye 20s – Don’t Tell Mama
Best Debut Show – Run of Shows
Adam Sank: Bad Dates – The Stonewall Inn
Best Director
Richard Jay-Alexander: Hugh Panaro – 54 Below
Best Drag Artist or Impersonator
David Sabella/Amanda Reckonwith: Amanda Reckwonwith in Residential Care – Pangea
Best Duo Show
Nicolas Dromard & Desirée Davar: Nic & Desi: Superheroes in Love – 54 Below, The Green Room 42
Best Ensemble Soloist
Hayley Pezza: Spotlight Kidz Cabaret – Laurie Beechman Theatre
Best Group Show
Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, Billy Stritch: A Swinging Birdland Christmas – Birdland
Best Host or Emcee
Susie Mosher: The Lineup with Susie Mosher – Birdland Theater
Best Jazz Show, Instrumental
Tedd Firth Trio – Birdland Theater
Best Jazz Show, Vocal
Gabrielle Stravelli – Birdland
Best Musical Comedy Show
Cashino featuring John Boswell and Susie Mosher – Birdland
Best Musical Director
Billy Stritch: Swing Lessons with Melissa Errico and Billy Stritch – 54 Below
Best Open-Mic Show
Jim Caruso’s Cast Party – Birdland
Best Original Song
“At the Goodwill” by Violet Stanza: Queer songwriters of NYC – Chelsea Table + Stage
Best Piano Bar Entertainer, Instrumental,
Brandon James Gwinn – Marie’s Crisis
Best Piano Bar Entertainer, Vocalist
Maddie McClouskey – Marie’s Crisis
Best Record Producer
Yasuhiko Fukuoka: The Mario 101!
Best Recording, Commercial
Colin Donnell & Patti Murin: Something Stupid
Best Recording, Independent
Sean Patrick Murtagh: The Mario 101!
Best Revue or Recurring Series
The Lineup with Susie Mosher – Birdland Theatre
Best Rock Show
Adam Pascal – 54 Below
Best Show
Meg Flather: Carefully Taught: Hammerstein and Sondheim – Don’t Tell Mama
Best Show Musician, Non-Musical Director
Sean Harkness: 3 Seasons of Singer-Songwriters – Don’t Tell Mama
Best Show, Celebrity
Marilyn Maye – Birdland; 54 Below
Best Special Event, Multiple
Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert – 54 Below
Best Special Event, Solo
Christina Bianco: Diva on Demand– The Green Room 42
Best Spoken Word Show (May feature up to four songs but no more)
Adam Sank: Bad Dates – The Stonewall Inn
Best Tech Design, Lighting
KJ Hardy: Turn the Beat Around, A Tribute to Tina Turner, Vanessa Williams,
Jennifer Holliday: The Diamond Series – 54 Below
Best Tech Design, Sound
Amanda Raymond: Turn the Beat Around, Vanessa Williams,
Jennifer Holliday: The Diamond Series – 54 Below
Best Tribute Show
Seth Sikes: Seth Sikes Sings Barbra Streisand – 54 Below
Best Vocal Group
MOIPEI – 54 Below, Birdland, Cabaret Convention
Best Vocalist
Susan Mack: Yesterdays – Birdland, Birdland Theater
