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Lucie Arnaz, Mario Cantone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Leslie Uggams, et al. Set for MAC Awards on May 4

Leslie Uggams
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Leslie Uggams
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Performers and presenters have been announced for he Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) Awards, to take place at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, on May 4, beginning at 7:30pm. Sharon McNight will host the evening, which will be directed by Lennie Watts and feature musical direction by Tracy Stark.

The evening will feature appearances by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lucie Arnaz, Lisa Asher, Tony DeSare, The Les Paul Trio, Mario Cantone, Billy Stritch, KT Sullivan, Mark Nadler, Klea Blackhurst, Julie Reyburn, Terese Genecco, Lina Koutrakos, Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano, Baby Jane Dexter, Karen Mason, Chuck Sweeney as “Miss Peggy Lee,” Phil Geoffrey Bond, Laurel Massé, David Friedman, Eileen Fulton, Marilyn Maye, Ruby Rims, John McDaniel, Sean Harkness, Diana Templeton, Thomas Honeck, and Nancy Witter.

Leslie Uggams will receive the Lifetime Achievement, and will perform at the show. Peter Leavy and Playbill.com will receive the Board of Directors Award; Angela Shultz will receive the Hanson Award; and Brandon Cuttrell will receive the Time Out New York Award.

Among the evening’s many nominees are Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Marilyn Maye, Lillias White, Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano, Baby Jane Dexter, Terese Genecco, and Eric Michael Gillett.

For more information, visit www.MACNYC.com.