MAC Awards

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) itself was founded in 1983 as an organization "for cabaret owners, managers, and booking agents to meet and exchange ideas." Its membership was opened to performers in 1985. The Board of Directors began bestowing its MAC Awards in 1986 to those they deemed "had made a contribution to live entertainment, whether a business person, local performer, dedicated critic, or cabaret luminary." Currently, the Awards are voted on by the MAC membership and honor cabaret, comedy, and jazz performers, as well as behind- the-scenes professionals.

Curt Davis was the first president of MAC. After his death he was succeeded by Erv Raible, co-owner of several New York piano bars and cabarets. Other MAC presidents have included Jamie deRoy, Michael Estwanick, Barry Levitt, Judy Barnett, Scott Barbarino and Ricky Ritzel. The Association's current president is Lennie Watts, appointed in 2009.A 501C6 trade organization with a dues-paying membership, MAC differs from a 501C3-designated organization in that contributions to it are not tax deductible. According to the organization's website, "MAC’s mission is to advance the art and business of live entertainment ... its activities are designed to heighten public awareness of the field’s contributions and vitality, to honor its creativity, to build its current and future audiences, and to speak out as an influential voice on behalf of MAC members and the industry at large."

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• {{Official website|http://www.macnyc.com/|Official website: Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC)}}
• MAC Award nominees/winners: [http://macnyc.com/1987-mac-awards-winners-nominees/ 1987] [http://macnyc.com/1988-mac-awards-winners-nominees/ 1988] [http://macnyc.com/1989-mac-award-nominees-winners/ 1989] [http://macnyc.com/1990-mac-awards-nominees-winners/ 1990] [http://macnyc.com/1991-mac-awards-winners-nominees/ 1991] [http://macnyc.com/1992-mac-awards-nominees-winners/ 1992] [http://macnyc.com/1993-mac-awards/ 1993] [http://macnyc.com/1994-mac-award-winners/ 1994] [http://macnyc.com/1995-mac-award-winners/ 1995] [http://macnyc.com/1996-mac-award-winners/ 1996][http://macnyc.com/1997-mac-award-winners/ 1997] [http://macnyc.com/1998-mac-award-winners/ 1998] [http://macnyc.com/1999-mac-award-winners/ 1999] [http://macnyc.com/2000-mac-award-winners/ 2000] [http://macnyc.com/2001-mac-award-winners/ 2001] [http://macnyc.com/2002-mac-award-winners/ 2002][http://macnyc.com/2003-mac-award-winners/ 2003] [http://macnyc.com/2004-mac-award-winners/ 2004] [http://macnyc.com/2005-mac-award-winners/ 2005] [http://macnyc.com/2006-mac-award-winners/ 2006] [http://macnyc.com/2007-mac-award-winners/ 2007] [http://macnyc.com/2008-mac-award-winners/ 2008][http://macnyc.com/2009-mac-awards-nominees-winners/ 2009] [http://macnyc.com/2010-mac-award-winners/ 2010] [http://macnyc.com/2011-mac-award-nominees-winners/ 2011] [http://macnyc.com/2012-mac-award-winners/ 2012] [http://macnyc.com/2013-mac-award-nominees-winners/ 2013] [http://macnyc.com/2014-mac-awards-winners-nominees/ 2014] [http://macnyc.com/2015-mac-awards-winners-and-nominees/ 2015] [http://macnyc.com/2016-mac-award-winners-nominees/ 2016] [http://macnyc.com/2017-mac-award-winners-nominees/ 2017]

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