MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION OF CABARETS
announces date of 37th
Annual MAC Awards
KEN PAGE and RICKY RITZEL
to receive LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The
Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) is
pleased to make its initial announcement of the
upcoming 37th Annual MAC Awards. The awards
presentation and show will take place on
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 7:30 pm, at Peter
Norton Symphony Space at 2537 Broadway at 95th
Street in New York City.
KEN PAGE
is widely known as the voice of Mr. Oogie Boogie
in the classic Disney/ Tim Burton animated film,
The Nightmare Before Christmas. He has
performed the score sung live at the Hollywood
Bowl, Barclay Center NY, UK, Glasgow, London
(SSE Arena Wembley), Dublin, Los Angeles’ Banc
of California Stadium, and Tokyo. Film: Dreamgirls,
Torch Song Trilogy, All Dogs Go to
Heaven, etc. Mr. Page’s television
appearances are numerous. Listed here are a few
of his many credits. Ken made his Broadway debut
in Guys and Dolls as Nicely-Nicely
Johnson in the all-black revival, (Theatre World
Award). He recreated that role at the Hollywood
Bowl were he also performed the role of
Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, live to
film. Other credits include the Broadway
musicals Cats (original cast & video/film
casts—Old Deuteronomy, Grammy Award), Ain’t
Misbehavin’ (OBC, L.A, Paris, Emmy
Award-winning NBC TV Special, Drama Desk
Award—Best Actor, Grammy Award), The Wiz,
(Lion), It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues.
In London’s West End, Ken starred in the
original cast of Children of Eden as
Father and was also in the concert of My One
and Only at London’s Palladium. Mr. Page’s
solo concert, Page by Page, was recorded
live and released on CD (LML Music). Ken has
performed in cabaret/concert since 1976, more
recently at the Eugene O’Neil Cabaret Conference
and in the Jazz at Lincoln Center/Mabel Mercer
Foundation’s tribute to Nat King Cole. In 2022,
Mr. Page appeared in a sold-out, critically
acclaimed, one-night-only engagement at New York
City’s popular 54 Below. (Photo by Greg Gorman)
Cabaret Warhorse RICKY RITZEL has been a
fixture on the nightclub and cabaret scene in
NYC for over 40 years and his latest venture,
Ricky Ritzel’s Broadway, received the 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 MAC Award for
Outstanding Recurring Series. Ricky has received
most Cabaret awards including 22 Manhattan
Association of Cabarets & Clubs Awards in 11
different categories. An accomplished solo
performer, Ricky has also accompanied such
greats as Vivian Blaine, Varla Jean Merman,
Julie Wilson, Lenora Nemetz, Nanette Fabray, and
Miss Coco. With famed Chicago jazz vocalist
Spider Saloff, Ricky created several
award-winning revues such as 1938, which
was recorded on the Kopathetics label, Porgy
& Bess: A Cabaret Concert, and Ira and
Others. Ricky is half of the kooky “Lounge
does Top 40” duo, The Loungeoleers with five CDs
on the Emenar label. He can also be seen as
Scary Man who comes on to Christian Campbell in
the film Trick. Ricky has been seen in
Las Vegas as Jimmy Durante in Stop the Music!
with Sharon McNight as Sophie Tucker and has
toured with Leslie Anderson for five years in
four different revues performing every known
work they could find by Johnny Mercer. He is
also proud to have served as the first Artistic
Director for cabaret at the premiere season of
the Gettysburg Festival and is on the Advisory
Board of Directors for the Manhattan Association
of Cabarets, of which he was President from
2006-2009.
Competitive awards in
numerous categories, which are voted on by MAC
members, will also be presented.
The MAC Awards show will feature live
performances. The winners will be announced live
at the show on April 4, which is open to the
public.
The 37th Annual MAC Awards
will be held on Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 pm at
Peter Norton Symphony
Space, 2537 Broadway at
95th Street in New York City. The show is
produced and directed by
MICHAEL KIRK LANE
and AMY WOLK. NATE BUCCIERI serves
as music director.
Tickets are available at
https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/vp-the-37th-annual-mac-awards
For more information, visit
www.macnyc.com