For Performance Year...
1985
Karen Akers
Gerard Alessandrini
Larry Amoros
Maggie Anderson
Helen Baldassare
Kaye Ballard
Fred Barton
Joy Behar
Richard Burke
Susan Burns
Ann Hampton Callaway
Mario Cantone
Dixie Carter
Celeste
Valerie Charles
Chicago City Limits
Leigh Clark
Rainie Cole
Clay Coury
Marcia Dadds
Stacey I. Davis
Blossom Dearie
Delaria and Strobel
Andre De Shields
Loretta Devine
Tony Duncan
Carmel Ferrer
Stephen Flaherty
For Play
Mo Gaffney
Dick Gallagher
Leata Galloway
Paul Greenwood
Hal & David
Anita Hollander
Bruce Hopkins
Imam
Pamela Isaacs
Glen Kelly
Lina Koutrakos
Judy Kreston
David Lahm
Nancy LaMott
Barbara Lea
Debbie Leach
John Lenahan
Marcia Lewis
Jenifer Lewis
Joyce Lyons
Chris Marlowe
Karen Mason
Nan Mason
Wes McAfee
Michael McAssey
Amanda McBroom
Maureen McGovern
Carly McHugh
Randa McNamara
Karen Miller
Montgomery, Plant & Stritch
Joe Monti
Timmy Moore
Tracey Morse
Sidney Myer
Kathy Najimy
Michael Orland
Frank Ortega
Frankie Pace
Loria Parker
Emo Phillips
Lee Roy Reams
Sandra Reaves-Phillips
Michael Renzi
Michael Rice
Ruby Rims
Pat Rosborough
Billy Roy
Rita Rudner
Amy Ryder
Peter Samelson
Ann Schlumberger
Rochelle Seldin
Slydini
Bradshaw Smith
Margaret Smith
David Sommers
Kay Starr
Barry Steiger
Todd Stockman
Linda Strasser
Billy Stritch
Sylvia Syms
Richard Tanner
Judy Tenuta
Nancy Timpanaro
Adrianne Tolsch
Stu Trivax
Eileen Valentino
Jan Wallman
Margaret Whiting
Ronny Whyte
Julie Wilson
Liz Wolynski
1986
Adinah Alexander
"All Hart"
Maggie Anderson
Amy Appleby
Buddy Barnes
Michele Bautier
Laurie Beechman
"Beehive"
Matt Berman
Celeste
Rainie Cole
Amy Coleman
Alexandra Cortese
Grace Cosgrove
Cynthia Crane
Christian Daizey
Curt Davis
Jamie deRoy
Devlin
Tony Duncan
Amy Engelberg
"Fascinatin' Gershwin"
Michael Feinstein
Linda Fenimore
Irving Fields
Mo Gaffney
Rita Gardner
Gotham (Gary Herb)
Gilbert Gottfried
Mercedes Hall
Rhonda Hansome
"Innuendo... Out the Other"
Mike Ivy
JQ and the Bandits
Helene Kelly
Sue Kolinsky
Brian Lasser
Leather & Flather
Michael Lenusky
Jenifer Lewis
"Living Color"
Jeff Loeffelholz
Alan Lozito
Jessica Lundy
Jeff McBride
Alec Mapa
Karen Mason
Chris May
Michael McAssey
David McDaniel
Sharon McNight
Shawn Moninger
Dave Montgomery
Joe Morra
"Mostly Hart"
Kathy Najimy
Joe Neal
Sherry Nehmer
Suzanne O'Hare
Michael Pace
Johnny Ace Palmer
Vickie Phillips
David Pitt
Faith Prince
RSVP
Maggi-Meg Reed
Kate Lyn Reiter
Ricky Ritzel
Earl Rose
Valentine Ryder
Lois Sage
Judy Saul
"Say It With Music"
Angela Scott
Semarne & Rennie
William Shaw
Jerry Sheldon
Julie Sheppard
George Schindler
Jonathan Schwartz
Bradshaw Smith
"Taboo in Revue"
Michael Taranto
Laura Theodore
"Thou Swell, Thou Witty"
Peter Tolan
Torkova
Ruttadel Tupper
Vocal Point
Linda Wallem
Barbara Walsh
Bruce Warren
T.J. Welles
Sheyvonne Wright
Liz Zazzi
1987
Danny Apolinar
Deb Armelino
Chris Barrett
Bob Bendorff
Richard Rodney Bennett
Colette Black
Marie Blake
Peggy Blu
Sheryll Boltze
Susan Borofsky
Kelly Briggs
Judy Bro
Claiborne Cary
Jim Charles
Leigh Clark
Cooper, Fike & Woods
Carol Crelin
Dolly Dawn
Jim Dawson
Eric DeCamps
Charles DeForest
Patrick Dragonette
Lee Ellis
Tina Fabrique
Cindy-Lee Fairfield
Juanita Fleming
Ellen Foley
Joe Franklin
John Fricke
Andy Garcia
Jack Gilford
Murray Grand
"Grand Slam"
Greta
Group V
Jeff Harnar
Nancy Harrow
Allan Havey
"Henry the 8th at the Grand Old Opry"
Leah Hocking
Bruce Hopkins
Lise Horton
"Howard & Drew Meet the Invisible Man"
Annie Hughes
Jimmy James
Alex Johnson
Helene Kelly
Eartha Kitt
Bobby Kneeland
Kosmas
Maxine Lapiduss
Vicki Lewis
Bill Lindner
Nellie Lutcher
Jim Luzar
Heather Mac Rae
Andrea Marcovicci
Arlene Martell
Sally Mayes
Lonette McKee
Helen Miles
Heidi Mollenhauer
Ben Moore
Nina Murano
"New Age Blues"
"No Strings Attached"
Constance Pachl
David Peaston
Buster Poindexter
Colin Quinn
Ricky Ritzel
Lenny Roberts
Kathy Robinson
Yvonne Roome
Justin Ross
Roy Sander
Annette Sanders
Artie Schroek
Jerry Scott
Rochelle Seldin
Rohn Seykell
Kris Shaw
Victoria Shaw
Nancy Shayne
Slydini
Jon Soleather
Larry Solowitz
Paul Sportelli
Marti Stevens
Bob Stewart
Suede
"Swinging on a Star"
Yma Sumac
"Texas Chainsaw Manicurist"
Cayte Thorpe
Nancy Timpanaro
Marlene Ver Planck
Shelly Wald
Mone Walton
Monica Wemitt
Tug Wilson
Kristine Zbornik
1988
"The Amazing Pink Things"
Atlantic Records (Ahmet
Ertegun)
Roy Bailey
Baronne & the Bons Bons
Robert Bendorff
Michele Benson
Karon Bihari
Black Tie
Francesca Blumenthal
Kim Brockman
John Bucchino
Brett Butler
Ann Hampton Callaway
Barry Carl
Leigh Clark
Mark Coffin
Freddy Cole
Amy Coleman
Yvonne Constant
Jill Corey
Rick Crom
Bill Daugherty
Jamie deRoy
Christine Donnelly
Will Durst
Ahmet Ertegun
Katha Feffer
Addie Fieger
Robin Field
Anne Francine
Rita Gardner
"Get Happy"
Mara Getz
Peter Gloo
Gotham
Lisa Hall
Dawn Hampton
Paula Hampton
Mary Cleere Haran
Sally Jane Heit
Sebastian Hobart
Bart Howard
Rick Jeni
Rick Jensen
Stephen Katz
Elliott Kerman
Steve Keyes
Lina Koutrakos
Judy Kreston
Barbara Lea
James Lecesne
Phoebe Legere
Charlie Lindberg
Mark-Alan
Karen Mason
Taylor Mason
Chris May
Jeff McBride
Rita McKenzie
Randa McNamara
Michael McQuary
Rose Anna Mineo
Liliane Montevecchi
Dave Montgomery
Nellson Moore
Lauren Mufson
Maria Muldaur
Judy Niemack
Patti Page
Bobby Peaco
People With Aids Theater Workshop
Dodie Petit
Christopher Powich
Judy Premus
Joni Rapp
Ruby Rims
Natalie Robinson
Rockapella (Sean Altman)
Paul Roth
Lois Sage
Marta Sanders
George Schindler
Daryl Sherman
Thos Shipley
Helen Shumaker
Arlene Smith
Barry Sobel
Marilyn Sokol
Fran Solomita
Dakota Staton
KT Sullivan
Janet Sumner
"Sunday Kind of Love"
Michael Taranto
Nancy Timpanaro
Eileen Valentino
Ardie Walser
Doug White
Margaret Wright
Kristine Zbornik
1989
Shelle Ackerman
Gabriel Barre
Doug Bernstein
Brad Carpenter
Barbara Carroll
Stan Chandler
Carissa Channing
Jeff Clinkenbeard
Jaffe Cohen
Annie Dinerman
Steve Fickinger
Hazelle Goodman
Jason Graae
Jeff Harnar
Jerry Herman
Brian Hurst
Barry Kleinbort
Florence Lacey
Morgan LaVere
Sara Louise Lazarus
Rick Lewis
Richard Maltby, Jr.
Nancy Marano
Denis Martell
John McMahon
Danny McWilliams
Dan Mongiovi
Eddie Monteiro
Karen Morrow
Karen Murphy
Jill O'Hara
Phyllis Pastore
James Raitt
Lee Roy Reams
Ricky Ritzel
Chita Rivera
Jay Rogers
Stuart Ross
Alex Rybeck
Spider Saloff
Helen Schneider
Debbie Shapiro
David Shire
Showing Off
Ira Siff
Spider Saloff
Bob Smith
Donald Smith
Guy Stroman
Scott Traudt
Mark Waldrop
Terri White
Margaret Whiting
Ray Wills
Jack Wrangler
1990 (Presented As the 1991 Bistros)
Paul Balfour
Cindy Benson
David Berk
BETTY
Jeannie Brittan
Craig Carnelia
Rainie Cole
Ellie Ellsworth
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Cabaret Symposium
Mildred Hanson
Peter Hanson
Hearts & Voices (Matt McClanahan & Nancy Sondag)
Ken Helman
Wayne Hosford
Carter Inskeep
Larry Kert
Julius LaRosa
Carol Lawrence
The Manhattan Rhythm Kings
Andrea Marcovicci
Evan Matthews
The McGuire Sisters
Melissa Newman
Erv Raible
Richard Register
Vicki Sue Robinson
Rocco
Karen Saunders
Maureen Silliman
Tina Smith
Sylvia Syms
Betsy White
The Wiseguys
Sara Zahn
1992
Lisa Amsterdam
Ted Baus
Peter Blue
Mary Foster Conklin
Greg Dawson
Baby Jane Dexter
Natalie Douglas
Sharon Douglas
Brad Ellis
Phillip George
Eric Michael Gillett
Julie Halston
Alix Korey
Angela LaGreca
Nancy LaMott
Dorothy Loudon
Jaymie Meyer
Peter Morris
Phillip Officer
Steve Paul
Michael Price
Erv Raible
Beth Ravin
Anthony Santelmo, Jr.
Billy Stritch
Debora Troche
Kurt Wieting
Julie Wilson
Bill Wright
1993
Tom Andersen
Helen Baldassare
Judy Barnett
Ann Hampton Callaway
Charles Cermele
Rosemary Clooney
Patrick DeGennaro
Carol Fredette
Dick Gallagher
Gerry Geddes
Bob Harrington
Clinton Leupp
Steven Lutvak
Michael Marotta
Sally Mayes
Marieann Meringolo
Rick McKay
Sidney Myer
Bobby Peaco
Maggi-Meg Reed
Jay Rogers
Michael Schubert
Anne Tofflemire
The Tonics
Pamela Warwick-Smith
George Winters
Larry Woodard
1994
Walter Bobbie
Marilyn Caskey
Gregory Dawson
Baby Jane Dexter
Gerry Dieffenbach
Stephen Dolginoff
Barbara Fasano
Natalie Gamsu
Babbie Green
David Gurland
Sean Haines
Shauna Hicks
Hildegarde
Peter Howard
Judy Malloy
Richard Maltby, Jr.
Thomas Mills
Sharon Montgomery
Aaron Morashita
Music-Theatre Group
Mark Nadler
Christian Nova
Phillip Officer
Jean-Marie RiviĂŠre
Mary Rodgers
Joel Silberman
Rick Skye
Jo Thompson
Ron Torres
Martin Vidnovic
Wesla Whitfield
Y'All
1995
Randy Allen
Gabriel Barre
Matthew Bennett
Neil Berg
Jenny Burton
Barbara Carroll
Barbara Cook
Chris Curtis
Bill Daugherty
Christopher Denny
Jamie deRoy
Kat Elwynn Devlin
Tim Di Pasqua
Kevin Fox
David Friedman
Paul Scott Goodman
Gregory Henderson
Erin Hill
Betty Johnson
Bryan Johnson
Naomi Kukoff
Rick Leon
Robert Nassif Lindsey
Peter Link
Lizz Manners
Sean McCourt
Steve Ross
Marilyn Volpe
Bill Wright
William Baldwin Young
1996
Sherry Anderson
Lisa Asher
John Augustine
Aaron Lee Battle
Ann Hampton Callaway
Liz Callaway
Charles Cermele
Kat Cogswell
Marisa Diotalevi
Christopher Durang
Dan Foster
John Fugelsang
Eric Hansen
Hope Hardcastle
Steve Hayes
Rick Jensen
Michael Kerker
Daryl Kojak
Katie La Bourdette
Martha Lorin
Michael Marotta
Portia Nelson
John Pizzarelli
Tom Postilio
Jane Scheckter
Vicki Stuart
Nancy Timpanaro
Deborah Tranelli
John Wallowitch
1997
The Accidentals
James Beaman
Morris Bobrow
Barbara Brussell
Shelley Clarke
Scott Coulter
Rick DellaRatta
Chris Dell'Armo
Diva
Eileen Fowler
India Galyean
Zina Goldrich
Marcy Heisler
Jessica Hendy
Barry Kleinbort
Alix Korey
Laurie Krauz
Jaye Lee
Peter Ligeti
Gary Lyons
Karen Mason
Varla Jean Merman
Denene Mulay
Michael Murphy
Craig North
Richard Oberacker
Ross Patterson
Jeffrey Ross
Daniel Sclafani
Daryl Sherman
Tom Shillue
John-Richard Thompson
Bob Walton
Jim Walton
Paula West
Eartha Kitt
1998
Eric Lane Barnes
Elena Bennett
Joyce Breach
David Campbell
Mark Cannistraro
Judy Connelli
Jim David
Jim Dowd
Tommy Femia
Carol Hall
Eric Hansen
Mary Cleere Haran
Bart Howard
Kate Jetmore
Jane A. Johnston
Marcia Lewis
Steven Lutvak
Jeff Macauley
Audrey Morris
Jeanne MacDonald
Rob Maitner
Minimum Wage
Christian Nova
Georga Osborne
Bob Penola
Anne Roberts
Brady Schwind
Richard Skipper
KT Sullivan
Jeff Waxman
1999
Tom Andersen
Steven Brinberg
Mary Foster Conklin
Rick Crom
Barbara Fasano
Amanda Green
Sheila Head
Deidrie Henry
Ian Herman
James Hindman
Barbara Lea
Heather Mac Rae
Peter-Michael Marino
Liliane Montevecchi
Teri Lynn Paul
Arthur Pomposello
Ray Roderick
Gregg Rogell
William Roy
Seth Rudetsky
Bonnie Lee Sanders
Shequida
Terri White
2000
Tom Andersen
Lea DeLaria
Howard Fishman
Quartet
Michael Garin
Heather Gilchriest
Zina Goldrich
David Gurland
Alexandra Haas
Carol Hall
Marcy Heisler
Lynn Lobban
Gary Lyons
David Maiocco
Carlos Martin
Karen Miller
Mark Nadler
Faith Prince
Erv Raible
Ruby Rims
Bertram Ross
Rochelle Seldin
Bobby Short
Sigrid Sunstedt
Dane Vannatter
Rich Vos
John Wallowitch
Lennie Watts
Paula West
2001
Kane Alexander
Michael Barbieri
Polly Bergen
Francesca Blumenthal
Jim Caruso
Scott Coulter
John Dankworth
Tim Di Pasqua
Jack Donahue
Ervin Drake
Michael Feinstein
Jason Graae
David Gurland
Mark Hartman
Cory Kahaney
Paul Katz
Dame Cleo Laine
Christine Lavin
Audrey Lavine
Michael Levesque
Bobby Peaco
Ron Poole
Julie Reyburn
Marc Salem
The Songbook Series at Joe's Pub
John Znidarsic
2002
Kane Alexander
D.C. Anderson
Arci's Place
Frans Bloem
Gina Caruso
Scott Coulter
Lea DeLaria
Christopher Denny
Johnny Frigo
Sam Harris
Colette Hawley
A.J. Irvin
Mark Janas
Jay Leonhart
Mark McCombs
Donna McKechnie
Modern Man
Karen Oberlin
Jean-Pierre Perreaux
Johnny Rodgers
Craig Rubano
Roy Sander
George Sanders
Steven Ray Watkins
Lennie Watts
Lifetime Achievement Winner: Blossom Dearie
2003
Ed Alstrom
Leslie Anderson
Joy Behar
D. Jay Bradley
Ellen Brier
John Bucchino
Peter Cincotti
Eric Comstock
Justin Daniel
Darius de Haas
Matt Dennis (posthumous)
John DePalma
Dena DeRose
Christine Ebersole
Felicia Finley
John Flynn
James Followell
Ellen Greene
Bill Henderson
Michael Holland
Judy's Chelsea
Barb Jungr
Chad Kimball
Lina Koutrakos
Lorinda Lisitza
Steven Lutvak
Karen Mack
Jane Monheit
Mark Nadler
Jerry Scott
Marcus Simeone
Lifetime Achievement Winner: Barbara Carroll