2012 BWW Cabaret Awards - LIVE Update - Nusbaum, Kristel and Perlman Tied - 12/17!

Voting is now underway for the Inaugural Cabaret Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January.

Here are the current standings for Cabaret:

Best Cabaret Show Revue
KT Sullivan & Karen Kohler - Vienna to Weimer 24%
Scott Siegel - Broadway Ballyhoo 18%
Joseph Macchia - Boys Night Out: Songs of the Rat Pack 17%
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Best CD Release (Solo, Duo or Group)
Andrea Marcovicci - Smile 16%
Terese Genecco - Live at the Iridium 13%
Stacy Sullivan - It's a Good Day: Tribute to Peggy Lee 12%
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Best Director
Lennie Watts - Tanya Holt: Forever Home 17%
Collette Black - Jackie Kristel: A Girl You Should Know 13%
Karen Oberlin - Marissa Mulder: Illusions 11%
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Best Duo/Group
Marilyn Maye and Michael Feinstein - Swingin' The Night Away 21%
KT Sullivan & Karen Kohler - Vienna to Weimer 14%
Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock - The Night Has 1000 Eyes 9%
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Best Female Celebrity Vocalist
Betty Buckley - The Other Woman at Feinstein's 21%
Patti LuPone - At 54 Below 16%
Ann Hampton Callaway - The Streisand Songbook at 54 Below 14%
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Best Female Debut Show
Alison Nusbaum - Ladies! Raucus Homage to Mel Brooks Broads 20%
Jackie Kristel - A Girl You Should Know 20%
Stacie Perlman - The Story Underneath 20%
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Best Female Vocalist
Stacy Sullivan - It's a Good Day: Tribute to Peggy Lee 14%
Terese Genecco - Little Big Band at the Iridium 12%
Colleen McHugh - Calendar Girl at The Duplex 11%
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Best Host of Variety Show/Recurring Series or Open Mic
Jim Caruso - Cast Party at Birdland 32%
Susie Mosher - Backstage at 54 Below 11%
Emily McNamara, Brian Nash & Ben Cameron - Mostly Sondheim @ The Duplex 8%
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Best Instrumentalist (Non Piano)
Peter Calo-Guitar - Lauren Fox: Canyon Folkies 16%
Will Anderson-Clarinet/Saxophone - Carole J. Bufford: speak easy. 16%
Sean Harkness-Guitar - Multiple Shows 16%
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Best Jazz Vocalist (Male or Female)
Jane Monheit - at the Blue Note 25%
Shaynee Rainbolt - at the Sugar Bar 12%
Annie Ross - at the Met Room 12%
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Best Male Celebrity Vocalist
Ben Vereen - Steppin' Out at 54 Below 21%
Michael Feinstein - Various Shows at Feinstein's 15%
Brian d'Arcy James - Under the Influence at 54 Below 12%
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Best Male Debut Show
Steve Doyle - Home to You 29%
Paul Hoffman - Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails 14%
Jerry Phelps - Sad Songs Say So Much 14%
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Best Male Vocalist
William Blake - Echoes of Etta: Tribute to Etta James 23%
Craig Pomranz - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 20%
Lennie Watts - Bloody Bloody Lennie Watts 16%
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Best Musical Comedy Performance
Alison Nusbaum - Ladies! A Raucous Homage to Mel Brooks Broads 34%
Jim Speake - Sings 'Til The Cows Come Home 20%
Joshua DesJardins and Joshua Warr - Joshing Around 20%
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Best Musical Director
Billy Stritch - Marilyn Maye By Request 26%
Tracy Stark - Barb Jungr: Man In the Long Black Coat 11%
Jon Weber - Stacy Sullivan: Tribute to Peggy Lee 11%
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Best Original Song for a Cabaret Show
Scott Evan Davis - Cautiously Optimistic: If We Say Goodbye 32%
Bill Zeffiro - Marissa Mulder: My Kind of Guy 13%
Rosemary Loar - Sting, Stang, Stung: All I Could Do Was Sigh 12%
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Best Singer/Songwriter Show--Original Material
Scott Evan Davis - Cautiously Optimistic 27%
Jason Robert Brown - at 54 Below 27%
David Friedman - Songs That Have Written Me 14%
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Best Tribute Show (Male or Female)
Ann Hampton Callaway - The Streisand Songbook 27%
Robyn Spangler - Why I Love Linda Ronstadt 15%
William Blake - Echoes of Etta: Tribute to Etta James 12%
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Best Variety Show/Recurring Series/Open Mic
Cast Party at Birdland 22%
Backstage at 54 Below 19%
Sondheim Unplugged 10%
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Cabaret Show of the Year (Male or Female)
Ann Hampton Calloway - The Streisand Songbook 27%
Lennie Watts - Bloody Bloody Lennie Watts 12%
Terese Genecco/Little Big Band - Live at the Iridium 11%
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