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15th ANNUAL

CARBONELL AWARDS

1989-90 Season

Held at the Parker Playhouse, Oct. 22, 1990.

Attendance approx. 450-500.

Hosted by Tristan Rogers.

Regional Showcase (non-Equity) citations added.

1990 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts: Bob Bogdanoff, theater director.

ROADSHOW

NOTE: All productions presented by PTG-Florida Inc. at Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, and/or Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

PRODUCTION: W: "Starlight Express", Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; "Fiddler on the Roof," "Chess," "Les Miserables," "The Cocktail Hour."

DIRECTOR: W: Arlene Phillips, "Starlight Express", Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts. Ruth Mitchell, "Fiddler on the Roof;" Des McAnuff, "Chess;" John Caird and Trevor Nunn, "Les Miserables;" Peter Lawrence, "Rumors."

ACTOR: W: John Herrera, "Chess", Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts. Stephen Bogardus, "Chess; Brian Lynch and David Jordan, "Les Miserables; Jimmy Lockett, "Starlight Express.

ACTRESS: W: Liz Robertson, "The King and I", Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts. Reva Rice, "Starlight Express; Victoria Mallory, "She Loves Me; Patty McCormack, "Rumors; Elizabeth Wilson, "The Cocktail Hour.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: W: Paul Ainsley, "Les Miserables", Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts. Richard Sabellico, "Anything Goes; Joey Pizzi, "Cats; Todd Lester and Eric Clausell, each in "Starlight Express."

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Barbara Walsh, "Chess", Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts. Christy Baron, "Les Miserables;" Jenny O`Hara, "She Loves Me;" Kandis Chappell, "Rumors;" Tandy Cronyn, "The Cocktail Hour."

REGIONAL

PLAYS

PRODUCTION: A Shayna Maidel," Off Broadway Theatre; Bent," Caldwell Theatre Company; Eleemosynary," Florida Shakespeare Festival; Margaret Sanger: Unfinished Business," Off Broadway Theatre; W: The Stick Wife," Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches.

DIRECTOR: Margaret Booker, "Margaret Sanger: Unfinished Business," Off Broadway Theatre; W: John Briggs, "The Stick Wife," Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Gail Deschamps, "Eleemosynary," Shakespeare Festival; Michael Hall, "Bent," Caldwell Theatre Company; Brian C. Smith, "A Shayna Maidel," Off Broadway Theatre

ACTOR: Dave Corey, "Only Kidding," Off Broadway Theatre; John Fionte, "The Foreigner," Ring Theatre; W: Richard Liberty, "Child`s Play," Ruth Foreman Theatre; David Ornston, "The Boys Next Door," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Roger Pretto, "Darkness at Noon," Ruth Foreman Theatre.

ACTRESS: W: Pauline Flanagan, "Memoir," Shakespeare Festival; Beth Fowler, "Hay Fever," Caldwell Theatre Company; Eileen Heckart, "Margaret Sanger: Unfinished Business," Off Broadway Theatre; Jennifer Joyce, "Eleemosynary," Florida Shakespeare Festival; Karen Leeds, "A Shayna Maidel," Off Broadway Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: John Gardiner, "Bent," Caldwell Theatre Company; W: Dennis Jones, "Child`s Play," Ruth Foreman Theatre; Kraig Swartz, "Bent," Caldwell Theatre Company; Frederick Walters, "The Immigrant," Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Sam Zap, "Only Kidding," Off Broadway Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Nancy Barnett, "The Stick Wife," Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Barbara Bradshaw, "Bus Stop," Caldwell Theatre Company; Marceline Hugot, "The Boys Next Door," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Harriet Oser, "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," Caldwell Theatre Company; Carol Suhr, "The Stick Wife," Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION: "Cabaret," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: "42nd Street," Jupiter Theatre; "Guys and Dolls," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; "Matador," Coconut Grove Playhouse; "The Taffetas," Caldwell Theatre Company.

DIRECTOR: David H. Bell, "Matador," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Bob Bogdanoff, "Cabaret," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: Bob Bogdanoff, "Guys and Dolls," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Michael Hall, "The Taffetas," Caldwell Theatre Company; Norb Joerder, "42nd Street," The Jupiter Theatre.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: W: Eric Barnes, "42nd Street," The Jupiter Theatre; Rob Bowman, "Matador," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Liisa Collins, "Cabaret," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Liisa Collins, "Guys and Dolls," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Kevin Wallace, "The Taffetas," Caldwell Theatre Co.

CHOREOGRAPHY: David H. Bell, "Matador," Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Suzanne Kaszynski, "42nd Street," The Jupiter Theatre; Keith Marrapodi, "Cabaret," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Keith Marrapodi, "Guys and Dolls," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Tina Paul, "The Taffetas," Caldwell Theatre Co.

ACTOR: Obba Babatunde, "Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd," Coconut Grove Playhouse; David Brummel, "42nd Street," The Jupiter Theatre; W: Scott Geralds, "Cabaret," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Davy Jones, "Oliver," Hirschfeld Theatre; James Lecesne, "One Man Band," Coconut Grove Playhouse.

ACTRESS: W: Kim Cozort, "Guys and Dolls," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Rita Gardner, "42nd Street," The Jupiter Theatre; Vivian Reed, "Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Jean Tait, "The Taffetas," Caldwell Theatre Company; Elizabeth Walsh, "The Phantom of the Opera," Hirschfeld Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: W: John Fionte, "Sweeney Todd," Ring Theater (University of Miami); Neil Friedman, "Matador," Coconut Grove Playhouse; John Franklin, "Oliver," Hirschfeld Theatre; Don McArt, "Finian`s Rainbow," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; James Tunstall, "Olympus on My Mind," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Adrienne Doucette, "42nd Street," The Jupiter Theatre; Anne Gilliam-Martin, "Cabaret," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Jan McArt, "Olympus on My Mind," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Liz Nemeth, "Guys and Dolls," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Karen Sorensen, "42nd Street," The Jupiter Theatre.

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

SET DESIGN: W: Frank Bennett, "Angel Street," Caldwell Theatre Company; Frank Bennett, "Hay Fever," Caldwell Theatre Company; James Morgan, "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," Caldwell Theatre Company; Stephen Placido Jr., "42nd Street," The Jupiter Theatre; Thomas Ryan, "Matador," Coconut Grove Playhouse.

COSTUME DESIGN: W: Bridgett Bartlett, "Cabaret," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Bridgett Bartlett, "Guys and Dolls," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Bridgett Bartlett, "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," Caldwell Theatre Company; Nancy Missimi, "Matador," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Susan Tsu, "The Phantom of the Opera," Hirschfeld Theatre.

LIGHTING DESIGN: Pat Collins, "Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Anthony Cywinski, "Darkness at Noon," Ruth Foreman Theatre; W: Mary Jo Dondlinger, "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," Caldwell Theatre Company; Pamela A. Mara, "42nd Street," The Jupiter Theatre; Diane Ferry Williams, "Matador," Coconut Grove Playhouse.

REGIONAL SHOWCASE CITATIONS

(Non-Equity productions)

PRODUCTION: Brecht on Brecht," New Theatre; W: “Brilliant Traces," Area Stage; “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," Public Theatre of Fort Lauderdale; “Seascape With Sharks and Dancer," Acme Acting Company; “Sweeney Todd," Fort Lauderdale Players.

DIRECTOR: Bob Bogdanoff, "Sweeney Todd," Fort Lauderdale Players; Juan Cejas, "The Saddest Lines/Guy Talk," Acme Acting Company; Rafael de Acha, "Brecht on Brecht," New Theatre; Michael McCord, "Equus," Anne White Theatre; W: John Rodaz, "Brilliant Traces," Area Stage.

ACTOR: David Alt, "Brecht on Brecht," New Theatre; John Baldwin, "Guy Talk," Acme Acting Company; Peter DeLeo, "Brilliant Traces," Area Stage; W: Dick Robison, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," The Public Theatre; Dale E. Verlinger, "Sweeney Todd," Fort Lauderdale Players.

ACTRESS: Sheila Allen, "Sweeney Todd," Fort Lauderdale Players; Beverly Besoner, "Gertrude Stein and a Companion," Area Stage; Lacy Carter, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," The Public Theatre; Fara Schiller, "Brilliant Traces," Area Stage; W: Crystina Wyler, "Gertrude Stein and a Companion," Area Stage.

16th Annual

Carbonell Awards

1990-91 Season

Held at the Parker Playhouse, Oct. 21, 1991.

Attendance: approx. 450-500.

Host: John Rhys-Davies.

Regional Showcase Awards eliminated; showcase theaters eligible in regional categories.

George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts: Toby Lerner Ansin, founder of the Miami City Ballet.

Roadshow (no nominees, winners ballot only)

PRODUCTION: "The Phantom of the Opera", Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

DIRECTOR: Harold Prince, "The Phantom of the Opera".

ACTOR: Kevin Gray (Erik, the Phantom), "The Phantom of the Opera".

ACTRESS: Teri Bibb (Christine Daae), "The Phantom of the Opera".

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mitchell Greenberg, "Yiddle With A Fiddle", Sunrise Musical Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Olga Talyn, "The Phantom of the Opera".

REGIONAL

PLAYS

PRODUCTION: W: “Other People`s Money,” Caldwell Theatre Company; “Other People`s Money," Coconut Grove Playhouse; “A Moon for the Misbegotten,” Florida Repertory Theatre; “The Cemetery Club,” Jupiter Theatre; “Marilyn ... in Her Own Words,” Off Broadway Theatre.

DIRECTOR: Juan Cejas, “Of the Fields Lately,” Acme Acting Company; W: Kenneth Kay, “Other People`s Money,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Robert Kalfin, “Other People`s Money," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Richard Edelman, “A Moon for the Misbegotten,” Florida Repertory Theatre; John Chase Soliday, “Dear Liar,” Florida Shakespeare Theater.

ACTOR: W: Robert J. Lowery, "Of the Fields Lately," Acme Acting Company; Gary Nathanson, "Other People`s Money," Caldwell Theatre Company; Howard Samuelson, "Other People`s Money,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Keith Baker, "A Moon for the Misbegotten," Florida Repertory Theatre; Michael Mauldin, "Dear Liar," Florida Shakespeare Theatre.

ACTRESS: Pat Nesbit, "Other People`s Money," Caldwell Theatre Company; Tracy Ullman, "The Big Love,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Missy McArdle, "A Moon for the Misbegotten," Florida Repertory Theatre; W: Julie Miller, "Marilyn ... in Her Own Words," Off Broadway Theatre; Judith Townsend, "The Tattler," Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: W: John Felix, "The Caretaker," Area Stage; Harold Bergman, "Other People`s Money," Caldwell Theatre Company; John Gardiner, "The Royal Family," Caldwell Theatre Company; Anderson Matthews, "Driving Miss Daisy," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Mitchell McGuire, "Other People`s Money,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Kim Ostrenko, "Blue Window," Acme Acting Company; Pat Nesbit, "The Heidi Chronicles," Caldwell Theatre Company; Kim Cozort (multiple roles), "The Heidi Chronicles," Caldwell Theatre Company; Judith Granite, "Born Yesterday," Jupiter Theatre; Joy Johnson, "Shy of Dallas," Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION: W: “Drood,” The Actor`s Playhouse; “Pirates of Penzance,” Jupiter Theatre; “Oklahoma!,” Jupiter Theatre; “Mame,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; “West Side Story,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

DIRECTOR: W: David Arisco, "Drood," Actor`s Playhouse; Norb Joerder, "Pirates of Penzance," Jupiter Theatre; Norb Joerder, "Ain`t Misbehavin`," Jupiter Theatre; Norb Joerder, "Oklahoma!," Jupiter Theatre; Bob Bogdanoff, "West Side Story," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: Louis St. Louis, "Once Upon a Song,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Eric Barnes, "Pirates of Penzance," Jupiter Theatre; Liisa Collins, "Ain`t Misbehavin`," Jupiter Theatre; Liisa Collins, "Oklahoma!," Jupiter Theatre; Dana Rowe, "West Side Story," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

CHOREOGRAPHY: Robert DeLeon, "Drood," Actor`s Playhouse; Norb Joerder, "Pirates of Penzance," Jupiter Theatre; Norb Joerder, "Oklahoma!," Jupiter Theatre; Keith Marrapodi, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: Keith Marrapodi, "West Side Story," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

ACTOR: W: Gary Marachek, "Drood," Actor`s Playhouse; Anthony Newley, "Once Upon a Song,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Michael Scott, "Pirates of Penzance," Jupiter Theatre; Grant Norman, "Oklahoma!," Jupiter Theatre; Garrett States, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

ACTRESS: Irene Adjan, "Drood," Actor`s Playhouse; Maribeth Graham, "Angry Housewives," Actor`s Playhouse; W: Gay Willis, "The Pirates of Penzance," Jupiter Theatre; Jan McArt, "Mame," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Casey Alenson, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Wayne LeGette, "Drood” and “Angry Housewives," Actor`s Playhouse (one nomination); W: John Fionte, "H.M.S. Pinafore,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre; Michael Mulheren, "Oklahoma!,” Jupiter Theatre; Les Marsden, "Oklahoma!,” Jupiter Theatre; Michael Martino, "West Side Story,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Joy Kilpatrick, "Drood,” Actor`s Playhouse; SuSu Sparkman, "The Pajama Game," Florida Repertory Theatre; Elizabeth Dimon, "Oklahoma!," Jupiter Theatre; Lourelene Snedeker, "Mame," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Chrissi Guastella, "West Side Story," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

SET DESIGN: James Morgan, "Other People`s Money," Caldwell Theatre Company; Frank Bennett, "The Royal Family," Caldwell Theatre Company; James Tilton, "Other People`s Money,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: David Trimble, "Sleuth,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre; Stephen Placido Jr., "Pirates of Penzance,” Jupiter Theatre.

LIGHTING DESIGN: Mary Jo Dondlinger, "Other People`s Money," Caldwell Theatre Company; James Tilton, "Driving Miss Daisy," Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: James Tilton, "Other People`s Money," Coconut Grove Playhouse; Pamela A. Mara, "Ain`t Misbehavin`," Jupiter Theatre; Guido Girardi and Jay Tompkins, "Marilyn ... in Her Own Words," Off Broadway Theatre.

COSTUME DESIGN: W: Bridget Bartlett, "The Royal Family," Caldwell Theatre Company; T&T Productions, "Much Ado About Nothing," Florida Shakespeare Theatre; Gregory Brown, "Pirates of Penzance," Jupiter Theatre; Maurine Chieffet, "Born Yesterday," Jupiter Theatre; A. Jackson Pinkney, "Oklahoma!," Jupiter Theatre.

17th ANNUAL

CARBONELL AWARDS

1991-92 Season

Held Nov. 9, 1992 at the Off Broadway Theatre, Fort Lauderdale. Emcee: Woody Woodbury.

Attendance: 320.

Hispanic Theater Awards added.

1992 George Abbott Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Arts: Brian C. Smith -- actor, director and for 25 years South Florida theater producer; operated theaters in Broward, Palm Beach and Dade counties. Current owner/producer of the Off Broadway Theatre.

ROADSHOW

NOTE: All productions presented by PTG-Florida Inc. “Broadway Series” at one or more of the following theaters: Jackie Gleason Theater, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR: ``The Secret Garden.''

DIRECTOR: Susan H. Schulman, ``The Secret Garden.''

ACTOR: Robert Morse, ``Tru.''

ACTRESS: Mercedes McCambridge, ``Lost In Yonkers.''

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Douglas Sills, ``The Secret Garden.''

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Tracy Ann Moore, ``The Secret Garden.''

REGIONAL

PLAYS

 

BEST PRODUCTION: “The Immigrant,” Off Broadway Theatre; “Lisbon Traviata,” Area Stage; “Prelude to a Kiss,” Acme Acting Co.; “Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends (A Final Evening With the Illuminati),” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; W: “Substance of Fire,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

DIRECTOR: W: John Rodaz, “The Lisbon Traviata,” Area Stage; Tony Giordano, “The Substance of Fire,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; J. Barry Lewis, “The Immigrant,” Off Broadway Theatre; Juan Cejas, “Prelude to a Kiss,” Acme Acting Company; Barbara Lowery, “Road,” Acme Acting Company.

ACTOR: Mark Margolis, “Substance of Fire,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Larry Belkin, “The Immigrant,” Off Broadway Theatre; W: Chaz Mena, “The Lisbon Traviata,” Area Stage; John Felix, “Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends (A Final Evening With the Illuminati),” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Andrew Noble, “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre.

ACTRESS: W: Sherry Glaser, “Family Secrets,” Coconut Grove and Off Broadway Theatre; Carolyn Hurlburt, “Duet for One,” Public Theatre and Drama Center; Angelina Fiordellisi, “The Gravity of Honey,” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Kim Ostrenko, “Prelude to a Kiss,” Acme Acting Company; Ellen Beck, “The Last Flapper,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Manfred Orbach, “Cantorial,” Off Broadway Theatre; Michael Mulheren, “Driving Miss Daisy,” Jupiter Theatre; Warren Kelley, “Some Things You Need to Know Before the World Ends (A Final Evening With the Illuminati),” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Jim Cordes, “The Immigrant,” Off Broadway Theatre; W: John Felix, “The Lisbon Traviata,” Area Stage.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Denise Du Maurier, “Lettice and Lovage,” Caldwell Theatre Company; W: Joy Johnson, “Night Must Fall,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Liz Torres, “I Hate Hamlet,” Jupiter Theatre; Elizabeth Dimon, “Mama Drama,” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Barbara Bradshaw, “The Immigrant,” Off Broadway Theatre.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION: W: “Falsettoland,” Caldwell Theatre Company; “Show Boat,” Jupiter Theatre; “The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; “The King and I,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; “Forever Plaid,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

DIRECTOR: W: James Morgan, “Falsettoland,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Richard Akins, “The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; Norb Joerder, “Show Boat,” Jupiter Theatre; Stuart Ross, “Forever Plaid,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Sheldon Epps, “Blues in the Night,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

CHOREOGRAPHY: W: Suzanne Kaszynski, “Singin` in the Rain,” Jupiter Theatre; Ken Prescott, “On Your Toes,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Tina Paul, “Falsettoland,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Robert Craig Dawson, “Me and My Girl,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Stuart Ross, “Forever Plaid,” Coconut Grove,.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: James Raitt, “Forever Plaid,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Douglass G. Lutz, “Show Boat,” Jupiter Theatre; W: Kevin Wallace, “Falsettoland,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Douglass G. Lutz, “The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; Dana Rowe, “Me and My Girl,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

ACTOR: W: Brian Chenowith, “Me and My Girl,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Jeffrey Blair Cornell, “Falsettoland,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Tony Marinyo, “The King and I,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; John Briggs, “Prince of the Dark,” Burt Reynolds Theatre; Michael Cline, “Singin` in the Rain,” Jupiter Theatre.

ACTRESS: Beth Fowler, “Oh, Coward,” Caldwell Theatre Company; W: Roz Ryan, “Blues in the Night,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Vivian Reed, “Blues in the Night,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Kim Lindsay, “The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; Elizabeth Walsh, “Show Boat,” Jupiter Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Robert Randle, “Kismet,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: B.K. Kennelly, “Singin` in the Rain,” Jupiter Theatre; Michael Iannuci, “Falsettoland,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Stuart Marland, “Falsettoland,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Larry Elmore, “Grease,” Actors` Playhouse.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Lourelene Snedeker, “On Your Toes,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Kim Cozort, “Falsettoland,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Lynn Eldredge, “The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; Beth McVey, “Show Boat,” Jupiter Theatre; Jeanette LaVoy, “The King and I,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

 SET DESIGN: Mark Beaumont, “The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; Stephen Placido Jr., “Show Boat,” Jupiter Theatre; W: James Tilton, “Substance of Fire,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Tony Straiges, “I Hate Hamlet,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; James Morgan, “Lettice and Lovage,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

LIGHTING DESIGN: W: Pamela A. Mara, “Moon Over the Brewery,” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Mary Jo Dondlinger, “Night Must Fall,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Mary Jo Dondlinger, “Falsettoland,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Jane Reisman, “Forever Plaid,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Ginny Adams, “The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre.

COSTUME DESIGN: Costume World, “The King and I,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; A. Jackson Pinkney, “The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; A. Jackson Pinkney, “Show Boat,” Jupiter Theatre; W: Ellis Tillman, “Blues in the Night,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Bridget Bartlett, “Lettice and Lovage,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

HISPANIC REGIONAL THEATER

PRODUCTION: ``La Noche de los Asesinos,'' Teatro Avante, Miami.

DIRECTOR: Rolando Moreno, ``La Noche de los Asesinos,'' Teatro Avante, Miami.

ACTOR: Emiliano Diez, ``La Caida,'' El Carrusel Theatre, Miami.

ACTRESS: Magaly Aquero, ``La Noche de los Asesinos,'' Teatro Avante, Miami.

18th ANNUAL

CARBONELL AWARDS

Held at the Jupiter Theatre, Nov. 1, 1993.

Attendance approx. 450.

1993 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts: James Judd, musical director of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Greater Miami Opera.

ROADSHOW (no nominations, winners’ ballot only)

NOTE: All shows presented by PTG-Florida Inc. at one or more of the following theaters: Jackie Gleason Theater, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

PRODUCTION: "The World Goes 'Round" (musical revue of songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb), Parker, Poinciana playhouses.

DIRECTOR: Tommy Tune, "The Will Rogers Follies," Gleason, Kravis, Broward arts centers.

ACTOR: Keith Carradine, "The Will Rogers Follies."

ACTRESS: Julie Harris, "Lettice and Lovage," Parker, Poinciana.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jimmy Lockett, "Cats," Broward arts center.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Roberta Maxwell, "Lettice and Lovage,” Parker, Poinciana Playhouses.

REGIONAL

PLAYS

PRODUCTION: W: “Sea Marks,” Area Stage; “Mountain,” New Theatre; “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,” Actors' Playhouse; “The Little Foxes,” Caldwell Theatre Company; “M. Butterfly,” Off Broadway Theatre.

DIRECTOR: W: Maria Banda-Rodaz, “Sea Marks,” Area Stage; John R. Briggs, “M. Butterfly,” Off Broadway Theatre; John Rodaz, “Kvetch,” Area Stage; Rafael de Acha, “Mountain,” New Theatre; David Arisco, “Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,” Actors' Playhouse.

ACTOR: Bill Yule, “Mountain,” New Theatre; Chaz Mena, “Kvetch,” Area Stage; Peter Bradbury, “Sight Unseen,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Brian C Smith, “M. Butterfly,” Off Broadway Theatre; W: Robert Lowery, “Sea Marks,” Area Stage.

ACTRESS: Lisa Morgan-Patrick, “Sea Marks,” Area Stage; W: Donna Kimball, “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,” Actors' Playhouse; Ellen Simmons, “A Woman In Mind,” Hollywood Performing Arts; Joy Johnson, “Curious Savage,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Pat Nesbit, “Sight Unseen” and "The Little Foxes,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: John Fitzgibbon, “Sight Unseen,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Tom Wahl, “M. Butterfly,” Off Broadway Theatre; John Rodaz, “Business of Murder,” Area Stage; W: Peter Haig, "The Little Foxes,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Robert Riley, “A Few Good Men,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Holly Iglesias, “Blithe Spirit,” New Theatre; Catrina L. Honadle, “Rumors,” Jupiter Theatre; Barbara Bradshaw, “Sight Unseen,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Judith Townshend, “M. Butterfly,” Off Broadway Theatre; Vikki Boyle, "The Little Foxes,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION of a Musical: “Grand Hotel,” Jupiter Theatre; “Man of La Mancha,” Jupiter Theatre; W: “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre; “No Way to Treat A Lady,” Pope Theatre Company; “Damn Yankees,” Actors' Playhouse.

DIRECTOR: W: Andrew Glant-Linden, “Man of La Mancha,” Jupiter Theatre; Andrew Glant-Linden, “Grand Hotel,” Jupiter Theatre; Norb Joerder, “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre; David Arisco, “What About Luv?,” Actors' Playhouse; David Arisco, “Damn Yankees,” Actors' Playhouse.

CHOREOGRAPHY: W: Tina Paul, “The Boy Friend,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Robert DeLeon, “Damn Yankees,” Actors' Playhouse; Hector Zaraspe, “Tango Pasion,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Andrew Glant-Linden, “Grand Hotel,” Jupiter Theatre; Andrew Glant-Linden, “Man of La Mancha,” Jupiter Theatre.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: David Nagy, “Damn Yankees,” Actors' Playhouse; W: Kevin Wallace, “The Boy Friend,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Douglass G. Lutz, “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre; Douglass G. Lutz, “Grand Hotel,” Jupiter Theatre; Douglass G. Lutz, “Man of La Mancha,” Jupiter Theatre.

ACTOR: Gary Marachek, “Damn Yankees,” Actors' Playhouse; Marcus Neville, “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre; Dan Schiff, “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre; W: David Holliday, “Man of La Mancha,” and South Pacific” (both), Jupiter Theatre; Kevin Bogan, “Evita,” Fort Lauderdale Players.

ACTRESS: Margot Moreland, “Closer than Ever,” Actors' Playhouse; W: Carole Casselle, “What About Luv?,” Actors' Playhouse; Tracy Venner, “The Boy Friend,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Patty Carver, “South Pacific,” Jupiter Theatre; Rita Rehn, “Always, Patsy Cline,” Pope Theatre Company.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Oscar Cheda, “Damn Yankees,” Actors' Playhouse; W: Leslie McMillan-Perez, “Zombie Prom,” New River Repertory Company; Jerry Gulledge, “The Boy Friend,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Michael Licata, “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre; Brian Chenowith, “Annie,” Jupiter Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Bertilla Baker, “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre; Renee Dobson, “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre; Celia Tackaberry, “Annie,” Jupiter Theatre; Jill Powell, “Grand Hotel,” Jupiter Theatre; Julia Gregory, “The Boy Friend,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

SET DESIGN: Jay Tompkins, “M. Butterfly,” Off Broadway Theatre; James Tilton, “Lips Together, Teeth Apart,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Darin Jones, “Sea Marks,” Area Stage; Stephen Placido Jr., adapted by Mark Beaumont, “Man of La Mancha,” Jupiter Theatre; Mark Beaumont, “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre.

LIGHTING DESIGN: Jeff Quinn, “Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,” Actors' Playhouse; W: Jay Tompkins, “M. Butterfly,” Off Broadway Theatre; J.C. Rodriguez, “Sea Marks,” Area Stage; Ginny Adams, “City of Angels,” Jupiter Theatre; Ginny Adams, “Grand Hotel,” Jupiter Theatre.

COSTUME DESIGN: John Falabella, “Tango Pasion,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Stanley Poole, “M. Butterfly,” Off Broadway Theatre; W: Bridget Bartlett, “The Boy Friend,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Bridget Bartlett, "The Little Foxes,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Vickie K. Bast, “Grand Hotel,” Jupiter Theatre.

HISPANIC THEATRE AWARDS

NOTE: All productions appeared at the Hispanic Theatre Festival produced by Mario Ernesto Sanchez and Teatro Avante, Miami.

PRODUCTION: "Tango Varsoviano" by Alberto Felix Alberto, Teatro del Sur, Argentina.

DIRECTOR: Alberto Felix Alberto, "Tango Varsoviano."

ACTOR: Osvaldo Peluffo, "Tango Varsoviano."

ACTRESS: Mary Alice Vergueiro, "Tudo de Uma Vez" ("Everything at Once"), Teatro Ornitorrinco, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

19th ANNUAL

CARBONELL AWARDS

Held Nov. 7, 1994 at Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center, Hollywood. Attendance: 450. First year the ceremony is produced in association with the Theatre League of South Florida.

1993-94 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts: posthumously to Miami Herald arts writer Bill Cosford.

ROAD SHOW (no nominations; winners’ only ballot).

NOTE: All shows presented by PTG-Florida Inc. at one or more of the following theaters: Jackie Gleason Theater, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

PRODUCTION: "Miss Saigon", Broward Center.

ACTOR: Raul Aranas, "Miss Saigon".

ACTRESS: Jennifer C. Paz, "Miss Saigon".

DIRECTOR: Des McAnuff, "The Who's Tommy".

SUPPORTING ACTOR: James Valentine, "Camelot".

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lorna Luft, "Guys and Dolls".

REGIONAL

NEW WORK: “But Not for Me," Caldwell Theatre Company; W: “Chaplin,” Shores Performing Arts Theatre; “Cowgirls," Caldwell Theatre Company.

PLAYS

PRODUCTION: “Jeffrey,” Acme Acting Company; “Oleanna,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: “Papa," Caldwell Theatre Company; “A Perfect Ganesh” and “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday,” New Theatre.

DIRECTOR: W: Rafael de Acha, “A Perfect Ganesh,” New Theatre; Juan Cejas, “Jeffrey,” Acme Acting Company; John Henry Davis, “Papa," Caldwell Theatre Company; Louis Tyrrell, “Keely & Du,” Pope Theatre Company; Luke Yankee, “Oleanna,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

ACTOR: W: Len Cariou, “Papa," Caldwell Theatre Company; John Felix, “My Three Angels," Caldwell Theatre Company; Shawn O'Brien, “Fool for Love,” Lunatic Theatre; David Pevsner, “Jeffrey,” Acme Acting Company; Bill Yule, “A Perfect Ganesh,” New Theatre.

ACTRESS: Blaine Dunham, “Fool for Love,” Lunatic Theatre; W: Brenda Foley, “Keely & Du,” Pope Theatre Company; Joy Johnson, “Keely & Du,” Pope Theatre Company; Lisa Morgan-Patrick, “Shirley Valentine,” Area Stage; Christina Rouner, “Oleanna,” Coconut Grove Playhouse..

SUPPORTING ACTOR: George Contini and Prudencio Montesino, “Jeffrey,” Acme Acting Company; Jeffrey Blair Cornell, “Someone to Watch Over Me," Caldwell Theatre Company; Peter Haig, “Keely & Du," Pope Theatre Company; W: John Rodaz, “The Homecoming,” Area Stage.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Nancy Barnett, “Shoeman," Pope Theatre Company; Barbara Bradshaw, “Shear Madness,” Off Broadway Theatre; W: Kimberly Daniel, “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday,” New Theatre; Pat Nesbit, “Later Life," Caldwell Theatre Company; Kim Ostrenko, “Jeffrey," Acme Acting Company.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION: “Chaplin," Shores Performing Arts Theatre; “Grand Hotel;" Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: “The Most Happy Fella,” Jupiter Theatre; “Spunk," Pope Theatre Company; “Woody Guthrie's American Song," Pope Theatre Company.

DIRECTOR/Musical: Andres Glant-Linden, “West Side Story," Jupiter Theatre; W: Norb Joerder, “The Most Happy Fella," Jupiter Theatre; Thomas W. Jones II, “Spunk," Pope Theatre Company; David M. Lutken, “Woody Guthrie's American Song," Pope Theatre Company; David Spangler, “Chaplin," Shores Performing Arts Theatre.

CHOREOGRAPHY: Robert DeLeon, “Funny Girl," Actors' Playhouse; W: Andrew Glant-Linden, “West Side Story," Jupiter Theatre; Norb Joerder, “The Most Happy Fella," Jupiter Theatre; Suzanne Kaszynski, “My One and Only," Jupiter Theatre; Scott Shettleroe, “Grand Hotel,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: Mary Ehlinger, “Cowgirls," Caldwell Theatre Company; David M. Lutken, “Woody Guthrie's American Song," Pope Theatre Company; W: Douglass Lutz, “The Most Happy Fella, The Jupiter Theatre; Douglass Lutz, “West Side Story," Jupiter Theatre; Dana Rowe, “But Not for Me," Caldwell Theatre Company.

ACTOR: Johnathon Beck Reed, “The Music Man," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Jerry Dyess Jr., “Prom Queens Unchained," Actors' Playhouse; W: David Holliday, “The Most Happy Fella," Jupiter Theatre; Wayne LeGette, “Chaplin," Shores Performing Arts Theatre; David Wanstreet, “My One and Only," Jupiter Theatre.

ACTRESS: Irene Adjan, “Funny Girl," Actors' Playhouse; Audrey Lavine and Mary Murfitt, “Cowgirls," Caldwell Theatre Company; W: Avery Sommers, “But Not for Me," Caldwell Theatre Company; Rebecca Spenser, “The Most Happy Fella," Jupiter Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Neil Friedman, David M. Lutken and James J. Stein, “Woody Guthrie's American Song," Pope Theatre Company; W: Michael Martino, “West Side Story," Jupiter Theatre; Brian Quinn, “The Most Happy Fella," Jupiter Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Leigh Bennett, “Grand Hotel," Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Mimi Bessette, “Woody Guthrie's American Song," Pope Theatre Company; Renee Dobson, “The Most Happy Fella," Jupiter Theatre; W: Connie Saloutous, “West Side Story," Jupiter Theatre; Karen Stephens, “Spunk," Pope Theatre Company.

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

SET DESIGN: Lyle Baskin, “Lend Me a Tenor,” Ring Theatre; W: Gary Douglas, “To Gillian On her 37th Birthday,” New Theatre; Rex Fluty, “Woody Guthrie's American Song," Pope Theatre Company; Kenneth N. Kurtz, “Jeffrey," Acme Acting Company; Jeff Modereger, “The Most Happy Fella," Jupiter Theatre.

LIGHTING DESIGN: Ginny Adams, “The Most Happy Fella and West Side Story," Jupiter Theatre; W: F. Mitchell Dana, “Papa," Caldwell Theatre Company; Sam Nance, “Woody Guthrie's American Song," Pope Theatre Company; Mikuni Ohmae, “A Perfect Ganesh,” New Theatre.

COSTUME DESIGN: Briget Bartlett, “Woody Guthrie's American Song," Pope Theatre Company; W: Vickie Bast, “The Most Hapy Fella," Jupiter Theatre; Suzette Pare-Bridges, “Spunk," Pope Theatre Company; Jeffrey B. Phipps, “Lend Me a Tenor,” Ring Theatre; Ellis Tillman, “Prom Queens Unchained," Actors' Playhouse.

HISPANIC THEATER AWARDS

(No nominations, winners’ ballot only)

PRODUCTION: "Mirando al Tendido," Teatro Avante.

DIRECTOR: Rolando Moreno, "Jesus," Teatro Avante.

ACTOR: Gerardo Riveron, "Fresa y Chocolate," Teatro Bellas Artes.

ACTRESS: Griselda Noguera, "Sarah," Casanova Theatre.

20th ANNUAL

CARBONELL AWARDS

1994-95 Season

Held Oct. 30, 1995 at the Royal Palm Dinner Theatre, Boca Raton. Attendance: 325.

Hispanic theater awards discontinued.

1995 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts: Louis Tyrrell, founder-director of The Pope Theatre in suburban Palm Beach County.

Roadshow (No nominations; winner’s ballot only)

PRODUCTION: "Angels In America", the limited national tour appearing in repertory at The Gusman Cultural Center, Miami, in April, 1995.

DIRECTOR: Michael Mayer, "Angels In America", Gusman.

ACTOR: Jonathan Hadary, "Angels in America", Gusman.

ACTRESS: Marilyn Sokol, "Shlemiel The First", various engagements (Moe Septee, producer).

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Charles Levin, "Shlemiel The First", various engagements (Moe Septee, producer).

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kate Goehring, "Angels in America", Gusman.

REGIONAL

New Work: “The Bermuda Avenue Triangle,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; “The Bialy Sisters,” Actors' Playhouse; “Committed,” White-Willis Theatre; W: “Neil's Garden,” Area Stage (and Off Broadway Theatre); “Two Bears Blinking,” New Theatre.

PLAYS

PRODUCTION: “Dark Rapture,” Pope Theatre Company; W: “Faith Healer,” New World Repertory; “Neil's Garden,” Off Broadway Theatre; Men's Lives,” Pope Theatre Company; “The Price,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

DIRECTOR: Joseph Adler, “The Road to Nirvana,” Area Stage; Rafael de Acha, “Sight Unseen,” New Theatre; Michael Hall, “The Price,” Caldwell Theatre Company; John Rodaz, “Neil's Garden,” Area Stage; W: Louis Tyrrell, “Dark Rapture,” Pope Theatre Company.

ACTOR: Todd Durkin, “Lenny,” Florida Playwright's Theatre; Bill Hindman, “Neil's Garden,” Area Stage and Off Broadway Theatre; David Kwiat, “Faith Healer,” New World Repertory; Andrew Noble, “Faith Healer,” New World Repertory; W: Walter Zukovski, “Neil's Garden,” Area Stage and Off Broadway Theatre.

ACTRESS: W: Cynthia Cacquelin, “Faith Healer,” New World Repertory; Blaine Dunham, “Spike Heels,” Area Stage; Sally Levin, “Long Day's Journey Into Night,” New Theatre; Harriet Oser, “Lost in Yonkers,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Lisa Morgan Patrick, “Sight Unseen,” New Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jesse Doran, “Dark Rapture,” Pope Theatre Company; Casey Hendershot, “The Glass Menagerie,” Burt Reynolds Theatre; Larry Jurrist, “Lenny,” Florida Playwright's Theatre; W: Peter Morgan Patrick, “Sight Unseen,” New Theatre; Allen Swift, “The Price,” Caldwell Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Kozleucher, “Sight Unseen,” New Theatre; W: Pat Nesbit, “The Price,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Ellen Simmons, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Actors' Playhouse; Judith Townsend, “The Immigrant,” Pope Theatre Company; Becky London, “You Should Be So Lucky,” Caldwell Theatre.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION: “Company, Caldwell Theatre Company; “Little Me,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; “My Fair Lady,” Jupiter Theatre; W: “Ruthless!,” C.R. Productions (Colony Theatre, Vinnette Carroll Theatre); “Six Women with Brain Death, or, Expiring Minds Want to Know,” Actors' Playhouse.

DIRECTOR: David Arisco, ““Six Women with Brain Death, or, Expiring Minds Want to Know,” Actors' Playhouse; Bob Bogdanoff, “Little Me,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; John Briggs, “Dancin' With the One I Love,” Off Broadway Theare; W: Joel Paley, “Ruthless!,” C.R. Productions (Colony Theatre, Vinnette Carroll Theatre); Tina Paul, “Company,” Caldwell Theatre.

CHOREOGRAPHY: Lynnette Barkley, “Dancin' With the One I Love,” Off Broadway Theatre; W: Marion J. Caffey, “Chicago,” Burt Reynolds Theatre; Robert Craig Dawson, “Little Me,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Norb Joerder, “Cabaret,” Jupiter Theatre; Tina Paul, “Dames at Sea,” Caldwell Theatre.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: Liisa Collins, “My Fair Lady,” Jupiter Theatre; Kevin Wallace, “Company,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Gordon Roberts, “Dancin' With the One I Love,” Off Broadway Theatre; Toni Stamos, “Little Me,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: Nick Venden, “Ruthless!,” C.R. Productions (Colony Theatre, Vinnette Carroll Theatre).

ACTOR: Michael Edwards, “Fiddler on the Roof,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Norb Joerder, “Cabaret,” Jupiter Theatre; Chris Kayser, “Dancin' With the One I Love,” Off Broadway Theatre; Hugh Murphy, “Ruthless!,” C.R. Productions (Colony Theatre, Vinnette Carroll Theatre); W: Jonathan Beck Reed, “Little Me,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

ACTRESS: Laurie Gamache, “Dancin' With the One I Love,” Off Broadway Theatre; W: Margot Moreland, “Ruthless!,” C.R. Productions (Colony Theatre, Vinnette Carroll Theatre); Michele Ragusa, “My Fair Lady,” Jupiter Theatre; Connie Saloutos, “Little Me,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Debra Walton, “Chicago,” Burt Reynolds Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: W: Nick Cokas, “The Rothschilds,” Mazel Musicals (Coral Springs City Centre, Royal Poinciana Playhouse); Richard Kinter, “My Fair Lady,” Jupiter Theatre; Frank Kosik, “Funny Girl,” Jupiter Theatre; Barry J. Tarallo, “Company,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Rudy Tronto, “The Will Rogers Follies,” Jupiter Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Kim Cozort, “Company,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Jennifer Garner,” Dancin' With the One I Love,” Off Broadway Theatre; Meghan Garson, “Ruthless!,” C.R. Productions; Beth Anne Lapsley, “Fiddler on the Roof,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Kimberly Wells, “The Will Rogers Follies,” Jupiter Theatre.

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

SET DESIGN: Frank Cornelius, “Dark Rapture,” Pope Theatre Company; Michael Thomas Essad, “Neil's Garden,” Area Stage; Darin Jones, “The Road to Nirvana,” Area Stage; Jay Tompkins and Geoffrey Hassman, “Neil's Garden,” Off Broadway Theatre; W: Tony Walton, “Men's Lives,” Pope Theatre Company.

LIGHTING DESIGN: W: Suzanne M. Jones, “Dark Rapture,” Pope Theatre Company; Suzanne M. Jones, “Eleemosynary,” Pope Theatre Company; Mikuni Ohmae, “Sight Unseen,” New Theatre; Mikuni Ohmae, “Long Day's Journey Into Night,” New Theatre; Mikuni Ohmae, “The Glass Menagerie,” New Theatre.

COSTUME DESIGN: W: Vickie K. Bast, “The Secret Garden,” Jupiter Theatre; Romero Britto, “Ruthless!,” C.R. Productions; Marty Grusby, “Chicago,” Burt Reynolds Theatre; Sharon Sprague, “Men's Lives,” Pope Theatre Company; Penny Koleos Williams, “Dames at Sea,” Caldwell Theatre.

21st Annual

Carbonell Awards

1995-96 season

Held at Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, Nov. 18, 1996. Attendance approx. 450.

1996 George Abbott Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Arts: Bill von Maurer, former entertainment editor of The Miami News, editor of the Coral Gables Times & Guide, and currently freelance drama critic for the Sun-Sentinel, is the founder of the Carbonell Awards program and cofounder of its sponsoring group, The South Florida Critics' Association.

Special Carbonell Citation: City Theatre Company, for "Summer Shorts," for development of short-form drama.

ROADSHOW

All shows presented by PTG-Florida Inc.

PRODUCTION: "Kiss of the Spider Woman" first national tour, Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

DIRECTOR: Harold Prince, "Kiss of the Spider Woman."

ACTOR: Juan Chioran (Molina), "Kiss of the Spider Woman."

ACTRESS: Chita Rivera (Spider Woman), "Kiss of the Spider Woman."

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Patrick Wilson (Billy), "Carousel," Broward Center.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Merle Louise (Molina's mother), "Kiss of the Spider Woman."

REGIONAL

PLAYS

NEW WORK (Award to author): “Burton” by Paul Harvey Aurandt, Caldwell Theatre Company; “Marjory” by Evelyn Wilde Mayerson, Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: “Not Waving” by Gen LeRoy, Pope Theatre Company; “Passage” by Loretta Greco, Area Stage; “Youth & Asia” by Richard Janaro, New Theatre.

PRODUCTION: W: “Death of a Salesman,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; “Hysteria,” Pope Theatre Company; “Jack and Jill,” Pope Theatre Company; “Not Waving,” Pope Theatre Company; “Sylvia,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

DIRECTOR: Gerald Freedman, “Death of a Salesman,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Gail Garrisan, “2,” Pope Theatre Company; J. Barry Lewis, “Hysteria,” Pope Theatre Company; W: Barbara Lowery, “All in the Timing,” Acme Acting Company; Louis Tyrrell, “Not Waving,” Pope Theatre Company.

ACTOR: Jack Axelrod, “Hysteria,” Pope Theatre Company; John Felix, “2,” Pope Theatre Company; W: Hal Holbrook, “Death of a Salesman,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Anthony Newfield, “Love! Valour! Compassion!,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Matthew Wright, “Love! Valour! Compassion!,” New Theatre.

ACTRESS: Kim Cozort, “Sylvia,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Elizabeth Franz, “Death of a Salesman,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Jessica K. Peterson, “Hysteria,” Pope Theatre Company; W: Sloane Shelton, “Not Waving,” Pope Theatre Company; Barbara Sloan, “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove,” New River Repertory Company.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: W: Stephen G. Anthony, “Sylvia,” Caldwell Theatre Company; George Contini, “Love! Valour! Compassion!,” New Theatre; Matt Mulhern, “Death of a Salesman,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Kraig Swartz, “Love! Valour! Compassion!,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Louis Tyrrell, “Hysteria,” Pope Theatre Company.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Aymee Garcia, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; Maritza Gonzalez, “All in the Timing,” Acme Acting Company; Nell Gwynn, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; Angela Thomas, “Uncommon Women and Others,” Hollywood Boulevard Theatre; W: Wendy Michaels, “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove,” New River Repertory Company.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION: “Man of La Mancha,” Actors' Playhouse; Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; W: “Puttin' on the Ritz,” Pope Theatre Company; “Take Me Along,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; “Tomfoolery,” Actors' Playhouse.

DIRECTOR: David Arisco, “Man of La Mancha,” Actors' Playhouse; David Arisco, “Tomfoolery,” Actors' Playhouse; Bob Bogdanoff, “Take Me Along,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Norb Joerder, "The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; W: J. Barry Lewis and Lynnette Barkley, “Puttin' on the Ritz,” Pope Theatre Company.

CHOREOGRAPHY: W: Lynnette Barkley, “Puttin' on the Ritz,” Pope Theatre Company; Marion J. Caffey, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Burt Reynolds Theatre; Norb Joerder, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” Jupiter Theatre; Barbara Flaten LeGette, “Pajama Game,” Actors' Playhouse; Suzanne Kaszynski, “Crazy for You,” Jupiter Theatre.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: W: Craig D. Ames, “Puttin' on the Ritz,” Pope Theatre Company; Randy Booth, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” Burt Reynolds Theatre; Tom Dillickrath, “Man of La Mancha,” Actors' Playhouse; Kevin Jones, "The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; David Nagy, “Tomfoolery,” Actors' Playhouse.

ACTOR: Oscar Cheda, “Tomfoolery,” Actors' Playhouse; Jerry Gulledge, “Man of La Mancha,” Actors' Playhouse; W: Stephen Mo Hanan, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” Burt Reynolds Theatre; Byron Nease, "The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; Michael L. Walters, “Take Me Along,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

ACTRESS: Barbara Bradshaw, “Take Me Along,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: Margot Moreland, “Tomfoolery,” Actors' Playhouse; Michele Ragusa, "The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; Connie Saloutos, “Crazy for You,” Jupiter Theatre; Connie Saloutos, “Man of La Mancha,” Actors' Playhouse.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Brad Drummer, “Puttin' on the Ritz,” Pope Theatre Company; Timothy Connell, “Puttin' on the Ritz,” Pope Theatre Company; W: Tom Kenaston, “Puttin' on the Ritz,” Pope Theatre Company; James Puig, “Man of La Mancha,” Actors' Playhouse; Gary Richardson, “Take Me Along,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Cyrilla Baer, “Pajama Game,” Actors' Playhouse; Mary Lou Barber, “Puttin' on the Ritz,” Pope Theatre Company; W: Kim Cozort, “Puttin' on the Ritz,” Pope Theatre Company; Aymee Garcia, “Pajama Game,” Actors' Playhouse; Lourelene Snedeker, "The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre.

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

SET DESIGN: W: Richard Crowell, “Hysteria,” Pope Theatre Company; James Faerron, “Passage,” Area Stage; Stephen M. Lambert, “Marjory,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; James Noone, “Ladies in Retirement,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Stephan Olson, “Jack and Jill,” Pope Theatre Company.

LIGHTING DESIGN: Martin Aronstein, “Death of a Salesman,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Jim Fulton, “Hysteria,” Pope Theatre Company; J.C. Rodriguez, “Passage,” Area Stage; Thomas Salzman, “Sylvia,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Thomas Salzman, “Terra Nova,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

COSTUME DESIGN: Vickie K. Bast, "The Phantom,” Jupiter Theatre; W: Suzette Pare, “Hysteria,” Pope Theatre Company; Suzette Pare, “Jack and Jill,” Pope Theatre Company; Jeffery B. Phipps, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; Penny Koleos Williams, “Sylvia,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

22nd Annual

Carbonell Awards

1996-97 Season.

Held at the Crest Theatre, Delray Beach, Monday, Oct. 27, 1997.

Attendance (sold out) 320-plus.

1997 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts: Edward Villella, artistic director, Miami City Ballet.

SPECIAL CARBONELL AWARD CITATIONS

The Delray Beach Playhouse and Artistic Director Randolph Del Lago.

Michael McCord, artistic director, Ft. Lauderdale Players.

ROADSHOW

All winning productions presented by PTG-Florida Inc. Winners announced May 28, 1997 at the South Florida Critics Circle Road Show awards luncheon at Victor’s Café, Coral Gables (17 eligible productions 1996-97).

PRODUCTION: "Barrymore," Parker and Royal Poinciana Playhouses.

DIRECTOR: Gene Saks, "Barrymore," Parker and Royal Poinciana Playhouses.

ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, "Barrymore," Parker and Royal Poinciana Playhouses.

ACTRESS: Faye Dunaway, "Master Class," Parker and Royal Poinciana Playhouses.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Todd Week, "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying," Broward and Kravis Centers.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Shauna Hicks, "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying," Broward and Kravis Centers.

REGIONAL THEATER

NEW WORK (includes plays and musicals; award to authors): “Beguiled Again,” created by J. Barry Lewis, Lynnette Barkley and Craig D. Ames, Pope Theatre Company; W: “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Jimmy Buffett, music and lyrics, Herman Wouk, book, Coconut Grove Playhouse; “Three Forks,” by Staci Swedeen, Pope Theatre Company; “Street Corner Symphony,” conceived by Marion J. Caffey, Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training; “When Cuba Opens Up,” by Benjie Aerenson, Florida Shakespeare Theatre.

PLAYS

PRODUCTION (award to producers): W: “Angels in America,” New Theatre; “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company; Strange Snow,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre; Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

DIRECTOR: Joe Adler, “The Root,” Hollywood Boulevard Theatre (Noah Productions); Juan Cejas, “Strange Snow,” Fla. Shakespeare Theatre; W: Rafael de Acha & Deborah Mello, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Gail Garrisan, “Hay Fever,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre; Louis Tyrrell, “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company.

ACTOR: Jim Baldwin, “Strange Snow,” Fla. Shakespeare Theatre; Dan Leonard, “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company; David Kwiat, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Eli Wallach, “Visiting Mr. Green,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Matthew Wright, “Angels in America,” New Theatre.

ACTRESS: Elizabeth Ashley, “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Lauren Klein, “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company; Amy Prosser, “The Heiress,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Barbara Sloan, “Strange Snow,” Fla. Shakespeare Theatre; Lourelene Snedeker, “Hay Fever,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: John Archie, “The Root,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre (Noah Prods.); David Cirone, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Bill Hindman, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; W: James Randolph, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Arland Russell, “The Root,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Viki Boyle, “Don't Dress for Dinner,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Nell Gwynn, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; Joy Johnson, “The Heiress,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Margot Moreland, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; Angelica Torn, “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION of a Musical (award to producers): “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company; “Big River,” Actors' Playhouse; “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; “Heartbeats,” Actors' Playhouse; W: “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

DIRECTOR: David Arisco, “Big River,” Actors' Playhouse; David Bell, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Kenneth Kay, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Jeremy Lawrence, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; J. Barry Lewis & Lynnette Barkley, “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: Craig D. Ames, “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company; Tom Dillickrath, “Brigadoon,” Actors' Playhouse; Jack Gaughan, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; David Truskinoff, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; W: David Truskinoff, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Co.

CHOREOGRAPHY: Pamela Atha, “Crazy for You,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: Lynnette Barkley, “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company; Lynnette Barkley, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; David Bell, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Barbara LeGette, “Brigadoon,” Actors' Playhouse

ACTOR: Darrin Lamont Byrd, “Big River,” Actors' Playhouse; W: Paul Louis, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Jonathan Beck Reed, “The Will Rogers Follies,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Bob Rogerson, “Heartbeats,” Actors' Playhouse; Michael Rupert, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

ACTRESS: Sandy Edgerton, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Rachel Jones, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Kim Cozort, “Brigadoon,” Actors' Playhouse; Margot Moreland, “Meet Me at the Pitkin,” Hollywood Playhouse (Waldman Productions); Lourelene Snedeker, “Heartbeats,” Actors' Playhouse

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Stephen G. Anthony, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Aaron Cimadevilla, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Tom Kenaston, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; Josh Mostel, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; La Paree Young, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Susan Dawn Carson, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Rachel Jones, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; W: Margot Moreland, “Heartbeats,” Actors' Playhouse; Lourelene Snedeker, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; Avery Sommers, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

SET DESIGN: Michael Amico, “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company; Michael Amico, “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company; Carlos Arditti, “The Woman in Black,” New Theatre; Michael Thomas Essad, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; W: David Trimble, “Big River,” Actors' Playhouse

LIGHTING DESIGN: Richard Crowell, “The Living,” Pope Theatre Company; Mike Martin, “Strange Snow,” Fla. Shakespeare Theatre; Jeff Quinn, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Thomas Salzman, “The Heiress,” Caldwell Theatre Company; W: Diane Ferry Williams, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

COSTUME DESIGN: Heather Barnes, “Hay Fever,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre; W: Susan E. Mickey, “Don't Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Suzette Pare, “The Living,” Pope Theatre Company; Penny Koleos Williams, “The Heiress,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Penny Koleos Williams, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Co.

23rd Annual

Carbonell Awards

1997-98 Season

Held Nov. 23, 1998 at the Colony Theatre, Miami Beach. Attendance approx. 425.

1998 George Abbott Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Arts: Barry J. W. Steinman, manager, Dade County Auditorium and chairman emeritus, Theatre League of South Florida; director, former managing director of the Coconut Grove Playhouse.

ROADSHOW (no nominations; winner-only ballot).

All winning productions presented by PTG-Florida Inc. Announced at South Florida Critics’ Circle Road Show Awards luncheon at the National Hotel, Miami Beach, May 21, 1998).

PRODUCTION: "Show Boat," Broward Center.

DIRECTOR: Harold Prince, "Show Boat," Broward Center.

ACTOR: Mark Nelson, as Einstein, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," Parker and Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

ACTRESS: Charlotte D'Amboise, as Roxie Hart in "Chicago," Broward Center.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Michel Bell, as Joe in "Show Boat," Broward Center.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jo Ann Hawkins White, as Queenie in "Show Boat," Broward Center.

REGIONAL

NEW WORK: (Play or Musical) (Award to author) “Ferris Wheel,” by Janyce Lapore, Florida Shakespeare Theatre; W: “The Garden of Hannah List,” by Michael McKeever, Florida Stage; “Goodbye, My Friduchita,” by Dolores Sendler, Coconut Grove Playhouse, “Himself,” by Shiela Walsh, lyrics by Walsh and Jonathan Brielle, original music by Brielle (play with music), Caldwell Theatre Company.

PLAYS

PRODUCTION: (Award to producer) “A Park In Our House,” Florida Stage; “Cloud Tectonics,” New Theatre; “Goodbye, My Friduchita,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials Of Oscar Wilde,” Caldwell Theatre Company, “Himself,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

DIRECTOR: Benny Sato Ambush, “A Park In Our House,” Florida Stage; Juan Cejas, “Burn This,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre; Rafael de Acha, “Cloud Tectonics,” New Theatre; W: Michael Hall, “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Barbara Lowery, “Goodbye, My Friduchita,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

ACTOR: James Baldwin, “Burn This,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre; W: Len Cariou, “Himself,” Caldwell Theatre Company; J.C. Cutler, “Private Eyes,” Florida Stage; John Felix, “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Bill Hindman, “Clarence Darrow,” New Theatre.

ACTRESS: W: Judith Delgado, “Goodbye, My Friduchita,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Jacqueline Knapp, “Himself,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Carmen Pelaez, “Rum and Coke,” Area Stage; Jessica K. Peterson, “A Park In Our House,” Florida Stage; Barbara Sloan, “Burn This,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Gordon Brode, “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde,” Caldwell Theatre Company; John Felix, “Himself,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Israel Garcia, “Cloud Tectonics,” New Theatre; Peter Haig, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; W: Steve Wise, “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Barbara Bradshaw, “After-Play,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Suzanna Hay, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Delma Miranda, “Goodbye, My Friduchita,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Kim Ostrenko, “Simpatico,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre; Lourelene Snedeker, “Incorruptible,” Florida Stage.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION: (Award to producer) “Berlin To Broadway With Kurt Weill,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; “Hot ‘n’ Cole,” Florida Stage; “No Way To Treat A Lady,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; “She Loves Me,” Actors' Playhouse; W: “West Side Story,” Actors' Playhouse.

DIRECTOR: Jack Allison, “Berlin To Broadway With Kurt Weill,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; David Arisco, “She Loves Me,” Actors' Playhouse; W: David Arisco, “West Side Story,” Actors' Playhouse; J. Barry Lewis, “Hot ‘n’ Cole,” Florida Stage; Jeffrey B. Moss, “No Way To Treat A Lady,” Coconut Grove Playhouse

MUSICAL DIRECTION: Tom Dillickrath, “She Loves Me,” Actors' Playhouse; W: Tom Dillickrath, “West Side Story,” Actors' Playhouse; Scott Kasbaum, “Hot ‘n’ Cole,” Florida Stage; John Mulcahy, “No Way To Treat A Lady,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Susan Kingwill, “Berlin To Broadway With Kurt Weill,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

CHOREOGRAPHY: Gwen Arment, Milk and Honey,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Pam Atha, “Mack and Mabel,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Lynnette Barkley, “Romance/Romance,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Jim Hoskins, “Hot ‘n’ C