The 1st Annual Carbonell Awards
(originally called “The First Annual Theatre Circle Awards”)
Presented by: South Florida Entertainment Writers’ Association, Inc.
Held: November 15, 1976; Diplomat Hotel Regency Ballroom
Attendance: approximately 175
Theater only, plays and musicals combined
All Equity productions eligible (Road Shows and Regional Theater combined)
PRODUCTION:
- That Championship Season, by Jason Miller; Ed Flanders, director, Parker Playhouse (Zev Bufman Entertainment)
- The King and I, by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II; John Fearnley, director; Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts (Zev Bufman Entertainment)
- Magnificent Yankee, by Emmet Lavery; Peter Hunt, director; Parker Playhouse (Zev Bufman Entertainment)
- Mame, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman; John Bowab, director; Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts (Zev Bufman Entertainment)
DIRECTOR:
- Ed Flanders, That Championship Season, Parker Playhouse
- John Bowab, Mame, Parker Playhouse
- Leslie Cutler, The Student Prince, Parker Playhouse
- John Fearnley, The King and I, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
ACTOR:
- James Whitmore, Magnificent Yankee, Parker Playhouse
- David Cryer, Mack & Mabel, Miami Beach Theater & Parker Playhouse
- David McCallum, The Mousetrap, Parker Playhouse
- Jason Robards, That Championship Season, Parker Playhouse
ACTRESS:
- Angela Lansbury, Mame, Parker Playhouse
- Linda Hopkins, Me & Bessie, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Audra Lindley, Magnificent Yankee, Parker Playhouse
- Constance Towers, The King and I, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
- Lawrence Pressman, That Championship Season, Parker Playhouse
- George Dzundza, That Championship Season, Parker Playhouse
- Ted Pritchard, Funny Girl
- Don Sparks, Norman, Is That You? Parker Playhouse
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
- Jane Connell, Mame, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Olivia Barash, Panama Hattie, Parker Playhouse
- Anne Francine, Mame, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Judith McCauley, The Student Prince, Parker Playhouse
SCENIC DESIGN:
- Peter Wolf, The King and I, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Larry King, Diamond Studs, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Don Padgett, The Mousetrap, Parker Playhouse
- Richard Seger, The Student Prince, Parker Playhouse
LIGHTING DESIGN:
- James Riley, The King and I, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- James Riley, That Championship Season, Parker Playhouse
- James Riley, The Mousetrap, Parker Playhouse
- Harry Silverglat, Oh, Calcutta, Coconut Grove Playhouse