The 2nd Annual Carbonell Awards
(originally called “The 1977 Annual South Florida Variety Awards”)
Held: June 20, 1977; Beethoven’s Nightclub, Fort Lauderdale
Attendance: approximately 300
Theater separated into Regional/Repertory and Stock/Road Show divisions (musicals and plays together in each division)
All Equity productions eligible
Musical Variety Awards added
REGIONAL / REPERTORY
PRODUCTION:
- The Hasty Heart, Caldwell Playhouse
- Cheaters, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
- Clarence Darrow, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Two For The Seesaw, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
DIRECTOR:
- Joe Adler, The Killing Of Sister George, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Phil Giberson, Clarence Darrow, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Brian C. Smith, Cheaters, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
- Patrick Vicarro, The Hasty Heart, Caldwell Playhouse
ACTOR:
- Harold Bergman, Clarence Darrow, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Len Kadlubowski, Two For The Seasaw, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Willis Nickerbocker, A Thousand Clowns, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
- Jim Berry, The Hasty Heart, Caldwell Playhouse
ACTRESS:
- Anne Gilliam, Cheaters, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater, and “Never Too Late,” Oakland West Dinner Theater
- Sarah Nall, Two For The Seesaw, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Barbara Bradshaw, Tonight At 8:30, Caldwell Playhouse
- Darcy Shean, A Thousand Clowns, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
- Eric Avery, Signalman’s Apprentice, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Michael Lory (AKA) Michael Jacobs, Come Blow Your Horn, Oakland West Dinner Theater
- Tom Tully, The Good Doctor, Act V Dinner Theater
- Patrick Vicarro, Tonight At 8:30, Caldwell Playhouse
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
- Wendy Dilion, Blithe Spirit, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Regina Ress, Night of The Iguana, Caldwell Playhouse
- Diana Zolten, Blithe Spirit, and The Killing of Sister George, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Bobbie-Elleyne Kosstrin, Cheaters, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater and The Mad Show, Act V Dinner Theater
SCENIC DESIGN:
- Frank Bennett, Night Of The Iguana, Caldwell Playhouse
- Duke Ebert, A Thousand Clowns, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
- Frank Bennett, The Hasty Heart, Caldwell Playhouse
- Lyle Baskin, Killing Of Sister George, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
LIGHTING DESIGN:
- Karen Simon, Killing Of Sister George, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
- Henry Johnson/Michael Meath, Night of the Iguana, Caldwell Playhouse
- Henry Johnson/Michael Meath, Tonight At 8:30, Caldwell Playhouse
STOCK-ROAD SHOW
PRODUCTION:
- A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Vanities, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Fiddler on the Roof, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Gypsy, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
DIRECTOR:
- Michael Bennett, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Stockton Briggle, Vanities, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Ruth Mitchell, Fiddler On The Roof, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Fritz Holt, Gypsy, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
ACTOR:
- Cliff Gorman The Rose Tattoo, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
- Zero Mostel, Fiddler On The Roof, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Jordan Christopher, Table Manners, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- James Randolph, Guys & Dolls, Parker Playhouse
ACTRESS:
- Angela Lansbury, Gypsy, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Penny Fuller California Suite, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
- Pamela Sousa, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Maureen Stapleton, The Rose Tattoo, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
- Tommy Aguilar, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Eivind Harum, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Paxton Whitehead, The Bed Before Yesterday, Parker Playhouse, Poinciana Playhouse
- Maurice Copeland, The Royal Family, Parker Playhouse
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
- Deborah Allen, Guys & Dolls, Parker Playhouse
- Ellen Fiske, The Royal Family, Parker Playhouse
- Nana Tucker, Gypsy, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Jane Summerhays, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
SCENIC DESIGN:
- James Riley, Show Boat, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
- James Riley, The Rose Tattoo, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
- Bruce Monroe, An Almost Perfect Person, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- Oliver Smith, The Royal Family, Parker Playhouse.
LIGHTING DESIGN:
- Tharon Musser, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Ken Billington, Fiddler On The Roof, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- James Riley, Show Boat, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
- James Riley, The Rose Tattoo, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
REGIONAL/REPERTORY &
STOCK/ROAD SHOW COMBINED
NEW WORK:
- An Almost Perfect Person, Judith Ross, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- Cheaters, Michael Jacobs, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater (tie)
- Beside Yourself, Nick Hall, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
MUSIC AWARDS
MALE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
- Ben Vereen, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
- Paul Anka, Sunrise Musical Theater
- Vic Damone, Deauville Star Theater
- John Davidson, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
- Sergio Franchi, Sunrise Musical Theater
FEMALE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
- Shirley Bassey, Deauville Star Theater
- Mitzi Gaynor, Deauville Star Theater
- Lena Horne, Deauville Star Theater
- Shirley MacLaine, Sunrise Musical Theater
- Chita Rivera, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR:
- Ben Vereen with Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
- Rich Little and Henry Mancini, Sunrise Musical Theater
- Vic Damone, Lena Horne and Count Basie, Deauville Star Theater
- Chita Rivera and Michel LeGrand, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
- Sergio Franchi, Dana Valery and Pat Cooper, Sunrise Musical Theater
PERFORMANCE BY A COMEDIAN:
- Kip Addotta, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal and Sunrise Musical Theater
- David Brenner, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
- Pat Cooper, Sunrise Musical Theater
- Don Rickles, Sunrise Musical Theater
OPENING ACT:
- Julie Budd, Sunrise Musical Theater
- Lola Falana, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
- Pat Henry, Sunrise Musical Theater
- Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
- Kelly Monteith, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
REVUE:
- Paris Enchante, Americana Hotel, Bal Harbour
- Circus on Ice, Sheraton Hotel, Fort Lauderdale
- Fantastique ’77, Konover Hotel, Miami Beach
- Jewel Box Revue, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach
- Polynesian Potpourri, Mai Kai Restaurant, Fort Lauderdale
NIGHTCLUB ACT:
- Kenny Martell Concepts, Beethoven’s, Fort Lauderdale
- The Cabaret Revue, The Cabaret, Fort Lauderdale
- Wayne Cochrane & the C.C. Riders, Newport Hotel, Miami Beach
- The Executives, Angelo’s Alley, Fort Lauderdale
- Rhodes Brothers, Rhodes Brothers Club, Miami
CABARET PERFORMANCE:
- Clint Holmes, The Front Page, Fort Lauderdale, Diplomat Hotel Tack Room and Sunrise Musical Theater West End Lounge
- Lana Cantrell, The Front Page, Fort Lauderdale
- The Fifth Dimension, Bachelors III, Fort Lauderdale
- Jane Olivor, Diplomat Hotel Tack Room
LOUNGE ACT:
- Dux DeJohn & Friends, Le Fox, Fort Lauderdale
- Tony Chance Combo, The Brickyard, Fort Lauderdale
- Copeland Davis Combo, Keyboard Cabaret, Fort Lauderdale
- Judge’s Nephews, Crown & Sceptre at the Airport Ramada Inn, Miami
- Don Sebastian, Aztec, Miami Beach
