The 13th Annual Carbonell Awards

Held at Bailey Hall, Davie, Nov. 14, 1988.

Attendance approx. 600. Robert Goulet, emcee.

Program Cover: “A Tribute To The 75h Anniversary Of Actors’ Equity Association”

ROAD SHOW

PRODUCTION: “Big River,” “Can Can,” Broadway Bound,” W: “42d Street,” “Two Into One.” (All shows appeared at the Royal Poinciana and Parker Playhouses, or Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts).

DIRECTOR: Gower Champion, “42nd Street;” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts;  W: Ray Cooney, “Two Into One;”  Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse; Michael Greif, “Big River,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; Dallett Norris, “Can-Can,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; Gene Saks, “Broadway Bound,” Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

ACTOR: Ron Holgate as Aristide, “Can Can,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; William Ragsdale as Eugene and Nathan Lane as Stanley, “Broadway Bound,” Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse; Paxton Whitehead as Richard and W: Ray Cooney as George, “Two Into One,” Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

ACTRESS: Melissa Manchester as Emma, “Song And Dance,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; Julie Andrews in “An Evening With Julie Andrews,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; W: Chita Rivera as Pistache,” Can Can,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; Carole Shelley as Kate, “Broadway Bound,” Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse; Millicent Martin as Pamela, “Two Into One,” Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Eugene Fleming as a man, “Song And Dance,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; W: Barry Lee as Tom Sawyer, “Big River,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; Michael Connelly as Jussac, “Can Can,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; Doug Okerson as Billy, “42d Street,” Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse; David Gaines as Edward, “Two Into One,” Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jessie Janet Richards as Mary Jane and Angela Hall as Alice’s daughter, “Big River,” Jackie Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts; Gina Trano as Peggy, “42d Street,” Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse; Beulah Garrick as Lily and W: Pamela Dillman as Jennifer, “Two Into One,” Parker Playhouse/Royal Poinciana Playhouse.

REGIONAL

PLAYS

BEST PRODUCTION: “Papa,” Colony Theatre (Miami Beach); W: “Biloxi Blues,” Ruth Foreman Theatre (North Miami); “Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill,” Caldwell Theatre Company; “On The Verge,” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; “Auto Erotik,” New World Theatre (Miami Beach).

DIRECTOR: Joseph Adler, “Split Second,” Ruth Foreman Theatre/North Miami; W: Kenneth Kay, “Biloxi Blues,” Ruth Foreman Theatre/North Miami; Michael Hall, “Look Homeward, Angel,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Richard Edelman, “On The Verge,” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Kenneth Cotthoff, “Auto Erotik,” New World Theatre.

ACTOR: W: William (Bill) Hindman as Hemingway, “Papa,” Colony Theatre; Scott Treadway as Eugene, “Biloxi Blues,” Ruth Foreman Theatre/North Miami; David Burke Chrisman as Eugene, “Look Homeward, Angel,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Traber Burns as Elyot, “Private Lives,” Florida Shakespeare Festival; Gino Cabanas as Speed, “Auto Erotik,” New World Theatre.

ACTRESS: Eileen Heckart as Esther, “The Flowering Peach,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; June Prud’Homme as Eliza, “Look Homeward, Angel,” Caldwell Theatre Company; W: Jackie Lowe as Billie, “Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Susan Russell as Joannie, “Little Footsteps,” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Carol Cavallo as Violet, “Auto Erotik,” New World Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tom Kouchalakos as Epstein and Kenneth Kay as Sgt. Toomey, “Biloxi Blues,” at Ruth Foreman Theatre/North Miami; John Felix as Praed, “Mrs. Warren’s Profession,” Ruth Foreman Theatre/North Miami; David McDonald as Ben, “Look Homeward, Angel,” Caldwell Theatre Company; W: Dan Leonard as Renfroe, “Criminal Minds,” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Joy Johnson as Fatty, “Look Homeward, Angel,” Caldwell Theatre Company; W: Nancy Barnett as Alex, “On The Verge,” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Darcy Shean as Diane, “Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You” and Mona Jones as Fleur Stein, “And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little,” both at Off-Broadway On E. 26th St.; Iris Acker as Sophie, “Social Security,” Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION: “The Rink,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; “Funny Girl,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; My One And Only,” Florida Repertory Theatre; The King And I,” Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre.

DIRECTOR: Jack Allison, “The Rink,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Bob Bogdanoff, “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Bob Bogdanoff, “Baby,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Keith Baker, “My One And Only,” Florida Repertory Theatre; Crandall Diehl, “The King And I,” Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: David Krane, “The Rink,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Mace Graham, “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Keith Baker, “My One And Only,” Florida Repertory Theatre; George Broderick, “I’m Laughing But I Ain’t Tickled,” Vinnette Carroll Repertory Theatre; Corinne Aquilina, “The King And I,” Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre.

CHOREOGRAPHY: Rob Marshall, “The Rink,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Michael McCord, “Funny Girl” and Michael DiFonzo, “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,” both at Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: Scott Shettleroe, “My One And Only,” Florida Repertory Theatre; Harry Bryce, “I’m Laughing But I Ain’t Tickled,” Vinnette Carroll Repertory Theatre.

ACTOR: Doug Easley as Ed Earl, “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Steve Grojahn as Nick and Dennis Jones as Alan, “Baby,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: Greg Phelps as Billy Buck, “My One And Only,” Florida Repertory Theatre; Martron Gales as Theophilus, “I’m Laughing But I Ain’t Tickled,” Vinnette Carroll Repertory Theatre.

ACTRESS: Lainie Kazan as Anna, “The Rink,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Denise Nolan as Fanny, “Funny Girl,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Jan McArt as Miss Mona, “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre, W: Julie Prosser as Lizzie, “Baby,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Anita Gillette as Anna, “The King And I,” Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Davis Gaines as Dino, “The Rink,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Joe Gillie as Flint, “Something’s Afoot,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Scott M. Pruett as Niko, “Zorba,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: Don Whisted as Governor, “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Scott Geralds as Harry, “The Great American Backstage Musical,” Florida Repertory Theatre. (Note: Scott Geralds is the Equity acting name used by choreographer Scott Shettleroe)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Mona Jones as Leona Helmsley, “Mayor,” Ruth Foreman Theatre West (at Sunrise Musical Theatre); Karen Culliver as Eve, “Let ‘Em Rot,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Lucille Dobrin as Jewel and Kim Cozort as Angel, “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Missy McArdle as Mickey, “My One And Only,” Florida Repertory Theatre

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

COSTUME DESIGN: W: Jeffrey B. Phipps, “Mrs. Warren’s Profession,” Ruth Foreman Theatre/North Miami; Bridget Bartlett, “Look Homeward, Angel,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Fred Rogers, “Funny Girl,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Bridget Bartlett, “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Don Bell, “The King And I,” Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre.

LIGHTING DESIGN: W: Robert D. Clark, “Teibele And Her Demon,” Ruth Foreman Theatre/North Miami; Fred Kolo, “The Rink,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Mary Jo Donlinger, “Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Audrey Davis and Jeff Guzik, “On The Verge,” Theatre Club of the Palm Beaches; Michael Newton Brown, “The King And I,” Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre.

SET DESIGN: Stephen Placido Jr., “Teibele And Her Demon,” Ruth Foreman Theatre/North Miami; W: Fred Kolo, “The Rink,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Frank Bennett, “Look Homeward, Angel,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Dean Kennedy, “Auto Erotik,” New World Theatre; James Sandefur, “The King And I,” Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre.