1989-90 Season
The 15th Annual Carbonell Awards
Held at the Parker Playhouse, Oct. 22, 1990.
Attendance approx. 450-500.
Hosted by Tristan Rogers.
Regional Showcase (non-Equity) citations added.
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.