The 21st Annual Carbonell Awards

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

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.