The 22nd Annual Carbonell Awards

Held at the Crest Theatre, Delray Beach, Monday, Oct. 27, 1997.

Attendance (sold out) 320-plus.

SPECIAL CARBONELL AWARD CITATIONS

The Delray Beach Playhouse and Artistic Director Randolph Del Lago.

Michael McCord, artistic director, Ft. Lauderdale Players.

ROADSHOW

All winning productions presented by PTG-Florida Inc. Winners announced May 28, 1997 at the South Florida Critics Circle Road Show awards luncheon at Victor’s Café, Coral Gables (17 eligible productions 1996-97).

PRODUCTION: “Barrymore,” Parker and Royal Poinciana Playhouses.

DIRECTOR: Gene Saks, “Barrymore,” Parker and Royal Poinciana Playhouses.

ACTOR: Christopher Plummer, “Barrymore,” Parker and Royal Poinciana Playhouses.

ACTRESS: Faye Dunaway, “Master Class,” Parker and Royal Poinciana Playhouses.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Todd Week, “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying,” Broward and Kravis Centers.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Shauna Hicks, “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying,” Broward and Kravis Centers.

REGIONAL THEATER

NEW WORK (includes plays and musicals; award to authors): “Beguiled Again,” created by J. Barry Lewis, Lynnette Barkley and Craig D. Ames, Pope Theatre Company; W: “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Jimmy Buffett, music and lyrics, Herman Wouk, book, Coconut Grove Playhouse; “Three Forks,” by Staci Swedeen, Pope Theatre Company; “Street Corner Symphony,” conceived by Marion J. Caffey, Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training; “When Cuba Opens Up,” by Benjie Aerenson, Florida Shakespeare Theatre.

PLAYS

PRODUCTION (award to producers): W: “Angels in America,” New Theatre; “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company; Strange Snow,” Florida Shakespeare Theatre; Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

DIRECTOR: Joe Adler, “The Root,” Hollywood Boulevard Theatre (Noah Productions); Juan Cejas, “Strange Snow,” Fla. Shakespeare Theatre; W: Rafael de Acha & Deborah Mello, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Gail Garrisan, “Hay Fever,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre; Louis Tyrrell, “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company.

ACTOR: Jim Baldwin, “Strange Snow,” Fla. Shakespeare Theatre; Dan Leonard, “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company; David Kwiat, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Eli Wallach, “Visiting Mr. Green,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Matthew Wright, “Angels in America,” New Theatre.

ACTRESS: Elizabeth Ashley, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Lauren Klein, “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company; Amy Prosser, “The Heiress,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Barbara Sloan, “Strange Snow,” Fla. Shakespeare Theatre; Lourelene Snedeker, “Hay Fever,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: John Archie, “The Root,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre (Noah Prods.); David Cirone, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Bill Hindman, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; W: James Randolph, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Arland Russell, “The Root,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Viki Boyle, “Don’t Dress for Dinner,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Nell Gwynn, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; Joy Johnson, “The Heiress,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Margot Moreland, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; Angelica Torn, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION of a Musical (award to producers): “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company; “Big River,” Actors’ Playhouse; “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; “Heartbeats,” Actors’ Playhouse; W: “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company.

DIRECTOR: David Arisco, “Big River,” Actors’ Playhouse; David Bell, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Kenneth Kay, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Jeremy Lawrence, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; J. Barry Lewis & Lynnette Barkley, “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company.

MUSICAL DIRECTION: Craig D. Ames, “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company; Tom Dillickrath, “Brigadoon,” Actors’ Playhouse; Jack Gaughan, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; David Truskinoff, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; W: David Truskinoff, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Co.

CHOREOGRAPHY: Pamela Atha, “Crazy for You,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; W: Lynnette Barkley, “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company; Lynnette Barkley, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; David Bell, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Barbara LeGette, “Brigadoon,” Actors’ Playhouse

ACTOR: Darrin Lamont Byrd, “Big River,” Actors’ Playhouse; W: Paul Louis, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Jonathan Beck Reed, “The Will Rogers Follies,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Bob Rogerson, “Heartbeats,” Actors’ Playhouse; Michael Rupert, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

ACTRESS: Sandy Edgerton, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Rachel Jones, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Kim Cozort, “Brigadoon,” Actors’ Playhouse; Margot Moreland, “Meet Me at the Pitkin,” Hollywood Playhouse (Waldman Productions); Lourelene Snedeker, “Heartbeats,” Actors’ Playhouse

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Stephen G. Anthony, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Aaron Cimadevilla, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; W: Tom Kenaston, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; Josh Mostel, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; La Paree Young, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Susan Dawn Carson, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Rachel Jones, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; W: Margot Moreland, “Heartbeats,” Actors’ Playhouse; Lourelene Snedeker, “Cabaret Verboten,” Pope Theatre Company; Avery Sommers, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

REGIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

SET DESIGN: Michael Amico, “Denial,” Pope Theatre Company; Michael Amico, “Beguiled Again,” Pope Theatre Company; Carlos Arditti, “The Woman in Black,” New Theatre; Michael Thomas Essad, “Summer Shorts,” City Theatre; W: David Trimble, “Big River,” Actors’ Playhouse

LIGHTING DESIGN: Richard Crowell, “The Living,” Pope Theatre Company; Mike Martin, “Strange Snow,” Fla. Shakespeare Theatre; Jeff Quinn, “Angels in America,” New Theatre; Thomas Salzman, “The Heiress,” Caldwell Theatre Company; W: Diane Ferry Williams, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse.

COSTUME DESIGN: Heather Barnes, “Hay Fever,” Hollywood Blvd. Theatre; W: Susan E. Mickey, “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” Coconut Grove Playhouse; Suzette Pare, “The Living,” Pope Theatre Company; Penny Koleos Williams, “The Heiress,” Caldwell Theatre Company; Penny Koleos Williams, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Caldwell Theatre Co.