The 4th Annual Carbonell Awards

Held at Diplomat Hotel, Cafe Cristal, Nov. 5, 1979. Attendance approx. 500.

Theater Awards divided same as previous year; direction and choreography combined into same category in musicals; set and lighting design combined into same category; musical variety categories modified slightly.

The George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achieve-ment in the Arts: Judy Drucker, classical music impresaria.

PLAYS

PRODUCTION: Tie: “The Gin Game,” Parker Playhouse and “The Shadow Box,” Players State Theatre. “Hedda Gabler,” Caldwell Playhouse; “Our Betters,” Caldwell Playhouse; “Vanities,” Burt Reynolds Dinner-Theater.

DIRECTOR: W: Joe Adler, “The Shadow Box,” Players State Theatre; Michael Hall, “Our Betters,” Caldwell Playhouse; George Keathley, “The Little Foxes,” Poinciana Playhouse, Sue Lawless, “A Flea In Her Ear,” Players State Theatre; Mike Nichols, “The Gin Game,” Parker Playhouse.

ACTRESS: W: Jessica Tandy, “The Gin Game,” Parker; Barbara Bradshaw, “Hedda Gabler,” Caldwell Playhouse; Sally Field, “The Rainmaker,” Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre; Jan McArt, “Catch Me If You Can,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Diane Zolten, “The Shadow Box,” Players State Theatre.

ACTOR: W: Hume Cronyn, “The Gin Game,” Parker; Robert Grossman, “The Shadow Box,” Players State Theatre; Peter Haig, “Of Mice and Men,” Caldwell Playhouse; Jean LeClerc, “Dracula,” Theater of the Performing Arts-Parker; Don Stout, “The Shadow Box,” Players State Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Diane Zolten, “As You Like It,” Players State Theatre. Iris Acker, “Lovers and Other Strangers,” Oakland West Dinner Theatre; Regina Ress, “Hedda Gabler,” Caldwell Playhouse; Roz Simmons, “Shadow Box,” Players State Theatre; Phyllis Thaxter, “The Little Foxes,” Poinciana.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tie: Robert Grossman, “As You Like It,” Players State Theatre and Richard S. Levine, “Dracula,” Theater of the Performing Arts-Parker Playhouse. Larry Gates, “The Little Foxes,” Poinciana; Gus Kaikkonen, “The Shadow Box,” Players State Theatre, Chip Latimer, “Lovers and Other Strangers,” Oakland West Dinner Theatre.

SETS & LIGHTING DESIGN: W: Lyle Baskin and Michael Martin, “The Shadow Box,” Players State Theatre. David Mitchell and Ronald Wallace, “The Gin Game,” Parker; Kenneth N. Kurtz, “As You Like It,” Players State Theatre; Bruce Monroe and Paul Everett, “Da,” Poinciana; Charles Herbst and Michael Gebhardt, “A Flea In Her Ear,” Players State Theatre.

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION: W: “Oklahoma,” Miami Beach-Parker Playhouse-Poinciana Playhouse. “Hello, Dolly,” Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts. “The King and I,” Royal Palm Dinner-Theater. “Man of La Mancha,” Burt Reynolds Dinner-Theater. “Timbuktu,” Miami Beach-Parker Playhouse.

DIRECTION & CHOREOGRAPHY: W: “Timbuktu,” (Theater of the Performing Arts-Parker, Geoffrey Holder, director and choreography ). “The King and I,” Royal Palm Dinner-Theater, Bob Bogdanoff, director and choreography). “Irma La Douce” (Players State Theatre, Michael Montel, director; Daryl Gray, choreography). “Man of La Mancha” (Burt Reynolds Dinner-Theater, Rudy Tronto, director and choreography). “Oklahoma” (Theater of the Performing Arts-Parker-Royal Poinciana, Stone Widney, director; original choreography by Agnes deMille recreated by Gemze deLappe.)

ACTOR: Tie: Gregg Baker, “Timbuktu,” Theater of the Performing Arts-Parker and David Holliday, “Man of La Mancha,” Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre; David Dannehl, “Carousel,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Joe Gillie, “Promises, Promises,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Alvin Ing, “The King and I,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: W: Ruthanne Forsythe Cook, “Carousel,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Mandy Miller, “The King and I,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Tany Roman, “South Pacific,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Jackie Warters, “The King and I,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Mary Wickes, “Oklahoma,” Theater of the Performing Arts-Parker-Poinciana.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: W: Alexander Orfaly, “Oklahoma,” Theater of the Performing Arts-Parker Playhouse. Harry Danner, “Carousel,” Theater of the Performing Arts; George Curley “The Fantasticks,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Willis Knickerbocker, “Promises, Promises,” Royal Palm Dinner Theatre; Harry Fawcett, “The Fantasticks,” Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater.

SETS & LIGHTING DESIGN: W: Tony Straiges and James Riley, “Timbuktu,” Theater of the Performing Arts-Parker; Robert D. Mitchell and Jules Fisher, “Beatlemania,” Theater of the Performing Arts; Rex Fluy and Joe Hesley, “Man of La Mancha,” Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre; Robert T. Williams and James Riley, “Oklahoma,” Theater of the Performing Arts-Parker-Poinciana; Frank Bennett and Michael Meath, “Starting Here, Starting Now,” Caldwell Playhouse.

MUSICAL VARIETY AWARDS

CAFE/CONCERT ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: W: Liza Minnelli, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts; Paul Anka, Sunrise Musical Theatre; Liberace, Sunrise Musical Theatre; Donna Summer, Sunrise Musical Theatre; Kenny Rogers, Diplomat.

CABARET ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR: W: Susan Hatfield, Auntie Mame’s, Fort Lauderdale. Ron Jonas, Uptown, Fort Lauderdale. Jonnie Nick, Fantasy Company, Newport Hotel, Miami Beach. Debby Stone, Martel’s Madness, Brickyard, Fort Lauderdale.

PRODUCTION: W: Liza Minnelli, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts. Burt Bacharach and Anthony Newley, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal. Sandy Duncan and Frank Gorshin, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal. Lena Horne and Vic Damone, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal.

NIGHTCLUB REVUE: W: “Les Folies,” Les Folies, Miami. “Les Violins,” Les Violins, Miami. “C’Est Magnifique,” Americana Hotel, Bal Harbour. Mai Kai revue, Mai Kai Restaurant, Fort Lauderdale. “Stars on Ice,” Sheraton Hotel, Fort Lauderdale.

NIGHTCLUB SHOW: W: Auntie Mame’s show, Auntie Mame’s, Fort Lauderdale; Broadway Co., Beethoven’s Fort Lauderdale; Fantasy Co., Newport, Miami Beach; Martel’s Madness, Brickyard, Fort Lauderdale.

COMEDY ACT: W: Woody Woodbury, Beach Club, Fort Lauderdale; Jay Hickman (all various engagements); Peter Michael, (all various engagements); Jimmy Nicholas, (all various engagements); Gene Merola, Bojangles, Fort Lauderdale

JAZZ ENSEMBLE: W: Ira Sullivan/Eddie Higgins Ensemble, Bubba’s Fort Lauderdale; Monte Alexander Ensemble, Bubba’s Fort Lauderdale; Flip Phillips Quartet, Beowulf, Lighthouse Point; Billy Marcus Ensemble, (various engagements); Mark Colby Ensemble, various engagements.

POP/ROCK ACT (two winners awarded): Winner/Pop: The Uptown Show, Uptown, Fort Lauderdale. Winner/Rock: Keith Herman, various engagements. Cichlids (various engagements). Robert Wuagneus (various engagements). Stagger Lee Show, Stagger Lee’s, Fort Lauderdale.