1980-81 Season

The 6th Annual Carbonell Awards

Held:  November 23, 1981; Diplomat Hotel, Cafe Cristal
Attendance:  approximately 550

Costumes added to both drama and musical divisions

 

PLAYS

PRODUCTION:

  • Children of a Lesser God, Parker Playhouse
  • Death of a Salesman, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
  • Getting Out, Players State Theatre
  • On Golden Pond, Parker Playhouse
  • On Golden Pond, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre

DIRECTOR:

  • Larry Arrick, Betrayal, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
  • Bob Bogdanoff, On Golden Pond, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
  • Gordon Davidson, Children of a Lesser God, Parker Playhouse
  • David Robert Kanter, Getting Out, Players State Theatre
  • Charles Nelson Reilly, Death of a Salesman, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre

ACTOR:

  • J. Robert Dietz, On Golden Pond, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
  • Peter Evans, Children of a Lesser God, Parker Playhouse
  • Vincent Gardenia, Death of a Salesman, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
  • Louis Tyrrell, The Elephant Man, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Stephen Vinovich, Talley’s Folley, Royal Palm

ACTRESS:

  • Linda Bove, Children of a Lesser God, Parker Playhouse
  • Julie Harris, Death of a Salesman, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
  • Susan Hatfield, Picnic, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Megan McTavish, Getting Out, Players State Theatre
  • Sada Thompson, On Golden Pond, Parker Playhouse

SUPPORTING ACTOR:

  • Ken Curtis, Bus Stop, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
  • King Donovan, Mornings at Seven, Parker, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Lou Jacobi, Come Blow Your Horn, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
  • Willis Knickerbocker, Romantic Comedy and Veronica’s Room, Oakland West
  • Anthony Zerbe, The Little Foxes, Parker Playhouse

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

  • Barbara Bradshaw, The Elephant Man, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Brenda Curtis, Go Back for Murder, Players State Theatre
  • Alice Ghostley, Come Blow Your Horn, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
  • Alexa Kenin, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Maureen Stapleton, The Little Foxes, Parker Playhouse

SCENIC & LIGHTING DESIGN:

  • Andrew Jackness & Paul Gallo, The Little Foxes, Parker Playhouse
  • H. Paul Mazer, Getting Out, Players State Theatre
  • Kenneth N. Kurtz & Jean E. Shorrock, Go Back for Murder, Players State Theatre
  • William Ritman and Richard Nelson, Mornings at Seven, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Frank Bennett and Jas Myers, Picnic, Caldwell Playhouse

COSTUME DESIGN:

  • Marilyn Wall Asse & Bridget Bartlett, The Elephant Man, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Florence Klotz, The Little Foxes, Parker Playhouse
  • Barbara A. Bell, Go Back for Murder, Players State Theatre
  • Linda Fisher, Mornings at Seven, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts

MUSICALS

PRODUCTION:

  • Camelot, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • My Fair Lady, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Oliver!, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
  • Peter Pan, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • They’re Playing Our Song, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts

DIRECTOR:

  • Bob Bogdanoff, Oliver!, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
  • Wayne Bryan, Tintypes, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
  • Frank Dunlop, Camelot, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Patrick Garland, My Fair Lady, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Rob Iscove, Peter Pan, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts

CHOREOGRAPHER:

  • Bob Bogdanoff, Kiss Me Kate, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
  • Marilyn Remus, Oklahoma and Little Mary Sunshine, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
  • Rob Iscove, Peter Pan, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Patricia Birch, They’re Playing Our Song, Parker Playhosue, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Leo Kharibian, West Side Story, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre

ACTOR:

  • Richard Burton, Camelot, Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady, Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Richard Muenz, Camelot, Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Richard Ryder, They’re Playing Our Song, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Paul Straney, Kiss Me Kate, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre

ACTRESS:

  • Sandy Duncan, Peter Pan, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Eartha Kitt, The Cowboy and the Legend,” Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
  • Lorna Luft, “They’re Playing Our Song,” Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Jan McArt, Kiss Me Kate, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
  • Linda Michele, Little Mary Sunshine, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre

SUPPORTING ACTOR:

  • Jason Byce, Little Mary Sunshine, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
  • Gary Edwards, Oliver!, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
  • Christopher Hewitt, Peter Pan, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Milo O’Shea, My Fair Lady, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Paxton Whitehead, Camelot, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

  • Janet Bliss, Oliver!, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
  • Robin Cleaver, Peter Pan, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Cathleen Nesbitt, My Fair Lady, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Lillias White, Tintypes, Royal Poinciana Playhouse

SCENIC & LIGHTING DESIGN:

  • Desmond Heeley & Thomas Skelton, Camelot, Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Oliver Smith & Ken Billington, My Fair Lady, Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Peter Wolf & Thomas Skelton, Peter Pan, Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Douglas Schmidt & Tharon Musser, They’re Playing Our Song, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts

COSTUME DESIGN:

  • Desmond Heeley, Camelot, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Cecil Beaton, My Fair Lady, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Beverly Jane Thomas, Oliver!Oh Me, Oh My, Oh Youmans, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
  • Bill Hargate, Peter Pan, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts

MUSICAL VARIETY

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR (Cafe/Concert):

  • Liza Minnelli, Sunrise Musical Theatre
  • Melissa Manchester, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
  • The Pointer Sisters, Mr. Pips, Fort Lauderdale
  • The Temptations, Mr. Pips, Fort Lauderdale
  • Ben Vereen, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR (Cabaret):

  • Ronnie Blake, Whisky River, Fort Lauderdale
  • Tony Chance, The Brickyard, Fort Lauderdale
  • Copeland Davis, Abbey Road & BJ’s, Fort Lauderdale

POP ACT:

  • Heather McRae, Diplomat Hotel Tack Room, Hollywood
  • Copeland Davis, Abbey Road & BJ’s, Fort Lauderdale
  • John Day, Coconuts, Fort Lauderdale
  • Jenny Green, Diplomat Hotel Tack Room
  • Jerry and the Pacemakers, Toppers, Fort Lauderdale

COMEDY ACT:

  • Joan Rivers, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
  • Wayland Flowers and Madame, Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood
  • Jack Hickman, various engagements
  • Peter Michael, various engagements
  • Don Sebastian, Aztec Motel, Miami Beach.

JAZZ ENSEMBLE:

  • Mel Torme, at Bubba’s, Fort Lauderdale
  • Monte Alexander, Bubba’s, Fort Lauderdale
  • Duffy Jackson, various engagements
  • Othello Molineaux, various engagements
  • George Shearing, Bubba’s, Fort Lauderdale

REVUE:

  • Les Folies Supper Club, Miami
  • Flamenco Supper Club, Miami
  • “Latin Fantasy” and “Viva Broadway,” Les Violins, Miami
  • Los Argentines Gauchos, Konover Hotel, Miami Beach

ROCK ACT:

  • Charlie Pickett, various engagements
  • Difference, various engagements
  • The Eat, various engagements
  • The Front, various engagements
  • The Kidz, various engagements

COUNTRY-WESTERN ACT:

  • Ronnie Blake and the Tennessee River Boys, Whiskey River, Fort Lauderdale
  • Freddie King and the Wild Turkey Band, Stardust Lounge & Cowboys, Fort Lauderdale
  • Hot Walker, Club Vegas & Cowboys, Fort Lauderdale
  • Claire Purcell, Club Vegas