1976-77 Season

The 2nd Annual Carbonell Awards

(originally called “The 1977 Annual South Florida Variety Awards”)

Held:  June 20, 1977; Beethoven’s Nightclub, Fort Lauderdale
Attendance:  approximately 300

Theater separated into Regional/Repertory and Stock/Road Show divisions (musicals and plays together in each division)

All Equity productions eligible

Musical Variety Awards added

 

REGIONAL / REPERTORY

PRODUCTION:

  • The Hasty Heart, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Cheaters, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
  • Clarence Darrow, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Two For The Seesaw, Players Repertory of Greater Miami

DIRECTOR:

  • Joe Adler, The Killing Of Sister George, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Phil Giberson, Clarence Darrow, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Brian C. Smith, Cheaters, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
  • Patrick Vicarro, The Hasty Heart, Caldwell Playhouse

ACTOR:

  • Harold Bergman, Clarence Darrow, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Len Kadlubowski, Two For The Seasaw, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Willis Nickerbocker, A Thousand Clowns, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
  • Jim Berry, The Hasty Heart, Caldwell Playhouse

ACTRESS:

  • Anne Gilliam, Cheaters, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater, and “Never Too Late,” Oakland West Dinner Theater
  • Sarah Nall, Two For The Seesaw, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Barbara Bradshaw, Tonight At 8:30, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Darcy Shean, A Thousand Clowns, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater

SUPPORTING ACTOR:

  • Eric Avery, Signalman’s Apprentice, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Michael Lory (AKA) Michael Jacobs, Come Blow Your Horn, Oakland West Dinner Theater
  • Tom Tully, The Good Doctor, Act V Dinner Theater
  • Patrick Vicarro, Tonight At 8:30, Caldwell Playhouse

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

  • Wendy Dilion, Blithe Spirit, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Regina Ress, Night of The Iguana, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Diana Zolten, Blithe Spirit, and The Killing of Sister George, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Bobbie-Elleyne Kosstrin, Cheaters, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater and The Mad Show, Act V Dinner Theater

SCENIC DESIGN:

  • Frank Bennett, Night Of The Iguana, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Duke Ebert, A Thousand Clowns, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater
  • Frank Bennett, The Hasty Heart, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Lyle Baskin, Killing Of Sister George, Players Repertory of Greater Miami

LIGHTING DESIGN:

  • Karen Simon, Killing Of Sister George, Players Repertory of Greater Miami
  • Henry Johnson/Michael Meath, Night of the Iguana, Caldwell Playhouse
  • Henry Johnson/Michael Meath, Tonight At 8:30, Caldwell Playhouse

 

STOCK-ROAD SHOW

PRODUCTION:

  • A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Vanities, Coconut Grove Playhouse
  • Fiddler on the Roof, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Gypsy, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts

DIRECTOR:

  • Michael Bennett, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Stockton Briggle, Vanities, Coconut Grove Playhouse
  • Ruth Mitchell, Fiddler On The Roof, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Fritz Holt, Gypsy, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts

ACTOR:

  • Cliff Gorman The Rose Tattoo, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
  • Zero Mostel, Fiddler On The Roof, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Jordan Christopher, Table Manners, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
  • James Randolph, Guys & Dolls, Parker Playhouse

ACTRESS:

  • Angela Lansbury, Gypsy, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Penny Fuller California Suite, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
  • Pamela Sousa, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Maureen Stapleton, The Rose Tattoo, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse

SUPPORTING ACTOR:

  • Tommy Aguilar, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Eivind Harum, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Paxton Whitehead, The Bed Before Yesterday, Parker Playhouse, Poinciana Playhouse
  • Maurice Copeland, The Royal Family, Parker Playhouse

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

  • Deborah Allen, Guys & Dolls, Parker Playhouse
  • Ellen Fiske, The Royal Family, Parker Playhouse
  • Nana Tucker, Gypsy, Parker Playhouse, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Jane Summerhays, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts

SCENIC DESIGN:

  • James Riley, Show Boat, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
  • James Riley, The Rose Tattoo, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
  • Bruce Monroe, An Almost Perfect Person, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
  • Oliver Smith, The Royal Family, Parker Playhouse.

LIGHTING DESIGN:

  • Tharon Musser, A Chorus Line, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • Ken Billington, Fiddler On The Roof, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
  • James Riley, Show Boat, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse
  • James Riley, The Rose Tattoo, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse

 

REGIONAL/REPERTORY &
STOCK/ROAD SHOW COMBINED

NEW WORK:

  • An Almost Perfect Person, Judith Ross, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
  • Cheaters, Michael Jacobs, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater (tie)
  • Beside Yourself, Nick Hall, Sea Ranch Dinner Theater

 

MUSIC AWARDS

MALE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:

  • Ben Vereen, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
  • Paul Anka, Sunrise Musical Theater
  • Vic Damone, Deauville Star Theater
  • John Davidson, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
  • Sergio Franchi, Sunrise Musical Theater

FEMALE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:

  • Shirley Bassey, Deauville Star Theater
  • Mitzi Gaynor, Deauville Star Theater
  • Lena Horne, Deauville Star Theater
  • Shirley MacLaine, Sunrise Musical Theater
  • Chita Rivera, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal

PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR:

  • Ben Vereen with Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
  • Rich Little and Henry Mancini, Sunrise Musical Theater
  • Vic Damone, Lena Horne and Count Basie, Deauville Star Theater
  • Chita Rivera and Michel LeGrand, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
  • Sergio Franchi, Dana Valery and Pat Cooper, Sunrise Musical Theater

PERFORMANCE BY A COMEDIAN:

  • Kip Addotta, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal and Sunrise Musical Theater
  • David Brenner, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
  • Pat Cooper, Sunrise Musical Theater
  • Don Rickles, Sunrise Musical Theater

OPENING ACT:

  • Julie Budd, Sunrise Musical Theater
  • Lola Falana, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
  • Pat Henry, Sunrise Musical Theater
  • Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal
  • Kelly Monteith, Diplomat Hotel Cafe Cristal

REVUE:

  • Paris Enchante, Americana Hotel, Bal Harbour
  • Circus on Ice, Sheraton Hotel, Fort Lauderdale
  • Fantastique ’77, Konover Hotel, Miami Beach
  • Jewel Box Revue, Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach
  • Polynesian Potpourri, Mai Kai Restaurant, Fort Lauderdale

NIGHTCLUB ACT:

  • Kenny Martell Concepts, Beethoven’s, Fort Lauderdale
  • The Cabaret Revue, The Cabaret, Fort Lauderdale
  • Wayne Cochrane & the C.C. Riders, Newport Hotel, Miami Beach
  • The Executives, Angelo’s Alley, Fort Lauderdale
  • Rhodes Brothers, Rhodes Brothers Club, Miami

CABARET PERFORMANCE:

  • Clint Holmes, The Front Page, Fort Lauderdale, Diplomat Hotel Tack Room and Sunrise Musical Theater West End Lounge
  • Lana Cantrell, The Front Page, Fort Lauderdale
  • The Fifth Dimension, Bachelors III, Fort Lauderdale
  • Jane Olivor, Diplomat Hotel Tack Room

LOUNGE ACT:

  • Dux DeJohn & Friends, Le Fox, Fort Lauderdale
  • Tony Chance Combo, The Brickyard, Fort Lauderdale
  • Copeland Davis Combo, Keyboard Cabaret, Fort Lauderdale
  • Judge’s Nephews, Crown & Sceptre at the Airport Ramada Inn, Miami
  • Don Sebastian, Aztec, Miami Beach