The 22nd Annual Carbonell Awards
Held: October 27, 1997; Crest Theatre, Delray Beach
Attendance: (sold out) 320+
SPECIAL CARBONELL AWARD CITATIONS
- The Delray Beach Playhouse and Artistic Director Randolph Del Lago
- Michael McCord, Artistic Director, Ft. Lauderdale Players
REGIONAL THEATER
PLAYS
PRODUCTION:
- 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, Flaorida Shakespeare Theatre
- Rafael de Acha & Deborah Mello, Angels in America, New Theatre
- Gail Garrisan, Hay Fever, Hollywood Boulevard Theatre
- Louis Tyrrell, Denial, Pope Theatre Company
ACTOR:
- Jim Baldwin, Strange Snow, Florida Shakespeare Theatre
- Dan Leonard, Denial, Pope Theatre Company
- David Kwiat, Angels in America, New Theatre
- Eli Wallach, Visiting Mr. Green, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Matthew Wright, Angels in America, New Theatre
ACTRESS:
- Elizabeth Ashley, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Lauren Klein, Denial, Pope Theatre Company
- Amy Prosser, The Heiress, Caldwell Theatre Company
- Barbara Sloan, Strange Snow, Florida Shakespeare Theatre
- Lourelene Snedeker, Hay Fever, Hollywood Boulevard Theatre
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
- John Archie, The Root, Hollywood Boulevard Theatre (Noah Prods.)
- David Cirone, Angels in America, New Theatre
- Bill Hindman, Summer Shorts, City Theatre
- James Randolph, Angels in America, New Theatre
- Arland Russell, The Root, Hollywood Boulevard Theatre
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
- 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:
- Beguiled Again, Pope Theatre Company
- Big River, Actors’ Playhouse
- Don’t Stop the Carnival, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Heartbeats, Actors’ Playhouse
- Little Shop of Horrors, Caldwell Theatre Company
DIRECTOR:
- David Arisco, Big River, Actors’ Playhouse
- David Bell, Don’t Stop the Carnival, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- 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 DIRECTOR:
- 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
- David Truskinoff, Little Shop of Horrors, Caldwell Theatre Company
CHOREOGRAPHER:
- Pamela Atha, Crazy for You, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Margot Moreland, Heartbeats, Actors’ Playhouse
- Lourelene Snedeker, Cabaret Verboten, Pope Theatre Company
- Avery Sommers, Don’t Stop the Carnival, Coconut Grove Playhouse
COMBINED (plays & musicals)
NEW WORK:
- Beguiled Again, created by J. Barry Lewis, Lynnette Barkley and Craig D. Ames, Pope Theatre Company
- 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
SCENIC 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
- David Trimble, Big River, Actors’ Playhouse
COSTUME DESIGN:
- Heather Barnes, Hay Fever, Hollywood Blvd. Theatre
- 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 Company
LIGHTING DESIGN:
- Richard Crowell, The Living, Pope Theatre Company
- Mike Martin, Strange Snow, Florida Shakespeare Theatre
- Jeff Quinn, Angels in America, New Theatre
- Thomas Salzman, The Heiress, Caldwell Theatre Company
- Diane Ferry Williams, Don’t Stop the Carnival, Coconut Grove Playhouse
ROAD SHOW
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 1996-1997).
PRODUCTION:
- Barrymore, Parker Playhouse and Royal Poinciana Playhouse
DIRECTOR:
- Gene Saks, Barrymore, Parker Playhouse and Royal Poinciana Playhouses
ACTOR:
- Christopher Plummer, Barrymore, Parker Playhouseand Royal Poinciana Playhouse
ACTRESS:
- Faye Dunaway, Master Class, Parker Playhouse and Royal Poinciana Playhouse
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
- Todd Week, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
- Shauna Hicks, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
