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
