The 8th Annual Carbonell Awards
Held: November 21, 1983; Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
Attendance: approximately 425
Musical Variety Awards discontinued
REGIONAL
PLAYS
PRODUCTION:
- Another Part of the Forest, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Caldwell Playhouse
- The Hasty Heart, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- Fifth of July, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Mass Appeal, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
DIRECTOR:
- Ruth Clark-Everitt, The Crucifer of Blood, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Bob Finkel, The Hasty Heart, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- Michael Hall, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Caldwell Playhouse
- Jack Sevier, Another Part of the Forest, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Kent Stephens, Fifth of July, Coconut Grove Playhouse
ACTOR:
- Ned Beatty, Answers, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- Eric Conger, Fifth of July, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Charles Durning, Mass Appeal, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- James McGill, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Louis Tyrrell, The Crucifer of Blood, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
ACTRESS:
- Barbara Bradshaw, Light Up the Sky, Caldwell Playhouse
- Betty Leighton, The Fifth of July, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Missy McArdle, Another Part of the Forest, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Julia Murray, Fifth of July, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Pat Nesbit, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Caldwell Playhouse
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
- James C. Cassidy, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Caldwell Playhouse
- Willis Knickerbocker, Daddy’s All Purpose, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Curt May, The Hasty Heart, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- Tom Tarpey, Lunch Hour, Caldwell Playhouse
- James Valentine, Witness for the Prosecution, Coconut Grove Playhouse
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
- Kay Brady, Light Up the Sky, Caldwell Playhouse
- Harriet Oser, The Diary of Anne Frank, Ruth Foreman Theater
- Ann Sams, The Little Foxes, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Annie Stafford, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Caldwell Playhouse
- Jennifer Sternberg, Witness for the Prosecution, Coconut Grove Playhouse
MUSICALS
PRODUCTION:
- Chicago, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- The Student Prince, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- The Threepenny Opera, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- When Hell Freezes Over, I’ll Skate, Coconut Grove Playhouse
DIRECTOR:
- Bob Bogdanoff, Candide, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Bob Bogdanoff, Chicago, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Bob Bogdanoff, The Student Prince, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Ruth Clark-Everitt, I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Jack Sevier, The Threepenny Opera, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
CHOREOGRAPHER:
- Marilyn Remus and Amy Davis, recreation of original choreography by Patricia Burch, They’re Playing Our Song, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- Bob Bogdanoff, staging, The Student Prince, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Scott Shettleroe, Chicago, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Scott Shettleroe, Hello, Dolly, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Michele Simmons, When Hell Freezes Over, I’ll Skate, Coconut Grove Playhouse
ACTOR:
- Keith Baker, Chicago, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- J.J. Jepson, George M!, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- Gary Krawford, The Threepenny Opera, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Tuck Milligan, The Apple Tree, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- Craig Schulman, The Student Prince, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
ACTRESS:
- Jackalyn Carpenter, Chicago, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Adria Firestone, Man of La Mancha, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Ann Forsyth, I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Marilu Henner, They’re Playing Our Song, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Maureen Kerrigan, Chicago, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
- Keith Baker, Candide, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Gary Briggle, Man of La Mancha, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Gary Goodson, The Student Prince, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Bill Lewis, Hello, Dolly, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Seth Steiger, I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
- Karen Bunner, The Student Prince, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Adria Firestone, The Threepenny Opera, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Missy McArdle, Fiddler on the Roof, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Diana Szlosberg, They’re Playing Our Song, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- Lynn Tuckwood, Candide, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
COMBINED (plays & musicals)
SCENIC DESIGN:
- Tim Bennett, Chicago, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- James Danford and Kim Vernace, The Threepenny Opera, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches.
- Kenneth N. Kurtz, Fifth of July, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Stephen Placido, Jr., The Crucifer of Blood, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Stephen Placido, Jr., Mass Appeal, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
COSTUME DESIGN:
- Andre and Delphine, Chicago, Royal Palm Dinner Theatre
- Bridget Bartlett, The Barretts of Wimpole Street, Caldwell Playhouse
- Barbara A. Bell, My Fair Lady, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- Lee Ann Martin, with special costumes by Asolo Stage Theater and Act One Costumes, The Threepenny Opera, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Ellis Tillman, Fifth of July, Coconut Grove Playhouse
LIGHTING DESIGN:
- Peter Ehrhardt, Mass Appeal, Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
- William Jolliffe, The Threepenny Opera, Stage Company of the Palm Beaches
- Kenneth N. Kurtz, Fifth of July, Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Laurel Shoemaker, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Caldwell Playhouse
- Barry Tillis and Stephen Placido, Jr., The Diary of Anne Frank, Ruth Foreman Theater
ROAD SHOWS
PRODUCTION:
- Amadeus, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- A View From the Bridge, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- The Pirates of Penzance, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
DIRECTOR:
- Arvin Brown, A View From the Bridge, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- Louis Rackoff, recreation of Wilford Leach’s original direction, The Pirates of Penzance, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- Roger Williams, Amadeus, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
ACTOR:
- Daniel Davis, Amadeus, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
- Tony Lo Bianco, A View From the Bridge, Parker Playhouse & Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- Simon MacCorkindale, The Importance of Being Oscar, Stage Company
- Walter Niehenke, The Pirates of Penzance
- Mickey Rooney, Sugar Babies
ACTRESS:
- Maureen Brennan, The Pirates of Penzance, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Parker Playhouse, Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- Rose Gregorio, A View From the Bridge, Parker & Royal Poinciana Playhouse
- Lily Knight, Agnes of God,
- Ann Miller, Sugar Babies,
- Tanya Pushkine, Amadeus, Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts
