Carolan Trbovich has been called a modern Renaissance woman, an insatiable learner, and a natural conduit of people, whose career spans the corporate, nonprofit, and entertainment domains.
She is an accomplished entertainment executive, celebrated for her gracious approach to people and processes. Her professional style is defined by her ability to fuse corporate insight with creative vision, sparking innovative solutions across multiple business platforms. While at Nashville's Word Entertainment (Warner Bros. Records) and Sparrow Records (EMI Music Group), she earned a reputation for translating bold concepts into respectful, high-impact action. A trailblazer in the Christian music and book industry, she chaired the National Christian Suppliers Credit Group, where she set new standards for credit reporting and label relations, opening doors for credit/finance managers to participate in sales conferences and conventions.
Carolan later founded Absinthe: A Broadway Cabaret, Tennessee’s first venue of its kind, drawing Broadway talent to the Nashville stage. Over the last ten years, Carolan has continued her work as a theater critic and Nashville’s lead editor for BroadwayWorld New York, where her insightful reviews, entertainment features, and engaging celebrity interviews have brought Nashville’s creative spirit to the national stage.
In the nonprofit sector, Carolan has strengthened donor relations, community engagement, volunteer involvement, and event management. She forged strategic partnerships for faith-based organizations, including Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Sarasota, Florida, and BrightStone in Franklin, Tennessee.
As a business development consultant, Carolan combines trend-savvy marketing with strategic thinking to help clients raise awareness and boost profitability. A sought-after speaker at retail trade shows and performing-arts conventions, she is known for her collaborative style and for leading dynamic think-tank sessions.
With a proven record of innovation in business operations, media management, and community engagement, Carolan continues to shape the entertainment, nonprofit, and performing arts landscapes with originality, grace, and purpose.
April 20, 2023
What did our critic think of WE ALL FALL DOWN at The Players Centre? Who doesn't like a good Seder? The lovely gathering. The kosher wine. The heartfelt tradition. The kosher wine. The four questions. The kosher wine. The Culture Clash. The identity clash. The guilt. More wine, please.
March 28, 2023
What did our critic think of COME ON, GET HAPPY! at Riveview Performing Arts Center?
March 4, 2023
What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe?
February 24, 2023
What did our critic think of HEDY! THE LIFE & INVENTIONS OF HEDY LAMARR at Sarasota Jewish Theatre?
February 19, 2023
What did our critic think of CHICKEN & BISCUITS at Asolo Repertory Theatre?
February 14, 2023
What did our critic think of TOOTSIE THE COMEDY MUSICAL at Van Wezel?
February 12, 2023
What did our critic think of MOMIX - ALICE at Van Wezel?
December 18, 2022
What did our critic think of CIRQUE MUSICA HOLIDAY WONDERLAND at Van Wezel?
December 12, 2022
What did our critic think of HOLLYWOOD HOLIDAYS at Riveview Performing Arts Center? The Pops Orchestra celebrates the holiday season with the Hollywood Holidays concert led by its imaginative and ever-entertaining music director, Dr. Robyn Bell. The long list of amazing holiday films is only surpassed by their wonderful soundtracks. With new videos from SCF film students, it's holiday cinemagic on the Pops Orchestra's concert stage.
November 21, 2022
What did our critic think of MISS HOLMES at David S. & Anne V. Howard Studio Theatre?
November 21, 2022
What did our critic think of CABARET at Asolo Repertory Theatre?
October 17, 2022
Guys and Dolls is a musical featuring lyrics and music by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrow and Jo Swerling. The production follows the lives of New York’s underworld of guys who are cheats, gamblers and gangsters, and the dolls they love that make their lives even more complicated. It premiered on the Broadway stage in 1950. Many will remember the 1955 film version starring the all-star cast of Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Vivian Blaine. So many memorable songs came from this production.
October 5, 2022
On September 27, 2022, Disney Hyperion will release 'Loud Mouse'- a children's book from teacher and writer Cara Mentzel and her sister, Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel.
October 5, 2022
Disney Hyperion released 'Loud Mouse'- a children's book from teacher and writer Cara Mentzel and her sister, Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel on September 27, 2022,
September 7, 2022
What did our critic think of NEW YORK STATE OF MIND at Florida Studio Theatre?
August 8, 2022
What did our critic think of THE JERSEY TENORS - PART II at Florida Studio Theatre? Back for a triumphant return to Sarasota since 2017, Jersey Tenors are packing the house at Florida Studio Theatre with The Jersey Tenors - Part II.
February 4, 2020
The sunshine state always shines a little brighter when Kristin Chenoweth is in the house. The house being Sarasota's 'purple palace', the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, where Executive Director Mary Benzel and crew are celebrating the theater's 50th year on the Bay. In celebration, they are pulling out all the stops, hosting a banner year of phenomenal talent and entertainment.
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