33rd Annual Carbonell Award Nominees Announced, Awards Given Out 4/6

At the end of last year, when the future of the Carbonell Awards seemed in doubt, the community rallied together to voice support for South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts honors which applaud the best shows and performances in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

The Carbonell Awards now returns with a full slate of nominations for the 33rd Annual Carbonell Awards and ticket prices reduced down by more than 50 percent from years past for the gala ceremony which will take place Monday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Nominations encompass the entire length of South Florida with 16 companies receiving nods and 30 of the 83 eligible shows that opened in 2008 being recognized.

Miami-Dade County led the nominations with a total of 42 followed by Palm Beach with 38 and Broward with 20.

Top honors were spread out evenly among all three counties as Palm Beach Dramaworks took home the most nominations of any theater company with 15 while Gablestage's production of Adding Machine in Coral Gables received 11 nominations and Plantation's Mosaic Theatre Company's mounting of The Seafarer garnered seven nominations to become the most nominated musical and play, respectively.

The late Bruce Adler was nominated as Best Actor in a Play for I'm Not Rappaport at Boca Raton's New Vista Theatre Company. A lifelong entertainer who was nominated twice for Broadway's Tony Award, Adler came from a Yiddish theatre family and passed away last July from cancer.

Actor Gordon McConnell will compete against himself for Best Actor in a Play for his performances in Blackbird and Dirty Business while Oscar Cheda received nominations in two musical categories as Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Adding Machine and She Loves Me, respectively.
With three nominations each, sound designer Steve Shapiro and costume designer Ellis Tillman are the most nominated individuals. Joining McConnell and Cheda as double nominees are scenic designer Michael Amico, choreographer Barbara Flaten, director J. Barry Lewis, musical director David Nagy and lighting designer Jeff Quinn.

Broadway road shows and stock productions will also be honored at the award ceremony which is named after its designer sculptor Manuel Carbonell. The annual awards ceremony raises scholarships for South Florida arts students. Since the first, single $500 scholarship was given in 1978, dozens of students in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties have received a total of approximately $100,000.

Along with New York's Drama Desk and Chicago's Joseph Jefferson Awards, the Carbonell Awards are among the nation's senior regional arts awards and predates others including Washington, D.C.'s Helen Hayes and Philadelphia's Barrymore Awards.

Tickets are $25 with $20 tickets available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets will go on sale Friday, February 27 and are available through the Broward Center's box office by calling 954-462-0222 or visiting www.browardcenter.org. The Broward Center is located at 201 S.W. 5th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. 

 

The Full List of the 33rd ANNUAL CARBONELL AWARD NOMINATIONS: 

COMBINED (plays & musicals)

Best New Work (play or musical) (award to author): William Mastrosimone, Dirty Business, Florida Stage; Lauren Feldman, Fill Our Mouths, New Theatre; Michelle Rosenfarb, Gates of Choice, New Theatre; Jules Tasca, The Mission, New Theatre and Andrew Case, The Rant, New Theatre
Best Ensemble Production (play or musical): Art, Sol Theatre Project; From the Mississippi Delta, M Ensemble; Radio Golf, Mosaic Theatre Company; Summer Shorts, City Theatre; and Two Sisters and A Piano, The Promethean Theatre

PLAYS

Best Production of a Play (award to producing organization): Dirty Business, Florida Stage; The Chairs, Palm Beach Dramaworks; 4.48 Psychosis, The Naked Stage; The Seafarer, Mosaic Theatre Company; and Souvenir, Palm Beach Dramaworks

Best Director/Play: Margaret M. Ledford, Two Sisters and A Piano, The Promethean Theatre; J. Barry Lewis, The Chairs, Palm Beach Dramaworks; J. Barry Lewis, Souvenir, Palm Beach Dramaworks; Richard Jay Simon, The Seafarer, Mosaic Theatre Company; and Paul Tei, 4.48 Psychosis, The Naked Stage

Best Actor/Play: Bruce Adler, I'm Not Rappaport, New Vista Theatre Company; Tom Kenaston, Souvenir, Palm Beach Dramaworks; Gordon McConnell, Blackbird, GableStage; Gordon McConnell, Dirty Business, Florida Stage; and Gregg Weiner, The Seafarer, Mosaic Theatre Company
Best Actress/Play: Katharine Amadeo, 4.48 Psychosis, The Naked Stage; Barbara Bradshaw, The Chairs, Palm Beach Dramaworks; Katy Brazda, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Palm Beach Dramaworks; Elizabeth Dimon, Souvenir, Palm Beach Dramaworks; and Mary Rasmussen, Blackbird, GableStage
Best Supporting Actor/Play: John Archie, Radio Golf, Mosaic Theatre Company; Dennis Creaghan, The Seafarer, Mosaic Theatre Company; John Felix, The Seafarer, Mosaic Theatre Company; Adam Simpson, The Lonesome West, The Naked Stage; and Stephen Trovillion, Summer Shorts, City Theatre
Best Supporting Actress/Play: Kim Morgan Dean, A Body of Water, Mosaic Theatre Company; Elena Maria Garcia, Summer Shorts, City Theatre; Carolyn Johnson, Jar The Floor, The Women's Theatre Project; Margery Lowe, Agnes of God, Palm Beach Dramaworks; and Laura Turnball, Summer Shorts, City Theatre

MUSICALS
Best Production of a Musical (award to producing organization): Adding Machine, GableStage; Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of The Mamas and The Papas, Florida Stage; The Full Monty, Maltz Jupiter Theatre; La Cage Aux Folles, Broward Stage Door Theatre; and 1776, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Best Director/Musical: Joseph Adler, Adding Machine, GableStage; David Arisco, 1776, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre; Michael Barnard, Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of The Mamas and The Papas, Florida Stage; Dan Kelley, La Cage Aux Folles, Broward Stage Door Theatre; and Alan Souza, The Full Monty, Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Best Actor/Musical: Oscar Cheda, Adding Machine, GableStage; Matthew Chizever, La Cage Aux Folles, Broward Stage Door Theatre; Timothy J. Conway, La Cage Aux Folles, Broward Stage Door Theatre; Gavin Lodge, The Full Monty, Maltz Jupiter Theatre; and Gary Marachek, 1776, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Best Actress/Musical: Amy Miller Brennan, Footloose, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre; Maribeth Graham, Adding Machine, GableStage; Christine Hope, Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of The Mamas and The Papas; Florida Stage; Connie Saloutas, Pete ‘n' Keely, Caldwell Theatre Company; and Alissa Schiff, Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of The Mamas and The Papas, Florida Stage

Best Supporting Actor/Musical: Jim Ballard, Adding Machine, GableStage; Oscar Cheda, She Loves Me, Caldwell Theatre Company; Ken Clement, 1776, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre; Javier Ignacio, 1776, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre; and Bruce Linser, She Loves Me, Caldwell Theatre Company

Best Supporting Actress/Musical: Irene Adjan, 1776, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre; Mimi Hines, The Full Monty, Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Laura Hodos, She Loves Me, Caldwell Theatre Company; Heather Jane Rolfe, Footloose, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre; and Stacy Schwartz, Adding Machine, GableStage

Musical Direction/Musical: Eric Alsford, Adding Machine, GableStage; Helen Gregory, The Full Monty, Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Chistopher McGovern, Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of The Mamas and The Papas, Florida Stage; David Nagy, Footloose, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre; and David Nagy, 1776, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Choreography/Musical: Chrissi Ardito, La Cage Aux Folles, Broward Stage Door Theatre; Ron De Jesus, The Full Monty, Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Barbara Flaten, Footloose, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre; Barbara Flaten, Pete ‘n' Keely, Caldwell Theatre Company; and Ron Headrick, Adding Machine, GableStage
DESIGN (plays & musicals)

Best Scenic Design: Antonio Amadeo, 4.48 Psychosis, The Naked Stage; Michael Amico, The Chairs, Palm Beach Dramaworks; Michael Amico, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Palm Beach Dramaworks; Sean McClelland, The Seafarer, Mosaic Theatre Company; and Michael Philippi, The Full Monty, Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Best Lighting Design: Sevim Abaza, 4.48 Psychosis, The Naked Stage; Donald Thomas, The Full Monty, Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Jeff Quinn, Adding Machine, GableStage; Jeff Quinn, The Seafarer, Mosaic Theatre Company; and Todd Wren, The Chairs, Palm Beach Dramaworks

Best Costume Design: Erin Amico, Souvenir, Palm Beach Dramaworks; T. Michael Hall, Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh, Caldwell Theatre Company; Ellis Tillman, Adding Machine, GableStage; Ellis Tillman, 1776, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre and Ellis Tillman, Summer Shorts, City Theatre

Best Sound Design: Matt Corey, Two Sisters and A Piano, The Promethean Theatre; Marty Metts, 4.48 Psychosis, The Naked Stage; Steve Shapiro, Adding Machine, GableStage; Steve Shapiro, The Chairs, Palm Beach Dramaworks; and Steve Shapiro, Souvenir, Palm Beach Dramaworks

 

 

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