USA - BroadwayGlobal shares The 37th Annual Carbonell Award nominees and winners. What is so exciting about this years Carbonell Award winners? BroadwayGlobal shares the importance of Florida's Carbonell Awards. A Carbonell Award is at the top of the awards list, just under a Broadway Tony Award or a Chicago Jeff Award.
"The 37th Annual Carbonell Awards prove once again that Florida is the top "fun in the sun arts destination, our only tropical Broadway paradise on the globe". The winners and nominees bring Broadway stars to Florida with hopes to capture a Carbonell Award nomination or win. Florida theatre audiences get a chance to see the best local professionals working on stage with top Broadway stars so everyone wins!" BroadwayGlobal.
We, the Florida arts community have to know the value of the arts in the state of Florida. Because we live in a sunny tropical paradise, Broadway stars want to work at top regional award winning theatres for a chance to be honored, with one of the top accolades in live theatre, next to a Tony Award or the Chicago Jeff Award.
Boca Raton Thetare Guild (BRTG) brought in top professionals like Krisha Marcano ("The Color Purple") to star in the Florida production of "Chicago" as well as hired "America's Top Choreographer Ron Hutchins (Cirque, University of Miami)" to share "Chicago" with local theatre audiences. Those BRTG artistic choices changed their brand, from a community theatre to professional. Now it puts them in the same level of top regional theatres like Actors Playhouse and Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Will they make the Carbonell Award top musicals next season? Only time will tell. But the expense and choice from the artistic leaders to bring in top choreographers and Broadway stars will keep Florida on the map for "fun in the sun arts destination, and the only Broadway tropical paradise on the globe".
The breaking news of closed Caldwell Theatre's new ten million dollar venue Count de Hoernle Theatre being revived by Marilynn Wick, owner of the famed Costume World with planned $300,000 to $1 million extensive renovations, even brings hope to the closed iconic Coconut Grove Playhouse.
Marilynn is the owner of the iconic Dodger Costumes that includes origional Broadway collections. The Broadway, Film, TV costume collection now in her Pompano Museum will be relocated to the newly named, Wick Theatre. The Wick Theatre will be under Artistic Director Douglas C. Evans guidience. Douglas is a former CEO of Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment.
This iconic Broadway collection of costumes, as well as all the regional theatres bringing Broadway stars to Florida local stages brings value to the arts. The globe now see Florida as a sunny affordable tropical Broadway paradise. Florida is one of the top states to produce live theatre, thanks to the arts community that are building the future for the next generation of artists and theatre patrons.
This year Actors Playhouse production of "In The Heights" brought many Broadway stars in to their revival and included the original Broadway choreography. The hope for the future is that Floridians can train and bring back Broadway stars like Janet Dacal, who stepped in last minute at Actors Playhouse saving the day for "In The Heights". Dacal also starred in "The Last Five Years". The fact that a regional theatre can replace a Broadway actress, with another Broadway actress, who starred in the original Broadway production, in an emergency are strengths for the future of Florida's arts. Carbonell Award judges remember this when voting next year!
Matlz Jupiter Theatre was the leader for bringing in stars. Now many Florida theatres see the importance and value including Broadway talent alongside our local stars. Kate Shindle ("Wonderland") in Maltz Jupiter's "Cabaret" gave an amazing performance. If the judges were being picky on why Kate may not have won, "Cabaret" was lifted from the Broadway revival with same staging, where Maltz Jupiter 's "The Music Man" was original with the choreography topping even the Broadway revival. Congrats to Shea Sullivan for the best choreography that any production of "The Music Man" has ever seen!
"All of the nominees are winners because you are the best of the best. Your performances give reasons for local live theatre lovers and tourist around the globe to come to Florida. Where else can arts lovers enjoy a tropical paradise and some of the best live Broadway theatre on the globe. Let us all continue to keep Florida on the map for the only sunny Broadway destination." BroadwayGlobal.
WINNERS IN BOLD!
Best New Work (play or musical):
Baby GirL, Kim Ehly, Kutumba Theatre Project
A Measure of Cruelty, Joe Calarco, Mosaic Theatre
Moscow, Michael McKeever, Zoetic Stage
Off Center of Nowhere, David Sirois, Alliance Theatre Lab
roomies, Mark Della Ventura, Alliance Theatre Lab
Best Production of a Play:
A Delicate Balance, Palm Beach Dramaworks
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Caldwell Theatre Company
I Am My Own Wife, Zoetic Stage
Moscow, Zoetic Stage
Ruined, GableStage
Best Director/Play:
Joseph Adler, Ruined, GableStage
William Hayes, A Delicate Balance, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Margaret M. Ledford, The Turn of the Screw, The Naked Stage
Margaret M. Ledford, The Unseen, The Promethean Theatre
Stuart Meltzer, I Am My Own Wife, Zoetic Stage
Best Actor/Play:
John Archie, Driving Miss Daisy, Plaza Theatre
Dennis Creaghan, A Delicate Balance, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Ethan Henry, King Hedley II, M Ensemble
Brandon Morris, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Caldwell Theatre Company
Tom Wahl, I Am My Own Wife, Zoetic Stage
Best Actress/Play:
Katherine Amadeo, The Turn of the Screw, The Naked Stage
Lela Elam, Ruined, GableStage
Betsy Graver, Venus in Fur, GableStage
Harriet Oser, Driving Miss Daisy, Plaza Theatre
Laura Turnbull, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Palm Beach
Dramaworks
Best Supporting Actor/Play:
Alex Alvarez, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, GableStage
Alex Alvarez, The Unseen, The Promethean Theatre
Matthew Korinko, Rumors, Stage Door Theatre
Kevin Reilley, The Birds, Mosaic Theatre
Robert Strain, Ruined, GableStage
Best Supporting Actress/Play:
Renata Eastlick, Ruined, GableStage
Lela Elam, Moscow, Zoetic Stage
Elena Maria Garcia, Moscow, Zoetic Stage
Angie Radosh, A Delicate Balance, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Jade Wheeler, Ruined, GableStage
Best Production of a Musical:
Cabaret, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Cabaret Verboten, Arts Garage
Hello Dolly!, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Music Man, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Next to Normal, Actors’ Playhouse
Best Director/Musical:
David Arisco, Next to Normal, Actors’ Playhouse
Jeremy Lawrence, Cabaret Verboten, Arts Garage
J. Barry Lewis, The Fantasticks, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Mark Martino, The Music Man, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Marsha Milgrom Dodge, Hello Dolly!, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Best Actor/Musical:
Jim Ballard, The Fantasticks, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Josh Canfield, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Actors’ Playhouse
Matthew William Chizever, My Fair Lady, Stage Door Theatre
Matt Loehr, The Music Man, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Christopher Kent, The Last Five Years, Actors’ Playhouse
Best Actress/Musical:
Mandy Bruno, The Music Man, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Janet Dacal, The Last Five Years, Actors’ Playhouse
Jodie Langel, Next to Normal, Actors’ Playhouse
Vicki Lewis, Hello Dolly!, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Kate Shindle, Cabaret, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Best Supporting Actor/Musical:
Cliff Burgess, The Fantasticks, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Nick Duckart, Next to Normal, Actors’ Playhouse
Wayne Legette, Cabaret Verboten, Arts Garage
Matt Loehr, Hello Dolly!, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Dennis O’Bannion, The Music Man, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Best Supporting Actress/Musical:
Sarah Amengual, Next to Normal, Actors’ Playhouse
Amy Miller Brennan, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Actors’ Playhouse
Daniella Dalli, Hello Dolly!, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Elizabeth Dimon, The Music Man, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Angie Radosh, Cabaret, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Musical Direction/Musical:
Eric Alsford, Next to Normal, Actors’ Playhouse
Craig Ames, The Fantasticks, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Helen Gregory, Hello Dolly!, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Emmanuel Schvartzman, The Last Five Years, Actors’ Playhouse
Anne Shuttleworth, The Music Man, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Choreography/Musical:
Dave Campbell, All Night Strut, Stage Door Theatre
Barbara Flaten, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Actors’ Playhouse
Marsha Milgrom Dodge, Hello Dolly!, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Shea Sullivan, The Music Man, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Jennifer Werner, Cabaret, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Best Scenic Design/Play or Musical:
Michael Amico, Talley’s Folly, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Lyle Baskin, Ruined, GableStage
Tim Bennett, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Caldwell Theatre Company
Michael McKeever, I Am My Own Wife, Zoetic Stage
Phillip Whitcomb, Amadeus, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Best Lighting Design/Play or Musical:
Ron Burns, Talley’s Folly, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Luke Klingberg, I Am My Own Wife, Zoetic Stage
Margaret M. Ledford, The Turn of the Screw, The Naked Stage
Jeff Quinn, Ruined, GableStage
Ben Wilhelm, Death and Harry Houdini, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing
Arts
Best Costume Design/Play or Musical:
Alberto Arroyo, Moscow, Zoetic Stage
Gail Baldoni, Hello Dolly!, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Jose M. Rivera, The Music Man, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Fabio Toblini, Amadeus, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Ellis Tillman, Ruined, GableStage
Best Sound Design/Play or Musical:
Matt Corey, The Birds, Mosaic Theatre
Matt Corey, A Steady Rain, GableStage
Matt Corey, The Unseen, The Promethean Theatre
Phil Pallazzolo, David Hart, Last Call, First Step Productions
Thomas M. Shorrock, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Caldwell Theatre
Company
Best Ensemble Production (Play or Musical):
Cabaret Verboten, Arts Garage
The Pitmen Painters, Palm Beach Dramaworks
roomies, Alliance Theatre Lab
Rumors, Broward Stage Door
Twentieth Century Way, Island City Stage
Nominations by County
45 Palm Beach
42 Miami-Dade
13 Broward
Nominations by Theater
23 Maltz Jupiter Theatre
12 Actors’ Playhouse
12 GableStage
12 Palm Beach Dramaworks
10 Zoetic Stage
4 Arts Garage
4 Caldwell Theatre Company
4 Stage Door Theatre
3 Alliance Theatre Lab
3 Mosaic Theatre
3 The Naked Stage
3 Promethean Theatre
2 Plaza Theatre
1 Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1 First Step Productions
1 Island City Stage
1 Kutumba Theatre Project
1 M Ensemble
Nominations by Production
9 The Music Man Maltz Jupiter Theatre
9 Ruined GableStage
8 Hello, Dolly! Maltz Jupiter Theatre
6 Next to Normal Actors’ Playhouse
5 I Am My Own Wife Zoetic Stage
5 Moscow Zoetic Stage
4 Cabaret Maltz Jupiter Theatre
4 Cabaret Verboten Arts Garage
4 A Delicate Balance Palm Beach Dramaworks
4 The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity Caldwell Theatre Company
4 The Fantasticks Palm Beach Dramaworks
3 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Actors’Playhouse
3 The Last Five Years Actors’ Playhouse
3 The Turn of the Screw The Naked Stage
3 The Unseen The Promethean Theatre
2 Amadeus Maltz Jupiter Theatre
2 The Birds Mosaic Theatre
2 Driving Miss Daisy Plaza Theatre
2 roomies Alliance Theatre Lab
2 Rumors Stage Door Theatre
1 All Night Strut Stage Door Theatre
1 Baby GirL Kutumba Theatre Project
1 Death and Harry Houdini Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1 The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds PalmBeach Dramaworks
1 King Hedley II M Ensemble
1 Last Call First Call Productions
1 Twentieth Century Way Island City Stage
1 A Measure of Cruelty Mosaic Theatre
1 The Motherf**ker with the Hat GableStage
1 My Fair Lady Stage Door Theatre
1 Off Center of Nowhere Alliance theatre Lab
1 The Pitmen Painters Palm Beach Dramaworks
1 Talley’s Folly Palm Beach Dramaworks
1 A Steady Rain GableStage
1 Venus in Fur GableStage
Double Nominees
Alex Alvarez,: Best Supporting Actor (2)
Lela Elam: Best Actress; Best Supporting Actress
Matt Loehr: Best Actor, Musical; Best Supporting Actor, Musical
Michael McKeever: Scenic Design; Best New Work
Marcia Milgrom Dodge:, Best Director; Choreography
Angie Radosh: Best Actress, Play; Best Supporting Actress, Musical
Triple Nominees
Matt Corey: Best Sound (4)
Margaret M. Ledford: Best Director (2), Best Lighting (2)
Carbonell Awards are held at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts located at 201 SW 5th Ave Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312. For more information please visit www.carbonellawards.org. Special thanks to Director/Choreographer Ron Hutchins for use of his Carbonell Award sparkling in the sun and sky for this articles captivating photo.
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