34th Annual Carbonell Award Winners Announced

The 34th annual Carbonell Awards, South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts honors, were bestowed in a ceremony at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in a benefit performance which raises scholarships for South Florida arts students. For more information visit carbonellawards.org.

COMBINED (plays & musicals)

Best New Work (award to author): Peter Colley, Robert Creighton and Christopher McGovern, Cagney, Florida Stage

Best Ensemble Production: Farragut North, GableStage

PLAYS

Best Production of a Play (award to producing organization): Speed-the-Plow, GableStage

Best Director/Play: Joseph Adler, Speed-the-Plow, GableStage

Best Actor/Play: Paul Tei , Speed-the-Plow, GableStage

Best Actress/Play: Barbara Bradshaw, Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them, Mosaic Theatre

Best Supporting Actor/Play: Gregg Weiner, Farragut North, GableStage

Best Supporting Actress/Play: Elena Maria Garcia, Summer Shorts: Signature Shorts, City Theatre
MUSICALS

Best Production of a Musical: Les Misérables, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Best Director/Musical: David Arisco, Les Misérables, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Best Actor/Musical: Brad Oscar, Barnum, Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Best Actress/Musical: Holly Shunkey, Vices: A Love Story, Caldwell Theatre Company

Best Supporting Actor/Musical: Gary Marachek, Les Misérables, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Best Supporting Actress/Musical: Gwen Hollander, Les Misérables, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Musical Direction/Musical: Eric Alsford, Les Misérables, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Choreography/Musical: AC Ciulla, Vices: A Love Story, Caldwell Theatre Company
DESIGN (plays & musicals)

Best Scenic Design: Sean McClelland, Les Misérables, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Best Lighting Design: John Manzelli, Macon City: A Comic Book Play, The Naked Stage

Best Costume Design: Brian O'Keefe, A Doll's House, Palm Beach Dramaworks

Best Sound Design: Matt Corey, Broadsword, Mad Cat Theatre Company

The George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts: Florida Grand Opera General Director and CEO Robert M. Heuer who is celebrating his 25th anniversary with the company. Under Mr. Heuer's leadership, FGO has mounted over 90 mainstage productions, including 25 operas never previously seen in South Florida. Although Florida Grand Opera has the 11th largest budget for an American Opera Company, it has the 7th largest opera audience. This award is for significant contributions to the artistic and cultural development of the region.

The Bill Von Maurer Award for Theatrical Excellence: GableStage, which was founded in 1979 as

the Florida Shakespeare Theatre, has grown to become a major cultural institution of South for its year-round programming and educational theater programs. By emphasizing nontraditional casting and employing the best of its local creative force, GableStage challenges its multicultural audience with innovative productions that entertain as well as confront today's issues and ideas. Established in 2006 and named for the late theater writer and journalist for the Miami News and South Florida Sun Sentinel, this award is given to the theater company that exemplifies excellence for the totality of its programming: productions, educational outreach, developmental programs and audiences served.

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