CARBONELL AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
35th annual theater awards honor the region's finest shows and performances
(Actors' Playhouse Is Pictured)
A musical about a war-time romance and a controversial play that took audiences to the depths of humanity top the list of nominees for the 35th annual Carbonell Awards, celebrating the best shows and performances in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Miss Saigon at Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables led the pack with 11 nominations. Blasted at GableStage in Coral Gables garnered 7 nominations. The winners will be announced at the 35th annual Carbonell Awards ceremony, to be held on Monday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.
South Florida's answer to the Tony Awards and a highlight of each arts season, the Carbonell Awards pay tribute to the very best theatrical productions on local stages and features the area's top entertainers and theater insiders as they step out from behind their roles in an unforgettable behind-the-scenes celebration.
Nominations encompass the entire length of South Florida with 13 companies receiving nods and 33 of the 69 eligible shows that opened in 2010 being recognized.
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre at the southern end of the region tied with the Maltz Jupiter Theatre at the northern end for the most nominations garnered by a single theatre, with 18 each. Companies in Broward County received 27 nominations, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach tied with 36 nominations each.
Choreographer Chrissi Ardito received the most individual nominations, being honored for her work on Oliver! At Actors' Playhouse, as well as The Drowsy Chaperone and Mack and Mabel, both produced at Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs.
Thirteen individuals received double nominations. They are Joseph Adler (Best Director, Play, 50 Words and Blasted) Matt Corey (Sound Design, Blasted at GableStage and Groundswell at Mosaic Theatre) Erik Fabregat (Best Supporting Actor, Play, Blasted and A Behanding in Spokane, both at GableStage) Dan Kelley (Best Director, Musical, and Best Actor, Musical, both for The Drowsy Chaperone at Broward Stage Door Theatre) Matt Kelly (Sound Design, Cane and Dr. Radio, both at Florida Stage) Michael McKeever (Best New Work, Unreasonable Doubt at Actors' Playhouse and Best Supporting Actor, Play, Distracted at Caldwell Theatre Company) Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Best Director, Musical and Best Choreography, Anything Goes, at Maltz Jupiter Theatre) Amy Miller Brennan (Best Supporting Actress, Miss Saigon and Oliver!, both at Actors' Playhouse) Jeff Quinn (Lighting Design, Blasted and The Quarrel, both at GableStage) Erin Joy Schmidt (Best Actress, Play, 50 Words at GableStage and Dying City at Mosaic Theatre) Deborah L. Sherman (Best Supporting Actress, Play, Goldie, Max & Milk at Florida Stage and No Exit at Naked Stage) Shane R. Tanner (Best Actor, Musical, Mack and Mabel at Broward Stage Door Theatre and Best Supporting Actor, Musical, Oliver! at Actors' Playhouse) and Ellis Tillman (Best Costume Design, Miss Saigon and Oliver!, both at Actors' Playhouse.)
The annual awards ceremony raises scholarships for South Florida arts students. 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 predate others including Washington, D.C.'s Helen Hayes and Philadelphia's Barrymore Awards.
Ticket information for the April 4 ceremony will be announced shortly
Opportunities to sponsor an award category and appear on stage to announce the winner are available beginning at $1,000. Email carbonellhotline@gmail.com for more information.
The Broward Center is located at 201 S.W. 5th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale .
Full nominations and a summary of show totals follow.
35TH ANNUAL CARBONELL AWARD NOMINATIONS
COMBINED (Plays and Musicals)
Best New Work (Play or Musical, award to author)
Christopher Demos-Brown When the Sun Shone Brighter Florida Stage
Sue Fabisch Motherhood the Musical GFOUR Productions
Karen Hartman Goldie, Max & Milk Florida Stage
Michael McKeever Unreasonable Doubt Actors' Playhouse
Best Ensemble, Play or Musical (citations to cast and director):
12 Angry Men Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Completely Hollywood Mosaic Theatre
The Dumb Waiter The Promethean Theatre
Motherhood the Musical GFOUR Productions
Speech and Debate GableStage
PLAYS
Best Production of a Play (award to producing organization)
12 Angry Men Maltz Jupiter Theatre
50 Words GableStage
American Buffalo Palm Beach Dramaworks
Blasted GableStage
Collected Stories Mosaic Theatre
Best Director, Play
Joseph Adler 50 Words GableStage
Joseph Adler Blasted GableStage
Frank Galati 12 Angry Men Maltz Jupiter Theatre
William Hayes American Buffalo Palm Beach Dramaworks
Margaret M. Ledford Collected Stories Mosaic Theatre
Best Actor, Play
Dennis Creaghan Freud's Last Session Palm Beach Dramaworks
Todd Allen Durkin Blasted GableStage
David Hemphill Equus New Theatre
Ricky Waugh Dying City Mosaic Theatre
Gregg Weiner 50 Words GableStage
Best Actress, Play
Barbara Bradshaw Collected Stories Mosaic Theatre
Beth Dixon Three Tall Women Palm Beach Dramaworks
Erin Joy Schmidt 50 Words GableStage
Erin Joy Schmidt Dying City Mosaic Theatre
Karen Stephens Bridge and Tunnel The Women's Theatre Project
Best Supporting Actor, Play
Marckenson Charles Groundswell Mosaic Theatre
Will Connolly Candida Palm Beach Dramaworks
Erik Fabregat A Behanding in Spokane GableStage
Erik Fabregat Blasted GableStage
Michael McKeever Distracted Caldwell Theatre Company
Best Supporting Actress/Play
Kim Morgan Dean Collected Stories Mosaic Theatre
Angie Radosh Three Tall Women Palm Beach Dramaworks
Jackie Rivera Speech and Debate GableStage
Deborah L. Sherman Goldie, Max & Milk Florida Stage
Deborah L. Sherman No Exit Naked Stage
MUSICALS
Best Production of a Musical (award to producing organization)
Academy Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Drowsy Chaperone Broward Stage Door Theatre
La Cage Aux Folles Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Mack and Mabel Broward Stage Door Theatre
Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Best Director, Musical
David Arisco Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Dan Kelley The Drowsy Chaperone Broward Stage Door Theatre
Michael Leeds Mack and Mabel Broward Stage Door Theatre
Mark Martino La Cage Aux Folles Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Marcia Milgrom Dodge Anything Goes Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Best Actor, Musical
Mark Jacoby La Cage Aux Folles Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Dan Kelley The Drowsy Chaperone Broward Stage Door Theatre
Herman Sebek Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Bret Shuford Anything Goes Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Shane R. Tanner Mack and Mabel Broward Stage Door Theatre
Best Actress, Musical
Irene Adjan Dr. Radio Florida Stage
Mara Gabrielle Mack and Mabel Broward Stage Door Theatre
Tari Kelly Anything Goes Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Laura Oldham The Drowsy Chaperone Broward Stage Door Theatre
E.J. Zimmerman Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Best Supporting Actor, Musical
Tom Beckett Anything Goes Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Ken Clement Oliver! Actors' Playhouse
Nick Duckart Dr. Radio Florida Stage
Chris-Ian Sanchez Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Shane R. Tanner Oliver! Actors' Playhouse
Best Supporting Actress, Musical
Eileen Faxas The Drowsy Chaperone Broward Stage Door Theatre
Elizabeth Dimon Oliver! Actors' Playhouse
Lisa Manuli Motherhood the Musical GFOUR Productions
Amy Miller Brennan Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Amy Miller Brennan Oliver! Actors' Playhouse
Best Musical Direction
Eric Alsford Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Helen Gregory Anything Goes Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Phil Reno La Cage Aux Folles Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Johnny Rodgers Motherhood the Musical GFOUR Productions
Alexander Rovang Academy Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Best Choreography
Chrissi Ardito The Drowsy Chaperone Broward Stage Door Theatre
Chrissi Ardito Mack and Mabel Broward Stage Door Theatre
Chrissi Ardito Oliver! Actors' Playhouse
Denis Jones La Cage Aux Folles Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Marcia Milgrom Dodge Anything Goes Maltz Jupiter Theatre
DESIGN (Plays and Musicals)
Best Scenic Design, Play or Musical
Michael Amico American Buffalo Palm Beach Dramaworks
Lyle Baskin 50 Words GableStage
Tim Connolly Blasted GableStage
Douglas Grinn Collected Stories Mosaic Theatre
Sean McClelland Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Best Lighting, Play or Musical
Ron Burns The Gin Game Palm Beach Dramaworks
SuzAnne Jones Cane Florida Stage
Jeff Quinn Blasted GableStage
Jeff Quinn The Quarrel GableStage
Patrick Tennent Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Best Costume Design, Play or Musical
Gail Baldoni Anything Goes Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Brian O'Keefe Candida Palm Beach Dramaworks
Jose M. Rivera La Cage Aux Folles Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Ellis Tillman Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Ellis Tillman Oliver! Actors' Playhouse
Best Sound Design
Matt Corey Blasted GableStage
Matt Corey Groundswell Mosaic Theatre
Alexander Herrin Miss Saigon Actors' Playhouse
Matt Kelly Dr. Radio Florida Stage
Matt Kelly Cane Florida Stage
Carbonell Nomination Breakdown
Breakdown by County
Broward: 27
Miami-Dade County : 36
Palm Beach County : 36
Breakdown by Theatre
18 Actors' Playhouse
18 Maltz Jupiter
16 GableStage
11 Broward Stage Door
10 Mosaic Theatre
9 Palm Beach Dramaworks
1 Naked Stage
1 New Theatre
1 The Promethean Theatre
1 The Women's Theatre Project
Breakdown by Show
11 Miss Saigon
7 Anything Goes
7 Blasted
6 The Drowsy Chaperone
6 La Cage Aux Folles
6 Oliver!
5 50 Words
5 Collected Stories
5 Mack and Mabel
4 Motherhood the Musical
3 12 Angry Men
3 American Buffalo
3 Dr. Radio
2 Academy
2 Candida
2 Cane
2 Dying City
2 Goldie, Max and Milk
2 Groundswell
2` Speech and Debate
2 Three Tall Women
1 A Behanding in Spokane
1 Bridge and Tunnel
1 Completely Hollywood
1 Distracted
1 The Dumb Waiter
1 Equus
1 Freud's Last Session
1 The Gin Game
1 No Exit
1 The Quarrel
1 Unreasonable Doubt
1 When the Sun Shone Brighter
Double Nominees
Joseph Adler
Erik Fabregat
Dan Kelley
Matt Kelly
Amy Miller Brennan
Jeff Quinn
Erin Joy Schmidt
Deborah L. Sherman
Shane R. Tanner
Triple Nominee
Chrissi Ardito
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