Carbonell Award Top Noms incl. 'Boy Friend' & 'Inishmore'

This year's red carpet season got off to a shaky start as a strike derailed the glamour in Los Angeles and New York.  South Florida shows the nation how to get it right as the 32nd Annual Carbonell Award nominations were released today along with details of the awards ceremony, which is one of the most anticipated events of the theatrical season.  The Carbonell Awards, sponsored by The Law Firm of Broad & Cassel, P.A., will take place Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. 

Of the more than 100 shows that opened in 2007, 30 productions at 13 different companies were nominated for South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts honors, citing the best shows and performances in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. 

The awards, which are named after sculptor Manuel Carbonell who designed and donated the statuettes, will be presented at a star-studded benefit performance featuring all the area's biggest names that raises scholarships for South Florida arts students. 

This year's edition will feature the Peter Graves Orchestra and be hosted by two-time Tony nominee, cabaret and recording artist Christine Andreas who has starred on Broadway in My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!, On Your Toes, Words and Music, Angel Street and Rags. The ceremony is presented with additional support by the Broward Performing Arts Center Foundation, The Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Southern Playbill Publications. 

Tickets are $50 and $75.  A $45 ticket is available to groups of 10 or more who purchase in advance of the March 15 deadline. Tickets 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. 

32nd ANNUAL CARBONELL AWARD NOMINATIONS

Best New Work (play or musical) (award to author):
David Caudle, Likeness, New Theatre
Michael McKeever, Melt, New Theatre
Juan C. Sanchez, Red Tide, The Promethean Theatre. 

Best Ensemble Production (play or musical):
Glengarry Glen Ross, Mosaic Theatre
Melt, New Theatre; Steel Magnolias, Caldwell Theatre Company
Summer Shorts, City Theatre. 

Best Production of a Play (award to producing organization):
Glengarry Glen Ross, Mosaic Theatre
A House With No Walls, Florida Stage
The Lieutenant of Inishmore, GableStage
Talk Radio, Mosaic Theatre; and Trying, Palm Beach Dramaworks. 

Best Director/Play:
Joseph Adler, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, GableStage
Nanique Gheridian, Trying, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Richard Jay Simon, Glengarry Glen Ross, Mosaic Theatre
Richard Jay Simon, Talk Radio, Mosaic Theatre
Louis Tyrrell, A House With No Walls, Florida Stage. 

Best Actor/Play:
Stephen G. Anthony, Faith Healer, Inside Out Theatre Company
Todd Allen Durkin, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, GableStage
John Felix, Guest Artist, Mosaic Theatre
Peter Haig, Trying, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Paul Tei, Talk Radio, Mosaic Theatre. 

Best Actress/Play:
Kameshia Duncan , A House With No Walls, Florida Stage
Lela Elam, In the Continuum, GableStage
Margot Moreland, Fat Pig, GableStage
Pilar Uribe, Nine Parts of Desire, Mosaic Theatre
Tara Vodihn, I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady From Rwanda, New Theatre. 

Best Supporting Actor/Play:
Ken Clement, Faith Healer, Inside Out Theatre Company
Erik Fabregat, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, GableStage
John Felix, Melt, New Theatre
Andrew Rassmussen, According to Goldman, Florida Stage
Paul Tei, Glengarry Glen Ross, Mosaic Theatre. 

Best Supporting Actress/Play:
Linda Bernhard, Sister Cities, The Women's Project
Pat Bowie, Doubt, Caldwell Theatre Company
Kim Morgan, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, GableStage
Kim Morgan, Smut, GableStage
Angie Radosh, The Fourth Wall, Palm Beach DramaWorks. 

Best Production of a Musical (award to producing organization):
The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
I Love You Because, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
La Cage aux Folles, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Urinetown, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre. 

Best Director/Musical:
David Arisco, La Cage aux Folles, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
David Arisco, Urinetown, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Peter Flynn, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
J. Barry Lewis, Side by Side by Sondheim, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Mark Martino, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre.

Best Actor/Musical:
Neal Benari, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Jerry Gulledge, La Cage aux Folles, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Terrell Hardcastle, Side by Side by Sondheim, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Gary Marachek, La Cage aux Folles, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Tally Sessions, Urinetown, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre. 

Best Actress/Musical:
Irene Adjan, Funny Girl, New Vista Theatre Company
NatAlie Hall, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Jennifer Hughes, I Love You Because, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Alicia Irving, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Laura Turnbull, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, New Vista Theatre Company. 

Best Supporting Actor/Musical:
Jim Ballard, Urinetown, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Marcus Davis, La Cage aux Folles, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Connor Gallagher, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Christopher A. Kent, Funny Girl, New Vista Theatre Company
Michael Lluberes, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre. 

Best Supporting Actress/Musical:
Cherilyn Franco, Urinetown, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Rachel Jones, Urinetown, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Julie Kotarides, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Erin McGuire, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Lourelene Snedeker, Backwards in High Heels, Florida Stage. 

Musical Direction/Musical:
Eric Alsford, La Cage aux Folles, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Craig D. Ames, Side by Side by Sondheim, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Helen Gregory, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Helen Gregory, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
David Nagy, Urinetown, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre. 

Choreography/Musical:
Chrissi Ardito, La Cage aux Folles, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Chrissi Ardito, Urinetown, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Lynnette Barkley, Backwards in High Heels, Florida Stage
Rob Dawson, Funny Girl, New Vista Theatre Company
Denis Jones, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre. 

Best Scenic Design:
Lyle Baskin, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, GableStage
Michael Bottari and Ronald Case, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Dan Kuchar, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Sean McClelland, Guest Artist, Mosaic Theatre
Sean McClelland, Talk Radio, Mosaic Theatre. 

Best Lighting Design:
Lance Blank, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, New Vista Theatre Company
Jeff Quinn, Fat Pig, GableStage
Jeff Quinn, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, GableStage
Donald Edmund Thomas, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Donald Edmund Thomas, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Best Costume Design:
Erin Amico, Summer Shorts, City Theatre
Michael Bottari and Ronald Case, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Jose M. Rivera, The Boy Friend, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Ellis Tillman, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, GableStage
Ellis Tillman, Urinetown, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre 

Best Sound Design:
Matt Corey, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, GableStage
Matt Corey, Talk Radio, Mosaic Theatre
Luis Lojo, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
StEve Shapiro, Summer Shorts, City Theatre
Lane Starratt, La Cage aux Folles, Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

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