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 yearly celebration. Revelers gathered on Monday April 4th to celebrate an artistic standard in the local theatrical community—the 2016 Annual Carbonell Award. The ceremonies were attended by South Florida theatregoers, actors, producers, directors, cast and crew members at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

The 40th Annual Carbonell Awards ceremony is designed to raise scholarships for students in the tri-county area to study at accredited colleges and universities for careers in the visual and performing arts, and in journalism. 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.

Internationally-renowned sculptor Manuel Carbonell is the creator, namesake and Grand Benefactor of South Florida’s Carbonell Awards. Mr. Carbonell designed the original solid bronze and marble award in 1976. Born in 1918 in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, and educated throughout Europe, he fled Cuba’s totalitarian regime in 1959. His art works now adorn museums, galleries, private collections and public projects throughout the free world. For additional information please visit the Carbonell Awards website www.carbonellawards.org.

2016 Carbonell Nominees and Winners

Best New Work (play or musical)
Daniel’s Husband, Michael McKeever, Island City Stage
Stripped, Christopher Demos-Brown, Zoetic Stage
Tsunami, Nilo Cruz and Michiko Kitayama Skinner, South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, University of Miami and Arca Images
Uncertain Terms, Allison Gregory, Theatre at Arts Garage
Women Playing Hamlet, William Missouri Downs, New Theatre

Best Director/Play
J. Barry Lewis, Buried Child, Palm Beach Dramaworks
J. Barry Lewis, Glengarry Glen Ross, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Stuart Meltzer, Betrayal, Zoetic Stage
Stuart Meltzer, Stripped, Zoetic Stage
Andy Rogow, Daniel’s Husband, Island City Stage

Best Actor/Play
Antonio Amadeo, Daniel’s Husband, Island City Stage
Rob Donohoe, Buried Child, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Colin McPhillamy, The History Boys, Palm Beach Dramaworks
John Manzelli, Fully Committed, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Chaz Mena, Betrayal, Zoetic Stage

Best Actor/Play
Antonio Amadeo, Daniel’s Husband, Island City Stage
Rob Donohoe, Buried Child, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Colin McPhillamy, The History Boys, Palm Beach Dramaworks
John Manzelli, Fully Committed, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Chaz Mena, Betrayal, Zoetic Stage

Best Actress/Play
Lindsey Corey, Stripped, Zoetic Stage
Katherine Amadeo, Constellations, GableStage
Mia Matthews, The Little Dog Laughed, Island City Stage
Ann Marie Olson, Always…Patsy Cline, Thinking Cap Theatre
Barbara Sloan, Vita & Virginia, Thinking Cap Theatre

Best Supporting Actor/Play
Paul Tei, Buried Child, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Alex Alvarez, Daniel’s Husband, Island City Stage
Kristian Bikic, Octopus, Island City Stage
Rob Donohoe, Glengarry Glen Ross, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Michael McKeever, Picnic, Palm Beach Dramaworks

Best Supporting Actress/Play
Margery Lowe, Picnic, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Elizabeth Dimon, Summer Shorts, City Theatre
Niki Fridh, Vita & Virginia, Thinking Cap Theatre
Patti Gardner, Casa Valentina, GableStage
Laura Turnbull, Daniel’s Husband, Island City Stage

Best Production of a Musical
Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Big Fish, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Billy Elliot, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Bonnie & Clyde, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Best Director/Musical
Mark Martino, Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
David Arisco, Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Patrick Fitzwater, Big Fish, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Patrick Fitzwater, Bonnie & Clyde, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Matt Lenz, Billy Elliot, Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Best Actor/Musical
Aloysius Gigl, Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Bruno Faria, Bonnie & Clyde, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Gregg Goodbrod, Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Don Juan Seward Jr., Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Shane Tanner, Big Fish, Slow Burn Theatre Company

Best Actress/Musical
Melissa Minyard, Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Amy Miller Brennan, Little Shop of Horrors, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Anne Chamberlain, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Slow Burn Theatre Company and Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Ann Marie Olson, Big Fish, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Alix Paige, Man of La Mancha, The Wick Theatre

Best Supporting Actress/Play
Margery Lowe, Picnic, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Elizabeth Dimon, Summer Shorts, City Theatre
Niki Fridh, Vita & Virginia, Thinking Cap Theatre
Patti Gardner, Casa Valentina, GableStage
Laura Turnbull, Daniel’s Husband, Island City Stage

Best Supporting Actor/Musical
Shane Tanner, Oklahoma!, The Wick
Lewis J. Stadlen, Hello Dolly!, The Wick
Christian Vandepas, Bonnie & Clyde, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Richard Vida, Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Conor Walton, First Date, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Best Supporting Actress/Musical
Elizabeth Dimon, Billy Elliot, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Laura Hodos, The Toxic Avenger, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Margot Moreland, Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Leah Marie Sessa, Oklahoma!, The Wick
Stephanie White, Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Musical Direction/Musical
David Nagy, Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Eric Alsford, Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Emmanuel Schvartzman, Big Fish, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Brian P. Whitted, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Ana Flavia Zuim, Billy Elliot, Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Choreography/Musical
Greg Graham, Billy Elliot, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Patrick Fitzwater, Big Fish, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Ron Hutchins, Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Angela Morando-Taylor, Dames At Sea, The Wick
Jennifer Werner, The Wiz, Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Best Scenic Design/play or musical
Victor Becker, The History Boys, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Michael Amico, Picnic, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Tim Bennett, Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Michael McClain, Octopus, Island City Stage
Sean McClelland, Big Fish, Slow Burn Theatre Company

Best Lighting Design/play or musical
Jeff Quinn, Constellations, GableStage
Preston Bircher, Octopus, Island City Stage
Paul Black, Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Kirk Bookman, Buried Child, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Paul Miller, Billy Elliot, Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Best Costume Design/play or musical
Brian O’Keefe, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Gail Baldoni, Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Rick Pena, Big Fish, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Ellis Tillman, Casa Valentina, GableStage
Ellis Tillman, Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Best Sound Design/play or musical
Marty Mets, Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Steve Brush, Picnic, Palm Beach Dramaworks
David Hart, Octopus, Island City Stage
Erik T. Lawson, Tsunami, South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, University of Miami and Arca Images
Richard Szczublewski, Big Fish, Slow Burn Theatre Company

Best Ensemble Production (play or musical)
Glengarry Glen Ross, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Casa Valentina, GableStage
Choir Boy, GableStage
Side By Side By Sondheim, MNM Productions
Summer Shorts, City Theatre

Awards by Theater
7          Maltz Jupiter Theatre
5          Palm Beach Dramaworks
3          Island City Stage
2          Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
1          GableStage
1          The Wick
1          Zoetic Stage

Awards by Production
4          Les Misérables, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
3          Daniel’s Husband, Island City Stage
2          Billy Elliot, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
2          Buried Child, Palm Beach Dramaworks
2          Ragtime, Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
1          Constellations, GableStage
1          Glengarry Glen Ross, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1          Oklahoma!, The Wick
1          The History Boys, Palm Beach Dramaworks
1          Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Palm Beach Dramaworks
1          Picnic, Palm Beach Dramaworks
1          Stripped, Zoetic Stage