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The Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater and Arts Honors, recently announced the winners in 20 competitive categories for the 2024-25 theater season. This year’s winners were announced during a glittery ceremony at FAU‘s University Theatre in Boca Raton.
Nearly 550 performers, producers, directors, designers, publicists, and theater fans attended the 48th annual Carbonell Awards, a/k/a South Florida’s version of the Broadway Tonys.
“More than 100 productions at 33 theaters were evaluated last season by a diverse group of nearly 50 experienced judges representing all three participating counties (Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach). On Sept. 16, we announced 130 finalists from 36 different and diverse productions at 19 professional theaters,” said Carbonell Board president Gary Schweikhart.
Miami area award winners:
GableStage in Coral Gables captured four awards:
Outstanding Production, Play — Appropriate
Outstanding Scenic Design — Frank J. Oliva, Appropriate
Outstanding Lighting Design — Tony Galaska, Appropriate
Outstanding Achievement of an Artistic Specialty — Jamie Godwin for Projection Design, Appropriate
Arca Images in Miami picked up two awards:
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Female Role, Play — Andrea Ferro, Tres Veces Cruz/Three Times Cruz
Outstanding Costume Design — Gema Valdés, Tres Veces Cruz/Three Times Cruz
Zoetic Stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami earned two awards:
Outstanding Direction, Play — Stuart Meltzer, The Pillowman
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Male Role, Play — Seth Trucks, The Pillowman
Miami New Drama in Miami Beach — Outstanding Sound Design — Tyler Kieffer, Lincoln Road Hustle
In addition to the 20 competitive award categories, the 48th annual Carbonell Awards also presented eight Special Awards nominated by members of the local theater community and selected by the nonprofit organization’s board of directors.
The Carbonell Awards fosters the artistic growth of professional theater in South Florida by celebrating the excellence and diversity of our theater artists, providing educational scholarships, and building audience appreciation and civic pride by highlighting achievements of our theater community. More than 30 professional theater companies in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties participate in the awards process every year. The Carbonell Awards also celebrate the accomplishments of local artistic leaders by presenting various Special Awards.
For more information, visit www.carbonellawards.org.
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