Carbonell Awards Nominations Announced

Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, which honor achievement in the South Florida theatre community, has announced the nominations in 20 competitive categories for the 2022-2023 season. A total of 45 productions at 22 different theatres were evaluated by a diverse group of more than 30 experienced judges representing all three participating counties (Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach).

For participating theaters, Zoetic Stage topped the list with 20 nominations, followed by Maltz Jupiter Theater with 19, 18 for GableStage, Ronnie Larsen Presents/Plays of Wilton with 14, Palm Beach Dramaworks with nine, and Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre and Slow Burn Theatre Company tied with eight nominations each. Collectively, 120 nominations were distributed among 17 different theatres.

Next to Normal at Zoetic Stage is the production that garnered the most individual nominations (11) and nabbing nine each are A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Maltz Jupiter Theatre and Native Gardens at GableStage. Zoetic Stage received seven nominations for American Rhapsody and getting six each are Bright Star at Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, One More Yesterday by Ronnie Larsen Presents/Plays of Wilton, and Sweet Charity at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.

The design nominees are:

Outstanding Scenic Design, Play, or Musical
Melquisedel Dominguez Cadena, Red Speedo (Ronnie Larsen Presents)
David Goldstein, Next to Normal (Zoetic Stage)
Adam Koch, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Maltz Jupiter Theatre)
Frank J. Oliva, The Little Mermaid (Area Stage)
Frank J. Oliva, Native Gardens (GableStage)
Bert Scott, 4000 Miles (Palm Beach Dramaworks)

Outstanding Lighting Design, Play or Musical
Blanca Forzán, El Huracán (GableStage)
Tony Galaska, A Doll's House, Part 2 (GableStage)
Eric Nelson, Bright Star (Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre)
Eric Nelson, What the Constitution Means to Me (City Theatre)
Cory Pattak, Sweet Charity (Maltz Jupiter Theatre)
Thomas Shorrock, Dorothy's Dictionary (Theatre Lab)

Outstanding Sound Design, Play, or Musical
Roger Arnold, Topdog/Underdog (Palm Beach Dramaworks)
Matt Corey, Native Gardens (GableStage)
Matt Corey, Refuge (Theatre Lab)
Matt Corey, Next to Normal (Zoetic Stage)
Patrick Fitzwater, Newsies (Slow Burn Theatre)
Zachariah Rosenbaum, Million Dollar Quartet (The Wick Theatre)

Outstanding Costume Design, Play or Musical
Angie Esposito, Topdog/Underdog (Main Street Players)
Mika Eubanks, Jersey Boys (Maltz Jupiter Theatre)
Camilla Haith, Native Gardens (GableStage)
Ellis Tillman, Bright Star (Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre)
Ellis Tillman, Million Dollar Quartet Christmas (Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre)
Gema Valdés and Vladimir Cuenca, Hierro (ARCA Images)

Outstanding Achievement of an Artistic Specialty
Steven Covey for video projection design, #GRACED (Zoetic Stage)
Delavega for video direction, American Rhapsody (Zoetic Stage)
Tyler Johnson Grimes for foley design, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (New City Players)
Jeni Hacker, movement coordinator, American Rhapsody (Zoetic Stage)
David A. Hyland for fight choreography, Twelve Angry Men (Palm Beach Dramaworks)
Hannah Wasileski for projection design, Create Dangerously (Miami New Drama)

The 46th annual Carbonell Awards will be presented on Monday, November 13, at 7:30pm at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, Lauderhill, Florida. For the full list of nominees, go to the URL below.