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Sommers, a Carbonell board member and seven-time
• A stirring In Memoriam tribute to nearly 30 theatre Teed Off Inaugural Golf Classic For
Carbonell Award nominee.

veterans who passed away during the last two years,
including actors Linda Bernhard and Peter Librach, critics Nicklaus Children’s Health Care
Ron Levitt and Terry Teachout, music directors Arthur Barnes
and Paul Reekie, and producers Alvin Entin and Jan McArt.
• Presentation of Jack Zink Memorial Scholarships ($2,000 Foundation
each) to Kaja Andric (Palm Beach County), Emily Taylor
Kaufman (Broward), and Antony Ojeda (Miami-Dade).
The evening started with a rousing parody of Seventy-Six The Golden Cub
Trombones (retitled 76 Great Shows) that combined Meredith Ambassadors Club
Willson’s music with snappy new lyrics by Jeni Hacker, a hosted its inaugural Nine
Carbonell Award winner herself later in the evening. With And Dine Golf Classic
the theme of “Community and Inclusion,” the music-packed on Oct. 8 in support
ceremony also included performances from Beauty and the of Nicklaus Children’s
Beast and Come Out! Come Out! Health Care Foundation.
The show was conceived and created by Fantel Music, The heartfelt charity
including Carbonell Award winner Caryl Fantel, who has event took place in
been part of the award show’s production team for 13 years North Palm Beach, Barbara and Jack Nicklaus
and is a Carbonell Award winner and a two-time Silver Palm where current and future
Award-winning music director, pianist and vocal coach. In members enjoyed a round
addition, Fantel led a lively evening of musical entertainment of golf and dinner. Burr Johnson, Jack Nicklaus III, Joe Floyd, Jr.
featuring local musicians and stage performers. The granddaughter of
Sponsors of the 45th Annual Carbonell Awards include Jack and Barbara Nicklaus,
the South Florida Cultural Consortium, Adrienne Arsht Christie Strunk, and her
Center for the Performing Arts, Aventura Arts and Cultural husband, Todger, have
Center, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Carbonell cochaired the special
Sculptures Ltd., Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, initiative to further the
John Knox Village, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, legacy of the Nicklaus
Miami-Dade County Auditorium, The Dennis C. Moss Children’s Health Care
Center (formerly The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Foundation.
Center), Punchline Productions, South Florida Theatre The Golden Cub
League, and Donald R. Walters, P.A. Ambassadors Club is
Awards By County open to Friends of the
11 Miami-Dade Foundation, ages 21 to 45. Todger and Christie Strunk
6 Broward The club’s proceeds will be
3 Palm Beach distributed annually to a program or project in support
Awards By Theater of children’s health care as voted on by the membership. Nick O’Leary, Mallory O’Leary, Jack and Barbara Nicklaus,
7 Miami New Drama To become a member of the Golden Cub Ambassadors Tyler Cameron, Austin Burr, Phil Doumar
4 Area Stage Club or to support future events, visit www.nchcf.org/
3 Slow Burn Theatre Company goldencub. Photos by Tracey Benson Photography
2 Maltz Jupiter Theatre
2 Ronnie Larsen Presents
1 Island City Stage
1 Palm Beach Dramaworks
Awards By Production
4 Beauty and the Beast, Area Stage
3 Papá Cuatro, Miami New Drama
2 A Wonderful World, Miami New Drama
2 I Hate Hamlet, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
2 The Cuban Vote, Miami New Drama
1 Come Out! Come Out!, Ronnie Larsen Presents
1 Head Over Heels, Slow Burn Theatre Company
1 Intimate Apparel, Palm Beach Dramaworks
1 Kinky Boots, Slow Burn Theatre Company
1 Matilda, Slow Burn Theatre Company
1 One In Two, Island City Stage
1 The Actors, Ronnie Larsen Presents
About The Carbonell Awards
The Carbonell Awards fosters the artistic growth of
professional theatre in South Florida by celebrating the
excellence and diversity of our theatre artists, providing
educational scholarships, and building audience appreciation
and civic pride by highlighting achievements of our theatre
community. More than 20 professional theatre 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.
Along with New York’s Drama Desk and Chicago’s Joseph
Jefferson Awards, the Carbonell Awards are among the nation’s
oldest regional arts awards and predate others, including
Washington, D.C.’s Helen Hayes Awards. The Carbonell
Awards are named after the internationally renowned sculptor
Manuel Carbonell, who designed the signature solid bronze Brian Rapp and Connor Esrick Colleen and Cody Parkey AJ and Calli Derby
and marble award given annually to Carbonell Award winners.
Over the last 45 years, the Carbonell family has donated more
than $250,000 in awards. For more information, please visit
www.carbonellawards.org.

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