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The 45th Annual Carbonell Awards Announces Winners

In First Live Ceremony Since 2019

From 20 Categories, Miami New Drama Wins Seven Awards, Four To Area Stage,
And Slow Burn Theatre Nets Three

Nine Theater And Arts Legends Honored Outstanding Performance By An
With Special Awards Actor In A Supporting Male Role,
Gary Schweikhart, Play
board president of the Jonathan Nichols-Navarro, The Cuban
Carbonell Awards , Vote (Miami New Drama)
South Florida’s Theatre Outstanding Performance By An
and Arts Honors, recently Actor In A Supporting Female Role,
announced that the 45th Play
annual awards – the first Jeni Hacker, The Actors (Ronnie
live ceremony since 2019 – Larsen Presents)
attracted nearly 500 theater Outstanding Production, Musical
activists and enthusiasts. Beauty and the Beast (Area Stage)
“It was a truly joyous Outstanding Direction, Musical
occasion when we Giancarlo Rodaz, Beauty and the
celebrated the most diverse Beast (Area Stage)
group of talented nominees Outstanding Performance By An
– and winners – in our Abbott Award recipients Actor In A Lead Male Role, Musical
history,” said Schweikhart. Barbara and Lawrence E. Elijah Word, Kinky Boots (Slow Burn
“Each and every one is Stein – Photo by Mark James Theatre Company)
an exquisite example of Photography Outstanding Performance By An Outstanding Production Musical Winner – Beauty And the Beast by Area Stage
South Florida’s theatrical Actor In A Lead Female Role,
excellence, all brilliantly flowering in this post-COVID Musical Outstanding Music Direction
cultural renaissance.” Mariaca Semprún, Papá Cuatro (Miami New Drama) Rick Kaydas, Beauty and the Beast (Area Stage)
From 20 competitive categories, Miami New Drama Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Outstanding Choreography
was the winner in seven (three for Papá Cuatro, and two Male Role, Musical Oren Korenblum, Come Out! Come Out! (Ronnie Larsen
each for A Wonderful World and The Cuban Vote). Area Imran Hylton, Beauty and the Beast (Area Stage) Presents)
Stage earned four Carbonell Awards for Beauty and The Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Outstanding Scenic Design, Play Or Musical
Beast, and Slow Burn Theatre Company picked up three Female Role, Musical Adam Koch, A Wonderful World (Miami New Drama)
for Head Over Heels, Kinky Boots and Matilda. Mallory Newbrough, Matilda (Slow Burn Theatre
Company) Local Happenings on page 7
Carbonell Awards 2022 – The Winners
Outstanding New Work, Play Or Musical
Papá Cuatro, by Juan Souki (Miami New Drama) YOUR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONAL,
Outstanding Production, Play
Intimate Apparel (Palm Beach Dramaworks)
Outstanding Direction, Play SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.
Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, One in Two (Island City
Stage)
Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A Lead BILL CONDA
Male Role, Play
Tom Hewitt, I Hate Hamlet (Maltz Jupiter Theatre)
Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A Lead
Female Role, Play
Natalie Cordone, I Hate Hamlet (Maltz Jupiter Theatre) THANK YOU Singer Island & Palm Beach Shores Residents

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