\ud83c\udfad NEW! Miami Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n
The Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, has revealed the winners in 20 competitive categories for the 2024-2025 theater season. Nearly 550\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfad NEW! Miami Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n
\u201cMore 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<\/a>). On September 16, we announced 130 finalists from 36 different and diverse productions at 19 professional theaters,\u201d says Carbonell Board President Gary Schweikhart.<\/p>\n Two theaters tied by winning four Carbonell Awards each:<\/p>\n + GableStage in Coral Gables:<\/p>\n
Appropriate<\/p>\n Frank J. Oliva<\/a>, Appropriate<\/p>\n Tony Galaska, Appropriate<\/p>\n Jamie Godwin for Projection Design, Appropriate<\/p>\n + Slow Burn Theatre Company at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale:<\/p>\n
Patrick Fitzwater, Parade<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Mikayla Cohen, Anastasia<\/p>\n Aaron DeJesus<\/a>, Anastasia<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Lillie Eliza Thomas<\/a>, The Bodyguard<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Maltz Jupiter Theatre won three major awards this year:<\/p>\n
Once<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
Jack Wesley<\/a> Gerhard, Once<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
Maggie Hollinbeck<\/a>, Once<\/p>\n Three theaters each picked up two Carbonell Awards:<\/p>\n + Arca Images in Miami:<\/p>\n
Andrea Ferro, Tres Veces Cruz\/Three Times Cruz<\/p>\n
Gema Vald\u00e9s, Tres Veces Cruz\/Three Times Cruz<\/p>\n + Theatre Lab at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton:<\/p>\n The Last Yiddish Speaker by Deborah Zoe Laufer<\/a><\/p>\n
Iain Batchelor, The Impossible Task of Today<\/p>\n + Zoetic Stage at the Adrienne Arsht<\/a> Center for the Performing Arts in Miami:<\/p>\n
Stuart Meltzer, The Pillowman<\/p>\n
Seth Trucks, The Pillowman<\/p>\n Three theaters earned one award each:<\/p>\n + Broadway at LPAC in Lauderhill:<\/p>\n Alex Jorth<\/a>, Legally Blonde<\/p>\n + Island City Stage in Wilton Manors:<\/p>\n
Betty Ann Hunt Strain, A Delicate Balance<\/p>\n + Miami New Drama in Miami Beach:<\/p>\n Tyler Kieffer<\/a>, Lincoln Road Hustle<\/p>\n 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, including:<\/p>\n + The George Abbott<\/a> Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts to William Hayes<\/a> & Sue Ellen Beryl<\/a>, Co-founders of Palm Beach<\/a> Dramaworks, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary of producing \u201cTheatre to Think About.\u201d<\/p>\n + The Vinnette Carroll<\/a> Award for\u00a0significant achievement in advancing the cause of diversity, equality, and inclusion in South Florida theater to Michel Hausmann, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Miami New Drama, the largest bilingual theater company in the country.<\/p>\n +\u00a0 The Charlie Cinnamon<\/a> Award honoring an individual who contributes significantly to the support of the arts in South Florida and to the Carbonell Awards program to veteran entertainment writer Mary Damiano.<\/p>\n + The Ruth Foreman Award, which recognizes contributions to South Florida theater development by an individual or group, to Alexa Kuve, Executive Producer and Artistic Director of Arca Images.<\/p>\n +\u00a0 The Bill Hindman Award, which honors significant, long-term contributions to the region’s cultural life and onstage career achievement, to Beverly Blanchette, the longtime Dean of Theatre at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach<\/a><\/p>\n +\u00a0 The Howard Kleinberg Award, which honors an individual or organization for contributions to the health and development of the arts in South Florida, to Harvey J. Burstein and Miamiartzine.<\/p>\n +\u00a0 The Jan McArt<\/a> Award recognizing significant achievement by a small theater to New City Players. The award was accepted by Producing Artistic Director Tim Davis.<\/p>\n + The Bill von Maurer Award for Theatrical Excellence, which honors a theater company that exemplifies excellence for the totality of its programming: productions, educational outreach, developmental programs, and audiences served, to GableStage. The award was accepted by Producing Artistic Director Bari Newport.<\/p>\n During last night’s Carbonell Awards ceremony, the nonprofit organization announced a new Special Award starting in 2026: the Christine Dolen Award for Outstanding Debut named after the late theatre critic for the Miami Herald and Carbonell Judge Emerita.<\/p>\n As part of the 2025 Carbonell Awards, $2,000 Jack Zink Memorial Student Scholarships were presented to DeJaya Hardy (Miami-Dade County), Alexa Isabel Lasanta (Palm Beach<\/a> County), and Jack Bear\u00a0 Ryan (Broward County). All three received an additional $1,000 this year from the new Hap Erstein Memorial Scholarship honoring the long-serving Carbonell judge and theatre reviewer for The Palm Beach<\/a> Post.<\/p>\n Love Theater in Miami? Join The Community!<\/p>\n \n Whether you’ve got past experience writing about theater or just starting,
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