The 45th Annual Carbonell Awards Announces Winners in First Live Ceremony Since 2019
Area Stage Company attended the 45th Annual Carbonell Awards on November 7th. Beauty and the Beast took home the most Carbonell Awards for a production this year, with Area Stage receiving the second most awards as a company overall. Giancarlo’s wins for both Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Production of a Musical make him the youngest director in Carbonell history to receive these honors. The cast performed a rousing medley of the production’s most memorable songs, to roaring applause and high praise from audience members.
(South Florida – November 2022) Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theatre & Arts Honors, today announced that the 45th annual awards—the first live ceremony since 2019—attracted nearly 500 theater activists and enthusiasts.
“It was a truly joyous occasion when we celebrated the most diverse group of talented nominees—and winners—in our history,” said Schweikhart. “Each and every one is an exquisite example of South Florida’s theatrical excellence, all brilliantly flowering in this post-COVID cultural renaissance.”
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 and marble award given annually to Carbonell Award winners. For more information, please visit www.carbonellawards.org.
Carbonell Awards 2022 – Area Stage Wins
Outstanding Production, Musical
Beauty and the Beast (Area Stage)
Outstanding Direction, Musical
Giancarlo Rodaz, Beauty and the Beast (Area Stage)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Male Role, Musical
Imran Hylton, Beauty and the Beast (Area Stage)
Outstanding Music Direction
Rick Kaydas, Beauty and the Beast (Area Stage)
The cast of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast performs at the Carbonell Awards. Featured left to right: Tico Chiriboga, Lucca Castaneda, Isabella Arza, Imran Hylton, Katie Duerr, Luke Surretsky, Frank Montoto, Michelle Gordon, John Luis, Greta Hicks, Jorge Amador.
