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Our Fund To Receive Carbonell’s Vinnette Carroll Award
The Our Fund Foundation, an LGBTQ-based group, has been named the recipient of the Carbonell Awards’ Vinnette Carroll Award for “outstanding achievement in advancing diversity, equality and inclusion in South Florida theater.”
Brévo Theater To Receive Carbonell’s Jan McArt Award
Brévo Theatre, the black-centric company which scored a major success this season with the musical The Color Purple, has been named the second recipient of the Carbonell Awards’ Jan McArt Award honoring” Outstanding Achievement by a Small Theater.”
‘The Shark Is Broken’ Is Part Comedy, Part Musing Set During The Making Of Jaws
The title of Actors Playhouse’s The Shark Is Broken comes from a recreation of the making of Jaws in a sometimes broadly comic, sometimes dryly witty, sometimes rue-tinged exploration of fame, fathers and film seen from the three lead actors waiting for filming to continue.
Two School Students Head to NYC for Jimmy Awards After Kravis Dream Awards
Amid show-stopping numbers from over 130 students across 18 Palm Beach schools, theater students were honored last month at the Kravis Center Dream Awards, with two students headed to national competition.
Miami-Dade Students Honored For Theater By Arshties
More than 130 students from 17 Miami-Dade high schools took center stage at the Adrienne Arsht for the inaugural Arshties Showcase. Top honors were awarded across 12 categories recognizing excellence in musical theater performance, music, dance, design, stage management and student achievement.
Winners of the 2025/2026 Cappies Awards Announced
The spotlight was shining brightly on the exceptional achievements of students in high school theater from 28 public and private schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties during the 24th Annual Cappies Awards, hosted by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and South Florida Cappies Inc.
Stuart Meltzer To Receive The Carbonell’s Prestigious George Abbott Award
Stuart Meltzer, who changed the face of Miami theater leading City Theatre and Zoetic Stage, has been named the recipient of the Carbonell’s 2026 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts – one of the highest honors in South Florida theater.
Carbonell’s Zink & Erstein Scholarship Recipients Named
The recipients have been announced for the Carbonell’s Jack Zink and Hap Erstein Memorial Scholarships recognizing students’ commitment to theater or journalism. The award was created as a memorial by the families of Florida theater critics Zink of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Erstein of The Palm Beach Post and the Palm Beach Arts Paper.
FPTA Statewide Pro Auditions May 16-18 at FAU Boca Raton
Florida’s largest in-person audition for both Equity and non-Equity performers is set for May 16-18 in Boca Raton. The annual event by the Florida Professional Theatres Association hosts several casting representatives from theaters across the state.
Hundreds of High School Students Nominated For Local Cappies Theater Awards
For those who think theater has no future because of the perception that young people have little interest in the art form, witness how the work of literally hundreds upon hundreds of Broward and Palm Beach County high school students has resulted in nominations in the annual Cappies Awards. The local program in its 24th year will give awards next month in 49 categories,
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