09/15/2026
Congratulations to all of the nominees!
The Carbonell Awards, , South Florida’s Theatre & Arts Honors, today congratulates this year’s finalists for Outstanding Acting:
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Male Role, Play
+ Mark H. Dold, Harry Clarke, GableStage
+ Christopher Marquis Lindsay, The Mountaintop, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Christian McGaffney, Todo Lo Que No Dije, Miami New Drama
+ Carlos Acosta Milian, Mu**ta de un Viajante, Arca Images
+ Max Roll, Good Night, Oscar, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
+ Ray Anthony Thomas, Driving Miss Daisy, Palm Beach Dramaworks
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Female Role, Play
+ Dalia Aleman, Left on Tenth, GableStage
+ Rita Cole, The Mountaintop, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Jeni Hacker, The Mother, Zoetic Stage
+ Nicole Hulett, Burst, New City Players
+ Barb Pitts McAdams, Here There Are Blueberries, Miami New Drama & Tectonic Theatre Project
+ Laura Turnbull, Everything Beautiful Happens at Night, Island City Stage
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Male Role, Play
+ Thaddeus Daniels, Searching for Willie Lynch, M Ensemble Company
+ Matthew W. Korinko, Driving Miss Daisy, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Michael McKeever, The Inheritance, Part 1, Zoetic Stage
+ Aidan Paul, The Inheritance, Part 1, Zoetic Stage
+ Jeremy Sevelovitz, Prayer for the French Republic, GableStage
+ Stephen Trovillion, Prayer for the French Republic, GableStage
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Female Role, Play
+ Rita Cole, Eureka Day, GableStage
+ Mary Gundlach, Burst, New City Players
+ Julie Kleiner, The Crucible, Palm Beach Dramaworks
+ Margery Lowe, The Little Foxes, Island City Stage
+ Dayana Morales, Burst, New City Players
+ Sheena O. Murray, Searching for Willie Lynch, M Ensemble Company
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Male Role, Musical
+ Jarod Bakum, Catch Me If You Can, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Logan Clinger, Dear Evan Hansen, Actors' Playhouse
+ E.L. Losada, Man of La Mancha, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Jesse Luttrell, Camelot, The Wick Theatre
+ Alex Martinez, Camelot, The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
+ Eddie Noel Rodríguez, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Female Role, Musical
+ Catherine Ariale, The Cher Show, The Wick Theatre
+ Lindsey Corey, Ruthless, Island City Stage
+ Kristin Rose Kelleher, The Cher Show, The Wick Theatre
+ Ariella Kvashny, Man of La Mancha, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
+ Ella Perez, The Cher Show, The Wick Theatre
+ Monet Sabel, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Slow Burn Theatre Company
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Male Role, Musical
+ Jim Ballard, The Spitfire Grill, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Kalen Edean, Frozen, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Michael Focas, Man of La Mancha, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Henry Gainza, Man of La Mancha, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Paul Louis-Gonzalez, Man of La Mancha, Actors’ Playhouse
+ Jose Luaces, Man of La Mancha, Actors’ Playhouse
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Female Role, Musical
+ Aaron Bower-Kemper, The Cher Show, The Wick Theatre
+ Lindsey Corey, Merrily We Roll Along, Zoetic Stage
+ Dayna Jarae Dantzler, Come from Away, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
+ Sydney Freihofer, Jagged Little Pill, Slow Burn Theatre Company
+ Ashley Nicole Portis, The Color Purple, Brévo Theatre
+ Leah Marie Sessa, Merrily We Roll Along, Zoetic Stage
This season’s Carbonell Awards will be presented at a glittery ceremony on Monday, November 16, at FAU’s University Theatre in Boca Raton. South Florida’s version of Broadway’s Tony Awards® are under the leadership of Executive Producer and Director Andrew Kato, Producer Eloisa Ferrer, and Associate Producer and Musical Director Caryl Fantel. Tickets for the ceremony and after party are only $45 and will go on public sale in mid-October.
