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Caryl Fantel (Music Director/Conductor) Awards: Carbonell, Best Music Direction: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Maltz-Jupiter Theatre, Florida); Passion (Zoetic Stage at the Arsht Center, Miami); Silver Palm: Outstanding work during the 2016-17 and 2015-16 South Florida seasons; Remy Award for Service to the So. FL theatre community (South Florida Theatre League). Off-Broadway: Theda Bara and the Frontier Rabbi MUFTI (York Theatre, NY); Stars of David (Assoc. MD, Daryl Roth Productions, Florida Tour); Carnegie Hall (Accompanist, Featured Choir, National Youth Choir Concert). Regional: Dozens of productions including Holiday Inn and Annie (The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle), Assassins and Side by Side by Sondheim (Zoetic Stage, Miami; Carbonell nominations), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Slow Burn Theatre at the Broward Center; Silver Palm Award and Carbonell nomination), Spring Awakening (Slow Burn; Silver Palm Award), Carousel (Actors’ Playhouse, Coral Gables), Beehive and Always, Patsy Cline (The Wick Theatre, Boca Raton, FL, Carbonell nominations; and Players Theatre, Columbus, OH), five seasons with Summer Shorts (City Theatre at the Arsht Center, Miami), and five seasons as Resident Music Director of Cohoes Music Hall (Albany, NY). Staged readings: The Secret Garden (Caldwell Theatre, Boca Raton), Man of La Mancha, Zorba! and Camelot (Palm Beach Dramaworks, West Palm Beach), plus numerous new works presented at Theatre Lab at Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton), the Arts Garage (Delray Beach) and others. Fantel produced two Carbonell Awards ceremonies and continues to serve as Music Director for the annual awards gala. She has performed with Andrea Bocelli and Broadway’s Beth Malone, Liz Callaway, Lorna Luft, Tovah Feldshuh, Lee Roy Reams, Daisy Eagan, Liz Larsen, John Bolton and others. Fantel, the Music Coordinator/Music Director for the Department of Theatre and Dance at Florida Atlantic University, is also an audition and college prep coach, workshop presenter, private instructor, and Broward County Cultural Council member. She composed the music for the one-act musical Fish Head Soup, and is collaborating on a number of solo cabaret shows.

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Winners Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards


Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in Miami Metro! Winners include Adrienne Arsht Center, Florida Grand Opera and more.

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Miami Metro Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Miami Metro Awards; SPRING AWAKENING, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Brévo Theatre & More Lead!


There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

2023 Remy Awards To Be Presented At Recipient's Theatres!


The South Florida Theatre League announces the recipients of the 2023 Remy Awards, honoring those who provide outstanding service behind the scenes of the South Florida Theatre community. The awards will be presented at the recipients' theaters, allowing audiences to see the work done behind the scenes.

BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards; SPRING AWAKENING, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Brévo Theatre & More Lead!


It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards December 5th Standings; SPRING AWAKENING Leads Best Musical!


It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards; THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Leads Best Play!


Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Tickets On Sale Now For 46th Annual Carbonell Awards Ceremony


General admission tickets are now available for purchase for the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's version of Broadway's Tony Awards.

Carbonell Awards Unveils Winners Of Six Special Awards 2023


Learn about the winners of the prestigious Carbonell Awards' Six Special Awards for 2023, including Christina Alexander & Katie Christie, Bill Hirschman, Ronnie Larsen, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, James Samuel Randolph, and Slow Burn Theatre Company. Find out who will be honored at the upcoming ceremony at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center.

Zoetic Stage, Maltz Jupiter Theatre & More Nominated for Carbonell Awards 2022-2023 Season


Discover the nominees for the prestigious Carbonell Awards 2022-2023 season, including Zoetic Stage and Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Learn more about the upcoming event and the best of South Florida theater.

Slow Burn Theater to Present HONEYMOON IN VEGAS Beginning Next Month


Slow Burn Theatre Company's 2022/2023 season presented by American National Bank will continue with Honeymoon in Vegas - The Musical in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, February 4 through Sunday, February 19, 2023.

2022 Remy Award Recipients To Be Honored At Cocktail Reception Next Month


The South Florida Theatre League has announced the Remy Awards and recipients for 2022.

CARBONELL AWARDS Issue Revised List of Nominations for 2021-2022 Theatre Season


After announcing this year’s list of Carbonell Award nominations last Friday, the organization quickly realized that clarifications and additions were necessary. This invariably happens with any complicated, first-time process, so the nonprofit organization ordered a recalculation of the scores in all 20 categories.

The Carbonell Awards Announces 2022 Winners of George Abbott Award and Six Special Awards


The Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, HAS announced the recipients of the prestigious George Abbott Award and six Special Awards.

The 4th Annual Yi Love YIDDISHFEST '22 Is Live In South Florida, August 30 - September 4


The 4th Annual YI Love YiddishFest '22 (yiddishfest.org) is a six-day extravaganza of comedy, concerts and plays with contemporary Jewish celebrity headliners such as YidLife Crisis, Kosha Dillz, Avi Hoffman and a concert version of the NY hit musical Stars of David.

Slow Burn Theatre Company to Stage HEAD OVER HEELS


Slow Burn Theatre Company and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts invite audiences to Head Over Heels, the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening, from June 10-26, 2022. The musical is presented by American National Bank and sponsored by the Josephine S. Leiser Foundation and Funding Arts Broward, Inc. (FAB!).  Set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s and featuring a book by Jeff Whitty and adaptation by James Magruder, this laugh-out-loud love story is directed by Patrick Fitzwater.

The Carbonell Awards 45th Annual Ceremony to be Held at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in November


The 45th annual awards ceremony will be held on Monday, November 14 at 7:30 pm at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center at 3800 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill, FL 33311.

HEAD OVER HEELS Comes to the Broward Center in June


 Slow Burn Theatre Company and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts invite audiences to Head Over Heels, the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening, from June 10-26, 2022. The musical is presented by American National Bank and sponsored by the Josephine S. Leiser Foundation and Funding Arts Broward, Inc. (FAB!). 

City Theatre's SUMMER SHORTS Returns! for 25th Anniversary


City Theatre and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present the 25th Silver Anniversary season of SUMMER SHORTS, featuring a program of new short comedies, dramas and mini-musicals as well as fresh revivals of past Festival favorites written by the country's best playwrights.

SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM Comes to Arsht Center This Month


Zoetic Stage and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County will present SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, a riveting celebration of the work of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Playing from March 17 through April 10 in the Arsht Center's intimate Carnival Studio Theater, SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM is a perfect introduction to the work of a contemporary master and a must for die-hard fans.

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