Recognizing 20 specific theater performances, the prestigious Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, announced its winners for the 2021-2022 theater season. The extensive list includes a sizeable number of New World School of the Arts alumni who form part of the theater landscape in our community.
Among this year’s outstanding NWSA alumni Carbonell Awards nominees are:
OUTSTANDING NEW WORK, PLAY OR MUSICAL
• Michael McKeever (NWSA OPS advisor): The Code
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION, PLAY
• Stuart Meltzer (NWSA 1997): GringoLandia, The Actors
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEAD MALE ROLE, PLAY
• Gabriell Salgado (NWSA 2019): Frankenstein
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEAD FEMALE ROLE, PLAY
• Lindsey Corey (NWSA 2008): Overactive Letdown
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE, PLAY
• Kristian Bikic (NWSA 2013): Now and Then
• Michael McKeever (NWSA OPS advisor): The Code
• Gabriell Salgado (NWSA 2019): GringoLandia
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE, PLAY
• Katlin Svadbik (NWSA 2020): Rapture, Blister, Burn
• Stephanie Vazquez (NWSA 2019): GringoLandia
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEAD MALE ROLE, MUSICAL
• Frank Montoto (NWSA 2020): Beauty & the Beast
• Nate Promkul (NWSA 2017): Head Over Heels
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEAD FEMALE ROLE, MUSICAL
• Lindsey Corey (NWSA 2008): Hank Williams: Lost Highway
• Gabi Gonzalez (NWSA 2020): Evita
• Michelle Gordon (NWSA 2019): Beauty & the Beast
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE, MUSICAL
• Imran Hylton (NWSA 2020): Beauty & the Beast
• John Luis (NWSA 2020): Beauty & the Beast
The awards will be presented during an in-person ceremony on November 7, to be held at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center – a first since 2019. Congratulations to all the nominees!
The New World School of the Arts theater program is dedicated to the professional training of talented and committed students interested in pursuing a performing career in theater and music theater, offering students an opportunity to work in a hands-on intensive, physically demanding, artistically challenging and exciting environment. Guided by faculty who are professional actors, directors, playwrights and designers, the curriculum is a progressive journey toward the ownership of a personal technique and a comprehensive methodology of working. The faculty guides the student through the discovery and exploration of self, the learning of diverse techniques used in our craft, intensive rehearsal process, and finally the application of this knowledge into dramatic forms and styles in productions. The NWSA College BFA program culminates each year with showcases in Miami and in New York City. Information about the NWSA theater program is available by calling 305-237-3260.
A Florida center of excellence in the visual and performing arts, New World School of the Arts is an educational partnership of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami Dade College, and University of Florida. NWSA provides a comprehensive program of artistic, creative, and academic development through a curriculum that reflects our community and the rich multicultural state of Florida. Through our partners NWSA confers the high school diploma, Associate of Arts degree, and Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees in programs accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance, Music, Theater and Art & Design. NWSA’s rigorous eight-year curriculum and conservatory-style teaching has empowered students in our community and our nation to become leaders in the arts for more three decades.
Information about New World School of the Arts at 305-237-3135 or nwsa.mdc.edu.