BOCA RATON, Fla. -
Aug. 16, 2026 -
PRLog -- (South Florida – August 11, 2026)
Gary Schweikhart, board president of the
Carbonell Awards, South Florida's Theater & Arts Honors, today announced the recipient of the fifth of nine Special Awards that will be presented at the 49
th annual Carbonell Awards Ceremony on
Monday, November 16, at 7:30 pm at
FAU's University Theatre in Boca Raton 33431.
"While we will be honoring specific people and productions in 20 competitive categories from approximately 100 shows presented between September 2025 and August 2026, the Carbonell board of directors has unanimously voted to also bestow this Special Award," said Schweikhart.
The Charlie Cinnamon Award 2026For Outstanding Support of South Florida Theatre & the Carbonell AwardsMichelle F. SolomonAs the editor of Artburstmiami (http://artburstmiami.com)
and miamiartzine.com and theater critic for Artburstmiami,
Michelle F. Solomon has been instrumental in ensuring comprehensive theater criticism and coverage for local and regional theater companies. She has spent her career chronicling the arts as a performer, journalist, editor, and on television as a reporter and producer. She began her journalism career as a theater critic and arts writer after earning a bachelor's degree from Emerson College, Boston, with majors in theater and mass communication and a master's degree from the State University of New York. She went on to become arts editor/writer at major newspapers, including th
e Albany Times Union and th
e Detroit Free Press. She then joined NBC affiliate WDIV-TV in Detroit as an on-air entertainment reporter and managing editor of New Media before serving as executive producer of New Media at ABC affiliate WPLG-Local 10 in Miami, where, among other special projects, she created the syndicated original true-crime podcast
The Florida Files. Her theater reviews and feature stories are regularly republished by
The Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald, and other publications. Solomon also serves as a Carbonell judge and is assistant professor in the Department of Communication, Media and the Arts at Nova Southeastern University, where she teaches digital storytelling, television, and video production.
According to
Brooke Noble at Actors' Playhouse, "At a time when arts coverage is increasingly scarce, Michelle Solomon has become one of the most important champions of our cultural community… She doesn't simply review productions;
she tells the stories behind them. She takes the time to learn about the people, the process and the purpose… She shows up. She listens. She celebrates the successes of others. And she works tirelessly to elevate the arts in South Florida.".
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Michelle F. Solomon(Photo courtesy of Michelle Solomon)Available for Interview:
Michelle F. Solomonartbursteditor@gmail.comMedia Contact:
Gary Schweikhart, President
The Carbonell Board of Directors
561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net
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