Slow Burn Theatre

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Slow Burn Theatre Company
Formation2009
TypeTheatre group
Location
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Artistic director(s)
Patrick Fitzwater
Website slowburntheatre.org



"Slow Burn Theatre Company," is an American non-profit, professional theatre located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. [1] Slow Burn Theatre Company produces a full season of shows and works to further the arts education of students and young adults. Slow Burn Theatre Company works to provide scholarships and intern opportunities to residents of South Florida. [2]

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History

The theatre company was originally founded in 2009 by partners Patrick Fitzwater and Matthew Korinko, hoping to specialize in "intelligent lesser-known contemporary musicals". [3] Their first season consisted of Bat Boy: The Musical and Assassins (musical), and was funded by working in a beauty salon and donations. After six seasons performed at West Boca Raton Community High School, Slow Burn moved to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts' Amaturo Theater as the resident theatre company. [4] [5] [6] Until 2014, Slow Burn Theatre had a company objective to hire "only local talent and musicians", before opening to allow Actors' Equity Association artists to perform in main stage productions. [7]

Productions

Slow Burn Theatre Company has staged various award-winning productions and premieres over ten seasons, totaling almost thirty productions since 2010. [8] Slow Burn Theatre gave the regional premieres of shows including Carrie (musical), [9] Freaky Friday (musical), [10] Heathers: The Musical, Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical), [11] and Big Fish (musical). [12] Slow Burn has won various Carbonell awards for its musicals, direction, performance, and technical art. [13] Slow Burn Theatre Company receives favorable reviews from numerous journalistic outlets, ranging from Broadway World's [14] international coverage, to local publications such as The Palm Beach Post , [15] Sun Sentinel , [16] Florida Theatre On Stage, [17] and Miami Herald. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Slow Burn Theatre Company - About Us". slowburntheatre.org. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ "It Gets Better Workshop presented by Slow Burn Theatre Company". ArtsCalendar.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ Correspondent, Bill Hirschman Special (February 5, 2010). "SLOW BURN HOPES TO IGNITE BOCA". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Shatzman, Marci (June 28, 2015). "Moving to a bigger stage". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  5. ↑ DiMattei, Christine (January 21, 2016). "Venue Changes, Edgy Work Mark Broward's Evolving Theater Scene". www.wlrn.org. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ Bowgen, Philippe (October 22, 2014). "Slow Burn Theatre Will Bring Short-Lived Musicals To South Florida With Landmark Partnership". Playbill. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Slow Burn Theatre Company". Community Foundation. 2013.
  8. ↑ "Past Productions". www.slowburntheatre.org. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Carrie: The Musical Makes Florida Premiere With Slow Burn Theatre Company | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ BWW News Desk. "Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY Gets SE Regional Premiere By Slow Burn Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Talkin' Broadway Regional News & Reviews - "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 10/24/16". www.talkinbroadway.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  12. ↑ ArtburstMiami.com, CHRISTINE DOLEN. "Slow Burn makes a splash with 'Big Fish' at the Broward Center". miamiherald. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  13. ↑ Saldaña-Rojas, Diego (January 17, 2014). "Carbonell Nominations For 2014 Announced". www.wlrn.org. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  14. ↑ Durham, Trevor. "BWW Reviews: Slow Burn's MEMPHIS Gives Music of the Soul". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  15. ↑ Erstein, Hap. "THEATER REVIEW: 'Sweeney Todd' will make you devoted fan of Boca troupe". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  16. ↑ Dolen, Christine. "Review: Musical 'Freaky Friday' a strong start to Slow Burn season at Broward Center". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  17. ↑ Hirschman, Bill (April 6, 2019). "Slow Burn's 9 to 5 Carries A Little Extra Spin In #metoo Era | Florida Theater On Stage" . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  18. ↑ ArtburstMiami.com, CHRISTINE DOLEN. "Slow Burn makes a splash with 'Big Fish' at the Broward Center". miamiherald. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
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