Slow Burn Theatre

Slow Burn Theatre Company is an American not-for-profit, professional theatre currently located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.[1] Slow Burn Theatre Company produces a full season of shows, works to further arts education with students and young adults, and works to provide scholarships and intern opportunities to residents of South Florida.[2]

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

History

The theatre company was originally founded in 2009 by partners Patrick Fitzwater and Matthew Korinko, hoping to specialize in "intelligent lesser-don 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 performing 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 Actor 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 numerable 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 2019-04-28.
  2. "It Gets Better Workshop presented by Slow Burn Theatre Company". ArtsCalendar.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  3. Correspondent, Bill Hirschman Special. "SLOW BURN HOPES TO IGNITE BOCA". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  4. Shatzman, Marci. "Moving to a bigger stage". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  5. DiMattei, Christine. "Venue Changes, Edgy Work Mark Broward's Evolving Theater Scene". www.wlrn.org. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  6. Bowgen, Philippe (2014-10-22). "Slow Burn Theatre Will Bring Short-Lived Musicals To South Florida With Landmark Partnership". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  7. "Slow Burn Theatre Company". Community Foundation. 2013.
  8. http://slowburntheatre.org/past-seasons/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Carrie: The Musical Makes Florida Premiere With Slow Burn Theatre Company | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  10. Desk, BWW News. "Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY Gets SE Regional Premiere By Slow Burn Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  11. "Talkin' Broadway Regional News & Reviews - "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 10/24/16". www.talkinbroadway.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  12. ArtburstMiami.com, CHRISTINE DOLEN. "Slow Burn makes a splash with 'Big Fish' at the Broward Center". miamiherald. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  13. Saldaña-Rojas, Diego. "Carbonell Nominations For 2014 Announced". www.wlrn.org. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  14. Durham, Trevor. "BWW Reviews: Slow Burn's MEMPHIS Gives Music of the Soul". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  15. Erstein, Hap. "THEATER REVIEW: 'Sweeney Todd' will make you devoted fan of Boca troupe". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  16. Dolen, Christine. "Review: Musical 'Freaky Friday' a strong start to Slow Burn season at Broward Center". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  17. Hirschman, Bill. "Slow Burn's 9 to 5 Carries A Little Extra Spin In #metoo Era | Florida Theater On Stage". Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  18. ArtburstMiami.com, CHRISTINE DOLEN. "Slow Burn makes a splash with 'Big Fish' at the Broward Center". miamiherald. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
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