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Carbonell Awards Announce 120 Finalists for 2023-2024 Theater Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 17, 2024

Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's Theater & Arts Honors, has announced the top six finalists in 20 competitive categories for the 2023-2024 theater season. A total of 89 professional productions at 29 theatres were evaluated by a diverse group of more than 40 judges representing all three participating counties (Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach).
Slow Burn Theatre Company to Stage HEAD OVER HEELS
by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022

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.
HEAD OVER HEELS Comes to the Broward Center in June
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2022

 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!). 
2018-2019 Silver Palm Award Honorees Announced
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2019

The South Florida Silver Palm Theatre Awards, founded twelve years ago to honor theatrical excellence in South Florida, has announced that this year it will present the coveted award to 26 individuals and organizations.
Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY Gets SE Regional Premiere By Slow Burn Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Sep 13, 2018

Hailed by The Washington Post as "a polished, peppy, modern fairy tale," Disney's Freaky Friday opens Slow Burn Theatre's season at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Thursday, October 18-Sunday, November 4.
Slow Burn Theatre Company Presents ROCK OF AGES
by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2018

For theater fans who "Can't Fight the Feeling" of longing for a summer show with hot music and dramatic fireworks, Slow Burn Theatre Company and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts are ready to turn up the volume with Rock of Ages, the hit musical with book by Chris D'Arienzo and arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp. Performances take place in the Amaturo Theatre Today, June 14-Sunday, July 1.
Slow Burn Theatre Company Presents ROCK OF AGES
by Julie Musbach - Jun 5, 2018

For theater fans who "Can't Fight the Feeling" of longing for a summer show with hot music and dramatic fireworks, Slow Burn Theatre Company and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts are ready to turn up the volume with Rock of Ages, the hit musical with book by Chris D'Arienzo and arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp. Performances take place in the Amaturo Theatre Thursday, June 14-Sunday, July 1.
BWW Reviews: Slow Burn's MEMPHIS Gives Music of the Soul
by Trevor Durham - Mar 26, 2018

Patrick Fitzwater's Memphis keeps the dance swaying, the blues sinful, and the singing like a demon possessed.
Nominations for the 42nd Annual Carbonell Awards Have Been Announced
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2018

For the first time in the awards history, the nomination are being announced live simultaneously by The Morning Lounge with Jill and Rich on Legends Radio100.3FM along with the Carbonell Awards FacebookLive simulcast from 6am-10am today.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Miami Awards; Just One Week Left!
by Alan Henry - Dec 22, 2017

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
BWW Reviews: Spectacular SECRET GARDEN Blossoms at Slow Burn
by Trevor Durham - Dec 17, 2017

Fitzwater's immersion is beyond what you could find at any garden, and deeper than the grandest of canyons.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Miami Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!
by Alan Henry - Dec 15, 2017

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Miami Awards; SIDE SHOW Leads Best Musical!
by Alan Henry - Dec 8, 2017

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Miami Awards; FCT's SIDE SHOW Leads Best Musical!
by Alan Henry - Nov 24, 2017

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Miami Awards; Florida Children's Theatre's SIDE SHOW Leads Best Musical!
by Alan Henry - Nov 17, 2017

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
BWW Reviews: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Reminds Audiences to Fly with a Smile
by Trevor Durham - Nov 12, 2017

Patrick Fitzwater brings us a world made of faith, trust, and pixie dust in his rendering of Peter and the Starcatcher, the side-splitting show Peter of a hundred heart-warming grins taking flight.
Broward Center presents PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Next Month
by BWW News Desk - Nov 9, 2017

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Slow Burn Theatre Company present Peter and the Starcatcher Today, November 9 Sunday, November 26.
Broward Center presents PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2017

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Slow Burn Theatre Company present Peter and the Starcatcher Thursday, November 9 Sunday, November 26.
BWW Reviews: Vibrant TARZAN at Slow Burn Swings High
by Trevor Durham - Oct 22, 2017

Fitzwater's Tarzan follows his first Disney hit, last year's sell-out Hunchback of Notre Dame, with more visual enrichment and performative wonder than the choir-led musical extravaganza, but nonetheless finds its way into hearts to sneak its creeping vines and take root.
Slow Burn Theatre's TARZAN to Swing Into Broward Center This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2017

Slow Burn Theatre Company opens its 2017-18 season at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts with Tarzan The Stage Musical from Today, October 19-Sunday, November 5.

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