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Slow Burn Theatre Company presents LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS – June 5 – 28

19 Tuesday May 2015

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SlowBurnLogoSlow Burn Theatre Company
presents
their final production at West Boca High School
Poster1June 5 – June 28

“The vegetable must be destroyed!” – Seymour Krelborn

May 20, 2015:

BOCA RATON, FL: Little Shop of Horrors, Slow Burn Theatre Company’s final production in the West Boca High Performing Arts Theatre before moving to their new home at the Broward Center, is a devilishly delicious mash up of sci-fi and Broadway, fertilizer and Faust, and of rock, doo-wop, and Motown.   This ‘horror and rock-n-roll musical comedy’ has delighted audiences of all ages for over thirty years, and includes several well-known songs, including the title song, “Skid Row (Downtown)”, “Somewhere That’s Green”, and “Suddenly, Seymour”.

Audrey-webLittle Shop of Horrors tells the story of Seymour Krelborn, who stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” – after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R & B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it… blood. Over time, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!

Based on Roger Corman’s low-budget 1960 ‘B’ movie The Little Shop of Horrors, the show’s music was composed by Alan Menken, with the book and lyrics by Howard Ashman. The musical premiered Off-Off-Broadway in 1982 before moving to the Orpheum Theatre Off-Broadway, where it ran for five years.

Alan Menken is best known for his work on films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas have each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Newsies, Home on the Range, Enchanted, Tangled, The Shaggy Dog, and Mirror Mirror.

Howard Ashman collaborated with Menken on Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin.

Little Shop of Horrors will be directed and choreographed by Carbonell Award-winning Director Patrick Fitzwater:

“We’re so excited to bring this production to life as our last show at West Boca Performing Arts Theatre with this all star local cast,” he says. “It’s a great chance for audiences of all ages to come out and celebrate everything that we have accomplished since we began in West Boca, and to look forward to building the future with us at the Broward Center.”

The cast of Slow Burn Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors includes Mike Westrich as Seymour Krelborn, Amy Miller Brennan as Audrey, Shane Tanner as Orin, and Matthew Korinko as Mushnick, along with Christine Alexander, Elisa Danielle, Nicole Dikum. Rick Peña and Gregory Johnson will handle plant duties as Audrey ll.

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Mike Westrich

“I’m thrilled be able to tackle Seymour since he’s one of my favorite musical theatre heroes,” says Mike Westrich. “And I’m happy to be with Slow Burn for yet another show.” Westrich received extremely positive reviews for his turn in the company’s recent production of Rent.  “It’s such a well received and well known musical,” he continues, “And getting to play opposite such enormously talented people in these iconic roles is just something that I can’t wrap my head around.”

Musical Direction for Little Shop of Horrors is by Andrew Gilbert, costumes are by Rick Peña, scenic design by Sean McClelland , lighting design by Lance Blank, and sound design is by Patrick Fitzwater.

Sean McClelland's set design for Slow Burn Theatre Company's 'Little Shop of Horrors'

Sean McClelland’s set design for Slow Burn Theatre Company’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

Slow Burn Theatre Company is an award winning locally based professional theatre group providing South Florida’s diverse population with opportunities to experience high quality, daring, contemporary and intelligent works of musical theatre. Shows are selected that educate and provoke thought as well as entertain.

Little Shop of Horrors will run for 12 performances – from June 5th through June 28th – at the West Boca Performing Arts Theater on the campus of West Boca Raton High School on Glades Road in Boca Raton. Performances are Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased at http://slowburntheatre.org ,or by calling 866-811-4111.

For more information about Little Shop of Horrors or Slow Burn Theatre Company, please visit http://slowburntheatre.org or contact Matthew Korinko at slowburntheatreco@gmail.com /954-323-7884 or Carol Kassie (ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244).
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Little Shop of Horrors
Book by  Howard Ashman
Music by  Alan Menken
Lyrics by  Howard Ashman
Based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles Griffith
June 5 – June 28
Tickets: $25-40
Phone: 954-344-7765
   Showtimes:
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm,
Sunday at 2 pm
For Tickets: 866-811-4111 / http://slowburntheatre.org
West Boca Performing Arts Theatre
at West Boca High School
12811 Glades Road
Boca Raton, 33498
3.5 miles west of 441 on Glades Road
http://slowburntheatre.org
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Slow Burn Theatre Company presents RENT – April 9 – 26

10 Tuesday Mar 2015

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April 9 – 26

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical that transformed the definition of modern musical theatre and changed Broadway forever!

 March 11, 2015:

BOCA RATON, FL: Slow Burn Theatre Company’s spring production is a perfect example of their continuing commitment to present ‘high quality, daring, contemporary and intelligent works of musical theatre’. Jonathan Larson’s Rent meets those qualifications on every level. The ground-breaking musical – the regional professional premiere – will run at the West Boca Performing Arts Theatre at West Boca High School from April 9th through April 26th.

Based on Puccini’s La Bohème, Rent first ran Off-Broadway, and transferred to Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre in April 1996. It won numerous Tony (including Best Musical), and Drama Desk Awards, as well as the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play is set in a low rent loft apartment in New York’s East Village, and depicts “young … artists struggling to celebrate life in the shadow of drugs, poverty and AIDS,” Jonathan Wiederhorn wrote in Rolling Stone. Larson’s score blends pop, dance, dance, salsa, rhythm and blues, gospel, and rock music, while his characters update those of Puccini: Rodolfo, the lovelorn poet, is resurrected in punk-rocker Roger; Marcello the painter becomes Mark the videographer; Mimi trades tuberculosis for HIV. “In both productions,” Wiederhorn noted, “the main characters are threatened with eviction and burn their written work to stay warm.” Larson, however, leavens the lost dreams and lives with his show’s “emphasis on love, friendship, and survival.” Sadly, Jonathan Larson did not live to see his work’s success; he died the morning of Rent’s first preview Off-Broadway performance.

Rent has become an iconic piece of theatre since its 1996 debut – devotees of the play call themselves ‘Rentheads’, and boast of seeing the show multiple times. Director Patrick Fitzwater is aware of the phenomenon and promises although Slow Burn’s Rent will definitely be a contemporary version, it will equally please the plays most zealous fans.

“We’re so excited to breathe fresh new life into this classic musical of love, friendship and community; it’s the kind of show Slow Burn Theatre is in existence to produce”, says Patrick Fitzwater, Slow Burn’s Artistic Director. “I look forward to re-examining this piece with fresh eyes and ears and to present Rent to a new generation, as well as remind the ‘Renthead Generation’ why they fell in love with this show, and help them discover something new.”

The cast of Slow Burn Theatre’s Rent includes: Bruno Faria (Roger Davis), Mike Westrich (AEA) (Mark Cohen), Darrick Penny (Tom Collins), Rayner Garranchan (Benny), Christina Alexander (Joanne Jefferson), Bruno Vida (Angel), Abby Perkins (Mimi), Amy Miller Brennan (AEA) (Maureen) and an ensemble featuring: Erin Pittleman, Kayla Fast, Elisa Dannielle, Alexander Zenoz, Bradley Mack, Michael Friedman and Ross Parris.

The production will be directed and choreographed by Carbonell Award Winning Director Patrick Fitzwater (next to normal). Musical Direction is by Caryl Fantel, costumes by Rick Peña, scenic design by Sean McClelland , lighting design by Lance Blank, and sound design by Danny Butler.

Slow Burn Theatre Company is an award winning locally based professional theatre group providing South Florida’s diverse population with opportunities to experience high quality, daring, contemporary and intelligent works of musical theatre. Shows are selected that educate and provoke thought as well as entertain.

Rent will run for 12 performances – from April 9th through April 26th – at the West Boca Performing Arts Theater on the campus of West Boca Raton High School on Glades Road in Boca Raton. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased at slowburntheatre.org ,or by calling 866-811-4111.

For more information about Rent or Slow Burn Theatre Company, please visit slowburntheatre.org or contact Matthew Korinko at slowburntheatreco@gmail.com /954-323-7884 or Carol Kassie (ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244).
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Rent
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
April 9 – 26
Thurs-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm
Tickets: $25 – $40
For Tickets: 866-811-4111 / slowburntheatre.org
West Boca Performing Arts Theatre
at West Boca High School
12811 Glades Road
Boca Raton, 33498
3.5 miles west of 441 on Glades Road

“The breakthrough musical of the 90’s” ~ Newsweek
“A landmark rock opera!” ~ The New York Times
“The first original breakthrough rock musical since Hair.” ~ Newsday

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Slow Burn Theatre Company’s production of the musical BONNIE & CLYDE is a South Florida Premiere!

30 Tuesday Dec 2014

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SlowBurnLogopresents the
South Florida Premiere of

BonnieClydeLogo“Armed and Amorous, Committing Cold-Blooded Musical”
~The New York Times

 

December 30, 2014:
BOCA RATON, FL – Continuing their sixth season, the award-winning Slow Burn Theatre Company will present the South Florida premiere of the musical Bonnie & Clyde. The production will run from January 22nd through February 8th at the West Boca Performing Arts Theater on the campus of West Boca Raton Community High School on Glades Road, in Boca Raton, and from February 12th through February 15th at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center in Aventura.

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Bonnie & Clyde recounts the storied ‘careers’ of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow – who went from being two small-town nobodies in West Texas to becoming America’s most renowned folk heroes – and the Texas law enforcement’s worst nightmare. Fearless, shameless, and alluring, their dangerous, daring, and deadly escapades captured the excited attention of an entire country. The Tony nominated Bonnie & Clyde, with music composed by the legendary Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Civil War, Dracula) is an electrifying story of love, adventure, and crime. Bonnie & Clyde’s book is by Ivan Menchell and the show’s lyrics are by Don Black.

“Bonnie & Clyde is the kind of show Slow Burn Theatre Company is in existence to produce,” says Patrick Fitzwater, Slow Burn’s Artistic Director. “It’s a musical that didn’t get a fair shake on Broadway – one that deserves to be seen – and we’re incredibly excited to bring this show to our audiences.”

The cast of Slow Burn Theatre’s Bonnie & Clyde includes: Bruno Faria (Clyde), Jessica Brooke Sanford (Bonnie), Kaela Antolino (Blanche), Christian Vandepas (Buck), Patrick Rodriguez (Ted), David Cohn (Preacher), David Michael Sirois (Sheriff Schmid), Kaitlyn O’Neill (Emma Parker), Meredith Bartmon (Cumie Barrow), and an ensemble featuring Matthew Korinko, Rick Peña, Erin Pittleman, Idalmy Carcache, Conor Walton, Janelle Sango, Bradley Mack, and Dan Carter. Also featured are Juliette Valle and Nicholas Ismailoff as Young Bonnie & Clyde.

The Creative Team for Bonnie & Clyde includes: Patrick Fitzwater (Director), Manny Schvartzman (Music Director), Sean McClelland (Scenic Designer), Lance Blank (Lighting Designer), Danny Butler (Sound Designer), and Rick Peña (Costume Designer).

Slow Burn Theatre Company is an award winning locally based professional theatre group providing South Florida’s diverse population with opportunities to experience high quality, daring, contemporary and intelligent works of musical theatre. Shows are selected that educate and provoke thought as well as entertain.

Bonnie & Clyde will run for a total of sixteen performances – twelve at the West Boca Performing Arts Theater on the campus of West Boca Raton High School on Glades Road in Boca Raton, and four at the Aventura Arts & Culture Center in Aventura.

Performances in West Boca are January 22 – February 8, 2015: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm; performances in Aventura are Thursday – Saturday, February 12 – 14 at 8pm and Sunday, February 15 at 2pm

Tickets for the West Boca dates are available at  http://slowburntheatre.org ,or by calling 866-811-4111. Tickets for the Aventura dates are available at www.aventuracenter.org or by calling 877-311-7469.
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Bonnie and Clyde
Music: Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics: Don Black
Book: Ivan Menchell

January 22-February 8, 2015
West Boca High School
12811 Glades Road
Boca Raton, 33498
Thurs-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm
Tickets: $25 – $40
For Tickets: 866-811-4111 / http://slowburntheatre.org

February 12-14, 2015
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 NE 188th Street
Aventura, FL 33180
Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm
Tickets: $40 & $45
For Tickets: 877-311-7469 / www.aventuracenter.org

 

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Slow Burn Theatre Company presents EDGES – December 18 & 19

05 Friday Dec 2014

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Slow Burn Theatre Company
presents
EDGES
greenedgespictureDecember 18th & 19th
The energetic contemporary musical to be presented as a
Year End Benefit
for Slow Burn Theatre Company
and the West Boca High School Drama Department

December 4, 2014

BOCA RATON, FL– One show into their sixth season, and heading towards their final production at West Boca High, Slow Burn Theatre Company will present Edges, a musical, for a special two-night run December 18th and 19th, 2014 as a joint fundraiser with the West Boca Drama Department. Tickets are $20.

“We’ve always been grateful to West Boca for taking a chance on us way back when and giving us a start.” says Matthew Korinko, Executive Director of Slow Burn Theatre Company. “And though it’s a collective effort between us with every show we do, we thought it would be great to end this year with an event that can benefit us both.”

Written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul in the form of a contemporary song cycle, Edges is a charming and witty examination of some of the many and varied trials of adulthood – touching on such universal issues as love, commitment, identity, and meaning. The musical explores the questions four young adults face as they come of age and seek simple truths in a complex world: how many other people also spend Friday nights at home on Facebook; or what to do when your boyfriend likes theatre and flower arranging a little bit too much! With warmth and humor, the musical vignettes follow them on a journey of confronting emotions, escaping expectation, and deciphering complicated relationships.

The cast of Edges includes: Abby Perkins, Nicole Piro, Carbonell Award nominee Bruno Vida, and Alexander Zenoz. It will be directed by Carbonell and Silver Palm Award winner Patrick Fitzwater, with musical direction by Carbonell Award winner Eric Alsford.

Slow Burn Theatre Company is an award winning locally based professional theatre group providing the South Florida community the opportunity to see daring, contemporary and intelligent works of musical theater.

Edges will run for only TWO performances only – Thursday and Friday December 18 & 19, 2014 at 8 PM at the West Boca Performing Arts Theater on the campus of West Boca Raton High School on Glades Road. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door each night, at http://slowburntheatre.org or by calling 866-811-4111.

For more information about Edges and/or Slow Burn Theatre Company, please visit http://slowburntheatre.org , or contact Matthew Korinko of Patrick Fitzwater at 954-323-7884 or Carol Kassie at ckassie@gmail.com / 561-445-9244.

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Edges
A Song Cycle by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
December 18 – 19
8 pm
Tickets: $20
For tickets: 866-811-4111/ http://slowburntheatre.org
Slowburn Theatre Company
12811 West Glades Rd.
Boca Raton, Florida 33498
(3.5 Miles West of 441) On the campus of West Boca High