Slow Burn was born in August, 2009 by director-choreographer Patrick Fitzwater and actor Matthew Korinko. We noticed a theatrical void in South Florida and made the commitment to do what we could to fill it. Our goal was to produce contemporary, challenging, modern musicals that few, if any, theaters would attempt.

Slow Burn Theatre is a locally based professional theatre company with a mission of providing South Florida’s diverse population with opportunities to experience high quality, challenging,  contemporary works of musical theatre through attendance, employment, and/or educational and community outreach programs. 

We opened our first show, Bat Boy: The Musical in February of 2010 in West Boca Community High School’s auditorium. In the Fall of 2015, with the Southeastern Premier of Big Fish, we began a partnership with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale and produce our mainstage titles in the 580-seat Amaturo Theater. Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, which will close our 2018-2019 season will be the 49th musical Slow Burn Theatre has produced.