Won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and Best Original Score and various other awards. Featuring 16 original songs by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a book by Tony-winning theater legend Harvey Fierstein, and direction and choreography by Tony winner Jerry Mitchell. But in the end, their most sensational achievement is their friendship. This unexpected pair learns to embrace their differences and creates a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen. Meanwhile, Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. 2): Charlie, a factory owner, struggles to save his family business. Show creator Jason Robert Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge, 57 stories above Fifth Avenue, to meet a startling array of characters that range from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams… and a soulless marriage. 14-24): This song cycle examines life, love and people’s choices. For more information about Slow Burn Theatre Company, visit .īelow is a more in-depth look at the shows making up the company’s 2021-22 season. Head Over Heels follows the royal family of Arcadia on their journey to keep their famous “Beat.”įor single tickets, call (954) 462-0222 and select option 1. This musical adopts the plot of the 16 th-century prose romance The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia. The show’s music and lyrics come from the catalog of The Go-Go’s, an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Then, to close out the season, the jukebox musical Head Over Heels will run from June 10-26. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical will run from March 27-April 10. In addition, the show won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical and a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. The musical, with a book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, has won 47 international awards. It’s the story of a girl who dreams of a better life. The well-known show’s basis is Dahl’s novel, Matilda. Specifically, that show is Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical. More than a month after this Hans Christian Andersen-inspired show closes, a musical which children’s author Roald Dahl inspired will open.
“Celebrate storytelling with this rousing Calypso-flavored tale of one small girl who finds love in a world of prejudice,” reads a description of Once on this Island. Once on this Island is a Caribbean retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Little Mermaid. This award-winning musical comes from the Tony Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty ( Seussical, Ragtime). 4, the Olivier Award-winning Once on this Island will settle in for a two-week run, from March 27-April 10. In the show, when shoe factory owner Charlie struggles to save his family business, he finds help from an unlikely source.Ĭome Feb. It has a book by Tony-winning theater legend Harvey Fierstein. Pop icon Cyndi Lauper wrote 16 original songs for the musical. The multi-award-winning show will run from Dec. He is the artist behind musicals such as Parade, and Bridges of Madison County.įollowing Songs for a New World, the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots will take the stage. Songs for a New World is the first musical from Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown. They examine “life, love, and the choices that we make,” reads a description of the show. This musical theater piece is a collection of songs. That is when Songs for a New World opens for a run through Oct.
Lauderdale company’s season will kick off on Oct. Slow Burn’s mission is to “showcase the best of contemporary musical theater to South Florida, particularly by producing high-quality shows that likely have not been seen by our audiences.” “I am confident that ACT 2 will come back better and stronger.” “We are so excited to return back to the stage after this extremely long intermission,” Artistic Director Patrick Fitzwater wrote on Facebook.
Slow Burn’s Sparks, the company’s performance youth troupe, announced the season on video (to watch, visit ). Songs for a New World, Kinky Boots, Once on this Island, Matilda, and Head Over Heels are the shows that comprise Slow Burn Theatre Company’s recently-announced 2021-22 season.