Side Show 1997 - Articles Page 7

Ages: 10+
Opened: October 16, 1997
Closing: January 04, 1998

Side Show - 1997 - Broadway History , Info & More

Richard Rodgers Theatre (Broadway)
226 W. 46th St. New York, NY 10036

Re-Imagined Musical



Side Show

November 5 - December 15



Music by Henry Krieger

Book and Lyrics by Bill Russell

Directed by Bill Condon

Meant to be Together



Based on the true story of conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton who became stars during the Depression, Side Show is a moving portrait of two women joined at the hip whose extraordinary bondage brings them fame but denies them love. The original 1997 Broadway production of Side Show was directed by Robert Longbottom and received four Tony® nominations, including a shared nomination for co-stars Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner, the only time in Tony history where two people were co-nominated for the Best Actress Award.



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Mamie Parris, Andrew Kober, Alex Finke and More Will Star in UNMASKED at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2019


Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Michael Stotts- Managing Director), recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, begins the new year with the world premiere Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and written with Richard Curtis. Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber begins performances Thursday, January 30, 2020, and will continue through Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Paper Mill Playhouse (22 Brookside Drive, Millburn, NJ). JPMorgan Chase & Co. is the major sponsor of Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Paper Mill Playhouse's 2019-2020 season is proudly sponsored by Investors Bank. Opening Night is Sunday evening, February 9, 2020 at 7:00pm.

BWW Flashback: The 20 Best Broadway Performances from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Past
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While we countdown the big day, take a trip down memory lane with some of our favorite parade performances of years gone by!

City Winery Chicago Releases December Show Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2019


The following acts are performing at City Winery Chicago (1200 W. Randolph St) throughout the month. All City Winery Chicago events are open to all ages and start at 8:00 p.m., unless noted.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-733-WINE (9463) or by visiting www.citywinery.com/chicago.

Celebrate CHICAGO's 23rd Anniversary With Some Of The Show's Standout Moments!
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The name on everybody's lips is gonna be ... Chicago! The legendary revival of Kander and Ebb's iconic musical is celebrating 23 years of all that jazz on Broadway today! To celebrate, we're looking back at some standout moments from the production over the years, featuring cast members ranging from original stars Ann Reinking and Bebe Neuwirth to more recent additions like Brandy and Desi Oakley. Check it all out!

BWW Previews: LSPR PAC 20-2B to Bring SIDE SHOW to AMANI PALLADIUM THEATRE
by Rakaputra Paputungan - Jul 17, 2019


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RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA Brings the Ball to Foothill Music Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Jun 14, 2019


Multi-award winning Foothill Music Theatre presents Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of The Sound of Music and South Pacific, legendary songwriting team Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.

VIDEO: Chita Rivera Performs 'All That Jazz' in this Original CHICAGO Footage!
by Linnae Medeiros - May 16, 2019


Chicago is giving us a peek at all the razzle dazzle of the show's original 1975 production with this throwback to Broadway's original Velma Kelly, Chita Rivera, performing 'All That Jazz' choreographed by the legendary Bob Fosse! Check out the footage below!

Museum Of Arts And Design Exhibition Examines The Work Of Roger Brown
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2019


The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) presents an exhibition dedicated to the work of American artist Roger Brown (1941-1997), examining the ways in which collecting, arrangement, and the theatrical informed and enriched his artistic practice. Roger Brown: Virtual Still Lifes, on view through September 15, 2019, features works made in the final years of the artist's life that combined his passion for collecting with his groundbreaking approach to painting. Marking the first solo museum show in New York devoted to Brown, the exhibition at MAD offers a rare opportunity to view over forty works that trace the artist's evolution through the lens of collection and display.

Fun Facts About All 41 Broadway Theatres
by Nicole Rosky - May 11, 2019


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Berkeley Rep Announces Full Cast For John Leguizamo's World Premiere Musical KISS MY AZTEC
by Alan Henry - Mar 29, 2019


Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced the full cast for the world premiere of Kiss My Aztec! John Leguizamo teams up with Artistic Director Tony Taccone for this musical comedy, following their collaboration on the hit one-man show Latin History for Morons, which received its world premiere at Berkeley Rep before heading to Broadway. Leguizamo will serve as co-writer and co-lyricist only for Kiss My Aztec! - 11 other talented actors will perform in this production. Taccone will also direct.

BWW Review: RAGTIME Revival Couldn't Come at a Better Time
by Ellen Dostal - Feb 15, 2019


How do you scale down an epic musical like RAGTIME for a smaller stage and a different time? When it opened at the Shubert Theatre in Century City in 1997, the cast numbered nearly fifty, the same as it would for its Broadway debut later that year. The stage was enormous and the production filled every inch of it. I still remember how the sheer volume of the choral numbers gave me chills.

Harris Center Presents An Evening With Ron Paul
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2019


The 2018-19 Folsom Lake College Speakers Series commences on March 12, 2019 with An Evening with Ron Paul. Dr. Paul ran for President of the United States three times - as the Libertarian Party candidate in 1988 and the Republican Party candidate in 2008 and 2012, at which time he received 190 delegate votes at the Republican Convention. Serving in Congress during the 1970-80s, he served on the House Banking Committee. An unwavering advocate of pro-life and pro-family values, he voluntarily relinquished his House seat in 1984 and returned to his medical practice. He returned to Congress in 1997, serving on the House Financial Services and Foreign Affairs Committees. He is the author of several bestselling books.

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Is Back By Popular Demand At Chance Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2019


Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, is pleased to announce the first show in its fifth season of our TYA Family Series... James and The Giant Peach. With book by Timothy Allen McDonald, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, based on the book by Roald Dahl, and directed by Darryl B. Hovis, James and The Giant Peach will preview from February 15 through February 17; regular performances will begin February 17 and continue through March 3 at Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center on the Fyda-Mar Stage.

Brian Lehrer To Appear On Randy Cohen's 'Person Place Thing' Show At The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2019


Popular radio host Brian Lehrer, of WNYC's daily call-in program 'The Brian Lehrer Show,' will appear in conversation with Randy Cohen as part of the popular 'Person Place Thing' series at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan today, January 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 for members and $20 for the public. To reserve your seat, visit jccmanhattan.org or call 646.505.5708.

Brian Lehrer To Appear On Randy Cohen's 'Person Place Thing' Show At The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2019


Popular radio host Brian Lehrer, of WNYC's daily call-in program 'The Brian Lehrer Show,' will appear in conversation with Randy Cohen as part of the popular 'Person Place Thing' series at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan on Wednesday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 for members and $20 for the public. To reserve your seat, visit jccmanhattan.org or call 646.505.5708.

Celebrate the Season with a Show! A Guide to Broadway's Long-Running Hits
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 30, 2018


The holiday season is here at last, and in just weeks, the world will be spreading yuletide cheer by decking the halls, wrapping the gifts and sipping the eggnog. There are plenty of ways to join in the spirit, because for theatre fans, Broadway is everywhere this season... and BroadwayWorld has a complete guide of where to find it!

BWW Review: Belmont University Musical Theatre's Startling Revival of SIDE SHOW
by Jeffrey Ellis - Nov 18, 2018


Macy Medford and Arden Guice may only be college students, but their performances as Violet and Daisy Hilton, the heroines of Side Show - the iconic musical by Bill Russell, Henry Krieger and Bill Condon that debuted on Broadway some 20 years ago - in Belmont University Musical Theatre's production that runs for just one weekend, are nothing less than a professional triumph for each young woman. Thoroughly committed and startlingly focused, Medford and Guice perform an oftentimes tricky, always challenging, task in order that the two young women effectively become their characters, ensuring the musical packs an emotional wallop delivered straight to the collective heart of its audience, while showcasing the evolution of a musical theatre program at the Nashville university, which over the years has gained a national reputation as the training ground of the next generations of Broadway stars yet to be.

Parade Perfection- Relive Our Favorite Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Performances of Years Past!
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 21, 2018


While we countdown the big day, take a trip down memory lane with some of our favorite parade performances of years gone by!

BWW REVIEW: SIDE SHOW Opens Theatre Season at Oklahoma City University's Wanda L. Bass School of Music
by Jessica Vanek - Oct 8, 2018


BWW REVIEW: SIDE SHOW Opens Theatre Season at Oklahoma City University's Wanda L. Bass School of Music

Nilaja Sun Returns to Berkeley Rep With PIKE ST.
by Julie Musbach - Sep 26, 2018


Berkeley Rep announced today that Obie Award-winning performer Nilaja Sun (No Child…) will return with her tour-de-force solo show Pike St., directed by Ron Russell. Hailed as "Full of vivid life" by the New York Times, this limited engagement will run Saturday, November 17, 2018 through Sunday, December 16, 2018.

BWW Feature: THE FULL MONTY by the CHARLESTON LIGHT OPERA GUILD at THE CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER LITTLE THEATRE
by Richard Allen - Jun 14, 2018


Join The Charleston Light Opera Guild this weekend as they perform the hit comedic musical The Full Monty on the Charleston Civic Center Little Theatre Stage! The ten-time Tony nominated show, based on the 1997 British film of the same name, features a book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek.

Queensbury Theatre, CityCentre Announces 2018/19 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 5, 2018


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Cast Recording Announced for Off-Broadway's UNEXPECTED JOY
by Julie Musbach - May 14, 2018


Jump For Joy! The Off-Broadway cast recording of the New York premiere production of the new musical Unexpected Joy, with book and lyrics by Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Janet Hood (Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens with Bill Russell), will be recorded and released by JAY Records. Produced by John Yap, the recording will feature the original cast of The York Theatre Company production who will gather at Sear Sound Studios (353 West 48th Street) on Monday, May 14, 2018 to lay down the tracks for the recording.

Rooftop Films Announces Short Films and Programs for the 22nd Annual Summer Series
by Tori Hartshorn - May 9, 2018


Rooftop Films launched with a single screening of short films in 1997. While we've since grown tremendously-hosting over 45 events across the city every summer, with live music and after-parties- we continue to showcase new short films and the innovative filmmakers who use the form to experiment, challenge and amaze audiences. This summer, Rooftop Films will present over 100 short films in 13 programs, with each program curated thematically.

UNEXPECTED JOY Opens Tonight
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2018


Opening Night is Tonight! The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director), dedicated to the development of new musicals and the preservation of musical gems from the past, in association with Jim Kierstead, Aria Entertainment, Gabby Hanna & Marcy Feller, Riki Kane Larimer, Linda & Craig Wielkotz, Drew Desky & Dane Levens/Michael Mills, William Fernandez/Behzad Dabu, presents the New York premiere of the new musical Unexpected Joy, with book and lyrics by Bill Russell (Side Show) and music by Janet Hood (Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens with Bill Russell).

Other Productions of Side Show

1997   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2006   Welsh Revival
2006   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
2014   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway

Side Show - 1997 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1998 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Bill Russell
1998 Tony Awards Best Musical Emanuel Azenberg
1998 Tony Awards Best Musical Joseph Nederlander
1998 Tony Awards Best Musical Herschel Waxman
1998 Tony Awards Best Musical Janice McKenna
1998 Tony Awards Best Musical Scott Nederlander
1998 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Henry Krieger
1998 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Bill Russell
1998 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Alice Ripley
1998 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Emily Skinner
1997 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Alice Ripley

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