Reimagined Revival of “Side Show” Will Play Its Final Broadway Performance on Sunday, 1/4/15
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FOR RELEASE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2014
THE CRITICALLY-LAUDED, COMPLETELY-REIMAGINED REVIVAL OF
“ S I D E S H O W ”
WILL PLAY ITS FINAL BROADWAY PERFORMANCE ON
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2015
“SIDE SHOW” IN DISCUSSIONS TO MAKE
ITS LONDON, UK PREMIERE
New York – The critically-lauded, dazzling new production of Side Show, which was just named one of “The Best Musicals of 2014” by Charles Isherwood of The New York Times, will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, January 4, 2015, the show’s producers announced today. Discussions are currently underway for Side Show to make its London debut.
Those who have purchased tickets to a performance after January 4, 2015 should call Telecharge.com Customer Service at 212-239-6210 for exchange or refund.
Side Show is currently playing at Broadway’s St. James Theatre, where it began performances on October 28, and officially opened on Monday, November 17, 2014 to rave reviews. The production is directed by Academy Award® winner Bill Condon, making his theatrical directorial debut. For more information, please visit SideShowBroadway.com.
Side Show includes new music by multiple Grammy Award® winner and Academy Award®, Golden Globe®, and Tony Award® nominee Henry Krieger (Dreamgirls), with book and lyrics by Tony Award® nominee Bill Russell and additional book material by Bill Condon, and choreography by Tony and Olivier Award® nominee Anthony Van Laast (Mamma Mia!).
Side Show is inspired by the remarkable true story of the Hilton twins, Daisy and Violet, who were legends in their time and the highest paid performers on the vaudeville circuit. Side Show is their heartwarming search for first love and acceptance amidst the spectacle of fame and scrutiny under the spotlight.
Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, returned to Broadway in their respective leading roles as Violet and Daisy Hilton. The cast also includes Matthew Hydzik as Buddy Foster, Robert Joy as Sir, Ryan Silverman as Terry Connor, and David St. Louis as Jake. The ensemble of side show characters include Brandon Bieber as the 3 Legged Man, Matthew Patrick Davis as the Geek, Charity Angel Dawson as the Fortune Teller, Lauren Elder as the Venus di Milo, Javier Ignacio as the Dog Boy, Jordanna James as the World’s Tiniest Cossack (female), Kelvin Moon Loh as the Half-Man Half-Woman, Barrett Martin as the Human Pin Cushion, Don Richard as the Reptile Man, Blair Ross as the Bearded Lady, Hannah Shankman as the Tattoo Girl, Josh Walker as the World’s Tiniest Cossack (male), with Con O’Shea-Creal, Derek Hanson, and DeLaney Westfall.
TicketS are available by visiting the St. James Theatre box office Monday – Sunday, 10am – 8pm or online at Telecharge.com. A limited number of $30.00 student rush tickets for student’s under 30 years old will be made available. These tickets must be purchased day-of, in person at the box office and are subject to availability. Valid student photo I.D. will be required, and patrons are limited to two tickets per performance.
Set design by three-time Tony Award® nominee David Rockwell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray, Academy Awards); lighting design by nine-time Tony Award® winners Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer (Ragtime, Gypsy, Chicago); costume design by five–time Tony Award® nominee Paul Tazewell (The Color Purple, In the Heights); sound design by Tony Award® nominee Peter Hylenski (Motown, After Midnight); hair and wig design by Charles LaPointe (Gentleman’s Guide, Motown); make-up design by Cookie Jordan, illusions by Paul Kieve (Pippin, Matilda, Ghost); special make-up effects by the Academy Award® winning team Dave Elsy & Lou Elsy (X-Men, Star Wars Episode III, Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones), musical direction and arrangements by Sam Davis (Dreamgirls at the Apollo), and orchestrations by six time Tony Award® nominee Harold Wheeler, (Hairspray, Dreamgirls, The Wiz). Since its inception, Jack Tantleff has served as Creative Supervisor.
Critical praise for Side Show:
“Wonderful. This thrilling Broadway revival is the essential ticket of the season. A wrenching and beautiful musical with a rich, melodic score and a passionate cast that brings alive the tumultuous yearnings in the characters’ hearts. Side Show burrows deep into your spirit.”
–Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
“Big, beautiful, fabulous, gorgeous, heart-melting, miraculous. An emotionally transporting, profoundly entertaining evening with Broadway’s most ravishing score.”
–Peter Marks, The Washington Post
“A stunning, soaring, must-see musical.”
-Jennifer Farrar, Associated Press
“Stellar. So radical and deeply satisfying that arguments could be made for calling it new. Bill Condon makes a savvy and smashing Broadway debut, creating a big, old-fashioned, shamelessly entertaining musical”
– Linda Winer, Newsday
“A show that throbs with so much vitality and imagination that you can’t absorb it all in one visit. Twice the entertainment value of almost everything else in town. A once-in-a-lifetime experience you will never forget. You can hear the screaming approval a block away.”
– Rex Reed, New York Observer
“Side Show now takes it place in the pantheon of great American musicals.”
– Robert Hofler, The Wrap
“The hippest thing on Broadway.”
–Christopher Zara, Newsweek
“Packs a thermonuclear wallop!”
–Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
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