Side Show
In Concert
Sponsored by Dr. John R. and Mr. Frank Crawford-Spinelli
Book and Lyrics by BILL RUSSELL
Music by HENRY KRIEGER
Concert Adaptation by EMMA BUTLER
Original Broadway Production Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, Joseph Nederlander, Herschel Waxman, Janice McKenna, Scott Nederlander
Original Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by Robert Longbottom
Director Terri J. Kent*^
Conductor/Pianist: Raquel Teare
Scenic Designer/Producer: Tony Hardin
Stage Manager: Eva Clements
Lighting/Sound Designer: Bethy Winters
Assistant Director/Choreographer: Kathleen Faubel
Costume Designer: Aimee Johnson
Technical Director: Wes Carney
Props Manager: Frankie Teuber +
*Member – Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
^ Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
+Member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
‡Member of represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. ~Member of Alpha Psi Omega, National Theatre Honor Society
SIDE SHOW, IN CONCERT is presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
Violet Hilton: Chloe Lee Hall
Daisy Hilton: Lucia Lazzara-Goodrich
Terry Conner: Thomas Anstine
Buddy Foster: Jack Campbell
Jake: Ron Hubbard II
Sir: Elaijah Houpt
Houdini: Hayden Toon
Auntie: Lexi Burns
Female Identifying Ensemble: Savanah Hernandez, McKinley Porth, Annabelle Price, Madeline Rose Yankowski, Marianna Young
Male Identifying Ensemble: Taylor Fremont Cope, Aiden Ketola, Donovan Waselich
Ensemble, u/s Daisy: Abby Clausing
Ensemble, u/s Violet: Clare Bohan
Ensemble, u/s Jake: Savon M. Harris
Ensemble, u/s Sir: Dylan Schmidt
Ensemble, u/s Buddy: Cole Stellato
Ensemble, u/s Terry: Parker Irwin
Swings: Eden Lake, Audrey Morrison
MUSICIANS
Keyboard/Conductor: Raquel Teare
Drums: Scott Thomas
*Member – Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
^ Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
+Member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
‡Member of represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. ~Member of Alpha Psi Omega, National Theatre Honor Society
MUSIC NUMBERS
Act I
“Come Look at the Freaks”: Sir, Company
“Like Everyone Else”: Daisy, Violet
“Very Well Connected”: Terry, Buddy
“Before Devil You Know”: Company
“The Devil You Know”: Jake, Company
“Ladies and Gentlemen...”: Buddy
“Typical Girls Next Door”: Daisy, Violet
“Flashback, Part 1”: Auntie, Daisy, Violet, Doctors
“Flashback, Part 2 (All in the Mind)”: Houdini, Daisy, Violet
“Flashback, Part 3”: Company
“Feelings You’ve Got to Hide”: Daisy, Violet
“Say Goodbye to the Sideshow”: Company
“Ready to Play”: Daisy, Violet, Male Ensemble
“The Interview”: Daisy, Violet, Ensemble
“Buddy Kissed Me”: Violet, Daisy
“Who Will Love Me As I Am?”: Daisy, Violet, Ensemble
Intermission
Act II
“Stuck With You, Part 1”: Daisy, Violet, Buddy, Ray
“Leave Me Alone”: Daisy, Violet
“Stuck with You, Part 2”: Daisy, Violet, Buddy, Ray
“New Year's Eve”: Terry, Violet, Daisy, Ensemble
“Waltz and Proposal”: Daisy, Violet, Buddy, Terry, Ensemble
“A Private Conversation”: Terry, Daisy
“One Plus One Equals Three”: Daisy, Violet, Buddy, Ray, Ensemble
"You Should Be Loved": Jake, Violet
“The Texas Centennial”: Ensemble
“Great Wedding Show”: Daisy, Violet, Terry, Buddy, Ensemble
“Attractions Return”: Jake, Fortune Teller
“Buddy’s Confession”: Daisy, Violet, Jake, Buddy, Terry
“I Will Never Leave You”: Daisy, Violet
“Finale: Wedding/Come Look at the Freaks (Reprise)”: Company
AUTHORS
HENRY KRIEGER
Henry Krieger began composing for Off-Off-Broadway in his twenties. Soon, collaborations with Tom Eyen and Broadway director/producer/choreographer Michael Bennett led to a workshop production of what was originally entitled “Big Dreams.” After several workshops, numerous rewrites, and an out-of-town tryout in Boston, “Dreamgirls” came to Broadway in 1981 and was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards (including Best Score), winning six. One song, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” became a top hit, and others became popular as well. Twenty-five years later, the film version of “Dreamgirls,” directed by Bill Condon and starring Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx and Beyoncé, was released and the soundtrack became a number-one album. Mr. Krieger also composed the scores to “The Tap Dance Kid” (1983-85) with Robert Lorick, and the acclaimed Side Show (1997-98), written with Bill Russell and directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom. Oscar nominations: “Listen,” “Love You, I Do” and “Patience” for Best Original Song. Grammy awards: Cast Album of “Dreamgirls” and “Love You, I Do” for Best Song in a Motion Picture. Tony nominations: “Side Show” and “Dreamgirls” for Best Score. Henry lives in Manhattan’s West Village.
BILL RUSSELL
Bill Russell received Tony Award nominations for the book and lyrics of the original Broadway production of “Side Show” (1997). The critically praised revised version played at the La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center and received an acclaimed Broadway revival in 2014 and a London premiere at the Southwark Playhouse in 2016. Mr. Russell co-wrote the book and lyrics for Off-Broadway’s long-running musical “Pageant” and directed it in the Fringe and West End in London and at theaters around America. He authored the book and lyrics for “Elegies for Angels,” “Punks and Raging Queens” (music by Janet Hood), directing it in London’s Fringe and West End, among many others. At the end of 2020, he codirected a streamed version featuring 51 stars of theater, TV and film, including Nathan Lane, Cynthia Nixon, Cherry Jones, Fran Drescher, JK Simmons, Seth Rudetsky, Varla Jean Merman and Norm Lewis, as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Other musicals for which he authored book and lyrics include “Up in the Air” (Kennedy Center) and the off-Broadway musicals “The Last Smoker in America,” “Lucky Duck,” “Fourtune” and “The Texas Chainsaw Musical.” “Brave New World” (lyrics) premiered in Asheville, NC in 2016. Unexpected Joy premiered in New York and London in 2018. He has honorary doctorates from the Boston Conservatory and Morningside College and was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame in 2016. More at www.billrussell.net.