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Side Show (2014 Broadway Revival)

Based on the legendary Hilton twins, Daisy and Violet, Side Show follows their heartwarming search for love and acceptance amidst the spectacle of fame. This version is the updated book and score from the 2014 revival.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Drama
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Opportunity for Spectacle
  • Cautions: Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes
  • Orchestra Size: Large

  • Performance Group:
  • Dinner Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre, Large Stage

  • Accolades:
  • Nominee! 2015 Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Musical
    Nominee! 2015 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Revival of a Musical
Based on the true story of Siamese 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. Told almost entirely in song, the show follows their progression from England to America, around the vaudeville circuit and to Hollywood on the eve of their appearance in the 1932 movie Freaks.

With a completely reworked plot and new songs like "Very Well Connected," "All In The Mind" and "The Great Wedding Show", the 2014 revival delves deeper into the backstory of the Hilton twins. With the implementation of the twins' relationship with Harry Houdini and of a proposed separation surgery, the new book fleshes out characters and situations that endow the songs with more sophistication and truth.
REVIEWS:

"...the musical burrows deep into your spirit... It's just wonderful..."

 The New York Times

"...one of the most emotionally wrenching and altogether satisfying shows in many a moon."

 Cititour

"Condon's fabulous 'revisal' maximizes the material's strengths and minimizes its weaknesses, serving up mesmerizing entertainment veined throughout with haunting poignancy."

 The Hollywood Reporter

"Side Show now takes it place in the pantheon of great American musicals."

 The Wrap

Premiere Production: The revival of Side Show premiered on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on November 17, 2014 under the direction of Bill Condon.

Characters

  • Casting: 14M, 7F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Expandable casting, Multicultural Casting
  • Chorus Size: Medium

  • VIOLET HILTON
    DAISY HILTON
    TERRY CONNER
    BUDDY FOSTER
    JAKE
    SIR
    3 LEGGED MAN
    GEEK
    FORTUNE TELLER
    VENUS DE MILO
    DOG BOY
    HOUDINI
    FEMALE COSSACK
    HALF-MAN HALF-WOMAN
    HUMAN PIN CUSHION
    JUDGE
    RAY
    LIZARD MAN
    SIR'S LAWYER
    CAMERAMAN
    TOD BROWNING
    BEARDED LADY
    AUNTIE
    TATTOO GIRL
    MALE COSSACK
    DOCTORS
    SUITORS
    ROUSTABOUTS
    ENSEMBLE

    • Available Material

    Name Price
    Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

    1 x Script / Vocal Chorus Book / Perusal Score Sampler

    		$24.00
    Libretto This is optional. Order Now

    The LIBRETTO is available for SALE ONLY and is not available for hire as part of the Rehearsal Material set. It must be purchased separately.

    		$24.95
    Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

    20 x Piano/Vocal Scores

    		$450.00 +$135.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    1 x Piano Conductor
    1 x Bass
    1 x Cello
    1 x Drums
    1 x Guitar
    1 x Horn
    1 x Keyboard I
    1 x Keyboard II
    1 x Percussion
    1 x Reed I
    1 x Reed II
    1 x Trombone
    1 x Trumpet
    1 x Viola
    1 x Violin I 
    1 x Violin II

    		$330.00 +$135.00/pm

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