NewsSee What the First Ever Post-Broadway Production of the Revised Side Show Looks Like!Chicago's Porchlight Music Theatre presents the first post-Broadway production of the revised version of the musical Side Show, which played 20 previews and 56 regular performances during the 2014-15 season, beginning Sept. 11.
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Monica Simoes
September 23, 2015
Porchlight, in fact, was contacted and invited by the authors to present the first post-Broadway production of their newly revised version; this presentation is still further refined through the "intimate vision of the Porchlight lens to create a newly conceived experience in the telling of the lives of these two astonishing women," according to a press statement.
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See What the First Ever Post-Broadway Production of the Revised Side Show Looks Like!
See What the First Ever Post-Broadway Production of the Revised Side Show Looks Like!
Chicago's Porchlight Music Theatre presents the first post-Broadway production of the revised version of the musical Side Show, which played 20 previews and 56 regular performances during the 2014-15 season, beginning Sept. 11. Take a look at the production photos here.
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Colleen Fee, Britt-Marie Sivertsen and Evan Tyrone Martin
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Veronica Garza, Deanna Myers, Ben Kaye and Evan Tyrone Martin
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The company of Side Show
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Colin Funk, Jeremy Ross Sonkin, Courtney Mack, Kristen Noonan, Dan Gold, Amanda Hartley Urteaga and John Marshall Jr.
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Matt Keffer, Colleen Fee, Britt-Marie Sivertsen and Devin DeSantis
Matt Keffer, Colleen Fee, Britt-Marie Sivertsen and Devin DeSantis
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Colleen Fee, Matt Keffer and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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Devin DeSantis
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Colleen Fee and Matt Keffer
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Matt Keffer, Colleen Fee, Britt-Marie Sivertsen and Devin DeSantis
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John Marshall Jr., Colleen Fee, Jeremy Ross Sonkin, Britt-Marie Sivertsen and Colin Funk
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Colin Funk, Colleen Fee and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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Colleen Fee, Britt-Marie Sivertsen and Devin DeSantis.
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Matt Keffer, Colleen Fee and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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John Marshall Jr., Deanna Myers, Veronica Garza, Evan Tyrone Martin, Amanda Hartley Urteaga, Colin Funk, Ben Saylor and Jeremy Ross Sonkin
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John Marshall Jr., Jeremy Ross Sonkin, Ben Kaye, Amanda Hartley Urteaga, Colleen Debelius and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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Matt Keffer, Colleen Fee, Britt-Marie Sivertsen and Devin DeSantis
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Matt Keffer, Colleen Fee, Britt-Marie Sivertsen and Devin DeSantis
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Colleen Fee and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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Jeremy Ross Sonkin, Ben Kaye, John Marshall Jr., Amanda Hartley Urteaga, Colleen Fee and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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Colleen Fee and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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Colleen Fee and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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Evan Tyrone Martin, Amanda Hartley Urteaga, Colin Funk and Veronica Garza
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Ben Saylor, Courtney Mack, Amanda Hartley Urteaga, Colin Funk, Jeremy Ross Sonkin, Colleen Fee, Veronica Garza, Kristen Noonan, Britt-Marie Sivertsen, Ben Kaye, Dan Gold and John Marshall Jr
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Evan Tyrone Martin, Amanda Hartley Urteaga, Ben Kaye, Colleen Fee, Jeremy Ross Sonkin and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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Colleen Fee and Britt-Marie Sivertsen
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The company of Side Show
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John Marshall Jr., Kristen Noonan, Ben Saylor, Veronica Garza, Ben Kaye, Amanda Hartley Urteaga and Evan Tyrone Martin
Side Show has a score by Tony nominee Henry Krieger, book and lyrics by Tony nominee Bill Russell and additional book material by Bill Condon, who directed the revival. Porchlight artistic director Michael Weber helms the Chicago staging, which was recently extended through Oct. 25. Aaron Benham is the musical director, and the choreographer is Andrew Waters.
Colleen Fee and Britt-Marie Sivertsen star as Daisy and Violet Hilton, respectively, with Matthew Keffer (Terry Connor), Devin DeSantis (Buddy Foster), Evan Tyrone Martin (Jake), Matthias Austin (Sir), Johnson Brock (The Human Pin Cushion/Ray), Colin Funk (The Dog Boy/Harry Houdini), Veronica Garza (The Fortune Teller), Amanda Hartley (The Bearded Lady/Auntie), Peter Eli Johnson (The Roustabout), Ben Kay (The Geek), Courtney Mack (The Tattoo Girl), John Marshall Jr. (The Three-Legged Man), Deanna Meyers (The Half Man-Half Woman), Kristen Noonan (Venus de Milo), Ben Saylor (The Cossack) and Jeremy Sonkin (The Lizard Man).
The production team also includes Megan Truscott (scenic designer), Porchlight artistic associate Bill Morey (costume designer), Greg Freeman (lighting designer), Ross Hoppe (projection designer), Robert Hornbostel (sound designer), Jay Tollefsen (properties designer), Kevin Barthel (wig designer), Alexandra Garfinkle (dramaturg), Jessica Forella (stage manager) and Porchlight artistic associate Aaron Shapiro (production manager). Side Show, according to press notes, "is inspired by the true-life story of the legendary conjoined twin circus, vaudeville and movie stars The Hilton Sisters, Daisy and Violet, and their search for love and acceptance amidst the spectacle of fame and scrutiny while under the spotlight of public opinion. Set against the backdrop of 1920s and ‘30s show business, Side Show seamlessly blends the worlds of carnival, vaudeville, and Hollywood glamour in a haunting and sympathetic story of extraordinary humanity."
The show was first presented on Broadway in 1997.
Single tickets may be purchased at porchlightmusictheatre.org or (773) 327-5252.
The play comes on the heels of a broader cultural conversation about Dahl's work and the prejudice that was embedded in many of his most beloved stories.
