Side Show
Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Henry Krieger

Mark W. Smith, Julie Dixon Jackson, 
Misty Cotton, David Jennings, Kevin Earley

Director Producer Musical Direction Choreography Scenic Design Lighting Design Costume Design Sound Design Properties Assistant to the Director Stage Manager Conductor/Keyboard Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Soprano & Alto Saxophone Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet Keyboard, Synthesizer Double Bass, Bass Guitar Percussion, Drums Assistant Stage Manager Light Operator Sound Engineer Assistant Sound Engineer Spotlight Operators Dressers House Manager Orchestra Contractor Assistant to Sound Designer Set Construction Master Electrician Light Rigging   Wigs Barbering Photography Make-up & Prosthetics	Nick DeGruccio Barbara Beckley Tom Griffin Matt Raftery Bradley Kaye Steven Young A. Jeffrey Schoenberg Drew Dalzell Richard Hardin Peajay Andrews Becky Johnson Tom Griffin Bob Crosby Roy Wiegand Alexandra Caselli Michael George Tom Bowe Peajay Andrews Becky Johnson Jamie Bennett Janna Lopez Dina Frankly, Ryann Gerber,  Amy Morrell Wendy Becker, Erisa Byrd, Tara Grant Kathleen Osmon Michael George Cricket Myers  Sets To Go Barbara A. Grill Scott A. Ferguson, Katharine A. Gaines,  Gabriel Holguin, Patrice A. Mudd,  Michael A. Thayer  Monica Lisa Sabedra Sugano Robert Lapin Stan Nowak
CAST (in alphabetical order)
Reptile Man Bride of Snakes Routstabout Violet Hilton Roustabout Dolly Dimples, Studio Singer Terry Connor Daisy Hilton Sheik Jake 6th Exhibit, Studio Singer Haren Girl, Studio Singer Geek The Boss Fortune Teller Roustabout Harem Girl Harem Girl Buddy Foster Roustabout Bearded Lady	Michael Bonnabel Bridget Brady Fernando Christopher Misty Cotton Andrew Djang Lisa Donahey Kevin Earley Julie Dixon Jackson Jeremiah James David Jennings Alissa-Nicole Koblentz Christia Mantzke Matthew Miller Todd Nielsen Heather R. Provost José Restrepo Renée Schell Merry Simkins Mark W. Smith Rob Terrazas Michael Wallot
ACT I The Midway
Come Look At The Freaks Like Everyone Else You Deserve A Better Life Crazy, Deaf and Blind The Devil You Know More Than We Bargained For Feelings You've Got To Hide When I'm By Your Side Say Goodbye To The Freak Show	The Boss and Company Daisy and Violet Buddy and Terry The Boss Jake and Attractions Buddy and Terry Daisy and Violet Daisy and Violet The Company
Vaudeville
Overnight Sensation Leave Me Alone We Share Everything Who Will Love Me As I Am	Overnight Sensation Leave Me Alone We Share Everything Who Will Love Me As I Am
Act II The Follies
Rare Songbirds On Display New Year's Day Private Conversation	The Company Terry, Buddy, Jake, Daisy, Violet and Company Terry
On The Road
One Plus One Equals Three You Should Be Loved	Buddy, Daisy, Violet Jake
The Texas Centennial
Tunnel of Love Beautiful Day For A Wedding Marry Me, Terry I Will Never Leave You Finale	Buddy, Daisy, Violet The Boss and Hawkers Daisy Daisy and Violet The Company

HISTORICAL NOTES ON THE HILTON SISTERS

Violet and Daisy Hilton were born in 1908 to Kate Skinner, an unmarried bar maid, in Brighton, England.  They never knew their father. Shortly after their birth, Skinner sold them to the bar manager, Mary Hilton.

Hilton bought the girls because she believed, correctly, that the conjoined twins would be a lucrative  investment. In subsequent years, she made a great deal of money by parading these young girls around  the world as "freaks." They began touring with circuses and carnivals at the age of three.

Mary Hilton believed that the twins' value was greater if they were not seen often by the general public.  Thus, Daisy and Violet spent the majority of their childhood and preteen years alone, not allowed access to  the outside world, treated as slaves, and beaten often. When she died, Mary left the twins in her will to her  daughter and son-in-law, Edith and Meyer Meyers.

The Meyerses continued to exploit Daisy and Violet, and ultimately moved them out of side shows into  vaudeville, while continuing to keep them confined, treating them as property. In 1931, after a long court  battle, the twins finally won their freedom. At age 23, they hit the road again, this time as independent  performers.

Joined at the hip, buttocks, and the base of their spines, they had considerable flexibility, enabling them to  master dance routines that were charming and entertaining. (This flexibility also gave them slightly more  independence than other conjoined twins - they were quoted as saying that one could sit up and read in bed  while the other lay fast asleep.)

They played the vaudeville circuit for years, gaining fame and recognition, sharing billing with such  luminaries as Harry Houdini and Bob Hope. During this period, they appeared in Tod Browning's film  Freaks, which has since become a cult favorite. Each was married at different times, but both marriages  ended quickly in annulment.

Their fortunes declined with the demise of vaudeville, and they ended up as supermarket checkers in North  Carolina. They died there of influenza in 1967 at the age of sixty. They were found alone in their apartment  by a neighbor.

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