First Post-Broadway Regional Production
In 1998, TheatreWorks, a critically acclaimed professional theater company on the San Francisco Peninsula, produced the first post-Broadway production of Side Show at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. TheatreWorks received national attention within the theatrical community for being the first regional theater to gain access to the rights to mount the production, closely on the heels of the recently closed Broadway production. TheatreWorks' production was a critical and popular success, receiving the Garland Award (Los Angeles) and various Dean Goodman Critics Choice Awards (San Francisco). The production afforded TheatreWorks its largest first day of ticket sales on their records for a single production. Subsequently, 2 extra performances were added to meet the demand.
TheatreWorks' production was directed by Robert Kelley and Bick Goss (Goss also choreographed) with musical direction by Lita Libaek. In an interesting twist, the production featured actress Kristin Behrendt playing the role of Daisy. Behrendt had been the standby for (and performed) the role of Violet (Daisy's other "half") in the original Broadway cast.
Principals in the TheatreWorks production:
- Kristin Behrendt as Daisy
- Debra Wiseman as Violet
- AJ Vincent as Terry Connor
- Pierce Peter Brandt as Buddy Foster
- Stephonne Smith as Jake
- Ron Josef Meier as The Boss
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