Lyceum Theatres (San Diego, CA)
Side Show is the true-life story of conjoined twins Daisy and Violett Hilton, two lovely songbirds caged up in a 1930's circus freakshow. The twins escape the side show to pursue their dreams of love, fame and success on the Vaudville circuit. San Diego artists Shelly Hart Breneman and Shauna Hart Ostrom star in the local premiere of this cult favorite.
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I went in spite of some of the negative reviews I read on here. I'm so glad I didn't listen! The set was simple and unimpressive, but it is a black-box theatre with no fly-space so most booked-in shows I see there are simple. That having been said, the show itself was amazing. The Hart twins have angelic voices and the rest of the cast was very powerful in their voices and acting. I really loved that there were a handful of young, student performers in the show as well. It's nice to see some companies taking an interest in youth since there are a lot of worse things kids can be doing with their time. The story is interesting but not mind-blowing, but the talent on stage is definitely worth the ticket price!
Side show is an extraordinary musical with an incredible score and a very moving storyline. We loved it! It was especially enjoyable staged in the intimate setting of the space theatre. The simple set allows you to focus on the touching story instead of being distracted by a bunch of bells and whistles. Terrific voices and very honest and sincere performances especially from the twins, Terry, Buddy & Jake. I highly recommend this show. Don't miss it!
My friend and I both enjoyed the play. Musicals are not my favorite so I was pleasantly surprised. The venue was small and intimate, all good seats, actors easily heard which sometimes is not the case, the story line was unusual and intriguing and the actors were musically talented. The set left something to be desired but to us, it was a fun evening. There was no promised free champagne reception which was disappointing.
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The Lyceum Theater Complex is a state-of-the-art venue for unusual arts presentations, and is the primary home of the prestigious San Diego Repertory Theatre. Located under Horton Plaza, the complex is comprised of three stages: the medium-sized Space Theater, the larger Stage Theater and the small Underground Stage.
Harts Performance Inc. is owned by identical twins Shauna Hart Ostrom & Shelly Hart Breneman (well-known San Diego performers & Co-Directors of Actors Alliance) who starred as Daisy & Violet Hilton in the San Diego Premiere of Side Show in 2006. They will be returning to reprise the roles of Daisy and Violet Hilton along with several other returning principals from the 2006 production including Jason Maddy (Terry Conner) Gregory Starkey (Buddy) Shaun T. Evans (Jake) Joseph Alamohaya (The Boss) and Shirley Giltner (The Fortune Teller).
Harts Performance Inc is a for profit company dedicated to bringing live musical performances to the local San Diego community, with a passion for reaching mature audiences that have limited access to local entertainment Identical twins Shauna Hart Ostrom and Shelly Hart Breneman have been performing together since childhood. Recently relocated to San Diego they have have quickly established themselves as local artists appearing on prominent stages throughout San Diego County. Included are San Diego Opera, Lyric Opera San Diego, The Broadway Theatre, Premiere Productions and Cygnet Theatre. In August 2006 they created a two woman cabaret show called Our Story Our Songs that played to sold out houses and rave reviews. The cabaret served as a catalyst to launch their own company Harts Performance Inc., which is devoted to bringing live musical performances to local events as well as produce main stage productions.
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