It Will Never Leave Her! Original Side Show Star Alice Ripley Sees First Preview of New Broadway Revival

Alice Ripley, the star of the original Broadway production of Side Show, took in the first preview of the musical's new revival at the St. James Theatre on October 28.

The Next to Normal Tony winner took to her Twitter account after the show to let her fans know that she was on hand for the occasion:

#iwillneverleaveyou pic.twitter.com/tzMAhPVnbD

It was later followed up with:

A gambler’s bliss of melody meeting chiseled word, a surge of soul, told through the eyes of two beautiful dreamers #SIDESHOWONBROADWAY

She was clearly in a mood to reminisce, later Tweeting this image:

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— ALICE RIPLEY
(@RIPLEYTHEBAND) October 29, 2014

Ripley played the role of Violet Hilton in the Henry Krieger-Bill Russell musical when it first played New York in 1997. The role is inherited by Erin Davie in the new production, which is revised and directed by Bill Condon. Emily Padgett takes on the character of Violet's conjoined twin Daisy, originated by Emily Skinner.

Side Show, which follows the Hilton sisters as they struggle to make a life for themselves as they perform on the vaudeville circuit, opens on Broadway on November 17 following runs at the La Jolla Playhouse and The Kennedy Center.

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