Side Show

The CAP Center brings an innovative new work to it’s Mainstage when it presents Henry Krieger and Bill Russell’s Side Show. Behind its gorgeous music and carefully crafted lyrics is a story about two bright and beautiful young women who were joined together at the hip – literally. Side Show is a musical about Violet and Daisy Hilton, a real-life set of conjoined twins who were inseparably connected together for life. No matter how beautifully and skillfully it’s presented, there is sometimes an instinctive fear about people born with a difference. And unfortunately, conjoined twins have been called a lot of nasty names over the years: “nature’s mistakes,” “monsters,” and “freaks.” Yet Side Show is able to transcend this injustice to show the humanity and bravery of two talented women. The Hilton sister’s unusual story follows an almost Dickensian plot so laden with heartbreak and triumph it almost defies the imagination.

Box Office Hours: 3:30-6pm (Weds&Thurs) 3:30-8 Fri. 12-8 Sat. 12-3 Sun

Appropriate For Ages: 8+