Side by Side By Sondheim
Side By Side By Sondheim
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
And music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne
Continuity by Ned Sherrin
Produced on Broadway by Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell
The sophistication, wit, insight, heart and genius of Broadway's most innovative and influential artist is at the center of this stunning tribute to composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim. This dazzling array of some of Sondheim’s best-known songs features numbers from landmark shows that revolutionized musical theatre: Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Forum, and Pacific Overtures. This stunning review also includes classics written with musical theatre giants Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, and Richard Rodgers on the shows West Side Story, Gypsy and Do I hear a Waltz?
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Cast
*Members of the Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Becca Ayers (Female #2) Broadway: The Addams Family; South Pacific (original revival cast); Les Miserables (original revival cast); Avenue Q. Off-Broadway: Sarah, Plain and Tall (Lucille Lortel), Dogfight (2nd Stage), Giant (Public). iTunes: Spazcandy (with The Perfectly Violent Dream), Lovesick and brainypants (with baby goes bang). Becca’s music has been featured on the broadwayworld.com series, Submissions Only. She can be heard on the cast recordings of Sarah, Plain and Tall, Clear Blue Tuesday, South Pacific (revival cast recording), Giant and Dogfight. Film: 42 Seconds Of Happiness. Her web-series Snuggle Buddies, created with Brooke Jacob will debut this summer. www.beccaayers.com
Kelly McCormick (Female #1) is thrilled to make her Riverside debut! National Tours: Chitty…Bang (Truly Scrumptious); Les Misérables (Factory Girl, Fantine u/s). Off-Broadway: The Extraordinary Ordinary; Her Song. Other favorites: Mary Poppins (Mary – Sacramento Music Circus); LesMisérables (Fantine – Pioneer Theatre Co.); Guys& Dolls (Sarah Brown – North Shore Music Theatre); Hello! My Baby (Frances – Goodspeed); Heidi in [title of show] and Babe in The Pajama Game (Arizona Theatre Company); 1776 (Martha Jefferson – Pittsburgh CLO); Pal Joey (Linda – Prince Music Theatre); Children of Eden(Ford’s Theatre).TV: “What Angels Fear” (ABC); “Person of Interest.” M.M. (Voice) & M.F.
Will Ray (Male #1) is thrilled to be back at Riverside Theatre where he was seen last year as Chris in Miss Saigon. New York: John Truit in Meet Me in St. Louis (Irish Repertory Theatre) and originated the role of Will in Balls... The Musical!?! (NYMF, The Lion Theatre). First National Tour: Little House on the Prairie, the musical. Favorite roles include: Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard, Valjean and Enjolras in Les Miserables, Anthony Marston in And Then There Were None, as well as Edward Ferrars in Sense and Sensibility. Will has also performed as a featured soloist around the world with such orchestras including the Cincinnati Pops, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Will is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. Thanks and love to Manna and his incredible friends and family for their continuous love and support through the years
David Schmittou (Performer) Happy to be on The Treasure Coast! David will literally be doing side-by-side Sondheim during the overlap of West Side Story and Side By Side By Sondheim. The past year was spent performing in A Christmas Story (Jean Shepard), Mid-Life: The Crisis Musical (Man 1), Mary Poppins (Mr. Banks) and Lend Me A Tenor (Max). Following his time at Riverside he will reprise his Kevin Kline Award winning performance as “Man in Chair” in The Drowsy Chaperone.
Creative Team
Director: DJ Salisbury
Scenic Designer: Allen D. Cornell
Music Director: Mark Fifer
Lighting Designer: Rebecca Montero
Costume Designer: Emily Baldwin
Sound Designer: Craig Beyrooti
Casting: Wojcik | Seay Casting
Stage Manager: Melissa A. Nathan*