Side by side by sondheim - july 28, 29, 30 & 31, 2022

Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre has announced the cast of its July 2022 in-person live production of Side by Side by Sondheim. The production will take place July 28, 29, 30 & 31, 2022 at The Tiffany Center’s Crystal Room in downtown Portland, Oregon.  

The Bridgetown Side by Side by Sondheim cast includes: Justine Elise-Beall, Kerie Darner, Martin Hernandez, Josephine McGehee, Jeremy Anderson-Sloan, Jeremy Southard, Lori Van Dreal and Brock Woolworth. The show will be directed by Del Lewis, with music direction by Mak Kastelic, and music supervision by Rick Lewis.  Side by Side by Sondheim will perform Thursday July 28, 2022 through Sunday July 31, 2022 at 7:30PM nightly. Performances will be at The Crystal Room at The Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison Street, Portland OR 97205. Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.  

Side by Side by Sondheim had its premiere on May 4, 1976 at London’s Mermaid Theatre where it ran for 59 performances. It then moved to Wyndham’s Theatre and then to the Garrick for a total of 806 performances. The musical revue is comprised of music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, with music (set to Sondheim’s lyrics) by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers and Jule Styne. In 1977, Hal Prince produced the Broadway version (with the original British cast) where it ran for 384 performances.  The Broadway production is unique in that all of the cast members were nominated for the 1977 Tony Award (Featured Actor in a Musical). The original London production was nominated for the 1976 Laurence Olivier Award (Best New Musical) and the Broadway production was nominated for the 1977 Tony Award (Best Musical).