Reporters, Daisy and Violet Buddy Kissed Me – Violet and Daisy Who Will Love Me As I Am? – Daisy, Violet and Attractions Act II Stuck With You (Part One) – Buddy, Ray, Daisy and Violet Leave Me Alone – Daisy and Violet Stuck with You (Part Two) – Buddy, Ray, Daisy and Violet New Year's Eve Sequence – Terry, Buddy, Jake, Daisy, Violet and Company Private Conversation – Terry and Daisy One Plus One Equals Three – Buddy, Daisy, Violet, Ray, and Ensemble You Should Be Loved – Jake and Violet Great Wedding Show – Full Company Buddy's Confession – Jake, Daisy, Violet, Buddy and Terry Marry Me, Terry – Terry and Daisy I Will Never Leave You – Violet and Daisy Finale – Full Company Casts Production history Original production Side Show opened on Broadway on October 16, 1997 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Robert Longbottom directed and choreographed, the sets were by Robin Wagner, costumes by Gregg Barnes and lighting by Brian MacDevitt. The cast starred Emily Skinner as Daisy Hilton and Alice Ripley as Violet Hilton. Despite receiving some positive reviews, the show closed on January 3, 1998 after 31 previews and 91 regular performances. Original producers were Manny Azenberg and former actor Wayne Rogers. Original Broadway cast Emily Skinner as Daisy Hilton Alice Ripley as Violet Hilton Norm Lewis as Jake Jeff McCarthy as Terry Connor, press agent Hugh Panaro as Buddy Foster Ken Jennings as The Boss Also featured was J. Robert Spencer. It was nominated for four Tony Awards in 1998. Although Side Show won none of these awards, it was the first and only time that two actresses were co-nominated for Best Actress in a Musical as a team. At the Tony Awards ceremony, the two stars performed the show's most popular number, "I Will Never Leave You". Ripley and Skinner later released two albums of duets (Duets and Unsuspecting Hearts), as well as a live recording of their 2006 reunion concert ("Skinner/Ripley: Raw at Town Hall"). Regional theatre productions In 1998, TheatreWorks near San Francisco produced the regional premiere of Side Show at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. The production was a critical and popular success, receiving the Garland Award (Los Angeles) and various Dean Goodman Critics Choice Awards (San Francisco). The production afforded TheatreWorks its largest first day of ticket sales on their records for a single