Fells Point Theatre premiers Side Man
This award-winning play by Warren Leight pays tribute to a lost era of jazz and big bands, a time before the birth of rock 'n' roll when jazz musicians were legends. Side Man is the story of Clifford, the son of a jazz musician, who recalls his tortured relationship with his parents. As the play moves seamlessly from the present to the past, Clifford struggles to give up the role he has assumed as "parent" to his mother and father.
The play's narrator is Clifford Glimmer, the only son of Gene, a talented but self-absorbed jazz trumpeter, and his alcoholic wife Terry. The drama describes the tumultuous relationship Clifford's parents share and the haphazard career journey Gene follows over the course of three decades. Dedicated more to his music than his family, Gene refuses to accept a regular job to support them, and their home life gradually unravels, with Clifford eventually assuming the role of breadwinner his father has foresaken and offering his mother emotional support. Scenes alternate largely between the family's spartan New York City apartment and the smoke-filled nightclubs and cabarets of another era.
The inspiration for the memory play Side Man came from Leight's father Donald, who worked as a sideman. A sideman, according to jazz parlance, is defined as a musician for hire who can blend in with the band or star as a solo performer according to what is required by the gig. The play premiered on in 1998 at the off-Broadway East 13th Street Theater. In reviewing the off-Broadway production, Peter Marks of the New York Times called it "both heartbreaking and touching, a play of true feeling, full of affection for its characters and insight about the events it conjures." The drama received additional acclaim in winning the 1999 Tony Award for Best Play.
The show premieres in Baltimore at the Fells Point Corner Theatre. The theater is one of Baltimore's most vibrant community theaters, showing a myriad of musicals and dramas from recent Broadway hits to original works by locals. The theater is located on 251 S. Ann St. Tickets range from $17 to $10. Showtimes include Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Visit http://www.fpct.org/ for more information.
The play's narrator is Clifford Glimmer, the only son of Gene, a talented but self-absorbed jazz trumpeter, and his alcoholic wife Terry. The drama describes the tumultuous relationship Clifford's parents share and the haphazard career journey Gene follows over the course of three decades. Dedicated more to his music than his family, Gene refuses to accept a regular job to support them, and their home life gradually unravels, with Clifford eventually assuming the role of breadwinner his father has foresaken and offering his mother emotional support. Scenes alternate largely between the family's spartan New York City apartment and the smoke-filled nightclubs and cabarets of another era.
The inspiration for the memory play Side Man came from Leight's father Donald, who worked as a sideman. A sideman, according to jazz parlance, is defined as a musician for hire who can blend in with the band or star as a solo performer according to what is required by the gig. The play premiered on in 1998 at the off-Broadway East 13th Street Theater. In reviewing the off-Broadway production, Peter Marks of the New York Times called it "both heartbreaking and touching, a play of true feeling, full of affection for its characters and insight about the events it conjures." The drama received additional acclaim in winning the 1999 Tony Award for Best Play.
The show premieres in Baltimore at the Fells Point Corner Theatre. The theater is one of Baltimore's most vibrant community theaters, showing a myriad of musicals and dramas from recent Broadway hits to original works by locals. The theater is located on 251 S. Ann St. Tickets range from $17 to $10. Showtimes include Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Visit http://www.fpct.org/ for more information.
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