Review: 'Sidewshow'

Standing ovation

Taylor Rouch / Roundup

The musical “Sideshow” premiered to a standing ovation in the Temporary Performing Arts Complex.

The actors and the scenes moved in a fluid fashion and the singing from the leads was amazing.

The remaining performances will be Dec. 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. The final performance will be Dec. 11 at 2 p.m.

The sequined dresses, the clean-cut suits, the circus freak garb and the amazing set lent to the feeling of an early 1930’s circus, the era of Vaudeville.

The highlights of the show were actresses Katy Harvey playing Violet Hilton and Miranda Chandler playing Daisy Hilton.

Their voices filled the room with beautiful music and together their harmonies and acting worked, almost as if they really were Siamese twins.

Harvey and Chandler play Siamese twin sisters who start off in a circus, the “Sideshow,” as ‘freaks’ and end up on an adventure.

The adventure features freedom, love and fame in the Vaudeville circuit.

Kathrina Aranas, who played the fortuneteller, belted out a few tunes that awed the audience.

This was the Theatre Department’s first performance that included more than eight people.

To venture from eight performers to 22 in such a small space is amazing.

Some might be off due to their nerves, but the leads, choreography, set, and costumes make it worth it.