Following up on his tonywinning side man, warren leight explores much the same milieu, in much the same theatrical style, in glimmer, glimmer and shine. Printable audition announcement audition form, sides and production calendar must be printed seperately see below side man. An atmospheric memory play, side man spans three decades in the life of a manhattan musician. These are the words of a man who truly believes that his land is the greatest of good. Following up on his tonywinning side man, warren leight explores much the same milieu, in much the same theatrical style, in glimmer, glimmer and. Warren leight first published his tony awardwinning play side man in 1998 in the united states. She majored in renaissance history and graduated magna cum laude in 1983 from smith college in northampton, massachusetts, then returned to graduate school at georgetown university in washington, d. Ben brantley chair theater critic, the new york times betty corwin. Costume society of america 2008 abstracts table of contents thursday, may 22. It is the story of gene glimmer, a jazz trumpet player and his wife, terry, as seen through the eyes of their son,clifford. Theatres john golden theatre oct 20, 1998 oct 31, 1999. You air things out so that the stench doesnt overpower you. Leight s writing remains quick, graceful and generous a worthy companion piece to side man.
But in the final analysis, it is the integrity of warren leight s semiautobiographical story that sets this play apart. Johnson everything that is so remarkable, so rich and treasurable, about chicagos farflung storefront theater scene is embodied in american blues theaters resonant and poignant. James and annie ensemble theatre of cincinnati premiere. Times obituary for donald leight, warren leight s father, who was the main saw the broadway production. His jazzinflected drama, side man, played offoffbroadway last season and soon found a home. Special victims unit during its historic 21st season. Warren leight used his own experiences as the son of a jazz musician to create gene, a talented but emotionally incompetent trumpeter whose pure devotion to music comes at the. Side man is somehow reassuring even though it is certainly not uplifting. Warren leight brief biography warren leight born january 17, 1957 is an american playwright, screenwriter, film director and television producer. The journey of jazz musicians from their heyday to their exile. Dr leigh is based at the millennium institute of sport and health and operates at southern cross north harbour. I usually base my characters on composites of people i know. Warren leight used his own experiences as the son of a jazz musician to create gene, a talented but emotionally incompetent trumpeter whose pure devotion to music comes at the expense of. Warren leight burst onto broadway with the tony award winning play side man now leight returns to the broken lives of jazzmen with glimmer, glimmer and shine, which donald lyons in the new york post declared a marvelous play of jazzmen who made a mess of their lives, and a new generation without their demons at the height of the big band era.
Patsy, the waitress, is a mix of about three different people. The setting is a walkup apartment on manhattans west side where. The play is set in new york city and is in two acts with a single intermission. Las vegas little theatre presents side man by warren leight sept 14 30, 2012. Side man is both a tribute to the men whose lives were their music and a sober look at a family drama left in the wake of that passion. His play side man was a finalist for the 1999 pulitzer prize. His inspiration was his father donald, who worked as a sideman, in jazz parlance a musician for hire who can.
One trumpet player in side man is really a mix of four different guys i knew growing up. Wednesday 6th saturday 23rd july, 2005 matinee sunday 17th july. Warren leight used his own experiences as the son of a jazz musician to create gene, a talented but emotionally incompetent trumpeter whose pure devotion to music comes at the expense of his relationship. Warren leight s side man opened on broadway in june 1998 and played over five hundred performances before closing in october 1999. Side man written by warren leight is a memory play currently in production at the colonial players of annapolis. There is a melding of objectivity with the personal. Playwright warren leight captures the flair and style of the jazzy big band era as seen through the experiences of the side man, a jazz term for a freelance musician who can just as easily solo as play backup as needed. Side man by warren leight directed by bruce akers by arrangement with hal leonard aust pl on behalf of dramatists play services inc. A tony award winner for best play, side man delves deep into the postwar new york jazz underground through the life of a celebrated musician and his dysfunctional family. Side man by warren leight overdrive rakuten overdrive. His practice includes arthroscopic surgery of the hip, knee and shoulder, spine surgery and knee arthroplasty. The nola project and insideout present the new orleans premiere of warren leight s jazz drama side man. Swinging into despair warren leight s tonywinning play about a fractured marriage, jazz and the struggles of musicianship and family life gets a new staging in chicago. In warren leight s side man, the first broadway opening of the new season, a jazz musicians beloved trumpet becomes the instrument of his familys destruction.
Warren leight s side man has won a tony as best play. The ua theatre and dance departments second play of the 2012 season will feature warren leight s side man, directed by stacy alley. Dr warren leigh is a new zealand trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in the management of sports injuries. Side man audition announcement providence players of fairfax. Leight s comic and melancholy memory play, a transfer from off broadway under the helm of busy director michael mayer, is an affecting, vividly drawn picture of the domestic tragedies. Playwright warren leight, whose father was a sideman, incisively captures the pulse and climate of the new york jazz scene, with crisp dialogue and clearly.
This line evokes images of a beautiful woman cherishing and caressing the man who stands at her side. One image is the line gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam. Warren leight s side man won the 1999 tony award for best play. When i took this book from the shelf to post here, i found a playbill inside and also a n. We see the jazz musicians from their heyday after the war through the decline of big bands and bop and the rise of rocknroll.
Lynn meyers, says the theatre changed its schedule to lead with the award. Spanning the 1950s to the 1980s, side man is an elegant, atmospheric play set in new york city in the era when rocknroll replaced jazz as americas popular music of choice. Jan 30, 2017 leight won a tony award for the jazzthemed side man. To receive email notifications about this plays upcoming productions log in, then click this button. The playwrights guidebook stuart spencer macmillan. Providence players of fairfax audition announcement. Michael doves direction and nearly flawless casting of side man makes for a terrific production at 1 st stage. A clearly written, wellstructured, intelligent howto book about playwrighting. His play side man was a finalist for the 1999 pulitzer prize for drama. Warren leight won newsdays george oppenheimer award for best new american playwright, and the george and elisabeth marton playwriting award for side man. The first reading is nooner, written by local michigan playwright kim carney. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Membership matters this publication is paid for in part by.
Side man, directed by the garage theatre cofounder danielle beardenmead and written by warren leight, is the winner of the 1999 tony award for best play and a finalist for the pulitzer prize for drama. Side man audition announcement providence players of. Stacy alley, an assistant professor of musical theatre and dance at ua, will direct the 1999 tony awardwinning memory play told from the eyes of clifford glimmer. This memory play is nicely directed by jim reiter and features outstanding performances by jason vellon, mary. Warren leights jazz drama side man fills uas marian. The theme of forshadowing in warren leights nine ten 929 words 4 pages. It received the 1999 tony award for best play and was nominated for the 1999 pulitzer prize in drama.
Winner of the 1999 tony award for best play, sideman is a poignant memory play set in 1953 and traveling to 1985. These readings will both give patrons the opportunity to see some of their favorite actors and allow tpt another opportunity to hire local actors. Warren leight writing styles in side man warren leight this study guide consists of approximately 30 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of side man. Side man by warren leight directed by bruce akers season. Oct 19, 2011 the providence players of fairfax is a nonprofit community theater troupe. All participation is on a volunteer, noncompensated basis. A tony awardwinner for best play, side man delves deep into the postwar new york jazz underground through the life of a celebrated musician and his dysfunctional family. He is also the author of stray cats and the loop, and he wrote the book for the musical mayor.
He has written everything from standup comedy material to screenplays. Warren leight burst onto broadway with the tony awardwinning. A play by leight, warren and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Warren leights side man opened on broadway in june 1998 and played over five hundred performances before closing in october 1999. Linda winer, newsday a thoughtprovoking and evocative play, rich with substance and resonance. Ua theatre changes pace with warren leights jazz drama. The second reading is side man, written by warren leight. Nbc orders new series from playwright warren leight playbill. The tony award for best play formally, the antoinette perry award for excellence in theatre is an annual award given to the best new nonmusical play on broadway, as determined by tony award voters. Providence players of fairfax audition announcement side man by warren leight directed by jimmy gertzog side man is not for young audiences. Playwright warren leight, whose father was a sideman, incisively captures the pulse and climate of the new york jazz scene, with crisp dialogue and clearly drawn characters. The providence players of fairfax is a nonprofit community theater troupe.
Inspired by his own autobiographical experiences in the music industry his father was a jazz musician the play also was inspired by the decline of the jazz industry itself. The play starts in the 1950s and follows the family through the next 35 years. Side man by warren leight, produced by american blues theater at greenhouse theater center, through may 24. His inspiration was his father donald, who worked as a sideman, in jazz parlance 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.
Side man high school production at john tyler high school. Warren leight joseph marzullowenn a pilot order for a new medical drama has been given the goahead by nbc, according to. Design ideaselementsimpressions for final design project for side man by warren leight. His other plays include no foreigners beyond this point baltimore center stage premiere. His play side man was a finalist for the 1999 pulitzer prize for. Side man john tyler high school john tyler high school tyler, tx 2295120 warren leight. Winner of the 1999 tony award for best play, warren leight s side man. Side man by warren leight at las vegas little theatre. After securing the rights to warren leight s tony awardwinning play, side man, etcs producing artistic director, d. Purdue theatre has announced its new season, taking in a range of productions from straight comedy to recent tony award winning broadway productions.
Warren leight used his own experiences as the son of a jazz musician to create gene, a talented but emotionally incompetent trumpeter whose pure devotion to. Side man by \ warren leight, 9781580817417, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I start with the characters, as opposed to plot, location, or some visual element. Side man by warren leight directed by erik friedman feb. Im sure thats part of what warren leight intended the play to inspire people to do. By shannon thomas kennedy, guest critic a bittersweet, but finely executed tune is being played upon the stage of detroits hilberry theatre these days. Should be next to the laptop of any aspiring, or working, playwright. Agrees side man playwright warren leight, with whom we meet in a bleeker street pastry shop. Images in the soldier are extremely strong and persuading. Tweet about the side man study guide email the side man study guide to a friend share the side man. At one crucial moment in playwright warren leight s side man, a deeply affectionate tribute to the journeyman jazzman and the price he pays for his passion, we see a musician watching elvis. Side man, by warren leight, tells the story of a gifted trumpet player and the daytoday grind of his life in the jazz world. After a view from the bridge opened in december 1997 at the roundabout, and subsequently transferred to the neil simon theater, mr. Side man original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jun 25, 1998 and played through oct 31, 1999.
Its well known by now that leight drew upon the life of his unsung trumpeter father to pen his paean to the lost world of jazz journeymen. Ebook annie get your gun as pdf download portable document format. Like the good teacher and good writer that he is, stuart spencer guides rather than browbeats. But change the plays characters from musicians to writers, and side man could be the story of its author. Scribe warren leight, a nimble wordsmith who copped a tony for side man before going on to tv gigs law and order, in treatment, adopts a convincingly stilted 19thcentury idiom to relate the mythic tale of how the beautiful persephone stiles, the daughter of zeus sean haberle and. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Warren leight born january 17, 1957 is an american playwright, screenwriter, film director and television producer.
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