Theater UnCorked Presents the Tony Award winning play, SIDE MAN, at the BCA Plaza Theatre in Boston

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Saturday, May 06, 2023

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Plaza Theatres at Boston Center for the Arts

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05/06/2023 08:00 PM 05/06/2023 10:00 PM America/Anguilla Theater UnCorked Presents the Tony Award winning play, SIDE MAN, at the BCA Plaza Theatre in Boston Side Man by Warren Leight Directed by RUSSELL R. GREENE "SET IN 1953 AND TRAVELING TO 1985, THE PULITZER PRIZE-NOMINATED AND TONY AWARD-WINNER FOR BEST PLAY, "SIDE MAN", IS AN INTIMATE, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FAMILY DRAMA SPANNING 35 YEARS. IT IS THE HEARTBREAKING STORY OF A SPLINTERED FAMILY AS TOLD THROUGH THE EYES OF CLIFFORD, THE ONLY SON OF GENE, A JAZZ TRUMPET PLAYER, AND TERRY, AN ALCOHOLIC MOTHER. ALTERNATING BETWEEN THEIR NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT AND A SMOKE-FILLED MUSIC CLUB, CLIFFORD THEIR SON-NARRATES THE STORY OF HIS BROKEN FAMILY AND THE DECLINE OF JAZZ AS POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT. HIS STORY IS, PERHAPS, THE MOST HEARTBREAKING OF THEM ALL. WARREN LEIGHT PARALLELS THE DECLINE OF JAZZ ... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/boston/events/the-plaza-theatres-at-boston-center-for-the-arts/theater-uncorked-presents-the-tony-award-winning-play-side-man-at-the-bca-plaza-theatre-in-boston-100351?ref=uceaddevent The Plaza Theatres at Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116

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Side Man by Warren Leight Directed by RUSSELL R. GREENE "SET IN 1953 AND TRAVELING TO 1985, THE PULITZER PRIZE-NOMINATED AND TONY AWARD-WINNER FOR BEST PLAY, "SIDE MAN", IS AN INTIMATE, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FAMILY DRAMA SPANNING 35 YEARS. IT IS THE HEARTBREAKING STORY OF A SPLINTERED FAMILY AS TOLD THROUGH THE EYES OF CLIFFORD, THE ONLY SON OF GENE, A JAZZ TRUMPET PLAYER, AND TERRY, AN ALCOHOLIC MOTHER. ALTERNATING BETWEEN THEIR NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT AND A SMOKE-FILLED MUSIC CLUB, CLIFFORD THEIR SON-NARRATES THE STORY OF HIS BROKEN FAMILY AND THE DECLINE OF JAZZ AS POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT. HIS STORY IS, PERHAPS, THE MOST HEARTBREAKING OF THEM ALL. WARREN LEIGHT PARALLELS THE DECLINE OF JAZZ AS A MUSIC GENRE AND THE DETERIORATION OF A TRUMPET MAN’S FAMILY WITH DEEP GUT WRENCHING EMOTION THAT WILL STAY WITH AUDIENCES LONG AFTER THE FINAL SCENE." (NOTE: PG13 Contains adult themes and language)

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