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Side Man 1998

Opened: June 25, 1998
Closing: October 31, 1999

Side Man - 1998 Broadway History , Info & More

John Golden Theatre (Broadway)
252 West 45th St. New York, NY

Winner of the 1999 Tony Award for Best Play, Warren Leight's Side Man is a tender and poignant memory play about a jazz musician struggling to save both his fading career and troubled home life during the dawn of rock 'n roll in America. In addition to winning the 1999 Tony Award for Best Play, Side Man was honored with a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor (Frank Wood), and was nominated for the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding New Play, Outstanding Direction of a Play (Michael Mayer) and Outstanding Actress in a Play (Edie Falco).


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Photo Coverage: 2011 Theatre World Awards Arrivals
by Walter McBride - Jun 8, 2011


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Photo Coverage: 2011 Theatre World Awards Presentation - Part Two
by Walter McBride - Jun 8, 2011


The Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut performances during the 2010-2011 theatrical season were presented by former Theatre World Award winners, including:Tammy Blanchard (Gypsy, 2003), Gabriel Byrne (A Moon for the Misbegotten, 2000), Zoe Caldwell (Slapstick Tragedy, 1966), Billy Crudup (Arcadia, 1995), Blythe Danner (The Miser, 1969), Edie Falco (Side Man, 1998), Tovah Feldshuh (Yentl, 1976), Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening, 2007), RoseMary Harris (The Climate of Eden, 1953), and Andrea McArdle (Annie, 1977). There will also be performances by former Theatre World Award winners, including: Karen Akers (Nine, 1982), Ernestine Jackson (Raisin, 1974), and John Lloyd Young (Jersey Boys, 2006).

Photo Coverage: 2011 Theatre World Awards Presentation - Part One
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Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut performances during the 2010-2011 theatrical season will be presented by former Theatre World Award winners, including: Tammy Blanchard (Gypsy, 2003), Gabriel Byrne (A Moon for the Misbegotten, 2000), Zoe Caldwell (Slapstick Tragedy, 1966), Billy Crudup (Arcadia, 1995), Blythe Danner (The Miser, 1969), Edie Falco (Side Man, 1998), Tovah Feldshuh (Yentl, 1976), Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening, 2007), Rosemary Harris (The Climate of Eden, 1953), Kevin Kilner (The Glass Menagerie, 1995), and Andrea McArdle (Annie, 1977). There will also be performances by former Theatre World Award winners, including: Karen Akers (Nine, 1982), Ernestine Jackson (Raisin, 1974), and John Lloyd Young (Jersey Boys, 2006).

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Side Man History

Other Productions of Side Man

1998   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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Side Man - 1998 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1999 The Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize for Drama Warren Leight.
1999 The Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize for Drama Warren Leight
1999 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Frank Wood
1999 Tony Awards Best Play Weissberger Theater Group, Jay Harris
1999 Tony Awards Best Play Peter Manning
1999 Tony Awards Best Play Roundabout Theatre Company
1999 Tony Awards Best Play Ron Kastner
1999 Tony Awards Best Play James Cushing
1999 Tony Awards Best Play Joan Stein
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Play Edie Falco
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Play Warren Leight
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Play Warren Leight
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Off Broadway Play 0
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards John Gassner Playwriting Award Warren Leight -

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