Article: 'Side Man' explores elements of life, jazz.

Article: `SIDE MAN' STRIKES A CHORD OUTSIDE JAZZ WORLD, TOO, ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 17, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... century Manhattan, we find that Gene and Terry are very much like ... represents the playwright himself. Gene, Terry and Clifford are the ... Tony Award comedy drama ``Side Man,'' which opens Thursday at A Contemporary Theatre. Gene is the title character. He ...

Article: 'Side Man': Living for music, not for family
Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.;  July 14, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... doesn't think a true "side man" had any business marrying ... starting a family. Gene Glimmer, the "side man" at the center of this ... bitter in the process. "Side Man" is the kind of show ... in the scenes between Gene and Terry, and between ...

Article: `SIDE MAN' DEFTLY EXPLORES THE LIFE OF MUSICIANS
Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  October 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Award for his play. Side Man being presented by ... the character of Gene, a jazz trumpeter ... characters are three of Gene's fellow musicians ... groupie named Patsy. Side Man is the story of a ... wonderful moment when Gene and his fellow musicians ... creativity of the music. ...

Article: Keegan's 'Side Man' Plays the Blue Notes
The Washington Post;  May 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... like afterthoughts. Gene's dedication to ... the first half of "Side Man" -- to ensure he ... Clifford are waiting for Gene at home, but at ... first in his life. "Side Man" isn't two hours ... to walk away from Gene. "This isn't ... in this story, "Side Man" gives you the ...

Article: Tony-winning "Side Man's" has Fascinating Rhythms
Los Angeles Sentinel;  May 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... birth, with Terry and Gene at loggerheads, she ... fascinated observer. "Side Man" is, I think, really ... peripheral to it -- a "side man." On the other hand ... Like his friends, Gene is a professional side man -- a free-lance jazz ...

Article: Jazz Baby; Side Man offers a glimpse into the ...
Coast weekly;  July 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... as flawed patriarch Gene, has his strongest moments ... which seems appropriate. Side Man is semi-autobiographical ... s interpretation of Gene's inability to effectively ... ends of the spectrum. As Gene's pals, Cliff Berry ... Photograph (Scene from "Side Man.")

Article: 'SIDE MAN' FOLLOWS DECLINE OF A MUSICIAN, LIFESTYLE
The Columbian;  June 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... the complications of the side man's lifestyle, always ... Clifford's father, Gene, similarly taps emotions ... has a nasty fight with Gene during which she curses ... bloated moment involves Gene and his buddies sitting ... surrounding the actors, "Side Man" feels remarkably ...