"Ranging from saucy gospel to rock-flavored ballads, the songs of Side Show spin out of each other with agility and a beautifully sustained momentum. The driving emotionalism of the music keeps you hooked." --Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"A touching celebration of the human spirit. Composer Henry Krieger's ambitious score is chock-full of rafter-raising anthems and show-stopping numbers... Musical theater perfection!" --Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press

"Side Show is propelled and given emotional heft by the bright, inventive score and lyrics -- which often have the intelligence, purity and wit of the work of Betty Comden and Adolph Green." --Vincent Canby, The New York Times