Published on June 3, 2010 at 7 p.m. by Sean Flynt  

Â鶹¹û¶³'s Praxis Project will present the Bill Russell/Henry Krieger musical "Side Show" June 10-12 at 7 p.m. in the university's Bolding Studio.

"Side Show," based on the true story of Depression-era conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton, is the first musical to be produced by Praxis Project, which provides additional artistic opportunities for Â鶹¹û¶³ students and alumni.

The cast will include Â鶹¹û¶³ alumni Maggie Taylor and Chelsea Reynolds as the famous musical twins; University of Alabama students Barrett Guyton and Zacchaeus Kimbrell as  love interests Terry Connor and Buddy Foster; Â鶹¹û¶³ student Quincy Price as Jake, "The Cannibal King" who joins the quartet on their journey to America; and Â鶹¹û¶³ student Cody Hays as The Boss, the tyrannical handler of side show "freaks."

 
Tickets are $10 (adults) and $6 for (students and 55+). For tickets, follow the link below or call the Â鶹¹û¶³ Arts Box Office ( 726-2853) .

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.