Ryan Silverman, Emily Padgett, Erin Davie and Matthew Hydzik in a scene from 'Side Show'

Conjoined Twins, Vaudeville Stars: Rejected and Celebrated, Together

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 8, 2014

Academy Award-winning director Bill Condon and actors Erin Davie and Emily Padgett discuss the new Broadway musical Side Show. The show tells the true story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins, who were legends in their time and the highest paid performers on the vaudeville circuit, and their search for first love and acceptance amidst the spectacle of fame and scrutiny under the spotlight. The musical is playing at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. 

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