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Show Credits: Music by Harvey Schmidt
Book by Tom Jones
Lyrics by Tom Jones

Description: Ever want to meet the folk who shaped the American West? The brave bunch that packed up their family, hopped in their covered wagons and headed for the open road, ready to face the unknown. Join Uncle Billy and his traveling tent show on an adventure into the old Wild West! ROADSIDE is filled with the characters that have shaped our fantasies of these saddle-sore American pioneers. Pap Raider, having lost his wife, only wants the best for his beautiful, fiery daughter, Hannie; will it be the farmer, Buzzey, who’s been following their wagon on foot for months, begging for her hand? Or will it be Texas, the larger-than-life, ornery cowboy on the run from the law?

Having based ROADSIDE on a play by Lynn Riggs (the author of Green Grow the Lilacs, the source for OKLAHOMA!), Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, give us a humorous and touching ride through the West as told by an old-fashioned traveling tent show. The music is as lively as the conversation and is sure to be a foot-stompin’ good time for the whole family.