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Productions

ParadeParade
 
[US Tour, 2025]
Book
ParadeParade
 
[New York, 2015]
Book
Little Johnny Jones
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Adaptation
Little Johnny Jones
 
[Regional (US), 1980]
Adaptation

Writing

Writer
Chapeau
Bookwriter/Lyricist
LoveMusik
Bookwriter
Parade
Source Material
The Robber Bridegroom
Bookwriter/Lyricist
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Swing
Lyricist

Movies

Mystic Pizza
[ 1988 ] writer
Driving Miss Daisy
[ 1989 ] writer
Rich in Love
[ 1992 ] writer

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Book of a Musica

Alfred Uhry, LoveMusik


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1999 - Best Musical

Alfred Uhry, Parade


winner
Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Book of a Musical

Alfred Uhry, Parade

Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding New Play

Alfred Uhry, The Last Night of Ballyhoo

The Pulitzer Prize - 1997 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Alfred Uhry, Ballyhoo

The Pulitzer Prize - 1997 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Alfred Uhry, The Last Night of Ballyhoo


winner
Tony Awards - 1997 - Best Play

Alfred Uhry, The Last Night of Ballyhoo


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 1988 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Alfred Uhry, Driving Miss Daisy

Drama Desk Awards - 1977 - Outstanding Lyrics

Alfred Uhry, The Robber Bridegroom

Drama Desk Awards - 1976 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Alfred Uhry, The Robber Bridegroom

Tony Awards - 1976 - Best Book of a Musical

Alfred Uhry, The Robber Bridegroom

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Broadway In Atlanta Offers Student Rush And Lucky Seat Lottery For PARADE Photo
Broadway In Atlanta Offers Student Rush And Lucky Seat Lottery For PARADE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2025

Regions Bank Broadway in Atlanta has announced that PARADE will offer special lottery and student rush tickets for the upcoming engagement at the Fox Theatre from April 1 - 6.
Review: No One Should Pass by Emerson Colonial Theatre's PARADE Photo
Review: No One Should Pass by Emerson Colonial Theatre's PARADE
by R. Scott Reedy - Mar 16, 2025

What did our critic think of PARADE at Emerson Colonial Theatre?
ILP Theatrical Acquires Literary Works of Pulitzer Prize Winner Alfred Uhry Photo
ILP Theatrical Acquires Literary Works of Pulitzer Prize Winner Alfred Uhry
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2025

The Theatrical division of International Literary Properties has acquired the literary works of Alfred Uhry. Learn more about Uhry and the acquisition here!
Mānoa Valley Theatre to Present Jason Robert Brown's PARADE Photo
Mānoa Valley Theatre to Present Jason Robert Brown's PARADE
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 5, 2025

Mānoa Valley Theatre will present the poignant and powerful musical, Parade, by Alfred Uhry, running March 20th – April 6th. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Dramatists Guild Of America Condemns Kennedy Center FINN Cancellation Photo
Dramatists Guild Of America Condemns Kennedy Center FINN Cancellation
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2025

The Dramatists Guild has released a statement expressing outrage at the Kennedy Center's cancelation of the upcoming tour of the family musical, Finn.
Tickets to PARADE At The Hobby Center to go on Sale This Week Photo
Tickets to PARADE At The Hobby Center to go on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 18, 2025

Individual tickets for Parade, winner of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, at the Hobby Center will go on sale to the public this week. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Dramatists Guild 'Outraged' By Canceled Show at the Kennedy Center Photo
Dramatists Guild 'Outraged' By Canceled Show at the Kennedy Center
by Sidney Paterra - Feb 15, 2025

The Kennedy Center recently canceled the tour of the new children's musical 'Finn,' composed by Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond, following an administrative overhaul led by the Trump administration. This cancellation has sparked outrage from the Dramatists Guild of America, who are concerned about the implications for arts funding and freedom of expression.
PARADE to Complete the 2025 Season at Ground Floor Theatre Photo
PARADE to Complete the 2025 Season at Ground Floor Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2025

Ground Floor Theatre has revealed the previously unnamed musical for December 2025 will be the award-winning musical Parade. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: First Look At PARADE National Tour Starring Max Chernin, Talia Suskauer and Mo Photo
Video: First Look At PARADE National Tour Starring Max Chernin, Talia Suskauer and More
by Joshua Wright - Feb 11, 2025

Check out first look video of the new touring production of Michael Arden's Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Parade, now on tour across the United States. The production is led by Max Chernin (Parade on Broadway) and Talia Suskauer as Leo and Lucille Frank.
Review: PARADE at Connor Palace/Key Bank Series Photo
Review: PARADE at Connor Palace/Key Bank Series
by Roy Berko - Feb 7, 2025

PARADE, which is now on stage at the Palace Theatre as part of the Key Bank Broadway series, is a musical with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.
What Broadway Shows Are On Tour Across North America in 2025? - A Complete Guide Photo
What Broadway Shows Are On Tour Across North America in 2025? - A Complete Guide
by Joshua Wright - Jan 27, 2025

Looking for a show to see in a city near you? Check out our guide of current and upcoming Broadway tours, and learn about each production as they make their way across the United States and Canada on their North American routes, including musicals and plays.
Review: PARADE at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis Photo
Review: PARADE at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis
by Jared Fessler - Jan 23, 2025

The National Tour of Parade, currently gracing the stage of the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, is a poignant and breathtakingly raw production that resonates deeply with audiences. Directed with precision by Michael Arden, this revival of the Tony Award-winning musical by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown is both timely and timeless, delivering an emotionally charged portrayal of love, justice, and societal prejudice.
Slow Burn Theatre Company And Broward Center Present PARADE Photo
Slow Burn Theatre Company And Broward Center Present PARADE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 22, 2025

Slow Burn Theatre Company will present “Parade,” on Saturday, February 8 – Sunday, February 23 in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Exclusive: First Look at PARADE National Tour Photo
Exclusive: First Look at PARADE National Tour
by Joshua Wright - Jan 22, 2025

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at photos from the touring production of the recent Broadway revival of Parade is now on tour across the United States. The production is on stage through January 26th, 2025 at Hennepin Arts in Minneapolis.
Review: PARADE at Playhouse On The Square Photo
Review: PARADE at Playhouse On The Square
by Kevin Shaw - Jan 21, 2025

Jason Robert Brown, one of America’s most celebrated composers and lyricists of this new millennium, is currently enjoying a resurgence with two of his finest musicals. THE LAST FIVE YEARS, an off-Broadway hit that was later adapted into a film starring Anna Kendrick, is making its return to Broadway this year starring Joe Jonas and Adrienne Warren. Meanwhile, PARADE, which originally debuted on Broadway in 1998, had a triumphant revival last year starring Ben Platt and won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
Review Roundup: PARADE National Tour Starring Max Chernin & Talia Suskauer Photo
Review Roundup: PARADE National Tour Starring Max Chernin & Talia Suskauer
by Joshua Wright - Jan 16, 2025

The touring production of the recent Broadway revival of Parade is now on tour across the United States. What did the critics think? Read all the reviews. The company is led by Max Chernin (Broadway Revival of Parade) and Talia Suskauer  who will play Leo and Lucille Frank.
PARADE Comes to the Kauffman Center This Month Photo
PARADE Comes to the Kauffman Center This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2025

PARADE, winner of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, will be part of the 24–25 PNC Broadway in Kansas City season and will make its Kansas City premiere at Kauffman Center this month.
Video: Max Chernin & Talia Suskauer Are Getting Ready to Hit the Road in PARADE Photo
Video: Max Chernin & Talia Suskauer Are Getting Ready to Hit the Road in PARADE
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 1, 2025

Meet the Franks! Max Chernin and Talia Suskauer are getting ready to hit the road in the national tour of Parade. Watch in this video as the pair chats more about how they manifested sharing the stage together, how they are getting ready to tour the country, and so much more.
Photos: On the Red Carpet at EUREKA DAY Opening Night Photo
Photos: On the Red Carpet at EUREKA DAY Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 18, 2024

Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, is now officially open on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there at opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet here!
PARADE Comes to Playhouse on the Square Next Month Photo
PARADE Comes to Playhouse on the Square Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2024

Playhouse on the Square will present Parade next month. With a book by Alfred Uhry, and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, the show was co-conceived and directed on Broadway by Harold Prince.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Alfred Uhry written?

Alfred Uhry has written 11 shows including Parade (Source Material), Here's Where I Belong (Lyricist), The Robber Bridegroom (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Chapeau (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Swing (Lyricist), Driving Miss Daisy (Playwright), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Playwright), The Light in the Piazza (Bookwriter), LoveMusik (Bookwriter), In Your Arms (Story), My Paris (Book).

What awards has Alfred Uhry been nominated for?

Outstanding Book of a Musica (Drama Desk Awards) for LoveMusik, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Parade, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Parade, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Last Night of Ballyhoo, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Ballyhoo, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Last Night of Ballyhoo , Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Last Night of Ballyhoo, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Driving Miss Daisy, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for The Robber Bridegroom, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Robber Bridegroom and Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Robber Bridegroom .

What awards has Alfred Uhry won?

Alfred Uhry has won the following awards: Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Parade; Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Parade; Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Last Night of Ballyhoo; and The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Driving Miss Daisy.

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