The Tony Award-winning musical drama Parade features the true story of Leo Frank’s trial and lynching in early 20th-century Atlanta. Ostracized for his faith and Northern heritage, Jewish factory manager Leo Frank is accused of murdering a teenaged factory girl the day of the annual Confederate Memorial Day parade. Alfred Uhry’s award-winning book and Jason Robert Brown’s rousing, colorful and haunting score illuminate a circus of conflicting accounts, false testimony and mishandled evidence in a town reeling with social and racial tension. Isolated from the world, Leo develops a new and deeper love for his wife, who tirelessly crusades for his freedom. Stephen Rayne (The Heavens Are Hung In Black, Sabrina Fair) directs this compelling and provocative tale of justice miscarried, revealing a country at odds with its declarations of equality. Tony-Award nominee Euan Morton stars as Leo Frank. Parade is a co-production with Theater J and is presented in association with the Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington.
1998 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1999 | US Tour |
US National Tour US Tour |
2007 | West End |
Donmar Warehouse Revival West End |
2022 | Off-Broadway |
Encores! Off-Broadway Concert Production Off-Broadway |
2023 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
2025 | US Tour |
North American Tour US Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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1999 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | Jason Robert Brown |
1999 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | Alfred Uhry |
1999 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Patricia Birch |
1999 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Harold Prince |
1999 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Lincoln Center Theater, Andre Bishop, Bernard Gersten |
1999 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Livent (U.S.) Inc. |
1999 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Don Sebesky |
1999 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jason Robert Brown |
1999 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design | Ricardo Hernandez |
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