Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice and devotion. Riveting and gloriously hopeful, Parade reminds us that to love, we must truly see one another. Direct from its acclaimed run at New York City Center, Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry’s Tony-winning musical is under the visionary direction of Michael Arden.
Even a first-rate “Parade” cannot disguise the conceptual problems I have with the show. It is puzzling that Mr. Brown, a gifted melodist, seems to give just as many moments of musical beauty or buoyant vigor to Leo’s enemies as to Leo himself, as if music and character are unconnected. (The show opens with a Confederate soldier going off to war paying pretty homage to “The Old Red Hills of Home.”) More problematic is the focus on the glaringly corrupt mechanics of Leo’s trial. We watch numbly as witness after witness spreads obvious lies, including scurrilous tales of Leo’s sex life. His martyrdom at the hands of iniquitous tormentors resounds like a recurring, unsubtle dirge. “Parade” does, in a sense, resemble the event of its title. The route is mapped out. We know where it will lead, and how it will end.
The same monument is projected across the brick wall behind the stage when audiences step into the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre each night to see Parade, Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's Tony award-winning musical that dramatizes Frank's trial and how government officials and local media played a role in his death. Following a celebrated sold-out string of performances at the New York City Center in November, the show is returning to Broadway once again for the first time since its original 1998 run in a phenomenal production that feels more poignant and powerful than ever.
General Rush
Price: $45
Where: Jacobs Theatre box office on the day of the performance.
When: Tuesday - Saturday at 10 AM ET, Sunday at 12 PM ET
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Determined at the discretion of the box office. Subject to daily availability.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $45
Where: rush.telecharge.com.
When: Entries open at 12 AM ET, one day before the performance. Winners will be drawn that same morning at 10 AM ET and then later that afternoon at 3 PM ET.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Tickets are subject to availability.
Standing Room
Price: $45
When: Available only when performances are sold out.
Where: Jacobs Theatre Box Office
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Subject to availability
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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2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical | Micaela Diamond |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical | Heather Gilbert |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Parade |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical | Jon Weston |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Micaela Diamond |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Parade |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Michael Arden |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical | Micaela Diamond |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Parade |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Video or Projection Design (Play or Musical) | Sven Ortel |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Ben Platt |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Micaela Diamond |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Susan Hilferty |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Arden |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Heather Gilbert |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Parade |
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