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Parade 1998

Ages: 16+
Opened: December 17, 1998
Closing: February 28, 1999

Parade - 1998 Broadway History , Info & More


Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Broadway)
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023

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.


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Parade History

Other Productions of Parade

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

Parade - 1998 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1999 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Brent Carver
1999 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Broadway Musical 0
1999 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Alfred Uhry
1999 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Brent Carver
1999 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Carolee Carmello
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Musical Brent Carver
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Carolee Carmello

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