How well do you know Parade, the powerful and haunting musical based on the real-life case of Leo Frank? Test your knowledge of this Tony Award-winning show that first premiered on Broadway in 1998 and has since gained acclaim for its stirring score and historical significance. From its complex characters to its exploration of justice and prejudice in early 20th-century America, Parade has left a lasting impact on audiences. Dive into trivia about the production's history, accolades, and the real events that inspired it!
International Productions
- A German language production of Parade was performed in Regensburg, Germany in April to July 2023
Musical Composition
- The Broadway revival of the show received a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album in 2023.
- Composer Jason Robert Brown conducted the orchestra at both the 2015 concert production and the 2022 New York City Center gala concert of Parade
- Parade, which premiered on Broadway in 1998, won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score.
- Parade was Jason Robert Brown's first Broadway production, featuring a variety of musical influences including pop-rock, folk, and gospel.
- Composer Jason Robert Brown was brought into the Parade project by director Harold Prince after Stephen Sondheim turned it down.
Notable Tours
- The 2023 production of Parade is set to embark on a US national tour, starting at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York in January 2025.
- The Donmar Warehouse's production of Parade transferred to the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 2009, with T. R. Knight playing Leo.
Production Facts
- The musical Parade highlights the miscarriage of justice faced by Leo Frank and emphasizes his evolving relationship with his wife, Lucille, amidst their trials.
- The 2023 Broadway revival of Parade was nominated for six Tony Awards and won two, including Best Revival of a Musical.
- The show suggests that the real murderer was the factory janitor, Jim Conley, who was also the key witness against Leo Frank at his trial.
- In 2019, the case of Leo Frank was reopened, indicating ongoing legal and historical interest.
- Alfred Uhry, the book writer for Parade, had a personal connection to the story as his great-uncle owned the pencil factory where Leo Frank worked.
- The musical 'Parade' first premiered on Broadway in 1998 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater and ended in 1999.
- A concert production of Parade was held at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center in 2015, featuring stars Jeremy Jordan and Laura Benanti
- The 2022/2023 gala concert of Parade at New York City Center included multimedia elements like projections and photography of the real-life trial.
- Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond starred as Leo and Lucille Frank in both the 2022 NY City Center production and the 2023 Broadway production.
- Parade was staged in May 2003 at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, California.
- The musical Parade is based on the real-life case of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager who was falsely accused of murder in 1913.
