Parade
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About the show
- Written by: Alfred Uhry, Jason Robert Brown
- Premiered: 1998
- Categories: 1990s, Drama, Historical, Two Act
- Setting: 1910s, America, Atlanta, Georgia
Parade is a powerful and evocative musical dramatizing the 1913 trial of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank.
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What is the story behind the Parade musical?
The story delves into the themes of justice, prejudice, and social tensions in the early 20th century American South. It focuses on the true story of Leo Frank, who was accused and convicted of raping and murdering a thirteen-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia.
It portrays the media frenzy and public outrage surrounding the case, as well as the personal struggles of Leo and his wife, Lucille, as they seek to clear his name in the face of overwhelming odds.
The musical is a poignant exploration of love, loss, and endurance in times of injustice.
Songs from Parade
- The Old Red Hills of Home
- The Dream of Atlanta
- How Can I Call This Home
- The Picture Show
- Leo at Work / What Am I Waiting For?
- I Am Trying to Remember…
- Big News!
- There is a Fountain / It Don’t Make Sense
- Real Big News
- You Don’t Know This Man
- Hammer of Justice
- Twenty Miles from Marietta
- Frankie’s Testimony
- The Factory Girls / Come Up to My Office
- My Child Will Forgive Me
- That’s What He Said
- It’s Hard to Speak My Heart
- Summation and Cakewalk
- A Rumblin’ and a Rollin’
- Do it Alone
- Pretty Music
- Letter to the Governor
- This is Not Over Yet
- Feel the Rain Fall
- Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes?
- All the Wasted Time
- Sh’ma
- Finale