Brent Carver "PARADE" Carolee Carmello / Jason Robert Brown '98 Preview Playbill

Description

This is a rare November 1998 preview playbill from the
Original Broadway production of the ALFRED UHRY and JASON ROBERT BROWN musical "PARADE" which played the Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York City. (The production played 39 previews beginning November 12th, 1998, officially opened December 17th, 1998 and closed February 28th, 1999 after only 85 performances.) ..... The musical dramatizes the 1913 trial of Jewish factory manager
Leo Frank
,
who was accused and convicted of
raping
and murdering a thirteen year-old employee, Mary Phagan. The trial, sensationalized by the media, aroused some
antisemitic
tensions in
Atlanta,
Georgia
.
When Frank's death sentence was commuted to life in prison by the departing
Governor of Georgia
,
John M. Slaton
due
to his detailed review of over 10,000 pages of testimony and possible problems with the trial,
Leo Frank
was transferred to a
prison
in
Milledgeville, Georgia
,
where a
lynching
party seized and kidnapped him. Frank was taken to Phagan's hometown of
Marietta, Georgia
,
where he was
hanged
from an oak tree ..... The musical starred BRENT CARVER as "Leo Frank" and CAROLEE CARMELLO as "Lucille Frank" and featured J. B. ADAMS, RAY ARANHA, RUFUS BONDS, Jr., DON CHASTAIN, JEFF EDGERTON, JOHN HICKOK, HERNDON LACKEY, KIRK McDONALD, JESSICA MOLASKEY, EVAN PAPPAS,
DON STEPHENSON, PETER SAMUEL, J. C. MONTGOMERY,
CHRISTY CARLSON ROMANO and JOHN LESLIE WOLFE
..... Side Note: Both the author, ALFRED UHRY and the composer, JASON ROBERT BROWN were honored with Tony Awards for "Best Book of a Musical" and "Best Original Musical Score" respectively ..... CREDITS: Book by ALFRED UHRY; Music and Lyrics by JASON ROBERT BROWN ("Parade", "Songs for a New World", "The Last 5 Years", "Urban Cowboy", "13", "Honeymoon in Vegas", "The Bridges of Madison County"); Sets designed by RICCARDO HERNANDEZ; Costumes designed by JUDITH DOLAN; Choreography by PATRICIA BIRCH; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by LINCOLN CENTER THEATER in association with LIVENT (U.S.) INC. ..... DETAILS: The 80 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 5/8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, individual bios and head shots of each of the actors, bios of each member of the creative team and several pages of historical text with related photos ..... BONUS: Includes a two-page article on the production with a full color photo of the two stars as well as one of the author, composer and director ..... CONDITION: With the exception of edge chipping in the lower margin of the cover and tiny tears at the staples, this rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.