Jason Robert Brown "PARADE" Alfred Uhry 2000 Libretto "Show Music" Magazine

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This is a rare Summer 2000 issue of "SHOW MUSIC", the Musical Theatre Magazine. The front cover features A
LFRED UHRY and JASON ROBERT BROWN, the creators of 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 opened December 17th, 1998 and ran for 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, 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 92 page magazine measures 8" X 10 5/8" inches and includes thirty-two pages dedicated to "PARADE" including the complete script, list of musical numbers, 25 production photos and a separate feature on the two collaborators. The magazine also features an article on "The Music Men" (Craig Bierko, Paul Benedict and Max Casella), New Releases on CD, "On the Boards in the U.K.", Music from the Silver Screen, Video Treats, "Show Music Down Under" and Composers' and Lyricists' Corner ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light surface rubbing to the cover, this magazine is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to any musical theatre collection
. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.