Jason Robert Brown "PARADE" Alfred Uhry / Hal Prince 1998 Program and Reviews

Description

This is a rare Fall 1998 issue of the "Lincoln Center Theater Review" dedicated to the Original Broadway production of the ALFRED UHRY and JASON ROBERT BROWN musical "PARADE" at 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"
, "The Bridges of Madison County", "Honeymoon in Vegas"
); 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 oversized 24 page program measures 8 1/2" X 11 3/4" inches and includes promotional text, a history of the source material, interviews with director HAL PRINCE, composer JASON ROBERT BROWN and author ALFRED UHRY with wonderful AL HIRSCHFELD illustrations and articles on LEO FRANK and "SOUTHERN JEWS" ..... BONUS: Includes two full pages from the December 13th, 1998 "New York Times" with articles on the production written by ALFRED UHRY and STEVE ONEY ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a light crease to the back cover, this rare program 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 sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.