ORIGINAL BROADWAY PRODUCTION
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Television Commercial for PARADE at Lincoln Center Theater
CAST:
Brent Carver, Carolee Carmello, Christy Carlson Romano, Kirk McDonald, Jeff Edgerton, Don Chastain, Herndon Lackey, John Hickok, John Leslie Wolfe, Rufus Bonds, Jr., Evan Pappas, Ray Aranha, Jessica Molaskey, J.B. Adams, Anne Torsiglieri, Brooke Sunny Moriber, Abbi Hutcherson, Emily Klein, Adinah Alexander, Duane Boutté, Diana Brownstone, Thursday Farrar, Will Gartshore, Tad Ingram, Angela Lockett, Megan McGinnis, J.C. Montgomery, Randy Redd, Joel Robertson, Peter Samuel, Robin Skye, Don Stephenson, Biu Szobody, Anne Torsiglieri, Melanie Vaughan, Wysandria Woolsey PRODUCTION: Orchestrations: Don Sebesky Musical Director/Conductor: Eric Stern Choreography: Patricia Birch Dance Captain: Rob Ashford Set Design: Riccardo Hernández Costume Design: Judith Dolan Lighting Design: Howell Binkley Sound Design: Jonathan Deans Wigs and Hairstyles: Paul Huntley Production Stage Manager: Clayton Phillips AWARDS: (Click HERE for more info) 1999 Tony Awards - Best Book WINNER 🏆 1999 Tony Awards - Best Score WINNER 🏆 1999 Tony Awards - Best Musical nomination Hal Prince, Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown talk about writing a musical in this short segment from the 1999 Tony Awards.
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© RCA/Victor, BMG Entertainment Brent Carver and Carolee Carmello perform "All The Wasted Time" on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 1998.
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION:Large-scale, original musicals like Parade are seldom produced in this era of adaptations, revivals and revues. And few have the serious subject matter of Parade, which gives an uncompromising but ultimately life-affirming view of a dark episode from America’s recent past. When the show opened on December 17, 1998, at Lincoln Center Theater, it brought out strong and divergent opinions from audiences and critics alike. Those reviewers who loved Parade (and there were many) called it a landmark in the musical theater. David Patrick Stearns of USA Today named it “the #1 theatrical high of the year.” saying it “boldly fulfills every promise implied by West Side Story, Company and other ambitious musicals.” Clive Barnes in the New York Post wrote that “Parade is a defining moment in Broadway musical theater” and even New York Magazine’s notoriously hard-to-please critic John Simon declared Parade “a milestone.” It is no surprise to learn that director Harold Prince is a co-creator of Parade; his legendary career is filled with daring shows which expanded the possibilities for musical theater, including Cabaret, Follies, Evita and Kiss Of The Spider Woman. And book writer Alfred Uhry is indisputably one of America’s great dramatists, as demonstrated by the Pulitzer, Oscar® and Tony® he received for his earlier works also set in Atlanta: Driving Miss Daisy and The Last Night Of Ballyhoo. But few people were prepared for the remarkable Broadway debut of the young composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown, whose expansive score draws on a panoply of musical influences from both ends of the 20th Century, held together by his own distinctive style. Brimming with memorable tunes and consistently smart lyric – and richly orchestrated by Don Sebesky – [Parade is a show that rewards repeated viewing].
"This Is Not Over Yet" and "Old Red Hills of Home" at the 1999 Tony Awards.
© CBS, American Theatre Wing, The Tony Awards Press/TV footage from the 1998 Original Broadway Production.
© Philip Rinaldi Publicity/Lincoln Center Theater GALLERY: The cast of PARADE recording the Original Broadway Cast Recording.
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