Le monde des musicals

Version 1

Parade (1998-11-Vivian Beaumont Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New-York - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 2 mois 1 semaine
Nombre : 39 previews - 85 représentations
Première Preview : 12 November 1998
Première: 17 December 1998
Dernière: 28 February 1999
Mise en scène : Harold Prince •
Chorégraphie : Patricia Birch •
Producteur :
Star(s) :

Version 2

Parade (2007-09-Donmar Warehouse-London)

Type de série: Original London
Théâtre: Donmar Warehouse (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : 14 September 2007
Première: 24 September 2007
Dernière: 24 November 2007
Mise en scène : Rob Ashford •
Chorégraphie : Rob Ashford •
Producteur :
Star(s) :
Avec: Bertie Carvel (Leo Frank), Jayne Wisener (Mary Phagan), Gary Milner (Britt Craig, etc), Lara Pulver (Lucille), Shaun Escoffery (Jim Conley, etc), Mark Bonnar (Hugh Dorsey), Norman Bowman (Tom Watson), Stuart Matthew Price, Malinda Parris, Stephen Webb, Helen Anker, Joanna Kirkland, Zoe Rainey, Celia Mei Rubin, Steven Page
Commentaires : “Parade” was first produced on Broadway in December 1998, with a book by Alfred Uhry (author of “Driving Miss Daisy”) and music by 29 year old Jason Robert Brown. Directed by Harold Prince, it failed at the box office, despite winning six Drama Desk Awards and Tony Awards for best book and best score.
Commentaires longs: It closed after just 39 previews and 84 regular performances. However, it went on to become a success on its USA national tour,
and has become a favourite with regional and college theatres in America.
This British premiere had undergone some re-writing and the inclusion of some new songs, and was much scaled-down compared to Broadway with its
lavish cannons, fire-trucks and the full panoply of the Confederate Memorial Day Parade. The Donmar production gained much in intensity and emotional strength, and was much praised.
Presse : NICHOLAS DE JONGH for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "I cannot remember when the narrative and plotting of a musical last kept me engaged, let alone gripped...Parade makes a devastating, emotional show." PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "An admirably ambitious, musically daring piece that deserves praise for attempting to intertwine the political and the personal, even if in that respect it's uneven as a piece of music drama." MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says, "The music and lyrics of Jason Robert Brown serve to reinforce rather than subvert the gripping story Alfred Uhry's book has to tell....Musicals primarily deal with romance: it is refreshing to find one that deals so eloquently with the roots of southern prejudice."CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAGH says, "Here at last comes an original musical of real substance." BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, "A powerful, engrossing evening."

Version 3

Parade (2009-10-Mark Taper Forum-Los Angeles)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Mark Taper Forum (Los Angeles - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : 24 September 2009
Première: 24 September 2009
Dernière: 15 November 2009
Mise en scène : Rob Ashford •
Chorégraphie : Rob Ashford •
Producteur :
Star(s) :
Commentaires longs: The Donmar production transferred to the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, California, in September 2009, for a run through November 15, 2009. Lara Pulver reprised her role as Lucille opposite T.R. Knight as Leo Frank. The cast also included, in alphabetical order, Brad Anderson, Michael Berresse, Will Collyer, Charlotte d’Amboise, Karole Foreman, Davis Gaines, Laura Griffith, P.J. Griffith, Curt Hansen, Deidrie Henry, Christian Hoff, Sarah Jayne Jensen, Lisa Livesay, Hayley Podschun, David St. Louis, Rose Sezniak, Phoebe Strole, Josh Tower and Robert Yacko.

Version 4

Parade (2011-08-Southwark Playhouse-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Southwark Playhouse (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : 10 August 2011
Première: 16 August 2011
Dernière: 17 September 2011
Mise en scène : Thom Southerland •
Chorégraphie : Tim Jackson •
Producteur :
Star(s) :
Avec: Alastair Brookshaw (Leo Frank), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Lucille Frank, Leo's wife), Simon Bailey (Tom Watson), Mark Inscoe (Hugh Dorsey) , Kelly Agbowu, Jessica Bastick-Vines, Michael Cotton, Terry Doe, Natalie Green, David Haydn, Abiona Omonua, Philip Rham, Samantha Seager, Victoria Serra, Samuel J Weir.
Commentaires : Played with a seven-strong band, it suffered from comparison with the much-praised Donmar production of five years earlier.
Presse : “Just occasionally the pace plods, and the play’s liberal values seem a touch preachy, but this is a show of tremendous heart and vocal power” (D. Telegraph).