Donmar Parade - Thoughts?

this was a fantastic production and suited the intimacy of the Donmar perfectly. Although i'm a little surprised at some of the casting in the LA production

Updated On: 6/24/09 at 03:10 AM

Parade at the Donmar was one of the best things I've seen in the theatre. The whole thing was practically... perfect! The cast was amazing and the set/design/lighting was too. The direction/choreography was very inspiring and it was very surprisingly to realise it's only Rob Ashford's direction debut! The intimacy of the theatre really contributed to the whole experience so I'm not quite sure how it'll work in LA. The cast certainly is very Broadway-famous... hope that won't distract the whole quality of the show!

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I think Parade is one of THE greatest musicals ever written - and Ashford's production at the Donmar was awesome (the fact that it lost out to Hairspray as Best Musical in the Oliviers IMO was nothing short of criminal!). Lara Pulver was simply fantastic as Lucille - just read that she will be playing the role in the LA production so audiences in the City of Angels are in for a treat.

Here's the broadwayworld review of the Donmar production:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Theres_a_Parade_in_Town_at_the_Donmar_20070925

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Updated On: 6/24/09 at 07:18 AM

S t u n n i n g!

A stunning production of a stunning musical. I had to stop my theatrebuds crying into their handbags whilst they tried to peel me off the ceiling.

We all reacted with a spontaneous standing ovation and yet talking about it afterwards we had so many different understandings and interpreteations of what we'd seen.

Theatre is a bit big but it isnt as big as some on Broadway, they may just get away with it.
It needs a Donmar space.