Is Parade due for a Broadway revival?- Page 2

[markypoo]

Posted: 12/16/16 at 5:48pm

Daniel can do anything!  He could even play King Lear!

[DooWahDiddy]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 5:03pm

Rather than start a new thread, I thought this might be a good place to share that JRB just posted the original demo of "Old Red Hills of Home" on his website.  I've always thought this song was a bit of an anomaly; it doesn't really adhere to the "normal" rules of opening numbers, and yet it sets the show up extremely well and it's hard to deny it's an incredibly powerful song.  If you're a fan, check it out:

http://jasonrobertbrown.com/2016/12/17/happy-memorial-day-mr-frank/

[icecreambenjamin]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 8:51pm

I really think that Roundabout should pick this up with Jeremy Jordan and Laura Benanti.  I can see it being successful with those names attached.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 9:03pm

I suggested josh Radnor and it's growing on me I know he was supposed to play Georg in the She Loves Me revival so he must have singing chops, but is he famous enough? How I met your mother was nearly 3 years ago so I don't think he has enough commercial appeal anymore.

[binau]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 9:30pm

Could Jake G sing this score?

[broadwayboy222]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 9:58pm

No to Laura Benanti. Lucille is a belter, and I felt Laura was very miscast as a soprano opposite Jeremy for the concert a few years back. Stephanie J. Block for Lucllie all the way, she's also already done the role in the presentation with JRB and her husband not too long ago, and she sounded wonderful singing the score! I'd also love to see Jeremy reprise Leo, or (after seeing them together in Falsettos) Brandon Uranowitz, or even Max Von Essen, as I have heard him discuss Leo as a dream role. I am very passionate about this fantasic piece getting another shot, and very much hope that it will happen in the near future. After his work on Bridges of Madison County, I wouldn't mind having Bart Sher take on this show. 

[icecreambenjamin]

Posted: 12/17/16 at 11:07pm

I've never thought of Lucille as being a belter.  I thought that Benanti sung the score beautifully.  I think Kelli O'Hara or Carmen Cusack would also be wonderful.  I'm a big Block fan, but I prefer a lighter voice for Lucille.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 12/18/16 at 12:22am

Carolee Carmello, who should have won a Tony for this show (sorry, Bern), certainly doesn't have a "light voice." And she sounds glorious on the recording. 

I love the idea of Carmen Cusack, but again, I wouldn't hold my breath for a commercial revival. 

[gypsy101]

Posted: 12/18/16 at 12:50am

Carolee belted her face off in this show. I think it would be less dramatically effective without a belter in  the role. Carmen would be perfect for it, but as has been said she wouldn't sell tickets.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 12/18/16 at 6:13am

adamgreer said: "Carolee Carmello, who should have won a Tony for this show (sorry, Bern), certainly doesn't have a "light voice." And she sounds glorious on the recording."

Maybe if Parade was still running on Broadway during Tony season that year, she probably would've won.

[harrisbenjaminco]

Posted: 12/18/16 at 4:35pm

What about a movie? I feel like movies are given more freedom to be darker...I would love a revival but god this show is depressing. I'm a Jewish man from Georgia so I love this show but it's a hard sell. With the movie musical making a resurgence I think this would be a fabulous property to convert to cinema

[rattleNwoolypenguin]

Posted: 12/18/16 at 5:08pm

I've always felt this could be best represented in a film. It's definitely a hard sell to studios, to do a lesser known very dark and sad musical film but it really could be an oscar contender if done well.

[Alex Kulak2]

Posted: 12/18/16 at 5:16pm

A movie version of this would be Oscar bait if I've ever heard of it. It's actor-driven, it's a true story, thrown in Meryl Streep and it's a guarantee.

Updated On: 12/18/16 at 05:16 PM