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Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #25
Posted: 12/30/18 at 7:11pmNot many people bothered to read Kad's post, I see.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #26
Posted: 12/30/18 at 7:42pm
jimmycurry01 said: "Not many people bothered to read Kad's post, I see."
Furthermore, virtually nothing could improve upon the ironically chilling - and at the same time, sweaty - original Lincoln Center staging.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/16
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #27
Posted: 12/31/18 at 3:52pm
I think the chances of Roundabout getting behind this piece is somewhat strong. They have done many readings of many stuffy old flop musicals that haven't gone anywhere, but I think this one may lead to something. Roundabout has been criticized a lot lately for their somewhat dusty choice of material. Parade has become a cult favorite and feels fresh and relevant. Especially with Platt involved I think thid has more of a chance than many of their previous readings.
Also, I hate when it is suggested that a musical shouldn't see the light of day twenty years later because nothing can top the original staging. I think that's true of most musicals. Just because something was done well twenty years ago, doesn't mean that it can't be done well now.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #28
Posted: 12/31/18 at 7:37pm
GeorgeandDot:
Were you fortunate enough to see the original production of Parade?
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #29
Posted: 10/25/19 at 2:51pmNot to revive a long dead thread, but does anyone know if anything ever came of this? It sounds like a dream production TBH
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #30
Posted: 10/25/19 at 3:11pmI assume they are just waiting for Ben to become available?? I’m curious when/if they are going to film the politician season 2.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #31
Posted: 10/25/19 at 3:14pm
Call_me_jorge said: "I assume they are just waiting for Ben to become available??"
Rotten luck! He'll be busy with the Merrily film for the next 20 years!
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #32
Posted: 10/25/19 at 3:17pm
Call_me_jorge said: "I assume they are just waiting for Ben to become available?? I’m curious when/if they are going to film the politician season 2."
I'd rather see someone like Ethan Slater or Brandon Uranowitz as Leo
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #33
Posted: 10/25/19 at 3:20pm
little_sally said: "Call_me_jorge said: "I assume they are just waiting for Ben to become available?? I’m curious when/if they are going to film the politician season 2."
I'd rather see someone like Ethan Slater or Brandon Uranowitz as Leo"
True... but I doubt he who must not be named alongside Ben on the board, would allow roundabout to replace Ben.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #34
Posted: 10/25/19 at 3:54pm
There is zero guarantee that this will manifest as a full production. Roundabout conducts dozens of readings every season that never go anywhere beyond that.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #35
Posted: 10/28/19 at 3:02am
Very random, but I went on a date a few months ago with someone who happened to be the niece of Alfred Uhry, and she mentioned that the production is (was at the time) still in talks with Ben as Leo and Michael Arden directing. Obviously that's not confirmation, but I'd say it's pretty solid source information. Rumor on the block is that Roundabout was choosing between this and Caroline, or Change and went with Caroline. Maybe this'll be their revival for the 20/21 season? Who knows, but certainly wouldn't call it dead.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #36
Posted: 10/28/19 at 10:58am
Ledaero said: "Maybe this'll be their revival for the 20/21 season? Who knows, but certainly wouldn't call it dead."
They already have 1776 programmed for their 2020-21 season, so I would expect this until the 2021-22 season at the earliest (if it's still a possibility at all).
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #37
Posted: 10/28/19 at 11:20amI have no way of knowing if Gideon Glick can sing a note, but he might make a good Leo.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #38
Posted: 10/28/19 at 1:02pm
Gideon Glick can sing - I saw him in Spring Awakening and Spider-Man (in previews before his role was cut!).
I can't see this production happening though without a "name" like Ben Platt though. Platt is also well-suited to the role, IMO. I could also see Jonathan Groff doing it. However, this is not the kind of show that you make money from producing. Even at the Roundabout they will need at least a demi-celebrity like Platt to get people to come see it.
I love Parade, but I remember being at the second-to-last performance on Broadway before it closed, and even then the theater was half-empty, and the people next to us left at intermission (I'd like to think that they moved up to better seats, but...).
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #39
Posted: 10/28/19 at 1:12pm
Is Ben Platt a "name"? I'm generally removed from pop-culture, so I am genuinely asking.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #40
Posted: 10/28/19 at 1:14pmFor my generation(z) and younger he’s definitely a name, but for the ticket buying audience, absolutely not. Especially for the considerably older roundabout subscribers.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #41
Posted: 10/28/19 at 1:41pm
In my dreams:
Daniel Radcliffe.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #42
Posted: 10/28/19 at 1:45pm
I think after DEH Ben Platt is definitely a ‘name’. That show rode the post-Hamilton wave of new broadway relevancy right into the average American’s zeitgeist
Stupid question though: Does roundabout only do 1 revival a season? Is there a reason why?
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #43
Posted: 10/28/19 at 1:52pm
benfox2 said: "Stupid question though: Does roundabout only do 1 revival a season? Is there a reason why?"
For their Broadway programming, they usually do 2-4 revivals a season, but only 1 musical (if they do one at all - which they didn't a couple years ago)
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #44
Posted: 10/28/19 at 1:57pm
JBroadway said: "For their Broadway programming, they usually do 2-4 revivals a season, but only 1 musical (if they do one at all - which they didn't a couple years ago)"
I see, is this a hard rule? Or just a trend they’ve stuck with.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #45
Posted: 10/28/19 at 2:08pm
benfox2 said: "I see, is this a hard rule? Or just a trend they’ve stuck with."
Don't think it's a hard rule. A few years ago they did Violet and the Cabaret remount in the same season.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #46
Posted: 10/28/19 at 2:11pm
The Distinctive Baritone said: "Gideon Glick can sing - I saw him in Spring Awakening and Spider-Man (in previews before his role was cut!).
I can't see this production happening though without a "name" like Ben Platt though. Platt is also well-suited to the role, IMO. I could also see Jonathan Groff doing it. However, this is not the kind of show that you make money from producing. Even at the Roundabout they will need at least a demi-celebrity like Platt to get people to come see it.
I loveParade,but I remember being at the second-to-last performance on Broadway before it closed, and even then the theater was half-empty, and the people next to us left at intermission (I'd like to think that they moved up to better seats, but...)."
The Distinctive Baritone:
I saw it the previous evening: Friday, 2/26/99.
Have an audio of that performance, too.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #47
Posted: 10/28/19 at 2:34pm
The original Harold Prince production was definitive IMO. The Rob Ashford Donmar Warehouse revival was a failure. It was staged in LA as a prospective pre-Broadway run and didn't go any further. T.R. Knight was miscast as Frank.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #48
Posted: 10/28/19 at 3:10pm
The LA production should have kept Bertie Carvel from Donmar.
Michael Arden helmed Roundabout Reading of Parade #49
Posted: 10/29/19 at 1:50amSorry to respectfully disagree with both Alex and Bway Baby 6: I thought TR KNight was pretty brilliant in his role as Leo in that altogether terrific revival at the Taper. It was a distinctly chamber scale production of a show I really think needs the full Broadway treatment to be truly successful, but that aside, that was a great night of theater for us.
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