PARADE back in New York City

Okay, HEY everyone! I have a favor to ask of all of you. Please please please go and SIGN my petition to move the Writers Theatre of Chicago's production of PARADE to New York. I'm hoping either Roundabout Theatre Company or Manhattan Theatre Club takes notice and goes into talks with the theatre about it after they finish their run. This is SO incredibly important to me. SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE YOU CAN. EVERY THEATRE AND NON THEATRE PERSON. The ONLY way we can tell this story is if we show that people care. I beg of you. SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE YOU CAN and SIGN!

https://www.change.org/p/roundabout-or-mtc-bring-writers-theater-s-parade-to-new-york-city

^ Love this more than I can say.

OP is probably a lovely person but any excuse to use this comeback is worth it.

Question for the OP: Are you involved in this production in any way? Not judging, just genuinely curious.

The petition isn't so much to make anything definite, but you know, producers want to know they'll turn a profit, I get that. I'm just trying to start a conversation. I think a lot of people who want a PARADE "revival" make these big Broadway dream casts with a dream theatre and dream producer. I just believe in this show and believe in its relevancy today. My mentor/program director has good friends at the Writers and at Roundabout and MTC. A few of my directors have worked with MTC, and I've already been in contact with Gary Griffin and Michael Halberstam, the Artistic Director over at the Writers. It's just about getting the ball rolling in SOME direction. 

Well I refuse to let go of this show. And negativity will follow me wherever I go, but I have a lot of hope. "This is NOT over yet". Thank you for your thoughts.

Well, Parade (though far, FAR from one of my favorite shows personally) has a healthy following, and Gary Griffin has directed on Broadway before, and it's do for a return. So this isn't as much of a pipe dream as other posters here are leading you to believe. And Writers Theatre is small so I'm guessing an off-Broadway revival is what you're hoping for? Probably not with the entire (or any of) the Chicago cast ( Brandon Uranowitz as Leo perhaps?) but I would say with those reviews, it's a possibility.

Yes! Thank you! That's what I've been trying to say! Off-Broadway would be perfect, especially with the way they do the show now, smaller theatre - more chamber than anything. Even a theatre produced with Keen Company would be great! Their revival of tick...tick...BOOM, which my good friend Christine O'Grady choreographed, was great and got great reviews and great press! I'm not saying PARADE belongs in a Broadway house again, no way. I'm just saying it deserves another life and its long overdue for another life in New York City, not necessarily Broadway.

Just got back home from the final performance and it was absolutely a beautiful production! It also helps I love the music. Pretty spectacular show and the cast was superb. Especially Lucille and Leo. I also enjoyed the actress playing Minnie. Jason Robert Brown was sitting across the aisle from me and it was cool to see his reactions to his own show. I wonder if he has any plans to see the Bridges production at the Marriott while he's in town. I could definitely see this show making a leap to off-Broadway if not Broadway. It's brilliantly staged and it seems like it sold well enough to warrant a transfer.

I could have heard it wrong. I'm referring to the servant character.

Why, yes.

I certainly MUST NOT have been paying attention ALL THOSE TIMES.

And so that I don't continue - horror of horrors - to live in continued ignorance, kindly enlighten me as to how her character adds any heft to the drama whatsoever.

And I'm literally defying you to do so.

Minnie is the maid. Minola McKnight. Lucille mentions her many times. Her character feels very significant in this production (she sings a Rumblin' and a Rollin' but even if previous productions have downplayed her... she has a whole moment where she's center stage during the trial. 

Regardless. Don't be a dick. You're an adult. We're all friends. 

There was a time when you knew that no smart producer/investor would take on a project based on an internet petition, and I'd like to think that remains true. Unfortunately there are now a lot of stupid producers/investors out there...

In the original production, Minnie's testimony did not exist. It wasn't until the London production where Minnie became part of the plot. The London production also saw the scaled down orchestrations, the removal of PEOPLE OF ATLANTA and BIG NEWS, and the addition of HAMMER OF JUSTICE. All of which, I think, did a disservice to the score.

Updated On: 7/17/17 at 10:40 AM