Jason Robert Brown "PARADE" Alfred Uhry 1999 Broadway Piano / Vocal Selections

Description

This is a rare piano and vocal selections songbook from the
Original Broadway production of the ALFRED UHRY and JASON ROBERT BROWN musical "PARADE" which played the Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center in New York City. (The production opened December 17th, 1998 and ran for only 85 performances.) ..... The musical dramatizes the 1913 trial of Jewish factory manager
Leo Frank
,
who was accused and convicted of
raping
and murdering a thirteen year-old employee, Mary Phagan. The trial, sensationalized by the media, aroused some
antisemitic
tensions in
Atlanta,
Georgia
.
When Frank's death sentence was commuted to life in prison by the departing
Governor of Georgia
,
John M. Slaton
due
to his detailed review of over 10,000 pages of testimony and possible problems with the trial,
Leo Frank
was transferred to a
prison
in
Milledgeville, Georgia
,
where a
lynching
party seized and kidnapped him. Frank was taken to Phagan's hometown of
Marietta, Georgia
,
where he was
hanged
from an oak tree ..... The musical starred BRENT CARVER as "Leo Frank" and CAROLEE CARMELLO as "Lucille Frank" and featured J. B. ADAMS, RAY ARANHA, RUFUS BONDS, Jr., DON CHASTAIN, JEFF EDGERTON, JOHN HICKOK, HERNDON LACKEY, KIRK McDONALD, JESSICA MOLASKEY, EVAN PAPPAS, CHRISTY CARLSON ROMANO and JOHN LESLIE WOLFE ..... Side Note: Both the author, ALFRED UHRY and the composer, JASON ROBERT BROWN were honored with Tony Awards for "Best Book of a Musical" and "Best Original Musical Score" respectively ..... CREDITS: Book by ALFRED UHRY; Music and Lyrics by JASON ROBERT BROWN ("Parade", "Songs for a New World", "The Last 5 Years", "Urban Cowboy", "13", "Honeymoon in Vegas", "The Bridges of Madison County"); Sets designed by RICCARDO HERNANDEZ; Costumes designed by JUDITH DOLAN; Choreography by PATRICIA BIRCH; Directed by HAROLD PRINCE; Produced by LINCOLN CENTER THEATER in association with LIVENT (U.S.) INC.
..... DETAILS: The oversized 106 page songbook measures 9" X 12" inches and is copyrighted 1999 by Jason Robert Brown through Semolina Fartalie Music Company. The songbook features twelve songs, a bio and letter from the composer and a three-page history of the story ..... CONDITION: This rare songbook is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.