“A must-see”
— Man in chair
“Heartfelt and triumphant”
— The Blurb
“Parade is one history lesson you do not want to miss!”
— Lilithia
A true story about an unsolved murder that divided a nation, Jason Robert Brown’s Tony Award-winning musical, Parade is coming to Sydney in May 2024, following the Broadway Revival in 2023, and a sell-out season in Melbourne. 
With a book by acclaimed playwright Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy) and a rousing, colourful and haunting score by Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County), Parade is a moving examination of one of the darkest episodes of America's history.
Daring, innovative and bold, Parade offers both moral lessons and a reminder, as Simon Wiesenthal said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” This could not be more relevant in our world today.

SHOW INFORMATION

  • Amid religious intolerance, political injustice and racial tension, the stirring Tony Award-winning Parade explores the endurance of love and hope against all the odds. With a book by acclaimed playwright Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy) and a rousing, colorful and haunting score by Jason Robert Brown (Songs For a New World, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County), Parade is a moving examination of the darkest corners of America's history.

    In 1913, Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-raised Jew living in Georgia, is put on trial for the murder of thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his employ. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor's false testimony seal Leo's fate. His only defenders are a governor with a conscience and, eventually, his assimilated Southern wife who finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion.

    Daring, innovative and bold, Parade is filled with soaring music and a heart-wrenching story, offering a moral lesson about the dangers of prejudice and ignorance that should not be forgotten.

  • Producer: Benjamin Samuel

    Director: Mark Taylor

    Musical Director: Mark Bradley

    Choreographer: Freya List

    Set & Costume Design: Harry Gill

    Lighting Design: Sidney Younger

    Associate Musical Director: Dylan Pollard

    Stage Manager: Ashleigh Walwyn

    Cultural Consultant: Deborah Leiser-Moore

    Casting Consultant: Melanie Xavier

  • Thu 9 May 7:30pm (Preview)

    Fri 10 May 7:30pm (Preview)

    Sat 11 May 2pm (Preview)

    Sat 11 May 7:30pm (Opening night)

    Sun 12 May 5pm

    Mon 13 May 7pm

    Wed 15 May 7pm

    Thu 16 May 7:30pm

    Sat 18 May 2pm

    Sat 18 May 7:30pm

    Sun 19 May 5pm

    Mon 20 May 7pm

    Wed 22 May 7pm

    Thu 23 May 7:30pm

    Fri 24 May 7:30pm

    Sat 25 May 2pm

    Sat 25 May 7:30pm