Parade: Musicals for Change

Parade is a musical (also adapted into a book) that premiered on Broadway in 1998 and was revitalized in 2023. It was written by Alfred Uhry, a Jewish playwright and composer. It showcases the struggles and discrimination that Jewish people faced in America, specifically in the early 1900s. It casts Jewish actors as the main character, and forces the audience to think critically on how the story they are viewing is one that they may also be living. It is still

This is a brief synopsis taken from the Parade Broadway website, “Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice and devotion. Riveting and gloriously hopeful, PARADE reminds us that to love, we must truly see one another.”

You can currently see it performed at the Bernard B. Jacobs theatre on Broadway.