The
Show

Opened:
December 17, 1998
Closed:
February 28, 1999
Played
at: The Vivian Beaumont at Lincoln Center
For an excellent SYNOPSIS
of Parade, visit Stacey's site, All
the Wasted Time.
For an extraordinarily detailed one, take
a look at Tesse's site, This
Is Not Over Yet.
THE
STORY
Parade
is the true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man who was wrongly convicted
of the murder of 13-year old Mary Phagan. The musical covers not
only the trial, but also dramatizes the love story between Leo and his
wife Lucille. The show is basically an historical retelling of the
story, but it also subtley examines class and race relations, prejudice,
and the South.
MUSICAL
NUMBERS
ACT
ONE
Prologue:
"The Old Red Hills of Home" . . . . Young Soldier, Old Soldier, Ensemble
Anthem:
"The Dream of Atlanta" . . . . . . . . . Ensemble
"How
Can I Call This Home?" . . . . . . . . . . . Leo Frank, Ensemble
"The
Picture Show" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frankie
Epps, Mary Phagan
"Leo
at Work/What Am I Waiting For?" . . . Leo Frank, Lucille Frank
Interrogation:
"I am trying to remember..." . . Newt Lee, Mrs. Phagan
"Big
News!" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Britt Craig
"There
is a Fountain/It Don't Make Sense . . Frankie Epps, Ensemble
(incorporating "There is a Fountain," traditional hymn by
William Cowper, melody by Lowell Mason, 1772)
"Watson's
Lullaby" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Watson
"Somethin'
Ain't Right" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hugh Dorsey
"Real Big News" . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . Britt Craig, Reporters, Ensemble
"You Don't Know This Man" . . .
. . . . . . . Lucille Frank
"The Trial (Finale Act I):
Pt. I: "It Is Time Now" .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiddlin' John, Tom Watson, Ensemble
Pt. II: "Twenty Miles From
Marietta" . . . . Hugh Dorsey
Pt. III: Frankie's Testimony
. . . . . . . . . . . Frankie Epps, Mary Phagan, Watson
Pt. IV: "The Factory Girls/
Come Up to My Office . . . . . . . . Iola, Essie, Monteen, Leo Frank
Pt. V: Newt Lee's Testimony
. . . . . . . . . . Newt Lee, Ensemble
Pt. VI: "My Child Will Forgive
Me" . . . . . Mrs. Phagan
Pt. VII: "That's What He
Said" . . . . . . . . Jim Conley, Ensemble
Pt. VIII: Leo's Statement:
"It's hard to speak my heart" . . . Leo Frank
Pt. IX: Closing Statements
& Verdict . . . . Ensemble
ACT TWO
"It Goes On and On" . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . Britt Craig
"A Rumblin' and a Rollin'". . .
. . . . . . . . . . Riley, Angela, Newt Lee, Jim Conley
"Do It Alone" . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . Lucille Frank
"Pretty Music" . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . Governor Slaton
"Letter to the Governor" . . .
. . . . . . . . . . Judge Roan
"This Is Not Over Yet" . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . Leo Frank, Lucille Frank
Blues: "Feel the Rain Fall"
. . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Conley, Ensemble
"Where Will You Stand When the
Flood Comes?" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Watson, Hugh Dorsey,
Ensemble
"All the Wasted Time" . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . Leo Frank, Lucille Frank
"Finale" . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble
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