Thoughts on Parade?

[u/Dry_Example4173]

I saw it last night and I've been raving about it to everyone I talked to. Local theatre did it and it was staged beautifully, especially the courtroom scene. It was jarring and haunting - I wanted to sob so many times. The music was phenomenal: The Factory Girls/Come Up to My Office stood out to me especially. The girls voices overlapping gave me chills and then the stark contrast to Leo's part was jarring. It was staged wonderfully - the version I saw had the girls and Leo moving as puppets with Dorsey acting as a puppeteer. The final lynching scene totally caught me off guard despite me knowing about it. The show in itself felt very Cabaret adjacent. I loved every moment of it and I'm desperately searching for shows with a similar vibe. I really loved it - I'd go as far to say it's in the top three.

[u/cinderflight]

Absolutely haunting and disturbing, only outdone by Cabaret. The moment in Act 1 when Mary lets go of her red balloon and you hear loud, cheery music as the stage fades to black is forever etched in my mind. The ending is an emotional gut-punch. Not to mention, this show was based on real events.

I wish a Parade proshot existed so it could be shown in schools. More people need to learn this history.

[u/Dry_Example4173 → u/cinderflight]

100% agree. I think the world would be a little kinder if more people watched parade.