PARADE back in New York City

[emills612]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 2:43pm

Okay, HEY everyone! I have a favor to ask of all of you. Please please please go and SIGN my petition to move the Writers Theatre of Chicago's production of PARADE to New York. I'm hoping either Roundabout Theatre Company or Manhattan Theatre Club takes notice and goes into talks with the theatre about it after they finish their run. This is SO incredibly important to me. SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE YOU CAN. EVERY THEATRE AND NON THEATRE PERSON. The ONLY way we can tell this story is if we show that people care. I beg of you. SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE YOU CAN and SIGN!

https://www.change.org/p/roundabout-or-mtc-bring-writers-theater-s-parade-to-new-york-city

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:21pm

Interesting.  I'm seeing the production this weekend.  

However, I can't imagine an online petition being effective in producing a Broadway transfer any more than it is in producing a cast album.  It doesn't cost anything to click on a petition, which is not how producers look at the cost of producing a musical and potential ticket sales.

[emills612]

Posted: 6/15/17 at 3:32pm

I'm a Directing major in New York and I have a few professors and the head of my program who suggested that I grab the attention of some of her friends at the Writers Theatre in Chicago and Gary Griffin, who I've been talking to for a little now, and get them to try and get in contact with either Roundabout or MTC to bring PARADE back to New York. I just haven't heard this much buzz about a production of PARADE since the LA "revisal" in 2009. The petition isn't so much to make anything definite, but you know, producers want to know they'll turn a profit, I get that. I'm just trying to start a conversation. I think a lot of people who want a PARADE "revival" make these big Broadway dream casts with a dream theatre and dream producer. I just believe in this show and believe in its relevancy today.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/18/17 at 1:15pm

It's a great regional production and a wonderful cast.  The new Writers Theatre building is gorgeous and rivals Steppenwolf and Goodman.  I hope they can attract a lot of city folk out to their shows (though the Metra train schedule isn't great, we had over two hour wait for train back to the city after the show).  This production could still use some cleaning/tightening up of a few scenes in staging and choreography, but it is quite strong and hits all the right emotional notes.  WAY too small for Broadway, however.