Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Old Red Hills Of Home
2. Leo And Lucille's Bedroom
3. Dream Of Atlanta
4. Picture Show
5. National Pencil Factory
6. I Am Trying To Remember
7. Leo Frank's Cell
8. Cemetary At Morietta There Is A Fountain/It Doesn't Make Sense
9. Governer's Mansion
10. Something Ain't Right
11. Real Big News
12. Outside Fulton Tower You Don't Know This Man
13. Visitors Room Fulton Jail
14. Outside Fulton County Hammer Of Justice
15. Twenty Miles From Marietta
16. Factory Girls/Come Up To My Office
17. Minola McKnight's Testimony
18. My Child Will Forgive Me
19. That's What We Said
20. Leo's Statement It's Hard To Speak My Heart
21. Closing Statements Cakewalk

Disc 2:

1. Governor's Mansion A Rumblin' And A Rollin'
2. Do It Alone
3. Ballroom Pretty Music
4. Fishing On The Judges Estate The Glory
5. Fulton Tower This Is Not Over Yet
6. Minnie McKnight's Reprise/Feel Like The Rain Fell
7. Hot Georgia Roadside Feel The Rain Fall
8. Governors Mansion Where Will You Stand When The Flood Comes
9. Leo's Cell All The Wasted Time
10. Later That Night Abduction And Hanging
11. Frank House The Old Red Hills Of Home

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56034 in Music
• Released on: 2007-12-03
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Soundtrack
• Dimensions: .47 pounds

Customer Reviews

A Gershwin or Sondheim for the 21st Century?
Let's face it the 'comedy' suffix to 'musical' disappeared many years ago and with opera now an essentially elitist art form (unlike in the 19th century) there is a gaping hole that has been filled by the 'serious musical'. The West End and Broadway are now full of such musicals that cover the spectrum of the human experience and are we not all better off for the incredible variety on offer?

After ecstatic press reviews the Donmar Warehouse was packed to the rafters for this West End premiere production of Parade for its entire run. Harold Prince declared composer Jason Robert Brown the new Gershwin - not an easy crown to wear but perhaps apposite if considering Parade alongside Porgy and Bess.

The plot is tough for a musical to tackle and it is to Brown's credit that he approaches the Sondheim end of the spectrum in some style while retaining his own distinct voice, keeping away from the cynicism and detachment clear in some of The Master's work. Brown is personally very much involved and involves the audience in the fate of this unlovable Jew from Brooklyn who feels the South a foreign land. He is regarded as an outsider (not one of us - a damn Yankee!) Yet the sheer horror of his fate is engrossing and reminds us that such deeply held and unreasoning attitudes hold and have held sway in all communities throughout time. The story reaches out across ninety years to today's world. You just substitute the attitudes and hatreds that emerge to today's problems.

The Donmar production, which is faithfully captured in just about its entirety on this release, was exemplary with studied, varied yet understated choreography that never distracted from the seriousness of the plot. The cast performances were considered so good that this recording by the mainly UK cast of a fundamentally American show was enthusiastically supported by the creative team. The original Broadway CD is a must but this London set is its equal in just about every respect and has the immense advanatge of being a practially complete recording.

The only matters of slight regret are that the show hasn't yet transferred to the West End and that the accompanying (and welcome) DVD has no excerpts from the actual production.

Please let us have a DVD or at least a TV broadcast of the show (wake up BBC4!). It was truly memorable yet we should be grateful for the unexpected delight of this magnificent double CD set (with DVD of interviews). Don't delay it might not be around for long.

Excellent new recording of a new "classic" musical!
When I first heard that PARADE - a musical I had never seen but, thanks to the Original Broadway Cast Recording, had heard over and over again nearly 10 years ago - was to be staged at Donmar and then recorded in its entirety, I was overwhelmed! My expectations were greatly exceeded when I first heard the recording yesterday. The new orchestrations are perfect for the show, not straying too far from the original. The performances are incredible and come very close to matching the talents of such performers as Carolee Carmello (original Lucille) and Brent Carver (original Leo). I am so excited to finally have a COMPLETE recording of Jason Robert Brown's UNBELIEVABLY BEAUTIFUL AND ALWAYS MOVING score!!! Thank you, Donmar, for staging this show overseas and for creating such an amazing recording!

Don't let Parade pass you by!
This musical cast album has to be the best find of the year! I can't believe I missed it at the Donmar. Buy it now and you won't be disappointed. It's wonderful stuff.