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ARIA Entertainment's Musical
Revival Parade Now Open to Rave Reviews
Photographs taken by Anthony Robling
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THE long awaited revival of the hit
musical
Parade at
Manchester's new fringe theatre is now open to rave reviews at
Hope
Mill Theatre. The producers have also announced that the production is to be
extended for an extra week by popular demand and will now run until, Saturday,
11 June 2016. Parade is a major production, big in ambition with both its
cast and staging. It features a full cast of 15 actors, a 9 strong orchestra,
produced by a full creative team and directed by James Baker. The performance
run is unique in that there will also be Sunday evening performances throughout
at 6pm.
Producer Katy Lipson, Aria Entertainments said:- "I am
absolutely delighted with the response to the opening performances of Parade,
the show has received fantastic reviews and standing ovations at each
performance. The word of mouth of the show has spread across the region, so much
so that we have decided to extend the show by another week due to public demand,
I would like to thank Manchester, my own town for supporting this new venture
and we are already planning future productions with the venue."
The cast is led by Tom Lloyd as Leo Frank and Laura Harrison as Lucille Frank.
Tom's acting credits include Sell A Door's Seussical in the West End, and he was
nominated for the Best Male Performance in the Off West End Awards for Stiles
and Drew's production of Just So at the Tabard Theatre London. Laura recently
played Tiger Lily in Peter Pan for UK Productions, and is currently touring the
UK with Blood Brothers.
The cast also features Jennifer Harraghy (Pride And Prejudice,
The Return Of The Soldier); Nathan Summers (Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys And
Dolls); Ben Jackson; Matt Mills (Scrooge, Romeo And Juliet); Shekinah McFarlane
(Lion King, Little Shop Of Horrors); Andrew Gallo (The Theory Of Relativity,
Saturday Night Fever); James Wolstenholme (Star-Spangled Girl, Rainbow Live);
Aidan Banyard; John Mulleady (Skriker, Famous For Fifteen Minutes); Megan
Ormiston; Evie Blackstock; Anna Berentzen (Much Ado About Nothing, Sense And
Sensibility); and Natalie Hollingworth (Fame, West Side Story).
Parade is a moving examination of the darkest corners of
America's history. The book was penned by acclaimed playwright Alfred Uhry
(Driving Miss Daisy), and has a rousing, colourful and haunting score by Jason
Robert Brown (Songs For A New World, The Last Five Years, Bridges Of Madison
County).
In 1913, Leo Frank, a Brooklyn raised Jew living in Georgia, is put on trial for
the murder of 13 year old Mary Phagan, a factory worker under his employ.
Already guilty in the eyes of everyone around him, a sensationalist publisher
and a janitor's false testimony seal Leo's fate. His only defenders are a
governor with a conscience and, eventually, his Southern wife who finds the
strength and love to become his greatest champion.
Tickets are on sale via:-
TicketSource.Co.UK/HopeMillTheatre. |
