Variety Review Parade - Neighborhood Playhouse
The demanding, widely underappreciated 1994 tuner "Parade" may be coming into its own. An acclaimed 2007 revival at London's Donmar Warehouse was scaled down in scope even as it ratcheted up the intensity. On its heels, the L.A. professional premiere from the South Bay's Neighborhood Playhouse demonstrates the material's suitability for a chamber ensemble approach, bringing out two potent narratives about prejudice: that between the community and the outsider, and that between spouses.
by Bob Verini
Variety 7/16/08
Variety Review -"PARADE"- Neighborhood Playhouse
The demanding, widely underappreciated 1994 tuner "Parade" may be coming into its own. An acclaimed 2007 revival at London's Donmar Warehouse was scaled down in scope even as it ratcheted up the intensity. On its heels, the L.A. professional premiere from the South Bay's Neighborhood Playhouse demonstrates the material's suitability for a chamber ensemble approach, bringing out two potent narratives about prejudice: that between the community and the outsider, and that between spouses.
by Bob Verini
Variety 7/16/08
A Triumphant PARADE
There are two remarkable things about the Neighborhood Playhouse’s production of the 1998 musical “Parade” by playwright Alfred Uhry and composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown, on stage in Palos Verdes Estates through July 27.
by Jim Farber
Daily Breeze 7/15/08