To my mind, the sign of a good play is how long it remains in my head. The same applies to musicals except I should be hearing the songs in my head for a while too. As an example, La Ronde at the Rosemary Branch this year still has musical phrases that knock about in my head, more so say than Cleveland Street or 1888. With Parade, currently running at the Southwark Playhouse this isn’t quite the case. I am no particular fan of Jason Robert Brown but his work on Parade is excellent and remarkably satisfying after the ridiculously pretentious Five Years Later. Ultimately however it is the story that has stayed with me more than the music but this production by Thom Southerland is well worth a visit.
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