Rob Ashford, Bertie Carvel, Tom Murray, Lara Pulver, and Alfred Uhry join host Joe Bunker to share their experiences of writing, staging and performing Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's 1998 musical Parade.

Find out:

• How Alfred Uhry’s family are linked to the real-life Leo & Lucille Frank 
• Why new characters and songs were added for the revival (and why some were cut)
• How the Parade cast warmed up before shows (and why Bertie Carvel wasn’t included)
• How Lara Pulver came to be cast as the leading lady in the premieres of two Jason Robert Brown musicals
• Why Alfred and Rob call the London production ‘the happiest working experience’ of their lives

Piece by Piece is written and hosted by Joe Bunker. It is mixed and edited by Nikki Davison for Auburn Jam Music, and produced by Pint of Wine. The theme music is by Ben Cox and our production assistant is Olivia Bloom.

Our thanks go to Becky Applin, Tom Cane, Matt Eberhardt, Brandon Force, Miri Gellert, Jonathan Goodwin, Mel Heslop and Mark Newnham for their input and insights in the build-up to this episode!

Parade: Part One includes clips from the 2007 Donmar Warehouse Cast Album, featuring Stuart Matthew Price, Steven Page, Bertie Carvel, Lara Pulver, Mark Bonnar, Norman Bowman, Malinda Parris, Shaun Escoffery, and the Company of Parade.

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