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Parade
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Parade

July 29 - August 3, 2025 Des Moines Civic Center Tickets start at $40
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July 29 - August 3, 2025 Des Moines Civic Center Tickets start at $40
Get Season Tickets
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What's On
  • Run Time:
    2 Hours and 30 minutes including a 20-minute intermission

  • The Patron Lounge will be open

  • Age Recommendation: 13+
    Please note only children age 5 and over with tickets will be allowed into the theater for this production.

  • Official Website

  • Groups of 10+ Save 10% by calling 515-246-2300.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival to hit Broadway in years” (Deadline).

Leo and Lucille Frank are a newlywed Jewish couple struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice, and devotion. Riveting and gloriously hopeful, PARADE reminds us that to love, we must truly see one another. 

PARADE has received overwhelming acclaim since its debut. The New York Times said, “this revival, filled with deft flourishes by director Michael Arden, recalls an era of big casts, big stories, and big talent – a time when musicals actually felt like events.” Entertainment Weekly called PARADE “the most gorgeous production on Broadway.” Time Out New York stated that “PARADE will echo for a long time to come. See it before the parade passes by.”

PARADE is directed by Tony Award® winner Michael Arden, with book by two-time Tony Award® winner, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Academy Award® winner Alfred Uhry, music and lyrics by three-time Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown, and co-conceived by 21-time Tony Award®-winning legend Harold Prince.

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