Posted on Jun 12, 2023
'Parade' musical wins Best Revival Tony telling true story of false imprisonment of Jewish man
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The haunting musical "Parade" took the award for Best Revival of a Musical at Sunday night's Tony Awards. Director Michael Arden won for Best Director.
The show unravels the real-life story of a Jewish man named Leo Frank who was falsely accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in Atlanta 110 years ago. He was tried, convicted, and exonerated — but lynched in prison before he could be released.
“Parade” was written by Alfred Uhry and premiered in 1998. The revival stars a heartbreaking Ben Platt as Leo Frank opposite an equally powerful Micaela Diamond as his wife, Lucille Frank. The events are a century old, but they feel like they could have happened last week. And the show has been the target of Neo-Nazi protesters.
The show unravels the real-life story of a Jewish man named Leo Frank who was falsely accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in Atlanta 110 years ago. He was tried, convicted, and exonerated — but lynched in prison before he could be released.
“Parade” was written by Alfred Uhry and premiered in 1998. The revival stars a heartbreaking Ben Platt as Leo Frank opposite an equally powerful Micaela Diamond as his wife, Lucille Frank. The events are a century old, but they feel like they could have happened last week. And the show has been the target of Neo-Nazi protesters.
'Parade' musical wins Best Revival Tony telling true story of false imprisonment of Jewish man
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."How does it feel when Platt sings the Shema, the holiest of Hebrew prayers, as he refuses to admit guilt?
Platt: “Of course, I mean, it for me provides a real comfort in that moment, which I think is what we are kind of imagining and provided for Leo because it’s something I’ve heard my whole life that my parents used to say to me that I said it at day school that we say in shul and so, you know, it’s the ultimate comfort. So I try in that moment, amidst a lot of difficulty, to find some comfort and some joy in getting to decree that prayer.”
Diamond: “I hold my Jewish star necklace backstage and wait to enter for the next scene.”"
..."How does it feel when Platt sings the Shema, the holiest of Hebrew prayers, as he refuses to admit guilt?
Platt: “Of course, I mean, it for me provides a real comfort in that moment, which I think is what we are kind of imagining and provided for Leo because it’s something I’ve heard my whole life that my parents used to say to me that I said it at day school that we say in shul and so, you know, it’s the ultimate comfort. So I try in that moment, amidst a lot of difficulty, to find some comfort and some joy in getting to decree that prayer.”
Diamond: “I hold my Jewish star necklace backstage and wait to enter for the next scene.”"
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