The cast and creators of the Broadway musical ParadeBway are speaking out for the first time since neo-Nazi protesters gathered outside their theater. DaveCarlinTV reports.
The show tells the true story of a Jewish man who was wrongly convicted of murder and lynched by a mob.Tony, Grammy and Daytime Emmy Award winner Ben Platt plays Leo Frank, newly married to Lucille, played by Micaela Diamond. Their characters are trying to make a new life in Georgia when Frank is accused of an unspeakable crime.
"I think they did us a service, whether they meant to or not, by being there, and then we garnered all this attention," said Alfred Uhry, who wrote the book for"Parade.""Parade" is all about the message and the music, with a full orchestra and some of the best voices in show business. "The beauty of the music is what I think we would both say drew us to the material in the first place," Platt said.He says because hate came to their theater's front door, the"Parade" team is determined to keep this show going with logic, love and light.
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