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entertainment2 years ago

Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond Shine in Broadway's 'Parade' Revival

The first-ever Broadway revival of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry's Parade, directed by Michael Arden and conducted by Jason Robert Brown, has opened at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre to mixed reviews. The limited engagement continues through August 6 with Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond as Leo and Lucille Frank, respectively. Parade tells the true story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man who was wrongfully accused and convicted of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1913.

via Playbill|
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entertainment2 years ago

'Parade' Broadway revival receives mixed reviews, but Ben Platt shines.

The Broadway revival of "Parade," a musical about the 1915 anti-Semitic lynching of Leo Frank, is flawed but has heart when it focuses on the Franks' relationship. The show's greatest asset is the youth of its stars, Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, who come across strikingly young and make the audience care about their future. While the show's book and score are hampered by stereotypes and forgettable songs, director Michael Arden's small-scale staging has an anti-hate message that's distressingly relevant.

via New York Post |
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theater2 years ago

"Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond lead exceptional revival of 'Parade' on Broadway"

The musical "Parade" has returned to Broadway with a simple yet stunning production directed by Michael Arden. The show follows the bungled 1913 murder trial of Leo Frank, a Jewish man from Brooklyn who moved south for a position as superintendent of a pencil factory in Atlanta. The composite score by Jason Robert Brown epitomizes the range of cultures bumping up against one another in the early 20th-century South, and Arden's staging shows precisely how these frictions can burst into flames. The production transcends documentary and proves its power as a piece of theater.

via TheaterMania.com|
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