The first preview performance of the Broadway revival of 'Parade' should have been a celebration, instead last night it was thrust into ugliness not by anything on stage, but by a vile scene outside the theater.
Antisemitic protesters marched, brandishing vulgar signs, and pestering theatergoers on the opening night of "Parade."The first preview performance of the Broadway revival of "Parade" should have been a celebration, instead last night it was thrust into ugliness not by anything on stage, but by a vile scene outside the theater."You want the truth about who you're going to see tonight," said one of the protestors.
The musical dramatizes the story of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory superintendent in Atlanta wrongly convicted of the 1913 rape and murder of his 13-year-old employee.The main character is played by Ben Platt- who is also Jewish."I just got home from our first preview performance of 'Parade,'" Platt said in a video.
Platt said he wanted to celebrate what a beautiful experience the play is and all the "gorgeous work all my wonderful colleagues did, not the really ugly actions of a few people who are spreading evil." Antisemitic attacks have been on the rise in the last few years, hitting an all-time high in 2019, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
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