Ben Platt is speaking out after the Broadway revival of 'Parade' was met with antisemitic protesters.
are speaking out after the first performance of the Broadway revival about the true story of a Jewish man named Leo Frank who was lynched in 1915 was met with antisemitic protesters outside the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City.dramatizes the 1913 rape and murder trial of 13-year-old Mary Phagan. After being falsely convicted in the case, Frank was sentenced to life in prison. But upon his transfer to prison, he was kidnapped and then lynched by an angry white mob.
In an official description of the show, the couple goes through"an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice, and devotion. Riveting and gloriously hopeful,During Tuesday's night preview performance, ahead of's official opening on March 16, members of the National Socialist Movement were heard calling Frank a pedophile.
Platt took to Instagram following the show and addressed what happened outside the theater."I got offstage and was looking at social media, and naturally the news of the fact that there were some protesters at our show has spread a lot, and that has kind of [been] the stamp on the evening, in terms of the public perception of the evening," he said.
"If you don't know about it, I encourage you to look up the story and most importantly encourage you to come see the show, and it was definitely very ugly and scary but a wonderful reminder of why we're telling this particular story and how special and powerful art and, particularly, theater can be. And just made me feel extra, extra grateful to be the one who gets to tell this particular story and to carry on this legacy of Leo.
The actor ended his video by thanking the staff at the theater for keeping everyone inside"super safe and secure." also issued an official statement to ET."If there is any remaining doubt out there about the urgency of telling this story in this moment in history, the vileness on display last night should put it to rest. We stand by the valiant Broadway cast that brings this vital story to life each night," the statement reads.
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