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'This is not about Hitler' — Micaela Diamond on the Broadway revival of 'Parade'

JL;DR SUMMARY The Broadway revival of 'Parade,' starring Micaela Diamond and Ben Platt, revisits the story of Leo Frank, a Jewish factory superintendent who was wrongfully accused and lynched in 1915 Atlanta. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityBroadwayAmerican HistoryLeo FrankParadeMusical TheaterBen PlattMicaela DiamondNeo Nazi Protests

Places mentioned

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Parade tells the story of Leo Frank (Platt), a Jewish factory superintendent in Atlanta, who was accused in 1913 of murdering a 13-year-old factory employee."
New York City, New York, United States
"But the experience of playing Lucille has made her reflect more deeply on her own Jewish identity."
Margate, New Jersey, United States
"For most of Diamonds youth, she attended a Conservative shul in Margate, New Jersey, before switching to a Reform one."

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