Actor Ben Platt says in an AP interview he portrays Leo Frank in the Broadway musical “Parade,” but Leo is not always likeable.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/broadways-parade-fights-hatred-both-onstage-and-off/

Ben Platt plays Leo Frank, a Jewish man who was lynched in 1915.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/16/parade-broadway-review-flawed-musical-gets-heartfelt-revival/

Jessica Chastain, Ben Platt, Arian Moayed, and More Light Up the Rainbow Room Ahead of the 2023 Tony Awardsvanityfair.

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That's why they're able to lampoon it so confidently, complete with plenty of gags that feel directly inspired by the extensive stage experiences of Ben Platt and Noah Galvin as co-writers (and they're also newly engaged).

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1181501/theater-camp-review-this-sidesplitting-comedy-can-rub-elbows-with-the-best-mockumentaries-sundance/

The film is a collaboration of longtime friends Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt and Noah Galvin.

Source: https://s24526.pcdn.co/wire/nation-world/1596915/after-2-virtual-years-sundance-returns-to-the-mountains