By Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond

Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond will be starred on Broadway this season, a performance video “This is Not Over Yet” is been shared. The 2023 Musical revival to start its journey in Feb.21 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre . Opening night on march 16.

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It was Brown’s first Broadway production, influenced by pop rock to folk to gospel to blues.

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Frank’s death sentence was later commuted to life prison by Governor of Georgia in 1915. A lynching party seized and kidnapped Frank and he was taken to Phagan’s hometown to be hanged from an oak tree.

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The investigation and trial aroused anti-Semitic tensions in Atlanta which later led emerge of two rival groups – revival of defunct KKK and birth of Jewish Civil Rights Organizations, the “Anti Defamation League” White Lightning White Lightning

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Parade, the musical’s story concludes that factory janitor Jim Conley who was the key witness against Frank during trial was the most likely killer. Musical emphasises the evolving relationship of Frank and his wife.

Book writer Alfred Uhry grew up in Atlanta and his great uncle owned the pencil factory run by Leo Frank.

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Ben Platt won Tony Award in year 2017 as an Lead Actor-Musical for “Dear Evan Hansen”. Micaela will perform as Lucille Frank. She is best known for her performance as babe in Broadway’s “The Cher Show”.

The revival will be directed by two time Tony nominated Michael Arden. Choreography by Lauren Yalango Grant and Christopher Cree Grant.

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Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond will be starred on Broadway this season, a performance video “This is Not Over Yet” is been shared. The 2023 Musical revival to start its journey in Feb.21 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre . Opening night on march 16.

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It was Brown’s first Broadway production, influenced by pop rock to folk to gospel to blues.

J. Robert Brown

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Frank’s death sentence was later commuted to life prison by Governor of Georgia in 1915. A lynching party seized and kidnapped Frank and he was taken to Phagan’s hometown to be hanged from an oak tree.

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Book writer Alfred Uhry grew up in Atlanta and his great uncle owned the pencil factory run by Leo Frank.

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The revival will be directed by two time Tony nominated Michael Arden. Choreography by Lauren Yalango Grant and Christopher Cree Grant.

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