Tony Awards Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry Have Unintentionally Become Leo Frank Historians
Their musical Parade won the 2023 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical.
At the Tony Awards, after the statues are given to the winners, they are taken to the media room, where they speak to journalists about their prizes. Playbill was able to have some one-on-one time with some of the 2023 Tony winners. We spoke withcomposer Jason Robert Brown and book writer Alfred Uhryafter their musical Paradewas named Best Revival of a Musical.
Watch the video above to see Brown and Uhryreact to winning, with the latter remarking,"unbelievable, wonderfulI'm just saying adjectives over and over again."
Speaking more somberly, Brown added that he was surprised to find out that the revivals' stars:Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, did not know aboutthe Leo Frank case (which the musical dramatizes) before encounteringParade."Ben and Micaela both said that the only reason they know about theLeo Frank case is this musical,"says Brown. "The idea that somehow this responsibility has passedinto our hands to tell this story. It wasvery heavy, and alsovery beautiful."
Adds Uhry:"I'm justdeeply proud as an Atlanta boy thatIgot to be the one to carry it forward."
READ:Parade Has Helped Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond Get Closer to Their Jewish Heritage
The Best Revival win was the production's second of the evening, following Michael Arden's win for Best Director of a Musical.The production came to Broadway following a 2022 run at New York City Center. Much of the cast from that production continued toBroadway, including 2023 Tony nominees Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond as Leo and Lucille Frank, respectively.
Originally directed by Harold Prince, the musical premiered on Broadway in 1998, receiving nine Tony nominations and winning two, for its book (Uhry) and score (Brown).
Brown also wonTonys for Best Orchestrations and Best Original Score for The Bridges of Madison County. Uhry previously won two Tony Awards:for writing the book forParadein 1999, and for his playThe Last Night of Ballyhoo in 1997.
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