Neo-Nazi protests at Broadway show

Neo-Nazis protested outside of the first preview of “Parade” on Broadway.

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00:00Members of a far-right neo-nazi movement protested outside the first preview performance of the Broadway revival of Parade

00:11The musical follows the true story of the false conviction and murder of a Jewish man named Leo Frank in

00:171915 the National Socialist Movement heckled theatergoers and attempted to pass out

00:21Antisemitic flyers in protest of Frank's innocence as well as the Anti-Defamation League

00:26Which was founded over a century ago in response to Frank's murder following the performance the show star Ben Platt who plays Frank shared

00:32his reaction via Instagram was definitely very ugly and scary, but a wonderful reminder of

00:39Why we're telling this particular story and how special and powerful art and particularly theater can be and

00:45Just made me feel extra extra grateful to be the one that gets to tell this particular story and to carry on this legacy of

00:51Leo