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He is in the title role of a successful show on CBS so that won't be happening.

Sutton Ross said: "He is in the title role of a successful show on CBS so that won't be happening."



ok, had no idea

Because of the writers strike which will likely be expanded to an actors strike, it's not a given that anything is filming.

I'm not sure if TV actors will be able to commit to lead Broadway parts during the strike because of uncertainty about when it will end. But I wouldn't be shocked to see more one week stints of supporting roles, like Ellie Kemper joining 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong for a week.

MadsonMelo said: "I saw this one recently and found mesmerizing. The single set made of what looks like wood and the projections always reminding us that they were real people really got me thinking Arden's main point was the fact that while we do use musicals to escape, some horrors are with us to this day. This kind of hate in a community is present since ever and sometimes, we can't win.

Yet, the show is very optimistic, especially because their leads are vivid characters that we just have to root for. Both Plat and Diamond are great in their roles, with Micaela being the MVP of the show. I think Ben is very good, but still retains a lot of manneirisms that could stay away, but what a vibratto, and he clearly loves this role. Diamond is heartbreaking on stage and has a magnificent voice.

Grayson is rivelting in the judgement scenes, and Nolan is a presence to fear. Both deserved spots at the Tonys more than some nominees.

The book is actually great at determine everything, and the score is glorious, one for the ages.

I won't be mad if this gets the Tony glorys, and I think Arden is the best nominee in that bunch, and I hope he gets the award."



Alex Joseph Grayson is riveting and needs to be in Dreamgirls revival when and if it happens.This dude is a star in the making. Just watch!

Updated On: 6/9/23 at 01:27 PM

Has the website for Parade always had 'limited engagement must end' banner on it? I notice they've updated the awards banner but I can't remember if the end date had always been up or not.

Always been a limited engagement when they announced it in January.

https://deadline.com/2023/01/parade-musical-broadway-ben-platt-micaela-diamond-1235215824/



Theatrefan2 said: "Has the website for Parade always had 'limited engagement must end' banner on it? I notice they've updated the awards banner but I can't remember if the end date had always been up or not."

TaffyDavenport said: "ljk3 said: "How did you find out about Ben Plato’s time off? Where does that (important) info come from? Thanks"

These 2 days off have been clearly listed on Telecharge for months.

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Just to backtrack a little, I remember at the time they had Ryan Vona listed to be performing those dates. I wonder what happened to make it swap to Max. (Not taking anything away from Max, I love him.)

I guess late to the party but so happy Parade won best revival. Very well deserved! And Arden direction too!!

hearthemsing22 said: "I'm confused. Ben Platt and everything else regarding the run has said a strict "Must Close August 6th". Would he leave before then? I don't see an extension happening unless they go back on that."

Ben posted on Instagram earlier today that the show IS closing on August 6th. Seems like an extension isn't in the cards.

It wouldn't do good business without him and he wouldn't just lie today on Instagram for no reason. So yes, I think it's done in August.

LOL. I found the Sweeney revival to be trash, but even if you liked it, Parade's revival by all accounts took a show from the middle tier to the top one, did it at the perfect time in the zeitgeist, brought together a killer ensemble – the list goes on: it's everything a revival should aim to do.

Related to that point, I was surprised to see Ben's note about it actually closing August 6. I don't see why he would post that if it weren't true, but at the same time I don't see why they wouldn't try to get another month out of it. WOM is only building so I imagine worst they would do, even without Ben, is break even.

I finally saw Parade this afternoon. First of all, Max Chernin was on as Dorsey and he was fantastic. A frighteningly fanatical zealot.

I expected great things out of Parade and in some ways it didn't disappoint. It was incredibly well-acted, well-sung, and well-directed. Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond were absolutely tremendous as the leads, but the whole thing was incredibly well-cast. Really enjoyed Jay Armstrong Johnson as Craig and Erin Rose Doyle as Mary Phagan and Sean Allan Krill as the Governor.

But ... the musical itself left me kind of cold. Maybe I just didn't respond to Jason Robert Brown's score, which IMO relied too much on power ballads. But I really thought the book was kind of weak in that Leo Frank is such a passive character that even though Really Bad Things happen to him, I didn't care for him the way I care about, say, Hamilton or Jenna or Tevye or Sweeney or Eliza Doolitle or (from this season) Kimberly. The more relatable character was Lucille, because she's more proactive. But I feel like the ending should have wrecked me but it didn't. I don't know if I'm alone about this.

I got tickets at the TKTS booth. Fourth row of the front mezzanine. Great seats, except when I got up to go to intermission somehow I tripped over a small step and fell backwards down the mezzanine stairs and am pretty scraped up.