PARADE On Broadway - Reviews & News Thread — Page 8

DramaTeach said: "Here’s the thing about nepo babies - the name will only get you so far. Look at Ben’s brother, the arguably more handsome, marketable Platt. He has a good voice, but hasn’t had the same success as his brother..."

Honestly Jonah who is the arguably more attractive brother with the not as good (but still good) voice has had less success. Henry who has the better voice and is less attractive is not as successful (I don't even know if he wants to be in the arts). Ben has IT. What he was able to do on stage during Dear Evan Hansen was lightning in a bottle... just excellent. He was also excellent in Book of Mormon. I am not his biggest stan by any standard but he is a great actor with a great voice.

And from a purely money perspective, a DEPRESSING show like Parade is selling like crazy. Not Hugh Jackman levels, nor crash the site levels, but the advanced sales are very very good for a show that is not "classic" musical theatre.

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "r
That people continue spreading blatantly false information about these men's careers is mind-numbing and infuriating. There are dozens of more egregious examples of nepotism in the theatre and film industries. Platt was cast in Parade on merit and the name-value he developed from playing Evan Hansen on stage (which, again, is a production that his dad had nothing to do with)."

Also worth remembering that when Ben Platt was doing his concert gigs last year, there was whining that, having been handed a theater career by his ever-powerful father, he was now abandoning Broadway, the ingrate, because daddy was going to give him a career as a rock star. Now he's coming BACK to Broadway--to do a difficult role, that he says means alot to him-- and its still daddy, just handing him whatever he wants, the hack.

its all so ugly and petty--and i say this, again, as someone whose sole exposure to him live was in Book of Mormon many years ago, where he was simply the funniest guy in the show (or, at least thats what the contracts the Platt Family made us all sign when we walked in said).

Chase Miller said: "I think we can all agree Ben Platt would not have half the success he has had if his father wasn't a big name and got him in the door. That's just fact. Would Ben's brother have gotten the Fiyero role if their father wasn't a producer of the show? I doubt it. No one is saying they aren't talented though."

Clearly, you aren't paying attention, because we are NOT all agreeing with this ignorant statement--ignorant because you undermine your own point almost immediately. Assuming Marc Platt "got" his sons in the door, isn't it telling that Ben stepped in the door and has since won a Tony award and lots of fans? While his brother has since... not?

This isn't hard to follow.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "Chase Miller said: "I think we can all agree Ben Platt would not have half the success he has had if his father wasn't a big name and got him in the door. That's just fact. Would Ben's brother have gotten the Fiyero role if their father wasn't a producer of the show? I doubt it. No one is saying they aren't talented though."

Clearly, you aren't paying attention, because we are NOT all agreeing with this ignorant statement--ignorant because you undermine your own point almost immediately. Assuming Marc Platt "got" his sons in the door, isn't it telling that Ben stepped in the door and has since won a Tony award and lots of fans? While his brother has since... not?

This isn't hard to follow."

You seem to not be comprehending my point. My point is the brothers had connections and a big leg up to get where they are now. That's it. That's the point. I'm not talking about tony awards or which brother is more famous. You seem too invested in this though, judging by your response. Go get some sun.

jkcohen626 said: "I just don't understand the freak out over nepotism, especially in industry as trivial as entertainment in the grand scheme of life. Why does it even matter? I thought we all learned that life isn't fair as children and then learned all about privilege and the latter of privilege back in 2020. It's just not something that's worth my time to get upset over, especially when nepotism in business and politics have had a MUCH bigger impact on our lives than nepotism in entertainment."


I don't know why but there has been a greater concern over nepotism in the past year, both on these boards and at large. It generally just comes across as tasteless and whiny. See also: Vulture/NYMag's giant package from about a month ago about "Nepo Babies."

A lot of ugly things have been said on here about Beanie Feldstein in FUNNY GIRL, in particular –– some of which reek of antisemetism and fatphobia, some of which just accuse her father and Marc Platt of bankrolling the production...which is hilarious since there are 44 co-producers billed above the title who all invested or raised money for the ~$15M production. If her parents were involved with financing the show in any significant way, that would have been leaked publicly months ago; people in these offices talk.

Updated On: 1/17/23 at 01:15 PM

Just got an email from Telecharge that Ben Platt won’t be doing the 5/20 matinee. Not that I care, the show is the draw for me not him. Still, for such a limited run it would have been nice to have these dates when tickets went on sale.

Det95 said: "Just got an email from Telecharge that Ben Platt won’t be doing the 5/20 matinee. Not that I care, the show is the draw for me not him. Still, for such a limited run it would have been nice to have these dates when tickets went on sale."



Did they not offer you the option to exchange to another date?

The Real People Who Inspired the Musical 'Parade'

Is it me or is ‘hammer of justice’ awful? It sounds like a Saturday night live parody of a ‘serious’ musical. Did it really need to be added?

binau said: "Is it me or is ‘hammer of justice’ awful? It sounds like a Saturday night live parody of a ‘serious’ musical. Did it really need to be added?"

I haven’t looked for tickets for this show but I swear they’re doing the same for Summer 1976. The entire orch is gone except a smattering of premium tickets (and then the last few rows on the sides) for random Sunday matinees.

BETTY22 said: "I'm surprised this isn't selling better.

The show never exploded with commercial success - but I thought Ben's fan base would sell this out."

Well, it did crash Telecharge, but I am surprised that it wasn't completely sold out when the website was back online.