June 16, 2023
Political Rewind: Tony-winning "Parade" tells Leo Frank's story
June 16, 2023 • Last Sunday, the musical Parade won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical. Written by Atlanta native Alfred Uhry, Parade documents the 1915 lynching of Leo Frank. Host Bill Nigut welcomes Uhry, Rabbi Alvin Sugarman, and author Steve Oney to tell Frank's story. The panel Alfred Uhry, playwright and screenwriter, "Parade" Rabbi Alvin Sugarman, senior rabbi, The Temple Jim Galloway, @jimjournalist, former columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Steve Oney, @steveoneywriter, author, And the Dead Shall Rise 0:00 - Introduction 5:00 - Alfred Uhrey writes "Parade," a story about the lynching of Jewish man Leo Frank 13:00 - Steve Oney on the parallels of the Leo Frank lynching and antisemitism today 18:00 - Alfred talks writing "Parade" 20:00 - Steve Oney talks Leo Frank's sexual history 25:00 - Rabbi emeritus Alvin Sugerman talks Atlanta's current climate 33:00 - Alvin talks Leo Frank's wife Lucille Selig 38:00 - Steve Oney talks importance of lynching in history 41:00 - Jim Galloway on failed antisemitism bills in the legislative session 43:00 - The importance of the Shema The Political Rewind team will be off Monday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Tuesday on Political Rewind: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein joins the panel.
Political Rewind: Tony-winning "Parade" tells Leo Frank's story
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