'Parade' musical wins Best Revival Tony telling true story of false imprisonment of Jewish man

The haunting musical "Parade" took the award for Best Revival of a Musical at Sunday night's Tony Awards. Director Michael Arden won for Best Director.

The show unravels the real-life story of a Jewish man named Leo Frank who was falsely accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in Atlanta 110 years ago. He was tried, convicted, and exonerated — but lynched in prison before he could be released.

“Parade” was written by Alfred Uhry and premiered in 1998. The revival stars a heartbreaking Ben Platt as Leo Frank opposite an equally powerful Micaela Diamond as his wife, Lucille Frank. The events are a century old, but they feel like they could have happened last week. And the show has been the target of Neo-Nazi protesters.