Leonardo DiCaprio Attends Broadway Play, Snaps Group Photo

0:00On April 21st, Leonardo DiCaprio caught a showing of the Broadway play The Fear of Thirteen on Sunday, April 19th, at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The limited run drama stars, Adrian Brodie is death row inmate Nick Yaris and Tessa Thompson as the prison volunteer who fights for his freedom. It's based on Yaris' true story of spending over 20 years locked up for a crime he didn't commit before DNA evidence set him free in two. After the show, DiCaprio went backstage to meet Brodie, Thompson, and the full cast, including Victor Cruz and a Freedom Sykes. He was so into it that he snapped a group photo on his own phone, and now there's an exclusive shot floating around showing him grinning right in the middle with his arm around Brodie. The story hits hard. Yaris was wrongly convicted in Pennsylvania back in 1982 for rape and murder, but volunteer Jackie Schaefer. Wouldn't quit advocating until the truth came out. They even fell in love and married while he was inside, though they later split.

1:02Playwright Lindsay Ferrentino turned his memoir and a documentary into this gripping one-man show vibe that's already wowed London before hitting. Broadway. Kim Kardashian just joined as a producer, tying into her push for criminal justice reform and helping folks wrongfully locked up. The production teamed up with the Innocence Project, the same group that helped Exonery Yaris. Directed by Tony winner David Kromer, the show's wrapping at 16-week run on July 12th. Both Brodie and Thompson are making their Broadway debuts here, and with stars like DeCaprio showing love, tickets are moving fast, grab yours if you're in New York chasing that real talk theater. That's your update from Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.