Characters and Original Broadway Cast
| Character | Description | Original Broadway performer |
|---|---|---|
| Leo Frank | A Jewish man who runs the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is accused of killing Mary Phagan. | Brent Carver |
| Lucille Frank | Leo Frank's young wife. | Carolee Carmello |
| Mary Phagan | A thirteen-year-old employee at the National Pencil Company who is murdered in the basement of the factory. | Christy Carlson Romano |
| Frankie Epps | Mary's friend and suitor. | Kirk McDonald |
| Britt Craig | A drunken journalist for the Atlanta Georgian. | Evan Pappas |
| Governor John Slaton | The governor of Georgia. | John Hickok |
| Sally Slaton | Governor John Slaton's wife. | Anne Torsiglieri |
| Tom Watson | The editor of the zealot newspaper, the Jeffersonian. | John Leslie Wolf |
| Jim Conley | The janitor at the National Pencil Company, and the star witness at the trial. | Rufus Bonds Jr. |
| Newt Lee | The night watchman at the National Pencil Company the night that Mary was killed. | Ray Aranha |
| Hugh Dorsey | The charismatic and ambitious prosecuting attorney. | Herndon Lackey |
| Mrs. Phagan | Mary and Lizzie's mother. | Jessica Molaskey |
| Judge Roan | The sickly judge presiding over Leo's trial. | Don Chastain |
| Luther Z. Rosser | Leo's attorney, a Southern "Good Old Boy". | J.B. Adams |
| Detective JN Starnes | Chief of the Atlanta Police Department. | Peter Samuel |
| Officer Ivey | DC Starnes' assistant. | Tad Ingram |
| Iola Stover | Mary's best friend from the factory. | Brooke Sunny Moriber |
| Monteen | Mary's other friend from the factory. | Abbi Hutcherson |
| Essie | Mary's other friend from the factory. | Emily Klein |
| Fiddlin' John | A young townsman with a fiddle. | Jeff Edgerton |
| Young Confederate Soldier | A young Confederate soldier that appears in the Prologue. | |
| Old Confederate Soldier | An older version of the young Confederate soldier, but he has now lost his leg. | Don Chastain |
| Lizzie Phagan | Mary's younger sister. | Robin Skye |
| Nurse | Judge Roan's perky nurse. | Adinah Alexander |
| Prison Guard | The guard at the Fulton Tower Prison. | Randy Redd |
| Mr. Peavy | The guard at the Milledgeville Prison. | Don Stephenson |
| Floyd MacDaniel | Owner of MacDaniel's Bar. | J.B. Adams |
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