"The Legacy Robe is such a special tradition; to me, it is the best representation of community – community within each show and the Broadway community at large. I was so surprised to receive the Robe! And so special to share the tradition with our 12+ debuts and so many true Broadway 'legends' within the cast. To be a vessel for the collective energy and love that day was truly an honor."
![Max Chernin in the Legacy Robe.](https://cdn.actorsequity.org/images/public/aboutequity/awards/Robe/ChernininRobe.jpg)
Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.
Name: Max Chernin
Show: Parade
Opening Night: March 16, 2023
Hometown: Shaker Heights, OH
Broadway Debut: Bright Star, 2016
Professional Training: BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
Year Joined Equity: 2013, just celebrated 10 years!
How I Got My Equity Card: I got my card in 2013 workshopping Ryan Scott Oliver's Darling at the Weston Playhouse.
Broadway Chorus Credits: Bright Star, Sunday in the Park with George and Parade.
Fun Fact: Some young theatre artists know me as "Professor Chernin"! I am an adjunct at Marymount Manhattan College.
![Max Chernin visits Ben Platt's blessing room to bless the show. Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.](https://cdn.actorsequity.org/images/public/aboutequity/awards/Robe/CherninPlatt.jpg)
Max Chernin visits Ben Platt's blessing room to bless the show. Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.
![Max Chernin and the full cast of 'Parade'. Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.](https://cdn.actorsequity.org/images/public/aboutequity/awards/Robe/ParadeFullCast.jpg)
Max Chernin and the full cast of Parade. Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.
Watch the video of the ceremony