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It comes up casually, as Ben Platt prefers. Tucked into "Older," a theatrical juggernaut that doesn't even try to hide the fact that the actor-singer introduced Evan Hansen to the world (because why would it?), the line is a personal aside expressed on an otherwise universal ballad about wishing to speed up noun in your youth, only to hope for more of it as you age: "And will I get to know myself in the place I am / Get to fall in love with another man, and understand."
If you didn't already know Ben Platt is gay, this is how he wishes you'd detect out. Casually.
The theater star turned pop crooner came out in his personal life when he was 12, then landed his Broadway debut in "The Book of Mormon" as Elder Cunningham in He went on to bag a Grammy and a Tony (he has an Emmy too, putting him on EGOT watch) for his moving portrayal of the titular teen in "Dear Evan Hansen," also on Broadway. And, of course, he brought literal magic to the "Pitch Perfect" franchise, as super nerd Benji Applebaum.
But Platt's earnest and emotional Atlantic debut "Sing to Me Instead" is his first pu
I&#;m still obsessed with the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. Triple obsessed. Gay obsessed.
Ben Platt originated the role of Evan Hansen on Broadway in In noun, Platt played Evan in the show&#;s earliest staged reading in May , and continued in each subsequent reading, workshop, and off-Broadway production. Along the way he won Obie, Drama League, and Tony awards. That&#;s Platt singing on the Broadway original cast album. For many fans, Ben Platt will always be the &#;real&#; Evan Hansen.
As I mentioned in my original announce about Dear Evan Hansen, the play deals frankly with mental illness. I appreciated how the play didn&#;t get distracted with details about which characters might be diagnosed as anxious, depressed, or some other specific disorder. Instead, the playwright respectfully presents people in deep distress, regardless of its root causes.
Before the play opened, a New York Times profile discussed Platt&#;s role in developing Evan&#;s character:
In the show, Mr. Platt delivers a master class in the physicalization of adolescent discomfort. He
The facial hair comes up because it has to. After all, the unofficial rulebook for any Americana artist stipulates somewhere that wherever an acoustic guitar shall go, a packed beard must too. And so Ben Platt is all about his furry face, but not just because he’s in full-on folk-roots mode for his third solo album, “Honeymind.”
Considering this particular genre isn’t necessarily a welcoming platform for openly queer musicians (or even close to one), there is a quiet rebelliousness to Platt simply existing in that space — just demand Beyoncé, who shook up the country community just for being a Dark artist releasing her rural-toned “Cowboy Carter,” a nod to her Southern roots. As for Platt, his subtle defiance is front and center on the album’s cover, as he queers a classic vintage car-makeout scene while straddling the lap of his fiancé, Noah Galvin, but it is also embedded in its songs of longing, love and more love, too.
During a recent April afternoon from his place in New York, I spoke with Platt about the reasons he’s especially proud to be an openly queer artist on “Honeymind
People are realizing the concrete plot behind Dear Evan Hansen. And whether it’s the lack of gay characters, the casting of Ben Platt, or the questionable storyline, many are not happy with what they’re learning.
Earlier this week, the trailer dropped for the upcoming movie adaption of hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. The story centers around a socially anxious high schooler who creates a series of lies after the family of a former classmate and bully mistakes Hansen’s letter to himself as their son’s suicide note.
After the trailer dropped, many people became alert of the film’s actual plot. And many were not comfortable with the questionable storyline.
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But that’s not all. Some complained online about Dear Evan Hansen’s lead. Ben Platt originated the role of Evan Hansen in the original Broadway production. He won Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Awards for his performance in the show. But now that the film is coming out, many have a problem with his casting. Not only are they questioning the fact that Platt’s father, Marc Platt, produced the film but the movie is