Cast & Creative
(Ben Platt/ Photo: Vince Aug)
Ben Platt
Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt can recently be seen starring in the Amazon film, The People We Hate at The Wedding alongside Allison Janney and Kristen Bell. He also recently wrapped his multi-city Reverie Tour which included stops at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl. Platt also made his highly anticipated return to the New York stage as Leo Frank in Parade at the City Center. Most recently, Ben wrapped production on the film Theater Camp which is co-written by Platt, Molly Gordon, Noah Galvin, and Nick Lieberman inspired by their popular 2020 short film by the same name. Platt, Gordon, and Galvin will all star in it as well directed by Gordan and Lieberman. Last year, Platt starred in the Universal film adaption of Dear Evan Hansen where he reprised his Tony Award-winning role alongside Julianne Moore and Amy Adams. Ben can also be seen in the highly popular Netflix series by Ryan Murphy, The Politician. Ben stars and serves as the executive producer on the series – his performance in Season 1 earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the show received a nomination for Best Comedy. Additionally, it was announced that Ben began filming alongside Beanie Feldstein, Merrily We Roll Along which will be shot over a 20-year period, directed by Richard Linklater. Ben released his acclaimed sophom*ore album with Atlantic Records called Reverie on August 13, 2021 including hits “Happy To Be Sad” and “Imagine.” This marks the first new music from Platt since 2020’s Finneas-produced single “So Will I.” Ben also released a solo concert Netflix special “Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Hall” along with a deluxe version of his album, Sing To Me Instead and his hit single “Grow As We Go” recently crossed the threshold of Gold Status. Multi-faceted singer/songwriter, Platt released his critically acclaimed debut album, Sing To Me Instead along with a single not on the album called, “The Rain,” which he debuted at the 2019 U.S. Open. No stranger to the big screen, Ben has starred in Universal Pictures’ smash hits Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2. He has also appeared in Ricki And The Flash alongside Meryl Streep and in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Run This Town, Broken Diamonds, as well as guest starred in the Will & Grace reboot for NBC. Platt won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance as Evan Hansen, as well as the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, making him the youngest actor to win the coveted award. Additionally, Dear Evan Hansen won the Tony Award for Best Musical and the cast recording took home the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album as well as a Daytime Emmy Award for their performance on The Today Show.
