Today, however, Platt seems placid enough, sipping a ginger ale on the sidewalk patio of a New York bistro not far from both Theater Row and the apartment he’s lived in since he was playing Evan. He wears baggy shorts, a hippyish beard, and sandals that show off toenails painted a navy hue. He attended the Met Ball last night, which he says was “actually really fun. The first time I went in 2017, I didn’t really know anybody, so I walked around the cocktail hour and left. I was too nervous.
High school could have been another minefield, but while his private school of Harvard-Westlake comprised a “whole athlete half of the grade that I barely knew,” Platt fell in easily with the artsy clique — including Beanie Feldstein, who is still a close friend to this day — that “took [themselves] very seriously and were just as theater-obsessed as I was and nerdy in the same ways.” And not evennerdy.
With the success of the play , a film adaptation was inevitable. But Platt, who originated the role on Broadway at 23, wasn’t sure the movie would be made before he aged out. And, after a number of years out of Evan’s skin, he had reservations about taking the part back up again. “I feel grateful that they didn’t want to replace me,” he says. “But part of me was like, ‘I don’t know if I want to re-enter that space.’ I kind of laid myself bare for a long time.
The last scene Platt shot was one that hadn’t been in the play, which allowed him to say goodbye to all the individual parts of the original show before saying a final goodbye to Evan. Developing a stable, adult relationship while thrown into the setting of his youth turned out to be a creative boon for Platt, who spent much of the time Galvin was there working on his second album,. “I was kind of caught between my younger, teenaged, nostalgic self and then also this more evolved-ish version of myself in a way that made for good music,” Platt tells me. The last time he and Galvin had to say goodbye was the last time Platt can remember having a decent come-apart.
BenSPLATT has anyone seen Robert Redford in The Way We Were? During the college scenes? Y’all stop. Ben was great and honestly didn’t look age inappropriate.
LOL
did his mom write this
Oldest teenager? Stockard Channing and Olivia Newton John would disagree with that.
It's still an incredible story that most people can get a lot out of it. 'You are not alone, none of us are' is a line that's repeated over and over. Just watch the movie(very excited to see it) or at the very least listen to the soundtrack and fill yourself in between songs.
move on
Lotta words to say 'My career exists because of nepotism'
😂😂😂
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
if the cast of Gossip Girl, The OC & fucking Riverdale can play high schoolers, Ben can play a high schooler.
Somebody call the
Schaffrillas what do you think of this
My dad got me this job
When the critics say you’re too old to play a high-schooler
he looks old and he’s trying to play a teenager. c’mon now
Y'all making 'jokes' in the comments are embarrassing. At least read the article for context if you weren't into the musical awhile back. Context matters and you guys are being assholes and not seeing why. This was actually important to some people and y'all are shitting on them
I still have no idea wtf this is, but the clips look horrible lol
Schaffrillas look at this shit
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Please stop making this young man sad. High school is tough enough without your bullying.
you already got your paycheque lmao move on
Looking great Ben!
mrspancakes HannahMbrs 😭😭
only physically, apparently not emotionally
you mean like her?
But he is....
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