Ben Platt
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Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt, he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appe
Platt in 2019
Ben Platt and Cynthia Erivo look over a special collections display during a tour of the Library of Congress in 2023.
Platt and Micaela Diamond with First Lady Jill Biden during a Jewish American Heritage Month reception at the White House in 2023.
Platt in 2025
Dear Evan Hansen
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Dear Evan Hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who
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…The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in the Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical (making him the…
Poster of the World Premiere production at Arena Stage, Washington, D.C. in 2015
Branding as seen on the Music Box Theatre
Branding as seen on the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto
Ben Platt and Rachel Bay Jones received praise for originating the roles of Evan Hansen and Heidi Hansen, and won the Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical and Best Featured Actress in a Musical, respectively.