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Displaying all articles tagged:
Ben Platt
tv review
June 23, 2020
The Politician
Can’t Triumph Over Its Own Cynicism
The Netflix series’s fundamental emptiness was easier to stomach when it was about high school and not real-world politics.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
trailer mix
June 15, 2020
The Politician
Season 2 Trailer: Bette Midler Is Here Now
And Judith Light, too.
By
Devon Ivie
singalongs
May 11, 2020
Idina Menzel and Ben Platt Remind Us of the Outside With ‘A Whole New World’
A highlight from
Disney Family Singalong: Volume II
.
By
Justin Curto
singalongs
May 1, 2020
Donald Glover, Billy Eichner, Idina Menzel Join
Disney
Family Singalong
II
The special airs on Mother’s Day, perfect since your mom loves that Adele Dazeem.
By
Halle Kiefer
radical efficiency
Oct. 24, 2019
Gwyneth Paltrow Simply Did Not Have Much Time to Film
The Po
litician
According to Ben Platt.
By
Jackson McHenry
fact check
Oct. 1, 2019
Can Ben Platt Actually Run for State Senate in
The Politician
?
The New York State constitution says no.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
special effects
Oct. 1, 2019
How
The Politician
Turned Ben Platt Into a Wooden Mannequin
It took SFX, woodworking tools, and a 3-D full-body scan.
By
Calum Marsh
trends
Sept. 30, 2019
Marie’s Crisis Is Suddenly the Hottest Piano Bar on TV
The Politician
,
Younger
, and even
Katy Keene
love this famed West Village bar. But do they actually get it right?
By
Jackson McHenry
tv review
Sept. 25, 2019
The Politician
Is Irritating, Exhausting, and Occasionally Glorious
Much like its high-school hero, Netflix’s new satirical drama from Ryan Murphy has an excess of ambition and chutzpah and a lack of meaningful ideas.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
trailer mix
Sept. 22, 2019
The Politician
Trailer: Bette Midler and Judith Light Are Here, Too
God help the man who has to square off against Bette Midler and Judith Light.
By
Zoe Haylock
not a day goes by
Aug. 29, 2019
Platt, Feldstein, Jenner, and Linklater to Spend 20 Years Making
Merrily
Boyhood
, but make it Sondheim.
By
Jackson McHenry
netflix
Mar. 22, 2019
Ryan Murphy’s Ben Platt Netflix Show
The Politician
Will Premiere in September
Meet Payton Hobart, aspiring president.
By
Jackson McHenry
the politician
Dec. 5, 2018
Jessica Lange Signs on to Ryan Murphy’s Ticket Yet Again on
The Politician
The series stars Ben Platt.
By
Jackson McHenry
music
Mar. 19, 2018
Ben Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda Mashed Up
Hamilton
and
Dear Evan Hansen
Proceeds from “Found/Tonight” go to the March for Our Lives.
By
Jackson McHenry
casting
Mar. 1, 2018
Dear Evan Hansen
’s Ben Platt to Star in Film That Will Probably Also Have Crying
Platt’s starring in
Love & Oatmeal
as a writer caring for his mentally ill sister.
By
Jackson McHenry
dreams come true
Feb. 5, 2018
Ben Platt, Streisand, and Gwyneth Paltrow Might Star in Ryan Murphy Netflix Show
The Politician
will, of course, be a musical.
By
Dee Lockett
grammys 2017
Jan. 4, 2018
The Grammys Will Feature Performances From Pink, Gaga, Gambino, and Broadway
Patti LuPone and Ben Platt will perform at the January 28 ceremony.
By
Jackson McHenry
dear evan hansen
Oct. 16, 2017
Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, and Taylor Trensch Made a Whole Disco Video Thing
It’s a lot all around.
By
Jackson McHenry
modern miracles
Sept. 15, 2017
Beyoncé Finally Saw
Dear Evan Hansen
After Ben Platt ‘Conjured’ Her
Ben Platt begged her on Twitter.
By
Dee Lockett
broadway
Aug. 15, 2017
Tony Winner Ben Platt Will Leave
Dear Evan Hansen
This November
The show has not yet announced a replacement.
By
Jackson McHenry
June 12, 2017
Backstage Portraits From the 2017 Tony Awards
Ben Platt, John Legend, and more.
By
Kyle Dorosz
and
Jackson McHenry
last night on late night
Mar. 21, 2017
James Corden Gives Donald Trump a Hyperspecific
Matilda
Musical Parody
With the help of Tim Minchin, Ben Platt, and Abigail Spencer.
By
Jackson McHenry