Ben platt actor book of mormon man up

At 9 years old, platt played winthrop paroo in the music man at the hollywood bowl alongside kristin chenoweth. His tonywinning title role in dear evan hansen would transform the musical actor. He is one of only a handful of male broadway musical stars this century to branch out into tv and movies, and. With a career that began as a child singing alongside kristin chenoweth in the music. Ben platt is a tony awardwinning actor and singer best known for musicals including the pitch perfect film franchise and broadways dear evan hansen. Man up, he had to man up so he crawled up on that cross, and he stuck it out and he manned up, christ, he manned up and taught us all what real manning up is about and now its up to me, and its time to man up jesus had his time to, now its mine to man up. Pitch perfect star ben platt opens up about sexuality gay times.

The history of beanie feldstein and ben platts precious. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert. Everything you need to know about ben platt thenetline. Totally lost it when ben performed man up so i just had. He began performing at theatres for local plays like the music. I was in love with the way ben platt sang man up from the musical the book of mormon and so this just happened.

Were thrilled to honor ben platt as our 54th man of the year because of the. Oh my god, ben platt mouthed to his mother before rushing to the stage to give a heartfelt speech after tina fey announced his name as winner of leading actor. Platt received a lot of plaudits for his role in the book of mormon. He began his career in theater as a child and has appeared in broadway productions of the music man 2002, the book of mormon 201220, and dear evan. Since the production, he followed on with the stage and from 2012 to 2015, the star blew up. For that experience in his broadway debut, he divulged how. As if that werent enough to keep him busy, platt wrote a oneman. Rob colletti, left, and ben platt, pose in front of the bank of america theatre in chicago. He has made a name for himself as the star warsloving benji in the hit films, pitch perfect and pitch perfect 2.

Ben platt the almost egot who wont stop making people. Ben platt announced as the hasty pudding theatricals 2020 man. Ben platt release hamiltondear evan hansen mash up foundtonight. His vocal abilities are on solid display on is debut pop album. Ben platt steals the show as elder cunningham in book of mormon. Joseph smith wikipedia the book of mormon tickets london box office. Ben platt tony winner 2017 the best vocal moments pitch. Actor ben platt, who plays elder cunningham in the book of mormon. Columbia university but deferred his enrollment when he got cast in pitch perfect. At 11, he appeared in a brief national tour of caroline, or change, by jeanine tesori and tony kushner.

Im too much of a millennial, i suppose, the 22yearold actor says with a shrug. Ben platt release hamiltondear evan hansen mashup foundtonight. Ben platt, born benjamin schiff platt on september 24 th 1993 in california is an american singer and actor. The cast included nic rouleau in the role of price, along with ben platt as cunningham. Meet the chicago cast of the book of mormon chicago. Ben platt is running fashionable circles around the rest of us. At just 24, the actor earned the 2017 tony for best actor in a musical.

Ben platt talks netflix dramedy the politician, his. The theater star turned pop crooner came out in his personal life when he was 12, then landed his broadway debut in. I recently followed ben platt up to his dressing room after a sunday matinee of. Get to know more about ben platt below, who just wrapped up his debut. If you didnt already know ben platt is gay, this is how he wishes youd find out. Image courtesy of atlantic records needless to say, the bridge between broadway and music.

Ben platts contract with the book of mormon became more pressing than academics for the singing star, and his life has truly never been sedate or the same since. Pitch perfect star ben platt opens up about sexuality. Pitch perfect 2, book of mormon star ben platt on cabaret, magic and meryl. He began his career in theater as a child and has appeared in broadway productions of the music man, the book of mormon, and dear evan hansen, receiving multiple accolades for his performance as the title character in the latter, including the 2017 tony award for best actor. Ben platt height, net worth, girlfriend, personal life and. Ben platt blew audiences away with his starring role in the hit broadway musical dear evan hansen. Ben platt attended harvardwestlake school and graduated in the year 2011. Ben platt tony winner 2017 singing dear evan hansen 1 trebles finals. A starring light on broadway, a leading man on film, and a popular recording artist. And ben platt grew up in beverly hills, the son of the theater and film producer marc platt, the producer of the broadway blockbuster wicked and the oscar. Man up book of mormon 20200411 prophet clipart clipground vintage print by j f landenberger watercolor bird. Platt won the 2017 tony award for best leading actor in a musical for his performance as. My older brother was a fanatic and i always wanted to. Platt did a brief national tour at age 11 with tony kushner and jeanine tesoris caroline, or change a show that, though very different in tone from the book of mormon.

Platts credits also include the role of elder arnold cunningham in the book of mormon, as well as benji applebaum in the musical films pitch perfect 2012 and pitch perfect 2 2015. As for ben splatt, er, platt, nominated for best actor in a tv series, musical or comedy for his role as a scarily ambitious teen with designs on the presidency in ryan murphys acerbic satire the. Ben platt is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Tucked into older, a theatrical juggernaut that doesnt even try to hide the fact that the actor. Were sitting in an independent record shop in williamsburg so the topic inevitably comes up. Platt also grew up as a fan of south park, mormon creators trey parker and matt stones dayjob endeavor. Specifically, the chicago cast bootleg with ben platt. A friend of his described him to me as the warmest person youll ever. Benjamin schiff platt born september 24, 1993 is an american actor, singer, and songwriter. Ben yahr singing man up from the book of mormon, music and lyrics by robert lopez, trey parker, and matt stone. Platt began his career in theatre as a child and has appeared in broadway productions of.

The book of mormon, the book of mormon, dear evan hansen regional,the secret garden,dear evan hansen off broadway, dear evan hansen broadway. The stylists, photographers and photo assistants gathered for this cover shoot had slotted half a day to capture the actor in a variety of. Sign up for exclusive discounts and save up to 50% on tickets. Ben platt actor singer benjamin schiff platt bseptember 24, 1993 is an american actor, singer, and songwriter. Benjamin schiff platt is an american actor, singer, and songwriter. Ben platts grammy, tony, and emmy awards will be making room for a pudding pot on friday after he receives the hasty pudding theatricals man of the year award.

Later, he joined the columbia university for her further. Broadways ben platt revs up for busy weekend, performs. The lead role in broadways dear evan hansen not only earned ben platt a tony award, he now curates an instagram account with more star sightings than the met gala. This didnt last long as platt was snatched up for a role in the book of mormon. Ben platt dating someone or already has a girlfriend. Being gay comes up so casually, as ben platt prefers. Before landing the book of mormon on broadway, platt enrolled at. Ben platt has publicly spoken about his sexuality for the first time. At the very age of 19, ben platt did his broadway debut in the book of mormon, and another theater credit is dear evan hans. Ben platt is broadways newest leading manbackpack included. Book of mormon musicals bom musical lyrics best gift coffee mugs. Besides pitch perfect, ben has also starred in broadway productions the music man, the book of mormon and dear evan hansen.

Dear evan hansen actor singer ben platt tells his story with debut album. Man up is the ninth song in the broadway musical the book of mormon. Pitch perfect 2, book of mormon star ben platt on cabaret, magic. The 23yearold ben platt with a height of 5 ft 9 inches started out his career quite young. New book of mormon star ben platt on his frozen friends and prepping for pitch perfect 2.

Ben platt may wind up becoming the gay barbara streisand, meaning a multiplatform superstar. Cute celebrities, celebs, dear evan hansen musical, skylar astin, pitch perfect 2, ben platt, theatre geek. Platt plays nerdy but lovable elder cunningham in the book of mormon, and colletti, who grew up in. Ben platt steals the show as elder cunningham in book of. After starring in the national tour of the book of mormon, platt made his. For the latter, ben received multiple accolades including the tony award for best actor. In 2012, he played the role of arnold cunningham in the book of mormon. Bright lights bigger city magic from pitch perfect 2 national anthem 3 my best girl from mame 4 flight by craig. He began his career in theater as a child and has appeared in broadway productions of the music man 2002, the book of mormon 2012 20, and dear evan. Ben platt named hasty pudding man of the year harvard.

I found out by receiving a call from dear evan hansen producer stacey mindich early in the morning, congratulating me, and i didnt even check yet. He was the youngest person to win the tony award for best actor in a musical. Provided to youtube by ghostlight records man up josh gad the book of mormon original broadway cast company the book of mormon original broadway cast recording. At the age of 25, ben platt has achieved the kind of success most actors can only dream of. He began his career in theatre as a child and has appeared in broadway productions of. How ben platt became broadways pitch perfect man e. Debut album from ben platt is emotional, well paced. Ben made his broadway debut as elder cunningham in broadways famed production of book of mormon.