BEN PLATT: LIVE AT THE PALACE Thread — Page 9

OhHiii said: "MezzA101 said: "Ben Platt reveals his dream Broadway role

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/ben-platt-on-his-palace-theatre-residency-new-album-and-dream-broadway-role-060524"

No."

To save anyone from having to read the full article.

"So far, adulthood has brought him closer and closer to the role of his dreams—Georges Seurat in the James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George."

Huss417 said: "OhHiii said: "MezzA101 said: "Ben Platt reveals his dream Broadway role

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/ben-platt-on-his-palace-theatre-residency-new-album-and-dream-broadway-role-060524"

No."

To save anyone from having to read the full article.

"So far, adulthood has brought him closer and closer to the role of his dreams—Georges Seurat in the James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim musicalSunday in the Park with George."

"

I'll add to that summary: after Platt critiques the current crush of recently opened shows, the writer concludes the piece with this gem,

"If there’s anyone we trust when it comes to Broadway predictions, it’s Platt."

Based on what?! If that's the writers final thought, it brings everything else written in the article into question.

gibsons2 said: "TheatreMonkey said: "Huss417 said: "OhHiii said: "MezzA101 said: "Ben Platt reveals his dream Broadway role

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/ben-platt-on-his-palace-theatre-residency-new-album-and-dream-broadway-role-060524"

No."

To save anyone from having to read the full article.

"So far, adulthood has brought him closer and closer to the role of his dreams—Georges Seurat in the James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim musicalSunday in the Park with George."

"

I'll add to that summary: after Platt critiques the current crush of recently opened shows, the writer concludes the piece with this gem,

"If there’s anyone we trust when it comes to Broadway predictions, it’s Platt."

Based on what?! If that's the writers final thought, it brings everything else written in the article into question."

Can't help but thinking that this extremely flattering towards Ben Platt article sounded like a very obvious puff piece, paid for by Platt the producer."

Absolutely, 100% -- I just thought they'd try a little harder to not make such utterly absurd statements that belie the true purpose of the piece. Had it just stuck with the interview pieces, and not veered into grand proclamations, it wouldn't have been so obvious.

Updated On: 6/6/24 at 04:37 PM

Kad said: "Puff pieces like this are common for any high profile production. It’s part of marketing, it’snot Marc Platt paying for it. Jesus Christ, people, you really need to get a grip."

I don't think Marc Platt "paid" for it, or anything of the sort. And I agree with you completely about the role of puff-pieces in a marketing campaign, and certainly understand their place in the drumbeat of attention. But some articles are certainly better than others -- the only reason I was drawing attention to the last line in this one. My grip is firmly in place, as is my tongue in my cheek -- but we can still laugh at extreme cases of hyperbole!

Kad said: "Robbie2 said: "Azúcar! said: "Maybe he got that Netflix concert the same way Beanie got funny girl. 🤪"

LOL Beanie o yea whatever happened to her haven't heard anything about her since the Funny Girl fiasco. I bet she leaves the business b4 she hits 40!"

She just had a movie come out this year, Drive-Away Dolls, directed by Ethan Coen. It wasn't a hit but it got decent reviews and had a stacked cast. Feldstein has had a pretty successful film career thus far, overall. She's not going anywhere.

Outside of the bizarro universe of this board, these kids are doing just fine for themselves."

Not to mention she'll be filming Merrily over the next 15 years.

Azúcar! said: "PipingHotPiccolo said: "id give anything to enjoy Ben and Noah and Beanie and whoever else has been deemed unworthy, sitting in their fantastic apartments, surrounded by accolades on the wall, scripts/offers stacked halfway toward the ceiling for work that will keep them as busy as they want to be for quite some time, cackling at the sanitarium residents here."

You must be high."

Im good, but they might be, because they are laaaaaaughing.

OhHiii said: "Kad said: "Puff pieces like this are common for any high profile production. It’s part of marketing, it’snot Marc Platt paying for it. Jesus Christ, people, you really need to get a grip."

Yourneed to admonish every single time a person comments something negative in this thread leads me to believe that you too need to get a grip."

There’s being negative, which is fine, and then there’s pushing of an entirely false narrative simply because a handful of people irrationally hate an actor and decide whatever he does is somehow indicative of how terrible he is, and that’s what I take issue with. So shove it.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "id give anything to enjoy Ben and Noah and Beanie and whoever else has been deemed unworthy, sitting in their fantastic apartments, surrounded by accolades on the wall, scripts/offers stacked halfway toward the ceiling for work that will keep them as busy as they want to be for quite some time, cackling at the sanitarium residents here."

Sweets, they OWN apartments, but they actually live in large houses. They live in opulent neighborhoods in the Los Angeles area.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "Aw, sweets, since Ben is doing a nightly show on 47/bway, I'm guessing he's staying in some apartment somewhere in town, and I just saw Beanie at dinner a few weeks ago in the West 80s, but yes, its true, they are so successful and unbothered by the loons on this board, that I agree they would be laughing at them from whichever well appointed residence they happen to be in at any given moment."

Oh darling . .. not very healthy of you stalking these people. Where they live is really non of your business.

PipingHotPiccolo said: "Aw, sweets, since Ben is doing a nightly show on 47/bway, I'm guessing he's staying in some apartment somewhere in town, and I just saw Beanie at dinner a few weeks ago in the West 80s, but yes, its true, they are so successful and unbothered by the loons on this board, that I agree they would be laughing at them from whichever well appointed residence they happen to be in at any given moment."

very chilly stalker vibe

If George really is Ben Platt’s dream role and Diamond already has some Sondheim pedigree being in HERE WE ARE. AND Michael Arden seems to enjoy working with Ben if he directed Parade and this concert - I don’t think it’s complete fantasy to think a Michael Arden directed Sunday with Diamond could appear in the next few years. The role seems perfect for Ben’s unusual voice and weird vibes (I don’t mean this as a backhanded compliment but clearly he has a particular thing going for him).