Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!

[BrodyFosse123]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#1

Posted: 8/16/17 at 8:39pm

Per Megan Mullally and Debra Messing, tonight Wednesday August 16, 2017 they are filming their 2nd new episode of WILL & GRACE.  This is the episode which Ben Platt will be appearing.  Episode is expected to air on Thursday October 5, 2017 on NBC.  

Updated On: 8/16/17 at 08:39 PM

[non-stop26]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#2

Posted: 8/16/17 at 9:14pm

Is anyone at the taping?

[BrodyFosse123]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#3

Posted: 8/16/17 at 9:18pm

Phones are confiscated upon entering the studio so if anyone is at the taping they will have to say so afterwards.  You'll never see any photos posted on any social media outlet of ANY live TV show taping as security is tight.  

[CurtainPullDowner]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#4

Posted: 8/16/17 at 11:46pm

Does he play himself?

[RippedMan]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#5

Posted: 8/17/17 at 1:30am

Where do they tape?

[10086Sundays]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#6

Posted: 8/17/17 at 1:46am

RippedMan said: "Where do they tape?"

LA. Universal Studios. 

[BrodyFosse123]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#7

Posted: 8/17/17 at 1:55am

Photo taken last week when he arrived into Los Angeles for his WILL & GRACE rehearsal week: 

[everythingtaboo]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#8

Posted: 9/26/17 at 11:26am

Bit of a spoiler alert? TV Guide's Matt Roush revealed on Wendy Williams show this morning that Ben will be playing a young gay man with a crush on Will. 

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

[BrodyFosse123]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#9

Posted: 9/26/17 at 2:50pm

More Spoiler Alert!

The episode (Season 9/Episode 2) is titled WHO'S YOUR DADDY.  

It airs on Thursday October 5, 2017 on NBC at 9pm EST.  

Updated On: 9/26/17 at 02:50 PM

[everythingtaboo]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#10

Posted: 9/29/17 at 10:58am

From Playbill.com:

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

[BrodyFosse123]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#11

Posted: 10/2/17 at 2:46pm

More images released from the WHO'S YOUR DADDY episode with Ben Platt that airs this Thursday October 5, 2017 on NBC. 

NOTE: yes, that is indeed Beanie Feldstein on Ben's iPhone so I guess you can say she has a cameo in the episode.  



 

[Valentina3]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#12

Posted: 10/4/17 at 9:13am

Saw the trailer for this episode, looks pretty good. His mannerisms tho... still very Evan Hansen haha. In my mind, his character is just a grown up Evan who realized he's bisexual and has...daddy issues *gasp*

Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.

[LizzieCurry]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#13

Posted: 10/4/17 at 10:15am

Can't wait to see him branch out beyond his Cunningham/Evan thing! Oh wait...

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[IdinaBellFoster]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#14

Posted: 10/4/17 at 10:22am

I mean did anyone expect WILL & GRACE to be the show that stretches his range?

"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards

[Valentina3]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#15

Posted: 10/4/17 at 10:35am

The inevitable The Music Man revival will hopefully help. I don't mind actors playing to their strengths though. Getting typecast is bad if you want to branch out, but if you're excelling really well at what you do, I see no harm in keeping the shtick up for a few years.

Caption: Every so often there was a rare moment of perfect balance when I soared above him.

Updated On: 10/4/17 at 10:35 AM

[LizzieCurry]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#16

Posted: 10/4/17 at 10:36am

IdinaBellFoster said: "I mean did anyone expect WILL & GRACE to be the show that stretches his range?"

Haha! Fair!

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[JBC3]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#17

Posted: 10/6/17 at 4:28am

He seemed to have fun with the role.

[Miss Jezebel DuPree2]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#18

Posted: 10/6/17 at 10:15am

I thought he was great on the show!  He's adorable!

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#19

Posted: 10/7/17 at 7:52am

"Stonehenge"?  I thought Ben Platt's character was entertaining, but vapid.  Jack, on the other hand, works my last nerve.  

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

[DramaTeach]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#20

Posted: 10/7/17 at 8:10am

^ I'm sure you understand that that's the whole point.  To comment that the younger generation doesn't understand all that the older generation has done to open doors.  If you found his character vapid, he did a good job.  Whether you enjoy that humor or not is a different story.

[dramamama611]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#21

Posted: 10/7/17 at 9:02am

I just found it hard to believe Will would have ANY interest in him. It would have been more believable if Jack was interested in him.....and more interesting to let Jack be the one to school him.  Show the characters have some bit of growth, at least.

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Updated On: 10/7/17 at 09:02 AM

[theatretenor2]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#22

Posted: 10/7/17 at 9:11am

dramamama611 said: "I just fpund it hard to believe Will would have ANY interest in him. It would have been more believable if Jack was interested in him.....and more I teresting to let Jack 've the one to school him. Show the characters have some bit of growth, at least."

This...and the writers missed an opportunity for a joke that would've been perfect for Jack.

"Dear Evan Handsome, he's hott!"

[BuddyStarr]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#23

Posted: 10/7/17 at 9:15am

I felt totally the opposite.  He came on to Will and anyone would have been flattered have a younger guy interested in them.  And in keeping with Will's character, instead of just a one night stand, he took the time to  educate the youngster with a hat tip to Designing Women since he is the Julia Sugerbaker of the show.

[everythingtaboo]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#24

Posted: 10/7/17 at 10:01am

I thought Ben was fun. But I was kind of distracted by his head always tilting so heavily to one side or the other. Is that a thing he does, or was it just "sitcom" acting?  

"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008

[ACL2006]

Ben Platt filming WILL & GRACE Tonight!#25

Posted: 10/7/17 at 6:07pm

Yeah, Jack would have had a one night stand and sent him off. And it would have been taken in a (way) different direction.

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