Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance- Page 10
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance
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Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#225
Posted: 8/26/17 at 12:56pm
I tend to think "vocal rest" is just code for sick leave.
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#227
Posted: 8/26/17 at 3:13pm
Ben has been out a lot lately. I really hope he's there when I see it on November 8.
Updated On: 8/26/17 at 03:13 PMDear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#228
Posted: 8/26/17 at 3:25pm
phan24 said: "Ben Platt was at Sweeney Todd tonight
"I would love it if US magazine did a "What's in My Bag" with Ben Platt. What does that boy have in there? That's more than my teenage daughter and I carry around.
The only celeb we saw at Sweeney Todd was the guy who played Hurley on Lost. My kid would have fainted if we'd been there this night. Ben didn't come out stage door when we saw DEH on both occasions (not complaining - totally get it but she was sad) so this might have killed her. That lobby is pretty small and intimate!
Chorus Member Joined: 8/4/17
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#229
Posted: 8/26/17 at 3:55pm
Where is this info about him being 4 years into this role? Evan Hansen ran for about 5 weeks in 2015 in DC, don't know how many shows a week. Then it ran 2 months off-Broadway in mid 2016. After 5 months hiatus it started on Broadway at the Music Box, and he's been going for 9 months on this run.
Updated On: 8/26/17 at 03:55 PM
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#230
Posted: 8/26/17 at 4:24pm
He did some of the workshops for it.
Chorus Member Joined: 8/4/17
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#231
Posted: 8/26/17 at 4:29pm
He did 2 readings and 2 workshops (half-day each) in addition to the 2 short pre-Broadway productions and this current one-year contract. I totally believe he's been with the character since the beginning, but with long hiatuses. Point being it's not an uninterrupted years-long grueling schedule. It's midway through a one-year contract on a typical Broadway schedule -- which itself is certainly tough on everyone! But not uniquely tough.
Updated On: 8/26/17 at 04:29 PMDear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#232
Posted: 8/28/17 at 12:21pm
Apparently Ben's sick leave has been extended through August 30 (according to the official website's ticketing page). I have tickets for the Aug 30 matinee and am traveling from Chicago. For those of you who have seen both Ben and one of the understudies, is it still worth the trip?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#234
Posted: 8/28/17 at 12:40pm
Absolutely! I can only speak on Michael Lee Brown's performance as Evan, but he blew me away a couple weeks ago.
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#235
Posted: 8/28/17 at 1:53pm
Bibliot said: "Point being it's not an uninterrupted years-long grueling schedule. It's midway through a one-year contract on a typical Broadway schedule -- which itself is certainly tough on everyone! But not uniquely tough."
I think we have been getting your point... repeatedly.
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#236
Posted: 8/28/17 at 4:29pm
Thanks--has it typically been Colton at the matinees and MLB in the evenings, or is it not that predictable?
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#237
Posted: 8/28/17 at 5:20pm
Don't know what their schedule is but we saw MLB on a Sunday matinee and he was AMAZING!
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#238
Posted: 8/28/17 at 6:03pm
Nycat63 said: "phan24 said: "Ben Platt was at Sweeney Todd tonight.
"I would love it if US magazine did a "What's in My Bag" with Ben Platt. What does that boy have in there? That's more than my teenage daughter and I carry around."
Well, do either you or your daughter have a Tony Award to lug around??? :-p
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#239
Posted: 8/28/17 at 6:03pm
The past couple of weeks, Colton has only been on Wednesday and Saturday matinees, and MLB has been on the rest of the time.
I have seen both twice, and you won't be disappointed with either. I prefer MLB because I think his eventual breakdown is even more powerful than Ben's, but Colton is a great performer. He doesn't cry as much, nor does he do a lot of the stuttering/stumbling, but he is very physical in his anxiety. His physical performance during Waving Through a Window is especially impressive. It's like a visual panic attack.
Chorus Member Joined: 8/4/17
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#240
Posted: 8/28/17 at 6:05pm
haterobics <--- Congratulations on having the most well suited username ever!
Blocked.
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#241
Posted: 8/28/17 at 6:12pm
chuckydisc said: "Nycat63 said: "phan24 said: "Ben Platt was at Sweeney Todd tonight.
"I would love it if US magazine did a "What's in My Bag" with Ben Platt. What does that boy have in there? That's more than my teenage daughter and I carry around."
Well, do either you or your daughter have a Tony Award to lug around??? :-p
Point taken except we don't actually carry them around with us - they are at home on the mantle next to our Emmys! 
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#242
Posted: 8/30/17 at 11:23am
Accidentally happened across this on YouTube. It actually just popped up while prepping another totally non-musical related video for a training this morning. I thought it was great.
https://youtu.be/SlPZLDC_ZB8
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#243
Posted: 8/30/17 at 12:57pm
Anyone have an idea of who will play Evan today's matinee?
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#244
Posted: 8/30/17 at 1:14pm
Per somebody on Twitter, MLB is on for the matinee at least.
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#245
Posted: 8/30/17 at 7:15pm
Just to follow up on my earlier question of "Is it worth it to fly from Chicago if Ben Platt is out," I went as planned to today's matinee, with Michael Lee Brown in the lead role, and I wholeheartedly agree that the answer to my question was a resounding "Yes!" That was the most incredible theater experience I've ever had. I was worried that I would spend the whole show lamenting that I wasn't seeing Ben, but MLB was extraordinary by any measure and I sobbed every bit as much as I expected to, and fell in love with his portrayal of Evan as much as I hoped to. So, if you find yourself in the same situation as me, don't fret. The entire cast, the entire show is amazing, particularly MLB. I'm sure Ben might add an extra layer, but it was very clear that MLB, in addition to bringing his own personality to the role, is working very hard and doing a very good job of channeling a lot of Ben's portrayal. In any case, I didn't feel one bit stilted at paying full price and would see it again with MLB in a heartbeat.
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#246
Posted: 8/30/17 at 7:35pm
This has surely been mentioned before, but it's worth considering that the roles all those wonderful "golden age" actors played were not written like Evan Hansen. Not even close. Evan's music really is not intelligent vocal writing for long-term singing. It all sits in an unnatural register and prolonged use definitely causes damage and weakness. It would be like opera actors singing Wagner roles 8 times a week. So while I totally agree about having the stamina for 8 shows a week, the writing here isn't doing Ben any favors.
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#247
Posted: 8/30/17 at 8:00pm
Couldn't agree more! MLB was amazing. I cried and cried ;P
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#248
Posted: 8/31/17 at 1:34pm
I was randomly looking on StubHub to see if any prices had dropped for this evenings performance, and I noticed that the average ticket price has gone down considerably for the upcoming week's performances. I am looking at a $199 ticket for Wed. September 6th 8:00pm performance right now. Anyone know why tickets are so cheap right now? I haven't heard of any scheduled leaves, and Ben should be back next week right? I paid $315 for my ticket for Sept 12th so I'm curious!
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#249
Posted: 8/31/17 at 1:55pm
He's actually supposed to be back tonight. However, the DEH website says (and I think this was planned before the vocal rest) that he will be out for the 9/3 matinee and 9/6 evening performances so that's probably the reason the 9/6 ticket is cheaper.
Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt Attendance#250
Posted: 8/31/17 at 3:08pm
Bibliot said: "haterobics <--- Congratulations on having the most well suited username ever!
Blocked."
Oh my, how will I carry on?!
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