Posted: 8/28/17 at 6:05pm
haterobics <--- Congratulations on having the most well suited username ever!
Blocked.
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! 
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
Posted: 8/30/17 at 12:57pm
Anyone have an idea of who will play Evan today's matinee?
Posted: 8/30/17 at 1:14pm
Per somebody on Twitter, MLB is on for the matinee at least.
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.
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.
Posted: 8/30/17 at 8:00pm
Couldn't agree more! MLB was amazing. I cried and cried ;P
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!
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.
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?!
Posted: 8/31/17 at 3:29pm
His attendance has been unpredictable and his vocal rest extended. So, people are probably unsure if they should jack their tickets they are selling on StubHub or not because the other guys playing Evan are just worth the ticket price they bought it for.
Posted: 8/31/17 at 4:56pm
The telecharge website actually says Ben will be out for matinees on Saturday 9/2 and Sunday 9/3 now. No longer lists the 9/6 date!
Posted: 8/31/17 at 6:13pm
Per the show's website
Michael Lee Brown will perform the role of Evan Hansen at the matinees on Saturday, September 2nd and Sunday, September 3rd.
Posted: 8/31/17 at 6:26pm
It seems that Michael Lee Brown has become Ben's main understudy. From what I'm hearing, he's doing a better job than CR.
Posted: 8/31/17 at 9:01pm
He's stellar. Honestly wish he would take over the role after Platt, but I understand the need for a bigger name.
Posted: 8/31/17 at 9:24pm
Ben Platt will be out for the High Holy Days, won't he? Is Will Roland also Jewish and out on those days?
Posted: 8/31/17 at 9:43pm
Does anyone know if Ben Platt returned tonight?
Posted: 8/31/17 at 9:50pm
Ben was back tonight, and his absence for Yom Kippur hasn't been announced. The dates aren't listed on Telecharge of the DEH website.
Will isn't Jewish.
Posted: 8/31/17 at 9:53pm
Yes, they are usually so good about giving advance warning of his planned absences, so maybe he is going on. I just noticed that there is "best availability" of tickets for the Yom Kippur dates, though.
Posted: 8/31/17 at 10:00pm
Ya think ben might be dropping in at the imperial on Sunday?
Posted: 8/31/17 at 10:01pm
I'm definitely surprised that he's not taking it off. I remember back in the spring sometime, he did an interview and said he would be off then. But maybe he's just been out way more than anyone expected, so things have changed?
Posted: 8/31/17 at 10:09pm
If I were there, I'd be inclined to snap up those tickets. Especially for the Friday matinee, since Yom Kippur doesn't begin until sunset.
If practicing, you're supposed to fast quite rigorously on Yom Kippur. You're not even supposed to drink water. That would be tough to do for sunset-to-sunset and still deliver 3 Ben Platt-calibre performances.
Posted: 9/1/17 at 12:49pm
Michael lee Brown will be performing all Wednesday and Saturday matinees through the end of Ben's run, they just posted that info to Telecharge,
Posted: 9/1/17 at 12:56pm
broadwaynerdnewbie said: "Michael lee Brown will be performing all Wednesday and Saturday matinees through the end of Ben's run, they just posted that info to Telecharge,"
I almost had a heart attack as I scheduled my trip so I would be able to see Ben in DEH and I'm seeing it on Wednesday, November 8th. But then I re-read and let out a sigh of relief as my ticket is for Wednesday night.
