How is Ben Platt's attendance in DEH?- Page 3

[ccbroadway13]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 5:57pm

Where did you hear this?

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 6:02pm

I was about to be upset with the rumor that he's leaving since I just bought tickets to DEH this morning, but I just remembered Mean Girls is in DC, where I live nearby, so it's a win-win.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 10:13pm

Source of rumors???

[LesWickedly]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 10:29pm

No source, that person just joined today. He's not going to be in it as a minor role after probably winning the Best Actor Tony. He's contracted through November. 

[LesWickedly]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 10:51pm

Double

Updated On: 4/14/17 at 10:51 PM

[gypsy101]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 10:57pm

maybe he could be playing Damian? it's not really a minor role

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 11:07pm

I'm guessing they would get a actor who is the same weight as the actor in the movie

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 11:08pm

Nic Rouleau would be perfect for Damian 

[ethan231h]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 11:35pm

broadwaykayla0826 said: "I heard he's doing Mean Girls the Musical in October in DC, but I'm not sure

 

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bye

[mulligan3]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 11:38pm

gotta believe you are hearing or making up the wrong things. 

This guy has given every ounce of his body and soul to DEH, and logic dictates that he'll take a well deserved mental break after this. I could be wrong, but I'm willing to bet that his next move isn't another new show ASAP.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 4/14/17 at 11:40pm

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "I'm guessing they would get a actor who is the same weight as the actor in the movie

 

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Uhhhh....??? Not necessarily? 

[Phillytheatreguy10]

Posted: 4/15/17 at 3:30am

Mental break is something that can be solved by spending a week on the beach somewhere not months of not working. This is his livliehood and every actor has bills to pay no matter how physically or mentally demanding a role is. Just because they aren't on Broadway or in a movie doesn't mean they aren't working on something somewhere. Plus, he's all but a lock for the Tony at this point, Andy Karl aside. Ben will be a hot commodity and as Betty White says never say no to work. These shows have great teams to keep these actors healthy, check the small print in the playbills, PT, vocal support, etc. The part is hard, but the fact he's done it 100 times consecutively means he's got his routine down and has figured out how to navigate the challenges. Things do happen, actors are humans not immune to the same things you and I are. Sometimes I think people in this board expect too much or make unrealistic assumptions about the business in general. It's art, but it's a job. 

[saxpower]

Posted: 4/25/17 at 9:04pm

Just curious if anyone has heard anything about the "rumor"- or at least report by one poster- that Ben will leave in October to be in Mean Girls?

[LesWickedly]

Posted: 4/25/17 at 9:04pm

It is not true.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/25/17 at 10:43pm

I know nothing of it's validity, but it's not unheard of for an actor to leave a show for another opportunity and simply extend his contract to make the terms (a year, in this case) valid.

[CT2NYC]

Posted: 5/3/17 at 7:50pm

Per an Instagram post from Michael Park, Colton Ryan is on tonight for Ben.

 

 

Updated On: 5/3/17 at 07:50 PM

[gleek4114]

Posted: 5/3/17 at 9:24pm

CT2NYC said: "Per an Instagram post from Michael Park, Colton Ryan is on tonight for Ben.

 

 

 

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Link? I checked his page and couldn't find it.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/3/17 at 9:27pm

^ apparently he deleted it. I would post a picture of a screenshot, but I don't know I how.

[supersam1026]

Posted: 5/3/17 at 9:35pm

Looking at Twitter, it does seem to be true that Platt is out tonight. I was there last night and, while still pretty amazing, his voice definitely did crack at a few points. 

[mulligan3]

Posted: 5/3/17 at 11:04pm

lets answer the question of the thread - How is Ben Platt's attendance?  Almost 200%

he may have missed his second show in over 200 of them.  The guy is gold.

[Dancingthrulife2]

Posted: 5/3/17 at 11:11pm

mulligan3 said: "lets answer the question of the thread - How is Ben Platt's attendance?  Almost 200%

he may have missed his second show in over 200 of them.  The guy is gold.

 

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Yet the op is not looking for an exaggeration that barely answers his or her question. 

[recentlyfound]

Posted: 5/3/17 at 11:53pm

Not sure if 200 is the exact number, but yeah, if we're going with 2 out of 200 his attendance is 99.99%.

[Robert16]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 1:03am

Unfortunately Ben was out at tonight's performance 

[BakerWilliams]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 1:16am

198 out of 200 is 99%, not 99.99%, that would be 1998 out of 2000 performances.

[Javi]

Posted: 5/4/17 at 2:08am

I'm going this Sunday to watch DEH. Hope he's back by then. It's my first time seeing it as I'm from Australia.  I see Ben's a guest on Live With Kelly and Ryan on Monday. 

Updated On: 5/4/17 at 02:08 AM