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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#1
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:05pm

Per Michael Paulson of the Times:

https://twitter.com/MichaelPaulson/status/897488662082052096

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

Updated On: 8/15/17 at 12:05 PM

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#2
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:14pm

It's going to be tough to fill his shoes in that show.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#3
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:19pm

The boards called it and i'm glad he isn't extending. The poor guy must be exhausted at this point. I am worried about the show after he leaves as his performance is the show stopper. As much as I loved seeing Colton he didn't have the range for some of the tougher songs with heavy emotions.

Hopefully Ben takes a long vacation before deciding what his next venture will be

EDIT: I wonder if I should just grab a ticket off stubhub now for the last performance

Updated On: 8/15/17 at 12:19 PM

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#4
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:21pm

Good for him. Yearlong run of a legendary performance. I have no reason to be, but I'm proud of him in a way?

My vote for the next Evan Hansen? Patti LuPone, natch.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#5
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:22pm

LOL. "Show will continue to run." He's not Hugh Jackman! Come on!

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#6
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:26pm

Nicole7579 said: "The boards called it and i'm glad he isn't extending. The poor guy must be exhausted at this point. I am worried about the show after he leaves as his performance is the show stopper. As much as I loved seeing Colton he didn't have the range for some of the tougher songs with heavy emotions.

Hopefully Ben takes a long vacation before deciding what his next venture will be

EDIT: I wonder if I should just grab a ticket off stubhub now for the last performance

I thought about it! Cheapest is 299.

"

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#7
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:29pm

Yea its basically what I would pay premium for. I'm seriously thinking about it

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#8
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:33pm

So relieved that I snatched a ticket last week for the November 8th evening performance.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#9
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:37pm

Nothing like buying tickets on Stub Hub and watching the prices go up exponentially (and tickets disappearing) while you're buying. Lord have mercy! LOL

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#10
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:42pm

YES! I can finally breathe a sigh of relief, lol - we have tickets for the 18th.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#11
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:42pm

I hope Michael Lee Brown takes over, he was incredible last week!!

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#12
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:42pm

I would love it if they livestreamed that curtain call. That would be something to see.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#13
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:48pm

Dang! missing him by 7 days! i'm seeing the show the 25th. really hoping the replacement is Micheal Lee Brown!! or someone new we haven't heard of yet. i'm not too disappointed, hopefully the ready of the cast won't leave at the same time. (i'm a massive Mike Faist fan so i'm crossing my fingers he'll be there when i go)

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Updated On: 8/15/17 at 12:48 PM

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#14
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:51pm

In case anyone is curious, ticket prices on StubHub have jumped almost triple since this was announce like an hour ago. Crazy.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#15
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:55pm

So would they give refunds if u have tickets for after he departs??

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#16
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:56pm

I just bought a ticket for his last show, I got it on StubHub before they started upping the prices because I know that will happen. I don't even care about the view of the seat honestly. Just being able to be in the room for his last performance is worth it for me.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#17
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:00pm

yumdomcha said: "In case anyone is curious, ticket prices on StubHub have jumped almost triple since this was announce like an hour ago. Crazy."

Yes! While I was buying they were going up and flying out of my cart. Wow. I saw them for $300 when I logged on. Now the lowest is $600.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#18
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:02pm

Last performance is worth it for sure. I almost snagged a ticket. I may just grab a Saturday ticket

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:04pm

MtTemple4 said: "yumdomcha said: "In case anyone is curious, ticket prices on StubHub have jumped almost triple since this was announce like an hour ago. Crazy."

Yes! While I was buying they were going up and flying out of my cart. Wow. I saw them for $300 when I logged on. Now the lowest is $600.

It's crazy! I don't know if these sellers are serious but they have $4,000 tickets up.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#20
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:05pm

No, this can't be right. Margo kept INSISTING that it was November 12th since it's been sold out for months.

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#21
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:05pm

They did the same thing for hamilton. They are totally serious

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#22
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:07pm

It seems we will get a new Evan, and it will not be Colton or Michael replacing him, as it says this in the website "Ben Platt will play his final performance as Evan Hansen on Sunday, November 19. He will also be out of performances August 10-16, the 3pm performance on September 3, and the 8pm performance on September 6. Michael Lee Brown and Colton Ryan will continue to understudy the role of Evan Hansen and new casting will be announced soon."

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#23
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:08pm

Lucky I already have a ticket for that day!

Updated On: 8/15/17 at 01:08 PM

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#24
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:09pm

So glad I'm catching him right before he leaves

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Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19#25
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:10pm

Miles2Go2 said: "So relieved that I snatched a ticket last week for the November 8th evening performance.

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Hey, that's my day too! Only in the afternoon!