Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
#1Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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
#2Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:14pm
It's going to be tough to fill his shoes in that show.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#4Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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.
#5Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:22pm
LOL. "Show will continue to run." He's not Hugh Jackman! Come on!
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
#6Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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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#8Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:33pm
So relieved that I snatched a ticket last week for the November 8th evening performance.
#9Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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
AllThatJazz2
Broadway Star Joined: 6/15/17
#10Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:42pm
YES! I can finally breathe a sigh of relief, lol - we have tickets for the 18th.
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#11Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:42pm
I hope Michael Lee Brown takes over, he was incredible last week!!
Nycat63
Broadway Star Joined: 10/31/16
#12Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:42pm
I would love it if they livestreamed that curtain call. That would be something to see.
#13Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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)
“6 AM. The sky glows. Somewhere a bird chirps. I want to shoot it.” ~ Jonathan Larson, Tick...Tick..BOOM
Updated On: 8/15/17 at 12:48 PM
yumdomcha
Swing Joined: 8/14/17
#14Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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.
#15Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 12:55pm
So would they give refunds if u have tickets for after he departs??
#16Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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.
#17Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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.
yumdomcha
Swing Joined: 8/14/17
#19Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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.
#20Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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.
Notreallysilent 2
Broadway Star Joined: 12/12/15
#22Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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."
herewegoabc
Leading Actor Joined: 1/26/08
#23Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:08pm
Lucky I already have a ticket for that day!
#24Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:09pm
So glad I'm catching him right before he leaves
#25Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
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!
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#26Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:11pm
Neither of the understudies replacing Ben. Someone new is coming in. Should be announced soon.
#27Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:17pm
hak5 said: "So would they give refunds if u have tickets for after he departs??
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He isn't above the title.
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mikey2573
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/10
#28Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:34pm
Cheapest ticket on Stubhub for that date is $700 all the way up to $4,860.00. And telecharge will not even load on my computer. I wonder if it's related?
#29Ben Platt's last day in DEH is officially 11/19
Posted: 8/15/17 at 1:34pm
Liza's Headband said: "Neither of the understudies replacing Ben. Someone new is coming in. Should be announced soon. "
Oak?
