Ben Platt News

Ben Platt, along with his brothers Jonah Platt and Henry Platt, took to YouTube to post a beautiful arrangement of Ahavat Olam by Gabe Mann and Piper Rutman.

ABC has announced the first round of celebrity guests joining 'The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II.' The second edition of the hit singalong event includes a duet between Idina Menzel and Ben Platt and performances from Broadway stars Anika Noni Rose, Josh Gad, and Disney on Broadway stars Merle Dandridge, Heather Headley, Adam Jacobs, Caissie Levy, Kara Lindsay, Kevin Massey and Josh Strickland.

Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday with 'Take Me To The World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration' raised over $400,000 dollars for ASTEP!

Broadway stars Caissie Levy, Ben Platt, and Jonah Platt join celebrities and members of the global Jewish community in an online celebration of the 72nd Israeli Independence Day. They join actor Josh Malina, author Adeena Sussman, famed therapist Dr. Ruth, acclaimed rapper Matisyahu, Israeli pop star Rita and more in the international celebration.

Broadway stars Caissie Levy, Ben Platt, and Jonah Platt will join celebrities and members of the global Jewish community in an online celebration of the 72nd Israeli Independence Day. 

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out this weekend's videos, from stars including Leslie Odom, Jr., Kristin Chenoweth, Shoshana Bean, Ben Platt, and more!

Ben Platt took to Twitter to post another Saturday Song. This time, he took on Lay Me Down by Sam Smith.

Just last night, the stars came out to celebrate Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday with 'Take Me To The World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration'. The free online event, hosted by Raúl Esparza, on the exact 50th anniversary of the opening night of Sondheim's musical Company (the original production debuted on Broadway on April 26, 1970).

Today's top stories: Nathan Lane, Megan Hilty, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O'Hara, Aaron Tveit, Idina Menzel and more announced their nominations for the Drama League's 2020 Gratitude Awards!

Additional star performances were announced today for the all-star special virtual concert in celebration of Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday, 'Take Me To The World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration', this Sunday, April 26 at 8:00 PM ET.

Ben Platt took to Instagram this morning to share the news that his concert live from Radio City Music Hall will debut on Netflix this May!

We want to hear from you! We're starting #BwayWorldPrompts, where each day we'll be asking our readers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram questions to spark some theater conversation.

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out this weekend's videos, from stars including Kelli O'Hara, Ben Platt, Jennifer Hudson, Betsy Wolfe, and more!

Today's top stories: the GoFundMe for Nick Cordero and his family has surpassed $300,000, Les Miserables - The Staged Concert will be available to download with funds going to charity, and more!

Ben Platt took to Instagram to perform a cover of 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand.'

Global Citizen and the World Health Organization (WHO) are partnering for a special one-night event, 'One World: Together at Home,' to air across multiple global networks and platforms on Saturday, April 18.

Tonight is the 'One World: Together At Home' global broadcast special, which will air across NBC, ABC, CBS and other global networks and platforms on Saturday, April 18 from 8-10 p.m. PT/ET.

We asked our readers to pick who they'd cast in Peter and the Starcatcher! The cast list has been posted-- see who got dreamcast!