Ben Platt Calls Out Randos Being Jerks About His Age in Dear Evan Hansen Trailer
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Ben Platt is many things: a Tony-winning actor who perfected the art of snot-crying on stage and a songwriter whose talents extend to catchy Yom Kippur jingles and beyond. What Platt is not, as many on Twitter were quick to point out after the trailer for “Dear Evan Hansen” debuted, is a high school student.
And yet, the 27-year-old revisits his adolescent years in the “Dear Evan Hansen” film adaptation as an anxiety-riddled teen who gets tangled in a lie that spirals out of control. He originated the character on Broadway in 2017 to massive acclaim. So it’s understandable that Universal Pictures, the studio behind the movie, wanted to Platt to reprise the role that made him a star. Given the 10 years or so that separate Platt from the SATs, that upset some people.