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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

TONY^®, GRAMMY^®, & EMMY^® AWARD  WINNER
BEN PLATT
TO PLAY EXCLUSIVE CONCERT RESIDENCY
AT BROADWAY’S RECENTLY REFURBISHED PALACE THEATRE
CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF HIS UPCOMING ALBUM
“HONEYMIND”

18 PERFORMANCES ONLY
TUESDAY, MAY 28 THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 15

DIRECTED BY TONY AWARD WINNER MICHAEL ARDEN

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT WWW.BROADWAYDIRECT.COM

New York, NY (March 18, 2024) – Tony^®, GRAMMY^®, and Emmy^® Award winner Ben Platt will play an exclusive concert residency at Broadway’s recently refurbished Palace Theatre (West 47^th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues), in celebration of the release of his upcoming third album Honeymind. The residency, directed by Tony Award winner Michael Arden who collaborated with Platt on the 2023 Tony Award-winning revival of Parade which also earned Platt a Tony nomination, will play Tuesday, May 28 through Saturday, June 15 for 18 performances only. Tickets are on sale now via www.broadwaydirect.com.

The Palace is one of Broadway’s most preeminent theatres. “Playing The Palace” has been synonymous with the pinnacle of success since the theatre opened in 1913. The venue has been home to such legendary performers as Josephine Baker, Harry Belafonte, Elvis Presley, Shirley MacLaine, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, and perhaps most famously Judy Garland. The venue closed in 2018 for a significant renovation and restoration, including raising the historically landmarked venue 30 feet in the air.

Ben Platt said, “It is far beyond my wildest imagination to play a residency of my own music in a house as storied as the Palace. I feel blessed to be part of the theater community, and to have the opportunity to perform as myself and from my own perspective on a Broadway stage is one of the greatest honors of my life. I can’t wait to introduce my new record on the beautifully revived stage. My hope is to bridge my musical theater roots that I hold so dear with the world of classic Americana songwriting that I’ve fallen so deeply in love with. I mean, Liza! Judy! ‘Dreams come true’ doesn’t even begin to cover it!”

Poster art for the concert residency are available HERE for download.

Platt will take the stage of the soon-to-reopen Palace Theatre for 18 performances only to celebrate the release of his upcoming album Honeymind, available Friday, May 31 via Interscope Records and executive produced by Dave Cobb. The evening, the latest chapter of a storied career jam-packed with hits and acclaimed performances in Dear Evan Hanson, Pitch Perfect, and Parade, will showcase Platt’s insightful original lyrics and breathtaking vocals from the new album, selections from Reverie and Sing to Me Instead, as well as a few surprises for fans of the platinum-selling superstar.

“Andrew,” the first single from Honeymind is available now. Watch the Sam Wrench-directed music video HERE and pre-order the album HERE.

BIOGRAPHIES

Tony, GRAMMY® and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt made his highly anticipated return to the New York Stage as Leo Frank in Parade at the City Center which transitioned to the Broadway stage. The riveting musical opened to rave reviews and led to Platt’s second Tony Award nomination. Most recently Ben starred in the film Theater Camp, which is co-written by Platt, Molly Gordon, Noah Galvin and Nick Lieberman inspired by their popular 2020 short film by the same name.

An accomplished recording artist, Platt has released two albums previously – 2019’s Sing To Me and 2021’s Reverie.  He completed a hugely successful solo tour following the release of Reverie which saw him headlining sellout crowds at such important venues as The Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden and others.

Platt won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his groundbreaking performance as Evan in Dear Evan Hansen and later went on to reprise his role in the Universal film adaption alongside Julianne Moore and Amy Adams. Ben starred in the highly popular Netflix series by Ryan Murphy, “The Politician” where he served as the executive producer on the series – his performance in Season 1 earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the show received a nomination for Best Comedy. Additionally, Platt began filming alongside Beanie Feldstein, Merrily We Roll Along which will be shot over a 20-year period, directed by Richard Linklater. Last fall, Platt was seen in the Amazon film, The People We Hate at The Wedding alongside Allison Janney and Kristen Bell. Other film and television highlights include: Pitch Perfect 1 & 2, Ricky & the Flash, “The Premise,” and a guest appearance on “Will & Grace.”

Michael Arden (Director) received the 2023 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical for his reimagining of Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown’s Parade which also won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical. In addition, he received Tony nominations for his Broadway revivals of Once One This Island, and Deaf West Theatre’s production of Spring Awakening. Michael wrote and directed a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol starring Jefferson Mays that played the Nederlander Theatre last holiday season. His productions of The Preacher’s Wife and The Queen of Versailles will play Atlanta and Boston this year. Other theatre credits include: Maybe Happy Ending at the Alliance Theatre, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Lincoln Center, American Dream Study and ALIEN/NATION with his theatre company The Forest of Arden, at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Annie at the Hollywood Bowl, and The Pride and Merrily We Roll Along at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles. Arden has been named on Variety’s Broadway Impact List and is the winner of an NAACP Award for Best Direction of his revival of Merrily We Roll Along. In addition to directing theater in America and around the globe, he regularly directs “The Connors” on ABC, and has appeared in numerous features and television shows, most notable “Grey’s Anatomy,” Bride Wars, Anger Management, Source Code, and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” On stage, Arden has appeared on Broadway in Big River; The Times, They Are A-Changin’; and King Lear; among others. Arden is a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and alumni of the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Juilliard School.

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