'Judy Garland Spoke to Me': Ben Platt Previews His Upcoming Residency at the Palace

I knew he was queer at birth. I slapped his ass and he cried, "Harder, daddy!".

[quote]Presenting...Liza with a B!

He should live so long....

So unappealing.

Judy spoke to me and said Get out of my house.

This reads like a Tracey Ullman parody.

She said, “Where’s the drugs?”

She said “Damn, that was a hard shit, anyone got a suppository?”

I’ve waited my whole life for Judy to talk to me. So far I’ve only heard from Ethel Gumm & Sid fucking Luft.

he has fans?

His top priced ticket on tour is $600, of course he's fucking delusional

And she said, “Shave your shoulders, kid.”

He always looks sweaty and dirty. Like someone who changed their underwear once a week.

Ish Mama?

Is there anything his father can't do? Daddy, I want a pony on another level.

"I'll sing 'em all and we'll stay all night."

Will his Dad buy all these tickets too? Like he did at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl. Do they give them away to the homeless?

The venue's last show was 2017's SpongeBob SquarePants.

R16: "Will his Dad buy all these tickets too? Like he did at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl. Do they give them away to the homeless?"

Gentle reminder that the kinder descriptor is "unhoused".

Unhoused are in the house!

I was molested.

I hope Judy told him to take down his Tik-Tok video where he mocks a child’s singing a song from “Legally Blonde”. Particularly ironic, as Miss Platt has expressed contempt for the “randos” on social media. In fact, Miss Platt has deleted her Twitter because she was getting critical feedback. There’s a classic nepo-baby hypocrisy here and it’s hilarious. This guy is an entitled dick.

Such a mangina, that Platt.

Did she say if I should live with drunk sissy or mean sissy?

Who is this person?

That article’s picture lol

He really does look like a big hairy pussy personified.

When he talks about his collaborators my mind goes the World War II.

I love this community but get between me and my audience and I will push you off the stage.

Yeah, she said get off my fucking stage you fucking nobody.

And tell your boyfriend to strip posting pictures of his first in his own ass.

Judy speaks to me as well, Ben. We often laugh at what a big flaming FAGGOT you are . She also told me how she is glad she killed herself all those years ago so she didn’t have to live to see your “career” as a no talent homosexual with a glandular problem.

I like Ben! I've saw him in the play Parade a few months ago, he was very good. Sorry guys, you can hate on him all you want, but the guy is very talented. From the Kennedy Honors...

Everyone, R32 has given us permission to hate on Ben Platt.

He should do a double act with Miss Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The catfights will be glorious.

That wasn’t Judy Garland, fool. That was Jim Bailey.

R32 = Ben Platt

DL never failed to remind me that this insufferable queen exists

R22 and R26 really nail it.

She said "MARY!"

That performance at the KCH for Barry Gibb was embarrassing. He may be able to passably sing but he was moving like an epileptic penguin.

I am queer. I am queer

That's what I say of me

I'm happy go-lucky, they say that I'm plucky

contented and carefree

I am queer I am queer

I'm gay even when I drink a beer

I suck cock and get plugged despite being so fugged

'Cause I am queer

Ugh. That little queer is only one statue away from an EGOT?

And I'm the one in prison???

[quote]His top priced ticket on tour is $600, of course he's fucking delusional

$600 for Ben Fucking Platt? Christ. Who does he think he is, Judy Garland? She would've been worth a $600 ticket.

So fat.

He sucks ass. When he dies he'll be sucking ass in hell. Not in a good way either.

ALLEGEDLY: I just took a quick look through all the seating charts on Ticketmaster and my hypothesis is that him (although I don’t think he’s the brains) and daddy and the booker are obviously playing games with the seats. If you look at all the NY July shows they all have the same pattern of seats available so what they’re doing is only releasing set blocks on Ticketmaster, which makes it look like half of the venue is already sold out, but really it’s probably barely an eighth sold. They then moved blocks of tickets over to resale sites where they have them listed with an upcharge on those tickets. So what they’re doing is creating an illusion of demand for the event to increase prices and also covering up the fact that he’s not selling well. So what ends up happening is the people who end up paying the excessive amount will essentially pay for all the other tickets that are either going to get dumped for a really cheap price or they’ll just give them away for free to get asses in the seats.

Wait until he dumps Noah's ass for the sake of publicity.

I wonder if she used Judy's standard compliment for shitty performers:

How do you do it?

He might sellout tonight (opening) but tomorrow is already rough, over 400 tickets still on resale sites and 1/3 on Ticketmaster. The capacity is around 1650 people.

No way sales will keep up to the end of this “residency”.

Has Daddy figured out how to buy an Oscar yet?

Stage Manager: "But, Ben, boththe soldiers in the wheelchairs are waiting for you in the audience."

Ben: "They wheeled them in, they can wheel them out."

Ben Platt: Superstar!

Platt does The Palace

Who is his opening act “the brilliant” North West?

He thought they said "Pal Ass" so he was in!

To even invoke her name is a sacrilege.

This Queen thinks he’s on the same level as Judy FUCKING Garland. It’s really ridiculous. We desperately need tastemakers & gatekeepers back in showbiz.

Must be nice to have a father who's a big producer so your ugly, marginally talented ass can be handed a career.

[quote]We desperately need tastemakers & gatekeepers back in showbiz.

Fran Lebowitz explained how AIDS devastated our culture, wiping out so many tastemakers and gatekeepers. She articulated it so well.

That was a great thing about all the homosexuals running Hollywood and Broadway and TV back in the day before we had surrogates and all this other bullshit, they didn’t have any kids to help with nepotism and they wouldn’t put up with any of that bullshit from anyone else. We were better as a meritocracy.

As of this AM, the mezzanine almost completely unsold for opening night! They’ve converted all VIPs to regular price tix and it’s in TKTS.

Also, Equity lounge offering upto 4 comps per member for performances this week.

R61 what is equity lounge?

Interesting take, r60

Showtime in 3.5 hours and hundreds of tickets are still available for opening night for a 1600 seat venue. Will he play to a 20% house in July? Hope they’re thinking up a creative cancellation excuse.

Just how rich is his father? He is determined that we, the innocent public, are going to listen to his drip of a no talent son or there will be hell to pay.

It truly couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

one man shows and self involved monologues have always been and always will be sickening.

Bless his heart.

If one of you want to go sit by the theater in some ratty athleisure wear, they’ll probably come around later and hand out free tickets. Make sure to take your phone and get some videos for everyone here.

Video of them begging the shiftless and unwashed to come watch for free would be better than porn. You hear me??? BETTER THAN PORN. Especially if it was Daddy and that twerp Noah handing them out!!!

Will Ben blame Daddy when his show bombs?

His tour prices are just as crazy according to Reddit. At one venue, he's asking more than two times Jason Mraz for the same seat. And yet I guess they gave away a bunch of tickets for the Palace show at one of the late night host taping, so SOMEONE on his team is well aware that he's not going to sell out.

I think this is what the pop stans call delulu. Him, daddy, both?

Noah might have to offer his furry, moaning hole to the POC unhoused men on the streets to get a full house.

It's not like he's even that well known to the general public. I'm sure if you said "Ben Platt," about 75% of the public would say "who?"

And $600 a ticket like he's some huge star! Ridiculous.

R72 holy shit! Talk show giveaways too and he’s still not sold out for opening night. This makes JLo look like Taylor Swift.

Also, a lot of those people who receive giveaway tickets don’t end up showing up like probably at least 30 to 40%. There’s gonna be an echo in the palace tonight.

[quote] they wouldn’t put up with any of that bullshit from anyone else. We were better as a meritocracy.

Back in the day you basically had to be a Liza Minnelli or a Jane Fonda to succeed, i.e. uniquely talented in your own right, independent of who your parents were.

Today, any talentless twat can be handed a career because of famous parents.

"Daddy I wanna sing Judy Garland at the Palace! MAKE IT HAPPEN!"

Veruca Platt

Ben reading this thread.

R73, as if he wasn’t already doing that, regardless. He’s a real piece of work. Just dreadful.

Rumer Willis is playing the Carlyle Club next week. It's the invasion of the Nepo Babies in NYC!

Ben is more of a 54 Below type of artist.

Imagine going to NYC and getting tickets to see Ben Platt and Rumer Willis.

Worst Nepo Baby singer since Margaret Truman.

What’s Judy saying to you NOW, Ben????

My boyfriend's bitter

No followers on Twitter

I'm shaving my shoulder

More hair as I get older

And all because of the show where no one pays.

[quote]The Palace Theatre has hosted legendary performers including Judy Garland, Josephine Baker, Harry Belafonte, Elvis Presley, Shirley MacLaine, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, and more. The venue's last show was 2017's SpongeBob SquarePants.

Spongebob?

[quote] Rumer Willis is playing the Carlyle Club next week. It's the invasion of the Nepo Babies in NYC!

Wait until you all hear about my gig performing show tunes at the Rainbow Room!

"Oh, I just can't wait to be kiiiiiiiiiing..."

#metoo!

[quote] "His top priced ticket on tour is $600"

For fucking WHAT? He's not even fun to look at (and I shouldn't end sentences in prepositions).

[quote] "...of course he's fucking delusional"

That's the only entertaining thing about him, R9.

[quote]I like Ben! I've saw him in the play Parade a few months ago, he was very good.

I saw the same show he should never take his clothes off in public. He has never seen the inside of a gym and it shows.

[quote]'Judy Garland Spoke to Me'

He ran into her at CVS.

If Ben Platt weren't Marc Platt's son, he'd be doing community theater at the Beth Hillel in Great Neck right now.

Which is commiserate with his level of talent.

"I've always sort of had in my mind this flowery dream of some sort of Broadway moment where I could sing my own music and perform as myself and do some combination of songwriting and storytelling with a theatrical space," he said. "And then the universe kind of intervention element is that the Palace has been being remodeled for a long time and it's finally ready to come back around. And as soon as those two things aligned, it sort of clicked that this might be the moment to really have a Judy Garland moment, as they say!"

"There's going to be a lot for my new album, Honeymind, that I'll sing for the first week," he continued. "I'll sing some stuff from my other records, a couple of musical theater moments, of course, and some honoring of the people that came before me in the Palace, like Judy and Liza and stuff like that. And then definitely some really exciting surprise guests!"

Has anyone seen Theater Camp on Hulu, starring Ben and Noah? Is it worth watching?

It is not, R96

Surprise guest #1 has got to be Beanie.

It’s gonna be Noah. Zzzzzzzz.

Speaking of, who has Noah’s nudes?

Theater Camp is hilarious. My husband and I are trying to come up with better ideas for opening the Palace. We came up with Lin Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, and maybe Heather Headley (returning to where she did Aida). Heather isn’t a mega-name. But word of mouth for her would be amazing and that would sell tickets. If Sutton went away for the last 5 years, she would’ve been great but she’s overexposed now.

What a day this has been

What a rare mood I'm in

Why, it's almost like being a star

“I’ve got a…a bit of a frog in my throat. I think I..I picked up an old faggot in Georgia or something….”

Ben, coughing up the cum remnants

There are no words for how turned on I am by R101’s glorious rewrites, channeling the hard-bitten wisdom of an old diner waitress.

Seriously. Im beside myself with lust.

R101, I really want more!

Should’ve been Barbra.

[quote]Which is commiserate with his level of talent.

Do you mean "commensurate"?

How many shows will they cancel? How do you stay motivated when you’ve sucked you’d own dick, invoked Judy Garland and compared yourself to her — only to find yourself singing before a heavily-papered half empty house.

Three weeks of shows must now feel impossible to get through.

Judy told him to plant his own tree and watch it grow. And get off the fucking stage.

Fucking autocorrect r105

[quote]And then definitely some really exciting surprise guests!

Like ME. Doing numbers from Funny Girl.

We can all commiserate, R94.

Just who comprises Ben Platt’s fan base?

^^autocorrect

But wash he born in a trunk?

R111, the answer is in the question.

R59, thank you for posting that. I saw that interview a few years ago and I really thought at the time that it was the one of the most insightful comments about the impact of the AIDS epidemic on our culture, at least New York City culture. I had never thought of that until she said it.

God, he’s so pretentious.

Same r115. When I first saw Fran Lebowitz say that, it was a lightbulb moment. She articulated something that I had felt for a long time but couldn't really put into words. She was so correct about AIDS killing off so many tastemakers and gatekeepers, as well as artists and junk culture taking over. God, just look at our culture today.

I really like Ben. Kill me. I don't understand the vitriolic hate towards him. I think he is very talented, very out and very pro-gay. I saw him in Parade and he was excellent.

I also saw him and Noah walking their dog in a park in New York City last week. It was one of those surreal New York moments. A friend and I were sitting on our usual bench, oddly watching Mayor Adams and his entourage about 100 yards away planning something. I then noticed these two guys walking towards us. I realized who they were and I really thought I was having a psychotic episode. The mayor and Ben & Noah?! Yes, I got verklempt. Noah looked at me and smiled knowing that I had recognized them. They seemed very sweet and happy.

Most Narcissists are happy when they’ve been “recognized”.

R118 he’s pro-Queer*

He’s a woke Yasss Kween. It’s a requirement.

Some on the Broadway subReddit screenshotted the ticket availability - so I present to you Ben Platt's flop illustrated!

This putz invoking the name of Judy Garland was a reckless thing to say. It's hard to describe the degree of insult and disrespect the mere notion even approaches.

He belongs at a smaller venue and for a shorter length of time.

Who convinced him he should play the Palace for three goddamn weeks? He has absolutely no self-awareness.

R121 so they put tickets on the lottery for only $35, people are saying they automatically won. Plus, a lot of the gray seats might be the ones that were allegedly put on resale sites. Is he going to play a 1600 seat venue with 200 people in the audience?

Did no one bring up how horrible the graphic design is for his poster? His name is scribbled and the font is so thin you can barely tell what it says.

[quote] He belongs at a smaller venue and for a shorter length of time.

How about a broom closet for a day?

Yet another delusional queen. Cannot stand this untalented hack.

Thoughts?

I like how the feathers are flying off his coat.

Maybe not

WTF is he wearing? And WHY??? And has he ANY understanding of the song??

Oh, the humanity!

Ben Platt's graphic image of his Palace concerts has shades of "Liza With a Z"

The picture at OP looks like him trying to force a shit.

Daddy must have called in a favor because that country singer Kacey Musgraves made a guest appearance tonight.

R127 SWEET FUCKING JESUS what the hell was that. Sounded like a lamb at the slaughterhouse.

Very pretentious title. Only a delusional narcissistic gay theater kid whose dad practically runs Broadway would put themselves on Judy's level. He's no Rufus Wainwright. Speaking of Rufus: Daddy! ❤️

It's not a surprise if we know in advance.

I’m completely befuddled by all this. WOW. Between this fuck and “the brilliant North West”, I think the future of entertainment is doomed. Is the future rich Daddies just buying out concert halls and going for breakeven or a tax write-off? Either way their spawn get to play pretend like they’re some icon. What a fucking joke.

They’re probably scrounging for guest stars to try to sell those other dates.

He sho' is ugly!

In the lobby you can buy the following:

$30 canvas tote

$49 Tshirt

$75 hoodie

There's a Platt fangirl (or could well be Ben himself given past form) on social media equating the word nepo to the n word

R141 insane

I need to terroriz—-err, educate her. Link please.

R141 So tell that fat bitch to pipe down and get back to mopping up the Dairy Queen. If I want lessons on how to shoplift Steak’Ums AND Claire’s frosted tips in the same trip to the Piggly Wiggly, I’ll ask a Ben Platt fangirl. If I want cultural insights, I’ll ask the theater fags of DL.

R127, His vibrato sounds like a blender in need of repair.

r143 She deleted her account but someone who replied quoted her

What are the chances he can get Brandy Clark to stop in so they can do his new single Treehouse?

R147, He said on Kelly Clarkson that Brandy is going to tour with him.

Review on Reddit. So this is someone who bought opening night tickets and is familiar enough with his work to know what songs came from what albums, so is presumably something of a fangirl and yet the review is still rather lukewarm, getting 3/5

[quote]The biggest "moments" of the show were probably the DEH cover, the Liza Minelli cover of Maybe This Time, the Kacey Musgraves appearance, and his encore performance of Over the Rainbow.

[quote]I'm not surprised bc it was marketed this way, but I thought it was odd to play so much unreleased music because even big fans couldn't sing along. I thought it sapped some momentum at the start and end, as he began and ended on unreleased songs. I also was surprised he didn't do more show tunes.

Starting and ending a show with an unreleased song, now that's showmanship!

[quote]He did do one cover of DEH, which seems to be a first for his solo shows. It was Requiem, the only one he wasn't on stage for in the show. He explained he felt he couldn't perform Evan songs anymore because he was trying to move on mentally from Evan.

Should've done that before the movie

[quote]And plenty of celebrities there for opening night (Anna Wintour, Dylan Mulvaney, Beanie Feldstein, Bryan D’arcy James, Noah Galvin [duh]).

Oh and

[quote]Definitely not saying it's not worth it at any price! I got $30 rush tickets and found that totally enjoyable experience -- and good value (as they were $142 face value ticks)

Daddy's gonna take a bath on this thing. Meanwhile I continue to feel sorry for Jonah given how Ben is clearly daddy's favourite

I’m trying to move on from Evan, so not only am I gonna talk about it, I’m gonna sing a song from it.

Jesus CHRIST, this guy.

From a poster at BroadwayWorld:

According to media invites that went out, “this concert residency is not open for review” and is only open “for feature consideration.” That of course won’t stop some outlets from buying their own tickets and running reviews. But it still feels like an unusual decision — even if reviews were decidedly mixed, they could still pull some positive quotes to help sell the tour.

I never thought I’d say this, but poor Anna Wintour.

r152 The fucking ego on this guy

Jonah is the Rosalind Kind of the Platt family.

You know what’s fun? To go through all his upcoming dates and see how the entire tour is BOMBING. It just ain’t selling. At all. Time to downsize, like Hebny Lopez had had to do.

. . .

Cry, nepo baby. Cry!

[quote]God, he’s so pretentious.

He's got to be homosexual.

He needs to lay off the kugel.

Ben said on Kelly Clarkson that he’s been obsessed with Judy since childhood and used to dress up as “Dorothy” regularly.

What utter crap.

[quote]and used to dress up as “Dorothy” regularly.

Loudon?

Zbornak?

Lamour?

All of the above, R163.

I hope Judy told him to take it down a notch.

I hope Liza snuck into his dressing room and spiked his drug with sedatives or laxatives to prevent him from going on stage and murdering Mama's music.

His downfall will be entertaining to watch.

He’s a disgusting cunt. He was mildly talented and got very lucky to find a role that suited him very well (Evan). Everything after has been a massive flop. Daddy is pumping money so that lil Benny can play in his fantasy of being an international superstar.

That beard makes his jaw look even WIDER than it already is.

I thought rich people could afford stylists and surgeons. He chooses to go outside looking so odd?

R169 he has a massive ego. He thinks he’s God’s gift to the world.

[quote] and got very lucky to find a role that suited him very well (Evan).

It’s the only role that he has ever played. Over and over again.

Daddy Platt was also texting agency execs whining about them continue to represent talent who had different views on Israel/Palestine.

I guess I'm hopelessly stranded here in the real world, but I still have no idea who this kid's father is or how he's THIS influential.

What is he, a mob boss or something? I've never heard of him.

r173 Ben's father Marc Platt is a producer and a big deal in both Hollywood and Broadway, very powerful in the Industry:

[quote]Platt started producing in theatre, before moving into film. He has served as president of production for three movie studios: Orion Pictures, TriStar Pictures, and Universal Studios. Platt has since formed his own production company, Marc Platt Productions, within the Universal realm and continues to pursue creative projects. His company is responsible for the Legally Blonde films and the HBO miniseries Empire Falls.[6]

[quote]Platt has produced a variety of feature films beginning with the 1987 comedy Campus Man. His films include Legally Blonde (2001), Wanted (2008), Rachel Getting Married (2008), Nine (2009), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Drive (2011), The Girl on the Train (2016), and Cruella (2021). He also produced critically acclaimed films such as Steven Spielberg's cold war drama Bridge of Spies (2015), Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land (2016), and Aaron Sorkin's legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), all of which earned him Academy Award for Best Picture nominations.

[quote]Platt has produced numerous productions on the Broadway stage with his first official credit being Wicked earning his first Tony Award for Best Musical nomination. He was also nominated for Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Pal Joey in 2009 and Tony Award for Best Play for Indecent in 2017. He won the Tony Award for Best Musical for The Band's Visit in 2018 and for A Strange Loop in 2022.[9] He will also produce the upcoming stage adaptation of La La Land.[10]

R173 he was a Broadway producer who suddenly got gigs as president of all these different movies studios. His rise to power is very suspect, as it happened very suddenly. I guarantee there’s a very interesting story there as well. Then he moved into production himself and started producing films. He’s responsible for the live action little mermaid and upcoming Snow White…

He’s basically a super woke Jew, who probably doesn’t think his skin is white, who betrays all of us other Jews because he’s not a Zionist, and in order to prove he’s woke he probably leans towards Palestine, Or maybe even fully is on the Palestine side

And he’s got plenty of money incoming and to burn, and probably doesn’t mind having quite a few tax write offs every year for these failed extravagances of Ben’s

Kelly Clarkson and Ben, this might be the worst pairing I’ve ever seen. It’s giving me high school trauma flashbacks, The obviously gay guy and the fat, annoying overzealous fag hag

He really thinks he is Streisand doesn’t he?

This is a complete mess

Not singing his big songs from DEH and focusing on his new solo album for the concert set seems foolish. His fanbase is fat musical theatre girls who empathise too much with the asshole that is Evan Hansen. They are the new crop of theatre fans who worship the modern musical sound - Beetlejuice, Be More Chill, Heathers etc - so they won't give a flying fuck about the Judy/Liza stuff either.

I hope he sings Songs that I know, I don't want anything off his unreleased albums.

R174 Well, he ain't Fiona Apple. And if he ain't Fiona Apple, then I don't give a damn!

R181 well you’re shit out of luck, because he’s not doing DEH, only new stuff and Liza covers.

Didn't Rufus Wainwright attempt this same thing AT Carnegie Hall?

And he was on drugs?

And he still did it better?

The hubby has major SSRI face.

He is ONLY famous because of his Dad. His Dad demands respect and worship for him. He’s so mediocre and he gets press like he’s a big huge star, beloved by the public. This is very bizarre.

It’s all so excessive. It reminds me of one of those super spoiled girls who are daddy’s princess, who demand that daddy give them everything they want, you know where there’s always that creepy underlying vibe of “you better or I’ll spill the beans!”

Maybe that the case here too.

SUPERSTAR BEN PLATT!!! 💫🌟⭐️✨

“DADDY! If you don’t get me invited to the MET GALA, I’m going to scream!!!”

Is the fiancé a troll? They’re not even married and seem bored with each other already. Can we take bets on if the wedding is actually gonna happen? Are they open already?

R186 I still don't get it. Who the FUCK cares if some lunatic Broadway producer "demands" people give his idiot son favorable coverage? What's he going to do if they refuse? Cancel their tickets to Hamilton? Send Patti LuPone to break their legs?

He's not a mafia don. He's not Harvey Weinstein. He's not even that gay guy from "The Nanny."

There's no fear or muscle here. No one gives a shit what a Broadway producer wants for his kids. Besides, Patti has been breaking legs for years, and no one's moved by that threat anymore.

R189 he’s a huge player on Broadway and in Hollywood. Those types on that level call in favors with each other. It’s not that he directly controls these people who bend to his will, it’s that he probably calls their agent who definitely want to keep him happy because they probably have a client they would love cast in one of his films. It’s not always leveraging a relationship directly, but sometimes leveraging a relationship indirectly. I don’t know how he gets any work done on his productions when all he seems to be doing is shilling his son’s bullshit.

R190 Nah, he's not. If he were truly a huge player, they wouldn't have a half-empty theater on opening night. There wouldn't be all these leaks about "No Reviews on Opening Night" and discounting seat prices to pack the room.

He certainly seems to think he's a player.

He’s the singular producer on the upcoming Snow White with a budget of $200M+, he’s a player

R192 And yet he can't get his son a bogusly successful opening night? C'mon, even Patsy Ramsey got better press for her kid.

Step outside the Broadway-Playbill-Faggotry world and look at this like a normal person. This kid is NOT a star, and his father is NOT the King of Broadway. His weak press and lousy ticket sales at a medium-sized venue are blatant evidence of that. You're doing their spin for them, and perpetuating the inflated nonsense. Quit sniffing their farts.

I wouldn't proudly announce I were entering a lottery to buy tickets for this loser. All you're doing is filling seats so he's more likely to be foisted again on the public.

I got tickets for next week. Jealous, bitches?

Is he taking over for Gayle Rankin when she leaves Cabaret?

Eighteen Ben Platt concerts at the Palace is eighteen too many.

[quote]'Judy Garland Spoke to Me'...

...and she said, "Ben, you've only got one more. You'll do, you'll do, you'll do... 'Chicago'. "

"You can get me to the theatre, but can you make me sing? Can you? I don't sing for anybody but myself, buster. Me! Nobody can make me sing."

R195 if it’s not canceled

R193 The real thing here is not doing a litmus test of how much power his father has in the industry, he obviously has a little bit, he’s not like Harvey Weinstein level. The real hilarious factor here is how much effort is going into this, as well as how much money, with very, very disappointing results. His father is absolutely pulling strings, do you think Ben and the fiancé would get met Gala invitations otherwise? I don’t think so

R201 Agreed. Total waste of energy on his father's part. Shouldn't he be producing his next baffling musical?

Why. Was. He. Wearing. That. Stupid. Robe?

Very unflattering pic @OP. Looks like he's sitting on the toilet, constipated and trying to shit out the world's largest turd.

Ben & Noah should do revisioned remake of Postcards from the Edge. Ben can play the Shirley McClaine part and Noah in Meryl’s role but as a fiancé instead of a daughter.

Or Ben in a male version of Sunset Boulevard

A friend just explained the plot of "Dear Evan Hansen."

Sweet Jews for Jesus! HOWWWW did this atrociously dark idea get funding? Why is it a musical? How could it win awards?

What's next? A nude revue on the life and partners of Patsy Ramsey?

R203 because he’s a deranged narcissistic homosexual with money to burn. Every idea he has is BRILLIANT! Just ask all the people around him on Daddy’s payroll.

[quote]Kelly Clarkson and Ben

This decade's Justin Guarini.

R208 Justin was at least attractive

"Daddy, people on the internet are being mean to me. DO SOMETHING about it!"

R210, he deleted his Twitter for that very reason.

R203 Looks like he ripped out the lineing of a well worne Shirley Bassey frock.

As for the opening night buzz, some gossip queen was kind enough to share a pic from the ghosts 10 minutes before curtain up.

In South Korea they once filled some empty stadium seats with animated sex dolls promoting a local sex shop. Maybe The Palace can make a similiar deal to make this gig more lucrativ.

Three words...Susan Alexander Kane

Reddit is also snarking on Ben at the Palace.

R214 topic is the tickets at half price

User 1: I feel sorry for anyone who paid full price.

User 2: Yes, both of them

Hey, I entered that $35 lottery and did not get picked. I thought it was a sure thing

He must stop invoking the names of Judy, Liza and Bette. He is nothing of the sort. And it's extremely disrespectful to their legacy. Plus, those women were among the most celebrated stars in the entertainment industry and part of the consciousness of the American public before they played the Palace.

And his (or his father's) inflated ego should have been reigned in the first time anyone even uttered the words, "Let's book this kid for three weeks." This is nonsense and foolish beyond words. A weekend or perhaps a week (stretching it) at Studio 54 Below would have been sufficient. Ben Platt's overblown outing at the Palace is not a Broadway show with other actors and singers, a plot, an orchestra, an actual must-see landmark happening, etc. This is one relatively unknown precocious little Jewish boy who is punching way, way, way above his weight...and not ready for a one-man-show at the Palace.

Is The Politician good? Is it worth watching?

Ben Platt mentions Gavin Creel during his interview with Kelly Clarkson. Gavin Creel is extremely accomplished (more so than Ben Platt) but still relatively unknown among the general public. I couldn't imagine the extraordinarily talented Gavin Creel booking himself for three weeks at the Palace. Nor could I see any of Platt's peers who are far more talented booking themselves for three weeks at the Palace including Aaron Tviet, Jeremy Jordan, Andrew Rennells, etc., all of whom are accomplished and equally or better known as Platt.

Hugh Jackman man may be able to pull it off, but I question that even he would have the balls or inflated ego to try. A one-man show for three weeks?! Frank Sinatra, yes. Johnny Mathis, maybe. Michael Buble, maybe, Harry Connick, Jr, maybe. Ben Platt, no.

R219, Hugh performed a one man show on Broadway for nearly two months in 2011.

R220. In 2011, Hugh Jackman was a bigger star than Ben Platt is now.

Excellent summary r217

Can you rent a Broadway theater like you would rent Carnegie Hall? I guess so, but…

Wig alert.

Wiglet

Party curls

I foresee Ben’s later years being very “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane”-ish.

Singing “I’ve Written a Letter to Daddy” in front of a mirror, disheveled curls and all.

[quote] He must stop invoking the names of Judy, Liza and Bette. He is nothing of the sort. And it's extremely disrespectful to their legacy.

I was entirely with you for the first two sentences, but then you exploded my MARY!-ometer with the third.

They are not religious figures.

I’m no fan, but he also got great reviews and a second Tony nomination for Parade last year.

This thread makes me wonder who could actually sell out every night of a three week run at the Palace. Barbra? Madonna? The list isn't very big.

The fact that this little nepo turd thinks he's in the same category as Judy and Liza really shows how delusional he is, and what an enormous ego he has.

[quote]They are not religious figures.

R228. I beg your pardon. Judy and Liza have been canonized.

Ben Platt is a putz.

r188 Noah's hole pics leaked years ago, and he's definitely open

Noah stroking his dick. No cumshot, unfortunately.

Wrong Noah. Ben wishes.

Photos: Step Inside Ben Platt's Palace Theatre Concert Residency

For the inaugural performance, Platt was joined by seven-time Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves.

Ben, suitable for framing...

Just like Judy...

The pic at R236 nauseates in its faggotry.

Why aren’t they cutting ticket prices?

How did the second night go

[quote]Shirley McClaine

Oh, dear.

Tonight’s show is about half empty on Ticketmaster with about 300-400 tickets on resale too. This is becoming laughable.

It DO take nerve!

Why is he wearing Sponge Bob's pants?

I'm sure he'll cope with the shame by growing more beard.

And the husbear will cope with a fresh refill of SSRI's.

I hope she offered to cook up some Cream of Wheat for him.

[quote] The mayor and Ben & Noah?! Yes, I got verklempt.

That is truly the most MARY sentiment I've read on DL in a while, R118.

Add to that, the fucking mayor gets you weepy?

Get the fuck outta here!

No one would be criticizing Ben Platt if he were appearing at a smaller venue for a few nights or (maybe) a week. It's the unbridled overblown ego of booking himself for three weeks in a theatre this size and notably the Palace with its iconic history. What the hell were he and daddy thinking? They just invited the brutal takedown.

Wow, people really dislike him…

^^Oh JLo, we're just kidding.

Maybe he could do this number with the original costuming and choreography.

Has the show been reviewed anywhere?

Aren’t reviews not allowed for this?

Seems over 1/3 of tix for tonight are available

R253 They can't enforce that in any way.

Merely asking professional theater critics to stay away isn't a binding requirement. People can go where they wish, write what they wish, and publish what they wish.

Critics couldn’t even be bothered to attend. They didn’t want to waste their expense account on this shitshow.

Maybe Rex Reed could give Ben an unqualified rave review like he did for Ben’s bff Beanie Feldstein.

Ugh. Now appearing on The Today Show singing some stupid song “All American Queen.” Reached for the remote to make it stop.

Has DL done a deep dive into Platt's supposed sex life?

Has anyone ever wanted to?

R259 yes on other threads

Anyone else think BP’s eyes are too close to each other? He gives off a creepy vibe on his own, but those eyes are really unsettling.

He gets all the raves for Evan Hansen, but I don't really think he's the best.

I actually find Sam Tutty from London to be better in the role.

R261, I saw him and Noah in a New York City park two weeks ago. They looked and acted completely normal.

R263, New York City normal.

r260 What's the summary?

No more reviewers call

The shit has hit the wall

the dreams pa dreamed have all gone astray

Ben on the Today Show.

FUCK, he needs a shower.

Cat Stevens looking motherfucker.

He looks like a dentist from Syosset.

Reddit: Review of Ben Platt @ Palace Theater

Click and hit the "spoiler" button...

Suspicious review also from Reddit. Reads like ChatGPT, which probably means it's a shill. Ben's PR team busy at work trying to save this disaster LOL:

Ben with an N

R267 That is an extremely unflattering photo.

He's a very un-photogenic guy.

R273, His facial hair is not beard material.

She’s giving a bloated booze and pill hound vibe… just like Judy.

R267. What is with Ben Platt and the high-waisted, baggy voluminous pants? He looks like he's sharing wardrobe with Meghan Markle.

Just the fucking ego and hubris of booking The Palace for three weeks. Ridiculous! As others said, three nights at 54 Below would've been appropriate for him.

His father must've spent a fortune on this.

Not sure why NBC feels compelled to keep showing us the barely talented hack. First Kelly Clarkson, then several different hours of The Today Show, now Late Night with Seth Myers. Ughhhhhh.

Hahaha. R175 hates Ben Platt so much that he’s lying that Papa Marc Platt is anti-Zionist/pro-Palestinian.

Not a bit of it. Marc Platt is hugely pro-Israeli. He was trying to get Boots Riley’s representatives to drop him.

[quote] Judy Garland Spoke to Me

And she said, "Gurrrrll, you're just a big hairy Mary mess! Ha! Ha! I'll say!"

She's FAT!

I saw the show last night. He's very talented, sweet and a lot of fun. It wasn't exactly what I expected (I was expecting an homage to the theater and the people who performed there over the years), but it was good with some great moments. The theater was 98% full (I was in the mezzanine), not bad for a Tuesday night. He has a lot of very loyal and vocal fans. The one negative, he's very much of his generation in that they like to talk about themselves and their feelings....endlessly. The theater is beautiful, btw.

R284 is Noah

I’ve been offered free tickets by two different organizations. The show isn’t selling, but is heavily papered.

If it was 98% full, it’s from giveaways

It's a papered house. They can't sell the tickets. Nobody gives a shit about nepo baby Ben Platt.

Ben in Out magazine

🚀BEN PLATT: INTERGALACTIC SUPERSTAR!!! ✨💫🌟⭐️