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The Schmooze First ‘Evan Hansen’ Of Color, Roman Banks, Will Make Broadway Debut
Dear Roman Banks, Today is going to be a good day. And here’s why: because today, today you’re you, and you’re making Broadway history. 20-year-old Roman Banks only made his professional acting debut a few months ago, but today he’ll be the first actor who is a person of color to play the title role…
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The Schmooze ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Is Going To Be A Movie
Waving through a — what now? The smash hit Broadway musical about — checks notes — teen depression and suicide in the age of social media has been sold to Universal Pictures and is set to become a feature film, Deadline reports. Dear Evan Hansen, we love you, and we’re so excited! The producer? One…
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The Schmooze This Jewish 16-Year-Old Is The Next ‘Evan Hansen’ On Broadway
Andrew Barth Feldman has years of experience in musical theater. He’s starred in “Catch Me If You Can,” “High School Musical,” “Shrek,” and “We Will Rock You,” among other productions. He’s trained. He’s taught. He’s directed. He’s won awards. Now, he’s going to star in the title role of Broadway’s smash hit “Dear Evan Hansen.”…
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Forward 50 2017 Ben Platt
From Camp Ramah To Broadway Star At the end of Ben Platt’s first film, “Pitch Perfect” (2012), there’s a moment when Platt steps into the spotlight for an a cappella solo. His profoundly nerdy character, Benjamin Applebaum — profoundly Jewish, too — looks so nervous, and so eager, that you think he might not actually…
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Forward 50 2017 Benj Pasek
Broadway And Hollywood’s Musical Wunderkind Could Benj Pasek have had a better year? As one half of the songwriting duo Pasek and Paul, with Justin Paul — they’ve worked together since 2006, when they were college freshmen — he won the 2017 Tony for best original score for the Broadway sensation “Dear Evan Hansen.” He…
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The Schmooze Attention, Children of Israel: Ben Platt and Beyonce Met Each Other
It happened. pic.twitter.com/yBVnlY2uiL — Ben Platt (@BenSPLATT) September 15, 2017 Ben Platt is not “waving through a window” at Beyoncé any more.
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Fast Forward Along With TONY, Ben Platt Wins Title Of ‘Nicest Jewish Boy’
Ben Platt, star of “Dear Evan Hansen” and, probably, a lot of your daydreams, won a Tony on Sunday night. But is it possible he won more than just the most highly coveted accolade to which a spry, young theater kid can aspire? Hear me out: is it possible that Ben Platt didn’t just win…
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