About this episode
Our next guest achieved superstar status for his Tony Award-winning performance as Evan Hansen in ‘ Dear Evan Hansen ’, originating the lead role. He is a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, and actor, who is also recognized for his role as Benji Applebaum in ‘ Pitch Perfect’ and ‘ Pitch Perfect 2’ . This year he shared another side of himself as a songwriter and solo artist with the release of his first full-length album, ‘ Sing To Me Instead’ , which delivers confessional lyricism by way of soulful intimacy as part of one cohesive narrative. The 12-track album chronicles the highs and lows of a transformative relationship. Showcasing his personal story, he penned several songs solo and co-wrote the remainder of material alongside the likes of Ben Abraham, Eg White, Nate Cyphert, Michael Pollack, Jenn Decilveo and more. In addition to his recent album, he is the executive producer and leading star of the new Ryan Murphy series, ‘ The Politician’ , currently on Netflix. He is the youngest artist to be one award away from EGOT status, And The Writer Is…Ben Platt! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.