Film & TV NewsPlaybill Viewing: Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall Arrives on Netflix May 20The evening with the Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner and The Politician starwas filmed at the famed Manhattan venue last year.
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Andrew Gans
May 20, 2020
Tony winner Ben Platt's solo concert at Radio City Music Hall, filmed September 29, 2019, drops on Netflix May 20. Watch the previously released trailer for Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall above.
The performance, the final date of Platt's concert tour, featured songs from his debut solo recording Sing to Me Instead and several covers. The broadcast marks the second Netflix project for the actor, who also stars in Ryan Murphy's The Politician.
"Live performance has always been my greatest love—it’s where I feel like the truest version of myself," said Platt in an earlier statement. "I cannot wait to share my music and my stories at this iconic venue in my favorite city, and I’m thrilled that this special moment will be immortalized for a wider audience. I’m so incredibly grateful to continue working with the Netflix family."
The Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner is also part of the cast of the movie version of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, which will be filmed over a span of two decades.
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Check Out Photos of Netflix's Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall
The new trailer showcases the scale of the production design, as well as a first listen to the power ballad "Waiting on a Wish," one of the new original songs by Pasek and Paul.