He’s learned to slam on the brake — but not this time. Shortly after the first Dear Evan Hansen trailer dropped, Ben Platt took aim at critics who claim he’s too old to play the titular high school student.The 27-year-old Tony winner originated the role of Evan Hansen in the Broadway production, which opened in 2016.
He’s reprising the character on the big screen in Universal Pictures’ adaptation of the musical, set to hit theaters in September.
When the first look at the film was released on Tuesday, May 18, fans were quick to notice that Platt looks pretty different from the average teenager.“Thank u from the bottom of my [heart] for the outpouring of trailer love yesterday,” the Pitch Perfect actor told fans in a since-deleted tweet on
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