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| re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry | |
| Posted by: hugoP 12:42 am EDT 08/23/20 | |
| In reply to: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - Chazwaza 01:37 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| I loved Platt off-Broadway and then on Broadway, but I have to admit that when I saw Noah Galvin in the role-- younger, smaller, more vulnerable-- I had a much stronger reaction to the whole piece. Because Galvin seemed much more like a kid to me, I think the stakes got higher. I felt the show more deeply, and my heart broke for that kid (I'm a parent, and was at that performance with other parents who had seen both Platt and Galvin, and we agreed on that point). Don't get me wrong: Platt is an extraordinary talent and I can hardly wait to see his future work (esp MERRILY!). He's got a wonderful voice and is a tremendous actor. But I'd opt for an Evan on film who would come across as an awkward, struggling, vulnerable teenager. |
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| re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 09:32 am EDT 08/24/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - hugoP 12:42 am EDT 08/23/20 | |
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| Wasn't one of the Broadway Evan replacements an actual teenager? I seem to recall much being made of the casting of an actual age-appropriate actor for this role. So it can be done. I wonder if that guy is/was in contention for the role? Assuming his performance was good, he should, at least, be on the short list. I could see going with someone like Noah Galvin, because he's got some name recognition, in addition to having already played the role on Broadway. But Galvin too is, I think, aging out of playing teens on film. He might work better than Platt though, because Galvin hasn't had many or any high profile roles playing adults yet, so it might be easier for audiences to buy him as a teen. |
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| re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 10:16 am EDT 08/24/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - JereNYC 09:32 am EDT 08/24/20 | |
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| Andrew Barth Feldman played Evan for a year, soon after winning a Jimmy Award for Best Actor. He finished his run just seven months ago, and turned 17 (Evan's age) in the middle of it. | |
| Link | He’s 16 Going On Stardom: Meet Broadway’s Next ‘Evan Hansen’ (NYT) |
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