| 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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