Isn't it so wild that there are people that know nothing about Broadway and so if they see Ben Platt, they'll only know him for Pitch Perfect? I mean there's a huge community out there that doesn't even know just how great he is? Idk dude, I think about that a lot
It is wild! Being Broadway Famous™ is really, really, really unique. Because there are some–very few–people that have made Broadway Famous™ just…famous (usually by doing musicals on film). This includes people like Barbra Streisand, Patti Lupone, Idina Menzel, Julie Andrews, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
But the mass majority of people who, in the realm of Broadway, are incredibly well known and praised–such as Sutton Foster, Christian Borle, Cynthia Erivo, and, yes, Ben Platt–are really not that well-known outside of Broadway. A majority of people could pass them on the street and not really think about twice. Dear Evan Hansen, like Hamilton, is starting to make waves outside of the Broadway community, so Ben’s definitely quickly becoming more well-known for his work BUT.
When I first saw the show, way back in January before it was really a big thing, I only knew Ben Platt from Pitch Perfect. I vaguely knew that he had been in a tour of The Book of Mormon, but that was all… So, yeah, I really do think it’s weird, like… I can’t imagine existing in this world and not jamming out to “Waving Through a Window” on the daily... That there’s so much talent on Broadway that I really, really wish was more recognized. I think a lot of people never even give Broadway a chance, because they still lump the whole community in with musicals like The Sound of Music. So, there’s a lot, lot, lot of talent that’s not being seen by the mass public.
Most of this, I think, is about the lack of access. It’s so much easier and inexpensive to go and see a movie or to turn on your TV than it is to fly/drive/train to New York City and buy a ticket to a show. Hopefully, with more shows being professionally filmed and released (Newsies, Falsettos) this will become less of a problem! Overall, the Broadway community is definitely getting bigger, and hopefully will continue to do so! I totally wish more people could recognize and appreciate talent like Ben Platt’s, as well as the talent of other Broadway people, but first it just all needs to be more accessible.
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