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\"\"<\/a>Ben Platt Says Performing Live From Radio City Music Hall Was Like \u2018Best Bar Mitzvah\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ben Platt in a screenshot from his Netflix special \u2018Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall.\u2019 Photo: Screenshot.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Tony Award-winning Jewish actor and singer Ben Platt talked in a recent interview about his experience performing at New York City\u2019s iconic Radio City Music Hall and how it turned out to be one of the best days of his life.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cDear Evan Hansen\u201d and \u201cPolitician\u201d star performed songs from his debut solo recording, \u201cSing to Me Instead,\u201d at the venue on Sept. 29, 2019. The concert was filmed and premiered as a Netflix special on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the audience at his show were a number of Platt\u2019s friends, including former \u201cPitch Perfect\u201d co-stars Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow, and \u201cDear Evan Hansen\u201d actors Michael Park and Andrew Barth Feldman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Platt told Broadway.com about that night, \u201cIt was a beautiful crossroads of my life \u2014 like the best bar mitzvah ever. Everybody from my life, all in the same room together, felt like the end of leg one of the journey. I really tried to do my best to prepare in every way so that I could be present when the moment actually came, and I think it paid off.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

During the concert, Platt sang, danced and told personal stories about dealing with anxiety and coming out as gay. When the night came to an end and he left the stage, he was told to wait a \u201ccertain amount of time\u201d before going back out for the planned encore. But, Platt explained, \u201cthe audience\u2019s energy was just so special and loud that everything else just went out of my mind. I just ran back on stage without telling anyone I was going back out. The way that that moment is filmed is a tiny bit janky, but it\u2019s so worth it to me. I just needed to get back out there. I\u2019ll always remember that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Platt, who turned 26 just three days prior to the concert, also turned the after-party into a birthday celebration.<\/span><\/p>\n

He recalled, \u201cAs soon as the concert was over, I had a party with all my family and friends. I curated my favorite playlist, and we just danced and drank. It was one of the best days of my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch the official trailer from \u201cBen Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall\u201d below:<\/span><\/p>\n

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