In “Dear Evan Hansen,” newly minted Tony winner Ben Platt portrays a high schooler who’s so nervous, unsure and desperately lonely that he seems to fold into himself, as though trying to make himself disappear. None of this remotely resembles the lead-musical-actor recipient in his own high school years at Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City. “From the beginning, Ben Platt had all the qualities of a professional,” Walch says. Harvard-Westlake School performing arts department Ben Platt, right, portrays Pippin in his senior year at Harvard-Westlake opposite Max Sheldon as the Leading Player. Ben Platt, right, portrays Pippin in his senior year at Harvard-Westlake opposite Max Sheldon as the Leading Player.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 12, 2017 03:11 UTC