Ben Platt

2022 - 7 - 19

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Who sang the national anthem at 2022 MLB All-Star Game? Ben ... (Sporting News)

Platt is best known for his role in the Broadway play "Dear Evan Hansen" and the film adaptation.

He released the album "Sing to Me Instead" in 2019, and the album "Reverie" in 2021. He also won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program with the rest of the cast for the song, "You Will Be Found," the Act 1 finale from the musical. He will begin "The Reverie Tour" on September 3 in Seattle, Wash. The twenty-city tour was supposed to begin last fall, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jewish Broadway star Ben Platt performs national anthem at ... (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

(JTA) — Ben Platt, the Jewish Broadway phenom, sang the national anthem before the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star game Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium ...

Meanwhile, Sandy Koufax, a Jewish baseball legend in part because of his refusal to play in a World Series game on Yom Kippur, was honored last month at Dodger Stadium with a statue. Platt’s appearance at the All-Star game comes amid a packed scheduled of roles with Jewish resonance. Platten’s “Fight Song” became the theme to Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful presidential bid just a few weeks later.

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Ben Platt wears 'Choice' button to sing anthem at MLB All-Star Game (Forward)

Ben Platt delivered his one-minute, thirty-nine second rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner wearing a pink shirt and a 'Choice' button.

. The New York Times said his performance was “ not likely to be bettered on Broadway this season;” indeed, the show won six Tony Awards, including Best Actor for Platt. Platt, 28, attended Sinai Temple and its related school, Sinai Akiba, in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, as well as Camp Ramah in Ojai, California, and has credited his Jewish upbringing with keeping him calm in big moments on stage. I love that Ben Platt has a pro-choice button on while singing the national anthem on a prime time national broadcast.— Amanda (@aaamanda) July 20, 2022

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Who sang the National Anthem at the MLB All-Star Game? (FanSided)

Ben Platt sang the National Anthem at the MLB All-Star Game in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, and was greeted with mixed reviews for some reason.

Ben Platt sang the national anthem. On screen, Platt portrayed Benji Applebaum in the ‘Pitch Perfect’ films.” The National Anthem is always a popular topic when we’re talking about America’s pastime.

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