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May 2024
44m 28s

S16 Ep 30: Ben Platt

Jessie Ware
About this episode
We’ve got Broadway & Hollywood superstar Ben Platt joining us this week for lunch. We met Ben at one of our favourite restaurants, Greekman’s, for the very best Greek food in LA! The wonderful Jonah and his team cooked up a delicious lunch while Ben told us some of his incredible stories. We heard about his musical themed bar mitzvah, the story of his engagement, how he is preparing for his broadway residency, his love of an escape room and how his next project is filming over 20 years! Ben’s album Honeymind is out on May 31st and available to pre-order now, tickets for his 18 night residency at The Palace Theatre in NYC are on sale now, and he is also on tour across the US this summer.

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