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May 2019
23m 23s

Ben Platt on Self-Expression

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“Don’t waste time trying to be anyone else or to fit in any kind of box. Sometimes the best and most effective kind of self-expression is the stuff that feels the weirdest or the strangest or sometimes the most reckless.” Actor, songwriter and Tony Award winner Ben Platt talks opening up on his debut album, growing up as a self-described “theater kid,” and ... Show More
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