Ben Platt Signed To Atlantic
On the heels of his Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his starring role as Evan Hansen in the Tony Award-winning original Broadway musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Atlantic Records has signed Ben Platt. We already knew Platt could sing, based on his earlier appearances as the magic-loving Benji Applebaum in Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2, among other credits. Earlier this year, the Atlantic Records’ release of Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) entered the Billboard 200 chart at No 8 — the highest charting debut position for an original cast album since 1961.
“I am beyond proud to be joining the Atlantic family, amongst a roster of legendary artists,” said Platt, who was also named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” earlier this year. “It has been a longtime dream to create original music; I am so excited to be working on this debut album and even more excited for the day I can share it with the world.”
Pete Ganbarg, Executive Vice President and Head of A&R at Atlantic Records said, “As brilliant and captivating as Ben’s performances have been on stage and on film, they represent just one aspect of his extraordinary musical gifts. He is one of the most compelling, authentic artists I’ve met, with a storyteller’s intuition and an emotive, genre-crossing voice. All of us at Atlantic are thrilled to be expanding our relationship with Ben and are looking forward to what we know will be a fantastic body of work.” [Photo credit: Luke Fontana]
