(JTA) — In his first major public comments about Israel since early in the Gaza war, the Jewish actor Ben Platt said his Jewish identity is not defined by Israel. Platt also voiced support for another ...

Given a list of 14 mismatches, they quickly picked Ben Platt in “Dear Evan Hansen.” But they took issue (loudly) with one of our choices. By Stephanie Goodman A new Oscar celebrates the process of ...

Ben Platt didn’t grow up singing Britney Spears and 'N Sync. “I was listening to ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ and doing (musicals) in my backyard,” he says. “I asked for a fog machine for my birthday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bowen Yang and Ben Platt at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards in Los Angeles. (Credit: Getty Images) Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers ...

Ben Platt has been openly gay since at least the launch of his recording career five years ago. He’s also essentially been out now for more than half of his life. Yet the 30-year-old artist and actor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just over halfway through the 2025 Las Culturistas Culture Awards, a major upset took place. Presenting the award for Best News We ...

Ben Platt is in his Addison Rae era. Over the weekend, the actor officially released his rendition of the pop singer’s sultry single “Diet Pepsi” on streaming services. Platt first performed the ...

“Not content with owning airwaves on Fox and FX, Ryan Murphy is expanding his reach to Netflix once again. A source told E! News Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan have sold The Politician, a ...

For Ben Platt, his coming-out party as a pop artist on “Sing to Me Instead,” his 2018 debut studio LP, was no big queer reveal. “When I made my first album, it was sort of received as, like, a ‘coming ...

Bowen Yang and Ben Platt at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards in Los Angeles. (Credit: Getty Images) Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers rose to defend Ben Platt on Wednesday as the performer — who went viral ...