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Ben Platt

Ben Platt is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lady Gaga, Older, Brandi Carlile and Elton John. Those roots explain a lot about how Ben Platt arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kristin Chenoweth, Lea Michele, Idina Menzel, Sara Bareilles and Niall Horan, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cynthia Erivo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Ben Platt, reaching back through Lady Gaga and forward to Cynthia Erivo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt, he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in the Broadway coming-of-age musical Dear Evan Hansen (2015–2017). His performance in the latter earned him multiple accolades, including the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, a Daytime Emmy, and a Grammy Award. Platt reprised the role of Evan Hansen in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical, produced by his father. His portrayal of Leo Frank in the 2023 Broadway revival of Parade earned him nominations for a Tony and a Grammy.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Ben PlattLady GagaOlderBrandi CarlileElton JohnCynthia ErivoKristin ChenowethLea MicheleIdina MenzelSara BareillesNiall HoranCynthia ErivoRenée Elise GoldsberryLewis Capaldi

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Ben Platt connections

Ben Platt grew out of Lady Gaga, Older, Brandi Carlile and Elton John, shares an orbit with Kristin Chenoweth, Lea Michele, Idina Menzel and Sara Bareilles, went on to shape Cynthia Erivo. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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