{"id":10035,"date":"2025-10-17T18:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/10035\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T18:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:20:06","slug":"ben-platt-to-post-up-at-l-a-s-ahmanson-theatre-for-10-night-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/10035\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Platt to Post Up at L.A.\u2019s Ahmanson Theatre for 10-Night Residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIt will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/ben-platt\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ben-platt_1\" data-tag=\"ben-platt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Platt<\/a> times 10 this December at the Ahmanson Theatre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe decorated performer \u2014 Platt is a Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winning artist \u2014 will take the stage in Los Angeles for a two-week residency at the Center Theatre Group venue in Los Angeles. Ben Platt: Live at the Ahmanson will take place Dec. 12-21, and find him sharing the stage with \u201ca star-studded set of special guests\u201d to perform some of his greatest hits and \u201ctimeless Broadway favorites,\u201d per CTG. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tNo word yet on who those cameos will come from, but Platt turned out a similar residency at the Palace Theatre on Broadway last year that featured the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/cynthia-erivo\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cynthia-erivo_1\" data-tag=\"cynthia-erivo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cynthia Erivo<\/a>, Nicole Scherzinger, Jennifer Hudson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/kacey-musgraves\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kacey-musgraves_1\" data-tag=\"kacey-musgraves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kacey Musgraves<\/a>, Sam Smith, Micaela Diamond, Shoshana Bean and others. But what CTG teased is that he\u2019ll have surprises every night during the run. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOriginally directed by two-time Tony Award winner Michael Arden (Parade), Ben Platt: Live at the Ahmanson marks a homecoming for L.A.-raised performer who launched his theatrical career here with such shows as Dead End and Caroline, or Change. Diana Ross, Bernadette Peters and Lea Solonga have also done extended concert sets at the Ahmanson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cAfter blowing audiences away last year at The Palace on Broadway, we are thrilled to welcome Ben back to our own legendary venue, the Ahmanson Theatre,\u201d said Snehal Desai, CTG\u2019s Brindell &amp; Milton Gottlieb artistic director. \u201cWhen you think of the very best in musical theatre, it simply doesn\u2019t get any better than Ben Platt, whose stage presence and charisma make him one of the seminal performers of his generation. Plus, you never know who is going to join him on stage each night! It promises to be the holiday event of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMore information on the show and how to secure tickets can be found <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.centertheatregroup.org\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It will be Ben Platt times 10 this December at the Ahmanson Theatre. 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