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Parade on Broadway Starring Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond - NYC

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Ben Platt was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 24, 1993. He was bitten by the theatre bug at an early age, appearing in&nbsp;The Music Man&nbsp;alongside Kristin Chenoweth&nbsp;at the age of 9.&nbsp;While&nbsp;studying at the Adderley School for Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, he performed&nbsp;in productions such as&nbsp;Into the Woods&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bye Bye Birdie. He attended Harvard-Westlake School and, after graduation in 2011, he went to Columbia University in New York. He was forced to drop out after six weeks to make his first big break in the world of theatre. He had landed the coveted role of Elder Cunningham in the national tour of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/the-book-of-mormon">The Book of Mormon</a>. After his commitments to the tour concluded, he returned to the university, where he played Claude&nbsp;Bukowski in&nbsp;Hair&nbsp;and even became a member of the&nbsp;campus a cappella&nbsp;group&nbsp;Nonsequitur.

These experiences earned Platt his breakthrough film role. Movie fans know him as the lovable but awkward Benji Applebaum in both Pitch Perfect&nbsp;(released in 2012) and Pitch Perfect 2&nbsp;(2015). He has also appeared on screen in Ricki and the Flash, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Drunk Parents&nbsp;and Will &amp; Grace.

Platt made his Broadway debut on January 7, 2014, reprising his performance as&nbsp;Elder Cunningham in&nbsp;The Book of Mormon&nbsp;and remaining with the production until January 4, 2015. He followed this up with another star turn, this time in&nbsp;the title role of the Tony Award-winning musical&nbsp;Dear Evan Hansen. The world premiere was held at Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage in July 2015, the Off-Broadway run followed at Second Stage's <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/tony-kiser-theater">Tony Kiser Theater</a> from March to May 2016, and&nbsp;the Broadway transfer officially opened at the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/music-box-theatre">Music Box Theatre</a> in December 2016. Platt went on to win the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical&nbsp;at the Tony Awards in 2017. He played his final Broadway performance in the role on November 19, 2017. Four years later, however, he&nbsp;reprised the role on screen&nbsp;for the movie adaptation of&nbsp;Dear Evan Hansen.

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The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre opened on January 11, 1927. The venue was originally named the Royale by real-estate magnates, the Chanin Brothers, as part of a three-theatre complex.

In 1930, the Chanins transferred ownership of all three houses to the Shubert Organization. During the Great Depression, control of the Jacobs passed to John Golden, who renamed the theatre after himself and ran it from 1934 to 1936. (This venue is not to be confused with the current John Golden Theatre, which is right next door.)

The Shuberts regained control in 1936 and restored the theatre's name to the Royale. It was renamed the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on May 9, 2005 after the longtime Shubert Organization president.

## How to get to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway

The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is accessible by subway; it is nearest to the 42nd Street - Port Authority Bus Terminal on the A, C, or E line. The theatre is also located near various bus stops: 8th Ave/W 46th St. on the M20 and M104 lines; 7th Ave/W. 44th St. on the M104 line; and 8th Ave/W 43rd St. on the M20, M104, and M34A-SBS lines.

## Restaurants near the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is located one block southeast of Restaurant Row, the stretch of 46th St. between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Popular restaurants on this block include Hold Fast (American), Joe Allen (American), and Becco (Italian), in addition to various other types of cuisines.

[Learn more about popular pre- and post-show restaurants in the Theatre District.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/where-to-eat-before-and-after-a-broadway-show)