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Judy Garland, Minnelli appeared on Broadway nine times, but it wasn’t until her tribute concert to her father, Minnelli on Minnelli, that the Oscar-winning star of Cabaret finally played the Palace.
It was a homecoming of sorts — Garland had wowed audiences for three different residencies at the theater between 1951 and 1967.
Platt’s concert is a mash-up of musical theater songs and a nod to his new album, Honeymind, a kind of retro tribute with nods to Paul Simon and James Taylor through a decidedly queer lens. (Platt is engaged to Noah Galvin, and the romanticism practically melts off the tracks.)Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.For anyone craving a full-circle moment, Platt holds the gay torch high.
Donning a feathered, floor-length nightgown, he brings down the house with a rendition of “Maybe This Time,” the Kander and Ebb power ballad that wormed its way into the film adaptation of Cabaret. Ben Platt: Live at the Palace, New York City.
