“Dear Evan Hansen » star Ben Platt brought out Kacey Musgraves as his surprise guest on opening night of his 18-show residency at Broadway’s historic Palace Theatre — which also served as the unveiling of the renovated venue.
Dear Ben Platt, you can invite Kacey Musgraves to share the stage anytime.
The Tony-winning star of “Dear Evan Hansen” brought out the Grammy golden girl as his surprise guest on Tuesday’s opening night of his 18-show residency at Broadway’s historic Palace Theatre — which also served as the unveiling of the renovated venue.
Platt — who will have a different special guest every show in the limited-engagement run through June 15 — said that Musgraves was “the very first person that popped into my mind [that] has got to do my opening” before he introduced the country-pop singer.
“I admire her so much as an artist,” he continued. “Her songwriting has inspired me endlessly. She is so unapologetically herself. She is liberal in a space that is really not liberal, which is really incredible … And she is a dear friend. And I cannot believe that she came here, took a plane and is doing this for me. It’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever done for me.
