Ben Platt is happy to be home.
The Los Angeles native kicked off a 10-night residency at Center Theater Group’s Ahmanson Theatre Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd that welcomed him back with a handful of standing ovations.
“It’s so nice to be here for many reasons,” the Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning performer said in opening the show. “The first is that I haven’t had a concert of my own in a year and a half, and I’ve been really so desperate and hungry to get on stage. So, thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do that. It feels so nice.”
