Ben Platt Reflects On Fans Reaction To Him Coming Out

As the star of Broadway’s “Dear Evan Hansen,” Ben Platt delivered a heart-wrenching, fiercely affecting performance eight times a week. The Emmy-, Grammy- and Tony-winning star dropped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Wednesday to speak about the album, “Sing to Me Instead,” which finds him opening up about a number of personal topics, including finding ― and losing ― love.