VIDEO: Ben Platt Learns Choreography From the Cast of CHEER on Netflix

By: Apr. 14, 2020
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The cast of Netflix's "Cheer" held a "Cheer Chat" livestream on Saturday, hosted by Monica Aldama, the coach of the Navarro Cheerleading team! During the stream, Tony winner Ben Platt, stopped by THE STREAM as a guest and he was taught some hilarious choreography!

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Cheer is an American television docuseries that was released on Netflix in January 2020. The six-part series follows the nationally ranked 40-member Navarro College Bulldogs Cheer Team from Corsicana, Texas, under the direction of coach Monica Aldama, as they prepare to compete in the National Cheerleading Championship held annually in Daytona, Florida.

Ben Platt recently released an album, titled "Sing to Me Instead." He received a Grammy Award for his role on the DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING), as well as a 2018 Daytime Emmy Award for his part in the cast's performance of "You Will Be Found" on NBC's TODAY.

His credits include roles in the Tony Award-winning original Broadway production of The Book of Mormon and the blockbuster films, Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2, amongst many others. Platt leads an all-star cast in the new series, The Politician, produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan (Glee) and co-starring Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Zoey Deutch. He will also star in the upcoming films "Run This Town" - premiering at this year's SXSW Film Festival - and "Broken Diamonds."



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