Ben Platt: The Politician wouldn't have worked if I didn't sing

Variety

There's a reason Ryan Murphy cast the Tony-winning Dear Evan Hanson star to lead his first Netflix series. “Payton is a difficult character to root for,” Platt tells Variety. “Ryan knew it would be important to hear him sing and see his humanity. Ryan tried to be very judicious to not make it a musical world, it’s only when Peyton would in reality ever be singing.”