Ben Platt Reacts to 'Surreal' Tony Award Nomination!

Ben Platt is sharing his excitement after being nominated for a 2017 Tony Award!

The 23-year-old star of the hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen took to Twitter to react to his first ever Tony nomination.

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“Thank you to all for the kind words, love and support- a surreal morning that I’ll remember forever. So proud of my @DearEvanHansen family,” Evan tweeted.

Evan was later joined by fellow Broadway stars Andrew Rannells, Josh Groban, Sally Field, Cynthia Nixon, Gavin Creel, Danny DeVito, and Andy Karl as they attended the Meet the Nominees Press Junket on Wednesday (May 3) at the Sofitel Hotel in New York City.

Check out the full list of Tony Award nominees here!