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Sept. 15, 2017 / 11:05 AM

Beyonce meets with Ben Platt and cast of 'Dear Evan Hansen'

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Wade Sheridan
Beyonce appears backstage during the 59th annual Grammy Awards on February 12. Beyonce met with the cast of "Dear Evan Hansen" including Ben Platt. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo
Ben Platt arrives on the red carpet at the 71st Annual Tony Awards on June 11. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Beyonce went backstage to meet the cast of Dear Evan Hansen, including star Ben Platt, following a showing of the Broadway play.

"It happened," Platt wrote on Twitter alongside a photo of himself having a conversation with the music megastar.

Beyonce attended the stage production Thursday at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. She was able to see the Tony award-winning Platt perform before he exits the title role on Nov. 19.

Platt's castmates, including Laura Dreyfuss and Kristolyn Lloyd, also shared photos and videos from Beyonce's visit on social media.

It happened. pic.twitter.com/yBVnlY2uiL

— Ben Platt (@BenSPLATT) September 15, 2017

"I'm not okay," Dreyfuss wrote on Instagram alongside a group photo featuring a smiling Beyonce in the middle of the cast of Dear Evan Hansen.

I'm not okay

A post shared by Laura Dreyfuss (@hotdamnitslaura) on Sep 14, 2017 at 7:09pm PDT

"The Aftermath," Lloyd captioned a video on Twitter featuring her castmates freaking out after Beyonce had left.

The Aftermath... #Beyonce #DearEvanHansen #🐝 pic.twitter.com/8ARtQTcPoz

— Kristolyn Lloyd (@KristolynLloyd) September 15, 2017

Platt recently signed on to guest star in an episode of NBC' upcoming revival season of Will & Grace.

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