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I'm Brian Tetta, executive producer of The View. It's Monday and I'm here with Sarah Haynes.

This is behind the table. Hello Sarah it is Monday. It is Monday. Despite that I'm going to rally despite the fact

it's a Monday and that I'm here. No I wouldn't say that. Of course not my gosh, the bright spot to my day is the fact that you're here.

So we started the show today, of bright spots we had the very talented

Ben Platt with us today to perform and announce his New York City residency of which I will be desperately be trying to get tickets

He talked about how his album is full of love songs

told from the queer experience and it's something he wishes he had when he was

younger. What did you think about that? What did you think about what he said?

Well I think one the song I think the name is, I think the name is Andrew. I think it's called Andrew.

That was the chorus at least. But what I heard when hearing that was first probably the intention of the show,

my brother's gay and knowing later that he was gay

and coming out how many times he must have had those unattainable crushes you know

with people but then as you listen to the song you realize it kind of speaks to anyone who's ever been able to have

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