Ben Platt is set to usher in the next phase of his music career this spring with a Broadway return and a nod to his self-proclaimed foremothers , Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.

To celebrate his third album, Honeymind , Platt will perform a series of 18 concerts at New Yorks Palace Theatre, beginning May 28. In doing so, the Emmy-, Grammy- and Tony-winning actor and singer follows in the footsteps of Garland and Minnelli, both of whom played the Palace in their primes with sold-out residencies. Hes also the first performer confirmed to appear on the century-old theaters stage since 2018, when it closed for a $2.5 billion renovation .

Though the May 31 release of Honeymind seems auspiciously timed to the Palaces reopening, Platt never envisioned himself playing the historic venue as a solo artist. Still, hed been looking for ways to bridge his Broadway background with his work as a singer-songwriter, so when the Palace opportunity arose, it felt like the universe really did me a favor, he said.