A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in.
Both deeply personal and profoundly contemporary, Dear Evan Hansen is a new American musical about life and the way we live it.
Winner of 6 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen has struck a remarkable chord with audiences and critics everywhere.
Who’s Who in the Cast: Taylor Trensch leads the cast as Evan Hansen. The company also features Mallory Bechtel as Zoe Murphy, Michael Park as Larry Murphy, Alex Boniello as Connor Murphy, Lisa Brescia as Heidi Hansen, Phoenix Best as Alana Beck, Sky Lakota-Lynch as Jared Kleinman, and Jennifer Laura Thompson as Cynthia Murphy. Michael Lee Brown is the Alternate Evan Hansen, performing Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
DEH Alums: Ben Platt and Noah Galvin as Evan Hansen, Kristolyn Lloyd as Alana Beck, Mike Faist as Connor Murphy, Will Roland as Jared Kleinman, Laura Dreyfuss as Zoe Murphy, and Rachel Bay Jones as Heidi Hansen.
Score: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Book: Steven Levenson
Director: Michael Greif
Theatre: Music Box Theatre
Opening Date: December 4, 2016
SMP’s Favorite Moments: The first visit to the beautiful Music Box Theatre, as the close-knit Dear Evan Hansen family was reunited once more, followed several weeks later by the sea of blue DEH hats that flooded 45th Street as our beloved audience members left the first preview performance. The exhilarating “Digital Listening Party” on the eve of the cast recording’s release - when more than a thousand fans gathered online to experience the album together for the first time, and continued the conversation into the wee hours of the morning. Get the Music: Dear Evan Hansen’s Grammy-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording is now available for download on all music services. The CD, 12’’ vinyl picture disc, and limited edition blue vinyl album are also available in stores and for purchase online. The Deluxe Album version of the cast recording, featuring never-before-heard cut songs, and a new cover by multi-platinum recording artist Katy Perry, is also available for download.
Get the Book: Dear Evan Hansen: through the window, the official behind-the-scenes coffee table book from Grand Central Publishing, is available for purchase here. The book features never-before-seen backstage photos, interviews with the cast and creative team, and the fully-annotated libretto.
Read the Script:Dear Evan Hansen is available in print, published by TCG. Purchase your copy here.
Awards and Nominations:
Tony Awards
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical - Ben Platt
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Rachel Bay Jones
Best Original Score - Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Best Book of a Musical - Steven Levenson
Best Orchestrations - Alex Lacamoire
Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album
Daytime Emmy Award
Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program
Obie Awards
Award for Musical Theater
Award for Performance – Ben Platt
Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Lyrics
Actors' Equity Association Clarence Derwent Award
Ben Platt
Helen Hayes Awards
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Lucille Lortel Awards:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical - Ben Platt
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical – Rachel Bay Jones
Drama League Awards Outstanding Production of a Musical Distinguished Performance Award – Ben Platt
