Dear Evan Hansen
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Poster for Dear Evan Hansen
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| Music |
Benj Pasek Justin Paul |
| Lyrics |
Benj Pasek Justin Paul |
| Book | Steven Levenson |
| Premiere | July 10, 2015: Arena Stage |
| Productions | 2015 Arena Stage 2016 Off-Broadway 2016 Broadway |
| Awards | 2016 Obie Award for Musical Theatre 2016 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics |
Dear Evan Hansen is an original musical written by Pasek and Paul, with the book by Steven Levenson.
The musical opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre in December 2016, after its world premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC in July 2015 and an Off-Broadway production in March to May 2016.
The focus of the musical is the teen "Evan Hansen", who becomes involved in a family tragedy of another teen. The musical revolves around "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." The title character, Evan Hansen, is a high school senior with social anxiety disorder who finds himself amid the turmoil that follows a classmate's death.
Dear Evan Hansen is a recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. The musical has its origins in an incident that took place during Pasek's high school years. The musical "takes the notion of a teenager, ... Evan Hansen, who invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn."
Dear Evan Hansen premiered at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., running from July 10 to August 23, 2015. Directed by Michael Greif, with orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, the set was designed by David Korins and the projection design was by Peter Nigrini. The cast featured Ben Platt in the title role.
The musical opened Off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theater on March 26, 2016 in previews, officially on May 1. The cast featured Ben Platt, Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Will Roland and Jennifer Laura Thompson repeating their roles from the Arena Stage production. New cast members were John Dossett and Kristolyn Lloyd. Michael Greif again directed, with choreography by Danny Mefford. The Off-Broadway engagement closed on May 29, 2016.
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