Dear Evan Hansen
By Steven Levenson
Lyrics and music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Originally produced at Arena Stage, Washington, DC
July 10 - August 23, 2015
About the Premiere Production:
A letter, a lie, a life he never dreamed he could have.
Evan Hansen (Pitch Perfect's Ben Platt) is about to get everything he’s ever wanted: the girl of his dreams, the perfect family he’s always longed for and a chance to finally fit in. He just has to hope that his chance to connect isn’t blown by the secrets he has to conceal.
Featuring a score by Tony Award nominees Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (A Christmas Story, Dogfight), a book by Steven Levenson (Masters of Sex) and directed by three-time Tony nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal), Dear Evan Hansen is a moving and original musical about more than how we share, like or friend; it’s about how we love, feel and survive in the modern world.
Cast: Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Alexis Molnar, Michael Park, Ben Platt, Will Roland, and Jennifer Laura Thompson.
Director: Michael Grief
Choreographer: Danny Mefford
Production Stage Manager: Judith Schoenfeld
Music Director: Dror Baitel & Ben Cohn
Music Supervisor: Alex Lacamore
Associate Projection Design/Programmer: Grant McDonald
Projection Design: Peter Nigrini
Scenic Design: David Korins
Assistant Stage Manager: Michael McGoff
Lighting Design: Japhy Weideman
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting
Award Wins and Nominations
Tony Award®
Best Musical
2017 Winner
Produced by Stacey Mindich , Mickey Liddell , Hunter Arnold , Caiola Productions , Double Gemini Productions , Fakston Productions , Roy Furman , Harris Karma Productions , On Your Marks Group , Darren Bagert , Roger & William Berlind , Bob Boyett , Colin Callender , Caitlin Clements , Freddy DeMann , Dante Di Loreto , Bonnie & Kenneth Feld , FickStern Productions, Eric and Marsi Gardiner , Robert Greenblatt , Jere Harris and Darren DeVerna , The John Gore Organization , Mike Kriak , Arielle Tepper Madover , David Mirvish , Eva Price , Zeilinger Productions , Adam Zotovich , Ambassador Theatre Group , Independent Presenters Network and The Shubert Organization (Philip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President) ; Produced in association with Arena Stage (Molly Smith, Artistic Director; Edgar Dobie, Executive Director) and Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director)
Executive Producer: Wendy Orshan and Jeffrey M. Wilson
Best Book Of A Musical
2017 Winner
Book by Steven Levenson
Best Original Score Written For The Theatre
2017 Winner
Music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Best Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role In A Musical
2017 Winner
Ben Platt
Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Musical
2017 Nominee
Mike Faist
Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Musical
2017 Winner
Rachel Bay Jones
Best Direction Of A Musical
2017 Nominee
Directed by Michael Greif
Best Orchestrations
2017 Winner
Music orchestrated by Alex Lacamoire
Best Lighting Design Of A Musical
2017 Nominee
Lighting Design by Japhy Weideman
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