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Laura Dreyfuss


the title character, Evan Hansen, in the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen" after previously playing the role in both the Arena Stage and Second Stage Theatre productions. On July 12, 2018 it was announced the Dreyfuss would leave "Dear Evan Hansen," with her last show being July 15, 2018. On July 16, 2018 Dreyfuss was announced as a series regular on Ryan Murphy's upcoming Netflix series "The Politician". On July 26, 2018, Dreyfuss released her debut single "Be Great" under
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his room and finds an authentic life outside it, "Dear Evan Hansen" contains far more joy than sadness." Charles Isherwood, in his review of the Second Stage production for "The New York Times", noted: "The songs, by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ("Dogfight", "A Christmas Story"), strike the same complex notes, with shapely, heartfelt lyrics that expose the tensions and conflicts that Connor’s death and Evan’s involvement cause in both families. The music, played
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role of Zoe Murphy. The show played its first international performance at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. The production began previews on March 5, 2019, and opened on March 28, 2019. The role of Evan Hansen is played by Robert Markus, and Zachary Noah Piser on Wednesday and Saturday matinees. The cast also includes Jessica Sherman as Heidi Hansen, Evan Buliung as Larry Murphy, Claire Rankin as Cynthia Murphy, Alessandro Costantini as Jared Kleinman, Shakura Dickson as Alana Beck, Sean Patrick Dolan as Connor Murphy and
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particularly for Ben Platt's leading performance, the lyrics, and the book. The story has also provided and encouraged open dialogue about its themes of mental illness and youth suicide. "Dear Evan Hansen" is a recipient of the 2015 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Derek Mong, in his review of the musical at the Arena Stage, wrote that the "inventive set design by David Korins...that transforms a small stage into a platform for the most intimate living room where a mother and son share a heart-to
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Michael Park (actor)


4, 2014. In 2015, he created the role of Larry Murphy in the world premiere of the stage musical "Dear Evan Hansen" at Washington, DC's Arena Stage. The musical opened off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theater in the Spring of 2016, though he was not in the cast as he was appearing in the Broadway musical, "Tuck Everlasting". He returned to Dear Evan Hansen in the Fall of 2016 when the musical made its debut on Broadway. For his work in "Dear Evan
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Rachel Bay Jones


Rachel Bay Jones (born November 8, 1969) is an American actress and singer. She has played the roles of Catherine in the 2013 Broadway revival of "Pippin" and Evan Hansen's mother, Heidi Hansen, in "Dear Evan Hansen". The latter earned her the 2017 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Jones was born in New York City and grew up in Boca Raton, Florida. Her parents were both Shakespearean actors. She dropped out of high school to perform in a local play
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Platt, and Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Rachel Bay Jones. The musical has its origins in an incident that took place during Pasek's high school years at Friends' Central School. The musical "...takes the notion of a teenager, Platt's Evan Hansen, who invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn." Evan Hansen is a teenager with social anxiety. His therapist recommends that he write letters to himself detailing what will be good about each day. His mother,
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choice to give Evan Hansen no comeuppance doesn’t make dramatic sense. But you don’t need to be too cynical to see its commercial and emotional logic. Not giving voice to anger at Evan Hansen avoids the more unpleasant ramifications of his exploitation of a tragedy for his own personal gain, which might complicate the audience’s reaction to him. "Evan Hansen" isn’t as interested in these themes as it is in keeping the focus on the insecurity of the outsider, the nerd, the teenager yearning for acceptance. (
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To be fair, it is also interested in Evan’s mother, who has one of the most moving songs in the show.)" Hilton Als of "The New Yorker" was also critical, writing "It would have been amazing if Levenson had continued to dig into Evan’s awfulness. Instead, he takes side trips into tired knee-jerk liberalism and therapeutic healing. (One of the more uncomfortable moments in the show is when Alana, a black character, played by Kristolyn Lloyd as a P.C. bully,
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Ben Platt (actor)


the show being transferred to Off-Broadway. In 2016, Platt once again originated the role of Evan Hansen at Second Stage Theatre. Platt and the cast played a month of previews, beginning on March 26, 2016, before premiering on May 1, 2016. The limited engagement sold out its entire run with Platt playing his last performance on May 26, 2016. In December 2016, Platt originated the title role in "Dear Evan Hansen" on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre. Critics hailed his work, calling
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Michael Park (actor)


Evan Hansen" (2016), as well as Monty in the Off-Broadway production of "Violet" (1997). In 2018, for his work in "Dear Evan Hansen", Park earned a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program. Park attended Nazareth College, Rochester, New York, originally intending to become an architect, before deciding to become an actor. He worked in the 1992 New Plays Festival at Geva Theatre in Rochester.
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Taylor Trensch


the Shubert Theatre. He left the show on January 14, 2018, along with fellow co-stars, Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce, and Beanie Feldstein. On February 6, 2018, Trensch took over the titular role of Evan Hansen in "Dear Evan Hansen" at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. He played 2 performances in the show prior to officially taking over the role. He left the production on January 27, 2019 and was replaced by Andrew Barth Feldman. Trensch is openly gay. He is
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" to promote the show's national tour. Other songs on the deluxe album include "Obvious", the precursor to "If I Could Tell Her", "Hiding in Your Hands" which was replaced by "Requiem", and an acoustic version of "Disappear". "Dear Evan Hansen" premiered at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., running from July 10 to August 23, 2015. Directed by Michael Greif, the production featured orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, music direction by Ben Cohn, set design
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, and despite it, Platt gives a performance that binds us to him in the way that Holden Caulfield, that other teen with a voice, did—especially when he said, 'It’s funny. Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.'" In November 2018, producers donated several items from the Broadway run of the musical, including a shirt, arm cast, button for The Connor Project, copy of the "Dear Evan Hansen" letter, and a piece
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Ben Platt (actor)


Actor and Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for Dear Evan Hansen's Off-Broadway run in 2016. On May 19, 2017, at the 83rd annual Drama League Awards, it was announced that Platt had won the organization's Distinguished Performance Award. This award, which recognizes a performance on the New York stage in the past year, can only be won once in a performer's career. In winning, at the age of 23, for his work in "Dear Evan Hansen", Platt
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Paralegal


going both from herself and other people) that she's not a "real" lawyer at the end. In Eoin Colfer's book "The Supernaturalists", paralegals are lawyers that double as mercenaries to apprehend and then prosecute offenders for the person, or more common, company who hired them. In the musical "Dear Evan Hansen", Evan Hansen's mother, Heidi, is studying to become a paralegal. A few current and former paralegals have also ventured into politics, including Amanda Reeve (Arizona State Legislature)
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Dear Evan Hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and 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, D.C., in July 2015 and an Off-Broadway production at Second Stage Theatre from March to May 2016. At the 71st Tony Awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Actor in a Musical for Ben
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opening number of . On April 24 and 25, 2017, the 31st Annual event raised $6,379,572. Sunset Boulevard raised the most money, followed by Sunday in the Park with George and Dear Evan Hansen. Celebrities included Patti LuPone, Bette Midler, Josh Groban and Ben Platt. The 32nd Annual edition was held April 23 and 24, 2018. Celebrity presenters included Bernadette Peters, Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield. The show included performances by the casts of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton. Hamilton
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-absorbed classmate, and Jared, his only friend. Both Alana and Jared notice his broken arm, but neither signs his cast. Evan then runs into Connor, who interprets Evan's awkwardness as making fun of him, resulting in Connor's pushing Evan to the ground. Connor's sister Zoe, whom Evan has a crush on, feels obligated to apologize for her brother's behavior. Evan wonders if this is his destiny — to be ignored and an outcast — for the rest of his life ("Waving Through
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a Window"). Evan writes a letter to himself, wondering whether anyone would notice if he were not there. All his hope is focused on Zoe, since his crush on her is the only thing that brings him happiness ("Waving Through a Window" (Reprise #1)). He encounters Connor again, who now offers to sign Evan's cast. Connor finds Evan's letter on the printer and reads it; he becomes furious at the mention of Zoe, thinking Evan intended for him to see
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kisses Zoe, but she pulls away and tells him to leave. At school, Evan and Alana notice that people are starting to forget about Connor, so Evan enlists Alana and Jared's help in founding "The Connor Project" to keep Connor's memory alive. The three pitch the idea to the Murphys, who agree to support the project ("Disappear"). Moved by his dedication, Cynthia gives Evan a necktie she had gotten for Connor that he had never worn and asks Evan to wear it when he
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lonely protagonist who desperately wants to connect with that community... Ben Platt is outstanding as Evan... Since the success of the musical depends entirely on whether Evan's solitary nature appears funny or weird, Evan's ability to laugh at himself and make the audience laugh is crucial. Platt is charming as he eternally twists his shirt tails and hangs his head... Although the themes of grief and loneliness are serious, the musical is anything but somber. It addresses challenging facts of life. But from start to finish, when Evan leaves
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73rd Tony Awards


of three karaokes was "Dear Evan Hansen"‘s Ben Platt who sang “Tomorrow” from "Annie." During the next karaoke break was a performance of “96,000” from "In the Heights" by the upcoming film's Anthony Ramos who plays Usnavi, who was soon duetting with Christopher Jackson, who originated the role of Benny. The third performance was a “showstopper” shared by Corden on his show the next night, weaving online videos as well as from his own crew. Toward the end of the show he
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confessing that he feels welcomed and accepted into the Murphy family because of Heidi's absence. Meanwhile, Alana begins to find inconsistencies in the fake emails. Evan asks Jared to help fix the inaccuracies, but Jared refuses and threatens to expose Evan, who counters that he could expose Jared's role. Heidi, Alana, and Jared converge in Evan's conscience, compounding his guilt and doubt over his decisions ("Good for You"). Evan decides he has to confess to what he has done. Imaginary Connor attempts
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question how Connor kills himself and if Evan's suicide attempt was truly intentional (even Stacey Mindich, lead producer of the original Broadway production, claimed that she and the team did not want the show to be called a "suicide musical" in order to gain an audience). Jason Zinoman in a piece for "Slate" argues that the musical "employs many different tactics to prevent us from seeing Evan Hansen as a jerk, but its most audacious is to not allow anyone onstage to see him that way...The
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Asa Somers


Normal", alongside Alice Ripley, Emma Hunton, Curt Hansen, and Jeremy Kushnier and stayed with the production until its close on July 30, 2011. Somers recently revived his role as Dan Goodman in Penn State's CentreStage production of "Next to Normal", which played at the Pavilion Theatre from June 6 to 14, 2014. As of December 2016, he is a standby for the role of Larry Murphy in "Dear Evan Hansen" on Broadway. Somers appeared in the regional theatre productions of "Kean"
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other cast members from the Second Stage production returned for the Broadway engagement. Ben Platt played his last performance on November 19, 2017. Noah Galvin replaced Platt on November 21, 2017, and played until February 2018. Taylor Trensch played two performances in the show before officially replacing Galvin on February 6, 2018. The 2018 Jimmy Award winner, Andrew Barth Feldman, made his Broadway debut, replacing Trensch, on January 30, 2019. Michael Lee Brown serves at the alternate for the role of Evan, and has performances
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Rachel Bay Jones


Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Heidi Hansen. After leaving "Dear Evan Hansen" on August 5, 2018, Jones performed at several small venues in "Something Beautiful", a one-woman cabaret show that draws music from her expansive career and bringing meaning from her life into the lyrics. She appears in the television comedy "God Friended Me" which premiered in 2018. She plays the role of Susan. She appeared in the concert of "Sweet Charity" at the Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman
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Will Roland


Will Roland (born 1988/1989) is an American actor and singer, best known for originating the role of Jared Kleinman in the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen". He is also known for his role in the drama film "One Penny" (2017). , he plays the role of Jeremy Heere in the Broadway musical "Be More Chill." William Frederick Roland was born in New York City to Beth and William J. Roland, who co-owns Roland Antiques, an auction house. He initially lived in
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Rachel Bay Jones


The Tribe. She was one of the original cast members starring in the revival of "Pippin", playing Catherine, Pippin's lover, during the entire run. Jones portrayed Evan's mother Heidi in the musical "Dear Evan Hansen", which premiered at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in July 2015. She reprised the role in the Off-Broadway production at the Second Stage Theatre in May 2016, and then on Broadway starting in November 2016. At the 71st Tony Awards, she won for Best Featured
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-heart to the physical abyss of internet cyberspace... book by Steven Levenson... lyrics and music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul... heartfelt lyrics with universal appeal joined by the perfect, oftentimes acoustic, accompaniment that can change the mood from somber to celebratory to sinister in a single bar of music." Barbara Mackay in reviewing the Arena Stage production for "TheatreMania" wrote: "Levenson, Pasek, and Paul set themselves two high, untraditional bars in "Evan Hansen": exploring a community's grief and examining a
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of Connor's that was never used. ("To Break in a Glove"). Later, when Evan begins to mention Connor, Zoe tells him that she does not want their relationship to be about Connor, but about the two of them ("Only Us"). Evan goes to the Murphys, only to discover they invited Heidi for dinner. She is mortified to learn they want to give Evan Connor's college fund. At home, Heidi and Evan fight over his secrecy and deception, with Evan
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Lisa Brescia


Lisa Brescia (born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is an American musical theatre actress who has performed as lead and understudy in several Broadway shows. Raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she went on to pursue acting and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. On August 7, 2018, Brescia began a run as Heidi Hansen in "Dear Evan Hansen" on Broadway, a role that earned Rachel Bay Jones the 2017 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Brescia was lead singer in The New Mamas
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to talk him out of it, but Evan shouts that he needs the whole thing to be over. Connor tells him that if he tells the truth, all he has will be gone, and the only thing he will be left with is himself ("For Forever" (Reprise)). He disappears, leaving Evan alone. Evan apologizes to Alana, but she has given up on Evan's help with The Connor Project as she doubts the truth of his statements that he was Connor's best friend. Evan
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speaks at Connor's memorial service. At the official launch of The Connor Project, Evan gives an inspiring speech about his loneliness and friendship with Connor, which goes viral. Zoe, overcome by the impact her brother and Evan have had, kisses him ("You Will Be Found"). Evan and Alana pitch a fundraising idea on The Connor Project's website, to raise $50,000 to reopen the abandoned apple orchard where Evan and Connor supposedly spent time. However, Evan becomes preoccupied with his new relationship with Zoe
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part. Evan mentally writes himself one last letter reflecting on the impact he has had on his community and finally accepts himself ("Finale"). The show is orchestrated for a band of eight, including the music director. The parts are: MD/Keyboard; Violin; Viola; Violoncello; Guitar 1; Guitar 2; Bass Guitar/Upright Bass; and Drums. The show was orchestrated by Alex Lacamoire, who won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for his work. An original Broadway cast album was
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Steven Levenson


has worked in art history and design history. They have a daughter, born in 2015. He won the 2016 Obie Award for Musical Theatre and the 2017 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for "Dear Evan Hansen". He won the 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, John Gassner Award for "The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin". His play "If I Forget" was nominated for the 2017 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Play, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Jeremy Shamos), Outstanding Featured Actress
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believe they were responsible for Connor's death. Evan, distraught, walks in on the Murphys fighting about why Connor really killed himself. Evan admits his fabrication, hopeful that he could forge a genuine bond with the Murphys out of the tragedy. As Zoe and her mother tearfully leave, Larry turns away from Evan in disgust. Alone once more, Evan absorbs his perceived brokenness as inescapable ("Words Fail"). Heidi saw the letter online and knew that it was one of Evan's therapy assignments. She apologizes
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the letter in order to make fun of him. He storms out, taking the letter with him. Evan is in an intense state of anxiety over what Connor might have done with the letter, and tells Jared online about his assignment to write letters to himself. Evan is called to the principal's office and is told by Connor's parents that Connor died by suicide days before, with Evan's letter found in his pocket, which they believe is a suicide note addressed to him. Evan goes to Connor's house
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out, particularly Heidi's 'So Big/So Small,' Evan's 'Words Fail' and Zoe and Evan's young sweethearts duet 'Only Us.'" Despite widespread acclaim for the show, its story and music, the overall public reception was not without its criticism. Some reviews of the show claim that it romanticizes and sanitizes mental illness by not mentioning the name of the diagnosis Evan has (many claim it to be social anxiety disorder with features of Asperger syndrome) and glorifies suicide, leaving many to
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been reading Connor's ten favorite books in an attempt to connect with who he really was. He thanks her and her parents for keeping his secret and reveals that they never told anyone else that his friendship with Connor was a lie. She forgives him, saying the ordeal brought her family closer together because "everyone needed it for something." Evan asks her why she insisted on meeting at the orchard, and she replies that she wanted to be sure he saw it, and the two share a gentle moment before they
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"). When Evan gets home, Heidi mentions hearing about Connor's death, but Evan tells her not to worry and that he didn't know Connor. After realizing he needs evidence of his supposed "secret email account", Evan enlists Jared's help in creating fake, backdated email conversations between himself and Connor ("Sincerely, Me"). After Evan shows the Murphy family Connor's "emails", Cynthia is ecstatic that her son had a friend, but Larry is hurt that Connor took his family
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, Dolly!" earned 10 nominations, the musical "Dear Evan Hansen" earned nine, and the new play "A Doll's House, Part 2" earned eight. New musicals "Come from Away" and "Groundhog Day" each earned seven nominations, as did the new play "Oslo". The annual Meet the Nominees Press Reception took place on May 3, 2017, at the Sofitel New York Hotel. The annual Nominees Luncheon took place on May 23, 2017, at the Rainbow Room. A
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to Evan for not seeing how badly he had been hurting, though Evan denies her guilt due to his deception. He vaguely admits that his fall from the tree was a suicide attempt. Heidi recalls the day that his father moved out and did not know how she was going to make it by herself. In the end, she realized that she was not alone – she had Evan and knew that the two of them could survive anything so long as they were together. Tearfully, Heidi promises that she will always be
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screams about "her" invisibility. Levenson and the others are trying to keep up with the times and diversify, but why does it have to feel so forced and tired?) Evan confesses his deceit and makes it clear that all he wanted, really, was to be loved, because of, well, that absent daddy, that inattentive mommy, and the nastiness of the world. With that false move, the show’s creators risk destroying what’s so spikily fascinating about Evan. Still, until the second act
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Noah Galvin


, and many others. His audiobook work includes Stephen Chbosky's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and Matthew Quick's "Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock". In August 2017, Galvin was named as a temporary replacement for the title role in "Dear Evan Hansen", after the departure of Ben Platt. Galvin assumed the role on November 21, 2017 and played his final performance on February 4, 2018. Noah is also the narrator for the character Arthur in "What If It's Us", a
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Lin-Manuel Miranda


as a film director with an adaptation of Jonathan Larson's semi-autobiographical musical "Tick, Tick... Boom!", to be scripted by "Dear Evan Hansen" librettist Steven Levenson. Miranda will also produce the film alongside Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, and will be released on Netflix. He will play Lee Scoresby in an upcoming adaptation of "His Dark Materials". On July 29, 2019, it was announced that Miranda had teamed with legendary tv producer Norman Lear to make an American Masters documentary about the
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71st Tony Awards


The 71st Annual Tony Awards were held on June 11, 2017, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2016–17 season. The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and was broadcast live by CBS. Kevin Spacey served as host. The musical "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812" led the nominations with 12, while the play with the most nominations was "A Doll's House, Part 2", with eight. At the ceremony, "Dear Evan Hansen"
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John Dossett


that musical because he appeared in "Newsies" on Broadway as Joseph Pulitzer. "Newsies" opened on Broadway on March 15, 2012 in previews. He later joined the Broadway production of "Chicago" as Billy Flynn for an engagement lasting from March to May 2015. He played the role of "Larry" in the Off-Broadway production of "Dear Evan Hansen", which opened in previews on March 26, 2016 at the Second Stage Theatre, and closed on May 29, 2016. He appears as "
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and his privileged life for granted. Cynthia tries to show Zoe the emails, but they argue again. Zoe still refuses to mourn Connor ("Requiem"). Despite this, after reading the "suicide note", Zoe notices that she is mentioned and asks Evan why Connor would say that about her. Evan, unable to tell her the truth, tells her all the reasons he loves her under the guise of Connor saying them ("If I Could Tell Her"). Overcome with emotion, he impulsively
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Pasek and Paul


including Best Musical and Best Original Score for the duo. At the 2018 Grammy Awards, "Dear Evan Hansen" won Best Musical Theater Album. The musical received the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award and a 2016 Obie Award for Musical Theatre. The duo have written original music for several television shows. As of 2007, Pasek and Paul were writing music for the Disney Channel show "Johnny and the Sprites", with songs used in six episodes and for one story in the season's premiere. Their original material was featured
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Noah Galvin


Noah Egidi Galvin (born May 6, 1994) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Kenny O'Neal in the ABC sitcom "The Real O'Neals" and the titular role in the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen". Galvin was born and raised in Katonah, New York. In his early teenage years, Galvin was asked by his mother, Abbie (née Fink), several times if he was gay. He came out to her when he was fourteen. Galvin has two siblings.
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for dinner. Jared had instructed him to "nod and confirm" to avoid making things worse, but Evan is awkward and uncomfortable and he lies, pretending he and Connor had been best friends, emailing each other from a secret account. The Murphys don't question this because Mr. Murphy had been monitoring Connor's real account. Zoe and Cynthia get into an argument, and Evan jumps in, recounting a fictional version of the day he broke his arm at an abandoned apple orchard the Murphys had visited ("For Forever
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and his newfound family in the Murphys, and begins to neglect his mother, Jared, and The Connor Project ("Sincerely, Me" (Reprise)). Heidi asks Evan why he did not tell her about The Connor Project or about his friendship with Connor. He angrily responds that he did not have the time because she is never around. Overcome with emotion, he rushes off to the Murphys, where Evan bonds with Larry Murphy and confides in him about his childhood. Larry offers him an old baseball glove
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-Broadway engagement closed on May 29, 2016. The show premiered on Broadway on November 14, 2016, in previews, and officially opened on December 4. After announcing that performances would take place at the Belasco Theatre, in mid-September 2016, producers announced that the show would instead perform at the Music Box Theatre. Michael Park, who originated the role of Larry in the Arena Stage production, returned for the Broadway production (replacing John Dossett who went on to the musical "War Paint"). All
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released at midnight on February 3, 2017. The second song on the album, "Waving Through A Window", was released as a special early download for those who had pre-ordered the album. The fifth song, "Requiem", was made available to stream for 24 hours on January 26, 2017, a week before the release of the cast recording. The song was released as a second pre-order bonus the next day. The recording of the Act 1 finale "You Will Be Found"
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Marc Platt (producer)


those involving the Clinton administration. Platt is also producer of the Broadway hit musical "Wicked" and the 2008 Broadway revival of the musical "Pal Joey" with the Roundabout Theatre Company. Platt lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Julie (Beren), and their five children, including actors Jonah Platt, who starred as Fiyero in "Wicked", and Ben Platt of "Pitch Perfect", "The Book of Mormon", and "Dear Evan Hansen". Marc and his wife, also
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Alex Lacamoire


Alex Lacamoire (born May 24, 1975) is an American musician, arranger, conductor, musical director, music copyist, and orchestrator who has worked on many shows both on and off Broadway. He is the recipient of multiple Tony and Grammy Awards for his work on shows such as "In the Heights" (2008), "Hamilton" (2016), and "Dear Evan Hansen" (2017). Lacamoire was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018. In May 2019, Lacamoire received a honourary Doctor
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Wednesday and Saturday matinees. A U.S. tour launched in October 2018 in Denver, starring Ben Levi Ross in the title role and by December 2018 was scheduled for over 50 cities. It also stars Jessica Phillips in the role of Heidi Hansen, Jared Goldsmith in the role of Jared Kleinman, and Phoebe Koyabe in the role of Alana Beck. Also starring in the tour is Christiane Noll in the role of Cynthia Murphy, Aaron Lazar as Larry Murphy, Marrick Smith in the role of Connor Murphy, and Maggie Mckenna in the
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Playground Entertainment


's "The River" starring Hugh Jackman. Recent Broadway productions include "Dear Evan Hansen", which won six Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan’s "1984," based on the novel by George Orwell. Recent West End productions include "Dreamgirls" and "The Glass Menagerie," both produced alongside Sonia Friedman Productions. Alongside Sonia Friedman Productions and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, Playground is a producer of the two-part stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, an expansion of
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Scott Wasserman


Scott Wasserman (born September 27, 1988) is an American musician, composer, orchestrator, musical director, and electronic music programmer who has worked on many shows both on and off Broadway. He originated the technical role of Ableton Programmer for "Hamilton", and has reprised that role for "Dear Evan Hansen" and "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812". Wasserman was born in East Hampton, Connecticut. He attended East Hampton High School, and then Carnegie Mellon University's School of Music,
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The Hamilton Mixtape


Miranda released a mashup of the songs "Story of Tonight" from "Hamilton" and "You Will Be Found" from the musical "Dear Evan Hansen", sung as a duet with Ben Platt. A portion of the proceeds are being donated in support of the March for Our Lives initiative. The following weekend, Miranda and Platt performed the song together along with frequent Miranda collaborator Alex Lacamoire (who had also orchestrated both shows) at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24. On
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Steven Levenson


FX biographical miniseries "Fosse/Verdon" about the lives of director-choreographer Bob Fosse and actor-singer Gwen Verdon. The series premiered in 2019. He will pen the screenplay for Lin-Manuel Miranda's film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's biographical musical "Tick, Tick... Boom!", which will be produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. He will adapt his and Pasek and Paul's script for Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of "Dear Evan Hansen". Levenson is married to Whitney May, who
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shows her the letter to himself that he wrote when he was giving up on having a good year, claiming it to be Connor's suicide note. Realizing that the letter is the key to fulfilling the fundraising goal, Alana posts it online where, to Evan's chagrin, it goes viral. As a result, many people begin to believe Connor's suicide was because of his uncaring, wealthy parents ("You Will Be Found" (Reprise)). The Murphys have become the targets of hateful comments because people
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Heidi, suggests that he make new friends in senior year at high school by asking people to sign the cast on his arm. Meanwhile, in the wealthy Murphy family — Cynthia, Larry, and their children Zoe and Connor — Zoe and Larry berate Connor for getting high before school, while Cynthia struggles with the fact that her family is falling apart. The two mothers wonder how to connect with their sons ("Anybody Have a Map?"). At school, Evan meets Alana, a precocious but somewhat self
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that a long-admired-from-afar girl can change Evan's outlook on life so rapidly or that Connor's teenage disequilibrium leads him to do what he does. Coming through loud and clear, however, is the fact that what starts as deceit can be blown totally out of proportion by the Internet where lies are disseminated with lightning speed leaving plenty of victims in their wake [...] The music is pleasant, not terribly original but good enough to get toes tapping. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's ballads stand
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 19)


Dear Evan Hansen", guest starred as a young man struggling with the long-ago disappearance of his sister in "Complicated". "The Walking Dead" alum, Brighton Sharbino guest starred as a teenager who disappears when her classmates make her the subject of a cyberbullying attack. Madison Pettis also guest starred in the episode, titled "No Good Reason", which aired on NBC, October 18, 2017. Another Broadway star, Christiane Noll, guest starred in the episode "Unintended Consequences" as Sarah Curtis "
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there for him when he needs her ("So Big/So Small"). A year later, Evan is still living at home and working at Pottery Barn to earn enough money to go to college the next semester. He contacts Zoe, whom he has not seen since she found out the truth, and asks her to meet him. She insists that they meet at the orchard that has been reopened in Connor's memory. He apologizes for the pain he caused by manipulating her family and admits that he has
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Hair", "Godspell", "Little Shop of Horrors", "Sunday in the Park with George", "Rent", "Grey Gardens", "Urinetown", "Avenue Q", "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", "Rock of Ages", "In the Heights", "Spring Awakening", "Next to Normal", "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", "Fun Home", "Hamilton" and "Dear Evan Hansen". In particular,
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS


Fights AIDS. The Flea Market took place in Shubert Alley and West 44th and 45th Streets west of Times Square in Manhattan. Shows raising the most money were Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen. Celebrities who attended include Christy Altomare, Reed Birney, Stephanie J. Block, Laura Dreyfuss, Kimiko Glenn, Ann Harada, Rachel Bay Jones, Derek Klena], Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Lindsay Mendez, Javier Munoz, Laura Osnes, Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter, Will Roland,
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Outer Critics Circle Award


". The nominees included "American Psycho" and "She Loves Me" – 8; "Bright Star" and "On Your Feet!" – 7; "Dear Evan Hansen" – 6; "Eclipsed", "Lazarus", "Long Day's Journey Into Night" and "Spring Awakening" – 5; and "The Humans", "A View From the Bridge" and "Waitress" – 4. Multiple winners: "She Loves Me" – 4; Long Day’s Journey Into
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Broadway theatre


shows, however, such as the musicals "Hair", "Little Shop of Horrors", "Spring Awakening", "Next to Normal", "Rent", "Avenue Q", "In the Heights", "Fun Home", "Dear Evan Hansen", and "Hamilton", began their runs Off-Broadway and later transferred to Broadway, seeking to replicate their intimate experience in a larger theatre. After, or even during, successful runs in Broadway theatres, producers often remount their
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Dear Dad


"Dear Dad" was the 12th episode of the first season of the TV series "M*A*S*H". It originally aired on December 17, 1972 and was repeated on May 20, 1973. Hawkeye writes home to his father during the Christmas season, relating a number of amusing and personal anecdotes including Radar's effort to mail home a jeep piece-by-piece, the monthly morality lecture, Trapper's local medical philanthropy, and the ongoing non-secret relationship between Frank and Hot Lips. Hawkeye dresses to play Santa
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Showtime (M*A*S*H)


last laugh by collapsing the officers' latrine tent on top of Frank while he is using it. "Showtime" is structurally similar to "Dear Dad" and "Dear Dad...Again," in which it lacks the conventional linear structure of most television programs. It uses moments from the USO show, styled like the ones hosted by Bob Hope, to make commentary and contrast the ugliness of war with the fluff of the performances in the show. A sequence showing Radar playing drums with the musical band demonstrates Gary Burghoff
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Val Emmich


Val Matthew Emmich (born 1979) is an American writer, singer-songwriter, and actor. He's had roles on HBO's "Vinyl", NBC's "30 Rock", Showtime's "The Big C", and ABC's "Ugly Betty". He is the author of the New York Times bestselling YA book "Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel" and the adult novel "The Reminders". Emmich was born in Manalapan, New Jersey. He is of Italian, Russian, and German
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Pasek and Paul


Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, known together as Pasek and Paul, are an American songwriting duo and composing team for musical theater, films, and television. Their works include "", "Dogfight", "Edges", "Dear Evan Hansen", and "James and the Giant Peach". Their original songs have been featured on NBC's "Smash" and in the films "La La Land", for which they won both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "
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Michael Greif


Normal" (also at Second Stage Theatre and Arena Stage), "Grey Gardens" (also at Playwrights Horizons), "Dear Evan Hansen" (also at Arena Stage and Second Stage), and "War Paint" (also at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago). Among his many directing credits Off-Broadway are Katori Hall's "Our Lady of Kibeho", John Guare's "Landscape of the Body" and "A Few Stout Individuals" at Signature Theatre, "Beauty of the Father" for
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Val Emmich


. It was released on October 9, 2018. It debuted on the "New York Times" bestseller list at #2 for the week of October 28, 2018. On November 29, 2018, Universal Pictures and producer Marc Platt (father to "Dear Evan Hansen" star Ben Platt) secured the film rights to the musical. It is yet to be confirmed if any material from Emmich's novel adaptation will be used in the film, which will be scripted by Levenson. Emmich lives in Jersey City, New
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Pasek and Paul


. Pasek and Paul were featured in the 2011 documentary film "One Night Stand" about the process. They wrote the lyrics and music to the 2012 musical "Dogfight", also contributing to "A Christmas Story, The Musical", which was nominated for a Tony Award in 2013 for Best Original Score. Pasek and Paul wrote the music and lyrics to their musical "Dear Evan Hansen." The musical, inspired by the death of a fellow student while Pasek was in high school, features a book by Steven
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie


impact for the same reason that "Dear Evan Hansen", the musical that just cleaned up the Tony Awards in New York City, is such a success." Later stating that "This is hit material and it so deserved a chance to strut its stuff in Shaftesbury Avenue. Now its got it." Clare Brennan of "The Observer" stated that "the drama lacks oomph but sheer exuberance carries this coming-of-age tale...That said, this is still a touching, funny and joyous production.
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Working with Lemons


averaged 18 million monthly YouTube views and made between $7,000 and $10,000 every month from its videos. The family has created covers of songs from "Hamilton", "Moana", "Beauty and the Beast", "Matilda the Musical", "The Greatest Showman", "Anastasia", and "Dear Evan Hansen". The Working with Lemons YouTube channel was created on October 27, 2008. The family lives in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah. The group's motto is "When life
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Hamilton (musical)


song in February, so he suggested calling March 2 "February 30th". Miranda said it was "the most perfect 'Weird Al' creative problem solving possible". The fourth release, on March 19, 2018, was "Found/Tonight" by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt. A mash-up of the songs "You Will Be Found" from the stage musical "Dear Evan Hansen" and "The Story of Tonight", part of the proceeds were destinated to the initiative March for Our
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Ben Platt (actor)


's "Somewhere" live at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards accompanied by Justin Goldner and Adele Stein and arranged by Alex Lacamoire. On March 19, 2018, Platt and "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda released "Found/Tonight", a mashup of the "Hamilton" song "The Story of Tonight" and the "Dear Evan Hansen" song "You Will Be Found". Platt donated a portion of the proceeds to support the March for Our Lives anti-gun-violence initiative, and also performed
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Laura Dreyfuss


Laura Dreyfuss (born August 22, 1988) is an American actress best known for her role as Zoe Murphy in the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen", and Madison McCarthy on the FOX television show "Glee". Dreyfuss earned a BFA in musical theatre from the Boston Conservatory. Dreyfuss was previously cast in the ensemble of the Broadway revival of "Hair", then later was a replacement for the main character in the musical, "Once". Dreyfuss originated the role of Zoe Murphy, the love interest of
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Fosse/Verdon


earlier. Tony Award-winning writer Steven Levenson ("Dear Evan Hansen") was next to join the production team. Levenson and Kail would go on to earn the WGA credit designation of "developed for television by" for the limited-series. During the early stages of the development process, Kail and Levenson were instrumental in attracting the participation of Nicole Fosse, the only child of Bob and Gwen and the executor of the Fosse/Verdon estate. On July 5, 2018, FX announced an eight-episode
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS


The 29th edition on December 4 and 5, 2017, raised $5,609,211 for Broadway Cares. The largest fundraiser was "Dear Evan Hansen" followed by "Hello, Dolly!" and the Angelica tour of "Hamilton". The company of "Come From Away" took top honors for best onstage presentation, and the runner-up was "Aladdin". Celebrity appearances included Amy Schumer, Keegan-Michael Key, Noah Galvin, and Laura Benanti. The 28th edition on December 3 and 4, 2018 at the
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Dear Evan Hansen


by a small but excellent band on a platform upstage, is appealingly unstrident pop-rock, with generous doses of acoustic guitar, keyboards and strings. It's the finest, most emotionally resonant score yet from this promising young songwriting team." Susan Davidson, in her review of the Arena Stage production for "CurtainUp", noted: "it helps to suspend the disbelief that sullen, anti-social teenagers can change quickly. Surely that's a process requiring time-released hormonal adjustments. It is hard to accept
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Dear Evan Hansen


of sheet music, to the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution. The musical was adapted into a young adult novel by actor and singer-songwriter Val Emmich, in collaboration with Pasek, Paul and Levenson. The novel, which features additional material based on scenes and songs cut from the show's development that flesh out and expand upon the story, was released by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on October 9, 2018. On November 29, 2018, it was announced that Universal Pictures optioned the
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Evie Dolan


" in "School of Rock" at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York. Dolan also originated the role of Katie in the June 2015 Off-Broadway workshop of "School of Rock" at the Gramercy Theatre in New York. In the spring of 2017 Dolan was featured in Drew Gasparini and Alex Brightman new musical adaptation of Ned Vizzini's "It's Kind of a Funny Story" at Feinstein's/54 Below off-broadway. Dolan joined Colton Ryan of "Dear Evan Hansen" as Leila his little sister to debut the
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Val Emmich


, Emmich has a knack for avoiding the treacly and saccharine while finding magic in unlikely relationships.” The novel was included in the best-of lists of Harper's BAZAAR, Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, AM New York, and HELLO! Canada. On May 28, 2017, Emmich appeared on NPR's "Weekend Edition" to discuss the book with host Lulu Garcia-Navarro. In 2018, Emmich adapted Steven Levenson and Pasek and Paul's Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen" into a young adult novel
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Sing to Me Instead


Sing to Me Instead is the debut studio album by Ben Platt. It was released on March 29, 2019. Two songs were released from the album on February 1, 2019: "Bad Habit" and "Ease My Mind". It is the actor's first creative project after originating the role of the titular character in the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen" aside from appearing on one of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamildrops", "Found/Tonight". Platt premiered the first single "Bad Habit
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Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical


pursued by a bear"), Elsa's dress transformation in the "Frozen" musical, and the "You Will Be Found" sequence in "Dear Evan Hansen", in which a spike in online followers is celebrated for giving meaning to a character's death. The show was seen as a possible revival of the industrial musical tradition in advertising. After promotions for the Skittles campaign went viral, clothing retailer H&M announced that it would forego showing at the upcoming Paris Fashion Week in favor of presenting its Spring 2019 collection
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Scott Wasserman


production, including the show's off-Broadway production at The Public Theater, and has since been involved in subsequent productions of "Hamilton" as well, training each orchestra and serving as rehearsal DJ. The show's Original Broadway Cast Recording was released digitally on September 25, 2015, and by Atlantic Records as a two-disc set on October 25, 2015. It won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2016. Wasserman also worked with Lacamoire on "Dear Evan Hansen", for which Wasserman is
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Alex Lacamoire


Dear Evan Hansen", a musical for which he won his third Tony award and his third Grammy award. He will be the Music Director of "Carmen Jones", an upcoming Cuban adaptation of George Bizet's "Carmen". For the Cuban-American production, Lacamoire relates this entails channeling music that’s “in my blood.” In late 2017, Lacamoire reunited with Lin-Manuel Miranda on his song "Almost Like Praying" to benefit Hurricane Maria relief and recovery operations in Puerto Rico. Lacamoire was the
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Justin Goldner


trio Saint Adeline's eponymous debut album, Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio's "Bubble Boy""," and "Destiny", included on Hasbro's Jem & The Holograms tribute album. Goldner participated in numerous workshops developing the music for Pasek and Paul’s film "The Greatest Showman""," as well as their musical "Dear Evan Hansen", which he ultimately performed on Broadway. He has been featured in other performances with Ricky Martin, Macy Gray, Donald Glover, Ledisi, Jordin Sparks, Ludwig
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Justin Paul


award. Pasek and Paul also wrote the original song "Runnin' Home to You" performed by Grant Gustin for the musical crossover episode of "The Flash" "Duet" between "The Flash" and "Supergirl". Most recently, they have created and written the score for the stage musical "Dear Evan Hansen" which premiered at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in July 2015. The musical, which has been called "striking for its moral complexity as well as its musical ambition", which opened
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Ben Platt (actor)


Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He began his career in theater as a child and has appeared in Broadway productions of "The Music Man" (2002), "The Book of Mormon" (2012–2013), and "Dear Evan Hansen" (2015–2017), receiving multiple accolades for his performance as the title character in the latter, including the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Platt's film credits include roles in "Pitch Perfect"
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Ben Platt (actor)


", "Mary Poppins Returns", and the musicals "Dear Evan Hansen", and "Wicked". He and his family are Jewish. He attended the Adderley School for Performing Arts in Pacific Palisades, performing in productions like "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Into the Woods". Platt attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, graduating in 2011. He then enrolled at Columbia University in New York but dropped out after six weeks to fulfil his contract with "The Book of Mormon". During his
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Ben Platt (actor)


Ricki and the Flash" and "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk". Platt became attached to Pasek and Paul's then "Untitled P&P Project" in 2014, participating in early read-throughs and workshops. By 2015, the musical, titled "Dear Evan Hansen", had begun production in Washington, D.C. at the Arena Stage with Platt originating the titular role. The show premiered on July 9, 2015 and closed August 23, 2015. The overwhelming positive reception toward the production and Platt's performance resulted in
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Steven Levenson


Steven Levenson (born May 1984) is an American playwright and television writer. He won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for "Dear Evan Hansen". Levenson was raised in Bethesda, Maryland and attended St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and Brown University. He originally studied theater and English but then turned to playwriting. In discussing his interests in writing, he said: "...it does seem that a lot of my work tends to move in that [family] direction. I do find the dynamics
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