If I Could Tell Her. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, A Singular Performance Captured Beautifully, Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2017. Instead, he takes side trips into tired knee-jerk liberalism and therapeutic healing. To Break In A Glove. Musical theatre does not get any better than this! (Rachel Bay Jones & Jennifer Laura Thompson), Waving Through A Window (Ben Platt & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen), Sincerely, Me (Ben Platt & Will Roland Mike Faist), Requiem (Michael Park & Jennifer Laura Thompson Laura Dreyfuss), If I Could Tell Her (Ben Platt & Laura Dreyfuss), Disappear (Mike Faist, Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland, Jennifer Laura Thompson & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen), You Will Be Found (Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland, Laura Dreyfuss & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen), To Break In a Glove (Michael Park & Ben Platt), Good For You (Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland & Ben Platt), Finale (Ben Platt & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen), Hiding In Your Hands (Bonus Track) (Mallory Bechtel), Part Of Me (Bonus Track) (Dear Evan Hansen August 2018 Broadway Cast), In The Bedroom Down The Hall (Demo) (Rachel Bay Jones & Jennifer Laura Thompson), Disappear (Acoustic) (Taylor Trensch and Alex Boniello), Waving Through A Window (Bonus Track) (Katy Perry). As a result, many people begin to believe Connor's suicide was because of his uncaring, wealthy parents ("You Will Be Found (Reprise)"). This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. 4.8 out of 5 stars 868. Or $11.49 to buy MP3. Ben Platt featured in the title role. 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 and his privileged life for granted. But from start to finish, when Evan leaves his room and finds an authentic life outside it, Dear Evan Hansen contains far more joy than sadness. 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. Despite this, after reading the "suicide note," Zoe notices that she is mentioned and asks Evan why Connor would say that about her. 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. He encounters Connor again, who now offers to sign Evan's cast. He apologizes for the pain he caused by manipulating her family and thanks her and her parents for keeping his secret. It is hard to accept 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. If any information appears to be missing from this page, contact us and let us know! [40], The show played its first international performance at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. '"[54], The West End production received many four and five star reviews. Ben Platt, as the titular hypersensitive teen, artfully carries the show in the debut musical scored by La La Land’s Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Sincerely, Me. She loves it and cant wait for the show to come to the UK. 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?) Jared Kleinman – Evan's droll and sarcastic friend. [5] Taylor Trensch played two performances in the show before officially replacing Galvin on February 6, 2018. 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. [23] Directed by Michael Greif, the production featured orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, music direction by Ben Cohn, set design by David Korins and projection design by Peter Nigrini. Evan writes a letter to himself, wondering whether anyone would notice if he were not there. (One of the more uncomfortable moments in the show is when Alana, a black character, played by Kristolyn Lloyd as a P.C. [41], A West End production opened at the Noël Coward Theatre from November 2019. [39] The second year of the tour began on September 25, 2019, in Milwaukee, with Stephen Christopher Anthony stepping in to the role of Evan Hansen full-time, former Evan/Jared/Connor understudy Noah Kieserman as Connor Murphy, former Zoe/Alana understudy Ciara Alyse Harris as Alana Beck, John Hemphill as Larry Murphy, Sam Primack as the Evan alternate, and Toronto cast alums Stephanie La Rochelle as Zoe Murphy, Jessica Sherman as Heidi Hansen, Claire Rankin as Cynthia Murphy, and Alessandro Costantini as Jared Kleinman. It's the finest, most emotionally resonant score yet from this promising young songwriting team. Anybody Have a Map? 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)"). Heidi asks Evan why he did not tell her about The Connor Project or about his friendship with Connor. If any information appears to be missing from this page, contact us and let us know! ONE OF THE FINEST NEW THEATRE SCORES IN DECADES! Evan mentally writes himself one last letter reflecting on the impact he has had on his community and finally accepts himself ("Finale"). The three pitch the idea to the Murphys, who agree to support the project ("Disappear"). "[2], There were several readings prior to the first stage production: in May 2014 at Pearl Studios (New York), July 2014 at Chelsea Studios (New York) and September 2014 at Manhattan Movement and Arts Studio (New York). Realizing that the letter is the key to fulfilling the fundraising goal, Alana posts it online where, to Evan's chagrin, it goes viral. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Are they giving you a world I could never provide? He vaguely admits that his fall from the tree was a suicide attempt. She is constantly looking for academic and extracurricular activities to boost her collegiate chances. Dear Evan Hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and book by Steven Levenson.[1]. Dear Evan Hansen (Original Broadway Cast Recording) by Various artists. He helps Evan and Alana found The Connor Project.