Dear Evan Hansen is an Musical, directed by Stephen Chbosky. It’s an American musical teen drama which is adapted for the screen by Steve Levenson from his stage musical (along with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul) of the same name (2015). The show was released on September 24, 2022.

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What is Dear Evan Hansen about?

The main Dear Evan Hansen plot tells a high school student, Evan Hansen, who is suffering from a social anxiety disorder, had a therapeutic letter addressed to himself. Another student steals the letter and later dies by committing suicide. His family mistakenly thinks that the letter was sent by their son to Evan. This series of events lead to further twists and turns in the plot.

Cast of Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen Cast

The original cast included several notable actors:

  • Ben Platt as Evan Hansen: the hero, a high school student with social anxiety who gets caught up in a lie that changes his life.
  • Rachel Bay Jones as Heidi Hansen: Evan's loving mother, who is supportive of her son but struggles to understand the challenges he faces.
  • Laura Dreyfuss as Zoe Murphy: Evan's love interest and Connor Murphy's sister, who plays an important role in the story.
  • Mike Faist as Connor Murphy: Zoe's brother, struggles with his own demons and becomes a key figure in Evan's life.
  • Jennifer Laura Thompson as Cynthia Murphy: Connor and Zoe's mother, who struggles to keep her family together after a tragedy.
  • Will Roland as Jared Kleinman: Evan's snarky friend, who serves as both comic relief and supporter throughout the story.

Dear Evan Hansen Songs

Many people hold much interest in the Dear Evan Hansen music given by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The songs are good with meaningful lyrics. Here is a Dear Evan Hansen song list for your reference.

Does Anybody Have a Map

  • Available on Spotify, Gaana, YouTube music,

JioSaavn, Hungama Requiem

  • Available on YouTube music

To break in a Glove

  • Available on YouTube music, JioSaavn, Gaana, Spotify, Hungama

So Big/So Small

  • Available on YouTube music, Gaana, Spotify, JioSaavn, Hungama

Waving through a Window- Wynk

  • Available on YouTube music, JioSaavn, Spotify, Hungama, Gaana

Only Us

  • Available on Wynk, YouTube music, JioSaavn, Spotify, Hungama, Gaana

If I Could Tell Her

  • Available on YouTube Music

Good for You

  • Available on Spotify, YouTube Music, Hungama, Gaana, JioSaavn

Sincerely, Me

  • Available on Spotify, YouTube Music, Hungama, Gaana, JioSaavn

For Forever

  • Available on YouTube music

Disappear

  • Available on JioSaavn, YouTube music, Spotify, Hungama, Gaana

Words Fail

  • Available on Spotify, Gaana, Hungama, YouTube Music, JioSaavn

You Will Be Found

  • Available on Spotify, Gaana, Hungama, YouTube Music, JioSaavn, Wynk.

Dear Evan Hansen Movie

Dear Evan Hansen Tour Plan

The New York Times reviewed the musical as both good and excellent. Really good when you first watch it, and excellent because it remains excellent through many visits and incarnations. “The most significant change comes with the recasting of Evans himself, the role which requires ridiculous emotional and physical stamina”.

The Dear Evan Hansen musical is going on a 60 city national tour covering Chicago, Canada, UK and many other places, however, the schedule can be tweaked concerning the coronavirus situation. The London staging is scheduled for 26th October.16th May onwards and the ticket sale has been opened to the public. The third year of the North American tour will relaunch on December 7th, 2022 in North Carolina, before visiting the cities across the US and Canada.

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Other Broadway Musicals That You Can Watch

Broadway has a wide variety of musicals that cater to different tastes and themes.

  • The Lion King: Based on the Disney animated movie, this musical features stunning puppetry and visual effects in addition to classic songs by Elton John and Tim Rice.
  • Chicago: A classic musical set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s, it focuses on crime, corruption, and the media spectacle surrounding a murder trial.
  • Mean Girls: Based on the hit movie, this musical takes a humorous look at high school cliques and the challenges of teenage life.
  • Come From Away: Based on the true story of 38 airplanes ordered to land unexpectedly in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, during 9/11.

Burn Dear Evan Hansen Movie to a DVD 5/9

If you want to create a DVD with Dear Evan Hansen movies and songs, here is a better way to do that. With the help of DVDFab DVD Creator, you can burn any videos with music and subtitles to a disc. Now, let’s see how to make a Dear Evan Hansen DVD free and fast.

Step 1: Download and install DVDFab DVD Creator

It is available on Windows and Mac, no virus, and easy to use.

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Step 2: Select 'Creator' Module and 'DVD Creator' Mode

After launching this software, select ‘Creator’, as different modules in DVDFab 13 play different roles.

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Step 3: Add your videos

DVDFab DVD Creator supports batch conversion, so you can convert multiple videos to a DVD or several DVDs. If you want to burn videos to Blu-ray, it also helps.

Step 4: Choose a menu template

To make your DVD videos more attractive, you can use the menu templates available in this DVD maker by clicking 'Menu Settings'.

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Step 5: Set the output destination

You can burn videos to a DVD disc, folder or ISO file. Just set the output destination based on your need. Finally, click the button of ‘Start’ and wait for your Dear Evan Hansen DVD.

FAQs

How long is Dear Evan Hansen in London?

Dear Evan Hansen opened in London, at Noel Coward Theatre in November 2019, the previews started on Oct 29th. And the bookings were extended till June 2020, owing to the great demand. Now, this year it's returning to London on 26th October, for which tickets are on sale now.

What age is Dear Evan Hansen appropriate for?

It is recommended for 12 years old and older. It contains strong language, sexual gestures, and graphic violence, so one won’t recommend it for the younger audience. Even if there’s an older teen who is sensitive. The parents must take that into account before taking them to watch the show.

Is Dear Evan Hansen still running?

The Musical is scheduled to resume on December 11, 2022, which was closed in 2020, due to the ongoing pandemic.

Is Dear Evan Hansen a good musical?

The Musical has received critical acclaim for the story has encouraged the dialogues and discussions surrounding mental illnesses and youth suicide, which are often shunned by the public and households.

Is Dear Evan Hansen based on a true story?

The story of the Musical has its origin in an event that happened during Benj Pasek’s high school years. Though it is not exactly based on a true story, the idea of the character Evan originated from the writer's own experience. The creators mentioned that they were inspired by their observations of teenagers and the challenges they face in this era.

Is the character, Evan Hansen is autistic?

That is not categorically put out anywhere, but because the character has a social anxiety disorder, the symptoms which are being portrayed can make it look like that.