Dear Evan Hansen has struck a chord with audiences and critics everywhere, including The Washington Post who says Dear Evan Hansen is, "Theatrical magic.One of the most remarkable shows in musical theatre history." The New York Times calls it "a breathtaking knockout of a musical."And NBC Nightly News declares the musical, "an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond." It is a conversation starter. We give them a heads up. The "Dear Evan Hansen" Trailer Just Dropped, Featuring A Very 27-Year-Old Ben Platt. Its quite enormous in terms of how it gets known. Book writer Steven Levenson on the power of moral tension---In some ways, "You Will Be Found" is just a moving song. Right. Then last in this section, one of the things thats interesting because you did hit a meme with fake news and things that we think we get so excited about something thats real and genuine. Ben Platt, playing an anxious teenager . This is in the song "Sincerely, Me". They have filled our theaters in broad groups. Some of them are still about something fantastical, but theyre so much more rooted in reality. Broadway - July 30, 2017. I saw it recently, and its about isolation. See you, rather. Yeah, I often called it, Twitter, a hellscape. At first, you dont want anything to do with that mother, but then you realize that there are people who are like that walking around our world today, and they have picked themselves up and kept going. Dear Evan Hansen tells the story of a high school student suffering from extreme social anxiety whose desperate desire for acceptance leads him into a web of lies following the tragic death of a . The gauzy white glow of the screen illuminates the face of Evan Hansen, sitting at a desk with a hard cast on. Again, it just gives credit to Stevens real knack for credible, authentic characters, because I think that is so true of so many men. I think she is an incredible depiction of contemporary motherhood, whether youre a single mom or not, busy, under pressure, trying hard, absolutely love your child, but in the daily rush of things doesnt always get everything right. A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never . It will be its own thing. DEAR EVAN HANSEN Stripe Collection Polo . If you have the good fortune to become successful, you do become something more, but the essence of it is sitting in that theater. But yet he goes along with it, he goes along with the lie. Talk about that idea of how you get that, because it does. Watching the big lie of Dear Evan Hansen spiral out of control is a tense . SL: Never send an email when youre angry has been the best lesson. It was at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C..It opened on Broadway in December 2016 at the Music Box Theatre.It won six awards at the 71st Tony Awards.Two of them were the Best Musical and . Can I please speak to ?. Why do you think this resonated? I think whats interesting about the fake news is clearly, facts dont work to dispel it. . If you go on Instagram, youll see all sorts of drawings and poems and songs. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. You know what I mean? Just, uh, you knowbe true to yourself. Dear Evan Hansen. Book sales are going up, and Kindle and eBooks are really being bought by middle-aged people. Guide written by. She just goes about it perhaps the wrong way. Snowballs, and then social media is the key snowball, or as it amplifies and creates the situation that improves his life, and also makes the horrible situation worse. SM: Heidi Hansen, yeah, Evan's mom. SM: Sort of, but the thing that youd try so hard to do when youre marketing a show is create a way for word of mouth to happen. Because she wants to use it for that, she wants to use it for advantage. Talk about the other characters, the mothers, both parents. He captured something that maybe it even did, maybe it does in smaller ways less musically accentuated, but it is something that is very believable in America right now. The next thing I want you to talk about is where theater is going. We have friends calling friends. SL: Partly because we see the shows so many times, so we get really granular, and its like, Oh, thats not quite right.. On that stage, and you also used it in your own marketing, you had Twitter, Facebook, what else? That meant that we would have to find some way to communicate the ubiquity of technology as it is in our lives into this story. Then your other extra characters are also very interesting, like the girl who SL: Alana, who is our voice of social media in a lot of ways. Evan actually tells the truth for a long time, but the family doesnt want to believe it. SM: Im still new to social media, so I dont think I can do that. It becomes a way of bringing people together, of making everyone feel less alone, and yet its all premised on this lie. I dont believe Michael Grief is on social media at all, and I only joined the world of social media, and Im now slightly addicted not in posting but in SM: I love Instagram, but I only joined it because of this show, because I literally had them telling me every day, You wont understand your own children and the way they live and the way theyre liked if you dont participate in some way. This conversation has been going on, and my notes on the show sometimes have questioned this backdrop. Just weaponize. They mistakenly believe that it is a letter that Connor meant to write to Evan. SL: It had been off Broadway last season at Second Stage Theatre, and then it had been in D.C. at the Arena Stage the summer before. I hope that people who have felt like Evan and who have felt like everybody else is having a wonderful life except for them. Do you not put stuff online? All monologues are property and copyright of their owners. They dont ever have to say to the mother, Hi, its Danny. It was a smart way to talk about hard things. Chloe? And then she would be like, No, its Zoe. Its just made me more aware of when Im using technology as a crutch or as a way of avoiding interactions. It was really just meant to surrealistically portray the way we are all brushed. SL: No. SL: Theres going to be a moment when those feel like dinosaurs. SL: Yes. But also. They were holding back the stuff. I think each one really leads the theater world to be a beauty, to do more and to be more honest. Theres just nowhere except the theater where you really do. Scene 1: We start on a black screen. Im only mentioning VR because its different than film or television. Dear Evan Hansen, the smash-hit, Tony winning 2015 musical, was, depending on your outlook, a poignant depiction of the mental health perils of high school, or an unrelentingly . Well, something, and thats your weapon. That is an event. This show is really depicting the way we live in America now, the way we are at our breakfast tables with our families. SM: Terrible, terrible, but no, were in a tiny theater really, and we very much want people to come and see us. Maybe that does feel retro, but its something that people are missing. When you do that, you can make silly mistakes that give you a laugh, and horrible mistakes that ruin your life. You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. She acts a lot older than she is. It goes wild with people holding up signs that say, #youwillbefound, supporting the Connor Project and Evan, and the idea that this boy made a friend and all of that. Okay. You see it outside the theater, I have stood at a matinee and seen the people leaving get back online to buy more tickets. Today in the red chairs are Stacey Mindich and Steven Levenson, the producer and book writer of Dear Evan Hansen. Its a musical about a high school student with social anxiety disorder struggling to connect with people around him, including his crush, Zoe, and her social outcast brother Connor. SM: You found out on Monday morning at the locker, but you didnt in real time experience that live-action pain. I always say about Alana, if you ask her, she has a million friends. We have an ad campaign. I dont know how old you are, but it was mind-blowing, and I went a dozen times. It went from off Broadway, and then you developed it over time, and added to it. Youll have it. Thats been the lesson Ive learned. They find their son through him, and then this story snowballs from there. I love her because shes amazing. This time, this time he won't let go. Essentially, this other boy, Connor Murphy, ends up through a strange series of circumstances taking the letter from Evan, and later offstage, Connor ends up killing himself, and the only thing that his parents find on his person is this letter to Dear Evan Hansen. Theyre like, Whats that? Im like, Oh, okay, let me just break it down for you. It was fascinating. Thats why I think its a character. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Ben Platt plays the title role, reprising the performance that he originated on stage six years earlier. SL: Everyone in the show is doing things for the right reason. Heres a clip from the show. We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and In 2020, the Oscars stage saw a "swirling cyclone" of Swarovski Crystals thanks to Jason Sherwood, production designer for the 92nd Academy Awards. We have parents who come with each other on their theater date night, and they come back and they bring their kids. SL: For some reason, we always talked about the beginning of Bye Bye Birdie. Do you know that musical, and with the telephone chain, and how that is inextricably links to that technology of just an old-fashioned phone? I can only tell you the funny story that we all just do things too quickly, and we make silly mistakes all the time. Just look at the HPV shot. This article originally appeared on Recode.net. VOX teens experienced a matinee performance of "Dear Evan Hansen" at the Fox Theatre, thanks to the generosity of VOX community partners Most Valuable Kids of Greater Atlanta and Broadway in Atlanta. Its just assaultive. Whats happened is theres dozens of shows. Ben Platt in "Dear Evan Hansen." "Dear Evan Hansen" has been criticized because Ben Platt is a 27-year-old playing a student. They put new pictures, theres all these things. Are you private? Its great to talk to you. Stacey, why dont you go through the story so people get a sense of what happens. If you like this, be sure to subscribe to Recode Decode on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, TuneIn or Stitcher. "You Will Be Found" is the tenth and final song in Act One of Dear Evan Hansen. She has a very bitter sense of humor. Thats what was strong about this, was it? Broadway - August 3, 2017. Today is going to be a good day, and here's why; because today, no matter what else you are you. A battle over freedom of expression at a Concord, N.H., elementary school. It turns out to be false, or an advertising or a marketing thing. We shouldnt. 21 terms. Please consider making a one-time contribution to Vox today. It was interesting, too, because the show opened on Broadway right after the election. It turns out, this wa Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. It was so fascinating because it was so old and so relevant at the same time, so you felt the age of it because it felt old, like what youre talking about. I said Zoe. And youd be like, Oh, see I thought you said Chloe because Im just Im very busy withuh, other stuff right now. But you didnt even end up saying anything to her anyway because you were scared your hands were sweatywhich, they werent, really. Talk about how you got to Dear Evan Hansen which, by the way, I dont want to call it the Hamilton of this season, but it kind of is. Getting back to how you do theater, do you feel good about theater now that people ? It was a wonderful show. SM: Again, thats good to hear. SL: Its incredible that that has been happening and happened around the show. We happen to have the same director also, but Rent paved the way for skipping some in between, and Next to Normal paved the way for Fun Home. Fun Home, I remember the season of Fun Home was just starting, and I was watching it so closely because I knew if they could tell that story, then there was so much hope that we could tell our story. Section 230, the internet law the Supreme Court could change, explained. With its Broadway debut, "Dear Evan Hansen" took the world by storm, going on to win the 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical. One of the things that I think is really striking is despite this awful situation, youre very kind to their characters. It must be seen to be believed." ADAM FELDMAN, TIME OUT NEW YORK. 3. Theres something about this story. Evan Hansen is the main character in the musical Dear Evan Hansen. Its an interesting question, because throughout the preview process and throughout the out of town production in off Broadway, there were always a certain number of people whove thought he didnt suffer enough for what he did. Because today, all you have to do is be yourself. SM: We dont have a current plan to do that. What happened in your play is the online frenzy created an offline community of the families and everything else. He has a cast from falling from a tree, and his mother urges him to get people to sign it as a way of making friends. That was really where we began, was with that phenomenon, and I think what the three of us all found interesting was instead of parodying that or satirizing that, trying to look at what is underneath that impulse, and why do people feel the need to connect in that way, whats propelling that on a human level. Thats what I really appreciate is it wasnt an attack. The 13 most cringeworthy moments in 'Dear Evan Hansen' from the lack of chemistry between Evan and Zoe to the odd portrayal of mental health. It's a testament to the songwriting prowess of La La Land duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul that Dear Evan Hansen has gotten anywhere. SM: To me, that feels more like an event than the theater that I grew up on, and it may very well be a very generational thing. His life is compounded by the fact that he has social anxiety, although I think we have found that people look at him and bring their own problems to him. SM: Well, its good to hear you say that. That may be something else I would pay money for, but for me SL: But its different. SL: Exactly. Thats the part of the story thats interesting to us. Then it was so relevant to today at the same time. I started producing about 12 years ago, and had a real passion to find young authors, and pair them with some of the veteran directors of our industry. He described the set design to Architectural Digest: "I wanted to create a design that would feel as complex, encompassing, and dimensional as the cultural impact of the films themselves.". Treacly and manipulative, "Dear Evan Hansen . Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. SL: Yes, and theyve gotten to that point that a lot of parents get to with their troubled child, where your affection for them has begun to even go away or you dont know what to do. Stream songs including "Waving Through A Window (From the "Dear Evan Hansen" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)", "For Forever (From The "Dear Evan Hansen" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" and more. It's easy to see why they cut it down for length and time and also to make it vague enough that Connor could've written it just as easily as Evan. Benj was astounded that basically his whole class identified with it, wrote their college essays about it. He plays off of Evan. The musical opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre in December 2016, after the show's world premiere at the Arena Stage in . Im like, I told you.. That requires a series of readings, workshops and developmental productions outside of Broadway to really see what you have and to learn from audiences and all of that. Summary. Shes always trying to help people. SL: Yet, watching it now, you dont feel like its old-fashioned, or you feel like the technology is old-fashioned but the emotions are real and the story, you can follow. Dear Evan Hansen takes on challenging subjectsdeath, grief, class, mental illness, social media, social anxietywith unapologetic trust in the power of contemporary pop music to tell complex stories onstage. SL: I actually have in my mind the minimalist version of the show with no projections and no SM: The words, the score, and the actions. Dear Evan Hansen is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. DEAR EVAN HANSEN, the winner of six 2017 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. There is no thing. Support our mission, and make a gift today. Suddenly, sharply, nothing. SL: Yes. It was like the most thrilling moment of my social media life that somebody I thought was cool and young liked my picture, so it works. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but . Absolutely. Theres a moment where he says those were private, those letters, and she has no idea what he even means by that. Theyre all by the time we meet them at the beginning of the show, they have been through hell already. So, I dont even know why Im bringing it up because its not going to happen because itsbut, like, all you have to do is just be yourself!! producer and book writer of the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.. After Evan's parents' divorce, his father moves to Colorado to start a new family, and his mom works constantly and never has time for Evan. Also, dont worry if your hands are going to get sweaty for no reason and you cant make it stop no matter what you do because no, theyre not going to get sweaty. If you haven't seen it, let me attempt to briefly summarize the show's somewhat unbelievable plot. SL: Exactly, and then what we wanted to avoid was ever commenting on the technology, but rather allowing it to be part of the fabric of the story, exactly, because we dont comment on the fact that were on our phones all the time as were on our phones all the time, but its become our way of being in the world. SM: But for us, what serves our show so well is the intimacy of those 984 plus 16 standing room possibilities. SL: No. That is cool. Dear Evan Hansen. I hope youre okay. I hope it goes Is it coming to San Francisco? It just continues. Whereas if you adapt a musical into a film, or adapt it into a TV series or a VR, then it becomes that. 23. When we announce a new block of tickets on sale, we give the fans a two-hour heads up, because as you said, it is hard to sell tickets, and that hurts us in some ways. 22. I just saw it in San Francisco. Dear Evan Hansen: Directed by Stephen Chbosky. I was like, Aww.. To me, having seen the misery and the depths to which this character falls, I feel by the end that he has paid a terrible price, and he has come out on the other side and realized what he has done. Were here today on Recode Decode in New York City, and were talking to Stacy Mindich and Steven Levenson, the producer and book writer of Dear Evan Hansen, which is a show I saw. It is. I think shes a very important character for some reason, being a mom to SM: Very, very, because she is the one that he comes home to in the end and discovers his, I hope spoiler alerts are okay, but discovers he has something that he didnt realize before. Weve talked a lot about the show itself, but lets talk about doing theater now. SL: We always wanted to thread that needle. I think, from scene to scene, that changes, but I think Michael Greif and I have represented the parental point of view here, and theres a line that A lot of confusion over it, go over the confusion, and what is this, and what does it do, and I dont understand it, and its technical. September 10, 2021. This sends Evan on a journey of self-discovery and . I remember the school saying it wasnt terrible like this, but it wasnt one where she shouldnt have been in the video, and was, and this and that. At that time when people are going less and less analog and experience everything online, theres been some real cultural touchdown shows now. I want to continue to have that experience that I saw A Chorus Line 28 times, not on VR. But I think whats interesting is the fresh trends of whats happening now, because eight years ago, Facebook was not as big as it is [now]. SL: Yeah, it begins with the boy in his room with his computer, and before the orchard, it ends with him finally face to face with his mother, no screens between them, really having to tell each other the truth. Well, I had to explain the telephone to one of my kids recently, like a payphone because they saw a payphone. Were all feeling the same insecurities. Hailey Bieber, Selena Gomez, and the Easter egg-ification of the Hollywood feud, Alex Murdaugh sentenced to two life terms for murdering his wife and son. SL: It is, but that idea that these shows, all they are is the next performance. Its about a high school student with a social anxiety disorder and a problem with the internet. It was interesting because the schools are trying to struggle with these things too once things become apparent. Stacey and Steven, welcome to Recode Decode. But the lies are precisely what happened. Dear Evan Hansen. with monologues . With Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams. Monologues are presented on StageAgent for educational purposes only. Then also, the hashtag, my favorite expression is hashtagavism, that we get these hashtags. She is a child that has grown up out of the spotlight because her brother took up so much of the oxygen. START. We have a contact list from our website of multiple thousands and thousands and thousands of people that most shows dont have. SM: Its so universal, because I think we all feel that way. I think its going to be that experience could exist, but it wont be the same. This has been really fascinating. Then we brought in the great director, Michael Grief, whos done Rent and Next to Normal. He also brought in his own interpretations.

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