The Broadway production of Dear Evan Hansen premiered at the Music Box Theatre on November 14, 2016 for previews, before officially premiering on December 4, 2016.
Official description[]
All his life, Evan Hansen has felt invisible. But when a tragic event shocks the community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else.[1]
Trivia[]
- Dear Evan Hansen is featured in an episode of the podcast "Musicals with Cheese" on December 28, 2018.
Crew[]
Production team[]
| Role | Individual |
|---|---|
| Book | Steven Levenson |
| Music and lyrics | Benj Pasek |
| Justin Paul | |
| Director | Michael Greif |
| Choreographer | Danny Mefford |
| Music supervisor | Alex Lacamoire |
| Orchestrator | |
| Scenic design | David Korins |
| Projection design | Peter Nigrini |
| Costume design | Emily Rebholz |
| Lighting design | Japhy Weideman |
| Sound design | Nevin Steinberg |
| Hair design | David Brian Brown |
| Music director | Ben Cohn |
| Conductor | |
| Music coordinators | Michael Keller |
| Michael Aarons | |
| Casting | Tara Rubin Casting (Tara Rubin, Lindsay Levine, Eric Woodall, Merri Sugarman, Kaitlin Shaw, Claire Burke and Felicia Rudolph) |
| Production stage manager | Judith Schoenfeld |
| Stage manager | Michael McGoff |
| Assistant stage manager | Danielle Buccino |
| Production supervisor | Juniper Street Productions (Hillary Blanken, Ana Rose Greene, Guy Kwan, Joseph DeLuise, Victoria Bullard and Ross Leonard) |
| Associate director | Adrienne Campbell-Holt |
| Associate choreographer | Jonathan Warren |
| Vocal consultant | Liz Caplan Vocal Studios, Llc. |
| Production properties supervisor | Buist Bickley |
| Keyboard programmer | Randy Cohen |
| Executive producer | 101 Productions, Ltd. (Wendy Orshan, Jeff M. Wilson, Ron Gubin, Chris Morey, Jeff Klein, Justin Black, Beth Blitzer, Emily Goeler, Joel Glassman, Kathy Kim, Robert Nolan, Steve Supeck, Holly Sutton, Oliver Benjoseph and Laura Sisk) |
| General manager | |
| Producer | Stacey Mindich |
| Mickey Liddell | |
| Hunter Arnold | |
| Caiola Productions | |
| Double Gemini Productions | |
| Fakston Productions | |
| Roy Furman | |
| Harris Karma Productions | |
| On Your Marks Group | |
| Darren Bagert | |
| Adrienne Campbell-Holt | |
| Roger and William Gerlind | |
| Bob Boyett | |
| Colin Callender | |
| Caitlin Clements | |
| Freddy Demann | |
| Dante Di Loreto | |
| Bonnie and Kenneth Field | |
| 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 | |
| The Shubert Organization | |
| Second Stage Theatre | |
| Jayne Hong | |
| Associate producer | Rachel Weinstein |
Gross[]
| Week ending | Potential gross | Weekly gross | Seats sold | Performances | % cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2016 | $879,536.00 | $804,291.20 | 6756 | 7 | 0.00 |
Gallery[]
Promotional images[]
Key art
Playbill
June 2017 playbill - Pride Month
First look at Noah Galvin as Evan Hansen.
Cast with Noah Galvin.
First look at Taylor Trensch as Evan Hansen.
First look at Taylor Trensch as Evan Hansen.
Cast with Taylor Trensch.
June 2018 playbill - Pride Month
Promotional stills[]
Ben Platt as Evan Hansen.
The company, featuring Ben Platt, sings "You Will Be Found".
Mike Faist and Ben Platt as Connor Murphy and Evan Hansen, respectively.
Ben Platt as Evan Hansen and Laura Dreyfuss as Zoe Murphy, alongside the company.
Ben Platt and Laura Dreyfuss as Evan Hansen and Zoe Murphy, respectively.
Ben Platt, Jennifer Laura Thompson and Michael Park as Evan Hansen, Cynthia Murphy and Larry Murphy, respectively.
Ben Platt and Rachel Bay Jones as Evan Hansen and Heidi Hansen, respectively.
Taylor Trensch as Evan Hansen.
Taylor Trensch and Laura Dreyfuss as Evan Hansen and Zoe Murphy, respectively.
The company, featuring Taylor Trensch, sings "Waving Through a Window".
Taylor Trensch as Evan Hansen and Laura Dreyfuss as Zoe Murphy, alongside the company.
Behind the scenes[]
The Music Box Theatre on Noah Galvin's opening night.
The cast bowing on Noah Galvin's opening night.
Noah Galvin on his opening night.
The cast bowing on Noah Galvin's opening night.
The cast bowing on Noah Galvin's opening night.
Noah Galvin signing playbills on his opening night.
Noah Galvin signing playbills on his opening night.
Noah Galvin signing playbills on his opening night.
The cast bowing on Taylor Trensch's opening night.
The cast bowing on Taylor Trensch's opening night.
Taylor Trensch on his opening night.
Taylor Trensch on his opening night.
Taylor Trensch on his opening night.
Taylor Trensch receiving flowers on his opening night.
Taylor Trensch receiving flowers on his opening night.
Taylor Trensch receiving flowers on his opening night.
Kate Baldwin and Gavin Creel on Taylor Trensch's opening night.
Taylor Trensch signing playbills on his opening night.
Taylor Trensch on his opening night.
Taylor Trensch signing playbills on his opening night.
