Evan Hansen, a high school senior with Social Anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a fellow classmate.
The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Wonder), the film is written for the screen by the show’s Tony winner Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by the show’s Oscar®, Grammy and
Tony winning songwriting team of Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman). Featuring hit Grammy winning songs, including the iconic anthem “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through a Window,” “For Forever” and “Words Fail,” Dear Evan Hansen stars six-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams, Oscar® winner Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart) and Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give).
The acclaimed cast also includes Nik Dodani (Netflix’s Atypical), DeMarius Copes (Broadway’s Mean Girls) and Danny Pino (NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).
Dear Evan Hansen is produced by legendary Oscar®-nominated producer Marc Platt (La La Land, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins Returns) and by Adam Siegel (2 Guns, Drive), and is executive produced by Michael Bederman, Steven
Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
- Director
- Stephen Chbosky
- Cast
- Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Amandla Stenberg, Ben Platt, Danny PinoDe, Marius Copes
- Genre
- Drama, Musical
- Rating
- M (Mature themes, suicide references and coarse language)
- Release Date
- 9 December 2021
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Language
- English