21 Facts About Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson.

At school, Evan meets precocious classmate Alana and his reluctant "family friend" Jared, both of whom decline to sign his cast.

Connor's sister Zoe, with whom Dear Evan Hansen is infatuated, feels obliged to apologize for her brother's behavior.

Dear Evan Hansen finds Evan's letter on the printer and, at the mention of Zoe, becomes furious and storms out, taking the letter with him.

Days later, Dear Evan Hansen is called to the principal's office, where Connor's parents tell him that their son had died by suicide.

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Dear Evan Hansen enlists Jared's help in creating fake, backdated email conversations between him and Connor.

Dear Evan Hansen, egged on by a subconscious Connor-figure, enlists Alana and Jared's help in founding "The Connor Project" to keep Connor's memory alive, which the Murphys eagerly encourage.

Dear Evan Hansen suffers a panic attack but composes himself during the speech, which goes viral online.

Dear Evan Hansen becomes preoccupied with Zoe and begins to neglect Heidi, Jared, and The Connor Project.

Dear Evan Hansen is offended to learn they want to give Connor's college fund to Evan.

At home, Heidi and Dear Evan Hansen have a fight, with Dear Evan Hansen telling her he has found family in her absence.

Dear Evan Hansen recalls the day his father moved out, and promises that she will always be there for him when he needs her.

Year later, Dear Evan Hansen is still living with his mother, working at a store to earn enough money to go to college the next semester.

Dear Evan Hansen says it was a way to finally get him to come and see the orchard.

Dear Evan Hansen mentally writes himself one last letter reflecting on the impact he has had on his community and finally accepts himself.

Dear Evan Hansen premiered at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC, running from July 10 to August 23,2015.

Zachary Noah Piser serves at the alternate for the role of Dear Evan Hansen and has performances Wednesday and Saturday matinees.

The role of Evan Hansen was played by Robert Markus, and Zachary Noah Piser on Wednesday and Saturday matinees.

The role of Evan Hansen is played by Sam Tutty, who won Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance.

Dear Evan Hansen is a recipient of the 2015 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

Evan Hansen isn't as interested in these themes as it is in keeping the focus on the insecurity of the outsider, the nerd, the teenager yearning for acceptance.