“Dear Evan Hansen,” the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from 2015, is finally coming to the big screen with a new film directed by Stephen Chbosky. Yes, it’s that Stephen Chbosky, author of the beloved young adult novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and director of its film adaptation. (He also previously directed “Wonder” and wrote the live-action “Beauty and the Beast” update.) This Universal Pictures adaptation features the original musical’s star, Ben Platt, who won Best Actor in a Musical at the Tonys for his performance in the play.
Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Platt (gunning for that Egot) reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social media age. The film is written for the screen by the show’s Tony winner Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by the show’s Oscar-,...
Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Platt (gunning for that Egot) reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social media age. The film is written for the screen by the show’s Tony winner Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by the show’s Oscar-,...
- 5/18/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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