When I think about high school, I often think about the anxiety that came with it: the feeling of mindlessly roaming around a crowded hallway at seven in the morning, the discomfort of eating in front of classmates and the dependence on schoolwork to distract myself from loneliness. It’s hard to realize that you’re not the only person experiencing this without feeling as if you’re burdening others with your thoughts. For high school senior Evan Hansen, this anxiety consumes his teenage years.
“Dear Evan Hansen,” a Tony-award-winning musical, follows the story of the painfully insecure and awkward Evan (Ben Platt), who writes reaffirming letters to himself as a therapy assignment. Equally lonely, Connor Murphy (Colton Ryan) steals one of these letters from the printer, then signs Evan’s cast, claiming “Now we can both pretend we have friends.”
A few days later, Evan learns that Connor committed suicide, and the Murphys believe that he and Evan were best friends due to the letter in Connor’s pocket. In an attempt to help them work through their grief, the anxious senior devises an elaborate lie that results in greater conversations about mental health, but fewer discussions with honesty.
On Sept. 24, the musical is moving from the stage to movie theaters nationwide. In a virtual roundtable with cast members Ben Platt, Amandla Stenberg, Julianne Moore, Amy Adams, Kaitlyn Dover and Danny Pino, as well as writer Steven Levenson and director Stephen Chbosky, The Chronicle...
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