Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

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(5598 Ratings)

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Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Great singing, Relevant, Must see

About the Show

2017 Tony winner for Best Musical, this show is about being young and surviving the modern world.

Winner of six Tony Awards including for Best Musical, this show quickly gained a cult following. Pasek and Paul's catchy and emotional score, which includes 'Waving Through a Window,' poignantly tells the story of a socially anxious teen, raised by a single mom, who struggles to fit in at school. When a classmate commits suicide, a lie puts Evan Hansen at the center of the tragedy. But as his social currency skyrockets, Evan is forced to make a decision: Will he give himself over to the fantasy he’s created, or will he bite the bullet and risk losing everything he’s ever wanted?

The Tony-winning book of the musical is by Steven Levenson and the show is directed by Michael Greif ('Rent,' 'Next To Normal').

Evan Hansen is currently being played by Zachary Noah Piser, who made history as the first Asian-American actor to play the role full time.

Show-Score Member Reviews (5,598)

Entertaining

See it if A terrific musical worth seeing. Tickets are still kind of expensive.

Don't see it if don't have money for full price. Maybe wait a bit.

Absorbing, Edgy, Must see, Thought-provoking

See it if you wanna know what all the kids are in into these days in musical theater. It's very youthful & tear-jerking -- the musical acting is great

Don't see it if you don't like tonally risky shows. There's humor about suicide that doesn't always strike a tasteful note.

Cliched, Entertaining, Great acting, Delightful, Absorbing

See it if You want to see great acting. Evan Platt stole the show!

Don't see it if You didn't like La La Land. Songs are similar in nature

Great acting, Great singing

See it if You want to see a show that makes you feel, with great acting, and great emotion.

Don't see it if You want to see a light hearted musical with big dance numbers.

Intense, Relevant, Great singing

See it if you like dialogue-driven musicals about young people, mental illness, and family.

Don't see it if you like music that drives the plot – the songs are good but pretty decontextualized from the show, it's no N2N.

Great acting, Entertaining, Great singing

See it if You've ever felt like you don't fit in, tgen this musical is for you. I think most people can see a part of themselves in it.

Don't see it if You suffer from second hand embarrassment.

Great acting, Profound, Relevant, Resonant, Great writing

See it if You want to cry a ton, you want to see some expert performances, you want see a relevant story to today's youth. Most will really like this

Don't see it if You need a second act that's as strong as first, you're expecting an all-encompassing show, you can't relate to today's youth & social media

Absorbing, Great writing, Thought-provoking

See it if You appreciate theater that makes you think about challenging topics and moral issues.

Don't see it if You have issues with suicide which is a strong topic in this musical.

Critic Reviews (53)

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