Where do you see theater going? Exploring grief, mental health struggles and the dangers of social media, the musical was embraced by young people for its honest . Dear Evan Hansen tells the story of a high school student suffering from extreme social anxiety whose desperate desire for acceptance leads him into a web of lies following the tragic death of a . Thats why I think its a character. No, I get it, but you have to feel the panic of social media. Stacey and Steven, thanks for coming by. That meant that we would have to find some way to communicate the ubiquity of technology as it is in our lives into this story. Thats what I really appreciate is it wasnt an attack. Right, and not even then because you start looking up things. SL: Its a very weird net of thing where people are really, really responding to that idea of you will be found, which is actually when Evan is saying it in the musical, its not true. SL: Never send an email when youre angry has been the best lesson. SM: I think if we want people to relate to the show, then the idea really is that I always said, If every mother in that audience doesnt ultimately want to hug Evan, then were not doing the right thing. We want everyone to essentially be kind and feel a warmth about our show. 'Dear Evan Hansen': 13 Most Cringeworthy Moments - Insider With Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams. Its the experience.. - The third letter in "Sincerely, Me". Financial contributions from our readers are a critical part of supporting our resource-intensive work and help us keep our journalism free for all. Shes always trying to help people. What do you hope to accomplish, each of you? SM: Well, its good to hear you say that. Like its central character, Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel is a bit of a lovable misfit: a rare instance of a hit Broadway musical being adapted for the page. Do see it, and see that beneath the faade, were all searching for the same things. Well, its also become a war zone too, I mean, at the same time like a hellscape, like sometimes this was a SL: Yes. He has just done incredible work, and its so exhaustive and so detailed. SM: To me, that feels more like an event than the theater that I grew up on, and it may very well be a very generational thing. I started producing about 12 years ago, and had a real passion to find young authors, and pair them with some of the veteran directors of our industry. 'Dear Evan Hansen': note to self, don't write notes to self Shes a true survivor. One of our founding members Tom Stevenson gives his rendition of this modern monologue taken from the hit musical Dear Evan Hansen. Everything has done that. SL: Yes, and she actually We always try to be careful thats shes never a villain.
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