Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

Drama, General Film, Music

Director: Stephen Chbosky

Writer(s): Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

Starring: Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Danny Pino, Amandla Stenberg, Colton Ryan, Nik Dodani, DeMarius Copes, Liz Kate, Zoey Luna, Isaac Powell, Marvin Leon, Hadiya Eshé, Julia Chen Myers, Gerald Caesar, Avery Bederman, Swift Rice, Tommy Kane, Aimee Garcia, Mariana Alvarez, Amelia McArthur, Dru Reel, Tess Aubert, Robin Segal Skolnik, Ceci Balagot, Zachary Willis, J. Quinton Johnson, Raquel McPeek Rodriguez, Ryan Basch, Grace Lu, Lio Mehiel, Tanushree Sekhri, Marcel Logan, Dominic Lauren, Luis Waldstein-McCabe, Maccie Margaret Chbosky, Naomi Rubin, Cameron J. Armstrong, Chloe Asbell, Luke Bambrick, Shane Berengue, Gloria Bishop, Kate Chen, Kristin Clark, Nathan W. Collins, Deanna Crawford, Nic Curtis, Chris TC Edge, Christopher Shea Hale, Austin Scott Hunter, Jamie Michelle Kelley, Yukimasa Kondoh, Jeannie Ledford, Christie McLendon, Natalie Mears, Morgan Monroe, Albert Pham, Kim Rosen, Keily Sandoval, Sage Shirley, Ava Michelle Thompson, Abigail Wallis, Russ Williamson

Synopsis: Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with a severe Social Anxiety disorder, whose letter to himself, one that was not meant to be seen by others, lands into the wrong hands of a fellow classmate who, as a result, commits suicide. This incident sends Evan on a journey of self-discovery and gives him the chance to finally be accepted by his peers and live th. e life he never dreamed he could have. READ REVIEW

Release Date: September 24, 2021 (USA) | Length: 137 min | Genre: Drama, Musical | MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving suicide, brief strong language and some suggestive reference. | Note(s): I was not able to identify Zachary Willis. The Zachary in this film is not the theatre actor, Zachary J. Willis.