NOTE: "Dear Evan Hansen" won 2017 Tony Awards:
- Best Musical
- Leading actor: Ben Platt
- Featured actress: Rachel Bay Jones
- Original score: music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Excerpt
SUMMARY: “Dear Evan Hansen,” a surprise hit musical, is the story of an ordinary teen who all his life has felt invisible. But when a classmate commits suicide, Hansen is mistakenly seen as his one friend and becomes the center of attention. The Tony-nominated show draws awareness to the loneliness and pain of teen life and how isolation can be intensified in today's social media world. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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