Dear Evan Hansen is a 2021 American coming-of-age musical film directed by Stephen Chbosky and written by Steven Levenson, based on the 2015 stage musical. Ben Platt plays Evan Hansen, reprising the performance he originated on stage. The cast also includes Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore, and Amy Adams.
Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen lives with social anxiety and depression. His therapist Dr. Sherman recommends that he write letters to himself detailing why "today will be a good day." Evan's mother, Heidi, suggests that he ask people to sign his cast, after Evan had fallen out of a tree and broken his arm, to try and make friends. At school, Evan writes his letter to himself, wondering whether anyone would notice if he disappeared.
Dear Evan Hansen premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2021, and was released in theaters in the United States on September 24, distributed by Universal Pictures.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Evan Hansen
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Ben Platt | |
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Zoe Murphy
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Kaitlyn Dever | |
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Alana Beck
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Amandla Stenberg | |
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Jared Kalwani
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Nik Dodani | |
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Connor Murphy
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Colton Ryan | |
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Larry Mora
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Danny Pino | |
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Heidi Hansen
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Julianne Moore | |
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Cynthia Murphy
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Amy Adams | |
Music[]
| Song | Singer(s) | ||
Waving Through a Window
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Ben Platt | ||
|---|---|---|---|
For Forever
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Ben Platt | ||
Sincerely, Me
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Colton Ryan | ||
| Ben Platt | |||
| Nik Dodani | |||
Requiem
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Kaitlyn Dever | ||
| Danny Pino | |||
| Amy Adams | |||
If I Could Tell Her
|
Ben Platt | ||
| Kaitlyn Dever | |||
The Anonymous Ones
|
Amandla Stenberg | ||
You Will Be Found
|
Ben Platt | ||
| Amandla Stenberg | |||
| Liz Kate | |||
| DeMarius Copes | |||
| Isaac Powell | |||
| Hadiya Eshé | |||
| Kaitlyn Dever | |||
| Dear Evan Hansen Choir | |||
Only Us
|
Kaitlyn Dever | ||
| Ben Platt | |||
Words Fail
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Ben Platt | ||
So Big / So Small
|
Julianne Moore | ||
A Little Closer
|
Colton Ryan |
International versions[]
| Language | Title | |
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Czech | Milý Evane Hansene |
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French | Cher Evan Hansen |
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German | Dear Evan Hansen |
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Hindi | डियर एवन हैंसन |
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Hungarian | Kedves Evan Hansen |
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Italian | Caro Evan Hansen |
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Japanese | ディア・エヴァン・ハンセン |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Querido Evan Hansen |
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Russian | Дорогой Эван Хансен |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Querido Evan Hansen |
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Spanish (Spain) | Querido Evan Hansen |
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Turkish | Sevgili Evan Hansen |
| Language | Title | |
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Polish | Drogi Evanie Hansenie |