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What is Dear Evan Hansen about?
MAKE sure you have a tissue at the ready when you go and see Dear Evan Hansen.
The heartwarming, yet emotional, Broadway musical is heading to the big screen - and we defy you not to cry.
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What is Dear Evan Hansen about?
The film is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name which first hit the stage in 2015.
Evan Hansen is a high school student with social anxiety disorder.
His life is turned upside-down when the therapeutic letterh e has written to himself is stolen by a classmate.
When the classmate dies by suicide, the family mistakes the letter as a suicide letter from their son to Evan.
Evan inserts himself into the boy's past, throwing him into a series of inspiring, duplicitous, and confrontational events.
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When is Dear Evan Hansen out in cinemas?
There is still quite a long way to go until this movie is released in the UK.
You can catch it in cinemas on October 22, 2021,
In the US it is scheduled to be released theatrically on September 24, 2021.
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Who is in the cast of Dear Evan Hansen?
The film brings with it an incredible cast, including Ben Platt who played Evan in the orginal Broadway musical.
- Ben Platt as Evan Hansen
- Kaitlyn Dever as Zoe Murphy
- Amandla Stenberg as Alana Beck
- Nik Dodani as Jared Kalwani
- Colton Ryan as Connor Murphy
- Danny Pino as Larry Murphy
- Julianne Moore as Heidi Hansen
- Amy Adams as Cynthia Murphy
Is there a trailer for Dear Evan Hansen?
A three minute trailer for Dear Evan dropped on May 18, 2021.
You can watch the heartbreaking first look at this movie at the top of the article.
In the trailer, we’re introduced to Evan, who has been asked by his therapist to write letters to himself to help with his anxiety – however, when he prints one off at school and fellow student Connor takes it home with him before committing suicide,
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