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The Tony-winning musical currently features Zachary Noah Piser, Talia Simone Robinson, Jessica Phillips, Ann Sanders and more.

Zachary Noah Piser, Gaten Matarazzo, and Noah Kieserman in Dear Evan Hansen Matthew Murphy

Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo, who made his Broadway debut in 2011 in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, returned to Broadway in the Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen July 19 at the Music Box Theatre, where the show will continue through September 18. Matarazzo was last seen on Broadway in 2014 in the revival of Les Misérables.

The company of Dear Evan Hansen is currently headed by Zachary Noah Piser in the title role with Talia Simone Robinson, Jessica Phillips, Ann Sanders, Noah Kieserman, Manoel Felciano, and Ciara Alyse Harris, with Asa Somers, Julian Diaz-Granados, Alex Humphreys, Matthew Edward Kemp, Mateo Lizcano, Jane Pfitsch, Josh Strobl, Nicole Van Giesen, and D'Kaylah Unique Whitley.

Following Piser’s run, Stephen Christopher Anthony, who currently plays the lead in the North American tour, will join the Broadway company as Evan beginning August 9. Sam Primack, who made his Broadway debut as an Evan cover, will take over the role beginning September 6.

Dear Evan Hansen reopened its Broadway production December 11, 2020, following the pandemic shutdown. The hit production features a score by the Tony- and Oscar-winning songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, A Christmas Story), a book by Tony winner Steven Levenson (tick, tick...BOOM! movie), choreography by Danny Mefford (Fun Home), and direction by multiple Tony nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal, If/Then).

The musical also features scenic design by David Korins, projection design by Peter Nigrini, costume design by Emily Rebholz, lighting design by Japhy Weideman, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, and hair design by David Brian Brown. Music supervision, orchestrations, and additional arrangements are by Alex Lacamoire. Ben Cohn is the associate music supervisor. Vocal arrangements and additional arrangements are by Justin Paul. Casting is by Tara Rubin Casting's Kevin Metzger-Timson.

Dear Evan Hansen began previews at the Music Box November 14, 2016, prior to an official opening December 4. The musical was nominated for nine 2017 Tony Awards, winning six: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Ben Platt), Best Featured Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Rachel Bay Jones), and Best Orchestrations.

Take a Look At Stranger Things Star Gaten Matarazzo on Broadway in Dear Evan Hansen

 
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