Dear Evan Hansen — Page 5

I was not the first person to point out the all-white cast; at least 2 people brought it up in this thread before me.

And thank you, I'm aware musical theatre is people playing pretend. Suspending belief does not mean ignoring jokes that don't land, or disruptive scenic designs, or songs that go on for too long or don't fit with the tone of the show. And the mom didn't have emotional justification for the poignant musical number. That was my point. The scene is lacking.

The show is in an out-of-town tryout; the whole point of which is to make changes. Otherwise, Ben Brantley would have posted a NY Times review based on the first preview. The show has the potential to be really good, but the aspects I mentioned stuck out to me as needing improvement.

You're apparently in the extreme minority who thinks the show is so great that it's beyond any criticism. It's definitely not. Nothing is.

orangeskittles said: "They can acknowledge the Hansens are in a lower socioeconomic class than the Murphys, I have no problem with that biographic content, but the scene with the mom storming out of the Murphys' house over the college fund offer felt very inauthentic. Someone in her position wouldn't have let the Murphys know she was embarrassed and offended by their offer in such a dramatic manner. To me, it came across as "We need an excuse for her to confront Evan so she can sing this song" and not as an authentic character moment."

OK, that makes sense. The transition from the Murphys' to the Hansens' was rushed and kind of awkward to me (FWIW I saw it in previews). I do want the song to be there -- maybe it just needs a better way of getting there.

correct. Michael Park had another commitment and was replaced. the girl who played Alana was recast with an african-american actress from the soap opera Bold And The Beautiful. looking forward to this production. never got down to DC to see it.

On the 2econd Stage website, they list out the understudies:

http://2st.com/shows/current-production/dear-evan-hansen#cast

Becca Ayers (u/s Cynthia, Heidi), Gerard Canonico (u/s Evan, Connor), Asa Somers (u/s Larry), Remy Zaken ((u/s Alana, Zoe)

That's a pretty rad understudy list alone . Happy to see Rachel Bay Jones and Jennifer Laura Thompson still with this. Those two always impress me.

new show artwork. just released.

What time do tickets go on sale for the Second Stage run online today?

Gotcha, HSky! Just snagged a couple tix for May. Can't wait!

Going to NYC next month and really looking forward to checking this out...anyone have a discount code for this they would like to share? Much appreciated...

Very disappointed I won't be back home before this is scheduled to close. Anyone think there's any chance they may extend a bit if the run goes well? Or is that not typical for a show at Second Stage? I was really hoping to catch this, but won't be back in NY until early June, and it's set to close May 22. I realize it's impossible for anyone to know for sure...just asking for speculation or if there's any precedent of it happening before. Thanks!

JM226 said: "no plans of extensions. will be surprised if it did that. but if all goes well, you'll see it soon enough on broadway... don't worry

Since it seems to be on track, that's definitely what I'm hoping for!

anyone at all? discount code?