92nd Street Y presents DEAR EVAN HANSEN's Ben Platt & Michael Greif in Conversation

By: Mar. 07, 2017
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Actor Ben Platt and Tony Award nominated director Michael Greif come to 92Y on Sunday, April 16 for a conversation about their groundbreaking and critically acclaimed show Dear Evan Hansen.

Following its award-winning Off-Broadway run, Dear Evan Hansen has become one of Broadway's biggest hits. The recently released original cast recording debuted at #8 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, one of only four cast albums to reach that chart's Top 10 in the last 50 years. With a book by Obie Award-winner Steven Levenson, a score by Tony® Award nominees Benj Pasek & Justin Paul,Dear Evan Hansen officially opened to rave reviews on Broadway on December 4, 2016 at the Music Box Theatre.

About Ben Platt and Michael Greif

Ben Platt currently stars as Evan Hansen in the celebrated Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen after creating the role at Arena Stage in Washington, DC, and at Off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre (Obie Award, Clarence Derwent Award, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League nominations). Platt was the original Elder Cunningham in the Chicago production of The Book of Mormon and reprised the role on Broadway.

Michael Greif's Broadway credits include: Dear Evan Hansen, Rent, Grey Gardens, Next to Normal, (Tony nominations.); Never Gonna Dance and If/Then.

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About 92Y
92nd Street Y is a world-class, nonprofit cultural and community center that fosters the mental, physical and spiritual health of people throughout their lives, offering: wide-ranging conversations with the world's best minds; an outstanding range of programming in the performing, visual and literary arts; fitness and sports programs; and activities for children and families. 92Y is reimagining what it means to be a community center in the digital age with initiatives like the award-winning #GivingTuesday, launched by 92Y in 2012 and now recognized across the US and in a growing number of regions worldwide as a day to celebrate and promote giving. These kinds of initiatives are transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action both locally and around the world. More than 300,000 people visit 92Y annually; millions more participate in 92Y's digital and online initiatives. A proudly Jewish organization since its founding in 1874, 92Y embraces its heritage and welcomes people of all backgrounds and perspectives. For more information, visit www.92Y.org.



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