World Premiere Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Arena Stage Offers Free Program on July 13 at 7 p.m.

It is not often that one gets a chance to meet the creators of a world premiere musical like DEAR EVAN HANSEN. But thanks to Arena Stage, on Monday night, July 13 at 7 p.m. you can get this opportunity in a program entitled "Building an American Musical: A Conversation with the Creative Team Moderated by Washington Post Chief Theater Critic Peter Marks." It will take place in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle.

The creative team includes composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Director Michael Greif, book writer, Steven Levenson. After the program there will be an opportunity for questions from the audience.

Pasek and Paul are Tony-nominated composers for A CHRISTMAS STORY and the terrific Off-Broadway Musical DOGFIGHT.

Three time Tony Award nominee Grief is best known for IF/THEN, NEXT TO NORMAL (done at Arena Stage pre-Broadway) and RENT.

Outer Critics Circle Award -winning playwright Levenson wrote MASTERS OF SEX.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN stars Ben Platt, known for the hit movie "Pitch Perfect". He most recently made his Broadway debut in THE BOOK OF MORMON as Elder Cunningham.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN runs from July 10 to August 23, 2015. For tickets call 202-488-3300 or visit www.arenastage.org.

To obtain tickets to this free and unusual event, log onto http://tickets.arenastage.org/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=22281.

There are two interesting articles on this site about the show. Ellen Burns has an article entitled "Dear (Evan Hansen's) Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, How Do Your Musicals Grow?" and Jamie McGonnigal has an interview with the two mothers in the show, "If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother - A Chat With the Moms of DEAR EVAN HANSEN.

cgshubow@broadwayworld.com

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