Olivier Award winning and Tony Nominated Actor Sam Tutty joins Behind the Awards to chat about his award winning role in Dear Evan Hansen and this seasons breakout hit Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York. Sam shares the creation process from its early days to Boston and New York.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN Original Cast Recording Receives RIAA Gold Certification
By: Kaitlin Milligan
"DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)," Atlantic Records' GRAMMY-winning companion to the Tony® Award-winning musical, has been certified gold by the RIAA for cumulative unit sales exceeding 500,000. The announcement marks only the third cast recording to receive gold or greater certification this decade, alongside "THE BOOK OF MORMON: ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING" and Atlantic's own GRAMMY® Award-winning "HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)." "DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)" is available now HERE.
Earlier this morning the cast of Dear Evan Hansen celebrated the album reaching Gold status with a performance of "You Will Be Found" on Good Morning America.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN was greeted with unprecedented acclaim upon its arrival at Broadway's famed Music Box Theatre on December 4th, 2016. The musical went on to break all box office records and win big at the 2017 Annual Tony® Awards, earning six total Tonys® including "Best Musical," "Best Score," and "Best Orchestrations." DEAR EVAN HANSEN features a book by Tony® Award-winner Steven Levenson, a score by GRAMMY®, Tony®, and Academy Award winners Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, music supervision and orchestrations by three-time Tony® Award winner Alex Lacamoire, and direction by four-time Tony® Award nominee Michael Greif.
One of only seven cast albums to reach the top 20 of the Billboard 200 in the last 50 years, "DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)" made a momentous chart debut upon its initial February 2017 release, entering the SoundScan/Billboard 200 at #8- the highest debut position for an original cast album since 1961. The historic success marks the second highest digital sales debut ever for a cast album - bested only by "HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)" - as well as the third best-selling debut from a cast album in the Nielsen SoundScan era, following that album and 1996's "RENT (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)."
Last year saw the release of "DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) - DELUXE ALBUM," available digitally HERE. The expanded edition sees the original album's 14-song tracklisting appended by a number of bonus tracks including previously unreleased songs, demos, and acoustic versions, performed by original and current cast members of the Broadway production, as well as a very special new version of the musical's signature song, "Waving Through A Window," performed by multi-platinum superstar Katy Perry.
The Broadway production recently celebrated its two-year anniversary with a special donation to the Smithsonian, where the show's iconic blue polo and arm cast will now be part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. A record-breaking national tour of Dear Evan Hansen is currently underway with performances scheduled across North America, and the first international production opens March 28 at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre. The musical will open in London at the Noel Coward Theatre on November 19, 2019; general on sale for tickets in the UK is April 8th with previews starting October 29th. For the complete performance schedule and ticket availability, please visit dearevanhansen.com/.
Broadway news in your inbox
Weekly top stories - unsubscribe anytime.
Weekly top stories - unsubscribe anytime.
Shop
BroadwayWorld Merch
Shirts, mugs, phone cases & more
|
Podcasts
Ep433 - Maya Jade Frank: From Little Cosette to Big Business
Maya Jade Frank joins the podcast to share the fascinating journey of a career that began with a serendipitous audition for her sister’s project and led her to the Broadway stages of Evita and Mary Poppins.
Tony-Winner Rachel Bay Jones (Georgie & Mandy, Dear Evan Hansen): Acts of Kindness So Big/ So Small
Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer Rachel Bay Jones joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss how her career from Broadway (Dear Evan Hansen) to television (Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage) has been fueled by kindness and so much more.
Ep331 - David Korins: Don't Do Stupid Things
Four time Tony Awards nominee David Korins lets us into his world as he talks about his creative process and the intricacies of set design. He shares insights into his work's detailed and often granular nature, emphasizing the importance of even the smallest elements in creating a believable world for actors and audiences alike.
In todays episode Tori and Eliza are joined by everyone's favourite theatre nerd Gareth Isaac to tackle their first Deep Dive of the season, Movie Musical Adaptations.
Hear all about: Journey to becoming a performer/storyteller. Growing up auditioning. Touring with Dear Evan Hansen. Having their Broadway moment. Adjusting to eight shows a week. What working with Ben Platt, Jordan Fisher, etc. taught him.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN with Robert Bannon
Coming in at a healthy 1 hour and 40 minutes, this match, I mean episode, on DEAR EVAN HANSEN explores it all. In one corner, a podcast host fighting for empathy. In another, a podcast host fighting for justice. Who will win?!
Episode #127: Valeria Ceballos 👕
Valeria Ceballos has had great opportunities to showcase her heritage and talent through some iconic Latiné roles, but also on the Dear Evan Hansen Tour! 🤩 Please visit her Instagram to see what she's been working on!
#165 - Ben Platt and Noah Galvin
Tony Award Winner, Ben Platt and Noah Galvin started at theater camp and have accomplished it all. You name it, from Broadway to TV and the big screen. The fiancés are now joining forces to create every theatre fans dream movie, "Theater Camp," in theaters July 14th!
S4 Ep4: Earth Month Series - Andrew Barth Feldman
Our special guest today is Andrew Barth Feldman who won the 2018 National High School Musical Theatre Award, and went on to make his Broadway debut as the title character in the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen as a junior in high school.
Rachel Bay Jones and host, Eli Tokash, get to connect for the first time in years after playing mother and son in Pippin on Broadway!
Carl Moellenberg has produced more than 70 shows worldwide and won 13 Tony awards. Just a few of his Broadway credits includes Spring Awakening, Hair, Death of a Salesman, Pippin, All the Way, Dear Evan Hansen, Angels in America, The Band's Visit, Oklahoma, Hadestown, The Minutes, Company and many more.
Tickets From $70
Tickets From $135
Tickets From $58
Tickets From $67