Benj Pasek News

Multi-Grammy award winner Kelly Clarkson has unveiled her stunning rendition of "Never Enough" from Atlantic Records' highly anticipated "THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - REIMAGINED" album today. Watch the lyric video for her version of "Never Enough" below!

For the fifth holiday season, Big League Productions' critically acclaimed national tour of A Christmas Story, The Musical, delights in seven cities across the U.S., opening in Orange, TX on November 19, 2018. The tour will also play engagements in Knoxville, TN, Louisville, KY, Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Davenport, IA and Detroit, MI.  The heart-warming TONY-nominated Broadway musical brings the classic holiday film vibrantly to life on stage by expanding the movie's iconic moments with breathtaking choreography and joyous songs.

Casting announcement for Pasek and Paul's A Christmas Story, The Musical European Premier at Waterloo East Theatre.

TheaterWorksUSA will bring their musical adaptation of the celebrated bookseries Pete the Cat back to New York City to BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center (199 Chambers St, New York, NY 10007) on Saturday, November 24 & Sunday, November 25 at 11am. Tickets are $30 (General Admission) and can be purchased by visiting Tribecapac.org or by calling (212) 220-1460.

Here's your chance to be found! Open call auditions for the first international production of the Tony & Grammy Award-winning musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN, produced by Stacey Mindich in partnership with David Mirvish will take place Sunday November 11 at 9:00AM at the Courtyard by Marriott in Toronto.

Southern California's Verdi Chorus will cap off their 35th anniversary season with their Fall 2018 concert PASSIONE! OPERA! The two performances at the First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica on November 10 and 11 will feature four guest artists: soprano Julie Makerov, mezzo soprano Janelle DeStefano, tenor Todd Wilander and baritone Gabriel Manro. I had the chance to quiz two-time Grammy Award-winning baritone Gabriel Manro on his love for singing, the technical aspects of singing opera vs. musical theatre and his recent onstage proposal.

The Players Club of Swarthmore presents A Christmas Story, The Musical , a holiday delight for the whole family. Based on the classic movie A Christmas Story released in 1983. A Christmas Story, The Musical features music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land) and an inventive book by Joseph Robinette. A Christmas Story, The Musical is directed and choreographed by Nate Golden. Music direction is by Madi Juleskusky. Tickets are available online at www.pcstheater.org. For group rates, contact groupsales@pcstheater.org.

Today, Atlantic Records digitally dropped DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe Album]. This version of the lauded and critically acclaimed cast album offers four songs cut from the show, an acoustic version of 'Disappear,' and a Katy Perry cover of 'Waving Through A Window.'

Atlantic Records just released 'DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) - DELUXE ALBUM,' a newly expanded edition of the GRAMMY-winning companion to the Tony® Award-winning musical. 'DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) - DELUXE ALBUM' is available digitally today, Friday November 2nd with physical release to follow.

Grammy-nominated band Panic! At The Disco released their incredible version of 'The Greatest Show' from Atlantic Records' highly anticipated 'THE GREATEST SHOWMAN - REIMAGINED' album today. Listen to the song below!

Atlantic Records has announced the release of 'DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) - DELUXE ALBUM,' a newly expanded edition of the GRAMMY-winning companion to the Tony® Award-winning musical. 'DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) - DELUXE ALBUM' is available digitally tomorrow, Friday November 2nd with physical release to follow.

Will The Greatest Showman 'come alive' on a Broadway stage someday? According to 20th Century Fox film chairman-CEO Stacey Snider, it's very possible!

Some of your favorite Broadway stars are getting out the vote! Join Pennsylvanians Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton) and Benj Pasek (La La Land, Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen), along with Rachel Bay Jones (Dear Evan Hansen), Andrew Keenan Bolger (Newsies), and Cameron Kasky (March for our Lives), Brian Sims and more for a day of knocking on doors and supporting progressive candidates with the Broadway community!

Show-only tickets to Second Stage Theater's Fall Benefit Honoring Harvey Fierstein are now on sale to the general public.  Hosted by Michael Urie, the benefit will take place on Monday, November 12 at Terminal 5 (610 West 56th Street).  The evening will feature performances and appearances by Cyndi Lauper, Rosie O'Donnell, Annaleigh Ashford, Keala Settle, Wayne Brady, Christopher Sieber, Michael Urie, Marissa Jaret Winokur, as well as Shoshana Bean, J. Harrison Ghee, Bianca Del Rio, and Gino Emnes.  To purchase tickets, please go to: https://2st.com/support-us/events/fall-benefit.

The Greatest Showman's album is getting re-imagined, which some of the most popular stars singing its songs!

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Dear Evan Hansen has been turned into a young adult novel currently on a national book tour. Watch as musical writers Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul joined by Chelsea Packard perform 'You Will Be Found' in Ann Arbor!

Have you ever told a lie or fabricated a story that made you feel important and needed in the lives of others? And one that brought happiness to those other people creating a better sense of community? Such is the premise for Dear Evan Hansen, the winner of six 2016 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Currently at the Ahmanson through November 25, Dear Evan Hansen is a big box office hit. Splendidly directed by Michael Greif, the cast of eight turn in indelibly gripping performances. Based on an incident that music composer Benj Pasek experienced in high sch

Dear Evan Hansen has been turned into a young adult novel. A national book tour is currently hopping across the country. Get a peek at the New York City launch with videos featuring Darren Criss, Barrett Wilbert Weed, and more below!

'Dear Evan Hansen' opened its Los Angeles engagement October 19.