Benj Pasek News

BroadwayWorld caught up with Hursey to discuss his journey from working as the music assistant for the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Hamilton to Apple TV+'s Spirited movie musical and beyond. He touched on his experiences working on musical movies, stage musicals, and what audiences can expect from him next.

Dear Evan Hansen is an award-winning show that explores deep, dark themes and intricate relationships which I’ve never seen so well-defined on a musical stage. The new National Tour’s performances felt raw, real, and powerful. While the script has brief moments of comedy to balance the dark with light, it never takes away from the beautiful story arc and will give you, as our beloved Gen-Z says, “All the feels.”

Dear Evan Hansen comes to Providence's Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), April 5 – 10, 2022.  In advance of the start of performances, the production announced today that it will host a digital ticket lottery offering fans the chance to purchase a limited number of $25 tickets available per performance.

 Dear Evan Hansen, The Broadway Education Alliance and Gotham Writers Workshop is inviting 11th and 12th grade students across North America to write a college-application style essay for the 4th annual Dear Evan Hansen College Essay Writing Contest.

Ben Levi Ross was welcomed back to the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street) on March 22, where he re-joined the Broadway company of Dear Evan Hansen as 'Evan Hansen.' Ross made his Broadway debut as a cover in Dear Evan Hansen in 2017, and went on to star as the original Evan in the first North American Tour.

The American Theatre Guild unveiled its highly anticipated 2022–2023 Season Announcement for the Peoria Civic Center. The AMEREN ILLINOIS BROADWAY IN PEORIA SERIES will include the following touring productions: COME FROM AWAY, ANASTASIA, 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL, and DEAR EVAN HANSEN. Get the full show schedule and find out how to get tickets!

The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, unveils its highly anticipated 2022–2023 Season for the Morris Performing Arts Center and part of their 100-year anniversary celebration and awe-inspiring $30 million renovation project. The BROADWAY IN SOUTH BEND SERIES will include the following touring productions: THE BOOK OF MORMON, COME FROM AWAY, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL, and DEAR EVAN HANSEN.

Ogunquit Playhouse is growing its educational initiatives by launching the Arts Academy. Already an integral component of the Playhouse's mission, the educational initiatives currently in place will be greatly expanded to build upon the legacy left by founder Walter Hartwig, a strong proponent of community theater with a passion for teaching theater craft to aspiring professionals.

Ogunquit Playhouse is launching the Arts Academy program with the belief that theater is a profound tool for students to not only exercise their imagination but to discover their innate skill set.

Dear Evan Hansen, Broadway Education Alliance Inc. and Gotham Writers Workshop announced today that the 4th annual Dear Evan Hansen College Essay Writing Contest is open for submissions from 11th and 12th grade students across North America.

The Town Hall presented Broadway By The Year: The New Wave on Monday, March 21 at 8pm. Created, written, hosted and directed by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, the event launched Broadway By The Year's 21st landmark season at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street).

Ben Levi Ross will be welcomed back to the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street) this Tuesday, March 22, where he will re-join the Broadway company of Dear Evan Hansen as ‘Evan Hansen.’

Dear Evan Hansen comes to Schenectady's Proctors Tuesday, March 22-Sunday, March 27. In advance of the start of performances, the production announced today that it will host a digital ticket lottery offering fans the chance to purchase a limited number of $25 tickets available per performance. 

Because good theatre not only makes you feel the feels.

The Town Hall will present Broadway By The Year: The New Wave on Monday, March 21 at 8pm. Created, written, hosted and directed by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, the evening will launch Broadway By The Year’s 21st landmark season at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street).

Special Offer - Celebrate the songs of Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, The Book of Mormon, and more with Broadway by the Year: The New Wave!

Dear Evan Hansen is coming to Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center Tuesday, March 15 – Sunday, March 20, 2022. The production announced today that it will host a digital ticket lottery offering fans the chance to purchase a limited number of $25 tickets available per performance.

Today's top stories include the Olivier Award nominations, led by Cabaret. Plus, The Griswolds' Broadway Vacation has announced a pre-Broadway run, more information has been released about the upcoming London production of Newsies, and more!

“Spirited' is a modern musical rendition of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story “A Christmas Carol' starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell and Octavia Spencer. The new film will feature music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, plus newcomers Sukari Jones, Khiyon Hursey and Mark Sonnenblick. Check out the new photos now!

Artistic Director Temar Underwood has announced Redhouse Arts Center's 2022-23 Main Stage Season, which will feature an epic Pulitzer Prize winning play, a family holiday favorite, a diverse work by a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, and a well known poignant musical with an amazing score…all of which follow a theme of searching - in search of meaning, in search of family and friends, in search of identity and in search of love.