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 2016
Run Time:
Two hours, with one intermission
Two hours, with one intermission
Ages: 12+
Opened: May 1, 2016Closing: May 29, 2016
Dear Evan Hansen - 2016 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
All his life Evan Hansen has felt invisible. To his peers, to the girl he loves, sometimes even to his own mother. But that was before he wrote the letter - that led to the incident- that started the lie - that ignited a movement - that inspired a community - and changed Evan's status from the ultimate outsider into the somebody everyone wants to know. But how long can Evan keep his secret? And at what price?
Dear Evan Hansen is the original new musical making its New York premiere this spring at Second Stage Theatre, following a sold-out run in Washington, D.C., where The New York Times hailed it as "entertainingly smart and radiating charm, wit and humor." The musical unites the award-winning creators behind some of Second Stage's most celebrated productions. A brand new score features the talents of the Tony-nominated composing team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (A Christmas Story, Dogfight and NBC's "Smash"). Directed by three-time Tony nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal, Grey Gardens) and written by Steven Levenson (Showtime's "Masters of Sex").
A tribute to the outsider in us all, Dear Evan Hansen is about someone you know, maybe even someone you are, but more than anything, it's about discovering the person we all long to be - ourselves.
Dear Evan Hansen is the original new musical making its New York premiere this spring at Second Stage Theatre, following a sold-out run in Washington, D.C., where The New York Times hailed it as "entertainingly smart and radiating charm, wit and humor." The musical unites the award-winning creators behind some of Second Stage's most celebrated productions. A brand new score features the talents of the Tony-nominated composing team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (A Christmas Story, Dogfight and NBC's "Smash"). Directed by three-time Tony nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal, Grey Gardens) and written by Steven Levenson (Showtime's "Masters of Sex").
A tribute to the outsider in us all, Dear Evan Hansen is about someone you know, maybe even someone you are, but more than anything, it's about discovering the person we all long to be - ourselves.
Dear Evan Hansen - 2016 - Off-Broadway Cast
BOOKS ABOUT Dear Evan Hansen
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Dear Evan Hansen History
Other Productions of Dear Evan Hansen
| 2015 | Washington, DC (Regional) |
Arena Stage World Premiere Production Washington, DC (Regional) |
| 2016 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2019 | Toronto |
Original Canadian Production Toronto |
| 2021 | West End |
Original West End Production West End |
| 2021 | US Tour |
First National Tour US Tour |
| 2024 | US Tour |
US Tour US Tour |
Dear Evan Hansen - 2016 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Lortels | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Rachel Bay Jones |
| 2017 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical | Ben Platt |
| 2017 | The Lortels | Outstanding Projection Design | Peter Nigrini |
| 2016 | Best New Musical | Dear Evan Hansen | |
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Off-Broadway Musical | Dear Evan Hansen |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Rachel Bay Jones |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Benj Pasek |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Justin Paul |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Projection Design | Peter Nigrini |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Ben Platt |
| 2016 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Dear Evan Hansen |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Ben Platt |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or off-Broadway) | Steven Levenson |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Michael Greif |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical | Dear Evan Hansen |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score (Broadway or off-Broadway) | Justin Paul |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score (Broadway or off-Broadway) | Benj Pasek |
| 2016 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Projection Design (Play or Musical) | Peter Nigrini |
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