Dear Evan Hansen is a 2021 American coming-of-age musical teen drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky from a screenplay by Steven Levenson, based on the 2015 stage musical by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Steven Levenson. The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2021 and was theatrically released in the United States on September 24, 2021 by Universal Pictures.
The film stars: Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino with Julianne Moore and Amy Adams. The film co-stars: Isaac Powell, Zoey Luna, DeMarius Copes, Liz Kate.
Starring
- Ben Platt - Evan Hansen
- Kaitlyn Dever - Zoe Murphy
- Amandla Stenberg - Alana Beck
- Nik Dodani - Jared Kalwani
- Colton Ryan - Connor Murphy
- Danny Pino - Larry Mora
- with Julianne Moore - Heidi Hansen
- and Amy Adams - Cynthia Murphy
- Isaac Powell - Rhys
- Zoey Luna - Leila
- DeMarius Copes - Oliver
- Liz Kate - Gemma
Cast
- Skye - Marvin Leon
- Cherise - Hadiya Eshe'
- Naomi - Julia Chen Myers
- Josh - Gerald Caesar
- Isabelle - Avery Bederman
- Mr. Howard - Swift Rice
- Greg - Tommy Kane
- Librarian - Aymee Garcia
- Mrs. G - Mariana Alvarez
- Partygoers - Amelia McArthur, Dru Reel
- "You Will Be Found" Performers - Tess Aubert, Robin Segal Skolnik, Cecilia Balagot, Zachary Willis, J. Quinton Johnson, Raquel McPeek Rodriguez, Ryan Basch, Grace Lu, Lio Mehiel, Tanushree Sekhri, Marcel Logan, Dominic Lauren, Luis Waldstein-McCabe, Maccie Margaret Chbosky, Naomi Rubin, Cameron J. Armstrong