A cautionary tale of troubled teens, families in crisis, and the consequences when a lie goes viral, DEAR EVAN HANSEN burst onto Broadway in 2016, and rewrote the rules of engagement by adding social-media screens to 21st-century theatrical storytelling. In Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s riveting regional premiere of the Tony Award-winner, Anthony Marino Jr.’s superbly awkward Evan and the strikingly original staging are among the reasons to revisit Dear Evan Hansen if you have already seen the show. If you haven’t, or even if you have, bring tissues.
Dear Evan Hansen
‘Evan Hansen’s’ Anthony Marino Jr. Was Born to the Stage
A theater kid from birth, Anthony Marino Jr. is set to play the lead in “DEAR EVAN HANSEN” for Pittsburgh Musical Theater. “I think always being immersed in that world just kind of wired my brain in a way that made me know, ‘That’s what I was made to do.’ ”
PMT Sets Season No. 35 With Some Things Old and New, Including ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
Pittsburgh Musical Theater turns 35 with a six-show 2025-2026 season, starting with the popular gorefest “Evil Dead the Musical,” and ending with the premiere regional production of Tony Award-winner “Dear Evan Hansen.”
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ comes to the Benedum Center May 2-7, 2023
By JESSICA NEU The 2016 musical, Dear Evan Hansen, tells the story of Evan Hansen, a teenage boy with debilitating social anxiety disorder who desperately wants to be found. Evan Hansen’s therapist instructs him to write a letter to himself each day… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces the 2022-2023 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Season
Some of Broadway best come to Pittsburgh as part of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 2022-2023 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series. The touring Broadway shows this season feature classic favorites and innovative new musicals, including Frozen, Hadestown, Hairspray, Jagged Little Pill, Beetlejuice, Six and Tina – The… Read More ›
“Dear Evan Hansen” Moves and Inspires
PNC Broadway has brought to Pittsburgh the Gen Z-adored musical Dear Evan Hansen. Per the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust website, there is less than 1% availability for all remaining performances. My teens informed me Hansen is 1/4 of the musical quartet… Read More ›
Five Must See Musicals for Spring 2019 (Plus Two)
Meteorological spring may still be a few weeks away, but the spring theatre season and it ’s crop of Tony Award-winning musicals is about to burst into full bloom. Our five picks are generally upbeat, for the season of rebirth… Read More ›
