I saw the early versions of it. . Then it was so relevant to today at the same time. Then also how connection isnt connecting. Dear Evan Hansen is a 2021 American coming-of-age musical film directed by Stephen Chbosky from a screenplay by Steven Levenson, based on the stage musical of the same name by Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul. 'Dear Evan Hansen' adaptation is 'a total misfire,' 'one of the worst movie-musicals ever made,' critics say Published Fri, Sep 10 2021 2:05 PM EDT Updated Fri, Sep 10 2021 2:38 PM EDT Sarah . What happens? Some of them are very funny, but a lot of them are very earnest and horrible in some way, and thats what you do. We felt like we actually hadnt seen a lot of theater doing that. Because today, all you have to do is be yourself. All monologues are property and copyright of their owners. SL: Theres going to be a moment when those feel like dinosaurs. You know what I mean? Its not what I would have done when I was a kid. On his journey to be found, he discovers the consequences of risking it all for the chance to . Why do people, especially our age, feel the need to broadcast their sadness and their mourning? Why its so hard to get answers on long Covid. It didn't make it into the show, it's the note that Evan was originally gonna write to himself. Can you talk about each of the characters? SM: What about all the angry people whod tweet? APPLE BOOKS REVIEW. The only thing I knew about Dear Evan Hansen before this point was that the main character had a broken arm. Dear Evan Hansen Monologue. Stream songs including "Waving Through A Window (From the "Dear Evan Hansen" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)", "For Forever (From The "Dear Evan Hansen" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" and more. I hope youre okay. And the father? Book sales are going up, and Kindle and eBooks are really being bought by middle-aged people. Like its central character, Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel is a bit of a lovable misfit: a rare instance of a hit Broadway musical being adapted for the page. We have people from the age Well, we werent able to take people, I think, under the age of 18, but these people are from the age of 18 to the age of 80, from all over the country and actually all over the world, and theyre in our show. Is it this one square mile abroad or whatever? SL: He is Evans family friend in quotes, which according to Jared means theyre not really friends. Start: Today is going to be an amazing d Dear Evan Hansen: September 21, 2021. I think she is an incredible depiction of contemporary motherhood, whether youre a single mom or not, busy, under pressure, trying hard, absolutely love your child, but in the daily rush of things doesnt always get everything right. Spoilers for the show and a trigger warning for discussion of ableism and suicide after the jump. He is in a total of 11 musical numbers. Sometimes, lessons were learned, and youre like, Oh.. An interesting thing is he started with Rent in a lot of ways. Section 230, the internet law the Supreme Court could change, explained. But the lies are precisely what happened. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Likewise, the character whose death triggers the events of the musical, Connor Murphy, can be viewed both as a redeemable character or a villain. SM: Every show is different. What did you use that for?, SM: I had to explain to one of my sons how to actually call someones home, because theyre so used to calling someone directly. This time, this time he won't let go. Its really interactive. SL: I think storytelling is going to continue to evolve into different forms and formats. Music sales now go through individual songs, although, I think, probably cast like theater sale whole much better. You go to 10,000 rather at once, and its people sitting in the theater, and then 10,000 others. I hope it goes on forever. Tickets are $69.50-$229.50. I think thats what Evan taps into is, even though what he says isnt true, theres something that feels true about it. Right, and not even then because you start looking up things. As the performance began, Evan was alone. Its the experience, sitting there in that theater in that one place with that one performance. What happens to theater going forward then? Not anymore. I guess, every Steven Sondheim movie, you feel bad for everybody in it at I mean musical. That was really where we began, was with that phenomenon, and I think what the three of us all found interesting was instead of parodying that or satirizing that, trying to look at what is underneath that impulse, and why do people feel the need to connect in that way, whats propelling that on a human level. Then we brought in the great director, Michael Grief, whos done Rent and Next to Normal. He also brought in his own interpretations. Above photo: VOX teen reviewer Sydney with her mom Lisa at the April 28, 2019 performance of "Dear Evan Hansen" at Atlanta's Fox Theatre. They dont ever have to say to the mother, Hi, its Danny. Because today all you have to do is be yourself. He captured something that maybe it even did, maybe it does in smaller ways less musically accentuated, but it is something that is very believable in America right now. I just saw it in San Francisco. Hes told to write these daily affirmations, Dear Evan Hansen, today is going to be a great day, and here is why. That is the beginning of our story, is him writing one of these letters, and its the first day of school. You know what I mean? SM: Terrible, terrible, but no, were in a tiny theater really, and we very much want people to come and see us. Its a show about life and how we live it. I think for all of us on that dark day that we came to rehearsal, being in the theater where we all have the license to be the people that we are, the little strange quirky Evan-like people that we all are SM: Its a good place for people. People have said to me, theyre sure he has Aspergers or something else. We call the social media aspect of the show either the backdrop of our show or the ninth character sometimes. We have an ad campaign. Now theyre gone. We can overcome vaccine hesitancy. "Even if you've always been that barely-in-the-background kind of guy, you still matter." - Val Emmich, 'Dear Evan Hansen'. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn".. Evan is in high school and suffers from anxiety. Texting is even Theres not a thought that doesnt go down. Thats the surface story. Its just assaultive. You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. SM: It is the beauty of the show, I think, and the reason why people do want to talk about it when they leave the theater, that you can interpret it the way you want to. I can only tell you the funny story that we all just do things too quickly, and we make silly mistakes all the time. Jared is often the voice of the audience, pointing out what were thinking, so he serves a really interesting and useful purpose. September 10, 2021. SL: There is something about Hamilton being a prime example of, there is something so old-fashioned about it, and yet something that is drawing people to it that I think has to do with seeing actors right there in front of you, seeing them sweat, seeing them spit, feeling like you were having this visceral experience in this room, and theres something quite special and intimate about that. I want to finish up on what do you hope where to go, where it happens, because you definitely, youre very current. SM: It is, although I must say, to me, Hamilton is a movement, a phenomenon, something that is SM: It is. SM: Were struggling and learning. Essentially, this other boy, Connor Murphy, ends up through a strange series of circumstances taking the letter from Evan, and later offstage, Connor ends up killing himself, and the only thing that his parents find on his person is this letter to Dear Evan Hansen. When we started talking about this idea and trying to abstract it and think about what was at the heart of it, we started to think about the idea of connection immediately, that all of this had to do with the desire and the need and the hunger to connect. SL: Yes, it improves his life, and what becomes impossible for him to stop is how much it improves other peoples lives. Its the experience.. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Talk about that idea of how you get that, because it does. SM: Heidi Hansen, yeah, Evans mom. We are all looking and seeing how much fun everything else is thats happening. Evan was the beginning of our story. They have their 28th anniversary revivals of that. I said yes. SM: I just think its an incredible conversation starter, and when you start talking about these things, all kinds of good can come from it, not just in terms of being mindful, and maybe youre too disconnected from the world by being on your phones, but also, we have issue of loneliness, and people bring what theyre going through to the show, so mental illness, suicide prevention. All right, Ill follow you. Is that your name? Shes a true survivor. That song is about isolation and about being on the outside looking in, which a lot of musicals are about really, but this one had a really big element of what social media does to us, and that was a very big plot point in the play. The national tour of Dear Evan Hansen plays Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays at 8 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM and 8 PM, and Sundays at 1 PM and 6:30 PM through March 5 at the Eccles Theatre (131 South Main Street, Salt Lake City). TikTok isnt really limiting kids time on its app. Sep 23, 2019 - Explore Abby Gallegos's board "Monologues" on Pinterest. SL: I was struck immediately by this whole concept of the voyeurism and exhibitionism of grief, which was really what I think Benj was so interested in. People bring whatever they have themselves or they know about to him, but hes lonely and isolated. You have to up the game. The teens are doing revenge porn like Evan. SL: Thats a really good question. I think that we do like to say that the story could have happened in ancient Greece. SM: The song literally says you are not alone.. We have friends calling friends. I do think you should get some of it a little bit online, because I think certain parts of it are really resonant in this age, and really talk about things in a really fair way. They look happy as ever. You dont know theyre happy. Then a week later, two of them divorced. Dear Evan Hansen: The Movie By Stephen Levenson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Adapted for film by Jack Gorzynski *note: a / means that the line was cut off by the next line. Filled with a murderer's row of talented musical actors all chewing into meaty roles while singing their hearts out, Dear Evan Hansen is an ode to sincerity . You did a super effective job at depicting how something takes off virally, and you used the set design where the information is just cascading and flooding down the picture of how it feels like your phone is. Now its all about Trump. Dear Evan Hansen. Theyre all by the time we meet them at the beginning of the show, they have been through hell already. SL: Yes, Rent was very big for all three of us. Approachable. One of the most compelling musical films that relates to neurodiversity and social anxiety is Dear Evan Hansen, a 2021 adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical about an isolated high school senior who becomes the motivational force behind a campaign for mental health awareness following the suicide of a fellow student.. But I think whats interesting is the fresh trends of whats happening now, because eight years ago, Facebook was not as big as it is [now]. The eponymous Evan has been tasked by his therapist with writing pep talk letters to himself to help him visualize success: "Dear Evan Hansen, Today is going to be a great day." At first, you dont want anything to do with that mother, but then you realize that there are people who are like that walking around our world today, and they have picked themselves up and kept going. Okay. It was actually really meaningful. Perhaps the story of Evan Hansen could fit into that format, but I feel like what we have, the musical Dear Evan Hansen, is just that. That's the big, like, that's number one: be yourself. Nobody in this world wants or rather, everybody wants to believe the story that he tells. I remember the school saying it wasnt terrible like this, but it wasnt one where she shouldnt have been in the video, and was, and this and that. Then the next few days, it changed. It started with the idea of a high school experience, that you had this high school experience, and then how it iterated itself. Stephen Chbosky's adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen, based on the Broadway show of the same name, features a beautiful soundtrack.The 2021 movie cut several songs from the Broadway show and added a few new ones, but overall, the musical's tone is not affected by these changes. Where do you see theater going? They want to continue the story, and they want to embellish the story. Its fascinating. Terms in this set (21) Dear Evan Hansen, Today is going to be a amazing day and here's why. Im sorry, theres just no other way to put it. SL: Sorry, I dont think its retro. You got involved with this, and what were you thinking, Steven? It was a smart way to talk about hard things. People are going back to handmade in some ways, and people are really hungering for SL: Exactly. Despite its Broadway credentials, "Dear Evan Hansen" hits screens faced with an inherent tension: Can its songs and cast, led by Ben Platt reprising his Tony-winning role, overcome the . Its got to be something else. New York, NY, Linda Ray They mistakenly believe that it is a letter that Connor meant to write to Evan. People always say to me, Just take an hour. You had the memories of when you saw it, when you didnt feel acquainted, but you couldnt revive those feelings. Right. As Steven said earlier, they write to us in droves. SL: Never send an email when youre angry has been the best lesson. 24. Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack from 2016, composed by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul. This is in the song "Sincerely, Me". You cant keep doing that. SL: Thats the thing. What do you think of things like that? Evan Hansen, through Val Emmich's ( The Reminders) skillful interpretation, is a complex, well-developed character whose struggles with depression and anxiety read painfully true. What I found interesting maybe you want to talk about is I dont want to get to the idea of where shows are too like whats at the heart of all these shows and these connections is that you dont insult technology. At its core, Dear Evan Hansen is about the increasing temptations, and heartbreaking costs, of self-deception. That requires a series of readings, workshops and developmental productions outside of Broadway to really see what you have and to learn from audiences and all of that. If you would like to give a public performance of this monologue, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor. After Evan's parents' divorce, his father moves to Colorado to start a new family, and his mom works constantly and never has time for Evan. Then there are those moments where it goes quiet, which is those are generally the emotional moments in the show. Then also, the hashtag, my favorite expression is hashtagavism, that we get these hashtags. You dont see his head, but you see a sea of faces surrounding him. SM: We dont have a current plan to do that. This show is really depicting the way we live in America now, the way we are at our breakfast tables with our families. Your director Michael did Rent. I remember when Rent came out. She is surrounded by friends, but really, she doesnt have many. I think its going to be that experience could exist, but it wont be the same. Kara Swisher: Hi, Im Kara Swisher, executive editor of Recode. The power ballad that closes act one of Dear Evan Hansen, it marks the moment when Evan, a socially anxious teenager, delivers a heartfelt speech about a friend, Connor, who has recently met with tragedy.Shaking with emotion, Evan recalls a time that Connor helped him, and he . SL: Exactly. And intellig but, just be yourself!! How Trump uses it is fascinating. That is something as Stacey said that is organic and then we cant control. Its the hot ticket on Broadway right now. Right now, I was just invited to a showing in San Francisco where we will be wearing VR headsets during the show, and its going to be SM: Thats the Encounter Within Broadway. I hope that the show makes people more present hopefully with the people that they are in the room with. Its music, however, is fairly affecting. Im going to keep pushing this because you got to see something in the new VR. Exploring grief, mental health struggles and the dangers of social media, the musical was embraced by young people for its honest . Just, uh, you knowbe true to yourself. It was written by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul. He has social anxiety, which shapes his personality throughout the musical. Thats a very good play, or a delicate flower. I was just talking to him about the phenomenon of Hamilton and what its like, and as he pointed out, Hamilton ultimately is just the show thats going to happen at 8pm tonight. Something we talked about really early on was this was like six years ago, so Facebook and Twitter were really coming into their own, and it felt like whenever there was a natural disaster or a celebrity passed away, there would be the strange public ritual of people going on social media and somehow identifying with the tragedy. On our stage at the end of Act One, in our Act One finale called You Will Be Found, the projections which basically is the internet goes viral. I dont think it was the tech. Whats it like to create theater in this age, in this age of digital? New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall View Dear Evan Hansen opening monologue.docx from AA 1Dear Evan Hansen, Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why: because because today, all you have to do is just be yourself. What do you hope to accomplish, each of you? I do think, though, that the weird thing about social media is weve all become high schoolers now. Stacey, why dont you start talking about that idea of how you create an analog experience of just one place and mostly New York City or wherever to reach audiences, especially young ones? Right. Its about a high school student with a social anxiety disorder and a problem with the internet. 21 terms. It's easy to see why they cut it down for length and time and also to make it vague enough that Connor could've written it just as easily as Evan. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. EVAN: (don't forget to TALK FAST) Dear Evan Hansen, Today is going to be an amazing day and here's why Because, Because today um all you have to do Ben Platt plays the title role, reprising the performance that he originated on stage six years earlier. Yeah, you can. He goes back to school. You see how this kind of thing can actually happen. This article originally appeared on Recode.net. Now, that mosaic as we call it in our key art is all 100 percent our fans faces. Then at the same time, when you have this going, this fake news and where it leads to, how do we get back to community? He has just done incredible work, and its so exhaustive and so detailed. Well, its also become a war zone too, I mean, at the same time like a hellscape, like sometimes this was a SL: Yes. If you haven't seen it, let me attempt to briefly summarize the show's somewhat unbelievable plot. I do think youre right about books. He uses it as an art. SM: Well, its good to hear you say that. He'll just hold on. Watching the big lie of Dear Evan Hansen spiral out of control is a tense . Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing and changing us. I do believe that were going to look back and think, Oh my goodness, projection, that is so old-fashioned. I think we have no idea yet what the next thing is going to be. Thats what was strong about this, was it? Millions turn to Vox to educate themselves, their family, and their friends about whats happening in the world around them, and to learn about things that spark their curiosity. It should go everywhere, because I think its real. Approachable. To get to the point, do you feel like when I say retro, Im talking about the ideas? Its super hard for them to do anything good online. jennyjenrose. Evan Hansen is the main character in the musical Dear Evan Hansen. Theres been some shows that have been real touchdowns, like Hamilton and some others that have been really Theres a new, I cant remember the latest one, but theres a bunch that Maybe its The Grand Hotel, one that seems fantastic in some ways. Its fantastic. Benj and Justin and I were just talking recently about how when we were in high school, we assumed that everybody was having more fun than we were, but now if youre a high school student, you have proof every day that everybody is happier than you are. SM: I will say, though, that there has been a wonderful conversation going on these eight years about this, because Steven and Benj and Justin are from one generation. Some have argued, for example, that the film's message is toxic. He lacks friends. I want to continue to have that experience that I saw A Chorus Line 28 times, not on VR. SL: Absolutely. That problem, its the plot point. Easy to talk to. Because how you market the shows has changed, the way you sell tickets has changed. Dear Evan Hansen. So, I dont even know why Im bringing it up because its not going to happen because itsbut, like, all you have to do is just be yourself!! SM: No, as a matter of fact, we spend a lot of our time trying to get bootleg tapes of it off of YouTube. SM: Sort of, but the thing that youd try so hard to do when youre marketing a show is create a way for word of mouth to happen. SL: But I will say thats the substitute of our musical. I think whats interesting about the fake news is clearly, facts dont work to dispel it. The story alone is so icky, so offensive, so profoundly manipulative and fraudulent, that it really never should have gotten a single Tony (or six), much less a film adaptation. In 2020, the Oscars stage saw a "swirling cyclone" of Swarovski Crystals thanks to Jason Sherwood, production designer for the 92nd Academy Awards. By Nils Skudra. Do see it, and see that beneath the faade, were all searching for the same things. SM: Heidi Hansen, yeah, Evan's mom. Snapchat didnt exist really. SM: Thats angry old men shaking their fists at the internet. Theres always an outsider, and theres often a story with a moral tale that has a lie, and then the truth comes out, and the catharsis of that, and the redemption and the forgiveness is what makes audiences feel very good. It was mind-blowing to see Rent at that time. I think it did happen with Hamilton for sure. Also, dont worry if your hands are going to get sweaty for no reason and you cant make it stop no matter what you do because no, theyre not going to get sweaty.
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