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What Did The Critics Think Of Dear Evan Hansen in Washington?

Now playing at the Eisenhower Theater.

Four years since its debut at the Arena Stage Dear Evan Hansen has returned to Washington in its national tour! But, what did the critics think of the Tony winners return?

The Washington Post was full of praise for the production's stars saying "Ross makes for an appealing leading man. With fine support from Jessica Phillips, as Evan's hapless mother, and Maggie McKenna as the girl he longs to impress, Ross builds an Evan with whom we come to empathize deeply."

The DC Metro Theatre Arts was also full of praise for the production saying, "A contemporary musical that will remain with your long after the last note has sounded, reminding you that every person has a story to be told and no one deserves to be forgotten."

DC Theatre Scene mirrored the sentiment saying "The Kennedy Center's production, directed by Michael Grief and featuring the national touring cast, including the utterly stunning Ben Levi Ross as Evan, is the most intimate, emotionally wrought performance of the show I have yet to see." 

What is Dear Evan Hansen about? 

Dear Evan Hansen is a cautionary tale about how a lie can spread across a community long before the truth even has a look in. The eponymous Evan of the story is an anxiety-ridden high school misfit who is desperate for any form of recognition from his peers. So much so, that when his classmate Connor commits suicide after suffering depression, a mysterious suicide note appears in the weeks after, seemingly addressed to Evan.

Now infamous by association with the dead teen, Evan finally gains the spotlight that he craves. However, with a traumatized local community, not to mention his family, starts begging Evan for more clues about Connor's state of mind, Evan's world starts to unravel with frightening speed. With Connor's parents and sister Zoe (who just happens to be Evan's crush) finding solace in the note, it isn't long before the powers of social media start to question its validity, and Evan's own motives.

Dear Evan Hansen is playing at the Eisenhower Theater through to September 8.