PMT Opens ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at its Gargaro Theatre (Thurs., 4/30/26)

DEAR EVAN HANSEN by Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Pittsburgh Musical Theater. April 30 – May 24.

Poor Evan Hansen, a shy, introverted teenager, has broken his arm. Evan’s therapist has recommended that the depressed boy write himself a letter every day to affirm a positive outlook on his life. And his mom, Heidi, suggests he get his classmates to sign his new cast. None will, except for the one kid who bullies Evan, Connor Murphy. In the course of a subsequent scuffle, Connor pummels Evan and, seeing the letter he was writing at the time, pockets it before storming off. Shortly thereafter, Connor commits suicide. Trying to understand their sudden loss, Mr. & Mrs. Murphy find Evan’s absconded letter and surmise that Connor had had a good friend in Evan. For many reasons, Evan falsely professes he was Connor’s very best friend.

The 2016 Broadway production of Dear Evan Hansen, starring Ben Platt, won six Tony Awards, two Drama League Awards, a 2018 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and even a Daytime Emmy Award when Ben Platt sang the show’s hit song “You Will Be Found” on the Today Show. Beside the vocal brilliance that Pasek and Paul deliver in their exceptional songs, the book is a truly clever exploration of what it’s like to be a lonely outcast who becomes wildly popular. Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents the show at its Gargaro Theater. 7:30 p.m. 327 S. Main St. in Pittsburgh’s West End. (C.P.O.)

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