So the trailer for the movie version of Dear Evan Hansen is here, and it’s about what I expected: nothing bad and nothing spectacular—more of this show that I think is fine and that’s all. Can’t wait to hear about Dear Evan Hansen for months and watch people slowly realize what this show is actually about.
The press release describes Dear Evan Hansen stating, “The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age.”
I’m of the belief that Evan Hansen is actually not great, despite its accolades and now a film adaptation. It’s a look at mental health that takes a turn when Evan, who is lying to the entire town, finds viral fame because of his tribute to a classmate who killed himself. Starring 27-year-old Ben Platt, the original musical put him on the map and gave him a Tony Award, a Grammy, and an Emmy for the same performance—and made him one of the last to get a Daytime Emmy for outstanding musical performance in a daytime program before that shortcut to an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) was removed.