Hamilton absolutely is similar, and I also think that there is something in a world where everything is digital. You have to up the game. Chloe? But the lies are precisely what happened. SL: Yeah, it begins with the boy in his room with his computer, and before the orchard, it ends with him finally face to face with his mother, no screens between them, really having to tell each other the truth. To get to the point, do you feel like when I say retro, Im talking about the ideas? With Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams. Available on Cinemax, Prime Video, iTunes, HBO Max, Hulu. I saw the early versions of it. And especially with the pain. Ive met Alana a hundred times. Its so funny when youre looking up things, like, What is that, or what is that? I was at a party the other night, and someones like, What do you think happened in his first night? If only we had a device that we can search and find things out, but then I remember dinner parties where you just didnt know. I said Zoe. And youd be like, Oh, see I thought you said Chloe because Im just Im very busy withuh, other stuff right now. But you didnt even end up saying anything to her anyway because you were scared your hands were sweatywhich, they werent, really. Technology is the oxygen of the world now. SM: Every show is different. 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. In the wake of the election and people feeling all sorts of feelings and trauma, there was Social media actually did become a refuge for a lot of people, and a place to feel. Im not even worried about it though, seriously, because its not like, uh, its not going to be like that one time you had the perfect chance to introduce yourself to Zoe Murphy at the band concert last year that time when you waited afterwards just to talk to her and tell her how good she was and, like, you were going to pretend to be so casual like you didnt even know her name. It is a duet sung by Connor's father and Evan, titled "To Break in A Glove." Though it is literally talking about the correct way to break in a baseball glove, it can also be talking about . He'll just hold on. It was mind-blowing to see Rent at that time. SL: Its a very weird net of thing where people are really, really responding to that idea of you will be found, which is actually when Evan is saying it in the musical, its not true. Maybe they didnt have the tragic events, but were all a little bit like that. You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. When you do that, you can make silly mistakes that give you a laugh, and horrible mistakes that ruin your life. Thats the surface story. You can only reach so many people. Its also a lot about the impact of the internet on teens and everyone. Why do people, especially our age, feel the need to broadcast their sadness and their mourning? Thats why people get frustrated. 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. I said yes. SL: Partly because we see the shows so many times, so we get really granular, and its like, Oh, thats not quite right.. SM: Its actually so much simpler then that. For 30 years (as of November 2022) Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian, Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45 and 8:45 Friday mornings on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. I recommend it. It means, Do your homework, brush your teeth. Because she wants to use it for that, she wants to use it for advantage. She has a lot of wisdom from all of those years of pain and family therapy, a jaundiced view of the world. SL: Yet, watching it now, you dont feel like its old-fashioned, or you feel like the technology is old-fashioned but the emotions are real and the story, you can follow. Support our mission, and make a gift today. SM: Waving Through a Window is the telephone song from Bye Bye Birdie, without a doubt. You know what I mean? Well, its also become a war zone too, I mean, at the same time like a hellscape, like sometimes this was a SL: Yes. Why its so hard to get answers on long Covid. New York, NY, Linda Ray
. They purposely didnt. Steven and the authors and then Michael crafted this story. On his journey to be found, he discovers the consequences of risking it all for the chance to . I dont know if theyve discovered it yet. "My name. The lies start piling up, especially when Evan has to explain his absence to his single mother Heidi (Julianne Moore). What do you think of what he did, because hes a fictional character but hes not? Some have argued, for example, that the film's message is toxic. Dear Evan Hansen, Today is going to be an amazing day and here's why: because, uh, because today all you have to do is just be yourself. 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. Well, something, and thats your weapon. I can only tell you the funny story that we all just do things too quickly, and we make silly mistakes all the time. Im sorry, theres just no other way to put it. Essentially, what ends up happening is theres Evan Hansen on the one hand and there is another boy, named Connor Murphy, who has his own complicated relationship with his parents and his own inner turmoil. It was a smart way to talk about hard things. I talk to a lot of entrepreneurs, and I always say, Whats the mistake you made that you could have corrected or that you learned from? I dont mean a learning moment, but its something youd advise people to pay attention to. I think shes a really funny, dark person. And interesting. The gauzy white glow of the screen illuminates the face of Evan Hansen, sitting at a desk with a hard cast on. I call it sometimes movies are three-text movies or no-text movies, because Im not going to be able to text until Im done with this movie. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. "It takes a little patience, takes a little time. The "Dear Evan Hansen" Trailer Just Dropped, Featuring A Very 27-Year-Old Ben Platt. Thats the big, like, thats number one: be yourself. He begins to type. We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and 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? SM: Well, its good to hear you say that. Broadway - August 3, 2017. SL: That was our initial Just thinking about the story, we knew that that was the easy obvious way of doing social media and of telling the story would be to poke fun at our using this technology to post as something that were not, but we felt like that was obvious. Found the image online but it's shown in the book Dear Evan Hansen: Through the Window. Giving a speech at Connor's memorial assembly, Evan soon shoots to fame, the Connor Project growing after his speech is put online, many people empathizing with Evan's words. Start: Today is going to be an amazing d Dear Evan Hansen: SL: Yeah, Ben Platt who plays Evan Hansen, who weve been discussing. I asked them what they wanted to do, and Benj Pasek told me a story that was just the germ of what happened in Dear Evan Hansen, but it was something that happened in his high school life where a senior, they were all in the senior class, and a senior passed away from drugs. SL: And loneliness, and so we immediately thought in a dramatic sense, Who would be the person who is unable to connect? Dear Evan Hansen Monologue. SM: Shows have changed so much. Evan was the beginning of our story. As a producer whos had some successes and a lot of what I call glorious failures SM: My last musical that I lead produced was The Bridges of Madison County.. He has a single mom who is trying her best, but not perhaps succeeding. Everyones happy on Instagram, and everything is All food is delicious. SM: It gives him something fun to do too. 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. Evan Hansen, an awkward, lonely high school senior, struggles with Social Anxiety Disorder. How about do you feel about this, Steven? I just did an interview with Alison Bechdel. 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. Why do you think this resonated? We have a contact list from our website of multiple thousands and thousands and thousands of people that most shows dont have. 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".. It feels like the forms are changing but the ideas underneath them are not. Then it was so relevant to today at the same time. Letter #4: Evan Hansen to Connor Murphy. I remember going on social media that night, the night of the election, people saying, Get in touch with me if you need somebody to talk to. It was actually genuine. Suddenly, sharply, nothing. 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: But in 25 years, they may have all been over and done with that panic. It was actually really meaningful. On that stage, and you also used it in your own marketing, you had Twitter, Facebook, what else? START. I think that is the beauty of Stevens writing. But also confident; that's super important. So many shows and movies and everything else, a lot of literature about that, finding connection, or you try to make people feel better about the idea that you can be connected in this interconnected world, where I think nobody has felt lonelier than ever before. SM: The whole business of theater is about putting butts in seats. Dear Evan Hansen has struck a chord with audiences and critics everywhere, including The Washington Post who says Dear Evan Hansen is, "Theatrical magic.One of the most remarkable shows in musical theatre history." The New York Times calls it "a breathtaking knockout of a musical."And NBC Nightly News declares the musical, "an anthem resonating on Broadway and beyond." Just weaponize. People are going back to handmade in some ways, and people are really hungering for SL: Exactly. Google Pay. People have said to me, theyre sure he has Aspergers or something else. The only thing I knew about Dear Evan Hansen before this point was that the main character had a broken arm. It becomes something else. Then there are those moments where it goes quiet, which is those are generally the emotional moments in the show. Today is going to be a amazing day and here's why. 3. Its got to be something else. We shouldnt. Here's hoping I won't be a singing w. Its quite extraordinary. SM: Heidi Hansen, yeah, Evan's mom. "You Will Be Found" is the tenth and final song in Act One of Dear Evan Hansen. 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. He'll hold on and he'll keep going. They want to continue the story, and they want to embellish the story. Its really interactive. Its fascinating. That problem, its the plot point. 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. I guess, every Steven Sondheim movie, you feel bad for everybody in it at I mean musical. I first met Stevens colleagues, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and fell in love with their music, and really took them out to lunch one day, came with a whole bunch of ideas from my older-generation head, and within five minutes at the lunch table realized that they would never want to do a musical version of Edith Whartons something -something, but I didnt want to leave without working with them. Its music, however, is fairly affecting. So no hiding. Evan Hansen is the main character in the musical Dear Evan Hansen. Whats happened is theres dozens of shows. They dont ever have to say to the mother, Hi, its Danny. SL: Sorry, I dont think its retro. 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. Jared is often the voice of the audience, pointing out what were thinking, so he serves a really interesting and useful purpose. But its very kind to these people who are struggling to each of them in a different way, which I think is an interesting way to do that. 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. "Dear Evan Hansen" is a high school musical, but one in which the loneliness and pain of teen life is front and center, and the sense of isolation intensified in today's social media world. Zoe is a survivor, really. What begins as a little white lie becomes a way of comforting this family. his left arm, facing the screen, alone. You cant keep doing that. How did you glom on to this idea, because at the center of most shows, its the human heart essentially, but this really does the trends of the day do matter here in terms of whats happening to us is becoming a lack of interconnectedness? Then you Snapchat though, that was interesting of course I noticed that, of course its Snapchat. Whats important now when youre doing that as youre moving to Broadway? That is cool. 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. I saw it recently, and its about isolation. Yeah, but also, it is the agony of social media, and now you can see it. It sounded like a crazy idea for a musical, but so does everything else when you put it on paper first. Stacey, why dont you go through the story so people get a sense of what happens. It is an awful, awful thing he does. 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. Please consider making a one-time contribution to Vox today. Its fantastic. The pillar of internet free speech seems to be everyones target. We had bands of teenagers come in the beginning who loved Ben Platt, our star, from the Pitch Perfect movies, but they want to come back with their parents, and talk to their parents afterward. When I was younger, I was like, Oh, Ill just put this book on my physical book, like, What?. Dear Evan Hansen explores the meaning of family, particularly found family, as the teenage characters find new sources of familial support and acceptance. Right. Connor is his classmate and lives lavishly with his parents and sister. The most iconic track from the musical remained, while some of the new songs are used to flesh out supporting characters. What do you think of things like that? SM: That was never meant to be literal, because we hope the show will live for many years, and these things may become dinosaurs. As the performance began, Evan was alone. Whats been interesting to me is there is something about these characters in this world that, especially young people, really want to engage with. Then we brought in the great director, Michael Grief, whos done Rent and Next to Normal. He also brought in his own interpretations. Its a beautiful song that Benj and Justin have written. 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. Social media proved its relevance outside of establishing the modern setting as the speech goes viral all over the internet, an important plot point expressed beautifully across the digital . 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. Again, it just gives credit to Stevens real knack for credible, authentic characters, because I think that is so true of so many men. SL: Exactly, and then what we wanted to avoid was ever commenting on the technology, but rather allowing it to be part of the fabric of the story, exactly, because we dont comment on the fact that were on our phones all the time as were on our phones all the time, but its become our way of being in the world. SM: It really is the intimacy of it. SL: Thats a really good question. Thats a very good play, or a delicate flower. SL: There are always people who thought he suffered too much for what he did, so it ultimately comes down to me to some of the Theres a song, Words Fail, that Evan sings. Laura Baronet. Book writer Steven Levenson on the power of moral tension---In some ways, "You Will Be Found" is just a moving song. Im going to keep pushing this because you got to see something in the new VR. He wanted to write something about his generation. How do you feel like you can work into that, because he sells fake news? - The second letter in "Sincerely, Me". Do you know what I mean, like thats what we got. Thats right, and when she gets it, boy, its interesting. Evan and Connor both feel like their families don't listen to them. Get away from it all. It becomes a way of bringing people together, of making everyone feel less alone, and yet its all premised on this lie. Its an interesting question, because throughout the preview process and throughout the out of town production in off Broadway, there were always a certain number of people whove thought he didnt suffer enough for what he did. But then they were still sweatyand just, uh, very warm as well. 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. It feels like somewhere, thats the solution to the fake news is to reach people in their core. Cynthia Murphy, who is the other mom, Connor Murphys mom, is equally as relatable, and I think it takes us part of her journey to really come to understand her and her fortitude, because she goes through the grief, the absolute horror, the last thing that any mother or father ever, ever, ever wants to go through, and yet shes so admirable because she keeps finding ways to lift herself up and to keep life going. You could see as experienced, everyones got to have the heightened sense of experience all the time. I can tell you, because Im a super old person, it was so great not to know anything or have a phone around. Hes making up a story, but its a story that actually becomes true for him and for all of these people, so its like there are so many weird layers, and then you start to feel a little dizzy. The Oscar-nominated actress will return to a musical role for the first time since 2011's The . Watching the big lie of Dear Evan Hansen spiral out of control is a tense . Shes trying to reach people. Youll receive a black mirror, where youre going to have that. SM: The father is an interesting nut to crack, because he at first doesnt emote about his pain. Like, she would introduce herself and then youd be like, Sorry, I didnt hear you. I was like, Oh, theyre going to do another bad Facebook. By the way, Facebook is bad in many ways, and as youre seeing with a lot of things that are happening right now from the murder to the suicides that are happening, not just that but fake news. Talk about the other characters, the mothers, both parents. Your director Michael did Rent. I remember when Rent came out. I think each one really leads the theater world to be a beauty, to do more and to be more honest. Weve also provided a lightly edited complete transcript of their conversation. The musical premiered in July 2015 in Washington, DC, debuted on Broadway in 2016, and later won six Tony Awards in . SL: Larry and Cynthia and Zoe, who is their daughter and Connors sister, are all really And Evan Hansen probably more who really SL: Yes exactly. Silence. 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." 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. You see how this kind of thing can actually happen. Thats been the lesson Ive learned. So you heard TikToks being banned. It was that and Angels in America were very big deals. It was fascinating to have all that going on at once. One of our founding members Tom Stevenson gives his rendition of this modern monologue taken from the hit musical Dear Evan Hansen. 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. No lying. Everybody is super happy. Do you not do that? Ive gone to theater in New York my whole life. Platt is certainly not the first adult to play a teenager onscreen, nor is he the first to look his age while . The family needs this story just as much as he does. SL: For some reason, we always talked about the beginning of Bye Bye Birdie. Do you know that musical, and with the telephone chain, and how that is inextricably links to that technology of just an old-fashioned phone? Guide written by. It was interesting because the schools are trying to struggle with these things too once things become apparent. SL: They must be cyclical, but it feels like there are a few things going on, but one of them being the pervasive irony and sarcasm, for lack of a better word. Where do you see theater going? If you would like to give a public performance of this monologue, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor. Easy to talk to. He goes back to school. Its not scalable, as they say. They may have started finding us because Ben Platt was about to come out in the second Pitch Perfect movie, or because Pasek and Paul had a following of millennials who were very adept at social media. I started producing about 12 years ago, and had a real passion to find young authors, and pair them with some of the veteran directors of our industry. They didnt know that Connor had any friends. Tickets are $69.50-$229.50. I think theater is going forward in the kinds of stories we can tell. You see it outside the theater, I have stood at a matinee and seen the people leaving get back online to buy more tickets. Its super hard for them to do anything good online. It sounds crazy, but theres all kinds of things that werent happening in that time period. I have been for so many years, and people come up to me and say, Im Evan. In the beginning of the ad campaign, those faces were actually stock faces that we bought. - The third letter in "Sincerely, Me". Yes, he did a horrible thing, but it has become so apparent for me in knowing the script by heart now that SM: But its all been deeply pleasurable. They find their son through him, and then this story snowballs from there. A particularly exciting addition to the Dear Evan Hansen cast announced per Variety is Amy Adams. Can I please speak to ?. Im like, I told you.. Im only mentioning VR because its different than film or television. As Steven said earlier, they write to us in droves. Getting back to how you do theater, do you feel good about theater now that people ? To me, having seen the misery and the depths to which this character falls, I feel by the end that he has paid a terrible price, and he has come out on the other side and realized what he has done. If you have the good fortune to become successful, you do become something more, but the essence of it is sitting in that theater. SM: You found out on Monday morning at the locker, but you didnt in real time experience that live-action pain. See more ideas about monologues, acting monologues, dear even hansen. Shes always trying to help people. I think it did happen with Hamilton for sure. Good to know. 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. Dear Evan Hansen is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. Approachable. Sometimes, people will say, Is it a show about death? I always say, Its absolutely not. 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!! Evan is in high school and suffers from anxiety. I want to finish up on what do you hope where to go, where it happens, because you definitely, youre very current. SL: It feels like what all those fake news things are hitting on is a true emotion that people are feeling. We didnt have Uber. SL: Exactly, yes, the paradox of a world where we are incredibly interconnected and yet isolation feels at an unprecedented level. Then he uses it, the social media, to amplify that awfulness. Evan attempts to find the acceptance and love he has been lacking in his life. I mean, of course its the heart of Any show with heart does resonate, and obviously, it becomes a phenomenon. Whats it like to create theater in this age, in this age of digital? That may be something else I would pay money for, but for me SL: But its different. When we announce a new block of tickets on sale, we give the fans a two-hour heads up, because as you said, it is hard to sell tickets, and that hurts us in some ways. Yeah, absolutely. We happen to have the same director also, but Rent paved the way for skipping some in between, and Next to Normal paved the way for Fun Home. Fun Home, I remember the season of Fun Home was just starting, and I was watching it so closely because I knew if they could tell that story, then there was so much hope that we could tell our story.
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