Dear Evan Hansen at Playhouse Square a transformative return
This Cleveland Theater review praises the touring production of Dear Evan Hansen at Connor Palace. It commends Anthony Norman for a nuanced Evan and Colleen Sexton as his mother, with Benj Pasek Justin Paul score, Steven Levenson book, and production design by Weideman Korins. The piece notes the plot about a teen seeking connection after a suicide and how the show evolves into a moving emotional journey with timely social media elements. It also previews other regional shows Ain’t Misbehavin at Hanna Theatre and Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty at Allen Theatre with mixed assessments of their casts and direction.
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Evan Hansen
Connor Palace
Playhouse Square
Ben Platt
Coleen Sexton
Anthony Norman
Benj Pasek
Justin Paul
Zoe
Alaina Anderson
August Emerson
Evan
Lili Thomas
John Hemphil
Matthew Edward Kemp
Alana
Micaela Lamas
Japhy Weideman
David Korins
Michael Greif
Levenson
Fats Waller
Great Lakes
Hanna Theatre
Tyrick Wilter Jones
Jessie Cope Miller
William Knowles
Britney Mack
David Robbins
Stanley Meyer
Tradi A. Burns
Gerry McIntyre
Dustin Cross
Bob Mackie
Ken Ludwig
Buffalo
Arthur Conan Doyle
Cleveland Play House
Mark Brokaw
Michael Barakiva
Baker Street
Chika Shimizu
Holmes
Lander
Lindsa Jones
Lex Liang
Fritz Weaver
Inga Swensen
Miss Adler
Play House
Christian Pedersen
Olivia Gilliatt
Nick Gaswirth
Dr. Watson
Jeffrey M. Bender
Talley Gale
Ludwig
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