Dear Evan Hansen
2021 American coming-of-age musical film by Stephen Chbosky · Released September 9, 2021
Dear Evan Hansen is a 2021 American coming-of-age musical film directed by Stephen Chbosky and written by Steven Levenson, based on the 2015 stage musical. Ben Platt plays Evan Hansen, reprising the performance he originated on stage. The cast also includes Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore, and Amy Adams. Dear Evan Hansen premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2021, and was released in the United States on September 24 by Universal Pictures.
Cast ages when filming began (August 25, 2020)
- Ben Platt, as Evan Hansen: 26
- Julianne Moore, as Heidi Hansen: 59
- Kaitlyn Dever, as Zoe Murphy: 23
- Amy Adams, as Cynthia Murphy: 46
- Danny Pino, as Larry Mora: 46
- Amandla Stenberg, as Alana Beck: 21
- Colton Ryan, as Connor Murphy: 25
- Nik Dodani, as Jared Kalwani: 25
- Zoey Luna, as Leila: 19
- Isaac Powell, as Rhys: 25