Dear Evan Hansen
“An honest and original story for those lost and then found.”
Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.
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Cast
51 people
Ben Platt
Evan Hansen
Known for
The Politician
Pitch Perfect
Kaitlyn Dever
Zoe Murphy
Known for
Booksmart
The Last of Us
Amy Adams
Cynthia Murphy
Known for
Arrival
Man of Steel
Amandla Stenberg
Alana Beck
Known for
Everything, Everything
The Darkest Minds
Nik Dodani
Jared Kalwani
Known for
Atypical
Escape Room
Julianne Moore
Heidi Hansen
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Big Lebowski
Danny Pino
Larry Mora
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mayans M.C.
Colton Ryan
Connor Murphy
Known for
Chad Powers
The Girl from Plainville
DeMarius R. Copes
Oliver
Also in
Thirty Candles
Liz Kate
Gemma
Also in
The Great Panic of 1999
Zoey Luna
Leila
Known for
The Craft: Legacy
Isaac Powell
Rhys
Known for
The Franchise
The Beauty
Stephen Chbosky Director · Steven Levenson Screenplay Dan Romer Composer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $28M · United States release September 24, 2021
Box office
Budget
$27,500,000
Worldwide gross
$19,133,454
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio · Distribution
Marc Platt Productions
Production
Perfect World Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2021
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 24, 2021
Theatrical
United States · October 15, 2021
Digital
United States
December 7, 2021 · Physical
May 6, 2022 · Digital · HBO Max
May 7, 2022 · TV · HBO
Australia
December 9, 2021 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 18, 2021 · Theatrical
February 10, 2022 · Digital · VOD
Canada
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
May 28, 2022 · TV · Super Écran
Czechia
November 4, 2021 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
Finland
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
France
January 12, 2022 · Theatrical
April 20, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Germany
October 28, 2021 · Theatrical
January 13, 2022 · Digital
Ireland
October 22, 2021 · Theatrical
Italy
December 2, 2021 · Theatrical
Japan
September 24, 2021 · Digital
New Zealand
July 1, 2022 · Digital
Poland
September 24, 2021 · Digital
Romania
September 24, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
February 24, 2022 · Digital
South Korea
November 17, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
December 10, 2021 · Theatrical · Universal
Ukraine
November 4, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 22, 2021 · Theatrical
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