The Cast of Dear Evan Hansen. Photo by Brennen Russell

Dear Evan Hansen

Hormel Theatre

June 10, 2026

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August 2, 2026

Act 1: 1 hour 20 minutes, Act 2: 1 hour 5 minutes. There will be one 15 minute intermission.

If you only look around, you will be found.

This Production is Supported by:

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About the Show

This Tony Award-winning musical, from the Tony, Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy and Grammy-winning powerhouse writing duo behind the international smash hits The Greatest Showman, La La Land, Only Murders in the Building, A Christmas Story: The Musical, and Dogfight, touches hearts with its emotional depth and resonant songs including “You Will Be Found” and “Waving Through a Window.” Both intimate and deeply affecting, it traces the fragile threads of human connection through themes of identity, longing, and the space between isolation and community. This poignant exploration of the human spirit invites audiences to reflect on self-acceptance and the courage it takes to truly be seen.

 

This show contains themes of suicide, mental health issues, sexual innuendos, profanity, theatrical haze, and flashing lights. Patron discretion is recommended.
Audio Description and American Sign Language Interpretation are available for each production. ASL/Audio Describe Night is:
Thursday, July 2, 2026 7:30PM
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Text reads “Dear Evan Hansen” in front of a boy in a striped polo shirt and wearing a white arm cast. On his cast, handwriting reads hashtag “you will be found”.
Text reads “Dear Evan Hansen” in front of a boy in a striped polo shirt and wearing a white arm cast. On his cast, handwriting reads hashtag “you will be found”.

Reviews

"'Dear Evan Hansen' is a deeply moving musical about acceptance, redemption, hope, and forgiveness. With a fantastic cast, clear direction, and immersive creative elements, The Phoenix Theatre Company presents a stirring and superb production of this powerfully effective musical. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
" Michelle Chin’s stellar staging is presented in the much smaller Hormel Theatre where you feel part of the show and gain its insightful impact.  The small musical – it only has eight characters – is perfectly suited to the theater’s intimate confines.  And the impeccable cast further brings the enlightening show to moving life.  At TPTC, local audiences can finally see why this musical is so trend-setting."
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix
"Michelle Chin's direction allows for the intimate, humorous, and emotional moments to resonate. Her fluid staging makes good use of Michael Downs' set, which uses black panels to move us from one location to the next, Anthony Churchill's video designs, which use a combination of projections and video elements to depict the constantly overflowing content of social media, and John A. Mitchell's sleek lighting to provide a sense of how technology impacts us. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"The stunningly involving TPTC production is helmed by Chin who never lets the show lag as it probes with stunning insight the characters’ struggles.  A flawless cast brings each person to penetrating life starting with Mason Ballard’s artful take on Evan.  You feel every emotional moment of Evan’s evolution into adulthood and he sings the character’s songs with moving sentiment. "
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix
"Chin's clear direction also ensures the emotional weight of the characters' journeys is always in focus, and her staging finds lovely ways to make the songs and overlapping harmonies shine."
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Featuring an emotionally resonating Tony winning score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul that combines contemporary pop-rock melodies with deeply personal lyrics, along with a thoughtful Tony winning book by Steven Levenson, 'Dear Evan Hansen' is a powerful exploration of loneliness, identity, and the human desire for connection. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Scenic designer Michael Downs smartly envelops the stage in what seems like a cascading lattice of movable screens giving us glimpses of emails, social feeds, and news alerts that flutter constantly in the background, its effectiveness enhanced further by Daniel Perelstein Jaquette’s sound, John A Mitchell ever changing lighting, and Anthony Churchill’s video design. It’s as though the characters are wading waist-deep through a flood of information, but are never quite certain which voice is real. "
David Appleford, Broadway World
"Alan J. Plado's music direction delivers soaring vocals and rich harmonies from the cast and a beautiful sound from the small orchestra. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Cari Smith's costumes are character appropriate and perfect. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of this Tony-winning Best Musical features a fantastic cast, featuring Mason Ballard and Elyse Wolf providing phenomenal performances as Evan and his mother, and succinct direction that combine to create an emotionally resonating production. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Casting Director Chelsea Anderson has chosen well, with good performances all round from an eight-person lineup, including Evan’s two school colleagues, Griffin Slivka as droll, cynical, and highly sarcastic Jared, and Madison Norwood as the intensely practical, though melodramatic, Alana."
David Appleford, Broadway World
"Mason Ballard is fantastic as Evan. His clear singing voice and solid stage presence bring vulnerability and a realistic, multi-layered portrayal to this young, overly apologetic teen who just wants to be noticed. Elyse Wolf is equally strong as Evan's loving but struggling mother, Heidi. Wolf's depiction is natural and the scene she shares with Ballard in act two delivers a gut punch of heartfelt emotion that shows how strong the loving bond between a mother and child can be."
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"It’s Ballard who carries the evening with a performance that’s as jittery and vulnerable as a tuning fork. Every line he delivers sounds like it might collapse mid-sentence. His physicality is a symphony of tics, shirt pulls, and nervous head-jerks. He moves like a boy whose inner dialogue is louder than the world around him."
David Appleford, Broadway World
"Hatty Ryan King is magnetic as Zoe Murphy, Connor’s younger sister and the object of Evan’s yearlong crush. With an open vulnerability and an edge of resistance, King makes Zoe more than just a narrative device, she’s the conscience of the piece, suspicious of Evan but aching to believe him."
David Appleford, Broadway World
"Hatty Ryan King, who played the same role in the recent national tour of the show, delivers a beautiful and heartfelt portrayal of Connor's sister, Zoe. As Zoe and Connor's grieving mother, who is searching for answers to why her son killed himself, Jenny Hintze balances grief and hope beautifully, while Rob Watson, as her husband Larry, does a wonderful job depicting the reserved strength and uncertainty of a man who doesn't quite know how to grieve. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
 "As Connor’s confused parents, Jenny Hintze’s Cynthia and Rob Watson’s Larry approach their dead son’s passing as they try to understand what they missed in Connor. "
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix
"As Connor, Connor Dunning delivers a performance that is both haunting and humorous at times and his powerful singing voice shines throughout. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Griffin Slivka is very funny as Evan's "family friend" Jared, and Madison Norwood is quite effective as Evan's classmate, Alana, who finds the impact of Connor's death a way for her to have a purpose and feel seen. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
" It couldn’t be a richer or more perfect cast. "
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix
"In the end, what lingers the most is the realization that these kids live their lives in entire emotional universes that the adults, busy in their own orbit, barely see. And in this production, it's a truth director Chin succeeds in circling again and again."
David Appleford, Broadway World
"“Dear Evan Hansen” is a thought-provoking show that smartly describes young people and adults as they shepherd children into maturity.  While it is not an easy show to watch the TPTC production brings the challenging story to pulsating life.  "
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix
"'Dear Evan Hansen' is a deeply moving musical about acceptance, redemption, hope, and forgiveness. With a fantastic cast, clear direction, and immersive creative elements, The Phoenix Theatre Company presents a stirring and superb production of this powerfully effective musical. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
" Michelle Chin’s stellar staging is presented in the much smaller Hormel Theatre where you feel part of the show and gain its insightful impact.  The small musical – it only has eight characters – is perfectly suited to the theater’s intimate confines.  And the impeccable cast further brings the enlightening show to moving life.  At TPTC, local audiences can finally see why this musical is so trend-setting."
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix
"Michelle Chin's direction allows for the intimate, humorous, and emotional moments to resonate. Her fluid staging makes good use of Michael Downs' set, which uses black panels to move us from one location to the next, Anthony Churchill's video designs, which use a combination of projections and video elements to depict the constantly overflowing content of social media, and John A. Mitchell's sleek lighting to provide a sense of how technology impacts us. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"The stunningly involving TPTC production is helmed by Chin who never lets the show lag as it probes with stunning insight the characters’ struggles.  A flawless cast brings each person to penetrating life starting with Mason Ballard’s artful take on Evan.  You feel every emotional moment of Evan’s evolution into adulthood and he sings the character’s songs with moving sentiment. "
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix
"Chin's clear direction also ensures the emotional weight of the characters' journeys is always in focus, and her staging finds lovely ways to make the songs and overlapping harmonies shine."
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Featuring an emotionally resonating Tony winning score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul that combines contemporary pop-rock melodies with deeply personal lyrics, along with a thoughtful Tony winning book by Steven Levenson, 'Dear Evan Hansen' is a powerful exploration of loneliness, identity, and the human desire for connection. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Scenic designer Michael Downs smartly envelops the stage in what seems like a cascading lattice of movable screens giving us glimpses of emails, social feeds, and news alerts that flutter constantly in the background, its effectiveness enhanced further by Daniel Perelstein Jaquette’s sound, John A Mitchell ever changing lighting, and Anthony Churchill’s video design. It’s as though the characters are wading waist-deep through a flood of information, but are never quite certain which voice is real. "
David Appleford, Broadway World
"Alan J. Plado's music direction delivers soaring vocals and rich harmonies from the cast and a beautiful sound from the small orchestra. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Cari Smith's costumes are character appropriate and perfect. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of this Tony-winning Best Musical features a fantastic cast, featuring Mason Ballard and Elyse Wolf providing phenomenal performances as Evan and his mother, and succinct direction that combine to create an emotionally resonating production. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Casting Director Chelsea Anderson has chosen well, with good performances all round from an eight-person lineup, including Evan’s two school colleagues, Griffin Slivka as droll, cynical, and highly sarcastic Jared, and Madison Norwood as the intensely practical, though melodramatic, Alana."
David Appleford, Broadway World
"Mason Ballard is fantastic as Evan. His clear singing voice and solid stage presence bring vulnerability and a realistic, multi-layered portrayal to this young, overly apologetic teen who just wants to be noticed. Elyse Wolf is equally strong as Evan's loving but struggling mother, Heidi. Wolf's depiction is natural and the scene she shares with Ballard in act two delivers a gut punch of heartfelt emotion that shows how strong the loving bond between a mother and child can be."
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"It’s Ballard who carries the evening with a performance that’s as jittery and vulnerable as a tuning fork. Every line he delivers sounds like it might collapse mid-sentence. His physicality is a symphony of tics, shirt pulls, and nervous head-jerks. He moves like a boy whose inner dialogue is louder than the world around him."
David Appleford, Broadway World
"Hatty Ryan King is magnetic as Zoe Murphy, Connor’s younger sister and the object of Evan’s yearlong crush. With an open vulnerability and an edge of resistance, King makes Zoe more than just a narrative device, she’s the conscience of the piece, suspicious of Evan but aching to believe him."
David Appleford, Broadway World
"Hatty Ryan King, who played the same role in the recent national tour of the show, delivers a beautiful and heartfelt portrayal of Connor's sister, Zoe. As Zoe and Connor's grieving mother, who is searching for answers to why her son killed himself, Jenny Hintze balances grief and hope beautifully, while Rob Watson, as her husband Larry, does a wonderful job depicting the reserved strength and uncertainty of a man who doesn't quite know how to grieve. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
 "As Connor’s confused parents, Jenny Hintze’s Cynthia and Rob Watson’s Larry approach their dead son’s passing as they try to understand what they missed in Connor. "
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix
"As Connor, Connor Dunning delivers a performance that is both haunting and humorous at times and his powerful singing voice shines throughout. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
"Griffin Slivka is very funny as Evan's "family friend" Jared, and Madison Norwood is quite effective as Evan's classmate, Alana, who finds the impact of Connor's death a way for her to have a purpose and feel seen. "
Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
" It couldn’t be a richer or more perfect cast. "
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix
"In the end, what lingers the most is the realization that these kids live their lives in entire emotional universes that the adults, busy in their own orbit, barely see. And in this production, it's a truth director Chin succeeds in circling again and again."
David Appleford, Broadway World
"“Dear Evan Hansen” is a thought-provoking show that smartly describes young people and adults as they shepherd children into maturity.  While it is not an easy show to watch the TPTC production brings the challenging story to pulsating life.  "
Chris Curcio, Curtain Up Phoenix

Cast

Ballard_, Mason
Mason Ballard*
Evan
Connor Dunning*
Connor Dunning*
Connor
Hintze_, Jenny
Jenny Hintze*
Cynthia
King_, Hatty Ryan
Hatty Ryan King*
Zoe
Norwood_, Madison
Madison Norwood*
Alana
Slivka_, Griffin
Griffin Slivka*
Jared
Watson,Rob
Rob Watson*
Larry
Wolf_, Elyse
Elyse Wolf*
Heidi
Bjorklund, Amie
Amie Bjorklund
Heidi/Cynthia understudy
Donsker, Owen
Owen Donsker
Jared/Connor understudy
Graf, Daniel Shain
Daniel Shain Graf
Evan understudy
Gunnell, Nick
Nick Gunnell
Larry understudy
Perales-Kyleigh
Kyleigh Perales
Alana/Zoe understudy
Ballard_, Mason
Mason Ballard*
Evan
Connor Dunning*
Connor Dunning*
Connor
Hintze_, Jenny
Jenny Hintze*
Cynthia
King_, Hatty Ryan
Hatty Ryan King*
Zoe
Norwood_, Madison
Madison Norwood*
Alana
Slivka_, Griffin
Griffin Slivka*
Jared
Watson,Rob
Rob Watson*
Larry
Wolf_, Elyse
Elyse Wolf*
Heidi
Bjorklund, Amie
Amie Bjorklund
Heidi/Cynthia understudy
Donsker, Owen
Owen Donsker
Jared/Connor understudy
Graf, Daniel Shain
Daniel Shain Graf
Evan understudy
Gunnell, Nick
Nick Gunnell
Larry understudy
Perales-Kyleigh
Kyleigh Perales
Alana/Zoe understudy

* Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association

*Denotes a Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Creative Team

Michelle Chin
Director + Choreographer
Alan J. Plado
Music Director
Michael Downs♢
Scenic Designer
Daniel Perelstein Jaquette♢
Sound Designer
John A. Mitchell♢
Lighting Designer
Cari Smith
Costume Designer
Avant Johnston
Hair & Makeup Designer
Alanna Maniscalco
Properties Manager
Anthony Churchill♢
Video Designer
Chelsea Anderson
Casting Director
Emma Emde*
Stage Manager
Maylea Bauers*
Assistant Stage Manager
Karla Frederick
Director of Production
Kristin Clayton
Company Manager
Steven Levenson
Book
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Music and Lyrics
Michelle Chin
Director + Choreographer
Alan J. Plado
Music Director
Michael Downs♢
Scenic Designer
Daniel Perelstein Jaquette♢
Sound Designer
John A. Mitchell♢
Lighting Designer
Cari Smith
Costume Designer
Avant Johnston
Hair & Makeup Designer
Alanna Maniscalco
Properties Manager
Anthony Churchill♢
Video Designer
Chelsea Anderson
Casting Director
Emma Emde*
Stage Manager
Maylea Bauers*
Assistant Stage Manager
Karla Frederick
Director of Production
Kristin Clayton
Company Manager
Steven Levenson
Book
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Music and Lyrics

* Denotes a Member of Actors’ Equity Association

+ Denotes a Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

♢ Denotes a Member of United Scenic Artists (IATSE)

* Denotes a Member of Actors’ Equity Association | + Denotes a Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society | ♢ Denotes a Member of United Scenic Artists (IATSE)

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