Content warning: This article mentions suicide. After watching the film, it's fairly easy to see why the online backlash has been so strong. Still, it’s unfair to call “Dear Evan Hansen” an entirely ...

Ben Platt is speaking out about the backlash he received last year after the film adaptation of the Broadway show “Dear Evan Hansen.” Platt admitted he’s “really grateful” he got to work on “Dear Evan ...

After gaining widespread popularity on Broadway, the Tony award-winning musicalDear Evan Hansen is finally coming to movie theaters with its film adaptation. Ben Platt, who first played the titular ...

Director Stephen Chbosky's big-screen adaptation of the Broadway hit was met with social media backlash ahead of its 2021 release. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter “It was definitely a ...

Platt stars as the titular Evan Hansen, a 17-year-old student who is entering his senior year in high school. He’s attending Westview High School in an unnamed state. The film was shot in California ...

Ben Platt said in a new interview that he left Twitter after deciding the platform "is almost exclusively for tearing people down" Ben Platt is reflecting on the negative reaction to his involvement ...

The Broadway musical nabbed six Tony Awards Sunday night. — -- "Dear Evan Hansen" won big at this year's Tony Awards, taking home six trophies, including for best musical. Still, outside the ...

This is the title’s second time being performed here, with its first in 2024 by local theatre company Pangdemonium. Read more ...