Evan Hansen: Last News

Stunned theatregoers were all asked to leave Manchester Opera House after a medical emergency involving cast of the new musical I Should Be So Lucky. Audience members had taken their seats at the Opera House on Sunday afternoon waiting for the musical to start, when an announcement was made saying the show was off.

Longtime friends Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein are enjoying a day out together.

Eight-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan is writing the music and lyrics for an original stage musical called Five Notes about Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, the singer announced today.

Hulu is saying so long to Up Here, the musical romantic comedy from Dear Evan Hansen writer Steven Levenson, after one season.

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Ain’t No Mo star and playwright Jordan E. Cooper, KPOP composer Helen Park, and Ojibwe and Oneida performance artist Ty Defoe are among the new members of the Tony Award nominating committee.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed actor Roman Banks for representation.

Apple Original Films announced the theatrical release of a new sing-along version of holiday musical comedy Spirited starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer in 100+ U.S. theaters starting this Friday, Dec. 16.

At this point it is almost impossible to count the number of remakes, ripoffs, variations, takeoffs and general thievery on the part of filmmakers riffing on Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. The latest imitation, Spirited, isn’t even the only new version to debut this season; I can count at least two others still waiting for liftoff as the yuletide tidings continue in 2022. But this one has some real firepower in terms of who is involved with the Apple TV+ original film, chief among them stars Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell, who deliver a take most closely aligned with Bill Murray’s modern 1988 Scrooged, a homage even noted in the rat-a-tat snarky script here by John Morris and Sean Anders (Daddy’s Home), the latter who also directed.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is bringing another show to Broadway as he prepares to say goodbye to The Phantom Of The Opera. The musical theater icon, 74, announced Monday that his retooled version of Cinderella will land in New York at the Imperial Theatre in February with new songs, a new leading lady and a new title.Bad Cinderella - borrowing the title from a key song in the show rather than using London West End's blander name Cinderella - will star Linedy Genao in the title role.  New show! Andrew Lloyd Webber is bringing Bad Cinderella to Broadway with actress Linedy Genao cast in the starring roleShe's had ensemble roles in Dear Evan Hansen and On Your Feet! Carrie Hope Fletcher played the title character in London.Lloyd Webber hopes his fairy tale has a better ending on Broadway than it did in London, where Cinderella closed less than a year after opening and suffered heavy losses, particularly when COVID-19 scrambled its run. The stage musical features a brand new score from Lloyd Webber with a book by Emerald Fennell and lyrics by David Zippel. JoAnn M.

New York City premiere of her new film Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile. The 40-year-old actress was all smiles on the red carpet at the premiere, held at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City. She also posed on the red carpet with Shawn Mendes, Lyric Hurd, Winslow Fegley and Scoot McNairy at the event.

Dear Evan Hansen entered a world pre-too many things to mention, at a moment of unimaginable innocence compared to the here and now.The musical, with a book by Steven Levenson, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, had its world premiere at D.C.’s Arena Stage in 2015 and enjoyed a moment practically to itself at the forefront of a nuanced conversation about teens and depression, guns, suicide, and the pervasive influence of social media.The lore is long surrounding Michael Greif’s original production — perhaps most fervently among those who missed it — and the early revelation of seeing Ben Platt perform the title role.That was before Pasek and Paul had cemented their golden rep as the Oscar-winning lyricists of La La Land‘s “City of Stars,” and composers of original songs like “This Is Me” for Hugh Jackman’s blockbuster hit The Greatest Showman.That was before director Greif took Evan Hansen to Broadway and the show earned six Tonys, including Best Musical and Best Actor for Platt.Eras and movements have come and gone since the show helped frame new ways of considering a host of hot-button issues — chiefly teenage mental health — and before shocking real-world events, from Parkland to presidential politics, kept reshaping the conversation at a grueling and violent pace.Dear Evan Hansen now comes back around for a second time with the touring production of Greif’s Broadway staging, three years after its first stop at the Kennedy Center.It long ago shed its original cachet as the edgiest pop culture phenom around about disaffected teens. In fact, years of audience-pleasing commercial success might have smoothed some of the show’s formerly sharp edges.

Most of the 21 Broadway productions on the boards last week showed some signs of summer doldrums, with 17 shows reporting drops in box office over the previous week. Still, with The Music Man back on the roster after a week’s hiatus, the overall total box office take of $23,513,592 was up about 6%.

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie is focusing on making sure she spends quality time with her children.MORE: Brad Pitt accused of assault in yet another court battle with former partner Angelina Jolie - all we knowThe actress was spotted over the weekend treating her 14-year-old daughter Vivienne Marcheline to a night out at the theater.The two were in attendance at Dear Evan Hansen's stop in Philadelphia as the critically-acclaimed hit musical goes through their North America tour.WATCH: Brad and Angelina's daughter Shiloh shows off impressive dance movesMORE: Angelina Jolie opens up about working with sons Pax and Maddox in new interviewThe musical, which originally kicked off on Broadway in 2015, follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn."Ever the cool mom, Angelina even scored an epic backstage visit for her daughter, who got to take photos with the talented cast.The show's official Instagram account shared photos of the exciting visit, with the caption: "Waving back at @angelinajolie and Vivienne this weekend in Philly."A post shared by Dear Evan Hansen (@dearevanhansen)Vivienne appeared to be elated at the chance to see the show and meet its castThe two backstage photos see the mom and daughter duo posing alongside Anthony Norman, who plays the leading role of Evan Hansen, and then another photo with more of the crew, and it even sees Vivienne holding what appears to be Evan's arm cast, which holds a special meaning to the musical.MORE: Angelina Jolie's daughter's dorm room at college revealed - see photosMORE: Angelina Jolie's family prepare for change to living situation ahead of Zahara's college moveFor the heartwarming

Broadway box office drooped in the final, sun-baked weeks before the Fall arrivals of new shows, with the roster of productions down to 20 last week and total box office slipping 19% from the previous week to $22,232,527.

Angelina Jolie and her daughter had a great night out on the town.

Broadway’s heavy hitters withstood New York’s heatwave last week, with MJ, Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton selling out and Hadestown, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Into The Woods, Moulin Rouge!, Six, The Book of Mormon, The Lion King and The Music Man coming very close.

Broadway box office held steady last week, with most productions keeping pace, for better or worse, with their recent trends. In all, the 25 shows took in a total $29,531,601 for the week ending July 24, up about 2% from the previous week.

Broadway box office held steady last week, with total grosses of $30,789,627 showing a 4% increase over the previous week even with two fewer shows on the boards. Of particular note, A Strange Loop and MJ have held on to their post-Tony Award strength: Both productions were among the roster’s full houses.

Broadway box office was down 15% last week, with even some of the biggest hit shows reporting slips for the week ending May 1. In all, the 36 shows grossed $29,072,410.

Ben Platt and Noah Galvin are still going strong as the couple made their awards show red carpet debut hand-in-hand at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Platt was nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for the film adaptation of the hit Broadway show. While Platt ultimately lost the category to Andra Day for soundtrack, he nor Galvin showed no signs of being disappointed by the loss, even sharing a kiss at one point. The GRAMMYs marks their second major public appearance together — the other being the night before at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards — since making their red carpet debut as a couple back in September 2021 at the Los Angeles premiere of, which saw Platt reprising the titular role he originated onstage. «It’s the first time we’ve been able to take pictures together because of the pandemic and all that noise, but it’s been a beautiful first time together,» Platt told ET about posing with his beau.