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Dear Evan Hansen, through the window, book, music, lyrics, and annotations by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul ; as directed by Michael Greif ; interviews and text by Adam Green and Suzy Evans ; editorial contributions by Stacey Mindich

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Dear Evan Hansen

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book, music, lyrics, and annotations by Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul ; as directed by Michael Greif ; interviews and text by Adam Green and Suzy Evans ; editorial contributions by Stacey Mindich

through the window

An official compendium offers a behind-the-scenes look at the hit musical, and winner of six Tony Awards, Dear Evan Hansen, in a visual journey that includes interviews with the cast and crew, behind-the-scenes photos, a deeper look into Evan's fictional world and the show's visual world, unreleased lyrics, the libretto and much more

Foreword / Michael Greif -- Prologue -- 1. Buddy, you and I: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul burst onto the scene -- 2. We start with stars in our eyes: Stacey Mindich and the writers to pitch their dream project -- 3. Making this up as I go: Steven Levenson fionds his place on the writing team -- 4. Anybody have a map? : or, how do you create a new musical from scratch? -- 5. You are not alone: Michael Greif takes the helm -- The evolution of "Waving through a window"6. You will be found: Ben Platt on becoming Evan Hansen -- 7. Tap, tap, tappin': Alex Lacamoire finds the sound of the musical -- 8. It takes a little patience: three readings and one workshop -- 9. So big, so small: Rachel Bay Jones mines her own story as Heidi Hansen -- 10. On the outside always looking in: the visual world of Dear Evan Hansen -- No reason to stare: Emily Rebholz discovers character through costume -- Dear Evan Hansen: the librettoSterp into the Sun: the world premiere at Arean Stage in Washington D.C. -- 12. If I could tell her: Laura Dreyfuss on the resilience of Zoe Murphy -- A little reinvention: Danny Mefford creates a physical vocabulary -- 13. What we've got going is good: the New York debut at Second Stage -- 14. It's the hard way, but it's the right way: Mike Faist, Michael Park, and Jennifer Laura Thompson on creating a complicated family -- 15. All we see is light: the show tyransfers to Broadway -- 16. You got your dream come true: Will Roland and Kristolyn Lloyd make their Broadway debuts -- Goin' viral: the lyrics for Jared's cut song -- Epilogue