Monday, January 16, 2017

"Dear Evan Hansen" Feels Forced & False

KenderTheater (‪@KenderTheater‬)

I may be in a small minority on this, but on second viewing "Dear Evan Hansen" again felt emotionally shallow and psychologically unconvincing to me.  I just could not buy what was being put forth on stage, and I find the score just middling in quality.  However, Ben Platt gives an outstanding lead performance that will likely be remembered at awards time in the Spring.

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