A national tour of the Grammy- and Tony-winning musical “Dear Evan Hansen” will stop at Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium for a Centre for the Performing Arts show at 7:30 p.m. on March 27.
Tickets — $81 and $66 for adults; $66 and $49 for individuals 18 and younger; and $45 and $40 for University Park students — are available for purchase online, by calling the Center for the Performing Arts Ticket Center at 814-863-0255 or in person from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays at Eisenhower Auditorium. A $4 fee is applied to online purchases only.
A winner of six Tony awards, including Best Musical, “Dear Evan Hansen” follows a 17-year-old outsider with severe social anxiety who finds a way to fit in after a tragedy strikes. Looking at complex, interconnected, social media-filled lives from the point of view of parents and young people, the show is a poignant, funny and powerful musical about the struggle to belong and finding oneself.
With a book by and music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, it features some of the most iconic musical theatre songs of the past decade, including “You Will Be Found,” “Waving Through A Window” and “For Forever,” and the title song.
The production contains adult themes and is recommended for ages 12 and older.
Starring in the role of Evan Hansen is Michael Fabisch, along with a cast that includes Hatty Ryan King as Zoe Murphy, Bre Cade as Heidi Hansen, Caitlin Sams as Cynthia Murphy, Alex Pharo as Connor Murphy, Jeff Brooks as Larry Murphy, Gabriel Vernon Nunag as Jared Kleinman and Makena Jackson as Alana Beck.
The performance is produced by Crossroads Live North America.
American Sign Language interpretation will be provided for the performance. Contact the Arts Ticket Center by Thursday, March 13, at artstix@psu.edu or by calling 814-863‑0255 to discuss ASL seating preferences.
