Dear Evan Hansen – Storyhouse Chester
An Emotional Roller-Coaster - It’ll Make Your Spine Tingle!
There’s no doubt that composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul have a formula for success with The Greatest Showman and Lala Land as part of their catalogue and Dear Evan Hansen is another award-winning musical hit. It premiered on Broadway in 2016, followed by a film and endless theatre tours and it has found a solid following of fans, of which there were many in the audience last night. A standing ovation to rapturous applause.
It’s an emotional rollercoaster with moments of grief, love, laughter and sympathy and those ‘sweet spots’ in the melodies make the hairs on your arm stand up and your spine tingle.
For those who haven’t stumbled across this wonderful show before, it’s the story of a socially anxious teenager who fee...