Dear Evan Hansen – Liverpool Empire
The classic saying always favours the book over the film of story but when a book comes off the back of a musical, then that musical has got to be next level.
Dear Evan Hansen therefore comes with a calibre. The show is the blueprint that went to Broadway before Hollywood film sets and so future renditions can sometimes be overshot with assumed greatness.
Instantly this performance was not that. What I noticed first was that the story was the main character rather than the individual performers which so often occurs during ‘big’ shows.
I say it every time I go to the Empire, but that theatre is a big space that demands a strong stage presence. This cast were instantly electric, purposeful and slick that captured me and the packed seats three tiers high.
Ryan Kopel’s Evan wa...
