Pasek & Paul's Dear Evan Hansen Will Play Off-Broadway After D.C. Premiere

Dear Evan Hansen, the new musical from Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Steven Levenson, will head to off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre in the spring of 2016. The show, directed by Michael Grief, is currently playing at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage, where it will run through August 23. Exact dates for the New York production, will be announced later.

With a book by Levenson, lyrics by Pasek and music by Paul, the show follows Evan Hansen, who’s about to find out what it really means to belong. Dear Evan Hansen is the contemporary story of his search for the things in life we all need: Friends, family and a place to call home.

No casting has been announced yet for the show’s off-Broadway bow. The Arena Stage production stars Broadway alum and Pitch Perfect star Ben Platt, as well as Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Will Roland and Michael Park.