Mallory Bechtel Makes Broadway Debut in Dear Evan Hansen

The Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen welcomes Mallory Bechtel in the role of Zoe Murphy on July 31. The newcomer makes her Broadway debut, replacing original cast member Laura Dreyfuss, who gave her final performance on July 15. Olivia Puckett played the role of Zoe from July 17-29.

Bechtel is a 2018 high school graduate who has relocated to New York to join Dear Evan Hansen. Currently, she can be seen in the A24 hit Hereditary; she was also seen this season in an episode of Law & Order: SVU.

The current Dear Evan Hansen cast also includes Taylor Trensch, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Michael Park, Phoenix Best, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Alex Boniello and 2017 Tony winner Rachel Bay Jones, who will play her final performance on August 5, with Lisa Brescia taking over in the role on August 7.

The winner of six 2017 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen features a Tony-winning book by Steven Levenson, a Tony-winning score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and direction by four-time Tony nominee Michael Greif.