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Dear Evan Hansen

Sun, Jan 31

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Short North Stage

Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. But when a tragedy shocks his community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else.

Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen

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Jan 31, 2027, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Short North Stage, 1187 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201, USA

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Seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen has felt invisible his entire life. But when a tragedy shocks his community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else. However, as his web of well-intentioned lies begins to unravel, Evan is forced to confront the fact that the price of belonging may be far steeper than he bargained for.


Featuring a Tony Award-winning book by Steven Levenson (Fosse/Verdon), and a score by Grammy®, Tony®, Emmy® and Academy Award® winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, La La Land, Dogfight), Dear Evan Hansen quickly became a classic, with a message that has resonated with audiences around the world: “You Will Be Found.” 


The show opened on Broadway in 2016 to rave reviews, and struck an emotional chord with critics and audiences alike. It went on to win…

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