{"id":57472,"date":"2025-09-23T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/?p=57472"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T18:28:31","slug":"dear-evan-hansen-cast-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/dear-evan-hansen-cast-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Cast and Creative Team for the Utah Premiere of DEAR EVAN HANSEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57472\" class=\"elementor elementor-57472\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5518d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5518d91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5db1557\" data-id=\"5db1557\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63043e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63043e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Utah premiere of <strong><em>Dear Evan Hansen<\/em><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>from <strong>October 24-November 8, 2025. <\/strong>Winner of six Tony Awards, the musical features a book by <b>Steven Levenson <\/b>and music and lyrics by <strong>Benj Pasek<\/strong> and <strong>Justin Paul.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Evan Hansen has always felt like he\u2019s on the outside looking in, his severe anxiety making it hard to connect. But when tragedy strikes his community, he unexpectedly finds himself at the heart of a growing misunderstanding\u2014one that offers him a chance to reinvent himself.\u00a0<em>Dear Evan Hansen<\/em>, winner of both Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical, is a deeply moving and timely coming-of-age story about vulnerability and the longing for connection.<\/p><h3><strong>The Cast<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309ecc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"309ecc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-CAST-Super-Graphic-754x1536.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-57478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-CAST-Super-Graphic-754x1536.png 754w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-CAST-Super-Graphic-147x300.png 147w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-CAST-Super-Graphic-503x1024.png 503w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-CAST-Super-Graphic-768x1564.png 768w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-CAST-Super-Graphic-1005x2048.png 1005w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-CAST-Super-Graphic.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4969a27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4969a27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leading the cast is PTC newcomer <strong>Kyle Dalsimer*<\/strong> (<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Ivoryton Playhouse, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ride the Cyclone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arena Stage<\/span>) as Evan Hansen. He is joined by PTC alumni <strong>Jordan Briggs*<\/strong> (PTC&#8217;s <em>Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,<\/em> Hart Theatre Company&#8217;s <em>The Beauty Queen of Leenane<\/em>) as Connor Murphy and <strong>Khadija Sankoh*<\/strong> (PTC&#8217;s recent insider reading of <em>Ten Brave Seconds, <\/em>Off-Broadway&#8217;s <em>Little Shop of Horrors<\/em>) as Alana Beck.<\/p><p>Making their PTC debuts are <b>Marika Aubrey*\u00a0<\/b>(<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Royal Shakespeare Company\u2019s Australian production of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matilda the Musical,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lincoln Center&#8217;s <em>South Pacific<\/em> at Sydney Opera House) as Cynthia Murphy; <strong>Elyse Bell* <\/strong>(<i>Don\u2019t Say Good Luck<\/i> on Netflix, <i>Queens<\/i> on ABC) as Zoe Murphy; <strong>Andrew Samonsky*<\/strong> (Broadway&#8217;s <em>Lempika, The Mystery of Edwin Drood)<\/em> as Larry Murphy; <strong>Larry Saperstein*\u00a0<\/strong>(<i>High School Musical: The Musical: The Series<\/i> on Disney+) as Jared Kleinman; and <strong>Donna Vivino* <\/strong>(Broadway&#8217;s <em>Wicked<\/em>, Young Cosette in the original cast of <em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>) as Heidi Hansen.<\/span><\/p><p><b><\/b>Rounding out the company are ensemble and virtual community members <b>Rachel Johnson <\/b>and <strong>Adam Moore.<\/strong> Additionally, a digital-only virtual community will be comprised of <strong>Mary Fanning Driggs*<\/strong>, <strong>Nathan Andrew Riley*<\/strong>, <strong>Ariana Bagley<\/strong>, <strong>Kaden Conrad<\/strong>, and <strong>Hannah Rich<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0960197 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0960197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The Creative Team<\/strong><\/h3><div><p><b>Karen Azenberg, <\/b>who recently kicked off her 14th season as PTC Artistic Director, directs and choreographs <em>Dear Evan Hansen<\/em>. She<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0is joined on the Creative Team by Musical Director\/Conductor <b>Helen Gregory<\/b> (PTC&#8217;s <em>Beautiful: The Carole King Musical<\/em><i>, <\/i><em>The Rocky Horror Show<\/em>); Scenic &amp; Video Designer <strong>Bryce Cutler<\/strong> (PTC&#8217;s <em>Prayer for the French Republic, Bonnie &amp; Clyde<\/em>); Costume Designer <strong>Patrick Holt <\/strong>(PTC&#8217;s<i> Waitress; Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812<\/i>); Lighting Designer <strong>Paul Miller<\/strong> (PTC&#8217;s<i> Waitress; Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812<\/i>);\u00a0Sound Designer <b>Aaron Hubbard <\/b>(PTC&#8217;s <em>Jersey Boys<\/em>; <i>Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812<\/i>); Hair &amp; Makeup Designer <b>Savanna Finley<\/b> (West Valley Arts&#8217; <em>Alice by Heart<\/em>, <em>Puffs<\/em>); Associate Director\/Choreographer <strong>Maggie Scott<\/strong>; and Video Engineer <strong>Adam Day.<\/strong> <b>James O. Hansen <\/b>is Production Stage Manager. Casting is by <strong>JZ Casting, LLC<\/strong><b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Member of Actors&#8217; Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a3e11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a3e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/h3><p><i>Dear Evan Hansen <\/i>plays Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre from <b>October 24-November 8, 2025.<\/b> Tickets are now on sale via the link below or by calling the Pioneer Theatre Company Box Office at <b>801-581-6961. <\/b>Tickets for patrons in grades K-12 are half-price Monday through Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3758ec elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3758ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/purchase.pioneertheatre.org\/EventAvailability?EventId=801&#038;ref=bookNow&#038;scroll=timeAndDates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tickets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07dfe16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07dfe16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-Sponsor-1920x1080px-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-Sponsor-1920x1080px-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-Sponsor-1920x1080px-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-Sponsor-1920x1080px-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-Sponsor-1920x1080px-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/pioneertheatre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DEH-Sponsor-1920x1080px-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12f2a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d12f2a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Dear Evan Hansen<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 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