The Cast Of Broadway's 'Dear Evan Hansen' On Mental Health | TIME
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- Thankful and heartfelt letters to the cast of Dear Evan Hansen have poured in since the show landed on Broadway. Here, the cast reads some highlights and talk about the importance of talking about mental health.
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The Cast Of Broadway's 'Dear Evan Hansen' On Mental Health | TIME
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Will looked like he almost wanted to cry reading that
Thomas Heyes but do you blame him?
that's the moment I started crying actually
and that made me cry
That made me feel like he was giving us a hug. Thank God for Will Roland and this whole cast and creators. They’re the best💓
THEY ALL SIGNED WITH SINCERELY ME AND IM CRYING BECAUSE I SIGN EMAILS LIKE THAT NOW AND NO ONE GETS IT AND THIS IS EVERYTHING😭😭😭😂😂😂 sorry for caps
I GET IT. I know the emails aren't to me but oh well I get it 😂
Me: I’m not crying...my eyes are just naturally watery...
Me 2 seconds later: *turns around* *cries harder than Ben Platt during words fail*
*same*
literally me.
Too soon
Me: *sees Will in the thumbnail*
Me: *CLICKS INSTANTLY*
Will looks like he's actually about to cry...
Spicy Biscuit You can’t blame him.
will looks so broken. i feel horrible. i love him so much
my favourite show and favourite cast for a reason.
You paid $199 for a 2.5hr production?
Katherine Lei Nah fam, Ben Platt is the best Evan Hansen
Katherine Lei me too.
SirBensalotYT ! Absolutely correct
I know that a majority of people won’t read this, but I just wanted to share what the show has done for me.
In early December of 2018, I lost my grandpa to suicide. It made me few ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ in a bit of a different light. Not a negative light. For example, I began to view ‘You Will Be Found’ in a different way because it made me think that my grandpa could have “been found”. Overall, ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ has really helped me through my grieving process.
There were moments in the show where I felt like I was Evan himself it was so relatable that it was actually scary
Aisha G I know how you feel. But I always said to myself before I went to this show yesterday that I was not afraid of the intense subject matter. But I knew this was something that I could find a way to connect with the story. Something that rarely happens when I see a musical almost beautiful as DEH.
Dear Evan Hansen,
I struggle with depression, anxiety and ocd. I am suicidal and am somewhat addicted to alcohol and some legal drugs such as paracetamol and other painkillers. Thank you for making me feel as though it is ok to feel alone, it is ok to feel hopeless, that I just have to remember to see the light. I have struggled with an alcoholic of a father (who has quit alcohol and is now a vegetarian) and lived within a broken home, but seeing this and being able to relate to a lot of the characters has let me see the light. For this I thankyou.
Sincerely, me.
Thank you for sharing
That's a strong fight you're into, but I know you can do this
You’re not alone, I get it, I truly do. Keep fighting, together we can do this.
Thanks guys, I feel loved. 😊 don't forget that kindness goes both ways, if anyone here needs help, all you have to do is ask.
Then let me be bold and ask: could you remind me of this in a week or two? I tend to forget occasionally :s
I don't know why, I know Ben left but I really wanted him to be there.
Ben was indisputably the best Evan.
@@lj.853 Yeah but you can't beat the original. In my opinion, Andrew was the best of the replacements.
@@jeaddhist I love Andrew B Feldman, I wish he could play Evan in the movie.
@@ririchwn Yes!
@@ririchwn naaah, ben levi ross should be, he was amazing
My parents don’t believe I have depression or anxiety. So I can’t get help... and sometimes it can get really bad. So this really touched. This isn’t a pity comment. This is a comment to show how it affected me.
I went to Broadway to watch this show couple weeks ago, even though I know every single song in it, I still cried so hard. I just wish I knew this musical much earlier. LOVE THEM SO MUCH.
This show helped me when I was at my lowest, and I am not a teenager. Feeling alone and misunderstood is universal. I am so glad I found this show, I come back to it everytime I need it
The corona pandemic has left me emotionally drained just wanting something to happen. And we can use a little bit something as beautiful as DEH right about now. I’m 27 just finished college after eight years since saying goodbye to HS
I cried because my son is in the grip of mental health issues and will not seek help. He turns 21 and says we have ruined his life. Will this show come to Australia?
Hi Will, that must have been rough. I am also from Australia. I listen to this show's soundtrack (and talk with my friends, family and seek help) whenever I feel overwhelmed by my issues. - Fingers crossed that the soundtrack can be of some help to your family like it did for me before the show comes to Australia (if it does), but in my personal experience not giving up on finding professional help for your loved ones is the key! Best wishes
Yes I came across the musical some time ago and I have listened to some of the songs.It would be good to see if it came to Australia, but with each ticket I imagine being close to $200 like most shows these days I will probably not pay to see it.
Listen to the bootleg. It’s not the same but at least you get to see it. And I hope your son is ok and just know that he loves you. He’s just going through a rough time in his life.
I hope this really gets better because it pains me to see all the suffering. Though I am not sure that the show comes to Australia, you can try bootleg or making him listen to the soundtrack.
I was moved to tears the first time the sountrack finished
I think it is during the international tour
As a dance Teacher and Mother of teenagers, I want express my deepest gratitude to Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for creating a vehicle like Evan Hansen. I am 43 years old and I could write a book about the ways this story and story within each piece of music has impacted my perspective, both around my own battle with mental illness and my child’s. I wish this musical could have a further reaching capacity. I have been working with theatre kids for the last 6 months and with the exception of one student, none of the others were aware of this musical, (we live in rural Vermont). I wish every teenager, every parent, every person who battles mental illness could experience this musical. I have spent a year reading and rereading the script book with music. I just received tickets for July as a gift and I honor the chance to see this musical live and wish I could bring every student I work with with me. Thank you All for the work you do to bring these character to life and tell their story.
Dear Evan Hansen really gave me a breath of fresh air. It felt so normal and real and okay to talk about.
I never knew people were going through the same thing when I was younger.
I remember going to a dinner party with my mum and being so anxious I had to leave after 20 minutes. I walked around the city, looking at store fronts for hours just to avoid the feeling of drowning. Being ignored and hyper focused on at the same time.
Just seeing people relate on one level or another, made my life a little easier. A little less alone.
All I can say now is thank you.
Sincerely me.
I love the way they all ended the letter with sincerely me
edgy_af Veronica Maybe if I like the show I’ll start my own letters to myself.
Um. Who gave you the right to allow my teARS TO FLOW DOWN MY FACE AHHHHHHHH
I would also like to say that Dear Evan Hansen helped me. I was super depressed and had so many thoughts almost every day of the thought of ending it. But after listening to the soundtrack and reading things about the show, I was in tears. It helped me get through the days and inspired me to write in a journal about my problems and things I liked about myself. If it wasn't for the musical I probably would've been more depressed than I already am and would've hated school. I made good friends from watching the show, and my friends have stuck by me ever since. I never had as good friends as I do now. I jumped from school to school every year and moved places a lot. My friends were only short, or I never had any. I found my home by giving my old school a second chance, where I met people like me. We helped each other, laughed at stupid things, and bonded with the help of musicals; as well as DEH. Mostly that musical. I can tell I helped my friend out as well, and I feel so loved and appreciated at the same time. Now my only fear is failing. I know I can live through my mistakes, and if they bother me; I know I can beat that as well. I made so many mistakes during my school year, but with the act of my friends forgiving me, I forgave myself as well.
I still cry every time I listen to the sad songs in Dear Evan Hansen because it's so good and so sad at the same time. Right now I started being confident with myself. I tell myself how far I've come, and how I accomplished the impossible.
I am not lying to you to say that Dear Evan Hansen changed me. A lot of musicals taught me things that I would've found out years into the future. It might've been too late. But DEH, it was one of my first musicals I've ever gotten into and I'm still obsessed today.
_-- Sincerely,_
_Me._
This video is so beautiful. The entire cast are not only great performers, but wonderful, amazing people. Will looked so affected by the one he read, though I can tell all of them were impacted. I feel like Evan a lot, not suicidal, but in almost every single way I relate to Evan. This show has helped me a lot too and I consider it my favorite of the seventy something different musicals I’ve listened to.
Sincerely Me, a theater kid making her way through life and trying to smile more. 💖💕
luna lazuli I relate to Evan because I talk fast sometimes but don’t spit over what I say, I do get extremely nervous sometimes and mostly I have autism. But luckily I don’t run away when I really want to start a conversation.
i started sobbing when will read his email, and when mike read his i broke down honestly
Thank you, Dear Evan Hansen, for giving me the strength to keep living another day. Thank you for helping save me from myself and my demons. And thank you for creating a community for those of us who felt we had no one by our sides.
Whenever I felt alone and wanted to kill myself, I had my parents and two brothers to think about. I was afraid to even try and kill myself as I am sensitive to physical pain.
Will looks so sad omg I started to cry when he was talking....
i’ve never seen will look so sad
my hearts broken
This is ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. BEAUTIFUL job to all of the INCREDIBLE people who are part of this and who have mental health issues. I have mental issues as well and I cannot be any more grateful than I already am for Dear Evan Hansen.
Greenless I have mild high functioning autism.
god i love this show
I just saw this show a month ago with my dad. Over the last few years i have dealt with with feeling along and my sexuality. I felt so alone but this show helped me to realise that its okay to be alone sometimes because it gives you time to find people that actually care about you. I know your not going to see this but i just wanted to say this. love all of you :3
I have a brother who is gay but I love him no matter what. I’ve been wanting him to see DEH for over a year now.
I never saw the musical but I listened to the soundtrack so many times.
Back in June one of my best friends took her own life by hanging herself, I didn’t know because I was at school in Ethiopia and they were in France. When I heard the news on the first day back from school (in France) I broke down in tears especially that I had lost my great grand mother the month before.
I couldn’t take it anymore, I was tired of living, I tried to take my own life by overdosing on pills.
I listened to the soundtrack again and again before and that one time where I listened to it I felt a glimmer of light and I didn’t feel alone.
So thank you Dear Evan Hansen for helping me through the troubled times
Sincerely me
I love this musical with a passion. Seriously, bless Dear Evan Hansen. It may be just a Broadway musical, but it helps more people than many people ever imagined.
Anybody who’s feeling suicidal, who’s feeling left out, and like they just don’t belong, needs to watch Dear Evan Hansen, or even read the book. I had heard of Dear Evan Hansen before, but only had ever heard two songs from the entire show. Well, have been having a hard time lately, to the point of contemplating suicide. I started reading the book and I even watched a bootleg of the musical on TH-cam three times. Now I am almost finished with the book, and I listen to the soundtrack every single day. It has helped me a lot. I found the courage to talk to people about how I’m feeling, and they are so understanding of what I’m going through. It helps so much to have someone who will listen and talks to me. I do still struggle, but it’s getting better. Always remember, it does get better.
I myself don't have anxiety or any mental disorders but to all those who do I hope you can push through and live life to the fullest. You only live once.
You are helping me thank you. I love you.
I’m crying.
and I just want to say thank you to the deh cast and everyone who helped created that wonderful show. It’s made me so happy and, gosh, I can’t even put it into words.
Thank you.
I wish my 13-year-old me would have had the opportunity to know that she was not alone, and could have had a musical like this to grow up and see that she could see sky. I'm 24 now, and after 3 suicide attempts, I'm still here, fighting my depression and anxiety on a daily basis. Mental Illness is something so serious and forgotten constantly, it's silent most of the times, and easily ignored by people. Thank you for giving and sharing this strong message to the world, you all are great people.
Recently I had the hardest two weeks of my life. Anytime I felt like doing something stupid, I listened to the entire Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack and just cried. This show means so much to me, it has saved me multiple times💞
Febuary 3rd, last year. Thats the day i finally spoke to my parents and went to a pschychyatrist and got help for my mental heath, and Dear Evan Hansen was one of the things that encouraged me and pushed me to finally speak about it, i was in a very bad place and now, im getting better, some days are always harder than others but im much stonger now., so thank you so much.
Sincerely Me.
This means so much to me and it’s changed how my parents looked at mental health.
I’m so happy that I was able to watch it
This show has done more than I can explain. Last summer was rough and things were falling a part. This show inspired me to pick a little harder and reminded me that I'm not alone, ever! Now I'm heading to New York to pressure my dreams. Thankyou DEH!
We of NYC welcome you!
Will looks like he gonna cry... WhO HUrt HiM!?
This broadway play is the most beautiful and best play i ever heard of. No i havent went to broadway to see the play since my parents dont have the money but thank you all for bringing this story to the world
dear Evan Hansen has helped me through many dark times that have happened recently. It helps me believe in myself and this musical truly means everything to me. Thank you for providing me with that little bit of light that has helped me keep going.
Everyone needs to see this show. I cant wait to see it when it comes to LA! ❤
Samantha Jacinto I'll see it in LA or Costa Mesa. I have a cousin who's buying the tickets for me and her and we want to go to whichever venue sells tickets the cheapest.
I ended up seeing the show in Costa Mesa
I’m literally tearing up right now. Help!! 😭😭😭
I got chills 10 seconds in
This is real
This is way too real
Wish I could thank them for everything they’ve done
This gave me the warm fuzzy feeling :)
Thank you dear Evan Hansen I struggle with anxiety and depression
Laura and mike just reading the stories made me feel comforted
I really want to go see Dear Evan Hansen because i’m going to New York this summer. I doubt i’m going to see it because my family would think i’m weird for wanting to go see this.
Uenosise Peronovoadecir If I tell them that it’s about mental health and suicide then they’ll be like “Ew no. We’re not going to see that.” If I say I wanna see it then they’ll ask what it’s about and they’ll find out and it’ll be awkward and they’ll all walk away from it sad and be like “Why would you wanna see that?”
Ethan Winograd To be honest my mom isn’t taking me to the show but I am nervous to tell her what the show is about when she asks me. Instead my cousin is taking me. I’ve had suicide thoughts in high school but I couldn’t control them. And when I reached my senior year seven years ago, my parents were concerned about me. So I agreed to get help outside school. My thoughts weren’t always intentional and I wasn’t severely depressed. But I am seeing Dear Evan Hansen because I am not afraid of how the show talks about these tough issues.
"sincerely, really, just a kid who loves theatre, and is a little less sad, because of you"
That's what I want. That's what I'm gonna do. One day I'm gonna help people, and put a smile on their face. One day, I swear. You can bet on it. I'll- get back to you when I do. Wish me luck ❤️
Good luck! I hope to do the same thing
@@manuelorozco7760 I wish you luck!
Paix Draws things I have autism and I’m going to try and start my own movie blog. How are you going to help the world?
@@manuelorozco7760 I'm gonna try and make people happier through musical arts. I know when I was going through some rough patches that what dragged me out was musical theatre. I wanna do the same for someone.
Paix Draws things Awesome. I’m into musicals too
There goes my strong emotions, oh, you can see them flying away, there they go..
This beautiful show really relates to a lot of us and just helps us through our struggles.
I have never cried so much at a soundtrack or a video before. Knowing that someone is out there looking for us...
Stay strong, whoever reads this.
Sincerely,
Me.
Saw DEH in March. It was amazing and heartwarming. As someone who has struggled with anxiety and depression, it was inspiring to see these themes portrayed in such a way that could be understood.
Emma Stone I wasn’t severely depressed but I have gone through anxiety. I’m seeing the national tour of DEH in January!
😭😭will looks so upset in the thumbnail
Dear Evan Hansen,
Thank you.
Sincerely, Me.
Dear Evan Hansen,
I’ve been struggling with depression and social anxiety forever. I cut myself, only twice. Only twice, because you taught me that it’s not gonna help, it’s not gonna change anything. I thank you for that. I’m happier now and my dream is to be on broadway, but I can’t do that if I hurt myself. So after listening to you will be found I told myself I would never do it again. Like the video said, no matter how popular you are there’s always a point where you feel alone. Everyone deserves to be happy, everyone deserves to have light. You just need a little help to turn it on. Im happier now, and I thank you, Evan, Zoe, Jared, Alana, Heidi, And Connor. I thank you all. You told me I’m not alone, I’m never alone! Your never alone! Someone will always be there! And I thank you for that.
Sincerely,
Me.
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I hope you are better now and getting help remember that you are loved and seen
Sincerely a 14 year old girl from Iceland
I hope you are doing better.
How did you resist the urges to cut? ❤️
this, right here, is one of the major reasons why i love this show.
saw the show over a month ago and still cry about it, especially when taylor was singing waving through a window because it bought back memories :^)
I never related to a Broadway musical so much, deh saved me from so much, thank you for an understanding musical. ❤❤❤
Neither have I
This musical is such a comfort to me. It makes me know I’m not alone. Seeing it live was amazing and I can understand some of those letters so closely.
Depression sucks. This show gives an honest and real perspective on what thats like. And I love that.
I swear I love this show so much
Dear all those people out there reading this,
You are amazing. No matter what you have done or who you are, you are loved and no matter what is happening right now, it will get better. I may not know who you are or what you are going through but I know one thing-you deserve love, you deserve happiness, and you are loved. Even in your darkest moments, when you feel like you don’t deserve to live, I promise you-you will be found.
Sincerely Me
Proud to say I WAS THEREEEE
I’m crying ok? This show kinda saved me
This really touched me all over again.... I'm going to go cry... over there..... *sob *
This video is so well put together and it portrays mental health so well and the moment I heard the chorus of you will be found I started crying aaaaaaaaa I love this show so much
I'm waiting for this show to come to California! Dear Evan Hansen does look good and hopefully worthy of the hype. I can relate to the show possibly because I have autism and have had thoughts of suicide as a teen. But they were not always intentional just random really. It feels good knowing that teens in New York respond to the show.
i started sobbing holy shit
That's the sound of my heart crying.
will roland looks like he needs a hug
I'm not really a fan of the show because of the toxic fandom, but I can respect this. They're making a change.
Dear Evan Hansen helped my friend stop attempting suicide for a while... He commited suicide about 4 days ago. Dear Evan Hansen stopped him from commiting suicide for about 3 years. now he is dead, at the age of 13. Dear Evan Hansen ppostponed his death. I am so sad that he couldnt have been completly stopped, but i want to thank the DEH cast and anybody involved for making this musical.
Sorry for your loss
I’m so sorry. I lost someone this week. I hope you are doing better. ❤️
Fansie 25 I hope you are doing better too
Manuel Orozco thank you
Fantabulous job to of the Dear Evan Hansen muffins! This has helped the lives of the world and everyone in between. I feel so honored to be just one of the many devoted Fansens both inside and out.
#youwillbefound #suicideispreventable #valuablelessons #treebros4life
as soon as will starts speaking i literally have to press my mouth shut so i dont start sobbing 1:54
Who else is sobbing
this is so beautiful
Rachelle Boelter But not as beautiful as the show itself.
stOp MaKiNg Me CrY guYs
well.. time to go binge watch some will Roland videos
Everyone like I'm crying and I'm over here like WILL!MIKE! LAURA! TAYLOR AHHHHHH THEY'RE SO CUTE
But seriously tho this was beautiful and I am tearing up
I love Taylor trensch's voice omg
I’ve heard him sing on the Hello Dolly cast album
Dear Evan Hansen,
Thank you.
Thank you
I’m crying actually tbqh
I'm not crying! You're crying.
Why am I crying???? I’m not even 15 seconds into the video 😭😭
I honestly love every single thing about this show. This show has made me feel like my feelings and emotions are understood even I don’t understand them myself. I’ve made so many friends through this community of amazing people who along with this show have been there for me when I felt alone. Thank you so much Dear Evan Hansen I cant wait to finally see it in February 💙
Juliana Suarez I’m seeing the show in January. And already have listened to the entire cast album and suggested reading the novel to my school counselor.
Manuel Orozco I’ve been listening to the cast album religiously since last February 😅 Im going to see it two days before one year of me listening to it for the first time :)
Juliana Suarez Awesome. The first time I heard Waving Through A Window was eight months ago followed by You Will Be Found. Over a week ago I listened to the entire second act for the first time. It was the first time I listened to a cast album earlier than I normally do before a show since Wicked.
Manuel Orozco oof well I’m glad you like the music :)
Juliana Suarez Thanks. This is perhaps the most emotionally energetic score of a musical I heard since Rent.
Bro I looked at the thumbnail and I was like "Who hurt him??"
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Face it, we're all crying
i clicked because i saw deh but holy cheese whiz i wasnt ready for this
It helped me a lot with stress 😂☺
I took my mom to see this at the Curran theater! It was great, but the girls behind us were super annoying and everyone in a five person radius got pissed off at them.
My cousin and I saw it in Costa Mesa. We were getting sick with the common cold. But we managed to brave the show with all the excitement we could muster. We tried to enjoy it as much as we could.
I can’t wait to see this show Next May
Already got front Row seats 😍😭
I’m sorry you didn’t get to see it
wish i could go see the show, it'd be nice to see it as a movie though...
UniverseSal Universal got the rights to do a movie
I'm sobbing jfc
I'M IN TEARS OKAY????
I clicked because Will Roland’s pitiful face drew me in
❤️❤️❤️
I wish I could spend $200 bucks on this...
I cryed during this is that bad??
13 reasons why who?
Livia Jasmine right? 13 reasons why glorified and romanticized suicide but dear Evan Hansen actually helps us understand mental disorders
Livia Jasmine don’t do dear evan hansen like this. seriously
Dear Evan Hansen shows compassion and understanding to people with mental illness. 13 reasons why makes mental illness seem like an attractive thing to have, like it is something that will bring joy and comfort into your life if you show the world you are a person with substance. Dear Evan Hansen is a positive lift-me-up. 13 reasons why negative influence. (Especially on middle schoolers holy shit)
I hate 13 reasons why it’s horrible and someone at my school attempted suicide after watching that show. It’s disgusting and we almost lost someone so valuable to the world bc of it
My brother likes that show