Keep clicking to see more from inside the book.
“We wanted to create an ‘I Want’ song where Evan expresses his fear of loneliness.
It allowed us to give specificity to the idea.”
Matthew Murphy
“This song initially ended without a coda,” Paul writes.
We had to rethink it, but how could we justify a big ending?
Well, Evan was feeling desperate so couldnt he be screaming on the inside?
Matthew Murphy
We worked with Ben Platt to craft a new ending to the song that felt right.
This is the first time we stop for a ‘hand’ [applause] in the musical.
Screens scattered across the stage display social media feeds as if in real time.
Matthew Murphy
“But its still SUPER COOL.
Like Evan, he races from one idea to the next.
Evans brand of anxiety tends to curdle into self-loathing; Connors transforms into paranoia.”
Matthew Murphy
Another shot of Platt as Evan Hansen.
“This felt a little forced when staged, so we gave the reprise to Connor.
Eventually, we decided to have Alana sing it as a solo.
Matthew Murphy
“Evans broken arm is the hinge for so much that happens in this story,” writes Levenson.
Suddenly, for the first time in his life, it does.”
Matthew Murphy
Matthew Murphy
Matthew Murphy
Matthew Murphy
Matthew Murphy
Matthew Murphy
Matthew Murphy
Matthew Murphy
Headcase Designs
