The horror of this plot as Variety so succinctly put it is most evident when Evan gives a public speech about Conner at a school assembly.
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Let the movie be its own thing from the stage show.
Platt originated the role on Broadway in 2015, and yes he wouldn't be the first actor in history playing a high schooler who was clearly older, but they have made a gigantic miscalculation in trying to make Platt appear as a youthful 18-year-old for the record, he was playing a college student almost a decade ago in 2012's Pitch Perfect.
She is a true-blue movie star, and Platt pales in comparison.
In Dear Evan Hansen, the town, high school, houses, and a much-talked-about apple orchard are achingly generic, captured in uninspired cinematography and painted in muted hues.