(from left) Evan Hansen (Ben Platt) and Heidi Hansen (Julianne Moore) in Dear Evan Hansen, directed by Stephen Chbosky.
Dear Evan Hansen started as a stage musical in Washington, DC in 2015 before making it to Broadway the following year. The six-time Tony Award winner has now been adapted into a film, and Oscar-winner Julianne Moore plays Heidi Hansen, the mother of the titular character. For Moore, the opportunity to appear in the film was a real thrill, because she’s been a big fan of the Broadway production, and so have her kids. (Click on the media bar below to hear Julianne Moore)
Dear Evan Hansen opens in theaters on September 24.