{"id":232130,"date":"2026-04-02T17:42:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/232130\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:42:06","slug":"dear-evan-hansen-extends-for-two-weeks-at-zach-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/232130\/","title":{"rendered":"DEAR EVAN HANSEN Extends for Two Weeks at Zach Theater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Austin Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Austin &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n<p>Zach Theater will present a two-week extension of Dear Evan Hansen. As one of the first regional theaters to produce the show, Zach\u2019s production will now run through May 31, 2026 in The Topfer. Directed by Producing Artistic Director <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Dave-Steakley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dave Steakley<\/a> with musical direction by Allen Robertson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Austin Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Austin &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n<p>Dear Evan Hansen is the winner of 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score, with music and lyrics by <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Benj-Pasek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Benj Pasek<\/a> and <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Justin-Paul\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Justin Paul<\/a> and a book by <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Steven-Levenson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Steven Levenson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Casting for Dear Evan Hansen includes Evan Jennings as Evan Hansen; <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Leslie-McDonel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Leslie McDonel<\/a> as Heidi Hansen; Dominic Pecikonis as Connor Murphy; Eugenia De la Garza as Zoe Murphy; Tracy Jai Sweeney as Cynthia Murphy; <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Rudy-Martinez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rudy Martinez<\/a> as Larry Murphy; Flynn Jungbin Byun as Alana Beck; JP Lopez as Jared Kleinman; and Will Mallick as Evan understudy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to direction by <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Dave-Steakley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dave Steakley<\/a> with music direction by Allen Robertson, the production team for Dear Evan Hansen includes: Milo Bue as scenic designer; Brady Flock as properties designer; Jenny Hanna-Chambers as <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Costume-Designer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Costume Designer<\/a>; S. Elliott as lighting designer; Darby Smotherman as sound designer; <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Sarah-Hudson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sarah Hudson<\/a> as AEA stage manager; Harriet Butler as AEA assistant stage manager; Rylee Vines as assistant stage manager; Amy Oxley as replacement assistant stage manager; and Cameron Hamilton as production assistant.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n<p>]]><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad NEW! 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