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begins not with , have a single person to whom can speak. We but with noise. As the house lights fade, the audience envisioned two families, each broken in its own way, and is immersed momentarily in the roar of the internet: a two sons, both of them lost, both of them desperate to cacophony of car insurance ads, cat videos, scattered be found. And at the heart of our story, in a world starving shards of emails and text messages and status updates. for connection, we began to imagine a character utterly And then, all at : silence. On stage, in the white glow incapable of connecting. of a laptop, a sits in his bedroom, alone. Though many of the rudiments of the character were Like so many of us, Evan is a citizen of two different already in place by the end of 2011, Evan didn’t fully come worlds, two distinct realities separated by the thin veil of a to life for me until almost two years into the process, when laptop screen. On one side of the screen, the promise of Benj and Justin emailed me a homemade demo of a instant connection. On the other, a lonely kid, staring at a they were tentatively calling “Waving Back At Me.” blinking cursor, as desperate to be noticed as to stay to become “,” hidden. Evan’s first sung moment in the musical, when we see, Benj Pasek, , and first began to create with incredible vividness, how the world looks through character of Evan over several months in 2011. eyes of Evan Hansen: For years, Benj and Justin had discussed the idea of creating a musical based on an episode from Benj’s high “On the outside always lookin’ in school. In the aftermath of a classmate’s tragic death, Will I ever be than I’ve always been? Benj, a sophomore, had watched as fellow students who ‘Cause I’m tap-tap-tappin’ on the had barely known him claimed to have been his friend, Waving through a window…” inventing connections between themselves and their former classmate, insistent on inserting themselves into With a kind of offhanded lyricism, Evan shows the . us the unique depths of his loneliness and invites us, By 2011, years after the events at Benj’s high uncomfortably, to of our own – calling to mind our school, this kind of appropriation of tragedy had only incessant “tap-tap-tappin’” on our own devices; the apps become more commonplace, fueled in large part by the we have been promised will connect us in ways we cannot rise of social media. In the wake of – a natural imagine. disaster, a celebrity’s untimely death – a familiar ritual of The song – and Evan Hansen himself – are now, of grief would ensue, with millions flocking to Facebook and course, by ’s extraordinary to turn a public tragedy into their story. interpretation. Ben does not so much perform the song The kneejerk response to this phenomenon, of as inhabit it. Slipping seamlessly between full voice and course, is to dismiss it entirely as the worst kind of falsetto, Ben’s Evan is never stable, always teetering on narcissism, the selfie-ization of catastrophe. But Benj, of catastrophe. Justin, and I wondered there was perhaps something Ultimately, Evan does manage to avoid catastrophe, more complicated at work here, something more human. but he does not do it alone. Evan’s story begins in front of As our discussions continued, we began to feel that these a screen, and much of it will unfold there – in emails and millions of people were not using social media merely as a text messages, on Facebook timelines and Twitter feeds means of emotional exhibitionism; more than anything, they – but it ends somewhere else entirely, with two people, seemed genuinely in search of others with whom to share together, face-to-face. In this moment, the screens go their grief, seeking a sort of virtual community. blank and the noise subsides. For the first in our story, Out of these conversations, the world of Dear Evan Evan sees himself and allows himself to be seen. This is, of Hansen slowly began to take shape, a world fractured course, what it means to grow up. and broken, in which people no longer remember how to connect, where technology allows us to chat, any time - , Writer and any place, with our thousands of “friends” and yet not CAST EVAN HANSEN ������������������������������������������������������BEN PLATT ZOE ��������������������������������������� HEIDI HANSEN ����������������������������������� CYNTHIA MURPHY...... CONNOR MURPHY ���������������������������������������������� MIKE FAIST LARRY MURPHY ������������������������������������������� JARED KLEINMAN ������������������������������������������� ALANA ���������������������������������������� KRISTOLYN LLOYD

VIRTUAL COMMUNITY VOICES: BECCA AYERS, MARY BACON, GERARD CANONICO, , ADAM HALPIN, MYKAL KILGORE, STEPHEN KUNKEN, TAMIKA LAWRENCE, CARRIE MANOLAKOS, KEN MARKS, ASA SOMERS, JASON TAM, NATALIE WEISS, BRENDA WEHLE, TIM YOUNG, REMY ZAKEN

UNDERSTUDIES: MICHAEL LEE BROWN, : GARRETT LONG, OLIVIA PUCKETT, “WORDS FAIL” ORCHESTRATED BY ALEX LACAMOIRE COLTON RYAN, ASA SOMERS & CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE VOCAL : JUSTIN PAUL MUSIC COORDINATION: MICHAEL KELLER & MICHAEL AARONS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ALEX LACAMOIRE ABLETON PROGRAMMERS: ENRICO DE TRIZIO & KEYBOARD PROGRAMMER: RANDY COHEN PRODUCED BY ALEX LACAMOIRE, JUSTIN PAUL, BENJ PASEK ASSOCIATE SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMER: TAYLOR WILLIAMS CO-PRODUCER: STACEY MINDICH ASSISTANT SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMER: JEREMY KING ALBUM PRODUCER FOR : PETE GANBARG BROADWAY SOUND DESIGN BY NEVIN STEINBERG

A&R: PETE GANBARG CONDUCTOR/PIANO: BEN COHN A&R ADMINISTRATION: CRAIG ROSEN & ALISON MURPHY GUITARS: , DILLON KONDOR A&R COORDINATION: MICHAEL PARKER BASS: ROB JOST DRUMS: JAMIE EBLEN RECORDED BY DERIK LEE CONCERTMASTER: JUSTIN SMITH MIXED BY NEAL AVRON VIOLA: TODD LOW PRODUCTION MANAGER: JILL DELL’ABATE CELLO: STEIN MARKETING FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS: DIANE VADNAL ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR: JON BALCOURT RECORDED AT AVATAR STUDIOS, NEW , NY, AND ATLANTIC STUDIOS, , NY MUSIC COPYING: EMILY GRISHMAN MUSIC PREPARATION MIXED AT THE CASITA, HOLLYWOOD, CA KEYBOARD RENTAL: COHEN KEYBOARDS MIX ASSISTANT: SCOTT SKRZYNSKI PERCUSSION RENTAL: ERIC POLAND ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: NATE ODDEN, MATTHEW SOARES, PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: JUDY SCHOENFELD RON ROBINSON, EBONIE SMITH DESIGN BY ALEX R. KIRZHNER MASTERED BY TOM COYNE AT STERLING SOUND, NEW YORK, NY PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW MURPHY MUSIC ASSISTANT: HALEY BENNETT ASSISTANT TO THE : ARI CONTE SPECIAL THANKS TO 1. ANYBODY HAVE A MAP? RACHEL BAY JONES & JENNIFER LAURA THOMPSON

2. WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW BEN PLATT & ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF

3. FOR FOREVER BEN PLATT 4. SINCERELY, ME MIKE FAIST, BEN PLATT & WILL ROLAND 5. REQUIEM LAURA DREYFUSS, MICHAEL PARK & JENNIFER LAURA THOMPSON

6. IF I COULD TELL HER BEN PLATT & LAURA DREYFUSS 7. DISAPPEAR MIKE FAIST, BEN PLATT, KRISTOLYN LLOYD, WILL ROLAND, JENNIFER LAURA THOMPSON & ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF DEAR EVAN HANSEN

8. YOU WILL BE FOUND BEN PLATT, KRISTOLYN LLOYD, WILL ROLAND, LAURA DREYFUSS & ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF DEAR EVAN HANSEN 9. TO BREAK IN A GLOVE MICHAEL PARK & BEN PLATT

10. ONLY US LAURA DREYFUSS & BEN PLATT 11. GOOD FOR YOU RACHEL BAY JONES, KRISTOLYN LLOYD, WILL ROLAND & BEN PLATT

12. WORDS FAIL BEN PLATT 13. SO BIG/SO SMALL RACHEL BAY JONES

14. FINALE BEN PLATT & ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF DEAR EVAN HANSEN

All , music & by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Copyright © 2017 Pick in a Pinch Music (ASCAP) and breathelike music (ASCAP). All rights admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. All rights reserved. 1. ANYBODY HAVE A MAP? DOES ANYBODY HAVE A MAP? ANYBODY MAYBE HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW THE HELL TO DO THIS? Rachel Bay Jones & Jennifer Laura Thompson I DUNNO IF YOU CAN TELL BUT THIS IS ME JUST PRETENDING TO KNOW HEIDI SO WHERE’S THE MAP? Have you been writing those letters to yourself? “Dear Evan Hansen, This is I NEED A CLUE gonna be a good day and here’s why.” ‘CAUSE THE SCARY TRUTH IS I’M FLYIN’ BLIND EVAN AND I’M MAKING THIS UP AS I GO I started one. CYNTHIA HEIDI It’s your senior year, Connor. You are not missing the first day. Those letters are important, honey. They’re gonna help you build your confidence. CONNOR I already said I’d go tomorrow. EVAN I guess… LARRY He doesn’t listen. Look at him. He’s probably high. HEIDI CAN WE TRY TO HAVE AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK? ZOE Huh? He’s definitely high. CAN WE BUCK UP JUST ENOUGH TO SEE THE WORLD WON’T FALL APART? CYNTHIA MAYBE THIS YEAR WE DECIDE I don’t want you going to school high, Connor. WE’RE NOT GIVING UP BEFORE WE’VE TRIED THIS YEAR, WE MAKE A NEW START CONNOR Perfect. So then I won’t go. Thanks, Mom. HEIDI Hey, I know: you can go around today and ask the other kids to sign your CYNTHIA cast. How about that? ANOTHER MASTERFUL ATTEMPT ENDS WITH DISASTER

EVAN LARRY Perfect. Interstate’s already jammed.

HEIDI CYNTHIA I’m proud of you already. POUR ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE AND WATCH IT ALL CRASH AND BURN EVAN Oh. Good. ZOE Connor finished the milk. HEIDI ANOTHER STELLAR CONVERSATION FOR THE SCRAPBOOK CYNTHIA ANOTHER STUMBLE AS I’M REACHING FOR IT’S A PUZZLE, IT’S A MAZE THE RIGHT THING TO SAY I TRY TO STEER THROUGH IT A MILLION WAYS WELL, I’M KINDA COMIN’ UP EMPTY BUT EACH DAY’S ANOTHER WRONG TURN CAN’T FIND MY WAY TO YOU LARRY BEFORE I LEAD WITH THE WORST OF ME I better head out. GIVE THEM NO REASON TO STARE ZOE NO SLIPPIN’ UP IF YOU SLIP AWAY If Connor’s not ready, I’m leaving without him. SO I GOT NOTHIN’ TO SHARE NO, I GOT NOTHIN’ TO SAY CYNTHIA HEIDI DOES ANYBODY STEP OUT, STEP OUTTA THE SUN HAVE A MAP? ANYBODY HAVE A MAP IF YOU KEEP GETTIN’ BURNED ANYBODY MAYBE HAPPEN OR HAPPEN STEP OUT, STEP OUTTA THE SUN TO KNOW HOW THE HELL TO KNOW HOW THE HELL BECAUSE YOU’VE LEARNED, BECAUSE YOU’VE LEARNED TO DO THIS? TO DO THIS? ON THE OUTSIDE ALWAYS LOOKIN’ IN BOTH WILL I EVER BE MORE THAN I’VE ALWAYS BEEN? I DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL ‘CAUSE I’M TAP-TAP-TAPPIN’ ON THE GLASS BUT THIS IS ME JUST PRETENDING TO KNOW WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW I TRY TO SPEAK BUT NOBODY CAN HEAR HEIDI SO I WAIT AROUND FOR AN ANSWER TO APPEAR SO WHERE’S THE MAP? WHILE I’M WATCH-WATCH-WATCHIN’ PEOPLE PASS WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW CYNTHIA OH I NEED A CLUE CAN ANYBODY SEE? IS ANYBODY WAVING BACK AT ME? HEIDI/CYNTHIA ‘CAUSE THE SCARY TRUTH IS WE START WITH STARS IN OUR EYES WE START BELIEVIN’ THAT WE BELONG CYNTHIA BUT EV’RY SUN DOESN’T RISE I’M FLYIN’ BLIND HEIDI AND NO ONE TELLS YOU WHERE YOU WENT WRONG I’M FLYIN’ BLIND CYNTHIA STEP OUT, STEP OUTTA THE SUN I’M FLYIN’ BLIND HEIDI IF YOU KEEP GETTIN’ BURNED I’M FLYIN’ STEP OUT, STEP OUTTA THE SUN I’M FLYIN’ BLIND I’M FLYIN’ BLIND BECAUSE YOU’VE LEARNED, BECAUSE YOU’VE LEARNED AND I’M MAKING THIS UP AND I’M MAKING THIS UP AS I GO AS I GO ON THE OUTSIDE ALWAYS LOOKIN’ IN AS I GO AS I GO WILL I EVER BE MORE THAN I’VE ALWAYS BEEN? ‘CAUSE I’M TAP-TAP-TAPPIN’ ON THE GLASS WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW 2. WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW I TRY TO SPEAK BUT NOBODY CAN HEAR Ben Platt & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen SO I WAIT AROUND FOR AN ANSWER TO APPEAR WHILE I’M WATCH-WATCH-WATCHIN’ PEOPLE PASS EVAN WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW I’VE LEARNED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE OH BEFORE I EVEN TURN THE KEY CAN ANYBODY SEE? BEFORE I MAKE THE MISTAKE IS ANYBODY WAVING…? WHEN YOU’RE FALLIN’ IN A FOREST WAVING OH AND THERE’S NOBODY AROUND WAVING OH DO YOU EVER REALLY CRASH WOAH OR EVEN ? OH

WHEN YOU’RE FALLIN’ IN A FOREST AND THERE’S NOBODY AROUND 3. FOR FOREVER DO YOU EVER REALLY CRASH Ben Platt OR EVEN MAKE A SOUND? EVAN WHEN YOU’RE FALLIN’ IN A FOREST END OF MAY OR EARLY JUNE AND THERE’S NOBODY AROUND THIS PICTURE PERFECT AFTERNOON WE SHARE DO YOU EVER REALLY CRASH DRIVE THE WINDING COUNTRY ROAD OR EVEN MAKE A SOUND? GRAB A SCOOP AT “A LA MODE” AND THEN…WE’RE THERE

EVAN AN OPEN FIELD THAT’S FRAMED WITH TREES WHEN YOU’RE FALLIN’ IN A FOREST AH WE PICK A AND SHOOT THE BREEZE LIKE BUDDIES DO AND THERE’S NOBODY AROUND AH QUOTING SONGS BY OUR FAV’RITE BANDS DO YOU EVER REALLY CRASH AH TELLING JOKES NO ONE UNDERSTANDS EXCEPT US TWO OR EVEN MAKE A SOUND? AND WE TALK AND TAKE IN THE VIEW DID I EVEN MAKE A SOUND? OH, OH DID I EVEN MAKE A SOUND? OH, OH ALL WE SEE IS SKY FOR FOREVER IT’S LIKE I NEVER MADE A SOUND AH WE LET THE WORLD PASS BY FOR FOREVER WILL I EVER MAKE A SOUND? WE COULD GO ON FOR FOREVER THIS WAY ON THE OUTSIDE OH TWO FRIENDS ON A PERFECT DAY ALWAYS LOOKIN’ IN WILL I EVER BE MORE OH WE WALK AWHILE AND TALK ABOUT THAN I’VE ALWAYS BEEN? THE THINGS WE’LL DO WHEN WE GET OUT OF SCHOOL ‘CAUSE I’M TAP-TAP-TAPPIN’ OH BIKE THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL ON THE GLASS OR WRITE A BOOK, OR LEARN TO SAIL WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW OH WOULDN’T THAT BE COOL? I TRY TO SPEAK OH THERE’S NOTHING THAT WE CAN’T DISCUSS BUT NOBODY CAN HEAR LIKE, GIRLS WE WISH WOULD NOTICE US BUT NEVER DO SO I WAIT AROUND OH HE LOOKS AROUND AND SAYS TO ME, FOR AN ANSWER TO APPEAR “THERE’S NOWHERE ELSE I’D RATHER BE” AND I SAY, “ME, TOO” WHILE I’M WATCH-WATCH- OH AND WE TALK AND TAKE IN THE VIEW WATCHIN’ PEOPLE PASS WE JUST TALK AND TAKE IN THE VIEW WAVING THROUGH A WINDOW OH OH ALL WE SEE IS SKY FOR FOREVER CAN ANYBODY SEE? WE LET THE WORLD PASS BY FOR FOREVER IS ANYBODY WAVING… FEELS LIKE WE COULD GO ON FOR FOREVER BACK AT ME? THIS WAY OH THIS WAY IS ANYBODY WAVING? OH ALL WE SEE IS LIGHT FOR FOREVER ‘CAUSE THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT FOR FOREVER EVAN LIKE WE’LL BE ALRIGHT FOR FOREVER THIS WAY Why would you write that? TWO FRIENDS ON A PERFECT DAY JARED AND THERE HE GOES I’m just trying to tell the truth. RACIN’ TOWARD THE TALLEST TREE FROM FAR ACROSS A YELLOW FIELD EVAN I HEAR HIM CALLIN’, “FOLLOW ME” This needs to be perfect. These emails have to prove that we were actually THERE WE GO friends. Just, l’ll do it WONDERIN’ HOW THE WORLD MIGHT LOOK FROM UP SO HIGH ONE FOOT AFTER THE OTHER CONNOR ONE BRANCH, THEN TO ANOTHER I LIFE WITHOUT YOU HAS BEEN HARD I CLIMB HIGHER AND HIGHER I CLIMB ‘TIL THE ENTIRE SUN SHINES ON MY FACE JARED AND I SUDDENLY FEEL THE BRANCH GIVE WAY Hard? I’M ON THE GROUND MY ARM GOES NUMB CONNOR I LOOK AROUND HAS BEEN BAD AND I SEE HIM COME TO GET ME HE’S COME TO GET ME JARED AND EV’RYTHING’S OK Bad?

ALL WE SEE IS SKY FOR FOREVER CONNOR WE LET THE WORLD PASS BY FOR FOREVER HAS BEEN ROUGH BUDDY, YOU AND I FOR FOREVER THIS WAY THIS WAY JARED ALL WE SEE IS LIGHT Kinky. ‘CAUSE THE SUN BURNS BRIGHT WE COULD BE ALRIGHT FOR FOREVER THIS WAY CONNOR TWO FRIENDS AND I MISS TALKING ABOUT LIFE AND OTHER STUFF TRUE FRIENDS ON A PERFECT DAY JARED Very specific.

4. SINCERELY, ME EVAN Mike Faist, Ben Platt & Will Roland Shut up.

CONNOR CONNOR DEAR EVAN HANSEN: I LIKE MY PARENTS— WE’VE BEEN WAY TOO THINGS HAVE BEEN CRAZY JARED AND IT SUCKS THAT WE DON’T TALK THAT MUCH Who says that? BUT I SHOULD TELL YOU THAT I THINK OF YOU EACH NIGHT I RUB MY NIPPLES AND START MOANING WITH DELIGHT CONNOR I LOVE MY PARENTS BUT EACH DAY’S ANOTHER FIGHT JARED IF I STOP SMOKING DRUGS No… THEN EV’RYTHING MIGHT BE ALRIGHT EVAN JARED I’M SENDING PICTURES OF THE MOST AMAZING TREES Smoking drugs? JARED EVAN No… Just fix it. EVAN CONNOR YOU’LL BE OBSESSED WITH ALL MY FOREST EXPERTISE IF I STOP SMOKING CRACK— JARED EVAN Absolutely not. Crack? EVAN CONNOR DUDE, I’M PROUD OF YOU IF I STOP SMOKING POT JUST KEEP PUSHING THROUGH THEN EV’RYTHING MIGHT BE ALRIGHT YOU’RE TURNING AROUND I’LL TAKE YOUR ADVICE I CAN SEE I’LL TRY TO BE MORE NICE I’LL TURN IT AROUND CONNOR WAIT AND SEE JUST WAIT AND SEE

‘CAUSE ALL THAT IT TAKES IS A LITTLE REINVENTION EVAN/CONNOR IT’S EASY TO CHANGE IF YOU GIVE IT YOUR ATTENTION ‘CAUSE ALL THAT IT TAKES IS A LITTLE REINVENTION ALL YOU GOTTA DO IT’S EASY TO CHANGE IF YOU GIVE IT YOUR ATTENTION IS JUST BELIEVE YOU CAN BE WHO YOU WANNA BE ALL YOU GOTTA DO SINCERELY, ME IS JUST BELIEVE YOU CAN BE WHO YOU WANNA BE SINCERELY… JARED Are we done yet? EVAN/CONNOR ME EVAN I can’t just give them one email. I want to show that I was, like, a good friend, CONNOR you know? MY SISTER’S HOT

JARED EVAN Oh my God… What the hell?

EVAN JARED DEAR CONNOR MURPHY: My bad. YES, I ALSO MISS OUR TALKS STOP DOING DRUGS CONNOR JUST TRY TO TAKE DEEP BREATHS AND GO ON WALKS DEAR EVAN HANSEN:

THANKS FOR EV’RY NOTE YOU SEND EVAN/CONNOR/JARED DAY EVAN HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! DEAR CONNOR MURPHY: I’M JUST GLAD TO BE YOUR FRIEND ‘CAUSE ALL THAT IT TAKES IS A LITTLE REINVENTION IT’S EASY TO CHANGE IF YOU GIVE IT EVAN/CONNOR OUR FRIENDSHIP GOES BEYOND EVAN/JARED YOUR AV’RAGE KIND OF BOND YOUR

EVAN CONNOR BUT NOT BECAUSE WE’RE GAY YOUR

CONNOR EVAN/JARED NO, NOT BECAUSE WE’RE GAY A-

EVAN/CONNOR CONNOR WE’RE CLOSE, BUT NOT THAT WAY A- THE ONLY MAN THAT I LOVE EVAN/CONNOR/JARED IS MY DAD -TTENTION ALL YOU GOTTA DO CONNOR IS JUST BELIEVE YOU CAN BE WHO YOU WANNA BE WELL, ANYWAY SINCERELY,

EVAN CONNOR/EVAN YOU’RE GETTING BETTER EV’RY DAY MISS YOU DEARLY

CONNOR JARED/EVAN/CONNOR I’M GETTING BETTER EV’RY DAY SINCERELY, ME

EVAN EVAN KEEP SINCERELY, ME

CONNOR EVAN/CONNOR/JARED GETTING SINCERELY, ME SINCERELY, ME EVAN BETTER 5. REQUIEM CONNOR Laura Dreyfuss, Michael Park & Jennifer Laura Thompson EV – ZOE EVAN WHY SHOULD I THIS GAME OF PRETEND – ’RY REMEMBERING THROUGH A SECONDHAND SORROW? SUCH A GREAT SON AND WONDERFUL FRIEND ZOE LARRY OH, DON’T THE TEARS JUST POUR? MY WORLD MY WORLD I COULD CURL UP AND IN MY ROOM HAS GONE DARK HAS GONE DARK THERE IN MY BED STILL SOBBING TOMORROW I COULD GIVE IN TO ALL OF THE GLOOM CYNTHIA BUT TELL ME, TELL ME WHAT FOR? WITHOUT I CAN SEE YOUR LIGHT? YOUR LIGHT WHY SHOULD I HAVE A HEAVY HEART? I WILL SING NO REQUIEM WHY SHOULD I START TO BREAK ? TONIGHT WHY AND FALL APART FOR YOU? ZOE WHY ‘CAUSE WHEN THE VILLAINS FALL SHOULD I PLAY THE GRIEVING GIRL AND LIE THE KINGDOMS NEVER WEEP SAYING THAT I MISS YOU AND THAT MY NO ONE LIGHTS WORLD HAS GONE DARK WITHOUT YOUR LIGHT? A CANDLE TO REMEMBER I WILL SING NO REQUIEM TONIGHT NO, NO ONE MOURNS AT ALL LARRY WHEN THEY LAY THEM DOWN I GAVE YOU THE WORLD, YOU THREW IT AWAY TO SLEEP LEAVING THESE BROKEN PIECES BEHIND YOU CYNTHIA/LARRY EV’RYTHING WASTED, NOTHING TO SAY SO DON’T TELL ME THAT I AH SO I CAN SING NO REQUIEM DIDN’T HAVE IT RIGHT AH AH CYNTHIA DON’T TELL ME THAT IT AH I HEAR YOUR VOICE AND FEEL YOU NEAR WASN’T BLACK AND WHITE AH WITHIN I FINALLY FIND YOU AH AND NOW THAT I KNOW THAT YOU ARE STILL HERE AFTER ALL YOU PUT ME THROUGH AH I WILL SING NO REQUIEM TONIGHT DON’T SAY IT WASN’T TRUE AH THAT YOU WERE NOT THE MONSTER ZOE/LARRY THAT I KNEW WHY SHOULD I HAVE A HEAVY HEART? ‘CAUSE I CANNOT PLAY THE GRIEVING GIRL AND LIE ZOE SAYING THAT I MISS YOU WHY SHOULD I SAY CYNTHIA AND THAT MY WORLD HAS GONE DARK… I’LL KEEP YOU WITH ME? I’LL KEEP YOU WITH ME WHY SHOULD I GO AND LARRY FALL APART FOR YOU? I WILL SING NO REQUIEM

ZOE CYNTHIA/LARRY CYNTHIA WHY AH I WILL SING NO REQUIEM SHOULD I PLAY THE GRIEVING GIRL AND LIE AH ZOE SAYING THAT I MISS YOU I WILL SING NO REQUIEM AND THAT TONIGHT

CYNTHIA/LARRY AND THOUGH HE WANTED TO OH HE COULDN’T TALK TO YOU OH HE COULDN’T FIND A WAY BUT HE WOULD ALWAYS SAY: ZOE OH “IF I COULD TELL HER TELL HER EV’RYTHING I SEE ZOE/CYNTHIA/LARRY IF I COULD TELL HER OH HOW SHE’S EV’RYTHING TO ME BUT WE’RE A MILLION WORLDS APART AND I DON’T KNOW 6. IF I COULD TELL HER HOW I WOULD EVEN START Ben Platt & Laura Dreyfuss IF I COULD TELL HER IF I COULD TELL HER” EVAN He thought you were…awesome. ZOE Did he say anything else? ZOE He thought I was “awesome”? My brother? EVAN About you? EVAN Definitely. ZOE Never mind. I don’t even really care anyway... ZOE How? EVAN No, no, no, he said so many things, I’m just…I’m trying to remember the EVAN best ones. Well… EVAN HE SAID HE THOUGHT THERE’S NOTHING LIKE YOUR SMILE YOU LOOKED REALLY PRETTY SORT OF SUBTLE AND PERFECT AND REAL HE SAID Or… YOU NEVER KNEW HOW WONDERFUL THAT SMILE COULD MAKE SOMEONE FEEL IT LOOKED PRETTY COOL WHEN YOU PUT INDIGO STREAKS IN YOUR AND HE KNEW WHENEVER YOU GET BORED ZOE YOU SCRIBBLE STARS ON THE CUFFS OF YOUR JEANS He did? AND HE NOTICED THAT YOU STILL FILL OUT THE QUIZZES EVAN THAT THEY PUT IN THOSE TEEN MAGAZINES AND HE WONDERED HOW YOU LEARNED TO BUT HE KEPT IT ALL INSIDE HIS HEAD LIKE ALL THE REST OF THE WORLD ISN’T THERE WHAT HE SAW HE LEFT UNSAID BUT HE KEPT IT ALL INSIDE HIS HEAD WHAT HE SAW HE LEFT UNSAID SO WE GET LOST IN THE IN-BETWEEN

“IF I COULD TELL HER BUT, IF YOU CAN SOMEHOW KEEP THEM THINKING OF ME TELL HER EV’RYTHING I SEE AND MAKE ME MORE THAN AN ABANDONED MEMORY IF I COULD TELL HER WELL, THAT MEANS WE MATTER TOO HOW SHE’S EV’RYTHING TO ME ZOE IT MEANS SOMEONE WILL SEE THAT YOU ARE THERE BUT WE’RE A MILLION BUT WE’RE A MILLION WORLDS APART WORLDS APART NO ONE DESERVES TO BE FORGOTTEN AND I DON’T KNOW HOW NO ONE DESERVES TO FADE AWAY I WOULD EVEN START NO ONE SHOULD COME AND GO IF I COULD TELL HER AND HAVE NO ONE KNOW IF I COULD TELL HER…” HE WAS EVER EVEN HERE NO ONE DESERVES BUT WHADDAYA DO TO DISAPPEAR, TO DISAPPEAR WHEN THERE’S THIS GREAT DIVIDE? ZOE DISAPPEAR HE JUST SEEMED SO FAR AWAY… EVAN AND WHADDAYA DO It’s true. WHEN THE DISTANCE IS TOO WIDE? IT’S LIKE I DUNNO CONNOR ANYTHING EVEN IF YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN THAT EVAN BARELY-IN-THE-BACKGROUND KIND OF GUY AND HOW DO YOU SAY, “I LOVE YOU?” EVAN/CONNOR I LOVE YOU YOU STILL MATTER I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU CONNOR AND EVEN IF YOU’RE SOMEBODY WHO CAN’T ESCAPE THE BUT WE’RE A MILLION WORLDS APART FEELING THAT THE WORLD’S PASSED YOU BY AND I DON’T KNOW HOW I WOULD EVEN START EVAN IF I COULD TELL HER YOU STILL MATTER IF I COULD… CONNOR IF YOU NEVER GET AROUND TO DOING SOME REMARKABLE 7. DISAPPEAR THING Mike Faist, Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland, Jennifer Laura Thompson & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen EVAN/CONNOR THAT DOESN’T MEAN CONNOR EVAN GUYS LIKE YOU AND ME THAT YOU’RE NOT WORTH REMEMBERING WE’RE JUST THE “LOSERS” WHO KEEP WAITING TO BE SEEN Right? I mean… CONNOR NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE THINK OF THE PEOPLE WHO OR STOPS TO NOTICE THAT WE’RE THERE NEED TO KNOW EVAN JARED THEY NEED TO KNOW The Connor Project? CONNOR SO YOU NEED EVAN TO SHOW THEM I NEED TO A student group dedicated to keeping Connor’s memory alive, to showing SHOW THEM that everybody should matter.

CONNOR/EVAN ALANA THAT NO ONE DESERVES TO BE FORGOTTEN We have to do this. Not just for Connor. For everyone.

EVAN EVAN NO ONE DESERVES TO BE FORGOTTEN ‘CAUSE NO ONE DESERVES TO BE FORGOTTEN

CONNOR/EVAN ALANA/JARED NO ONE DESERVES TO FADE AWAY NO ONE DESERVES TO FADE AWAY

EVAN EVAN TO FADE AWAY NO ONE DESERVES TO FADE AWAY

CONNOR/EVAN EVAN NO ONE SHOULD FLICKER OUT We’re calling it the Connor Project. OR HAVE ANY DOUBT THAT IT MATTERS THAT THEY ARE HERE CYNTHIA The Connor Project? EVAN NO ONE DESERVES EVAN Imagine a major online presence… CONNOR NO ONE DESERVES JARED A massive fundraising drive… EVAN/CONNOR TO DISAPPEAR ALANA TO DISAPPEAR, DISAPPEAR And for the kickoff event, an all-school memorial assembly.

CONNOR LARRY WHEN YOU’RE FALLIN’ IN A FOREST I didn’t realize Connor meant this much to people. AND THERE’S NOBODY AROUND ALL YOU WANT IS FOR SOMEBODY TO FIND YOU CYNTHIA YOU’RE FALLIN’ IN A FOREST Oh, Evan…this is wonderful. AND WHEN YOU HIT THE GROUND ALL YOU NEED IS FOR SOMEBODY TO FIND YOU CYNTHIA NO ONE DESERVES TO BE FORGOTTEN EVAN I’m calling it the Connor Project. EVAN NO ONE DESERVES TO FADE AWAY CYNTHIA/JARED/ALANA EVAN NO ONE DESERVES TO DISAPPEAR FELT LIKE NOBODY WAS THERE? HAVE YOU EVER FELT FORGOTTEN ? EVAN HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE YOU COULD DISAPPEAR? NO ONE DESERVES TO DISAPPEAR LIKE YOU COULD FALL, AND NO ONE WOULD HEAR?

ALANA/JARED/EVAN WELL, LET THAT LONELY FEELING WASH AWAY NO ONE SHOULD MAYBE THERE’S A REASON YOU’LL BE OKAY FLICKER OUT OR HAVE ANY DOUBT ‘CAUSE WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND THAT IT MATTERS THAT THEY ARE HERE YOU CAN REACH, REACH OUT YOUR HAND

EVAN AND OH, SOMEONE WILL COME RUNNIN’ NO ONE DESERVES AND I KNOW THEY’LL TAKE YOU HOME ALANA NO ONE DESERVES EVEN WHEN THE DARK COMES CRASHIN’ THROUGH JARED WHEN YOU NEED A FRIEND TO CARRY YOU NO ONE DESERVES AND WHEN YOU’RE BROKEN ON THE GROUND YOU WILL BE FOUND EVAN/JARED/ALANA SO LET THE SUN COME STREAMIN’ IN TO DISAPPEAR ‘CAUSE YOU’LL REACH UP AND YOU’LL RISE AGAIN TO DISAPPEAR LIFT YOUR HEAD AND LOOK AROUND DISAPPEAR YOU WILL BE FOUND

ALANA YOU WILL BE FOUND NO ONE DESERVES JARED YOU WILL BE FOUND TO BE FORGOTTEN TO DISAPPEAR EVAN YOU WILL BE FOUND DISAPPEAR YOU WILL BE FOUND

ALANA/JARED/EVAN ALANA DISAPPEAR Have you seen this? Someone put a video of your speech online.

COMPANY EVAN TO DISAPPEAR My speech? DISAPPEAR TO DISAPPEAR (DISAPPEAR) ALANA DISAPPEAR (DISAPPEAR) People started sharing it, I guess, and now…I mean, Connor is everywhere. TO DISAPPEAR (DISAPPEAR) DISAPPEAR (DISAPPEAR) JARED TO DISAPPEAR (DISAPPEAR) Your speech is everywhere. This morning, the Connor Project page, it only DISAPPEAR had fifty-six people following it.

EVAN 8. YOU WILL BE FOUND Well, how many does it have now? Ben Platt, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland, Laura Dreyfuss & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen JARED I know someone who really needed Four thousand, five hundred, CYNTHIA to hear this today, so thank you, and eighty-two. Sixteen thousand, two hundred, Evan Hansen, for doing what OH and thirty-nine. you’re doing.

EVAN I never met you, Connor. But coming I don’t understand. What happened? on here, reading everyone’s posts… OH (OH) It’s so easy to feel alone, but Evan is SOMEONE WILL CYNTHIA exactly right, we’re not alone. COME RUNNIN’ You did. None of us.

ALANA We’re not alone. THERE’S A PLACE WHERE WE DON’T HAVE TO FEEL UNKNOWN None of us. VIRTUAL COMMUNITY Oh my God. None of us.

Everybody needs to see this. None of us are alone.

ALANA Like. OH AND EV’RY TIME THAT YOU YOU’RE A LITTLE LESS ALONE OH Forward. VIRTUAL COMMUNITY I can’t stop watching this video. Especially now, with everything you hear in the news.

Seventeen years old. Like.

JARED Share. IF YOU ONLY SAY THE WORD Re-Post. VIRTUAL COMMUNITY Take five minutes, this will make your day. Forward. OH ALANA/JARED Thank you, Evan Hansen, for SOMEONE WILL FROM ACROSS THE SILENCE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD giving us a space to remember COME RUNNIN’ Connor. VIRTUAL COMMUNITY COMPANY To be together. OH Share it with the people you love. OH To find each other. Re-Post. Share. The world has to hear this. Sending prayers from Michigan. SOMEONE WILL A beautiful tribute. OH COME RUNNIN’ Vermont. Favorite. Tampa. YOU WILL BE FOUND

Sacramento. TO TAKE OUT OF THE SHADOWS YOU HOME THE MORNING IS BREAKING Thank you (TO TAKE AND ALL IS NEW Evan Hansen. YOU HOME) ALL IS NEW

Re-Post. SOMEONE WILL IT’S FILLING UP THE EMPTY COME RUNNIN’ AND SUDDENLY I SEE Thank you, Evan. TO ALL IS NEW YOU HOME ALL IS NEW Watch until the end. ALANA/JARED Thank you, Evan Hansen.

This video is everything right now. ALANA/JARED/ZOE YOU ARE NOT ALONE Thank you, Evan. ALANA/ZOE/CYNTHIA/JARED/LARRY All the feels. YOU ARE NOT ALONE

This is about community. COMPANY/VIRTUAL COMMUNITY YOU ARE NOT ALONE The meaning of friendship. YOU ARE NOT ALONE Thank you. (YOU ARE NOT ALONE) YOU ARE NOT ALONE Thanks to Evan. TO TAKE (YOU ARE NOT ALONE) YOU HOME YOU ARE NOT Evan Hansen. TO TAKE YOU ARE NOT ALONE YOU HOME (YOU ARE NOT ALONE) Thank you. ZOE COMPANY/VIRTUAL COMMUNITY EVEN WHEN THE DARK COMES CRASHIN’ THROUGH EVEN WHEN THE DARK COMES CRASHIN’ THROUGH WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE TO CARRY YOU WHEN YOU NEED A FRIEND TO CARRY YOU WHEN YOU’RE BROKEN ON THE GROUND WHEN YOU’RE BROKEN ON THE GROUND YOU WILL BE FOUND COMPANY/VIRTUAL COMMUNITY SO LET THE SUN COME STREAMIN’ IN YOU WILL BE FOUND ‘CAUSE YOU’LL REACH UP AND YOU’LL RISE AGAIN SO LET THE SUN COME STREAMIN’ IN IF YOU ONLY LOOK AROUND ‘CAUSE YOU’LL REACH UP AND YOU’LL RISE AGAIN YOU WILL BE FOUND IF YOU ONLY LOOK AROUND YOU WILL BE FOUND YOU WILL BE FOUND YOU WILL BE FOUND YOU WILL BE FOUND EVEN WHEN THE DARK COMES CRASHIN’ THROUGH LARRY YOU WILL BE FOUND IT’S ALL A PROCESS THAT IS REALLY QUITE PRECISE WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE A SORT OF SECRET METHOD KNOWN TO VERY FEW TO CARRY YOU SO, IF YOU’RE IN THE MARKET FOR…PROFESSIONAL ADVICE WELL, TODAY COULD BE A LUCKY DAY FOR YOU YOU WILL BE FOUND YOU WILL BE FOUND LARRY Shaving cream. EVAN YOU WILL BE FOUND EVAN Shaving cream?

9. TO BREAK IN A GLOVE LARRY Michael Park & Ben Platt Oh yeah. You rub that in for about five minutes. Tie it all up with rubber bands, put it under your mattress, and sleep on it. And you do that for at least a EVAN week. Every day. Consistent. This glove is really cool, wow. LARRY LARRY AND THOUGH THIS METHOD ISN’T EASY Why don’t you take it? EV’RY SECOND THAT YOU SPEND IS GONNA PAY OFF EVAN IT’LL PAY OFF IN THE END Oh no, I couldn’t. IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE PATIENCE LARRY IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME Why not? A LITTLE PERSEVERANCE AND A LITTLE UPHILL CLIMB EVAN YOU MIGHT NOT THINK IT’S WORTH IT Are you sure? YOU MIGHT BEGIN TO DOUBT BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE ANY SHORTCUTS LARRY YOU GOTTA STICK IT OUT I BOUGHT THIS GLOVE A THOUSAND YEARS AGO AND IT’S THE FOR SOME BIRTHDAY BUT IT’S THE RIGHT WAY OR SOME CHRISTMAS THAT HAS COME AND GONE THE RIGHT WAY I THOUGHT WE MIGHT PLAY CATCH OR – I DON’T KNOW TO BREAK IN A GLOVE BUT HE LEFT IT IN THE BAG WITH THE TAG STILL ON LARRY LARRY With something like this, you’ve got to be ready to put in the work. Make the You’ll have to break it in, though, first. You can’t catch anything with it that stiff. commitment. So, what do ? EVAN How do you break it in? EVAN I mean, definitely. LARRY Well… LARRY SOME PEOPLE SAY, “JUST USE A MICROWAVE OR TRY THAT RUN-IT-THROUGH-HOT- TECHNIQUE” LARRY WELL THEY CAN GLOAT ABOUT THE TIME THEY SAVE IT’S THE HARD WAY EVAN ‘TIL THEY GOTTA BUY ANOTHER GLOVE NEXT WEEK BUT IT’S THE RIGHT WAY THE RIGHT WAY THE RIGHT WAY LARRY TO BREAK IN A GLOVE TO BREAK IN A GLOVE IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE PATIENCE EVAN IT TAKES A LITTLE PATIENCE LARRY IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME You’re good to go. IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME A LITTLE PERSEVERANCE PERSEVERANCE 10. ONLY US AND A LITTLE UPHILL CLIMB A LITTLE UPHILL CLIMB Laura Dreyfuss & Ben Platt AND IT’S THE HARD WAY ZOE BUT IT’S THE RIGHT WAY I DON’T NEED YOU TO SELL ME ON REASONS TO WANT YOU THE RIGHT WAY THE RIGHT WAY I DON’T NEED YOU TO SEARCH FOR THE PROOF THAT I SHOULD YOU DON’T HAVE TO CONVINCE ME ‘CAUSE THERE’S A RIGHT WAY YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE SCARED YOU’RE NOT ENOUGH IN EV’RYTHING YOU DO ‘CAUSE WHAT WE’VE GOT GOIN’ IS GOOD KEEP THAT GRIT EVAN KEEP THAT GRIT I DON’T NEED MORE REMINDERS OF ALL THAT’S BEEN BROKEN FOLLOW THROUGH FOLLOW THROUGH I DON’T NEED YOU TO FIX WHAT I’D RATHER FORGET CLEAR THE SLATE AND START OVER LARRY TRY TO QUIET THE NOISES IN YOUR HEAD EVEN WHEN EV’RYONE AROUND YOU THINKS YOU’RE CRAZY WE CAN’T COMPETE WITH ALL THAT EVEN WHEN EV’RYONE AROUND YOU LETS THINGS GO WHETHER YOU’RE PREPPING FOR SOME TEST SO, WHAT IF IT’S US? OR YOU’RE MILES FROM SOME GOAL WHAT IF IT’S US AND ONLY US? OR YOU’RE JUST TRYING TO DO WHAT’S BEST AND WHAT CAME BEFORE FOR A KID WHO’S LOST CONTROL WON’T COUNT ANYMORE, OR MATTER CAN WE TRY THAT? YOU DO THE HARD THING ‘CAUSE THAT’S THE RIGHT THING WHAT IF IT’S YOU? YEAH, THAT’S THE RIGHT THING AND WHAT IF IT’S ME? AND WHAT IF THAT’S ALL THAT WE NEED IT TO BE? EVAN AND THE REST OF THE WORLD FALLS AWAY Connor was really lucky. To have a dad that…a dad who cared so much. WHAT DO YOU SAY? About…taking care of stuff.

EVAN LARRY I NEVER THOUGHT THERE’D BE SOMEONE LIKE YOU Shaving cream. Rubber bands. Mattress. Repeat. Got it? WHO WOULD WANT ME EVAN ZOE Got it. Well… EVAN THE WORLD FALLS AWAY SO I GIVE YOU TEN THOUSAND REASONS TO NOT LET ME GO AND IT’S ONLY US BUT IF YOU REALLY SEE ME IF YOU LIKE ME FOR ME AND NOTHING ELSE WELL, THAT’S ALL THAT I’VE WANTED 11. GOOD FOR YOU FOR LONGER THAN YOU COULD POSSIBLY KNOW Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Will Roland & Ben Platt

SO IT CAN BE US HEIDI IT CAN BE US AND ONLY US SO YOU FOUND A PLACE WHERE THE GRASS IS GREENER AND WHAT CAME BEFORE AND YOU JUMPED THE FENCE TO THE OTHER SIDE WON’T COUNT ANYMORE OR MATTER IS IT GOOD? WE CAN TRY THAT ARE THEY GIVING YOU A WORLD I COULD NEVER PROVIDE?

EVAN/ZOE WELL I HOPE YOU’RE PROUD OF YOUR BIG DECISION IT’S NOT SO IMPOSSIBLE YEAH I HOPE IT’S ALL THAT YOU WANT AND MORE NOW YOU’RE FREE EVAN FROM THE AGONIZING LIFE YOU WERE LIVING BEFORE BUT THE TWO OF US HERE AND YOU SAY WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY EVAN/ZOE SO THAT YOU GET TO WALK AWAY ‘CAUSE YOU’RE SAYING IT’S POSSIBLE IT WOULD KILL YOU TO HAVE TO STAY TRAPPED WHEN YOU’VE GOT SOMETHIN’ NEW ZOE WELL I’M SORRY YOU HAD IT ROUGH WE CAN JUST WATCH THE WHOLE WORLD DISAPPEAR AND I’M SORRY I’M NOT ENOUGH THANK GOD THEY RESCUED YOU EVAN/ZOE ‘TIL YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE I STILL KNOW HOW TO SEE SO YOU GOT WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED SO YOU GOT YOUR DREAM-COME-TRUE EVAN WELL, GOOD FOR YOU IT’S JUST YOU AND ME GOOD FOR YOU YOU YOU GOT A TASTE OF A LIFE SO PERFECT ZOE SO YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO IT’LL BE US GOOD FOR YOU IT’LL BE US AND ONLY US GOOD FOR YOU AND WHAT CAME BEFORE WON’T COUNT ANYMORE ALANA DOES IT CROSS YOUR MIND TO BE SLIGHTLY SORRY? EVAN/ZOE DO YOU EVEN CARE THAT YOU MIGHT BE WRONG? WE CAN TRY THAT WAS IT FUN? YOU AND ME WELL I HOPE YOU HAD A BLAST THAT’S ALL THAT WE NEED IT TO BE WHILE YOU DRAGGED ME ALONG AND THE REST OF THE WORLD FALLS AWAY AND THE REST OF THE WORLD FALLS AWAY JARED THE WORLD FALLS AWAY AND YOU SAY WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY AND YOU PLAY WHO YOU NEED TO PLAY AND IF SOMEBODY’S IN YOUR WAY NOW YOU SAY THAT YOU’RE SOMEONE NEW CRUSH THEM AND LEAVE THEM BEHIND GOOD FOR YOU GOOD FOR YOU JARED/ALANA GOOD FOR YOU WELL I GUESS IF I’M NOT OF USE GOOD FOR YOU GO AHEAD, YOU CAN CUT ME LOOSE SO YOU GOT WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED GO AHEAD NOW, I WON’T MIND

HEIDI 12. WORDS FAIL I’LL SHUT MY MOUTH AND I’LL LET YOU GO Ben Platt IS THAT GOOD FOR YOU? WOULD THAT BE GOOD FOR YOU, YOU, YOU? EVAN I NEVER MEANT TO MAKE IT SUCH A MESS ALANA/HEIDI I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD GO THIS FAR I’LL JUST SIT BACK WHILE YOU RUN THE SHOW SO I JUST STAND HERE IS THAT GOOD FOR YOU? SORRY, SEARCHING WOULD THAT BE GOOD FOR YOU, YOU, YOU? FOR SOMETHING TO SAY SOMETHING TO SAY ALANA/HEIDI/JARED EVAN I’LL SHUT MY MOUTH ALL I NEED IS SOME TIME WORDS FAIL AND I’LL LET YOU GO TO THINK WORDS FAIL IS THAT GOOD FOR YOU? BUT THE BOAT THERE’S NOTHING I CAN SAY WOULD THAT BE IS ABOUT TO SINK GOOD FOR YOU, YOU, YOU? CAN’T ERASE I GUESS… I THOUGHT I COULD BE PART OF THIS WHAT I WROTE IN INK I NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF THING BEFORE TELL ME HOW CAN I CHANGE I NEVER HAD THAT PERFECT GIRL WHO THE STORY? SOMEHOW COULD SEE THE GOOD PART OF ME I’LL JUST SIT BACK ALL THE WORDS THAT I WHILE YOU RUN THE SHOW CAN’T TAKE BACK I NEVER HAD THE DAD WHO STUCK IT OUT IS THAT GOOD FOR YOU? LIKE A TRAIN COMIN’ NO CORNY JOKES OR BASEBALL GLOVES GOOD FOR YOU? OFF THE TRACK NO MOM WHO JUST WAS THERE AS THE RAILS AND THE BOLTS ‘CAUSE MOM WAS ALL THAT SHE HAD TO BE ALL CRACK I GOTTA FIND A WAY TO THAT’S NOT A WORTHY EXPLANATION STOP IT, STOP IT I KNOW THERE IS NONE JUST LET ME OUT NOTHING CAN MAKE SENSE OF ALL THESE THINGS I’VE DONE ALANA/JARED/HEIDI SO YOU GOT WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED WORDS FAIL SO YOU GOT YOUR DREAM COME TRUE WORDS FAIL THERE’S NOTHING I CAN SAY EVAN/ALANA/JARED/HEIDI GOOD FOR YOU YOU SEE EVERYTHING YOU’VE WANTED GOOD FOR YOU YOU AND SOMETIMES YOU SEE EVERYTHING YOU WISH YOU HAD YOU GOT A TASTE OF A LIFE SO PERFECT AND IT’S RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE

RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU 13. SO BIG/SO SMALL AND YOU WANT TO BELIEVE IT’S TRUE SO YOU MAKE IT TRUE Rachel Bay Jones AND YOU THINK HEIDI MAYBE EVERYBODY WANTS IT, NEEDS IT A LITTLE BIT TOO IT WAS A FEBRUARY DAY WHEN YOUR DAD CAME BY BEFORE GOIN’ AWAY THIS WAS JUST A SAD INVENTION A U-HAUL TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY IT WASN’T REAL, I KNOW THE DAY IT WAS SUDDENLY REAL BUT WE WERE HAPPY I GUESS I COULDN’T LET THAT GO NOT TO COME OUTSIDE I GUESS I COULDN’T GIVE THAT UP BUT YOU SAW THAT TRUCK AND YOU SMILED SO WIDE I GUESS I WANTED TO BELIEVE A TRUCK IN YOUR DRIVEWAY ‘CAUSE IF I JUST BELIEVE WE LET YOU SIT BEHIND THE WHEEL THEN I DON’T HAVE TO SEE WHAT’S REALLY THERE

GOODBYE, GOODBYE NO, I’D RATHER NOW IT’S JUST ME AND MY LITTLE GUY PRETEND I’M SOMETHING BETTER THAN THESE BROKEN PARTS PRETEND I’M SOMETHING OTHER THAN THIS MESS THAT I AM AND THE HOUSE FELT SO BIG ‘CAUSE THEN I DON’T HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AND I FELT SO SMALL AND NO ONE GETS TO LOOK AT IT THE HOUSE FELT SO BIG NO, NO ONE CAN REALLY SEE AND I FELT SO SMALL ‘CAUSE I’VE LEARNED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE THAT NIGHT I TUCKED YOU INTO BED BEFORE I EVEN TURN THE KEY I WILL HOW YOU SAT UP AND SAID: BEFORE I MAKE THE MISTAKE “IS THERE ANOTHER TRUCK COMIN’ TO OUR DRIVEWAY BEFORE I LEAD WITH THE WORST OF ME A TRUCK THAT WILL TAKE MOMMY AWAY?” I NEVER LET THEM SEE THE WORST OF ME

AND THE HOUSE FELT SO BIG ‘CAUSE WHAT IF EV’RYONE SAW? AND I FELT SO SMALL WHAT IF EV’RYONE KNEW? THE HOUSE FELT SO BIG WOULD THEY LIKE WHAT THEY SAW? AND I… OR WOULD THEY HATE IT TOO? WILL I JUST RUNNING AWAY FROM WHAT’S TRUE? AND I KNEW THERE WOULD BE MOMENTS THAT I’D MISS

AND I KNEW THERE WOULD BE SPACE I COULDN’T FILL ALL I EVER DO IS RUN AND I KNEW I’D COME UP SHORT A MILLION DIFF’ WAYS AND I DID, AND I DO, AND I WILL SO HOW DO I STEP INTO THE SUN? BUT LIKE THAT FEBUARY DAY STEP INTO THE SUN I WILL TAKE YOUR HAND, SQUEEZE IT TIGHTLY AND SAY: “THERE’S NOT ANOTHER TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY YOUR MOM ISN’T GOIN’ ANYWHERE YOUR MOM IS STAYIN’ ” YOUR MOM ISN’T GOIN’ ANYWHERE YOUR MOM IS STAYIN’ RIGHT HERE WHAT I’LL …

WHEN IT ALL FEELS SO BIG ‘TIL IT ALL FEELS SO SMALL WHEN IT ALL FEELS SO BIG ‘TIL IT ALL FEELS SO SMALL ‘TIL IT ALL FEELS SO SMALL

14. FINALE Ben Platt & Original Broadway Cast of Dear Evan Hansen

EVAN Dear Evan Hansen. Today is going to be a good day and here’s why. Because today, today at least…you’re you. And that’s enough.

COMPANY ALL WE SEE IS SKY FOR FOREVER WE LET THE WORLD PASS BY FOR FOREVER FEELS LIKE WE COULD GO ON FOR FOREVER THIS WAY THIS WAY

ALL WE SEE IS LIGHT WATCH THE SUN BURN BRIGHT WE COULD BE ALRIGHT FOR FOREVER THIS WAY

ALL WE SEE IS SKY FOR FOREVER

EVAN IS SKY FOR FOREVER

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