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youremysputnik · 5 years

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what I loved about DEH / Stagedooring DEH

awkward laugh - i don’t remember exactly when this was but i think it was right before only us? (I looked it up it’s during if i could tell her!!) zoe and evan are talking about something and taylor just turned away from mal toward the back of stage and went “hahaha” really awkwardly and i don’t know it was really funny

panic attack - during you will be found, evan drops his notecards and i know the different evans do this differently. taylor started repeating “sorry um... uh umm sorry uh” and then started breathing really hard and i was like “oh no i know what this is nonono” and he basically laid on the stage for a bit having a panic attack until he saw the tie. this moment really resonated with me because it was so real and i know much panic attacks suck

awkward hand touch - during the scene “you’re breaking up with me” when zoe tells evan she’s not breaking up with him, taylor was standing like two feet from mal and awkwardly stepped forward, touched her hands at her sides and went “thank you”, she then returned the gesture and went “don’t mention it” and they both laughed pretty hard it was so funny (i have seen the obc boot in a long time so i’m not sure if this happens all the time)

circle in ywbf - ok this was the moment when i really realized i was seeing this show. this is the moment in you will be found when they all turn around to face evan (toward the end of the song) and he’s in the middle and i don’t know it was so wholesome and loud and i loved it

good for you - during their solos and when heidi, jared, and alana are all singing together taylor would just stand there with his hands over his face looking at the person then they would start walking toward him and he would run

so big/so small looking at each other - i bawled during so big so small but it was specifically the part where heidi just held evan and they looked st each other and cried aHH

connor in sincerely me - it’s interesting to see how evan’s portrayal of connor changes how he is played. during sincerely me alex would run around the stage with huge energy and it’s interesting that that’s not really connor at all

sniffles - damn i thought everyone was exaggerating when they said you can hear everyone sobbing and sniffling. i think the small intimate space of the music box definitely helps that!

did you let go - ok i’m trying to avoid huge spoilers so hopefully you know this already but when this scene happened my friend basically was that new pikachu meme and went 🤭

taylors little evan ticks - I LOVE TAYLOR TRENSCH i noticed he wiped his hands on his pants a lot and rubbed his face and eyebrows! my friend (who’s not at all into theatre) even told me “it’s so cool how he does all the little ticks!”

taylor looking around - so we were sitting middle upper balcony but the music box is so small it still felt like we were right there, plus by sitting there we could see all the social media screens anyway whenever taylor would stand at the front of the stage for like a monologue or a song he would look around and even though we were so high up it felt like he could still see us and stare into our souls

waving through a window vs you will be found - i just,,,, love this show and how similar these two songs are in their structure and how different their situations are!!!

end of only us - i think i only put this because it’s funny knowing taylor and ben’s relationship and then watching the end of only us when evan and zoe kiss anyway next

words fail voice cracks - words fail has always been my favorite song and at the beginning of the song when evan is telling the murphy’s he was lying they look so heartbroken and taylor could barely get the first few lines out because he was crying and his voice was cracking and i sobbed he’s such a good actor

sobbing into mic during so big so small? - i put a ? because i couldn’t remember if it was so big so small but it definitely was at the end of that song i think either taylor’s mic was on and shouldn’t have been or he just usually doesn’t sob there but he let out a few audible sobs and again it really shows how great of an actor he is

michael crying during to break in a glove - i don’t remember ever hearing about this happening before but during to break in a glove michael could barely get some lyrics out because he was crying so hard ansjsnen i love this cast

awkward but touching hug after so big so small - the only reason i wrote awkward is because taylor’s arm was like weirdly squished between them and it around lisa but i couldn’t really come up with another word anyway they held that for a while and if was so cute

evan gets pushed—beginning of waving - ok this was really the moment i realized i was seeing dear evan hansen when alex pushed taylor and he slid and the lights changed and immediately started waving through a window i almost lost it there AND NOTHING SAD HAPPENED YET

sky’s jared NEEDS MORE APPRECIATION - ngl i was very sleep deprived when i wrote most of these notes but i agree sleep deprived christine! he was so funny!!!! please love him!! his laugh was awesome too!! rivaled will’s

MALLORY BECHTEL - her voice was so pretty and nice i love her so much!!!!! “she so cute!!” -my friend

monster that i knew - mallory paused for so long here and it was a really interesting i love her

zoom away bed zoom in table - this is like the first thing that happens, evan’s bed moves off and the murphy’s table comes on idk maybe i was a little sleep deprived but it was kinda funny to me. also ngl i forgot that jlt was still in the cast and that was a very pleasant surprise!!

evan? EVAN - taylor trensch is amazing. he yelled a lot and that’s something i didn’t really see from the clips of the other evan and i really liked it!

not all jazz - i think this was about the yelling again but also it’s such an iconic scene i’m so happy i got to see it

you want to say it again don’t you? very much so yes - sorry, i’m sorry. you say sorry a lot don’t you? yeah sorry.. i mean... you know what i mean. PRICELESS. taylor plays awkward so well sksjejdkenen

larry realizing and crying during ywbf - michael looking around at all the screens and starting to cry when he realizes he can’t deny connor’s death forever was such a good moment!!

jlt and michael hugging - this piggybacks on the last one since it’s basically the same moment but when jennifer hugged michael she was so far up on her tiptoes

social media voices - i don’t know why it caught me so off guard that the social media voices during ywbf were the same as the ones on the recording but it did? like idk i guess i’m just used to the cast recordings being better (?autotune) than actual shows but those voices literally being the exact same threw me off?

also last thing phoenix made a speech for bcefa, they were selling a bunch of things with the proceeds going to bcefa! they were selling the cast taylor wore that night for $500! so i took this picture during that speech because i’ve seen people film then so i’m assuming it’s allowed??? 😉

i’m going to put stagedooring on this post too since only two people stagedoored

* we stood for a long time but there wasn’t a lot of people at the stagedoor because i know my school had 250 people there and there were other groups that had to go.

* we were originally supposed to be back at 10:30 but they extended it to 11 so we were able to stay out later!

* i’m surprised some of my friends were willing to stand around but i think they knew this is what i really wanted to do!

* michael park came out first and i was at the very beginning so i was the first person he talked to! all i really did was thank him for such a great show! when he was signing someone else’s playbill i quickly yelled i loved tuck everlasting! not sure if he heard it or not, it kind of sounded like he said “i loved it too” but don’t quote me.

* then lisa brescia came out and we told her how much we loved the show and how thankful i am for them coming out and stagedooring even after such an emotional show and she was like “we do it for you guys!! you’re the reason we do this!!” i love her!!

* i heard later that she actually graduated from a school in my state and someone’s mom actually knew her!!

* i didn’t take selfies with anyone because i heard stage management was really strict but other people were

* honestly i was working myself up to talk to taylor and thank him for everything but then he didn’t come out. i’m going to be writing him another letter soon!

* we waited for a bit longer then the stage manager said there would be nobody else so we walked back :)

* then last night i got both of these notifications: :)))))) taylor liked my tweet and david korins (scenic director) commented on my instagram!!

#dear evan hansen #deh #christine gets lost in ny #taylor trensch #mallory bechtel #alex boniello #lisa brescia #jennifer laura thompson #michael park #phoenix best #sky lakota lynch

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mousemarner · 6 years

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The other weeks there were people doing rankings of actors in the different DEH roles and i really want to hear YOUR rankings and reasons

Tysm for asking! I’m gonna try to keep these brief-ish so this doesn’t clog up everyone’s dashes but if you want me to elaborate on any performer/character/ranking/whatever definitely feel free to ask!

I’m also keeping this to the teens btw because my opinions on the adults are fairly straightforward but idk, feel free to ask about that if you want to

Evan

Michael Lee Brown - i mean you Knew. He’s literally my url. MLB just IS Evan for me and has been since I first heard his Evan debut audio. I was just becoming friends with alix when that audio came out and I messaged her like UHHHHH I HAVE A NEW FAVORITE EVAN? and the rest is history.

Stephen Christopher Anthony - that audio shook me to my fucking core and reminded me why and how much i love this show in the first place. He also plays the role very similarly to MLB so that helps, and his vocals are absolutely fucking STUNNING. Vocally he’s honestly the best Evan of all time.

Ben Platt - I mean homeboy won a Tony for this role and originated the dang thing he’s P Great also i always forget that i??? Saw him??? The first time I saw the show???? So that was dope

Noah Galvin - Unpopular opinion apparently but I LOVED Noah’s Evan, he made such different and interesting and FUN choices and he in particular played beautifully off of Zoe

Colton Ryan - god i miss Colton tbh, he’s a Sweet Boy

Taylor Trensch - nottttttttttttttttt my fave…

Ben Levi Ross - very similar to Taylor’s Evan and vocally a bit weak in spots unfortunately, though that was only the first audio of his Evan and I think once he’s settled into the role on the tour there’s potential for him to be great because I DO think he’s VERY talented

Zoe

Laura Dreyfuss - I just absolutely adore Laura and her Zoe is so complicated and flawed and weird, she’s funny and dry and sweet and sincere and ANGRY all at once, and she’s so genuine and authentic, plus her voice is amazing.

Mallory Bechtel - HOOOOOOOO I only just heard audio of Mallory’s Zoe the other day but FUCK. Her Requiem had me in tears like SECONDS in and she’s so sweet in the initial Zoe/Evan interaction in WTAW. Also she’s ADORABLE.

Olivia Puckett - There are parts of Olivia’s Zoe that I like a lot, and I actually really enjoyed her interactions with Evan on the Stephen/Evan audio, but overall her Zoe is a bit…hard? Imo? Like what i love about Laura is she’s really sharp and dry and angry but ALSO has that softness to her in places and I’d love to see Olivia bring out a little more of that.

Jared

Will Roland - look, sorry, but Will is always gonna be Jared like it’s a role that’s so iconically tied up with him. You read those lines on the page and you HEAR his delivery of them. He’s brilliant as both a comedic and dramatic actor and he made me laugh and cry so much.

Sky Lakota-Lynch - THAT SAID SKY IS A CLOSE SECOND WOW. He’s SO funny and has done such a great job of taking a role Will made so memorable and making it his own. His LAUGHTER in Sincerely Me and Sincerely Me (reprise) makes me YELL and UHHHHHH holy shit the way he does the GFY scene…….fucks me up.

Michael Lee Brown - A SWEET BOY i really love the way it’s SO obvious his jared is insecure and putting up a front, it’s great and also sad

Nick Sacks - #bringbackNick but yeah wow i love this very soft and very defensive jared

Colton Ryan - At times Colton’s Jared is a Little too hard and sharp for me, just a little Too real about the lines that cut deep, but he’s also VEEEERY soft in places and just overall is very good

Ben Levi Ross - some of his deliveries are VERY funny (his INCREDIBLY serious “there is NOTHING unrealistic” still KILLS me) but overall kinda like Colton I find him a bit sharp and struggling to find that balance of being a LOVABLE dick and not just a dick

Connor

Mike Faist - my absolute fucking boy. Mike put so much into a character with so little Actual text and made him SO interesting and nuanced. I mean, for fuck’s sake, he got nominated for a Tony for a role that is only Technically Actually Alive onstage for about 10 minutes. He did such an incredible job separating Actual Connor and Fake Connor and he cared SO fucking much about Connor and put his all into the character. Also the choice to grow his hair out? Legendary

Alex Boniello - the moment this casting was announced I lost my MIND because I have adored Alex since DWSA, and god he’s made Connor his own in the best possible way and has so much care and love for Connor and for the show. Also his vocals are stunning.

Ben Levi Ross - HOOOO it makes me so sad that we’ll never get Ben!Connor again because he’s so wonderful, scared and small and defensive and so much more than just The Emo Kid. He brought a lot to the role, plus Ben is younger and smaller than a lot of the rest of the cast which makes him physically a VERY devastating Connor

Michael Lee Brown - honestly I could say a lot about how complex and wonderful his Connor is but TRULY the best part of his Connor is the vibrato he puts on the word “nipples” like wow 10/10 iconic

Colton Ryan - i fucking LOVE Colton’s Connor but I don’t actually have a complete audio of him (only act 2 + sincerely me) and it’s hard to judge a connor when you have no record of the scenes where he’s Actually Connor. still, i LOOOVED what i heard, his “did you fall” scene fucked me up.

Alana

Phoenix Best - she really IS the best. I love Phoenix’s Alana because she’s so young and good and spacey but also so emotional and real, her GFY scene is SOOO great. Also she’s SOOO CUTE.

Olivia Puckett - honestly a VERY close second to Phoenix, before I had Phoenix audio she WAS my fave Alana. I love her interpretation of the role and the total obliviousness with which she delivered her lines. Imo alana’s only funny when she has NO idea how funny she is, and her “that was the beginning of the end they said because then she died” made me SCREAM. Also olivia beautiful wow

Kristolyn Lloyd - also wonderful of course, I just struggled a little with how COMICALLY OVERLY SERIOUS she often played Alana because it’s so easy to veer into being cartoonish with her and i think it makes her more annoying than funny

anyway, those are my onions, im sure i forgot someone somewhere but i did my best and I’m sorry this is twenty years long, i tried to limit myself to one line per person but that…obviously didn’t happen

#asks #anon #in my life #4 #5 #dear evan hansen

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