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“Dear Evan Hansen” (Universal)

By: The Catholic Post   -   September 27, 2021   -   Movie Review Amy Adams, Ben Platt, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Stephen Chbosky, Steven Levenson

Ben Platt and Kaitlyn Dever star in a scene from the movie "Dear Evan Hansen." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Universal Pictures)

By Catholic News Service Ben Platt reprises his Broadway role as the angst-ridden teen of the title in director Stephen Chbosky’s screen version of the award-winning 2016 musical drama. After the troubled brother (Colton Ryan) of the fellow student for whom the lad yearns (Kaitlyn Dever) takes his own life, a misunderstanding leads the parents […]