Rising star Beau Woodbridge will play the titular character in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, which will be presented by Sydney Theatre Company and Michael Cassel Group in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra.
The production will premiere in Sydney this October.
Beau Woodbridge began his career at a young age, playing Gustave in ‘Love Never Dies’ and going on to play Michael Banks in ‘Mary Poppins’ for the New Zealand tour, Jeremy in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, and Louis in ‘The King And I’.
In 2022, Beau performed in the Boublil & Schönberg concert ‘Do You Hear The People Sing’ in Melbourne and Sydney, before moving to London to study Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy Of Music, where he has recently performed the role of Melchior in ‘Spring Awakening’.
“Evan has been a dream role of mine since I was lucky enough to see the original Broadway production when I was 14. I was just in awe of the show because you feel so connected to the characters in this story and I can’t wait to bring that experience to audiences in Australia with our company,” Beau says.
In a brand-new production reimagined by Helpmann Award-winning Director Dean Bryant, ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is an empowering experience, for anyone who has ever considered themselves on the ‘outside, always looking in’.
“The first time I saw Beau bring the ‘Evan’ material to life, I felt this emotional swell overtake me,” Dean Bryant says. “He connects so deeply to Evan's desire to connect and make people feel better, wants so desperately to be seen, that you really feel for this young man. And then he sings, cracking you open and reminding you why this is one of the great modern musical scores.”
Beau will be joined by Verity Hunt-Ballard as Evan’s mother Heidi Hansen, music theatre icon Natalie O’Donnell as Cynthia Murphy, and legendary theatre star Martin Crewes as her husband Larry. Also making up the cast are Georgia Laga’aia, Harry Targett, Carmel Rodrigues, Jacob Rozario, Lawrence Hawkins, Jessica Kok, Ariyan Sharma, Tod Strike and Teresa Tate Britten.
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ 2024/25 Australia Tour Dates
From 12 October – Roslyn Packer Theatre (Sydney)From December 2024 – Arts Centre Melbourne
From February 2025 – Canberra Theatre Centre
From April 2025 – Her Majesty’s Theatre (Adelaide)
