Q 01/05

Which actor won a Tony at 23 for creating the title role in Dear Evan Hansen and reprised it on film?

A) Darren Criss

B) Ben Platt

C) Jonathan Groff

D) Aaron Tveit

Answer · why

B) Ben Platt

Ben Platt was the youngest solo winner of the Tony for leading actor in a musical until Myles Frost took it in 2022. He had been with the show since i...

Q 02/05

Which songwriting duo, also behind The Greatest Showman, wrote the music and lyrics for Dear Evan Hansen?

A) Kitt and Yorkey

B) Shaiman and Wittman

C) Pasek and Paul

D) Lopez and Marx

Answer · why

C) Pasek and Paul

Pasek and Paul began writing together as freshmen at the University of Michigan. Benj Pasek usually handles the lyrics and Justin Paul the music, thou...

Q 03/05

Dear Evan Hansen's songwriters won an Oscar for the lyrics of City of Stars from which film?

A) Beauty and the Beast

B) The Greatest Showman

C) A Star Is Born

D) La La Land

Answer · why

D) La La Land

La La Land brought them the Best Original Song Oscar in 2017, the same year their stage show won six Tony Awards. The film's melodies were composed by...

Q 04/05

Which institution received a shirt, an arm cast and sheet music from Dear Evan Hansen's Broadway producers?

A) The Library of Congress

B) The Smithsonian

C) The Kennedy Center

D) The Museum of Broadway

Answer · why

B) The Smithsonian

The Smithsonian added the items to its National Museum of American History in 2018, along with a button for The Connor Project and a copy of Evan's le...

Q 05/05

Which pop star re-recorded Waving Through a Window to promote Dear Evan Hansen's national tour?

A) Kelly Clarkson

B) Demi Lovato

C) Sara Bareilles

D) Katy Perry

Answer · why

D) Katy Perry

Katy Perry's cover was included on the deluxe edition of the cast album in 2018, beside numbers that had been cut from the show.