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* ArcWords: "When you're fallen in a forest and there's nobody around, do you ever really crash, or even make a sound?"
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** Connor is also implied to have some sort of mental illness, as he is emotionally volatile, paranoid about what others think of him, and apparently had a history of suicidal ideation. It has been suggested that he has borderline personality disorder, but again,
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** Connor is also implied to have some sort of mental illness, as he is emotionally volatile, paranoid about what others think of him, and apparently had a history of suicidal ideation. It has been suggested that he has borderline personality disorder, but again, disorder.
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** Connor is also implied to have some sort of mental illness, as he is emotionally volatile, paranoid about what others think of him, and apparently had a history of suicidal ideation. It has been suggested that he has borderline personality disorder, but again,
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* StepfordSmiler: Heidi starts "Anybody Have a Map?" trying to get Evan excited about his first day of school, but as the song reveals, she has no real idea what she's doing.
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* {{Motifs}}: Trees are mentioned quite a lot.
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* {{Motifs}}: Trees and sunlight are mentioned quite a lot.
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* IWantSong: "Waving Through A Window", again, establishes that Evan desperately wants to connect with other people, and feel like he matters.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Evan and Zoe split after it comes out that Evan was lying about basically everything. But they're on good terms by the story's end, and she forgives him for the whole ordeal, so who knows?]]
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* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:Zoe and Evan break up after the truth about Connor and Evan comes out. But in the epilogue, she seems to have forgiven him, and she brings him to the orchard that was reopened because of The Connor Project, implying that there's hope for them.]]
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--> [[spoiler: '''Connor:''']] Did you [[spoiler: really fall? Or did you let go?]]
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--> [[spoiler: '''Connor:''']] Did you [[spoiler: really fall? Or did you let go?]]go?]]
* YouAreNotAlone: The main point Evan hopes to make with The Connor Project. It even becomes an important, frequently repeated lyric in the song "You Will Be Found."
* YouAreNotAlone: The main point Evan hopes to make with The Connor Project. It even becomes an important, frequently repeated lyric in the song "You Will Be Found."
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Evan is heavily coded to have social anxiety disorder (SAD), though it's never referred to by name.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Evan is heavily coded to have social anxiety disorder (SAD), though While it's never referred to by name.name, Evan shows a lot of the signs and symptoms of social anxiety disorder.
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* DisappearedDad: Evan's dad.
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* DisappearedDad: Evan's dad. "So Big/So Small" details the day he left.
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* ParentalSubstitute: How [[spoiler: Evan sees the Murphys. See TheHeroSucksSong for Cynthia's reaction.]]
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* ParentalSubstitute: How [[spoiler: Evan sees the Murphys. See TheHeroSucksSong for Cynthia's Heidi's reaction.]]
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* BSODSong: "Words Fail", where Evan [[spoiler:reveals his lie to the Murphys.]]
** A special case of this trope, where the song being reprised wasn't exactly happy to begin with.
* TheHeroSucksSong: "Good for You": Heidi, Alana, and Jared become mad at Evan for getting closer with the Murphys and letting his lie unravel. "Sucks" is a bit strong, but you can tell how angry and hurt the three became.
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* ParentalSubstitute: How [[spoiler: Evan sees the Murphys.]]
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* ParentalSubstitute: How [[spoiler: Evan sees the Murphys. See TheHeroSucksSong for Cynthia's reaction.]]
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* AdultFear: Your child committing suicide or to a lesser extent, not being able to provide for them.
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* FriendlessBackground: Connor and Evan
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* IdleRich: Cynthia Murphy
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: The real Connor Murphy barely appears in the show.
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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: Subverted.
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* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: Subverted. Averted. The story is entirely original.
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* BungledSuicide: Implied with [[spoiler: Evan.]]
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* BungledSuicide: Implied with [[spoiler: Evan.]][[spoiler:The truth about how Evan broke his arm]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Connor Murphy]], early in Act One.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Connor Murphy]], Murphy, early in Act One. [[spoiler:Also, Evan, unsuccessfully, before the show started]].
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* FriendshipSong: "Sincerely, Me" between Evan and Connor. [[spoiler: It's actually just Evan and Jared faking e-mail exchanges to keep up the lie that Evan and Connor were friends.]]
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* FriendshipSong: "Sincerely, Me" between Evan and Connor. [[spoiler: It's Subverted, in that it's actually just Evan and Jared faking e-mail exchanges to keep up the lie that Evan and Connor were friends.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Connor, while not without his sympathetic qualities, is generally shown to be an unpleasant, unlikable human being.
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* StartsWithASuicide: [[spoiler: Connor Murphy's]], to be exact.
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* StartsWithASuicide: [[spoiler: Connor Murphy's]], Murphy's, to be exact.
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* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Evan buys into buys into his own lies for a bit before it bites him back.
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* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Evan buys into buys into his own lies for a bit before it bites him back.
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The focus of the musical is teenage Evan Hansen, who becomes involved in a family tragedy of another teen. The musical revolves around "A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he's always wanted: a chance to finally fit in." The title character, Evan Hansen, is a high school senior with social anxiety disorder who finds himself amid the turmoil that follows a classmate's death. The musical has received widespread critical acclaim, for its music, story, and performances of its original cast.
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The focus of the musical is teenage the teenager Evan Hansen, who becomes involved in a family tragedy of another teen.teen, Connor Murphy. The musical revolves around "A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he's always wanted: a chance to finally fit in." The title character, Evan Hansen, is a high school senior with social anxiety disorder who finds himself amid the turmoil that follows a classmate's death. The musical has received widespread critical acclaim, for its music, story, and performances of its original cast.
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''Dear Evan Hansen'' is an original [[TheMusical musical]] written by Pasek and Paul, with the book by Steven Levenson.
The musical opened on Broadway in December 2016, after its world premiere in 2015 and an Off-Broadway production from March to May 2016.
The musical opened on Broadway in December 2016, after its world premiere in 2015 and an Off-Broadway production from March to May 2016.
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''Dear Evan Hansen'' is an original [[TheMusical musical]] written by the composer-lyricist team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, with the book by Steven Levenson.
The musical opened on Broadwayin on December 4, 2016, after its world premiere in 2015 and an Off-Broadway production from March to May 2016.
The musical opened on Broadway
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* WhatTheHellHero: Heidi, Alana, Jared, and later on, the Murphys to Evan after [[spoiler: he neglects his mom and friends and his lie falls apart.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: Heidi, Alana, Jared, and later on, the Murphys to Evan after [[spoiler: he neglects his mom and friends and his lie falls apart.]]]]
* WhamLine: How Evan [[spoiler: ''really'' broke his arm.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Connor:''']] Did you [[spoiler: really fall? Or did you let go?]]
* WhamLine: How Evan [[spoiler: ''really'' broke his arm.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Connor:''']] Did you [[spoiler: really fall? Or did you let go?]]
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* FriendshipSong: "Sincerely, Me" between Evan and Connor. [[spoiler: It's actually just Evan and Jared faking e-mail exchanges to keep up the lie that Evan and Connor were friends.]]
* {{Motifs}}: Trees are mentioned quite a lot.
* SnowballLie: Evan's lie gets bigger and bigger until its out of his control.
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* TitleDrop: The first words of the musical are "Dear Evan Hansen"
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* TitleDrop: The first words of the musical are "Dear Evan Hansen"Hansen".
* WhatTheHellHero: Heidi, Alana, Jared, and later on, the Murphys to Evan after [[spoiler: he neglects his mom and friends and his lie falls apart.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Heidi, Alana, Jared, and later on, the Murphys to Evan after [[spoiler: he neglects his mom and friends and his lie falls apart.]]
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* BookEnds: "Dear Evan Hansen, today is going to be a good day."
* DarkReprise: A part of "Waving Through a Window" is sung again in "Words Fail".
* MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber: "You Will Be Found."
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* ParentsAsPeople: Heidi Hansen and the Murphys. They do their best to take care of their children.
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* ParentsAsPeople: Heidi Hansen and the Murphys.Larry and Cynthia Murphy. They do their best to take care of their children. As heard in "Anybody Have a Map?"
--> "The scary truth is I'm flying blind and I'm making things up as I go."
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* StartsWithASuicide: [[spoiler: Connor Murphy's]], to be exact.
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* TitleDrop: The first words of the musical are "Dear Evan Hansen"
* TitleDrop: The first words of the musical are "Dear Evan Hansen"
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* DisappearedDad: Evan's dad.
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* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Evan buys into buys into his own lies for a bit before it bites him back.
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* LiarRevealed: "Words Fail."
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* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: In "Sincerely, Me", Evan and Connor sing that "our friendship goes beyond your average kind of bond", though Evan quickly adds, "but not because we're gay!"
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* BigBrotherBully: Zoe sees Connor as one because he would verbally lash out at her and their parents.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Connor goes ballistic after he thinks Evan is using his sister.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Connor goes ballistic after he thinks Evan is using his sister.
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--> '''Zoe:''' Why should I play the grieving girl and lie saying that I miss you..you...? I will sing no requiem.
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''Dear Evan Hansen'' is an original [[TheMusical musical]] written by Pasek and Paul, with the book by Steven Levenson.
The musical opened on Broadway in December 2016, after its world premiere in 2015 and an Off-Broadway production from March to May 2016.
The focus of the musical is teenage Evan Hansen, who becomes involved in a family tragedy of another teen. The musical revolves around "A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he's always wanted: a chance to finally fit in." The title character, Evan Hansen, is a high school senior with social anxiety disorder who finds himself amid the turmoil that follows a classmate's death. The musical has received widespread critical acclaim, for its music, story, and performances of its original cast.
! ''Dear Evan Hansen'' provides examples of:
* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: Subverted.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Evan is heavily coded to have social anxiety disorder (SAD), though it's never referred to by name.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Connor Murphy]], early in Act One.
* TheElevenOClockNumber: "Words Fail".
* GriefSong: There are a few, most of which are atypical given the unusual circumstances of the musical. "For Forever" most closely follows the trope, but all the reminiscing in it is in Evan's imagination; he's grieving over someone he never really knew.
** Averted in "Requiem", in which Zoe refuses to grieve.
--> '''Zoe:''' Why should I play the grieving girl and lie saying that I miss you..? I will sing no requiem.
* IAmSong: "Waving Through A Window" establishes Evan's character and his debilitating social anxiety.
* NervousWreck: Evan, as a result of a social anxiety disorder.
* ParentalLoveSong: "So Big/So Small", Heidi's big number about always being there for Evan.
* PosthumousCharacter: Connor only appears alive onstage for a few minutes, but he's present for the rest of the musical as a manifestation of how Evan imagines him to be.
* StartsWithASuicide: [[spoiler: Connor Murphy's]], to be exact.
The musical opened on Broadway in December 2016, after its world premiere in 2015 and an Off-Broadway production from March to May 2016.
The focus of the musical is teenage Evan Hansen, who becomes involved in a family tragedy of another teen. The musical revolves around "A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he's always wanted: a chance to finally fit in." The title character, Evan Hansen, is a high school senior with social anxiety disorder who finds himself amid the turmoil that follows a classmate's death. The musical has received widespread critical acclaim, for its music, story, and performances of its original cast.
! ''Dear Evan Hansen'' provides examples of:
* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations: Subverted.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Evan is heavily coded to have social anxiety disorder (SAD), though it's never referred to by name.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Connor Murphy]], early in Act One.
* TheElevenOClockNumber: "Words Fail".
* GriefSong: There are a few, most of which are atypical given the unusual circumstances of the musical. "For Forever" most closely follows the trope, but all the reminiscing in it is in Evan's imagination; he's grieving over someone he never really knew.
** Averted in "Requiem", in which Zoe refuses to grieve.
--> '''Zoe:''' Why should I play the grieving girl and lie saying that I miss you..? I will sing no requiem.
* IAmSong: "Waving Through A Window" establishes Evan's character and his debilitating social anxiety.
* NervousWreck: Evan, as a result of a social anxiety disorder.
* ParentalLoveSong: "So Big/So Small", Heidi's big number about always being there for Evan.
* PosthumousCharacter: Connor only appears alive onstage for a few minutes, but he's present for the rest of the musical as a manifestation of how Evan imagines him to be.
* StartsWithASuicide: [[spoiler: Connor Murphy's]], to be exact.
