‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is fiction, but its actors hear from real people in pain

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is fiction, but its actors hear from real people in pain

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ tells a fictional story of suicide. But its actors field messages from very real people in crisis

By MEGAN THIELKING

MATTHEW MURPHY

Even if producers handle mental health issues with sensitivity, they must still grapple with the deeply personal fan mail that pours in after it premieres.

READ MORE