History Trivia / DearEvanHansen

* ActorSharedBackground: Ben Platt, like Evan, struggles with anxiety.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The film was derided due to Ben Platt's (27 at the time) unconvincing looks made to play a teenager. Afterwards, the studio announced that a ReCut would see limited release in theaters before being used for the streaming release, [[DigitalDeaging using CGI effects to make Platt look younger.]]
** The film also makes various changes to make the title character come across as more sympathetic and less manipulative than in the stage show, most notably his relationship with Zoe. [[spoiler:Evan forcing a kiss on Zoe while sitting on her dead brother's bed and arranging for her band be involved in the remembrance ceremony he's involved in are both cut, as her "You gave my brother back!" line when she first kisses him.]]
** The ending was also changed to provide some more consequences for Evan. [[spoiler:Rather than his lie never being revealed Evan admits the deception publicly and tries to make amends by trying learn more about and preserve the memory of the real Connor.]]

* RaceLift: Combined with RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation, as due to the casting of Creator/DannyPino, his character Larry is Latino like he is and is now Connor's stepfather rather than his biological father.

* RealLifeRelative: Producer Marc Platt is the father of Ben Platt, who plays Evan.

* DearNegativeReader: Ben Platt responded to criticisms that he looked too old for the role by citing the DawsonCasting in ''{{Film/Grease}}''. He also responded to claims about nepotism by saying the film wouldn’t have gotten made otherwise, practically confirming it.

** High school seniors Evan and Connor are played by 23-year-old Ben Platt and 25-year-old Mike Faist, respectively.
** Similarly, 29-year-old Laura Dreyfuss plays 16-year-old Zoe Murphy, the younger sister of Connor Murphy.
** Inverted as of 2019, with the casting of Andrew Barth Feldman, who was only 16 at the time of his casting, as Evan.

* FranchiseKiller: The film's abysmal financial and critical failure resulted in the closing of the Broadway and West End stage productions of the original show.

** High school seniors Evan and Connor are played by 23 year old Ben Platt and 25 year old Mike Faist, respectively.
** Similarly, 29 year old Laura Dreyfuss plays 16 year old Zoe Murphy, the younger sister of Connor Murphy.
** Inverted as of 2019, with the casting of Andrew Barth Feldman, who is only 16, as Evan.

** While Platt was not a stranger to the stage before ''Dear Evan Hansen'', his role as Evan propelled him to stardom, earned him a Tony, and was the impetus for his Golden Globe-nominated turn on ''Series/ThePolitician''.
** For the most part, everyone involved in the original cast has had their star rise somewhat, from Dreyfuss joining Platt on ''The Politician'' to Park guest-starring on ''Series/StrangerThings'', to Will Roland playing the lead in the Broadway transfer of ''Theatre/BeMoreChill''.

* InternationalCoproduction: Between American company Creator/{{Universal}}, Chinese company Perfect World Pictures, and Japanese companies Creator/{{Toho}} and Dentsu.

** Averted as of 2019, with the casting of Andrew Barth Feldman, who is only 16, as Evan. He's even slightly younger than Evan is supposed to be!

* RoleReprise: Mike Faist, who played Connor in the original Broadway production, returned to lend his voice to the character's chapters in the audiobook.