Follow cast member Will Roland through a two show day in Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson’s Tony-nominated musical Dear Evan Hansen, which officially opened on Broadway December 4 at the Music Box Theatre, located at 239 West 45th Street, New York.
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Flip through the photos of his two show day below:
Good morning Playbill! It's 10:45 and I am CLEAN!
Now I'm dressed and ready to go. I spy three Dear Evan Hansen hats, and a stack of two DEH notebooks in this picture.
Only a fool embarks on a two-show day without a heart healthy breakfast. Courtesy of the Grand Canyon Diner in Park Slope.
Twelve noon, heading down to the train. It's the weekend, so obviously the trains are totally F'd up (pun 100% intended).
1:05 PM and I've arrived at the Music Box Theatre! Always remember to sign in. Here observe the head of our ASM Kelly pinning notices to our callboard!
Walking up the (seven million flights of) stairs to my dressing room! Don't forget to find emotional reinforcement in the opening night notes from other shows!
Gotta check in with the Bloomingdale's Blue Room upon arrival, sometimes you can find our creative team here hanging out saying hello before a show! (but not today)
I always do a quick check-in with beloved Ben Platt before the show. He's usually listening to a podcast or warming up and I always interrupt because that's the kind of person I am.
Ben's got this super swell windowsill, including all three volumes of my friend Jen's amazing book, The Untold Stories of Broadway, as well as gifts, and a super swell view of the Bernard B. Jacobs theatre!
This is up in the wigs & wardrobe room, and quickly becoming my favorite weird thing in the building.
Many actors lead healthy lives, abstaining from gluten, dairy, meat, caffeine, or other things that might affect their performance. I am not one of those actors.
I love me some honey. And the biggest bottle is available at Costco.
These are my two fave CD's right now. Great pre-show inspiration.
When we head down for places, we find a language lesson waiting for us in the Stage Manager's office. The cast that learns together stays together, I always say.
This is Brian! Brian runs the fly automation. This crazy spaceship that he sits in uses computers to move all the TV's around! The future is cool on Broadway!
Heading down the stairs after "For Forever". Tis the season!
Song's over, and nobody ate their dinner! Frown face!
Mike Faist and I chilling out in my dressing room before heading down for the end of the first act.
Places for the top of Act Two!
Hangin' out with the one and only Jennifer Laura Thompson before we head down for the finale.
First show over! Greeting some friends in the Bloomingdale's Blue Room (tm).
I ate a burger between shows. I'm very full.
A GIFT??!?!?!?!
Playing some Xbox with Michael Park between shows.
We're vegging out with Laura between shows.
This is my mic. My character's name is misspelled.
In costume for Show #2.
Act One is going Well! Patti is LOVING IT!
Spending the last intermission of the week with Asa and Mike in the treehouse that is Mr. Park's dressing room.
Places for Act Two! Last act of the week! This is Paul, he dresses all the boys in the show!
These are our water bottles. Getting ready to go out for Act Two.
That took it out of me. I'm tired. Almost there!!!
About to head down for the last scene! That's two shows! Adios Playbill!!
