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Donna Vivino, Jenn Gambatese, and More to Star in Dear Evan Hansen

The cast also includes Greg Mills, Noah Marlowe, and Ryan Norton.

Linda Buchwald

Linda Buchwald

| New York |

September 22, 2026

Donna Vivino
Donna Vivino
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The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) has announced the cast for its mainstage production of Dear Evan Hansen, running October 2-25.

Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, Dear Evan Hansen features a book by Steven Levenson and a score by Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Academy Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school student who has felt invisible his entire life.

The cast includes Donna Vivino as Heidi Hansen, Jenn Gambatese as Cynthia Murphy, Greg Mills as Larry Murphy, Noah Marlowe as Jared Kleinman, Daniel Shain Graf as Connor Murphy, Olivia Foght as Zoe Murphy, Lauren M. Smith as Alana Beck, and Ryan Norton as Evan Hansen.

The production is directed by Marc Tumminelli, with Stephen Ferri serving as music director and Cameron Anika Hill as choreographer. The creative team also includes set designers Christopher and Justin Swader, lighting designer Jose Luis Santiago Jr., sound designer Don Hanna, video designer Nicholas Hussong, and costume designer Bailey Hammett.

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