Dear Evan Hansen: Amy Adams joins film adaptation of beloved Broadway musical

‘Unbelievable’ star Kaitlyn Dever will feature too

Amy Adams has been cast in an upcoming film adaptation of the famed Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.

According to Deadline, Adams will portray Cynthia Murphy, the mother of characters Connor and Zoe Murphy.

In Dear Evan Hansen, Connor’s death by suicide precipitates a series of events, most notably in the life of the titular Evan Hansen, a teenager who has social anxiety.

The musical opened on Broadway in 2016 and has won six Tonys.

One of those went to Ben Platt, who took Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Evan in the original Broadway production

Ben Platt performs with the cast of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ during the 2017 Tony Awards on 11 June 2017 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

Platt is expected to reprise the role in the movie version.

Kaitlyn Dever, who recently played the lead role in Netflix’s acclaimed series Unbelievable, has been cast as Zoe.

Amandla Stenberg is set to portray Alana, one of Evan’s classmates.

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