'Dear Evan Hansen' Movie in the Works, Ben Platt in Talks to Reprise His Award-Winning Role!

Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony Award winning musical, is coming to the big screen and Ben Platt is in talks to return to the title role!

If you don’t know, the musical opened on Broadway to huge success. Ben won the Best Actor Tony Award for his work in the show. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote the music for the show.

Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to turn the show into a movie, Variety reports. Ben‘s dad, Mark Platt, will produce along with Adam Siegel.