"Dear Evan Hansen" was, in my view, an undeserved hit Off Broadway, and is so again on Broadway, once more harvesting critical raves as numerous and useless as fallen autumn leaves. In one respect, though, this show is typical"indeed archetypal"of current musicals: it has poor, monstrously repetitive lyrics, and absolutely not a single tune, either sung or instrumental. It is a wonder that such so-called music can …
SOURCE: John Simon at 06:48PM on December 8, 2016