Dear Evan Hansen is a heart-scorching musical about a teen boy so bound up by anxiety and loneliness that he makes mistakes he can’t fix and gets stuck in the quicksand of social-media adulation, before eventually finding a way to leave self-loathing behind.

At a crossroads, Pasek and Paul had an idea. If no one would cast them in a musical, why not write one of their own and put it on themselves? They had taken a stab at a songwriting collaboration as freshmen and already had three songs ready to go.

Gracie Hays talks to Jessica Phillips (who plays Heidi Hansen) and Christiane Noll (who plays Cynthia Murphy) about bringing Dear Evan Hansen’s mothers to life.

Local novelist Vanessa Hua revisits her family’s favorite musicals (and her father’s singing), and looks back at how David Henry Hwang emboldened her to tell her own stories

At the Asian Art Museum through July 1, local artist Eliza Gregory is presenting Testimony—a project in which she invites Bay Area residents to share their personal stories as immigrants, and investigates the many layers of meaning within their experiences.

David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori sat down with Stephen Gong to discuss the origins of their newest show, how to write a great song, and making art out of crisis.

Reflections of the creation of SOFT POWER, and the journey along the way. An essay by David Henry Hwang.

Author and critic Jessica Hopper traces The Go-Go’s stereotype-shattering journey from Beauty and the Beat to Broadway and beyond.

In celebration of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's new musical BRIGHT STAR, Curran has commissioned local artists to create a city-wide "If you knew my story" art exhibition. From the Mission to the Tenderloin, to Union Square - check out the stars of our city - and add your story!

Carl Wilson unpacks the complicated past of a quintessentially American entertainment