Broadway NewsSky Lakota-Lynch Joins Cast of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen June 12Original cast member Will Roland played his final performance as Jared Kleinman June 10.
By
Andrew Gans
June 12, 2018
Sky Lakota-Lynch
Sky Lakota-Lynch, who will be seen in the Netflix series IronFist, makes his Broadway debut as Jared Kleinman in the Tony-winning Dear Evan Hansen beginning June 12.
Will Roland
Marc J. Franklin
Lakota-Lynch, whose Off-Broadway and regional credits include Land of Broken Toys, Bigger Than Your Skin, and Evil People, succeeds original cast member Will Roland, who played his final performance June 10. Roland is departing the company to be part of the coming-of-age Joe Iconis musical Be More Chill, which is scheduled to begin performances Off-Broadway July 26.
Hello, Dolly! alum Taylor Trensch officially took his first bow as Evan Hansen February 6. The actor succeeded Noah Galvin in the role created by Tony winner Ben Platt.
Dear Evan Hansen features a score by the Tony- and Oscar-winning songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dogfight, A Christmas Story), a book by Tony winner Steven Levenson (Masters of Sex), choreography by Danny Mefford (Fun Home), and direction by multiple Tony nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal, If/Then).
