Evan Hansen

E228391

fictional character musical theatre character

Evan Hansen is the socially anxious teenage protagonist of the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen," whose life spirals after a lie about a classmate's death unexpectedly brings him fame and connection.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Evan Hansen canonical	16
Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway)	1
Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen (film)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2060698 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Evan Hansen
Context triple: [Dear Evan Hansen, mainCharacter, Evan Hansen]

A. Steve Harrington
Steve Harrington is a popular character from the Netflix series "Stranger Things," known for his evolution from a self-absorbed high school student to a brave, caring protector of the younger kids.
B. Ben Platt
Ben Platt is an American actor and singer best known for originating the title role in the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen" and for his work in film, television, and pop music.
C. Logan Green
Logan Green is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the ride-sharing company Lyft.
D. Sam Porter Bridges
Sam Porter Bridges is the stoic, cargo-hauling protagonist of Hideo Kojima’s video game "Death Stranding," tasked with reconnecting a fractured post-apocalyptic America.
E. Griffin Goldsmith
Griffin Goldsmith is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the folk-rock band Dawes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Evan Hansen
Target entity description: Evan Hansen is the socially anxious teenage protagonist of the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen," whose life spirals after a lie about a classmate's death unexpectedly brings him fame and connection.

A. Steve Harrington
Steve Harrington is a popular character from the Netflix series "Stranger Things," known for his evolution from a self-absorbed high school student to a brave, caring protector of the younger kids.
B. Ben Platt
Ben Platt is an American actor and singer best known for originating the title role in the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen" and for his work in film, television, and pop music.
C. Logan Green
Logan Green is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the ride-sharing company Lyft.
D. Sam Porter Bridges
Sam Porter Bridges is the stoic, cargo-hauling protagonist of Hideo Kojima’s video game "Death Stranding," tasked with reconnecting a fractured post-apocalyptic America.
E. Griffin Goldsmith
Griffin Goldsmith is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the folk-rock band Dawes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ musical theatre character ⓘ
adaptedIn	Dear Evan Hansen ⓘ surface form: Dear Evan Hansen (2021 film)
age	teenager ⓘ
appearsIn	Dear Evan Hansen ⓘ
centralPlotElement	fabricated friendship with Connor Murphy ⓘ lie about Connor Murphy’s suicide note ⓘ viral inspirational letters ⓘ
connectedTo	Connor Murphy ⓘ
createdBy	Steven Levenson ⓘ
firstAppearance	Dear Evan Hansen ⓘ surface form: Dear Evan Hansen (2015 world premiere) Dear Evan Hansen ⓘ surface form: Dear Evan Hansen (2016 Broadway production)
gender	male ⓘ
hasCrushOn	Zoe Murphy ⓘ
hasParent	Heidi Hansen ⓘ
hasTrait	awkwardness ⓘ loneliness ⓘ low self-esteem ⓘ social anxiety ⓘ tendency to lie ⓘ
lyricsBy	Benj Pasek ⓘ
medium	stage musical ⓘ
musicBy	Justin Paul ⓘ
nationality	American (fictional) ⓘ
occupation	high school student ⓘ
portrayedBy	Andrew Barth Feldman ⓘ Ben Levi Ross ⓘ Ben Platt ⓘ Ben Platt ⓘ surface form: Ben Platt (film adaptation) Jordan Fisher ⓘ Sam Tutty ⓘ Stephen Christopher Anthony ⓘ Zachary Noah Piser ⓘ
receivesSupportFrom	Alana Beck ⓘ Jared Kleinman ⓘ
setting	suburban American high school ⓘ
singsSong	Disappear ⓘ For Forever ⓘ If I Could Tell Her ⓘ Only Us ⓘ Sincerely, Me ⓘ Waving Through a Window ⓘ Words Fail ⓘ You Will Be Found ⓘ
themeInvolvement	grief ⓘ loneliness and connection ⓘ mental health ⓘ social media and virality ⓘ truth and deception ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dear Evan Hansen → mainCharacter → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Dear Evan Hansen → featuresCharacter → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Ben Platt → notableRole → Evan Hansen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway)

Ben Platt → notableRole → Evan Hansen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evan Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen (film)

Connor Murphy → drivesMoralDilemmasFor → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Alana Beck → associatedWith → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Waving Through a Window → performedByCharacter → Evan Hansen ⓘ

For Forever → associatedWithCharacter → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Sincerely, Me → characterSungBy → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Only Us → associatedCharacter → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Words Fail → performedByCharacter → Evan Hansen ⓘ

You Will Be Found → associatedWithCharacter → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Heidi Hansen → hasChild → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Heidi Hansen → isParentOf → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Zoe Murphy → hasLoveInterest → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Zoe Murphy → isLoveInterestOf → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Zoe Murphy → associatedWithCharacter → Evan Hansen ⓘ

Jared Kleinman → associatedWith → Evan Hansen ⓘ

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (49)

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Referenced by (18)

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