“We were BFA musical theater majors,” says Benj Pasek, explaining backstage at the 2017 Tony Awards why winning Best Score for “Dear Evan Hansen” was more thrilling than winning an Oscar for Best Original Song for “City of Stars” (“La La Land”) earlier this year. His musical partner Justin Paul concurred: “This is sacred ground […]
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00AM on June 12, 2017