isrlie: "dear evan hansen," that hit musical at the music box theatre in new york. it follows a high school student with severe anxiety to gets caught up in a social media fueled movement after a fellow classmate commits suicide. the "new york times," says start ben platt is giving a performance that should not be missed. "dear evan hansen," has been nominated for nine tony awards, including best musical. ♪ ♪

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liz evan hansen? -- liz evan hansen?an hansen is an incredibly lonely highschooler, he has trouble connecting to other people. that is--- heightened by the hyper conductivity of social media. he feels under deep scrutiny, which pulls him deeper into himself, and makes him retreat even more. he really just can't find a place to belong and be heard and feel connected to anyone or anything. through this rather terrible lie that he tells about a fake friendship with a kid and his cast -- classroom committed suicide, evan grows closer to the family and helps them heal, and finds a new voice, and a place to be important, and find new confidence and come out of his shell, although it is all predicated on this fabrication. charlie: is it also a critique of social media? when we started working on this, my fellow writers and competitors initially talked about it as more of a frontal critique on social media, more of a parody or a satire. as the show has evolved, what we really became interested in was exploring how social media d

we begin with the writer of the broadway musical "dear evan hansen." ben platt. >> the first 12 and 15 minutes when you get to see evan and get to see him give his first monohog you get how deep a hole''s in and how in need o a savior he is so you understand how he falls into this. >> rose: we continue with cynthia nixon on broadway and the little foxes and in a film called the quiet passion, she plays emily dickinson. >> i think people who don't intend to come twice come sand see it one way and then come back because the rules are so different. because you see us in the first way, it's impossible to see us in the second way. >> rose: the urban pen exhi pigs at the metropolitan museum of art. we talk to jeff rosenheim. >> he understood the page of the magazine and how a picture would sit in, inc. h in the magazine and demanded it stop traffic and by doing so he applied all the training and art to the challenge. i mean, she was basically a vogue photographer for over 60 years. most of his pictures in the show were seen there and, yet, he was able to make

that's the cast of "dear evan hansen".8 musicals vying for a tony nom nights. we'll bring you the announcement from lincoln center. >>> time to show you this moaning's headlines. variety reports oliver stone interviewed vladimir putin for a documentary. he interviewed him more than a dozen times over two years. last time was in february. stone got a chance to ask putin about meddling in the u.s. it will debut june 12th on showtime. >>> the washington journal reports college enrollment is near a record high. last year more than 69% of high school graduates between the ages of 16 and 24 headed to college. that's near the high back in 2009 when it was just over 70%. students are recognizing the high returns of a college education. >>> "baltimore sun" says an orioles star reported racist taunts by fans in boston. outfielder adam jones said he was called the n-word last night. one fan threw a bag of peanuts at him. he said that warrant as tougher penalty than just ejection from the ballpark. orioles won the game 5-2. >> people

isrlie: "dear evan hansen," that hit musical at the music box theatre in new york.school student with severe anxiety to gets caught up in a social media fueled movement after a fellow classmate commits suicide. the "new york times," says start ben platt is giving a performance that should not be missed. "dear evan hansen," has been nominated for nine tony awards, including best musical. ♪

charlie: "dear evan hansen," is the hit musical at the music box theatre in new york.gh school student with a severe anxiety who gets caught up in a social media-fueled movement after a fellow classmate commits suicide. the "new york times," says start ben platt is giving a performance that is not likely to be better did this season. "dear evan hansen," has been nominated for nine tony awards, including best musical. >> ♪ when you're in a

who is evan hansen?ly isolated, has a lot of trouble connecting to other people, and that is sort of heightened by the hyperconnectivity of social media and the fact, with young people especially, everything they're doing online is being ibstan tainsly judged and looked at, and he feels under deep scrutiny, which pulls him deeper and deeper into himself and makes him retreat even more. and he really just can't find a place to belong and be exphrd feel connected to anyone or anything. and through this sort of rather terrible lie that he tells about a fake friendship with a kid in his class who has committed suicide, evan grows very close to the grieving family of this kid and helps them heal in a way and find a new voice and confidence and a place to be important and belong and starts to come out of his shell, although it's all predicated on this fabrication. >> rose: is it also a critique of social media? >> when we started working on this, ben, justin, and i-- my other fellow writers, the composers of t

alison: that is video from "dear evan hansen." everybody is talk about it.at" also started here. leading the pack is "natasha, pierre and the great comet of 1812." kevin spacey will host the show from radio city music hall. singer janet jackson heading back to the concert stage months after giving birth to her son. she posted a brief message on instagram. first she joked about weight gain and then talked about her split from her husband before then turning toward her music. the tour that was postponed because of her pregnancy starts in september in louisiana. she will be here in town at the verizon center november 16. larry: wow! all right. the writer and the motion picture association reached a deal to keep hollywood at work. there is a threat of a strike. the first in a decade but it was averted after a marathon negotiating session that went past the midnight deadline. issues include the health plan and the writers working on multiple show of the season. specifics of the agreement have not been released. still ahead, you remember the maryland cup? they apo

. >> stephen: have you seen "dear evan hansen." >> di. >> stephen: i cried like a child. >> i saw itto try to see it on broadway. we're gog have some fun on tony night. does that mean you're going to see every television show? >> stephen: yes. >> if i'm going to see all the broadway shows -- >> stephen: every television show, every single one joirk there's only one you really need to see, actually. >> stephen: that would be "house of cards" on netflix next tuesday. and the tony awards june 11 on cbs. kevin spacey, everybody. we'll be right back with terry crews. stick around. ♪ ♪ ( applause ) ♪ depression is a tangle of multiple symptoms. ♪ that's why there's trintellix, a prescription medication for depression. trintellix may help you take a step forward in improving your depression. tell your healthcare professional right away if your depression worsens, or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens and young adults. do not take with maois. tell your healthcare professional about your medications, includi

we begin with the writer of the broadway musical "dear evan hansen." ben platt. >> the first 12 and 15 minutes when you get to see evan and get to see him give his first monohog you get how deep a hole''s in and how in need o a savior he is so you understand how he falls into this. >> rose: we continue with cynthia nixon on broadway and the little foxes and in a film called the quiet passion, she plays emily dickinson. >> i think people who don't intend to come twice come sand see it one way and then come back becse

several productions were nominated for the tony awards and they are, dear evan hansen, which had thea stage and come from away was at ford's theater and nominated. new york theater usually dominates the tony's. evan scooped up nine nominations. even the most had dc roots. it is called natosha pierre and the great comet of 1912 and the directors nominated for a tony and she comes from silver spring, maryland. go dc! >> i will go start seeing theater plays and musicals, what ever it is, i will go out and see them, like the sports teams. >> go theater! >> and go caps! >> do they have this for theater? >> don't go to the theater with a phone finger. or, go and be like the cast. >> why not? >>> we asked and you delivered. hundreds of donated wedding dresses will go to a worthy cause. were the people came down to donate wedding dresses to forever angels of virginia. they create outfits for