It has been announced that Ben Levi Ross will lead the national tour of the six-time Tony-winning musical, Dear Evan Hansen when it embarks on its first national tour in October.

Levi Ross will take on the challenging role of the title character, Evan Hansen, after portraying the roles of Evan Hansen, Connor Murphy and Jared Kleinman as an understudy on Broadway.

The tour will begin in Denver in October before embarking across North America to a further 50 U.S cities.

Additional casting will be announced at a later date!