The smash-hit musical “Dear Evan Hansen,” currently running at The Music Box Theatre, has released a new cast album. While it is well known that the show won six awards at the 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, did you know that the original cast album debuted at No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard chart? With every song written by the Oscar-winning La La Land composing duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the album is filled with melodies that linger and lyrics that resonate, earning widespread acclaim.
Just the other day (November 2), a brand-new cast album dropped, and this time it even includes a cover by American pop superstar Katy Perry. Let’s dive in!
Katy Perry covers “Waving Through a Window”
The show took home both Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations in 2017, and its numbers are so strong they could each stand alone as singles.
Among them, the show’s signature song “Waving Through a Window” has surpassed 17,940,000 views on the official YouTube channel (YouTube link?). Thanks to its poignant lyrics and memorable tune, it spread across the U.S. via social media, reaching many listeners beyond theater fans.
With the song already a viral phenomenon, Katy Perry lends her voice to this beloved number. Check it out on YouTube!
Listen to Katy Perry’s cover of “Waving Through a Window”
After original star Ben Platt won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, “Waving Through a Window” exploded online with countless covers by artists of all levels. But when a top-tier American artist like Katy Perry sings it, here is the result…
*Below are excerpts of the song’s central lines with translated notes.
On the outside, always looking in. Will I ever be more than I’ve always been?
Always peering in from the outside, wondering if I can ever become someone new.
‘Cause I’m tap, tap, tapping on the glass, Waving through a window
I keep knocking and waving, yet no one seems to notice me.
I try to speak, but nobody can hear
I reach out, but my words don’t land.
So I wait around for an answer to appear while I’m watch, watch, watching people pass Waving through a window, oh
So I keep watching people go by, waving through the glass until an answer comes.
Can anybody see, is anybody waving back at me?
Can anyone see me? Will anyone wave back?
Dear Evan Hansen U.S. tour opening night
To celebrate the launch of the first U.S. tour, the new cast album was released on November 2. At last month’s opening night, songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul appeared alongside Katy Perry. A Hollywood star covering a Broadway hit drew buzz not only in the theater world but across pop music as well.
Katy Perry
Born October 25, 1984 – American singerKaty Perry began her career as a singer-songwriter in 2000. With her third album “Teenage Dream,” she tied the record for five No. 1 singles on the U.S. charts, the first woman to achieve the feat. Her hits include “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).” Known as the Queen of Pop or Princess of Pop, she now appears across TV, commercials, and film as well.
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