Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote the music and lyrics for Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony Award-winning musical that captured audiences with its unflinching look at anxiety, connection, and adolescence. Their partnership has defined contemporary musical theater through emotionally intelligent songwriting that prioritizes authenticity over spectacle.
Pasek and Paul's work consistently centers the interior lives of characters, translating private struggles into songs that feel both intimate and universally resonant. "Waving Through A Window" exemplifies their gift for building emotional architecture through melody and lyric, creating a song that functions equally well in a theater or in a student's practice room.
