For Forever

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"For Forever" is a central emotional ballad from the Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen," in which the protagonist imagines an idealized friendship to cope with loneliness and grief.

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For Forever canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedWithCharacter Evan Hansen
associatedWithMusical Dear Evan Hansen
composer Benj Pasek
Justin Paul
describes an imagined friendship between Evan Hansen and Connor Murphy
dramaticFunction to solidify the lie about Evan and Connor's friendship
emotionalTone bittersweet
hopeful yet tragic
wistful
featuredOn Dear Evan Hansen
surface form: Dear Evan Hansen original Broadway cast recording
firstPerformanceIn Dear Evan Hansen
surface form: Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway production)
genre musical theatre
pop
show tune
language English
lyricist Benj Pasek
Justin Paul
musicalWorkFrom Dear Evan Hansen
narrativeRole central emotional ballad
character song for Evan Hansen
originalPerformerOfRole Ben Platt
surface form: Ben Platt as Evan Hansen
partOf Dear Evan Hansen
performer Ben Platt
positionInShow Act I
productionType Broadway musical number
settingInLyrics a perfect day spent with Connor Murphy
theme deception motivated by pain
fantasy versus reality
friendship
grief
loneliness
usedAs character development moment for Evan Hansen
yearOfFirstBroadwayPerformance 2016

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Dear Evan Hansen notableSong For Forever
Evan Hansen singsSong For Forever