So Big/So Small
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"So Big/So Small" is an emotional solo ballad from the musical *Dear Evan Hansen* in which Heidi Hansen reflects on motherhood, loss, and her relationship with her son.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano-based ⓘ |
| act | Act II ⓘ |
| associatedAwardContext | Rachel Bay Jones won Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Dear Evan Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castRecordingReleaseYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| composer |
Benj Pasek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Justin Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticFunction |
character development song for Heidi Hansen
ⓘ
emotional climax for Heidi Hansen’s storyline ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
emotional
ⓘ
intimate ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionTheatre | Music Box Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fromMusical | Dear Evan Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasSheetMusic | published vocal selections for Dear Evan Hansen ⓘ |
| includedOnCastRecording | Dear Evan Hansen Original Broadway Cast Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelOfCastRecording | Atlantic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
Heidi Hansen’s promise not to leave her son
ⓘ
memories of Heidi’s husband leaving ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Benj Pasek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Justin Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayPerformer | Rachel Bay Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dear Evan Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West End NERFINISHED ⓘ touring productions ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Heidi Hansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularUse |
audition song for musical theatre performers
ⓘ
recital piece ⓘ |
| positionInShow | late in the musical ⓘ |
| settingWithinStory | Heidi Hansen’s home ⓘ |
| targetVocalist | female vocalist ⓘ |
| theme |
family
ⓘ
loss ⓘ motherhood ⓘ parent–child relationship ⓘ reassurance ⓘ |
| vocalRange | mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| vocalType | solo ⓘ |
| yearOfBroadwayPremiereContext | 2016 ⓘ |
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