Phillips: I won’t be on it indefinitely, but there will be more info coming out. Q: What do you like about doing a national tour? And are you scheduled to be on the tour through its end in September 2020? Jessica Phillips ’94 played Assistant DA Pippa Cox on Law & Order: SVU That she gets to do that, and have this moment of resolution with her son, and connection with her son, is deeply gratifying. T’s not necessarily a happy ending, or resolving the story for everybody, it is just Heidi’s ability to walk into a moment where she finally connects with her son, which has been her goal for the entire story. hat I love about playing her, she has this… I don’t like to use the word “journey”… her arc through this story allows her to come to a beautiful resolution with Evan. And as a single mom, she is really trying to find her way through raising this teenage boy who struggles with social anxieties in the best way she can possibly do with limited resources and limited access to what’s going on underneath all the drama - the social drama at school. This is a woman who doesn’t get it right, but wants to and is trying to, and as a single mother, is struggling to better herself, better her life, and connect to her son in a digital age where all kinds of parenting decisions are in question for all parents. I think the character for me is a lot of those same descriptions.
It’s one the greatest pieces of theater I’ve ever been a part of. So is Steven Levenson, who wrote the book. That said, the score is infectious and I think Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote the lyrics, are geniuses. And it’s really an incredible standalone score, and if you lift the score out the book it would stand alone as a really beautiful play. The characters are written to reflect real people, who speak like real people, are flawed and make mistakes like real people. Phillips: The musical is a spectacular version of real life. What do you like about the role and the musical? Q: You’re currently starring in the national tour of Dear Evan Hansen as Heidi Hansen. While in Boston, Phillips spoke with Emerson Today about the musical, how she was like Evan Hansen in high school, her Emerson experience, and provided advice for those just beginning in the acting profession. The tour is at the Boston Opera House through August 4. Phillips is starring in the national tour of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen as Heidi Hansen. Jessica Phillips graduated from Emerson College in 1994 with a BFA in Musical Theatre, and studied under the tutelage of the revered Leo Nickole. Photo/Matthew Murphy By David Ertischek ’01 Ben Levi Ross as Evan Hansen and Jessica Phillips ’94 as Heidi Hansen in the first North American tour of Dear Evan Hansen.
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