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Primack’s mom will fly in from
Arizona to see him perform in
the May 21 matinee and May
22 evening shows. She plans to
attend with many Detroit-area
friends, including her Michigan
State University sorority sisters
from Sigma Delta Tau.
“It’s going to be amazing
discovering Detroit again with
newer, older eyes,
” says Primack,
who last came through Michigan
when he was 12, playing the role
of Pugsley on the national tour of
The Addams Family.
At that time, his mom accom-
panied him on tour for six
months and even wrote a blog
about it — www.momontour.
com.
“Having him perform in
Michigan is more exciting for me
than if he were performing in
Arizona because the people who
I grew up with will see my child
living his dream and that’s what’s
so special,
” says Ochs Primack,
defense attorney at the Maricopa
County Legal Defender’s Office.
“I’ve grown up a lot since then,
”
says Sam, who’ll celebrate his 21st
birthday while in East Lansing.
“I’m excited to come back to
Michigan this time and see where
my mom grew up and how her

upbringing impacted me. It’s such
a small world, the Michigan fami-
ly and Jewish community.
”
While on tour, Primack has a
strict regimen of eating healthy,
working out at the gym and stay-
ing mentally focused through
meditation. His hour-long pre-
show routine incudes stretching
and vocal warm-ups.
“The part of Evan is known for
being extremely vocally and phys-
ically demanding and requires a
great amount of energy and effort.
There really hasn’t been a part
like this one before that’s created
for young men,
” Primack says. “I
love doing it. It’s such a challenge
every time.
”
For Primack, the challenge will
continue long after he finishes
the tour next month on June 6.
Following a well-
deserved vacation, he’ll move
back to New York City and apart-
ment hunt for his pinnacle career
moment: starring as Evan Hansen
full-time on Broadway, starting
Sept. 22.
“It’s crazy,
” Primack says. “I still
have to pinch myself because it
sometimes doesn’t feel real. But, at
the end of the day, I am so grate-
ful that I have this life.
”

DETAILS
Dear Evan Hansen will
be performed at the
Cobb Great Hall in the
Wharton Center in East
Lansing, Mich., Tuesday,
May 17 – Sunday, May
22. Shows are Tuesday-
Thursday at 7:30 p.m.;
Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday
at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and
Sunday at 1 p.m. and
6:30 p.m. For tickets, go
to whartoncenter.com or
call (517) 432-2000 or
1-800-WHARTON.

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