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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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