Amandla Stenberg Sparkles at 'Dear Evan Hansen' Premiere with Ben Platt & More

Amandla Stenberg is dripping in diamonds at the premiere of Dear Evan Hansen held at Roy Thomsan Hall on Thursday evening (September 9) in Toronto, Ontario.

The 22-year-old actress stars in the expanded role of Alana Beck in the movie, which held it’s premiere on the first night of the Toronto International Film Festival!

Also hitting the red carpet were her co-stars Ben Platt, Colton Ryan, Nik Dodani, Julianne Moore and Danny Pino, as well as director Stephen Chbosky.

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Dear Evan Hansen is about an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. Check out the trailer here!

If you didn’t know, Amandla actually co-wrote and will sing a brand new original song in the movie. She worked with the Broadway musical’s original songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul on the track.

Dear Evan Hansen debuts in theaters in just a couple of weeks, on September 24th.

If you missed it, this actor is returning to the starring role when the show opens back up on Broadway in December!