Sam Primack, Broadway’s final Evan Hansen, performs Sunday as part of Pocono Center for the Arts’ “Broadway at the Stroudsmoor,” at 257 Stroudsmoor Road, Stroudsburg.

“Dear Evan Hansen” — with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson — ran on Broadway from December 2016 through September 2022. In the Tony-winning musical, high school senior Evan struggles with social anxiety and loneliness.

“Dear Evan Hansen,” whose Tony wins include Best Musical and Best Original Score, includes numbers such as “Waving Through a Window,” “Sincerely, Me” and “You Will Be Found.”

Marking his first Pocono performance, “I’m excited to explore the beautiful area,” Primack said. “I can’t reveal exactly what I’ll be singing. You’ll just have to come to the concert and find out.”

Aside from Primack, the Stroudsmoor lineup features: Stephanie Pope, 2013 Astaire Award nominee for “Pippin”; Caitlin Houlahan, whose credits include “Waitress” and “Girl From the North Country”; and A.J. Shively, 2022 Tony nominee for “Paradise Square” and two-time Drama Desk nominee.

In addition, Alysia Velez, who made her Broadway debut as Rapunzel in the 2022 revival of “Into the Woods,” will perform. Stephen DeAngelis produces and hosts the show, with Asher Denburg providing musical direction. Members of Shawnee Playhouse will make a guest appearance.

Prior to the Stroudsmoor show, Primack — a Phoenix native currently living in New York City — took time to discuss his background, joining “Dear Evan Hansen” at age 17 and his hopes for the future.

Q: What interested you in a theater career, and who were some of your idols?

A: My grandma took me to see a show at a local community theater in my hometown, and I was immediately hooked. I auditioned for the next show at my local JCC and was cast as a 5-year-old in their production of “Into the Woods Jr.” Somehow, I just knew this was what I wanted to do.

Growing up, I idolized a lot of Broadway tenors like Brian d’Arcy James, Gavin Creel, Steve Pasquale and Jeremy Jordan.

Q: How did your earlier experiences prepare you for Broadway?

A: I grew up on the community theater stages in Phoenix. I was pretty much always in a show. Theater has been the most consistent thing in my life.

When I was in middle school, I had the opportunity to join the national tour of “The Addams Family” as Pugsley. That was a defining chapter for me because I got to experience the life of a working actor at a young age. After that, I went back to high school and continued performing in my school productions until I eventually moved to New York.

Q: Had you seen “Dear Evan Hansen” prior to your involvement,? How did you come to join the show?

A: I was a huge fan of the show and listened to the cast recording nonstop when it came out. I was lucky enough to see Ben Platt and the original Broadway cast. I was blown away by the performance and the impact of the show.

When I was a sophomore in high school, I had the opportunity to attend the Jimmy Awards, which are the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, as a representative from Arizona. I flew to New York and competed against about 70 other students from around the country. I ended up being a finalist.

The producers of “Dear Evan Hansen” were in the audience and asked me to come in for a replacement audition. I ended up auditioning about seven times over the course of two years, and in January 2019, I was offered the opportunity to join the Broadway company. I covered Evan, Jared and Connor, and then a few months later, I was offered the chance to join the national tour of the show.

Q: After first leaving “Dear Evan Hansen,” how did you come to return in early September 2022?

A: I left the Broadway company in August 2019 and joined the national tour as the “Evan Alternate” that September. I toured for about a year and six months before the pandemic and six months after.

After the tour resumed following COVID, I was offered the opportunity to return and take over as the final Evan on Broadway before the show closed. It was such an incredible whirlwind closing the show and getting to close out that chapter.

Q: After “Dear Evan Hansen” concluded its Broadway run, did you pursue other Broadway projects? Do you have any dream roles?

A: I’ve continued auditioning and have been involved in workshops of Broadway-bound shows, as well as regional productions of both new works and classics. Last year, I had the opportunity to be part of MCC Theater’s production of “We Had a World,” which was an incredible off-Broadway experience.

In terms of dream roles, I’d love to play Orpheus in “Hadestown” or Charlie in “Kinky Boots.” Ultimately, though, one of my biggest dreams is to originate a role on Broadway and make a mark by creating something new and making it my own.