Emmy® and Golden Globe Award® winner Darren Criss (
Little Shop of Horrors) returns to Broadway alongside Helen J Shen in the new romantic musical comedy
Maybe Happy Ending.
Inside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, Oliver lives a happily quiet life, listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to do when you’re a Helperbot 3, a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete? When his fellow Helperbot neighbor Claire asks to borrow his charger, what starts as an awkward encounter leads to a unique friendship, a surprising adventure, and maybe even…love?
Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award,
Maybe Happy Ending is the offbeat and captivating story of two outcasts near the end of their warranty who discover that even robots can be swept off their feet. Helmed by visionary director and Tony Award® winner Michael Arden (
Parade,
Once on This Island), with a dazzling scenic design by Dane Laffrey (
A Christmas Carol) and book, music, and lyrics by the internationally acclaimed duo Will Aronson and Hue Park,
Maybe Happy Ending is a fresh, original musical about the small things that make any life worth living.
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Here is why we at Broadway Inbound think it's a perfect show for groups:
In Maybe Happy Ending, audiences are in for a treat as the narrative cleverly intertwines the everyday with the extraordinary. This delightful show captures the whimsical beauty of an unconventional friendship blossoming in the digital age, even among robots. The musical brings up rich themes of connection, self-discovery, and the unexpected turns life can take.
The idea for the show was born back in 2014 when Hue Park found himself in a Brooklyn coffee shop, where a song playing softly in the background sparked something profound. The song was "Everyday Robots" by Damon Albarn, and a particular line struck a chord: "We are everyday robots in the process of getting home." This lyric stirred Park’s imagination, painting a world where 'robots with human-like appearances and emotions are abandoned and live lonely lives alone.' This was the beginning of a critically acclaimed show that originally premiered in Seoul in 2016. Flash forward to today, and that spark has blossomed into the English production of Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway, which opened its doors at the Belasco Theatre on November 12, 2024. This beautifully imagined storyline merges Park’s introspective musings with dynamic performances.