Maybe Happy Ending
MUSIC AND BOOK By WILL ARONSON
LYRICS AND BOOK By HUE PARK
CREATIVE
MUSIC DIRECTOR - DEBORAH ABRAMSON
DIRECTOR - MICHAEL ARDEN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - ANDY MIENTUS
A NEW MUSICAL REMINDING US THAT LOVE IS NEVER OBSOLETE.
BY WILL ARONSON AND HUE PARK
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL ARDEN
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.
More information at: https://www.maybehappyending.com
REVIEWS
"DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!! It is one of the most spectacular productions, totally unlike anything you've seen before; and you will LOVE it."
ROBERT HELLER, ATLANTA ARTS SCENE THEATRE CRITIC
"If you happen to be in Atlanta between now and February 16, do yourself a favor and go see Maybe Happy Ending at the Alliance Theatre. It is an exquisite love letter to humanity. I was so moved by the pristine and delicate storytelling. It is rare to see a show where laughing and crying become one from the moment the show begins to the last bittersweet note. Technically, it's a musical, but in reality it's creating its own genre: A sci-fi love sonnet with jazz music."
NINA MEHAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, BAY AREA CHILDREN'S THEATRE AND CHAIR OF THE TYA/USA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"You will regret for the rest of your life if you miss the chance to see it."
JIMIN LEE, BROADWAYWORLD REVIEW
"After some two decades of reviewing theater, I don't think I have never seen anything like it... As far as happy endings, forget the "maybe." I see nothing but a bright future for this deeply affecting show."
WENDELL BROCK, AJC THEATRE CRITIC
"DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!! It is one of the most spectacular productions, totally unlike anything you've seen before; and you will LOVE it."
ROBERT HELLER, ATLANTA ARTS SCENE THEATRE CRITIC
Original Cast
Darren Criss - OLIVER
Helen J Shen - CLAIRE