Maybe Happy Ending Tickets

By: Will Aronson and Hue Park
Songs by: Will Aronson (music) and Hue Park (lyrics)
Director: Michael Arden
Cast list: Darren Criss (as Oliver), Helen J. Shen (as Claire), Dez Duron (as Gil Brentley)
Sets: Dane Laffrey Costumes: Clint Ramos
Lighting: Ben Stanton Sound: Peter Hylenski
Other info: Video design by George Reeve and Dane Laffrey, music supervision by Deborah Abramson, music direction by John Yun

Maybe Happy Ending won the Richard Rodgers Award and is an offbeat and compelling story of two outcasts near the end of their warranty who get a new lease on life. Even robots can be swept off their feet, and audiences will be too: with a dazzling scenic design, moving book, and infectious songs, Maybe Happy Ending is a fresh, original musical about how connection batteries our life. Prepare to be charged to the max.

See Criss return to Broadway and newcomer Helen J Shen make her auspicious debut. “I am so very happy to be joining the enchanting world of Maybe Happy Ending,” said Criss in a press statement. “Will Aronson and Hue Park’s inventive book and music, combined with Michael Arden’s direction, is exactly the kind of alchemy that gets me most excited about what musical theater can be.”

What to watch for

• Audiences may know of Darren Criss’s credits, given his renowned turn on Glee and on the New York stages in Little Shop of Horrors and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, but Helen J Shen is a star in her own right and has had a hang-up year appearing in new musicals including Teeth and The Lonely Few off Broadway.
• Criss said he has long wanted to work with director “Michael Arden, a visionary I’ve been wanting to work with for longer than I care to admit,” he said in a press statement. “I can’t wait for audiences to take part in this wonderfully original theatrical experience.”
• Maybe Happy Ending will also feature Dez Duron (The Voice), who makes his Broadway debut along with Shen.
• Reviews for the Alliance production were glowing; Broadway World noted the show is “marvelous…the story is interesting and beautifully realized, and it’ll leave you both eager and afraid to access your own relationship to love.”

Additional Information

Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

No weapons permitted on the premises. No outside food or beverages, electric scooters, e-bikes, or battery-powered transportation devices, except when medically necessary.

All items are subject to inspection. Anything brought into the theatre must fit on your lap or completely under your seat without blocking any aisles.

The use of cameras, cell phones, and other recording devices during the show is strictly prohibited by law, except when used for accessibility services.