Fans now have a new inexpensive option to see 2025 Best Musical Tony winner Maybe Happy Ending, continuing its run at the Belasco Theatre. The show has added a digital lottery that they're titling Club 2064, for the year the show takes place.
For performances beginning November 12, fans will be able to enter a digital lottery at Rush.Telecharge.com for a chance to buy up to two $20.64 tickets. Winning seats will be in prime mezzanine or orchestra location, based on availability. Drawings will be made the day before each performance at 10 AM and 3 PM ET.
The musical opened at the Belasco November 12, 2024. The work, featuring a Tony-winning book and score by Hue Park and Will Aronson, is the most Tony-winning show of last season. The show was also one of three productions to be the most nominated of the season, with nods in 10 categories. See the full list of 2025 Tony winners here.
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Tony winner Darren Criss and Helen J Shen star as, respectively, Claire and Oliver, South Korea-based Helperbots that have been deemed obsolete. The pair form an unlikely bond, setting off a surprising and romantic adventure. The cast also features Dez Duron and Marcus Choi, along with understudies Steven Huynh, Hannah Kevitt, Daniel May, Claire Kwon, and Christopher James Tamayo. Casting is by Telsey & Co's Craig Burns.
The recent casting of Andrew Barth Feldman, notably also co-star Shen's offstage boyfriend, as Criss' temporary replacement attracted a wave of controversy in the theatre community. Criss made history earlier this year becoming the first Asian American actor to win Best Leading Actor in a Musical, one of his two wins of the night (as a co-producer of Maybe Happy Ending, Criss also shares the show's Best Musical win). The show is set in Korea, hence the controversy surrounding the casting of Feldman, who is white. The show's creators released statements saying they'd always planned for Criss and co-star Shen's characters to be available to actors of all races due to both being robots in the world of the show. Critics called the casting out as taking away a rare opportunity for Asian actors to own a leading role in a major, Tony-winning musical. Tony-winning playwright B.D. Wong released a public letter criticizing the casting, with more than 2,400 co-signatories including Bowen Yang, Awkwafina, and Ruthie Ann Miles.
Two-time Tony winner Michael Arden directs, leading a creative team that also includes includes scenic and additional video designer Dane Laffrey, costume designer Clint Ramos, lighting designer Ben Stanton, sound designer Peter Hylenski, video designer George Reeve, music supervisor Deborah Abramson, and music director John Yun.
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Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending
Helen J Shen in Maybe Happy Ending
Darren Criss and Helen J Shen in Maybe Happy Ending
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending
