Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Will Lead MAYBE HAPPY ENDING on Broadway — Page 6

"I think people think this is going to be a small, cute little show about robots in the future... This is a balls-to-the-wall spectacle in the way that in the 80s, we had Miss Saigon and The Phantom of the Opera-- these huge, theatrical spectacles that like, when you went to the theatre it was like, 'Whoa, how did they do that?,,, I think there will be something like a chandelier that will be the new version of, 'Oh my God, that's the big thing to see on Broadway."

Alright, now I'm interested,

Alex Kulak2 said: ""I think people think this is going to be a small, cute little show about robots in the future... This is a balls-to-the-wall spectacle in the way that in the 80s, we had Miss Saigon and The Phantom of the Opera-- these huge, theatrical spectacles that like, when you went to the theatre it was like, 'Whoa, how did they do that?,,,I think there will be something like a chandelier that will be the new version of, 'Oh my God, that's the big thing to see on Broadway."

Alright, now I'm interested."

Personally, this comment from Criss has made me less interested, ha. Based on the Korean cast recordings, I had been hoping to (vicariously) fall in love with a new cute, small-scale show *shrug* But hey, you can't please everyone. Anyway, if this comment is true, perhaps that's why all that money was needed for this production...

(Anyway, if anyone is interested, the current Korean production recently released a music video for the song 'The Way That It Has To Be': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-AL56ohPaA)

Edit: I also just happened across some demo song recordings from the show on Will Aronson's website, some of which are in English: https://www.willaronson.com/maybe-happy-ending-music

Updated On: 8/23/24 at 03:40 AM

binau said: "So the claim this was not going to start performances ended up not being true? I guess we need to wait for that performance but still."

The belief seems to be that a money angel swooped in making it possible.  

 

I can't quite put my finger on it, but I am just not excited by this.

binau said: "So the claim this was not going to start performances ended up not being true? I guess we need to wait for that performance but still."

Things can change quickly in this period. It seems reasonable enough to assume there were problems raising money and that may have caused pessimism or panic. But until something is firmly canceled, then it’s all just hearsay. And it remains uncommon for productions this far along to be outright canceled. 
 

Five songs released:

https://soundcloud.com/maybehappyending/sets/musical-preview

These tracks are great. I get Sondheim vibes from the melodic choices, but there's a unique modern feel too.

There's nothing wrong with a pop sound necessarily, if that's where a composer shines, but once in a while, you get a Dave Malloy or a Shaina Taub, who bring a sound that doesn't fit a mold. That's the music I'm most interested to hear, and that's what this show sounds like.

I agree these songs are very Sondheim-like in musical style.  Nice to hear an original score rather than another song catalogue score. Hope the show does well.  

They need to desperately do a cheap previews ticketing scene. They need help at the box office bad. 

What's next for the Belasco this winter/spring?  Anyone know?

Elsie Fest just happened, right? Did he make any reference to it there?

I have a feeling this may be cheaper to cancel prior to previews than run.  These sales are not good.

Yes, they performed 2 songs from the show.

What is the previews sale?