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MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#450
Posted: 6/7/25 at 10:47pm
chrishuyen said: "The score has been the sticking point for me as far as Tony predictions go, as it seems to be the weakest part of the show to many (outside of the sightlines). But it's also the only original score that got an orchestration nomination, and the winner for score usually seems to be nominated so I don't really know anymore. I've said since the beginning that I think Dead Outlaw might be the one taking home score, but I just don't know anymore."
I have listened to MHE OBC recording more than any other Broadway show in many years. I might be in the minority but I don't find a weak song in the bunch.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#451
Posted: 6/8/25 at 1:00am
chrishuyen said: "The score has been the sticking point for me as far as Tony predictions go, as it seems to be the weakest part of the show to many (outside of the sightlines). But it's also the only original score that got an orchestration nomination, and the winner for score usually seems to be nominated so I don't really know anymore. I've said since the beginning that I think Dead Outlaw might be the one taking home score, but I just don't know anymore."
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING is taking home the triple crown, just wait.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#452
Posted: 6/8/25 at 12:52pm
I have no musical ear but it’s the only show in a long while that I enjoy listening to from beginning to end without wanting to skip tracks. At least as presented on the OBCR, the show’s music captures the story’s emotional and plot arc completely. I listen to the music and I’m transported back to how it felt to see the show. The score’s ability to do that has lasted longer than any show in recent memory for me. I think that’s a sign they’ve done something award worthy.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#453
Posted: 6/9/25 at 1:24am
I am noticing that all balcony seats are partial view But yet steep in price. Does anyone have any Intel on how the seats are?
Leading Actor Joined: 9/25/24
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#454
Posted: 6/9/25 at 5:42pm
UWS10023 said: "I am noticing that all balcony seats are partial view But yet steep in price. Does anyone have any Intel on how the seats are?"
I didn't sit there when I saw the show but you can try https://seatplan.com/new-york/belasco-theatre/seating-plan/ or https://aviewfrommyseat.com/theater/Maybe+Happy+Ending/
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#455
Posted: 6/10/25 at 2:42pm
How ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Overcame a Shaky Start and Won Big at the Tonys
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/theater/maybe-happy-ending-tonys-broadway.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N08.JJJp.oRR983M6iWr_&smid=nytcore-android-share
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#456
Posted: 6/11/25 at 4:33am
I knew some of this from following this board but the story emphasized just how grim things were last fall - first because it wasn’t totally clear the musical would open at all, and then its early - and costly - box office struggles.
This show wouldn’t have survived if it had come out in the spring. It needed the space for word of mouth to build.
The discouraging thing is the reality that it’s really difficult to make money on a new Broadway musical. I think Maybe Happy Ending is better positioned for sustained box office success than A Strange Loop and Kimberly Akimbo, as it has been doing better business than those shows even before its big Tony Awards night. It just has to survive Criss’ upcoming departure - and, sooner than we think, the underrated Helen J. Shen’s.
I am not an investor, so I shouldn’t care, but I am really rooting for MHE to be a financial success as well as a critical and award-winning one. There needs to be a place for new musicals like this to thrive.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#457
Posted: 6/11/25 at 4:45am
I am very hopeful MHE can now recoup. If it can, it’s the best thing to keep investors willing to play this game. Someone said in the NYtimes I think it was that it is harder to find investors these days because of the economic dynamics, so we need these success stories.
It’s probably helped by strong baseline sales that strange loop and akimbo never had, but it’s looking like the tony win is giving this the boost it needed to become a sell out hit and generate buzz/hype. I am praying this can last for the next year or however long they need to recoup.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#458
Posted: 6/11/25 at 5:57am
binau said: "I am very hopeful MHE can now recoup. If it can, it’s the best thing to keep investors willing to play this game. Someone said in the NYtimes I think it was that it is harder to find investors these days because of the economic dynamics, so we need these success stories.
It’s probably helped by strong baseline sales that strange loop and fun home never had, but it’s looking like the tony win is giving this the boost it needed to become a sell out hit and generate buzz/hype. I am praying this can last for the next year or however long they need to recoup."
I understand that economy and tourism declines could upend everything, but I am cautiously bullish on the outlook for Maybe Happy Ending. It’s a well-crafted, visually stunning musical that touches the heart while addressing serious issues. Obviously, the show relies on the chemistry between the two leads because it’s almost a two-hander - so recasting choices will be especially important. But Dear Evan Hansen survived and thrived for years without Ben Platt. The sometimes-critical comparisons to Pixar’s better films applies here: This isn’t difficult, arty fare. It’s popular entertainment, borrowing from familiar tropes like rom-coms and road trip stories and a little science fiction.
Maybe I’m too much of an optimist. But being optimistic has been a good approach to Maybe Happy Ending thus far.
Leading Actor Joined: 11/17/11
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#459
Posted: 6/11/25 at 1:24pm
These two cute moments occurred during their first post-Tonys show.
1- Jazz singer Gil Brentley, played by Dez Duron, usually starts the show with a martini in hand, but they switched things up for last night's performance. He is now holding a Tony Award.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKvgyZFt5DJ/
2- There's point when Darren's character asks "was my acting that good?" He never broke character as the audience burst into applause.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKvp7hgtBnS/
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#460
Posted: 6/11/25 at 5:27pm
Saw this one on 05/23 and this is the best romantic comedy that Hollywood has given up on making in the last 15 years.
But it's more than that, it's really good how the script allows itself to go beyond the cuteness of the impossible-to-deny relationship between the two leads, and decides to deal with human problems with unparalleled delicacy. It's a work about abandonment and mourning, how we deal with them. And how the presence of someone when you've suffered from these feelings can turn your world upside down, and it's not always easy to accept this new presence right away.
With an absolutely beautiful score, all jazz-y and in many moments pop, I don't think it's sacrilegious to say that it reminded me of the sound of a contemporary Sondheim. A rich and organic musicality different from what Broadway produces nowadays, a real rarity.
Michael Arden conducts this work with first-rate aesthetic rigor, but understanding that there's room for the greatest possible sentimentality. Like the firefly scene, which you simply aren't prepared for until it actually happens and it starts witth a single wand in such a theatrical way.
And at the center of it all is Darren Criss and Helen Shen, who are captivating on screen, I'm a gleek but never really loved Criss in anything, but he creates a robot with such charming and unforgettable depth that it's impossible to resist.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/15/04
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#461
Posted: 6/11/25 at 9:16pm
@Madson I enjoy reading you here. How lucky you are to have seen some good theater. 😄🤗
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#462
Posted: 6/11/25 at 9:47pm
DAME said: "@Madson I enjoy reading you here. How lucky youare to have seen some good theater. 😄🤗"
Thanks, I spent my annual week at NY during the last week of may and only I'm able to post on the shows' threads.
The trip was amazing, no bummers this time lol
Broadway Star Joined: 12/9/23
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#463
Posted: 7/1/25 at 6:23am
This looks much worse than the Nicole situation tbh
https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/s/ai8Uo0g7tZ
Broadway Star Joined: 6/3/18
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#464
Posted: 7/1/25 at 6:29am
GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "This looks much worse than the Nicole situation tbh
https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/s/ai8Uo0g7tZ"
I just unfollowed him a few days ago after I accidentally found he liked a instagram post that promoted (insert forbidden words here)
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#465
Posted: 7/1/25 at 8:42am
spicemonkey said: "GottaGetAGimmick420 said: "This looks much worse than the Nicole situation tbh
https://www.reddit.com/r/Broadway/s/ai8Uo0g7tZ"
I just unfollowed him a few days ago after I accidentally found he liked a instagram post that promoted (insert forbidden words here)"
Honestly was kind of waiting for the shoe to drop here, but I was hopeful. He comes from a very religious, conservative family, but he himself seems more open. Disappointed but not surprised.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#466
Posted: 7/1/25 at 9:35am
just as bad as Scherzinger, prob much worse, but hes a featured actor that isnt the face of anything, and shes the toast of Broadway. Call them both out, by all means, but its not exactly the same situation.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#467
Posted: 7/1/25 at 9:12pm
Now this is DEZappointing to here about the real him on reddit!
https://www.reddit.com/r/MaybeHappyEnding/comments/1los7n3/dez_duron/
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/22
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#468
Posted: 7/1/25 at 9:18pm
That NY Post article is from almost a decade ago. I’m sure everyone clutching their pearls on here and on Reddit have the purest of histories themselves lol.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#469
Posted: 7/1/25 at 11:39pm
So let me get this straight--a guy got a paid gig a freaking decade ago for something that happened to include Donald Trump, and so now we should all cancel him and assume that he's an ultra MAGA homophobic racist? THIS is why we lost the election, because we're sitting here focusing on who liked an Instagram page and what that could mean about them instead of actual problems. Get a grip, people.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#470
Posted: 7/24/25 at 8:40am
Andrew Barth Feldman is the next Oliver, from September 2 - November 1.
Broadway Star Joined: 11/18/13
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#471
Posted: 7/24/25 at 8:44am
not sure I love the direction this casting team is taking re. white actors.
But these two will be so cute together.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#472
Posted: 7/24/25 at 8:53am
"At its core, Maybe Happy Ending is a story about the longing for connection and the complexities of being human (and Helperbot, and Vegetable) — universal themes that transcend all backgrounds. We’re proud to continue embracing infinite and exciting possibilities in casting, and to showcase this role as one that welcomes different interpretations and lived experiences. We’re so excited for what Andrew will bring to this next chapter and can’t wait to see who will plug into Oliver’s charger next."
-Will Aronson, Hue Park, and Michael Arden
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#473
Posted: 7/24/25 at 8:58am
The show’s IG recently had a post covering the development of the show and it seems a diverse assortment of actors have played both leads throughout the process, including Denee Benton and Corey Cott.
Broadway Star Joined: 12/9/23
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews#474
Posted: 7/24/25 at 9:08am
We are still allowed to be disappointed to not allow another Asian actor the opportunity to step into the role… it’s not like there aren’t plenty?
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