MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Reviews — Page 49

YankeeDani said: "BorisTomashevsky said: "

This is just one endless matryoshka doll."


Shut the **** up you piece of ****. Truly."


good one YankeeDummy

so trying to understand the woke mobs point of view

darren criss is partially asian

but ‘white passing’

which means the overwhelming majority of the theatre attending public dont even know he is asian

including more informed ppl on this board

so replacing him with someone who is white somehow ruins ‘representation’ ?

for a role that is actually a racially non-descript robot

whom the creative team has publicly said was always intended to be any ethnicity

the outrage here is massively disproportionate to the ‘sin’ being committed

which is why the woke mob should get actors equity to officially make a rule in their collective bargaining agreement

‘once an original cast POC lead leaves a show, all white actors are hereby banned from being a replacement’

then we wouldnt need to have this 48 page thread arguing about this issue



MezzoDiva47 has spoken

bow down accordingly

This pointless, increasingly ugly and unhinged back and forth among a handful of people has been going on for almost a month, spans 30 pages of posts, and has made this thread entirely useless as a discussion of MHE itself.

PaigeTurner2 said: "Not sure if this is at all true, but I have seen several different unrelated sourcessaying that Darren is coming back after ABF'snine weeks are up, and that Helen might depart with her boyfriend at that time. I only mention this because I think it adds to the complexity of how they're marketing (or not, as the case may be), Andrew's run amidst this controversy. I think if they had someone else lined up, they mightmention them now to take the heat off their casting of Andrew (presuming the new person was Asian); butif it's Darren, they wouldn't want to say he's returning just yet because then they lose the cachet of these being Darren's "final" weeks. As to Andrew not being promoted, it's pretty clear that unless the producers say he is being replaced, people don't want to hear it. Every single thing MHE posts, related to casting or not, is met with angry comments, so I can see why they're unsure of how to proceed."


omg

ppl

darren criss is not the sell

the best musical tony award winning show is the sell

the overwhelming majority of the theatre going public does not know who darren criss is

they couldnt care less about his replacement

or his return

and they couldnt care less about this artificial ‘controversy’

ticket sales are proving this

why do ppl on a board like this assume u reflect reality

the woke mob is an extremist fringe of our society

they are just incredibly and annoyingly loud

which is why the producers and creative team should simply ignore these perpetually unsatisfied losers

and wait it out until they have moved on to the next house to try and burn down



MezzoDiva47 has spoken

bow down accordingly

So if it’s always been such a problem, why hasn’t BD Wong & Co sounded the alarm until now? Too busy having a successful and satisfying TV career?

And if that’s the problem, I stand by my point. Nothing will ever be enough. Myself and others have asked many times, “what quota will be enough?” And no one has responded. If there’s no end goal in sight for the people decrying the current system, they themselves will never know when to stop.

binau said: "Yes I am, at least, specifically referring to...males
"

So this is a gender thing? There have been tons of Asian leading actors on Broadway, in Phantom, Les Mis, Hamilton, Sunset Boulevard, Wicked, in anything. If the problem is that audiences sexualize males too much, we need to address that issue and not pretend it is about race.

binau said: "No one here is pretending we know how to solve this"

There is nothing to be solved. You act like it is a problem that certain traits are not sexualized by mainstream audiences. There are tons of other reasons and traits that do or do not fit leading roles better. And yes, it can be debated if men are sexualized too much in general. But the real problem that needs to be discussed here is the fact that it seems allowed to take over roles from white people and the other way around always seems forbidden, even when white people are the minority on Broadway already.

BorisTomashevsky said: "Just like how Affirmative Action is often argued to have been completely unsuccessful. If it’s not going to be a case of “we won’t consider one race more than another when we bring actors in to audition”, then it’s completely racist.

“…..would you thensupport the decision?”

The 2024 casting notice is still available online, and Any Ethnicity means Any Ethnicity."

Very well said. This it what it comes down to. Beware of the people that think equality is not a two-way street. Who cast on race because they like to and who think "any ethnicity" means "anything but white". Who consider any race above another in roles where it doesn't matter for the story. Those are the dangerous people who prevent equality.

Kad said: "This pointless, increasingly ugly and unhinged back and forth among a handful of people has been going on for almost a month, spans 30 pages of posts, and has made this thread entirely useless as a discussion of MHE itself."

The block feature has its limits when a small group of people hijack a thread and another small group keeps arguing with them. There is actual news to discuss about the show, and I have chimed in, but this is one of those rare times when I want more aggressive moderation. Hell, at least create a separate thread.

Seb28 said: "TheatreFan4 said: "those that signed this letter and know this situation."

They don't know anything about this situation. The casting notice and role description says "Any ethnicity". Not respecting that is racist."

That’s great, hun. Now go attempt to learn the meaning of the word “tons”.

Seb and Boris are the type to defend the Japanese american internment camps ("they should be grateful they are even in this country! Look at pearl harbor!) and why segregated bathrooms are ok ("Why should anyone get special privileges over another? The whites are being discriminate against!!!"



Can literally copy paste all their arguments onto their long diatribes and you can only laugh.

"when you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression"

Updated On: 8/18/25 at 06:41 PM

YankeeDani said: ""when you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression""

This is the truth for POC people on Broadway at the moment. They do not want equality. Equality would mean more work for white people, who are the minority on Broadway now.

The whole discussion here is us explaining that they don't want equality and that equality feels like oppression for them. They are now demanding that a role description of "Any ethnicity" does not count for white people. That is evil.

Also, I am partly Asian. Half of my family is.

Updated On: 8/18/25 at 06:53 PM

Seb28 said: "YankeeDani said: ""when you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression""

This is the truth for POC people on Broadway at the moment. They do not want equality. Equality would mean more work for white people, who are the minority on Broadway now.

The whole discussion here is us explaining that they don't want equality and that equality feels like oppression for them. They are now demanding that a role description of "Any ethnicity" does not count for white people. That is evil.

Also, I am partly Asian. Half of my family is."

I have looked up your claim that white people are currently the minority on Broadway. I have not found one single news story to support this. Not one. I have found exactly the opposite, but since you are the one making this asinine claim, PROVE IT.

Seb28 said: "Look at any cast list of any Broadway show:

https://sunsetblvdbroadway.com/cast-creative/

https://hamiltonmusical.com/new-york/cast/

https://aladdinthemusical.com/cast/

https://lionking.com/cast/

https://deathbecomesher.com/cast/

https://hadestown.com/broadway-cast

https://broadwaygatsby.com/cast

https://chicagothemusical.com/cast/

https://www.broadway.com/shows/hells-kitchen/cast/

https://wickedthemusical.com/cast-creative/

https://www.broadway.com/shows/little-shop-horrors/cast/

https://www.maybehappyending.com/cast-creative/

https://heathersthemusical.com/new-york/cast-and-creative-ny/

https://moulinrougemusical.com/new-york/cast/"





you count yourself every member since you're the one spouting bull****