Maybe Happy Ending tells the story of a HelperBot Oliver (Darren Criss) who has reached the end of his service and is content to enjoy his retirement in his Seoul apartment, listening to jazz and watering his plants. But when his neighbor Claire (Helen J Shen) knocks on his door seeking a charger, it looks like these two androids do dream of something...love! The show opened this week at the Belasco Theatre and critics across the board have seemingly fallen in love with its charm and warmth. Find out why Maybe Happy Ending is Broadway's hottest new show below!

The Reviews

The New York Times

"The show feels new and more overwhelming on Broadway, the consequence of a staging so fully imagined, sensitively expanded and brilliantly executed that it's impossible to tell where one element ends and another begins."

Theatrely

"One becomes aware, throughout its lush 100 minutes, of what a humbly groundbreaking experience is unfolding onstage. This is a very special show; a tender, visionary ode to the space we're able to create and hold for feeling, and the hope that it may continue."

Variety

"Maybe Happy Ending is an undeniably moving, well-made, adorable musical, and it is a pleasant surprise to see an audience weep at a show about two robots in love."

Theatermania

"Maybe Happy Ending exudes an undeniable charm and warmth, which sets it apart from many other new Broadway musicals these days that go for bombast over emotion. Refreshingly original, this story about two robots who, for a brief moment, meet each other halfway, becomes a poignant celebration of finding connections in an ephemeral world."

Deadline

"Directed by Michael Arden, showing a flare for comedy and lightheartedness-amid-the-desolation only hinted at in his fine, recent revival of Parade, Maybe Happy Ending is buoyed not only by the endearing performances but by a score (music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park) that effectively makes a case that the genre known as Contemporary Musical Theater still has plenty of joy and pleasures to offer."

The Washington Post

"It's a darling gem of a show with a big heart and a captivating sideways sensibility. And in a Broadway assembly line churning with revivals and remakes, it's a refreshing model of innovation."

New York Theatre Guide

"Michael Arden's gorgeous staging makes the most of Dane Laffrey's multilevel sets behind sliding panels and George Reeve's floor-to-ceiling videos. As Oliver and Claire fall, it's easy to do the same for the show. No maybe about it Maybe Happy Ending has theatrical magic."