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‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Review: Broadway’s Deeply Moving Robot Musical, Starring Darren Criss, Teaches Us How to Be Human
Darren Criss and Helen J Shen star in a moving new musical about two robots whose emotional story touches on very human themes.
It’s sci-fi meets rom-com: “Her,” “The Last Five Years,” “50 First Dates,” and “Hadestown” combined, with some hints of “Black Mirror.” Plus, there’s a classic road trip and some great “robots confused in the real world” situational comedy. The sleek, futuristic set (by Dane Laffrey) draws on Korean design, provides a clear sense of time and place, and utilizes neon lighting (by Ben Stanton) in strategic and fitting ways. Like his plant HwaBoon, Oliver requires attention, and like the now-rare lightning bug (which “produce light without even being plugged in” like “little forest robots”), Claire tries to make something beautiful with her short lifespan.
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