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Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ And ‘Purpose’ Take Top New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards


Other awards went to Andrew Scott, 'Liberation,' Cole Escola, Cats: The Jellicle Ball,' and David Greenspan for lifetime achievement.

'Happy Ending' and 'Purpose'Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman/Marc J. Franklin Maybe Happy Ending, the Will Aronson-Hue Park Broadway musical starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen as life-like “helper-bots’ who, despite all their wiring, find romance, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Purpose directed on Broadway by Phylicia Rashad were named the year’s Best Musical and Best Play, respectively, by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. ; Cats: The Jellicle Ball; David Greenspan for lifetime achievement The current membership also includes David Barbour, David Cote, Joe Dziemianowicz, Greg Evans, Rhoda Feng, David Finkle, Elysa Gardner, Robert Hofler, Sara Holdren, Charles Isherwood, Chris Jones, Soraya Nadia McDonald, Jackson McHenry, Johnny Oleksinski, Brittani Samuel, Frank Scheck, David Sheward, Tim Teeman, Elisabeth Vincentelli, and Matt Windman.

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