Maybe Happy Ending, this year’s Tony Award winner for Best Musical, announced today that Andrew Barth Feldman (No Hard Feelings, Dear Evan Hansen, Little Shop of Horrors) will play the role of Oliver beginning on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, for a special limited 9-week run through Saturday, November 1, 2025, at the Belasco Theatre.
Feldman joins the production following Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award winner Darren Criss, with Criss playing his final performance on August 31.
Feldman will star opposite the show’s original star, Helen J Shen. The two of them, a couple in real life, will play the musical’s central duo of Helperbots. The cast also includes Dez Duron, Marcus Choi, as well as Steven Huynh, Hannah Kevitt, Daniel May, Christopher James Tamayo, and Claire Kwon rounding out the production as the understudies.
“The entire creative team is absolutely thrilled to welcome Andrew Barth Feldman to the cast of Maybe Happy Ending as the robot Oliver for this special limited engagement,” said Tony Award winners Will Aronson, Hue Park, and Michael Arden in a joint statement. “Andrew is a remarkable talent — emotionally honest, musically gifted, and full of heart — and we can’t wait for audiences to experience his fresh and moving take on this role. He joins the luminous Helen J Shen and the incredible company, including Marcus Choi and Dez Duron, who continue to bring this story to life with warmth, wonder, and humanity night after night. We fell in love with Andrew’s take on the role of Oliver when he appeared as the reader in Helen J Shen’s initial audition tape, so to have him join her onstage at the Belasco is indeed a special treat, and a pairing we feel certain audiences will love as much as we (and they) do. 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.”
“I am so in love with this show and with Helen J Shen. I’ve been a plus one on this Broadway journey from the beginning, and this brilliant team and beautiful company have already become such a big part of my life,” said Andrew Barth Feldman. “That they trust me with this role, and are giving me the ridiculous gift of sharing it with Helen, is an honor beyond words.”
Maybe Happy Ending is the story of a chance encounter that sparks connection, adventure, and maybe even love. It is the offbeat and captivating story of two outcasts near the end of their warranty who discover that even robots can be swept off their feet. Helmed by visionary director and Tony Award winner Michael Arden (Parade, Once on This Island), with a dazzling scenic design by Tony Award winner Dane Laffrey (A Christmas Carol) and book, music, and lyrics by the internationally acclaimed duo, Tony Award winners Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending is a fresh, original musical that reminds us what it means to be human and that love is never obsolete.
