Darren Criss Returns to Broadway Musical After Casting Problems
After people complained about casting a non-Asian actor, Darren Criss is coming back to the Broadway musical.
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Darren Criss will return to the Broadway musical 'Maybe Happy Ending' on November 5th after there was controversy about casting. The producers chose Andrew Barth Feldman, who is not Asian, for a role that Asian actors played before. Criss, who has Asian background, created the role of Oliver first.
The musical is about two robots who fall in love in future Seoul, Korea. It won six Tony Awards including Best Musical. BD Wong and over 2,400 Asian American actors signed a letter complaining about the casting decision.
The show creators explained they wanted to make a universal story but admitted they made mistakes. Criss is returning to solve the representation problem.
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