Darren Criss and Helen J Shen star in a perceptive and moving Broadway musical about two retired ‘Helperbots’ who gradually grow closer.

Darren Criss chats with USA TODAY about the new Broadway musical "Maybe Happy Ending," where he's a robot in search of love and belonging.

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen star in a moving new musical about two robots whose emotional story touches on very human themes.

A supersmart musical about making a connection arrives on Broadway in a joyful, heartbreaking, cutting-edge production.

A tenderhearted meet-cute rom-com tinged with poignance, laughs and break-your-heart melancholy , Maybe Happy Ending just might be this season’s answer to Kimberly Akimbo. A near-perfect little fable of set-for-the-scrap-heap robots learning to love and knowing whatever happiness they find will be short-lived,

NEW YORK — Oliver, played by Darren Criss, is a lonely, nerdy apartment dweller with a love of Chet Baker, a plant as his sole companion and a persistent air of melancholy. Claire, played by Helen J.

Broadway’s “Maybe Happy Ending,” starring Darren Criss and Helen J. Shen, is a refreshingly original exploration of love and loneliness.

Darren Criss and Helen J. Shen star in the wholly original new musical "Maybe Happy Ending," which brings a thoughtful robot love story to Broadway.

Meet Claire (Helen J Shen) and Oliver (Darren Criss), two isolated and retired robots who have come not to save us, but to teach—or perhaps to remind—us what it is to love and be human. There is no “maybe” about it when it comes to the brilliance and winning charm of Maybe Happy Ending (Belasco Theatre,

This Broadway show about robots in love has rapturous music and lyrics, innovative staging and a superb cast. In short, an extraordinary work of theatre artistry.