Andrew Barth Feldman Joins the Company of MAYBE HAPPY ENDING As Oliver

Andrew Barth Feldman is picking up his copy of Jazz Monthly and his charging cable! The Dear Evan Hansen star will take over the role of Oliver in the six-time Tony Award-winning musical Maybe Happy Ending for a limited nine-week engagement beginning Sept. 2. Feldman takes over the role from Darren Criss, who won a Tony Award for his performance as Oliver and plays his final performance on Aug. 31. 

Feldman joins the company alongside his real-life partner Helen J. Shen, who plays Claire, a Helperbot Model 5, in the production. Also in the cast are Dez Duron and Marcus Choi. 

“I am so in love with this show and with Helen J Shen,” Feldman said in a statement. “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. That they trust me with this role, and are giving me the ridiculous gift of sharing it with Helen, is an honor beyond words.”

Feldman is perhaps best known for his turn in the titular role of Dear Evan Hansen when he was a teenager. He has also starred in the current Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors as Seymore, and films such as No Hard Feelings. 

Maybe Happy Ending was written by Will Aronson and Hue Park, and directed by Michael Arden. The show won Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Scenic Design of a Musical, and Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for Criss’ performance as Oliver. 

Aronson, Park, and Arden said they first fell in love with Feldman’s take on Oliver as he was the reader in Shen’s original audition tape. In a statement, they called his take on the role “fresh and moving,” and said they are excited for audiences to see what he brings to the show. 

Maybe Happy Ending is in performances at the Belasco Theatre on West 44th Street in New York City. For tickets and more information, visit here.