Like Broadway by Andrew Barth Feldman Maybe a happy ending Beginning, his controversial cast always makes waves.
Constance Wu recently called “Broadway whitening” by expressing that she was “so disappointed” from the actor following a note of voice he sent him, despite a “peaceful” and “in -depth” discussion with Feldman on the role which was traditionally played by Asian actors.
“Recently, @Andrewbfeldman_ contacted me to speak and we had an in-depth telephone call concerning the representation and erasure of Americans of Asian origin in the theater. It was a peaceful call and we talked for a long time, followed by several emails / SMS. This made me hope,” she shared in an Instagram statement. “But after a recent vocal memo, he sent me, all I can say is that I am so disappointed with him. And I feel quite discouraged.”
Wu continued: “It is difficult to continue to speak when you feel like nobody listens in this new era. It is exhausting and more and more alone. The guys – I heard your box office fend back.
Although the nine -week Feldman’s commitment did not upgrade its predecessor Darren Criss, the program totaling $ 1,216,108 in the week ending on September 14, selling and giving off more than $ 1 million each week.
Wu apologized to signatories to the recent open letter from BD Wong denouncing the casting decision, noting that Feldman “and the producers have not yet publicly recognized” the letter.
“And honestly, I am sorry that you have (perhaps unfairly) the taking with this responsibility of your producers,” added Wu. “But sometimes we do not choose our responsibilities, they choose us. So the question that remains is: what do you choose to do it? ”
Last month, the Will Aronson / Hue Park Show announced that Criss resumed its robotic role of Oliver on November 5, following the counterpoup around the casting of Feldman, the first actor not of Asian origin to enter the character.
In his letter, Wong described the response to the casting “a real eternal outcry on race and representation, not an irrational diatriber on robots”, collecting more than 2,400 signatures from Conrad Ricamora, Anthony Rapp, Joaquina Kalukango, Jon Jon Brones, Telly Leung and more.
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in “ may be happy end ” on Broadway
Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
After Criss, which is of Asian origin, created the role of Oliver on Broadway after the race led by Asia of the program in Seoul, Park and Aronson responded to the recent reaction on the cast of Feldman, which is white.
“Our dream at the start was that our show of allegorical robots could one day be a day of the cannon of the American musical theater – a modern FantasyCapable of being comfortably executed by anyone, anywhere – but clearly taking place in Korea, “they explained in a statement on Instagram.” This went against the dominant wisdom we needed to define our show in America. “”
After the premiere of the musical in 2016 in Korea and in 2024 Broadway Premiere, the pair added in part: “We are extremely saddened that the spectacle, a work of love of a decade for us, can become a source of confusion, anger or pain.”
Park and Aronson concluded that they “would continue our conversations as Maybe a happy ending Continue his trip on stage. »»
Maybe a happy ending Follows Oliver and Claire, two perception robots which developed a connection at the end of the 21st century Seoul. After his debut in Broadway, the show won six Tony Awards, including the best musical and the best performance of a actor in a leading role in a musical for Criss.
