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Korean musical 'Maybe Happy Ending' wins six Tony Awards

Published: 09 Jun. 2025, 09:36 Updated: 09 Jun. 2025, 14:23

YOON SO-YEON
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Korean musical ″Maybe Happy Ending″ [NHN LINK]

The Korean original musical "Maybe Happy Ending" won six awards including Best Musical at the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, becoming the second Korean-produced musical to be honored at the prestigious ceremony.

"Maybe Happy Ending" won Best Direction, Best Book, Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for actor Darren Criss and Best Scenic Design along with Best Musical.

This marks another Tony win by a Korean production since "The Great Gatsby," for which designer Linda Cho won Best Costume Design of a Musical.

"Maybe Happy Ending" was nominated for 10 categories at this year's Tony Awards, becoming the most nominated work along with "Buena Vista Social Club" and "Death Becomes Her."

Although it did not win the final award, "Maybe Happy Ending" was also nominated in the categories of Best Orchestration, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design.

Korean musical ″Maybe Happy Ending″ honored at the 78th Tony Awards [SCREEN CAPTURE]

With six awards on Sunday, "Maybe Happy Ending" became the most-won work at this year's Tony Awards.

Created by writer Hue Park and composer Will Aronson, "Maybe Happy Ending" is an original Korean production that premiered in 2016. Set in the future, it follows the story of Oliver and Claire, two helper robots who fall in love.

The show is quickly writing a new chapter for the Korean musical scene. It recently won six awards at the 69th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the most wins of any single production this year.

"Maybe Happy Ending" opened on Broadway last November at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. Following strong ticket sales and positive reviews, its run was recently extended through Jan. 17 of next year.

Updated, June 9, 2025: Added additional wins.

BY YOON SO-YEON, LIM JEONG-WON [[email protected]]