South Korea's Maybe Happy Ending Sweeps Six Tony Awards

Sat Jun 14 2025 04:13:06 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)
South Korea's Maybe Happy Ending Sweeps Six Tony Awards

The Broadway adaptation of the hit Korean musical celebrates major success with prestigious accolades.


In a remarkable achievement, the musical "Maybe Happy Ending" has conquered the 2024 Tony Awards, winning six prestigious accolades, including the coveted Best Musical. Initially premiering in South Korea in 2016 before making its Broadway debut this year, the narrative explores the friendship between two humanoid robots. The show received nominations in ten categories, ultimately securing wins not only for Best Musical but also for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. This success has elevated South Korea's status to EGOT, signifying recognition through wins of the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and now the Tony. The award for Best Book went to Hue Park and Will Aronson, while former "Glee" star Darren Criss captured his first Tony award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical for his role as one of the robots.

South Korea's Maybe Happy Ending Sweeps Six Tony Awards

The Broadway adaptation of the hit Korean musical celebrates major success with prestigious accolades.

In a remarkable achievement, the musical "Maybe Happy Ending" has conquered the 2024 Tony Awards, winning six prestigious accolades, including the coveted Best Musical. Initially premiering in South Korea in 2016 before making its Broadway debut this year, the narrative explores the friendship between two humanoid robots. The show received nominations in ten categories, ultimately securing wins not only for Best Musical but also for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. This success has elevated South Korea's status to EGOT, signifying recognition through wins of the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and now the Tony. The award for Best Book went to Hue Park and Will Aronson, while former "Glee" star Darren Criss captured his first Tony award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical for his role as one of the robots.

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