Playbill's podcast has officially launched! The latest episode of The Playbill Podcast: A Show On Broadway, featuring Maybe Happy Ending Broadway star and producer Darren Criss, is now available anywhere you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also listen below.
Criss, a former Glee star, leads the company of Maybe Happy Ending as Oliver, a South Korea-based Helperbot that has been deemed obsolete. When he meets a fellow retired Helperbot across the hall (co-star Helen J Shen), the pair form an unlikely bond, setting off a surprising and romantic adventure. The music is by Will Aronson with lyrics by Hue Park and a book by Park and Aronson.
Along with a chat with Criss, the Maybe Happy Ending episode of The Playbill Podcast also features host Playbill Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Alex Birsh joined by Playbill Editor in Chief Diep Tran, our resident superfan of the musical, to discuss what makes this show—Broadway's rare original, new musical—so special and an audience favorite. Listen to the full episode below.
Future episodes of The Playbill Podcast are slated to center on SIX: The Musical with its Tony-winning creators Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss; Operation Mincemeat with two of its stars, Natasha Hodgson and Jak Malone; & Juliet with current stars Maya Boyd and Alison Luff; and lots more in the weeks ahead.
“The two most common questions anyone at Playbill gets from friends or family are: 'What's on Broadway? And what should I see?,'" says Birsh of the inspiration behind the new project. "The Playbill Podcast is here to help. Whether you’re a Broadway veteran or just starting to explore, we'll bring you the magic of Broadway, one show at a time.”
Along with Birsh and stars from each spotlighted show, episodes feature conversations with Playbill's resident theatre experts, aka the staffers that spend all their days writing and working on theatre and most nights seeing shows. The Playbill Podcast connects listeners with the savvy and fun theatre fans you've been looking for, whether it's to help you find your next ticket to buy or just giving you a place to geek out about your favorite show.
