Robot love story Maybe Happy Ending and Black family drama Purpose had great nights at the 78th annual Tony Awards, which took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, respectively winning Best Musical and Best Play.
Speaking of the decision to bring the show from its native South Korea to New York City, Maybe Happy Ending producer Hunter Arnold said in the Tonys press room post-win, “The moment I read it, heard it, [director] Michael [Arden] told me about it — it was just this gorgeous jewel box of a heartwarming show. So universal, it’s so hopeful and it’s ironically so incredibly human. So it was a very easy decision to be like, let’s put this thing in Michael’s hands and make it and bring it to life.”
In the musical acting categories, Darren Criss nabbed the Tony fo